BIC Vernacular

[danielledanielle]

One thing I love is when you found your people, and there's a language.  In BIC, we have a lingo, but what is it exactly?  Some of it is personal terms, internet speak, abbreviations, social media terms, etc.  I was just remarking with @Sunnysmom the plural of blush, and it got me thinking about what we all call different things in beauty and on the boards.

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My own vernacular here:

Blush Buffet - An assortment of blushes, typically occurs in a haul, with a purchase of 3 or more

The Fit aka "Fits/Fit Check" - Derived from social media referring to wardrobe/outfit choice and how it looks.  Here, it has become something similar, but different use since the Capsule Challenges...as @itsfi kindly summarized it "refers to the bag or component that will hold the week's makeup and, specifically, does all the makeup for the week's capsule fit into the bag / storage component."

What are some of your learned and loved linguistic lists?

[danielledanielle]

PUI - purchase under the influence.  This can be linked to another BIC member or someone you follow.

[CorgiMommy]

Love it @danielledanielle 

[greeneyedgirl107]

@danielledanielle I do PUI when there are sales or seasonal changes!  Great term.

[danielledanielle]

Re-clutter - The act of purchasing items after a successful declutter to only excessively fill a space again

RUI - Re-cluttering under the influence of wine Inspo - @heartsmyface 

Haul Withdrawal - The strong urge to buy something while on a low-buy or no-buy, co-signed by @greeneyedgirl107 

[CorgiMommy]

These are good ones @danielledanielle 

[faeriegirl]

I love the new terms @danielledanielle ! I am definitely guilty of RUI🤣

[danielledanielle]

OOS - out of stock.  Lately, I've been saying this as a past tense, as in "ahh, it's oosed again, should've bought it when I saw it 🤣"

[Sunnysmom]

Ha @danielledanielle I use this one way too often! 🤣

[cianni]

I don’t think I’ve seen it mentioned, but apologies for repeats if someone already posted but these came to mind:

• LE - limited edition (although I can’t count how many LE items I see kicking around for a while)
• Empties - kinda self explanatory, but referring to products you’ve completely finished 
• Pan Project/Pan It Project - a planned group of products you’re looking to use/finish/hit pan on in a given time period 
• Ties in to the below but Bullet - referring to a solid lipstick that is packaged in a tube with a cap. This one is so ingrained in me that I forgot people don’t necessarily make this connection. I once had a conversation with someone who thought I was talking about blenders for the first few mins…
• Sponge - beauty blender or similar product 

maybe some differentials on lip products (it gets confusing!)

• Lipstick - Bullet
• Lipstick - Liquid
• Lip Oil
• Lip Tint
• Lip Stain
• Lip Balm
• Lip Butter
• Lip Gloss
• Lip Crayon
• Lip Mask
• Lip Topper

and for fragrance:

• hair mist
• body mist/spray
• EDT - Eau de Toilette
• EDP - Eau de Parfum
• perfume oil
• EDP intense 

[JoSometimes]

@cianni Yes to clarification on the lip products! Balm vs butter and maybe even mask. 

[JoSometimes]

Did anyone mention sizes of products? Hopefully I’m getting this right.

From smallest to largest:

• sample/foil - enough for one try
• trial - enough for a few tries
• travel - 100 ml or less, small enough to bring on a plane
• mini - anywhere from a quarter to half the amount of a full size
• full - standard sized item
• refill - anywhere from double to quadruple the amount of a full size but meant to be transferred into a full sized container

[Westcoasty]

@JoSometimes   I think that's an excellent summary, and very useful - thanks!

[Westcoasty]

@danielledanielle   I read through the thread and hope I didn't miss this one, which I just learned: pan - to use up enough of a product that you hit the pan underneath. Something I need to do more of! LOL

[MeanMachine23]

 @danielledanielle  - Loved your post!!

I'm definitely one of your newbies & can't wait to see all everyone has to "say"!

Thanks again! 

[danielledanielle]

You're welcome and welcome to BIC @MeanMachine23 

[Haley4356]

@danielledanielle I love your term, “Blush Buffet”!! I think I may be seeing a Blush Buffet in my future!

[Saradestin]

You bring to us the funniest threads @danielledanielle !! I am learning a lot new with this one, actually.... 

[danielledanielle]

Beauty can be educational and fun, so why not @Saradestin ? (Thx!)

[Saradestin]

You are the full package @danielledanielle ! 👍😊

[danielledanielle]

Thank you, that's very kind @Saradestin