February 23, 2016

Does Your Makeup Addiction Embarrass You?

makeup addiction

Are you a makeup addict? Does it embarrassed you that you’re addicted to makeup? Do you hide your stash away when friends or family come over?

I’m not really embarrassed by my makeup addiction. I don’t hide the fact that I like makeup and that I have rather large collection of it. I mean there’s worst things in the world right? Some people collect stamps, I collect makeup! Shrug! 🙂

What about you?

Do you hide your makeup addiction or do you share it wide and far?

About the Muse

Isabella MuseIsabella is just an average everyday geeky girl who doesn’t blend her eyeshadow correctly, wears too much blush, and hopes she never finds her holy grail products because she likes the thrill of the chase so much. Her mission is to bring you super honest reviews on makeup, skincare, fragrance and all things beauty. She’s in no way an expert on the topic and she sure as hell isn’t a super model. But she’s passionate about makeup and is seeking like-minded individuals that like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and ones that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars at Sephora without feeling buyer’s remorse. If you’re that person feel free to reach out and leave a comment or follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Bloglovin‘.

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  • blee

    Nope! I was like this as a little girl. I’m just happy to be a big fan and even happy to share it with others. And I visit you cuz you like it a lot like me 🙂

    • Isabella Muse

      aw thanks blee! 🙂 I love sharing my love of makeup with likewise peeps like you! 🙂

  • Monet

    Nah, I’m never embarrassed by my makeup collection but I do wait till I’m around other makeup addicts to talk about makeup etc.

  • Allie

    Just a wee bit. Mainly my husband because he doesn’t understand why I need so many palettes. Sometimes I don’t understand it. I like to tell myself it gives me some sence of control in a crazy world. Some of the things we buy can get a little pricy.

  • Jay

    When people act shocked over the price of a mid-range lipstick I’m wearing, like MAC, I feel kind of embarrassed to admit that I’ve bought many other brands for waaay more money. And sometimes when I really look at how much makeup I own/purchase regularly it makes me feel sheepish.

  • Ashley

    My mom is probably my worst critic. She always is after me saying I need to save my money, so I can get ahead in life. But ma you don’t understand it’s limited edition. I must have 1

  • Adrienne

    Sadly I am a little embarrassed as I have been “makeup shamed”. I was moving and of course I had to pack everything up and I have makeup cases, trunks and even plastic 3 tier file cabinets that serve as makeup stashes and the movers were like “Wow, you sure have a lot of makeup, how much can you wear at one time. I would never allow my wife to waste that much money on makeup”. Odd thing is that I didn’t have it marked as makeup or cosmetics I separated them by face products and threw labels like drug store and Prestige on the boxes so I would know which to open first. I have the same addiction to nail polish. I just LOVE COLOR!

    • Isabella Muse

      Aw that sucks! 🙁 I’ve experienced that myself but I’ve honestly never let it get to me! We like what we like right?

    • Sjofna

      Oh, that kind of stuff pisses me off! You’re a big girl and can spend your money on whatever you want. Unless he’s paying your bills he needs to shut up. And I tell people just that if they feel the need to comment on something that’s none of their business.

      Otherwise I take pride in my makeup addiction. If I’m gonna like something I might as well go all out and know as much about it as I can too. I make no apologies for looking pretty.

    • mirandagrosvenor

      Any man who says he would never “allow” his wife to do ANYTHING is obviously a dick-face of the highest order. Good response would have been “wow, another reason I’m glad I’m not your wife!” In all seriousness, I would have contacted the moving company’s home office or if this guy was a solo company, write a bad Angie’s List or Yelp review. Movers making value judgements like this on anything is HIGHLY inappropriate and bad business practice. They’re there to move, not comment.

  • Bonnie

    Muse, I need a 12-step program! Yes I am not proud of my makeup collection. While I LOVE all my makeup, I look at women who have one or two lipsticks and a mascara and I envy their minimalism. I, on the other hand, could open a store just with what I’ve got in my train cases. Yes, I have a collection of train cases as well.

    • Isabella Muse

      haha don’t we all bonnie! I have to admit I, too, sometimes envy the minimalist girl/guy too!

  • Eraser

    Sometimes I am. I especially feel like I have to hide my stash when my family’s around (my mother would never let me hear the end of it). Fortunately I have nice non-judgemental friends who understand!

