One Brand Project Pan: Wet n Wild Intro

Hello lovelies, I have decided that I am going to get a head start on my project pans for next year. It has been a while since I have done one of these one brand focused project pans and I decided that it would be Wet n Wild since I have a bit of product from this brand that I can work on. I chose some products that I have been using pretty much everyday anyway so I am not too worried about getting through these products in a decent amount of time. 

Coverall Powder - Already some serious pan on this powder. I enjoy this powder when I am using something lighter weight and I want a bit more of coverage. This is the second one of these that I will be working through so that should tell you how I feel about this powder.

Contouring Palette - highlight shade - This is helpful when I need something a little more brightening underneath my eyes. Great natural way to highlight the face without a glow or shimmer. It just lightens my face up.

Contouring Palette - contour shade - This is a really great natural contour for me. Especially since I get a little paler in the winter, this creates the perfect shadow. I know for a fact that I will be repurchasing this when I finish it.

Coverall Foundation - This may take me a little longer than the other products because it is a bit dark for me. It can get to full coverage pretty quick and I don't really like that right now so I have to be a little careful when applying it. But when I get it right, it is absolutely a beautiful foundation and such an inexpensive option! 

Lipstick in 902C Bare it All - This is something that is going to take me a little longer to get through since it is matte and I don't need that much of it. I love this shade though for everyday and I don't need to reapply it that often so it will be a perfect option for when I start teaching full days in January. 

These are staple products for an everyday look for me. I really enjoy all of these products and I don't think I will have any trouble getting through all of these. I will let you all know from now that I would definitely be repurchasing these when I use them all up. 

13 by Halloween Roulette Intro

Hello lovelies, because I am officially losing my mind, I decided to go ahead and do yet another project pan! It is safe to blame LaurenMaeBeauty on youtube for starting this challenge. I believe she may have started it last year, but I could be wrong. Regardless you should go check out her videos because she is amazing at project panning, her makeup is always inspiringly beautiful, and because she has awesome pink hair and pink eyebrows to match! 

This is the 13 by Halloween project pan in the roulette style. I have chosen the 13 categories and the products to go along with them. I am excited to see how this one if going to go since it is all makeup and I had less control over the products that I got to choose. I do think I have some achievable goals here though and I am not too worried, especially because every time I reach a goal or finish a product I am going to replace it with something else. 

1. Product from the Balm - Single shadow in Flirty from teh Nude Dude palette - I love this shadow and I am excited to see if I can finish my first shadow. 

2. Eye primer/base - Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Branded - I am really ready to be done with this cream shadow. I found that while this is a nice base, I actually prefer something that is either colorless or something that evens out my eyelid. 

3. Face Powder - Rimmel Stay Matte translucent powder - This is one of my favorite powders, but this one is fairly new and I don't think that I would be able to finish it all up so the goal is to just hit pan on it.

4. Bronzer - NYC Sunny - This is pretty thin in the pan, but I think that it will still take me the entire span of the project to get this completely used up.

5. High-end product - Mac Studio finish concealer - This only works for my skin tone in the summer so I want to use it up soon. It is a really old product and I will probably back-to-mac it once this project is over if I don't finish it. 

6. Tart product - Private Chateau from the holiday '14 palette - I am still on my quest to hit pan on as many shadows as I can this year so I am hopefully going to add this cream colored shadow to the list. 

7. Face Primer - Rmimel Stay Matte primer - I have only used this a handful of times so I am actually worried that I won't be able to get through this whole thing, but I am going to try! 

8. Maybelline product - Dream Lumi Touch - This is a newer product in my collection and I thought that this would be good to pair with the heaviness/darkness of the Mac concealer.

9. Product Almost Used Up - Urban Decay Beauty Balm - I really need to just get this out of my collection and I was so happy about the fact that I chose this category. I am starting at that second line.

10. Lip gloss - Tarte Cannes - I was surprised how easily I made it through the last lip gloss like this that I have so I thought I would keep moving them out. It is a pretty pink color with gold shimmer in it and I figured it would be a nice one to use during the summer.

11. Something New - NYC Get It All stick foundation - I was really interested when I saw this and I assume it is new to the line. I bought it and Used it only once, and when I rolled it up to make the marks for the project and I was kind of disappointed in how little product is actually in there. It will be interesting to see how many uses I will get out of this though. I mean for $3 if it works well and doesn't get completely used up after 2 weeks, I think I can enjoy this.

