Finish 5 by Fall - Update #1

Hello lovely readers. A day late, but here is my progress on my Finish 5 by Fall project pan. I have been using the products for about 2 weeks now and I feel like I have made some decent progress. 

As you can see there is a lot more container showing on both the concealers. I have been using them exclusively so that isn't much of a shock. I have also got a little more pan on the powder. My repressing wasn't the greatest and I hope that it doesn't crumble to pieces when I wear it down a little more. The eyeliner has not budged. I am wearing it in my waterline every day, but there is no progress on that at all. I think I am going to start using that to highlight underneath my eyebrows and innercorners. I have another 2 of these opened and I really want to use them before they go bad. As for the babylips, well my lips constantly look like I sucked on a popsicle for hours. 

I switched the black eyeliner out for this Be a Bombshell eye base in Submissive. The eyeliner was really dried out and I had to press too hard to get anything out and it just wasn't worth torturing my eyeballs. This eye base is pretty similar to Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze (which is in my Finish 13 by Halloween project pan!). The consistency is a bit thinner so I have to really layer it. Also I noticed that my shadows have been looking really gold on top of this. I works for some looks, but I'll be happy when this is out of my collection. I am going to try to stick to using one side of this so that I could really see the progress on it. It has 2.5 g in here, a little more than half of a color tattoo, I don't think it will be too difficult to use considering I use it every day.

There you have it! I look forward to making my way through these products since they have been in my collection for a long time. Some goals for next time are to finish both the concealers and the babylips. I will post my next update on August 23rd....hopefully it will actually be on that day and not a day later.

Finish 13 By Halloween

Hello lovelies! So I decided that I would take part in yet another seasonal project pan that is currently going on and that is Finish 13 by Halloween! There are quite a few products to get through so I'll just get right into it.

Mac Mineralized SkinFinish Natural in Medium. As soon as I finish the powder in my Finish 5 By Fall project I believe I can get through this pretty quickly. Especially if I use it as a foundation which is how I was using it before it got pushed to the back of my drawer.
Mac Studio Finish concealer in NW25. This is dark for me so I have to use it underneath foundation and I don't like it as much as when I got it. This is another on that will have to wait until I finish the concealers in my other project though.
Yaby Natural Finish Liquid Foundation in Buff. I think I got this from Ipsy. It has been in my collection for too long and I just don't want it taking up space anymore. I have used it a couple times and I don't think I will purchase a full one when I finish it off.
Garnier BB Cream in Light/Medium. This is the one for combination - oily skin and I love this. It has really good coverage for a BB cream. I will repurchase this when I run out of this because it is the only thing that looks good on my skin. I think they reformulated it but I hope my skin will agree with the new one as much as it does with this.
Pix! Flawless Beauty Primer. I love this for making my skin have a natural glow to it. I don't know that it actually makes my makeup last any longer though. I would consider buying a full size when I run out of this one.
e.l.f. Contouring Blush and Bronzer. This is the original one in Blush/Bronze. I have had this in my collection for a really long time and I want to get some more use out of it. I don't know that I would buy this specfic one again but I already got my hands on the cream one and I love that. My goal is to at least hit pan on this not necessarily finish it off. If I could finish it that would be great though! I'm counting each of these as one by the way.

Rimmel Scandaleyes in 001 Black. I use this to tightline everyday so I'm not too worried about getting through this. It transfers to my waterline so I don't know that I would repurcahse this specific color again.
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze and Barely Branded. I want to hit pan on the bronze one because I have had this forever but I feel like I can't make it through this product. I want to completely finsih off Barely Branded or make a bigger area of pan. I will be repurchasing both of these when they are finished because they make the best bases!
Salon Perfect Eyebrow Pencil in Taupe. I bought this at Walmart because it was cheap and I needed something to practice filling in my brows with that wasn't too expensive and now it is just taking up space. It shouldn't take too long to get through this because of how much sharpening it takes.

Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me. This shouldn't be too hard to get through and I needed another product. Also, like I said when I added my other Baby Lips in Finish 5 by Fall, I just need to get these out of my collection.
Almay Liquid Lipbalm in Blooming. I don't think it will take me too long to get through this. It is only lightly tinted so it makes a great topper to just about any lip color. It makes my lips pretty soft but I don't know that I would be repurchasing because it has sat in my collection for too long.


So there you have it! It is a lot of product, but I'm excited to tackle the challenge. These are all things that have been in my collection for too long and I just want to use them before they go bad. If you are taking part in any project pan I would love to keep up with your progress so leave a link down below. I've been obsessed with watching them on youtube lately, it has gotten me motivated to use what I have! I will be posting updates at the end of each month.

