Impulse Buy, Bye?

Like I said in my last post we'll be looking into the dispensers that all cosmetic products come in and their boxes or covers. Some, of course, as we all know are just the dispenser but the higher-end brands tend to truly box or package some of their products. We're going to start there. Start with the brands that attract us because of their dispenser and the box. I won't be writing a research entry today, though, because it's the weekend. We'll really delve into the issue in Monday's post.

I watch a lot of Youtube make-up artists. My fave is Jaclyn Hill, she had the best contour video I'd seen. As I was watching one of her "haul" videos I heard her say something along the lines of, I keep my new stuff in the boxes for awhile but since this one is hard to get out I'll have to tear it, aw! It reminded me of me. I keep all of my new products in the boxes for a little while. Depends on how often I use them. If I use them often they stay in the box less time and if I use them infrequently the products can stay in their box for months. I just love everything about cosmetics. Jaclyn Hill is also one of my faves because she seems to be a lot like me in that way. Maybe, she wasn't able to afford expensive stuff when she was younger or she tends to be a more frugal person, who knows, but she values what she does buy, especially, when it costs her more. The length of time my new products stay in their boxes is directly related to use and, most of all, expense. The more expensive it is the longer I want to protect it. Sometimes, I keep the box because I'm not sure about the product and want the option of returning it. Maybe it was an impulse buy but I ended up thinking I'd need it. Still I have to make sure because if anyone is frugal in this world its me. I will think and rethink a buy. Usually, I'll see something, go home without it, and if I'm still thinking about it 3 days later I'll return to purchase it. That goes for everything but especially cosmetics, unless, I went their specifically for it because I saw it online or in a video and haven't stopped looking at it online for the past week. So either way I give my purchases time but like everyone I do have my instances of impulse so I'll keep the packaging, in those case, a little longer not based on use or expense.

How long do you keep your purchases packaged?
Do you rip them open and throw the boxes away right away?
Do you ever really get rid of the box?
What do you consider the best packaged product out there? Dependent on practicality and beauty?

NYX, Chunky Dunk Hydrating Lippie swatches as promised. The 3rd from the right is Peach Fuzzy.