12. Highlighter - Benefit Watts Up - here we go again with this product. I have tried and failed to pan this in the past, but I am determined to be seen from outer space this summer! 

13. Free Choice - Pacifica eyeliner in Fringe - Another failed past project pan product. It isn't too much left so I think I can get this done by Oct. 31st.

I am pretty excited about all the products that I have here. I can't wait to get some products out of my collection and make serious progress on others. Let me know down below if you are joining in on this project!

A/N - I started this project on June 11th but haven't been able to get this post up. Hardly wore any makeup at all in the month of June, so there will be no update for June.

7 by Summer Solstice - Roulette Style

Hello lovelies, I have decided to do yet another project pan. I wasn't going to do this one because I am not going to be wearing makeup for the month of Ramadan (June 6 - July 5), and this project doesn't end till the 20th of June. However, I just can't help myself and I figured if I start it now then I will have 3 months to work on the products, the same as I would if I had started from the 20th of this month and went until the 20th of June. I didn't want to just choose a bunch of random products from my collection that I knew that I could get through, instead I wanted to do it roulette style. I feel like those kinds of project pans are a little more challenging and I could work on things that I probably wouldn't have otherwise. Anyway, long introduction over and I will get right into the products that I chose!

1. Item that was a gift - Urban Decay Ammo Palette - I want to just hit pan on the color Sin in this palette. I think it is such a beautiful palette and I hardly pull it out, so this was a nice category for me to choose. I don't typically get makeup as gifts and it was between this and a Tarte palette, but I really wanted to get more use out of this. It will be the most challenging I think since I have hardly used this palette at all and when I have I don't typically reach for this shade I go for more of the brighter colors. 

2. Black Eyeliner - Coastal Scents Xpress Line - I was so bummed when I chose this because if you are following my other project pans than you know that I have a black eyeliner in my Finish 5 by Cinco de Mayo. I went with this eyeliner since I haven't really used it much at all and I really just want to get some use out of it. No where in my mind do I think I can finish it, but I just want to get some use out of it and that will be fine with me since it isn't that old of an eyeliner.

3. Beautiful Packaging - Tarte lipgloss in Paris - This was in the Away Oui Go holiday 2014 set and I haven't used it at all. I got more use out of the other 2 lipglosses that were in the set. It still smells and looks fine, but I really want these out of my collection since I don't reach for them nearly enough. They are good lipglosses though because they last a good while on the lips and are just the right amount of pigmented. It is a smaller size so I am really hoping that I can actually get through it.

4. Bronzer - NYC Smooth Skin Sunny Bronzer - My goal is to get through half of this. I already have decent pan, so it shouldn't be too hard to get there. 

5. Lip Liner - Essence Satin Mauve - Yet another product that I wasn't too crazy to choose. I have 3 lip liners in project already, but I guess there is room for 1 more. I have 2 of this same liner since I ordered one not realizing that I already own it, but it is a nice color and I don't hate the formula. I don't think I will get through this whole thing, but I am excited to see how far I can get.

6. Single Eye Shadow - Maybelline Made for Mocha - I chose this shadow since I don't have much progress in it just yet and I wanted to challenge myself (as if everything else isn't challenging enough!). I used to use this in my brows and I feel like it is quicker to fill them in with powder than it is pencil. It is also a softer look and that is what I go for in the Spring/Summer. Using this will be put off until I get through the pencils that I am using for 2 other projects though, so I will have to see where this will go. I just have to make sure to put my brush in the same spot every time.

7. Maybelline Product - Color Whisper in Pin Up Peach - This is one of my favorite colors to wear in the spring. It is such a pretty wash of color and brightens up a look. I figured I might want a product that I am really going to enjoy if all else fails in this project. I have a good amount of product to get through, but I am not too worried.

Well, there it is; the 7 products I am going to be working on for the next 3 months. I really hope I can make some decent progress on all of these items, if I can do that I will be happy. Again, the reason I chose to do it roulette style was so I could use products that I wasn't regularly using. I will do my first update on the 20th of this month and then monthly after that. Happy panning everyone!

Project 15 Pan Round 2 Intro

Hello lovelies, here is the promised part 2 of my Project 15 Pan. I want to get through 5 of these and then I will switch it up again. I'll just get right into it. Like last time I split the products between makeup and skin/hair care products. 

ELF Lip Exfoliator - I really need to get through this. I am not too big a fan of it, so I want it out of my collection. I prefer to just make my own lip scrub.