  • Esther

    I do get embarrassed sometimes. Fortunately, most of my family lives in another state, far far away, but I do ‘hide’ some stuff when they visit. I can only imagine what the conversation will look like when I get married and I have to explain my collection to the hubby!

  • MariaS

    Yeap, I am embarrassed especially when my hubby sees another lipstick, foundation, powder, whatever!. Since I am a Catholic, this lent I figured I slowed down during lent but all these brands just send me back to temptation land :). I have said no to a few items already, very proud of myself.
    Lots of nail polish also
    I liked what Bonnie said. Yes I could open a store with my things as well

  • Janessa

    #NOPE
    My mom sold MaryKay wayyy back in the early to mid 90’s when I was a kid and tween, so I was predisposed to love it. My dad always told her we only had one face so buy the good stuff. There have been many many times that my mom has tried to makeup shame me and say I have more than I could ever use in a lifetime, and then I go into her bathroom and pull out box after box of Bare Minerals and IT TSV auto-deliveries covering the last at least 10 years. My BF has always seen it as a hobby. Since I don’t really collect anything (aside from yarn, cuz let me tell you, I will sit and crochet a blanket in winged liner and falsies just for funsies and see nothing wrong with it) playing makeup is my favorite hobby and I love my collection 🙂

    OH – I broke my no buy -_- but it was on the little $9 lipstick duo set from the new Tarte line… It was just enough to scratch the itch without going full on relapse! haha! Goal is to make it to my bday in April without any truly unneeded makeup purchases (not counting things I run out of and need to replace).

  • Maria

    I am a big makeup junkie. My husband and my aides tell me I have too much. I have my makeup bags all over. He tells me to put it all away when people visit. I am in a wheelchair and I need easy access to my stuff. It is my enjoyment and hobby. I know I can open up a makeup store. I love trying different colors and new stuff.

  • Dia

    I’m not embarrassed around my friends, but my mum and bf would never understand. I remember once saying to my bf that I had to go return a foundation, as it wasn’t the right color. He was like, “Just toss it; how much does it cost?” When I said it was $40, he was absolutely flabbergasted… I had to tell him that was actually one of my less expensive foundations :p

  • Zovesta

    Yes, a bit. But it’s my passion. I’m trying to rein it in a bit so I’m not so embarrassed about it, but when you can fill a large dresser drawer with your makeup… =( Fortunately my parents are extremely kind and supportive of me and are glad that I grew up “girly”, heh.

  • Cathy

    why are we all ashamed of it??? because we know we might not use it all the time? because we know we don’t need another nude palette and there we have like 7, or is it because we don’t have enough space in our room or face to put it all??? lol

    I think we recognize that we don’t need It all and its not good to waste our money in all of those cute colors an amazing reviews… but I ask my self why do I need it!!! and I end up answering this is my thing… I like it and it makes me feel good having it and investing in cute things. Some people smoke or drink to feel better I just go to Sephora and buy my self a new palette or lipstick because I work hard and I disserved to treat my self.

    but explain that to people is so long and they don’t understand… my husband just sees something new and expect me to have it already even if I’m not interested in that product. lol and my friends know that if they have a special occasion they can count on me to get them beautiful.

  • Dee

    I love it and am not ashamed of it. I have two daughters who are, oddly enough, equally in love with it:) It’s a fun hobby. Once my husband said, “wow, do you need another lipstick?” And I said, “wow, do you need another boot spur?” He collects old cowboy spurs. Lipstick..spurs..lipstick..spurs. Lipstick wins.

  • Christina D.

    Purchasing more makeup (especially eye shadow palettes) that I could ever use up doesn’t embarrass me. I do get irritated when my significant other has anything to say about it but like I tell him, I missed the part where he pays for anything of mine, so MYOB. But I do get a bit “self-conscious” about the steady delivery of packages via USPS or UPS or the occasional Fed X and tell myself I need to stop!

    • Isabella Muse

      i get frustrated with myself too sis! Mostly because I’m running out of storage solutions lol! And secondly, because I’m not using it all up before it goes bad! It’s kinda wasteful 🙁

  • Susan

    Hi, my name is Susan and I have a makeup addiction. I am embarrassed of the amount of makeup I have, but only because of the judgment I receive from my husband and mother. They just don’t understand that it’s more than “love”, it’s my passion.

