If there is a scale to measure a gal’s level of vanity, I think mine has probably dropped by 80%! Haha!
Simply because I have no extra money to splurge on skincare and make-up products! Oops, whenever I have a little bit extra money in my pocket, I somehow spent it on books and my hobbies. 
I’m very into handmade accessories these days, and a hobby like this - making your own bracelets and earrings and necklaces - is quite an expensive one, I tell you. But not as expensive as having a full range of SK-II products on the dressing table, of course. Haha!
Also, materials needed to make handmade jewelry are not as easily accessible as Estee Lauder or Shu Uemura products, okay? I find it even more time-consuming to find suitable and reasonably priced jewelry making materials than to find a door hardware shop. I always have to search on the internet to compare product prices and postage rates offered from various merchants.
Hmm, since I spent so much on this hobby of mine, I think I should try to make some money out of it, right? Then perhaps, may be, one day, not so long in th future, I will be able to ‘restore’ my purchasing power and raise my level of vanity, haha!
P.S. Feel free to drop by my hobby blog at Beads And Wires. 