Lather Ultra Light Face Lotion - I picked this up thinking it would be a full bottle but when I held it up to the light it is only half full. I really want to start getting through all my sample products like this and I feel without project I wouldn't do it. 

Nuxe Reve de Miel - This is a gel makeup remover cleanser. I am excited to give this a try, but I hope it doesn't break me out. 

Garnier Blackhead Eliminating Scrub - I kept this product in from the last round. 

Mary Kay Botanical Effects Toner - I have had this for way too long and I need to try and get some more use out of it. 

Doo Gro Mega Thick Growth Oil - I just really want this out of my collection. The bottle is really sticky feeling and I can't get it cleaned. Plus oils make me nervous when I just leave them in a drawer. 

Mario Badescue Facial Spray - I just ordered a new one of these and since it is starting to warm up I think I can get through this a bit quicker. Also like I said before, I like to use this to prep my face for my makeup.

Bath and Body Work Intense Moisture Body Butter in Warm Vanilla Sugar - I have had this for way too long and I really need to get it out. I love the smell of this and it lasts so long on my skin. I can only use it at night though because it is really thick. I want to use it while it is still a bit cold because there is no way I could comfortably use this in the summer, especially because the scent makes it feel like winter.

NYC City Proof 24 hr eye primer - I want to try to get some more use out of it and I already had it pulled out into my rotation so I thought why not. It works well enough, but it is broken so I want to use it before it pops out and I lose it! 

Elf Lip exfoliator - I don't have too much as you can see from the marking.

CVS Brow Pencil in Taupe - another roll over product.

Essence Lip Liner in In the Nude - I am not the biggest fan of this pencil. I think I need to get more use out of it to really know though.

Tarte eye shadow in art in Montmartre - The goal is to hit pan on this. You can't really tell from the picture, but I am close. I have been loving this all over the lid and blended into the crease. This shouldn't be too hard to hit my goal on because I am pretty sure that it is my favorite shadow of all time.

NYC BB Creme Instant Matte - I have been using this with my Garnier BB cream because that one is too dark and can get a bit greasy. This tones down the color and actually helps with mattifying. 

Jouer cream highlighter in Tiare - This is such a pretty highlighter and I have neglected it. The goal is to actually finish this whole thing up, but I have no idea how much product is in here. Hopefully I can say that I actually finished a highlighter by the end of the year! 

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze - I really want to finish this up. I made it really far with the last project this was in. I am starting at the red line.

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind in Brightener - Anotehr one that I want out of my collection. Once it gets to be Summer I will be too dark for this and I don't want to have so little left until next winter. 

16 products to work on. I will be getting through these relatively easy I think since I actually like a lot of these. Also they aren't too big of samples.

Finish 5 by Cinco De Mayo Intro.

Hello lovelies, let me start by saying that I am sorry for being so gone off the grid for about a week and a half there. School and work and home life have been a bit crazy and I needed to get those things under control before attempting to look like I have my life put together online for you all. 

Anyway, I decided to go ahead and start what I think may be my last seasonal project pan for a while unless there is one that ends before June. I will be finishing up one other project (Finish 14 by Feb. 14) very shortly and thought that this would be a good one to start. 

1. I have 2 eye shadows that I am going to count as one product in here and the goal is to hit pan. The first is the Tarte eye shadow in Macarons for you from the Away Oui Go palette that was the holiday set from 2014.  I really want to start working through these since they are older, but they are also really pretty. The second shadow I want to hit pan on is the browbone shade in the Sweet as Candy trio from Wet n Wild, It is pretty used and broken up so I don't think that will be too hard to hit pan on,

2. Jordana Easyliner for Lips in Rock n Rose - This doesn't have too much product in it so I am not too worried about finishing it up, but I am working on another liner for a different project so I don't know how fast the progress will be on this one. 

3. Garnier BB Cream - I have had this for too long and it needs to be moved out. Having it in a project always helps motivate me to really focus on this and not go into all the foundations and bb creams that I would prefer to be trying out. I do like this product though so I am not too bothered by having it in this project. 

4. Rimmel Scandaleyes in Black - This is the second time I have this in a project, but I missed using black eyeliner in my tightline. I have been using a brown one and it really isn't the same honestly. I want this one out so I can use other black eyeliners though because I am not too crazy about this one in particular as it transfers to my waterline.