July Ipsy

Hello lovely readers, I haven't posted an Ipsy unboxing in a really long time....since October of 2013....well I haven't stopped getting them I was just being a bad blogger for a while there. Anyway, I usually like what I get in my bags well enough, but this month had me excited enough that I wanted to share it with you all.



You can see that the bag is really cute and the theme is Summer Lovin'.

1. Tarte Amazonian clay waterproof bronzer in Park Avenue Princess. This bronzer has a cult following and now I know why! Was super excited to get this and if it looks as good on my face as it swatched on the back of my hand I would definitely consider purcahsing a full size.

2. Vasanti BrightenUp! Enzymatic Face Rejuvinator. Love getting exfoliator samples and this one smells amazing! Probably because it has papaya in it.

3. Be a Bombshell Cosmetics lip balm in french kiss. This is a nice lip balm. I like that this isn't tinted at all and it is just a normal chapstick because I was a little worried when I seen the pink.

4. OFRA Eyeshadow and Highlighter in Bliss. This is one of the prettiest pinky champagne colors that I now own. The packaging it came in is so cheap, but I can just place the pan, which I'm pretty sure is full size, in my everyday palette.

5. Octavio La Playa sea salt spray. Now that I have done the keratin treatment to my hair I find it kind of hard to curl my hair without the curls falling out so I'm excited to see if this will give it more texture and volume like it claims. Also, huge bonus that it doesn't smell like coconuts because I do not like that smell.

As excited I am about all of the products I got this month, these 2 were definitely the standouts. I love highlighting my face....can get borderline discoball when I get carried away at time...so of course I like the highlight and then there is the Tarte bronzer in here. I squealed a little when I saw this because 1. the packaging is so freakin cute and 2. because there is so much hype around this bronzer and how it is perfect for more fair skin. 

So there is my really exciting July Ipsy bag. Are you subscribed? What did you get this month? 

If you don't know, Ipsy is a monthly subscription that is $10 and you get 4-5 deluxe sample items that ranges from makeup to hair care to skin care. I really enjoy getting it and I have been getting it for about 2 years now. You can sign up here: https://www.ipsy.com/new?refer=6iih

Project 10 Pan Fail...Intro to a New Project?

Hello lovelies, as you can tell from the title of this post I have failed at my Project 10 Pan. In my most recent empties you will have seen that I finished the 2 mascaras that I wanted to use, so it wasn't a complete bust of a project. When I say fail I mean that I think I just wasn't going about the whole thing correctly. I started watching PrettyPistol86 on youtube and she is the Project Pan queen in my opinion. So I am going to start a new project based on how she does hers.

This time it will be one of those seasonal challenges: Finish 5 by Fall.

I will choose 6 products (1 will be a safety net in case I can't finish one of the original 5) and will only have 3 months to finish them. This will hopefully make me feel like I need to finish them and that I actually will.

1. Rimmel Stay Matte translucent powder: I, like many others, enjoy using this powder, but the packaging on mine is broken and I already hit pan on thi so if I use it exclusively I will be able to finish it within the next 3 months I think. I have a backup waiting to be used!

2. Rimmel Scandeleyes in Nude. This is my favorite liner for my waterline and I use it just about every day, however I have had this for so long and I'm kind of worried that I won't actually be able to finish it. I will be marking my progress on the piece of paper that you see in the photo.

3. Mary Kay eyeliner in black. This is not my favorite eyeliner and it has been in my collection for way too long so I just want to finish it off. I have a lot less of it than the nude eyeliner so if I use it to tightline I should be able to finish it.

4. Maybelline Fit Me concealer in sand. I don't have too much of this left and I use this as my face concealer so I'm hoping that it won't take too long to finish off. I have a backup of this in my makeup bag in my purse. Will definitely be repurchasing when I finish off a few other concealers.

5. Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer in fair. I don't have too much of this left either as you can see from the starting line on the container. I use this to highlight my face and underneath my eyes. I probably won't be repurchasing after I finish because it has some sparkles in it and when my concealer fades the sparkles are left behind.

6. Maybelline Baby Lips in Coral Crush. I have way too many of these and it is time I start moving them out of my collection. This one is a nice one for summer so it shouldn't be too hard for me to get through.

So there are my 5 products and my one freebee. I think 3 months will be long enough for me to finish the powder and the 2 concealers. I'm a little worried about the 2 liners. My goal is to finish at least 4 of these to make it a successful project. Let me know if any of you are trying to complete a project, I have been really into them lately and like to see progress it is motivating for me. I will be doing monthly updates from now on the 23rd of each month.

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Here is a new picture of my Stay Matte powder because I had to repress it. Also it will be easier to see my progress now.