Well, my first no-buy was mostly a success! I say “mostly” because I did crack and buy two things at the American Eagle sale, buuut I was able to keep up the no-buy mindset the rest of the time, and it did keep me from quite a few impulse buys.
Pre-no-buy, however, I did go a bit crazy on Black Friday. It seems that sales for things I’ve had my eye on are my shopping kryptonite. 😳
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AE Oversized Button Up Cardigan: $50 on sale for $20
Glamsquad Take a Tint Lip Balm: $18 on sale for $13
Averr Aglow Clear Skin Kit: $158 on sale for $119
Keds Cyber Scout Boot: $85 on sale for $40
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Aerie Long Sleeve V-Neck T-Shirt: $30 on sale for $15
TOTAL: $207
Welp, all of my Black Friday purchases came from Instagram ads. #influenced 😳
Y’all already know that I love the Keds boots. They’re super cute and warm and comfy, not to mention water resistant! And I get so many compliments on them!
I need to cool it on the skincare purchases! Obsessing about my skin is definitely a place I go to when I’m looking to fix something in my life. But I do feel like the Averr Aglow products are helping to tone down my redness, which is my main skin concern, so I’m pretty pleased. Bonus that the Flawless Nourishment Cream smells like a citrus dream.
The Glamsquad lip tint looks and feels lovely, but it seems like it might be drying out my lips a bit, so I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it.
I haven’t worn the AE sweater or Aerie tee yet (they arrived over the weekend), but they are soft and cozy and perfect.
Since it’s the end of the year, let’s see how much I spent in 2019. (Not gonna lie, I was pretty nervous to tally this up.) TOTAL: $1780 That is… way too much. Almost $1000 more than I spent in 2018. (Although I did spend $2700 in 2015, so things could be worse!) I really don’t need to spend that much money on stuff. Not to mention that I never have any money when I need it—that extra $1700 sure could help! 2019 was a really difficult, painful year, but buying things didn’t make me feel better for any real length of time. That’s a lesson that I need to internalize someday!
Did you score any Black Friday deals?