5. Icing Plumping Lip Gloss - I made it my goal to really start moving my lip glosses out of my collection and I feel like this will be an easy one to get rid of, It is clear so it will go with everything, It doesn't really plump up my lips though. Like it doesn't have that tingling feel that plumping lip glosses have. I am actually grateful for that though so that I can get through it easier. It is basically brand new, I only used it once. 

One Brand Project Pan: Maybelline Intro.

Hello lovelies, well I have officially gone off the deep end and decided to do yet another project pan. I can't help it though, I am addicted to watching my progress and finishing products! Anyway, as the title claims, this is a one brand project pan. I went through my collection and tallied up to see what brand I have the most of. Maybelline won with Rimmel only a couple of products short. I went through a made a list of the products that I could choose from, and the Maybelline list seemed like it would be the more successful of the 2. 

This is going to be a smaller project (because I haven't completely lost my mind!) with only 5 products and I am giving myself 3 months to do this. Updates will be on the 6th of every month and the finale will be on the 6th of April. I am really happy about what I chose for this project so I will get right into it! 

1. Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze - This is my first color tattoo. How I not hit pan on it yet I don't know. It was pretty dried up, but I gave it a mix and it is just as creamy as the day I bought it. I haven't used this in so long and I look forward to rediscovering it! My goal is to just hit pan on it. 

2. Single Shadow in Nude Glow - This paired really well over the color tattoo. It is a really pretty peachy - rose gold shade if that makes any sense. I have a decent dip in it already, but I don't know when I will hit pan on it. 

3. Colorsensational Lipstick in 920 Nude Lust - Really nice nude shade. I chose this over one of my matte shades because I figured I could get through it faster since it is creamier. This is great for everyday wear since I have been doing the mauvy-brown thing and I'm am getting bored with that look. Sometimes I just want a nude lip.

4. Baby lips in Peach Kiss - This is my least favorite one of these because it has sparkle in it. I have a lot of product to get through and I am hoping it won't take me too long since I am working on another babylips for a different project.

5. Fit Me Concealer in Sand - I love this concealer, it is one of my favorites. I don't think this is the best shade for brightening under my eyes, so once this is done I will get it in a lighter shade. I really miss the consistency of this concealer since I have been working on the It Cosmetics Bye Bye Undereye and that is so thick compared to this. I am ready to call it quits on that since I am not really seeing any progress and get into this instead. The colder weather is making my skin too dry to try and keep using the other one. 

I am actually really excited about this project. I feel like I had to really "shop my stash" to find these products. I haven't used them in a while, but I know I like them all. It will be interesting to see my progress knowing that I really do like all these products whereas normally I don't always get along with the majority and the reason they are in a project is so I can move them out. I also feel like I chose products that are going to work really well together, as well as with products in my other projects. 

Makeup Use Up 2016

Hello lovelies, lately there has been a new tag going around called Make Up Use Up 2016. Essentially what it is, is a master list of all the makeup that you would like to use up in the year 2016. Some people have only chosen their numbers, some have chosen some products to fill the spots. I have already figured out all the products that I want to go through this year. Now I have my goals for each product type as well as a stretch item or 2. I picked that up from Elle is for Living. In her video on youtube she said that she had her main goals as well as the stretch goals, which are products that she is going to try a finish and stretch beyond the goals that she had set up for herself. This seemed like a great plan, and I decided to do the same. On that video she posted the names of everyone that is participating on youtube.

My List:

Powders - 3

NYC Smooth Skin Loose Powder

Wet n Wild Coverall

Wet n Wild Reserve your Cabana 

Rimmel Stay Matte - stretch

Blushes - 2

ELF Blushed/Bronzed Duo

Be a Bombshell the One Stick in Sunset

Eye Liner - 4

Rimmel Nude

Rimmel Black 

Revlon Charcoal

Pacifica Fringe

Rimmel Turquoise - stretch

Sephora Chloraphyll - stretch

Eyelid Primers/Bases - 3

Be a Bombshell Submissive

Maybelline Barely Branded

NYC City Proof 24 hr.

