That ' s some serious puppy PTSD <| sep |> I guess you should ask yourself if you would still buy and use this item if it came in different packaging andor if you depotted it . Stay honest with yourself so you can stop buying things whose intentions are practical for decorative purposes . I don ' t but into the trap of beautiful packaging . I think a large part of why is because I store all my makeup out of sight . I keep everything in drawers or in a decorative box . Sure , I have some palettes that I think are beautiful ahem , UDxGwen palettes , but I got them for their contents . I probably could have resisted them if they had been permanent or if the packaging was ugly or if I wasn ' t a major fan girl , but I actually really liked the products they held and since I liked the product , the beautiful packaging and LE status pushed me into getting it sooner rather than later . So , I guess try to not use any makeup items decoratively . Just don ' t . I feel like it ' s a slippery slope . If you want decor , walk type yourself over to a decor department and find yourself a gorgeous vase or paperweight or figurine to adorn your space . Don ' t buy something that expires to do that job . That ' s not what makeup is . Even if the item isn ' t a showstoppereven when it ' s the same . old . tired . packaging . in . nicer . colors . MAC , don ' t give it the job of looking nice . That ' s not its job . I ' m such a stickler .