  • Ruth

    My mom was over shopping my stash and stealing my stuff while giving me the side eye about my collection. it went something like this:
    Mom- Ruthie, do you really need ALL OF THIS MAKE UP?
    Me- Mom, shall we talk about your extra bedroom and closet full of yarn? (Mom knits & crochets)
    Mom-No, we will not.

    and my husband pulls the weekly ulta coupon from the newspaper every sunday for me and never says a word about my make up habit.

  • genevieve

    Nope – I am not embarrassed about my makeup stash at all. My husband loves me wearing makeup and doesn’t mind at all, as he put it “God forbid, you ever run out of makeup!” Every one has their hobbies. Besides I always look for sales and discounts.
    It seems to me, by reading the comments above, that our own families are the ones who are most critical. My own twin sister is. But I just laugh it off because I have loved makeup all my life and at my age (60+), that’s not going to change anytime soon.

  • Bethany

    Nope I am not embarrassed, I have a good size collection and watch YouTube to become a expert so I can help others 🙂

  • Eriu

    It’s sad that we live in a consumer culture with an economic system that requires us to keep buying to function, yet we then feel it’s a moral failing to participate in it. Yes, I sometimes feel embarrassed, but them have an argument with myself about potential wastefulness vs the utter uselessness of guilt. I’ve decided I’m absolutely entitled to a hobby, and mine still costs less than, say, a golf hobby, and no one criticizes that! I just don’t even talk about it with non-junkies. I only share my passion and size of my collection with people I know share our love. My husband is very tolerant…he even points out Sephora if we happen to be at the mall (the day he shared his discovery of Sephora inside JCPenny as if it was the Hope diamond was adorable!). But I also don’t show him my purchases. As long as bills get paid…who needs the details? Besides, he collects comic books and action figures. Who is he to judge a hobby that costs money? Collecting is NOT a moral failing!

  • Devon

    I used to be extremely embarrassed..when I went to college with my old caboodles full my friends all stared in amazement, but the realized that I was a sharer and everyone benefited! Now, I..ugh this is embarrassing..have to hide it from my boyfriend. I throw Sephora and Ulta bags in other trash cans and tuck the new goodie out of eyesight so he won’t see I bought new ‘makeups’. And then if he DOES find it, I have to lie and say I had a gift card or a return. (he gets upset with how much I spend…I’m a Rouge through 2017. So it’s bad) but I can’t stop :[ And all these new collections…ugh! I was SO PROUD of myself when I saw the UD Smoky and was able to say no and stick to it.

  • Larissa

    Yes, I haven’t shown nobody my full makeup stash, even my makeup loving best friend would be scared. I think my mom and bf will be shocked when they see the whole thing ( if they see it some day). But as a girl was pointing in one comment, I don�t hurt no one, it’s my money and my hobby 🙂 But really, I should go on a no buying month or two …. 😛

  • Claire L

    I keep it to myself now, my parents and fiancé don’t understand. It’s a bit embarrassing when I have parcels arrive, but I’m good at hiding it away! My money is my own so I don’t have any guilt about that as everything is paid for and bills are paid etc. But sometimes you just don’t want people commenting in a negative way, so you keep it to yourself.

  • Agona

    First of all, no one should be shaming you if you’re using your own money and you are within your own means. I save 20% of my gross income towards retirement and another 15% towards future big purchases (house, car, etc). I limit my fun disposable income spending to 10% of my gross.

    Secondly, it’s my only hobby that I spend my disposable income on. Whatever I have left over from that 10% might go towards clothes (or eating out/entertainent/night out, but honestly, my BF spoils me and picks up the check more often than not), but I’ve been on a beauty kick lately more so than a fashion kick.

    Everyone has a couple of categories that they splurge their disposable income on as their hobby. 🙂 My BF’s hobby is 3D printing & programming. He might not spending $$ every month, but when he does drop the cash for his hobby, it’s pretty much evens out same same.

  • Silvia

    I love colors si I love makeup! And gardening of course, is my other hobby . I’m not ashamed at all my mom often tells me I buy too much junk although shed wears it also and my daughter loves it too si we are frequently texting each other pics. of the latest beauty finds and love to display and talk about with each other.
    Regarding that mover and his remark yeah, I don’t like him either. None of his business and wouldn’t to share my life with a bully/controlling guy like him! Lol! Power and prettiness to us girls! 🙂