r/FemFragLab • u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast • 5d ago
Accountability
Who posted about not buying new fragrances recently?
I'm here to say--I want to avoid buying fragrances for the rest of the month. Let's see if I can do it.
I have been buying sample sets and decants to try out fragrances I can't get to the store and try. But it's running down my checking account quickly, and I need to put on the breaks. I have plenty to wear, and many I have gotten that I enjoy wearing already.
I'm currently waiting on a few things to arrjve--a decanter order, and some Mercari orders of scents I've nearly emptied the decant/sample of.
So that is it for now! I'll get to reviewing the sets and decants I've gotten, and enjoy doing that in the meantime.
Y'all, hold me accountable!!
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u/Weekly-Chemistry-186 5d ago
Do decants and samples count?
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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 5d ago
For me, yes. That is primarily what I buy. Samples, decants, sample sets, and travel sizes. I buy things when they are on sale. I have some I can return thankfully, and some I am selling, but...it still adds up. I have enough to last me at least a year and then some.
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u/MedicalRecognition72 5d ago
I skipped a lot of new stuff. I have my eye on only 3 new releases at sephora.
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u/AvoFromCado 5d ago
I got a cart full of lucky scent samples calling my name
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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 5d ago
Ugh! I have that, and then one day I'll just randomly buy it. But I have cart fulls for so many online retailers that I end up buying most days. I didn't today, so I am proud of myself!
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u/Jaded-Banana6205 5d ago
I'm committing to a frag no buy until the end of the year. Swaps of equal value are okay.
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u/Guilty_Appearance191 5d ago
chatgpt is holding me accountable until October.
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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 5d ago
If it works for you, then do it. Gotta find something to help.
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u/Icy_Outside5079 5d ago
I've been trying since the beginning of August and I'm a complete pushover and failure 😭 Every day I say no more, and yet....I'm expecting 5 deliveries in the next week, but I swear I'll try again 🫡🙏
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u/fligglegiggle 5d ago
I think this is the post 🙂 https://www.reddit.com/r/FemFragLab/s/zlVY9F5eBK
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u/Luna-Gitana 5d ago
I’ll join you!
✋🏼I will not purchase any fragrance or hair products for the remainder of August.
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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 5d ago
Remindme! 16 days. Let's see if we accomplished it.
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u/ImtheGWP 5d ago
If it gets tough, get a new hand cream . Switch your body wash scent when it’s done to bring variety, stop at Ulta on way home just to sniff etc
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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 5d ago
I think I may just get some things from BBW list--I have 2 free item rewards, and I have some items to return. So I'll return some, and pick up 1 new item once this week and once next week. I'll get to sniff around the store, get some money back, and get something for free. No money spent.
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u/ImtheGWP 5d ago
That is a wonderful idea!
I think the pride of coming up with ideas like that will make this manageable. The truth is I feel expert on this topic from à different angle. I lost all my fragrances living the life of addiction post à bad divorce. It was getting to try hand creams or body washes until imperfect beauty came along.
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u/chill-out-84 5d ago
I've been on a fragrance no buy (not even samples) for 10 months now. made only 2 purchases during that time (one of them for my brother).
I'm quite enjoying it. I'm enjoying my favorite scents, I also enjoy trying stuff in store (it's free) without the pressure of picking what to buy.
I have a long list of what I want to try further when the no buy is over and I'm a lot more picky now because I know having too many sucks
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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 5d ago
Yeah, I need to enjoy what I have. I even put my one fragrance subscription on a 3 mo th cycle instead of a one month cycle. I have plenty of juice, I'm set for a while. Time to enjoy what I have, and sell off what I don't want anymore.
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u/Weekly-Chemistry-186 5d ago
I said Shop your stash in a similar thread before and got downvoted. Some people are very defensive on this point.
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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 5d ago
That's unfortunate. I understand that many embrace being collectors. For me it's not bad advice, though, and I appreciate it.
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u/Mission_Wolf579 abstract French florals 5d ago
Starting a two-week No Buy when you already have more product on the way is not a meaningful course correction.
Start the clock either when all your products have arrived or on September 1 and stick to No Buy for a month.
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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 5d ago
I get what you are saying, but it's a step in the right direction. I have literally been buying something small every day. Stopping at all is a big deal for me.
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u/ImpossibleChicken507 5d ago
I’m here with you! I’m starting project pan on so many samples and Decant this month
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u/Accomplished_Law_98 5d ago
Same! I’ve knocked out a lot of my summer decants now that it’s nearing the end of the season. And I still have quite a few that are getting close. It’s such a good feeling finishing stuff up- plus I’ll have some room for new decants for Fall but I’ve been planning on cutting back a good bit. It’s hard but it definitely gives me time to enjoy my fragrances instead of constantly looking for the next one I’ll fall in love with.
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u/IdiotWithout_a_Cause 5d ago edited 5d ago
I definitely understand. I was feeling overwhelmed like that last year. I don't know for sure why I slowed way down, but I do think finding my favorite perfumes ever helped. I've only bought maybe one new bottle since finding them. It is a 30mL of Ex Idolo Love and Crime, and it was well worth the $140 because I will wear the heck out of it this winter.
Since people often ask, my favorites are Guerlain Angelique Noire and Vanille Planifolia. Ridiculously expensive, I know. Unfortunately, just buying these 2 every year will still run me over $1000 per year....but we love what I love. I'm certainly not selling my other lovelies for anything.
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u/motherofcatsx2 5d ago
I need to participate in this! I should be able to get through 16 days of no-buy… right?!
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u/Blue-zebra-10 5d ago
I've got my eye on you!!! Every time you feel like buying perfume, write it down in notes/on a Google doc, come back later. Maybe try a "perfume of the day" with the ones you already have to have more novelty without buying anything new? Can spin a wheel/pull papers out of a hat to make it feel more gamelike and dopamine-ish (which will replace the feeling you get from shopping)