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Sat May 27, 2006 1:44 am  |
One of my friends told me she spent over 6K to 7K CAD on skin care in one year.  woo...that's a lot of money though. I usually spend around 2K per year but my husband still complains I'm buying too much. |
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Sat May 27, 2006 1:59 am |
Oh, let´s not go there. 
Denial is such a beautiful thing sometimes. |
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Mabsy
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Sat May 27, 2006 2:01 am |
| Sharkbait wrote: |
Oh, let´s not go there.
Denial is such a beautiful thing sometimes. |
I'm so with you on that! I don't want to know how much I spend and I don't add it up anymore....  |
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Sat May 27, 2006 4:22 am |
| as long as the bills are paid and we have food on the table hey i work my a... off at work so although I don't go nuts I do have my moments. |
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Sat May 27, 2006 8:15 am |
DENIAL - that's the only way I can justify my skin care * spam alert *!!
I try not to think about it anymore!  |
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51 years old/brunette/normal- oily medium skin. |
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Sat May 27, 2006 8:37 am |
I believe in the "don't ask, don't tell" rule. 
Only my Quicken knows.  |
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Sat May 27, 2006 9:11 am |
I never used to really know ... other than it was alot. But recently (in the last few weeks) I'm starting a spreadsheet where I'm keeping track of what I buy, when, how much and if I like it or not enough to repurchase (I think I saw someone with something similar posted here before and it gave me the inspiration ). I think I NEED to start being more aware of what I buy. I've bought so many things in the past that I've used for a few weeks and either thrown out or given away. We'll see how well it works ... if nothing else it will give me a better idea of when I started certain products so I can better judge the effectiveness over time.
Roughly, this year (since I went on a huge Dermalogica spending spree and then just got a bunch of Juice Beauty products plus a PTR Eye Rescue) ... I'm probably at around $1300. Oh, but then I didn't add in what I spent on two microdermabrasions, oh and there was a bunch of orders I placed at Make Me Smooth, oh, and ...
OK ... maybe I DON'T want to know either. |
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Sat May 27, 2006 9:23 am |
Are we supposed to be including the money spent on facials, massages, mani/pedi??? *smile*
For me - I've probably spent about $1500 total year to date. It's how I take care of me. |
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Sat May 27, 2006 9:47 am |
| Yea, I reckon between what I spend at EDS other online shopping, purchases here in Japan etc. it woudl be close to CA$2000 between Hubby and myself. |
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SKIN: combination, reactive to climate changes and extremely fair. "Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself." --Roseanne |
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Sat May 27, 2006 11:00 am |
| I don't keep track of the purchases. I would hate to add up those credit card receipts. |
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Sat May 27, 2006 11:23 am |
| With so many drawers full of products, I would rather not think about the cost or I would feel very guilty! |
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Sat May 27, 2006 7:31 pm |
i would say around 1500, makes me feel pretty guilty at times.  |
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Mabsy
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Sat May 27, 2006 11:11 pm |
| tiger_tim wrote: |
| Yea, I reckon between what I spend at EDS other online shopping, purchases here in Japan etc. it woudl be close to CA$2000 between Hubby and myself. |
I'm having trouble believing that you manage to keep it under CA$2000   |
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Sat May 27, 2006 11:42 pm |
it would be close.. well, maybe it goes a little over, but basically I think that is about right!!
| Mabsy wrote: |
| tiger_tim wrote: |
| Yea, I reckon between what I spend at EDS other online shopping, purchases here in Japan etc. it woudl be close to CA$2000 between Hubby and myself. |
I'm having trouble believing that you manage to keep it under CA$2000 |
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SKIN: combination, reactive to climate changes and extremely fair. "Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself." --Roseanne |
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Sun May 28, 2006 4:06 am |
| tiger_tim wrote: |
| Yea, I reckon between what I spend at EDS other online shopping, purchases here in Japan etc. it woudl be close to CA$2000 between Hubby and myself. |
have you included the "must buy from Europe" this year??? |
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Sun May 28, 2006 7:50 am |
| well, in fairness, my "must haves" from Germany are not really expensive items! But yea, I guess I will have about 150 euro worth of stuff I want ... but it is summer, so that rules out my online purchasing till the start of October. That's how I keep myself in check I guess. |
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SKIN: combination, reactive to climate changes and extremely fair. "Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself." --Roseanne |
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Sun May 28, 2006 10:24 am |
I've gotta go with Sharkbait and stardust on this...  Denial IS a beautiful thing, don't ask, don't tell.. |
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Sun May 28, 2006 10:28 am |
| I have no comment, lol! (DH may read this, lol!). |
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Sun May 28, 2006 2:17 pm |
I'm too skeered to add it all up!
(but it's between $1500 - $2000 I THINK!)
Before I found EDS, I would never have believed I could spend so much on my skin. |
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Sun May 28, 2006 3:52 pm |
| Moonstarr wrote: |
I never used to really know ... other than it was alot. But recently (in the last few weeks) I'm starting a spreadsheet where I'm keeping track of what I buy, when, how much and if I like it or not enough to repurchase (I think I saw someone with something similar posted here before and it gave me the inspiration ). I think I NEED to start being more aware of what I buy. I've bought so many things in the past that I've used for a few weeks and either thrown out or given away. We'll see how well it works ... if nothing else it will give me a better idea of when I started certain products so I can better judge the effectiveness over time.
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This will be a good method for Skincare junkie like me....I am too scared to even start inserting the number $$ on the spreadsheet |
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Sun May 28, 2006 4:01 pm |
| I just looked at my EDS order history and realized that I have spent CA$2500 on EDS alone this past year. So I guess somewhere between 5K and 7K. That's a lot for a poor student... |
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Sun May 28, 2006 6:02 pm |
| In a year???? I get scared at how much I buy in a month! |
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Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:55 am |
| I actully spened 3000-4000 AUD, but after I joined EDS, I found I save lot more now... |
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Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:26 am |
| Since I joined EDS, I had spent a fortune on all these wonderful products...just can't help it to want to try them all. I must have spent more than $2000 a year just on product. The facial and microdermabrasion, I'd say I pay about $800 a year. I have to keep my husband in the dark. I cannot let him know the amount of money I spend for my face. |
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Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:47 am |
I had been doing better with not spending so much on beauty and skin but then I got pregnant last fall and went a little crazy this spring! I've had to spread out my purchases in Quicken for the rest of the year to compensate!
I think my spending will be a little better now that I have found many simple DIY recipes here that have been great for my skin (DIY DHCC, OCM, rosehip seed oil, DIY vit. c serum). I am now addicted to Dr. H products, though, so we'll see if I come out ahead over time as I stop buying so many products to see if they work better.
I sure wish I could be happy with drugstore cosmetics but, unfortunately, I can't seem to pass up my Chanel, Bobbi Brown, Laura Mercier... Now, there is even a Sephora that just opened near me!! I keep telling myself that I won't be shopping once I have this baby so I might as well get it now! I compensate, though, by only getting my hair cut and highlighted once every six months. I don't get manicures and I only indulge in a facial if my skin is in TERRIBLE condition. I need to develop tiger_tim's control and only put in orders for products at certain times of the year! |
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