Love to Project Pan!! Finish 14 by Feb. 14

Hello lovelies, well I guess you can tell by the title of this post that I am joining yet another seasonal project pan. This one was created by Kristen Kay and GlamourWithGrace on youtube. I am really excited to be doing this and there are a lot of products so I will just get right into it!

So here they are. My 14 products....well 15 since I am counting 2 as one. I just realized that the paper got a bit cut off on the bottom, but those initial lines don't matter until they are in comparison to the next update, sorry about that though. I think I will post a picture of just the paper over on my instagram: subtlebeauty27blog so go follow me there for clearer pictures!

1. Revlon - Kissable Balm Stain in Honey. I am sure you all know what this cult favorite looks like. Mine is pretty old and all of the label on the packaging has rubbed off. I love this color, but am ready to start moving things out of my collection. This will probably be something I repurchase though!

2. Smashbox - Photo Finish Primer and Benefit - Porefessional. These are both such small sample sizes that I decided that I would consider the 2 of them together as one product. The photo finish is basically unused so you can't even see the line I drew on it. I couldn't figure out where I was with the porefessional, but I have used it far more than the other one. It shouldn't take me long to finish it up. I just want to make sure I use it before it goes bad!

3. Rimmel - Stay Matte Mouse Foundation. I like this product alright, I probably won't repurchase it once I am done. It feels heavy on my skin and can cling to dry patches. 

4. The Balm - Nude Dude single shadow in Flirty. I love this as an all-over shadow. I love this shadow a lot, but it is taking up space and I just got the entire palette in a Hautelook order today, so I just want to use this up. Also I feel like it is a great color for Autumn/Winter.

5. It Cosmetics - Bye Bye Undereye. I have had this little sample in my collection for too long and I don't really care for it. I just want to move it out. 

6. Benefit - Watts Up. Love this product, but I hardly use it and I don't know why. It is absolutely beautiful, and I want to use it before it goes bad. I also have it in a little pot from last Christmas when I bought the blush palette. It is a shame to just let them go to waste by drying up in my drawers.

7. Noyah - lipstick in Desert Rose. This isn't too old, but I probably won't use it unless it is in a project because it isn't a color that I gravitate to very much. I want to just get it out of my collection. 

8. Mary Kay - Nourishine lip gloss in au Naturel. I love the look of this lip gloss. I want to use it before it goes bad though and again the only way that will happen is if it is in a project. I'm not sure if I would repurchase it when I am done only because I don't wear lip glosses very often and I just don't want them cluttering my collection anymore. 

9. Maybelline - Babylips in Grape Vine. Another baby lips to move out. This is basically brand new and that is because it is my second tube of it. The first chapstick I ever finished was the one in this shade. It gives a nice wash of purple on the lips, a wearable purple for me. It is probably the only baby lips that I would consider ever purchasing again. 

10. Bare Minerals - 5 in 1 base. I have used this a couple of times and it is a nice base. I don't know that I would buy a full size once this is out though. 

11. Maybelline - Instant Age Rewind Brightener. I like this concealer and will definitely be repurchasing, however I don't think I will get it in the brightener again. It is an almost white because of how bright it is. I have to wear it underneath my foundation so that it doesn't look so stark. 

12. tre'stique - Mini-Matte lip crayon in Nantucket Nude. Another product I wouldn't use unless it was in a project. 

13. Rimmel - Scandaleyes in Nude. I had this in a previous project and clearly I didn't finish it up. I have about 4 months this time around and I think that will be enough time to finish it up though. I do already have a backup of this since I love it so much, I thought it would be a good idea to add a product that I am already using every day regardless of if it is in a project or not. 

14. Pacifica - eyeliner in Fringe. I have had this in my collection for a while. I thought it would be a good idea to add it since I have only used it a couple of times. Also I want something that isn't black right now. 