Trestique Aspen Pine - stretch

Brow Products - 4

Loreal Brow Stylist Plumper

It Cosmetics Brow Power

CVS Sample Brown

CVS Sample Taupe

Lip Liners - 3

Rimmel East End Snob

Jordana Rock n Rose

Essence In the Nude

Lipsticks - 4

Bare Minerals Get Ready

Kat Von D Love Craft

Covergirl Rush

Covergirl Sultry

Wet n Wild 902C - stretch

Lip Gloss - 3

Artistry Champagne

Mary Kay au Naturel

BBW Watermelon Sorbet

NYX Creme Brulee - sretch

Lip Balms - 3

Maybelline Babylips Yummy Plummy

Maybelline Babylips Peach Kiss

Maybelline Babylips Strike a Rose

NYC Apple Plum Pie - stretch

Foundation/BB Cream - 4

Rimmel Stay Matte

Urban Decay Naked Skin BB Cream

Garnier BB Cream

Revlon Nearly Naked

Loreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder - stretch

Bronzer - 2

NYC Smooth Skin Sunny

ELF Blushed/Bronzed duo

Concealers - 3

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind

It Cosmetics Bye Bye Undereye

Mac Studio Finish

Maybelline Fit Me - stretch

Highlighters - 2

Benefit Watts Up

Temptu Pink Pearl

ELF Pink Tastic - stretch

Face Primers - 3

Smashbox Photo Finish

Pixi Flawless Beauty

dr. brandt Pores No More

Benefit Porefessional - stretch

Total: 43

Stretch: 11

All Together: 54

Stretch Items

There is my list and some photos to go along with it. Everyone said they were going to check in around the 6 month mark, I may go along with that or I may update sooner and more often, like every 4 months maybe. I will see where I am at in 4 months and decide then. Getting through all of this wont put too big a dent in my collection as a whole, but I am excited to use these up this year and get to try new things once they are out or even repurchase a few of them! Happy panning everyone and I hope that 2016 brings us lots of makeup usage! 

Project Pan 7 by Spring

Hello lovelies, I have recently been seeing some people posting their 7 by Spring Project Pans, and thought why not join in! It is slightly crazy for me to believe that Spring is a thing, we haven't even really had Winter yet here in Michigan. There was one day with some light snow, but nothing that I would consider Winter worthy. Anyway, I had to really think about what product I want to add into this project because I have 2 projects currently happening and I didn't want products to overlap and keep me from being able to start using them until those projects are done. So while these products aren't particularly exciting, they are the ones that I want to move out of my collection and be done with. Side note: all except one of these are products that happen to be in my makeup use up 2016, not sure if that will keep happening, but for this project it worked out.  

In no particular order I'll just jump into the products! 

1. Revlon - Colorstay eye liner in Charcoal - This pencil is basically brand new. I haven't done more than just swatch it. I am excited to get to use this because although I have worn silver eyeliner, I have never really played around with just a gray eyeliner before. 

2. CVS brow sample in brown - I just want this out of my collection. Although it is smaller I don't know how this pencil will apply and I got away with sharpening other brow pencils every few uses or so and they took me longer to use than I had anticipated.

3. Maybelline - Babylips in Yummy Plummy - I made it my goal to get rid of these things and panning them has seemed to work so far! This is one that doesn't have much use out of it, but I actually like the color pay off of it. Will be nice for those days where I just can't be bothered.

4. Wet n Wild - Contouring Palette - I want to hit pan on the contour side. I don't think this will be too hard, especially since I really like this product. I don't really care for the light powder though. 

5. Wet n Wild - Reserve Your Cabana - This is the "bronzer" that everyone uses as a highlight. I don't care much for it honestly. I shattered when my niece dropped it and I repressed it. It used to be very powdery and I could have probably hit pan already, but I think I pressed it too tight. Who knows though, I may end up liking it better now that it isn't as cakey looking on my skin. The goal is to just hit pan on this product.

6. Wet n Wild - Coverall Powder - I want to use this all up. I am a bit worried about that since the last powder that I finished took me forever, but I haven't been using this for that long and I already see the honeycomb pattern of the pan showing. 

7. dr. brandt - Pores no More primer - This isn't that big of a product, but since I am still working on my other primer for my Finish 14 by Feb 14, I want to make sure that I can actually get to it and actually finish it up. I feel like it takes me forever to get through primers even if I remember to wear them everyday.

Well there are my 7 products for you. I wanted to make sure that I can be successful at finishing all 7 products. Even when I hit pan on the products that that is the goal for, I will probably keep going until March 20th using them. I will be posting monthly updates on the 20th of each month....or I will at least try to! Happy Panning! 

Sorry about the horrible quality photos, I have been moving my room and there is next to no sunlight since it has been raining for days. Winter is not going to be easy if the sun continues to hide away!