Saturday Critters #571
10 hours ago
Saturday, December 8, 2012
happy lips
I have been wearing the same shade of lipstick for many years...Velvet Crush by Maybelline that costs about $6. I loved it because it looked nice with my hair color and skin tone and it went with any color I wore. About two years ago, they discontinued it. I was so disappointed! I started to shop for a replacement color...a daunting task to say the least! I found (and purchased!) many that looked lovely in the store, but, alas!, not so lovely on me when I tried them at home. I won't tell you how much money I spent on this fruitless search, but, as you probably know, cosmetics (for the most part) are not cheap!
My sweet daughter came to my rescue when she found a place on line that sold discontinued items. (You may remember, I wrote a post about it then, too.) She ordered 3 tubes and they have lasted until recently. When I was about to have to start digging out the last smears of color from my last tube, I knew it was time to start my search again. Needless to say, I was dreading it!
I was in Wal Mart shopping for other things and as I passed the cosmetics, I decided to take a look, But, this time, I checked out a different brand. I found a color that, in the tube, looked pretty close to my beloved shade. And, much to my delighted surprise (when I got home), it was on my lips, too! And, guess what... it cost 96 cents! I haven't done it yet, but I am thinking of going back and buying all they have! :-)
So, my new happy color is Mahogany. I can only hope that it is around for a long time!!
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when i quit working in 06 i stopped wearing lipstick, but when I did wear it mine was like yours mahogany but 3 shade lighter. i can't wear red or bright colors.. glad you found it. for the life of me can't remember the color i wore and i had the same problem, i find something i like and don't want to change.
ReplyDeleteYippee! Glad you found the right color for a bargain!
ReplyDeleteIsn't that nice. That is so funny because every time I buy lipstick I think of you and that story about your daughter finding your shade. Same thing happened to me and I did find a shade I like even better than my favorite at Walmart and I did think about doing the same thing. :) Aren't we funny.
ReplyDeleteI was going to mention going online to look for discontinued items ---but then you mentioned it on your blog. Hubby and I both are using 'discontinued' colognes... Don't know what we'll do when we can't get 'ours' any longer.
ReplyDeleteGlad you found a good shade --and such a great price...
Hugs,
Betsy
Several years ago, I was having a difficult time finding make-up that would match my skin. As I was searching the shelves at Walgreens, I mentioned to the clerk how many bottles of make-up I'd already tried. She told me that if I had the receipt, I could return them and exchange them for another color! I was floored ... I asked her - even if I'd used the product? And she said yes. Now, I don't know if they'd do the same thing with lipstick nor do I know if they still have the same policy, but it would be worth keeping in mind if you ever need to do another search. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on this.. I came to the point of being frustrated, bringing home lipstick that I end up hating because of the color or taste. Now I buy cheap lipstick at Walmart. It works.
ReplyDeleteI have had the same problem in the past (and blogged about it, too!) We have a store called Big Lots that came to my rescue for a couple years after my Revlon LipGlide was discontinued, and every time I went in there I scrounged for all they had and usually left with 2-4 tubes. My stockpile has finally whittled down, but I am happy to report that I found a nice alternative that is my new "fave." It's not quite as economical as yours, but I'm not complaining about it being $4 at Walmart!
ReplyDeleteYay! I so dislike when they discontinue products I have used for eons. I just went through the same thing with lipstick...and am trying two alternatives that are OK.
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