So there are my 14 things that I need to finish by February 14, 2016. I think I can actually do this if I put my mind to it. I am only really worried about the Watts Up because it is such an amazing product that I don't need much. I will try to get creative with it though! Let me know if you are going to join in on the joy that is another project pan. Also, don't forget to check out the 2 youtubers I mentioned earlier, they are amazing at juggling multiple project pans and it is always encouraging to see someone else's progress as motivation!

Okay, so I completely spaced and forgot to pull out my eye shadow in Flirty from The Balm. Here is a picture of it. It has some use so I am not too worried about using it up. 

Project Pan Roulette

Hello lovelies, so I decided that I would do yet another project pan. I am really enjoying doing these and seeing that I am actually using products and not just letting them go to waste by sitting in my collection. This time I decided to go with a project pan roulette. I like the idea that I don't really know what I am going to have to finish up. 

Here is a list that I put on little pieces of paper and chose from a hat. Some I was excited about choosing because I knew right away what I was going to use, others were a little more difficult. 

1. An Item of your choice

2. A product you are loving

3. something fun

4. a product from a palette

5.  a cream product

6. a deluxe sized item

7. a bronzer

8. a blush

9. a product you regret buying

10. a product you have a love/hate relationship with

11. something you already hit pan on

12. an item in a color you don't normally wear

13. a loose powder product

14. a new item in your collection

15. on of the oldest items in your collection

16. an item that was a gift

17. an item with beautiful packaging

18. one of your most expensive items

19. one of your cheapest items

20. a drugstore item

21. a lip product

22. an item from your favorite brand

I decided to choose 12 different categories and as soon as I finish 10 of the 12 products, I would consider that a win and the project will be over. As of right now I am not sure whether I want to give myself a time limit or not because I think I may be starting another seasonal challenge. I will let you guys know once I do my first update. On to the things I pulled!

1. Loose powder product: NYC Smooth Skin Loose Face Powder. Completely freaked out when I chose this because they are not the easiest thing to finish, but I think I can get through it.

2. One of the oldest: Artistry Light Up Lip Gloss in Champagne. I need to move this out of my collection because it really is one of my oldest and I don't wear it nearly enough.

3. Blush: Wet n Wild blush in Heather Silk. My goal is to just hit pan on this. Figured I would pick a blush that I wouldn't mind wearing in Autumn and into Winter. 

4. Product I regret buying: Urban Decay Naked Skin Beauty Balm. I got this when Ulta had it for 50% off, so I only paid $17 for it, but I never reach for it because it has next to no coverage whatsoever. Could have gotten other things with that money that wouldn't have just sat in my collection the way this has. 

5. Beautiful Packaging: Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick in Love Craft. This was a point perk on Sephora, I love the packaging on this. Also the only other things in my collection that have beautiful packaging are palettes and I didn't want to include any of them.

6. Product I am Loving: Jordana Easy Liner for Lips in Rock n' Rose. I am obsessed with this lip liner. I use it everyday because it is my perfect nude. My favorite lip liner of all time!

7. New Item: Stila Stay All Day concealer. I got this on Hautelook but haven't done more than just swatch it because I have been trying to use up other concealers. 

8. Cheapest Item: ELF Instant Lift Brow Pencil. Haven't even used this yet since I am using up another brow product, but look forward to trying it out. If it does work out well that would be exciting since it is only a couple of dollars!

9. Cream Product: NYC City Proof 24 Hr Eye Primer. Debated whether I should have this here or under product I regret buying. I like using the maybelline color tattoos to enhance the eyeshadow I put over it, so I don't know what I was thinking when I bought this honestly. I look forward to moving it out of my collection though.

10. Drugstore Item: ELF Mist and Set. I enjoy using this product in my day to day routine as it is, so I thought why not just add in something I won't get bored with using. 

11. Lip Product: Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lipstick in Get Ready. This is a deluxe sized sample lipstick I got in ipsy, I have had it for too long and haven't worn it, but it being in a project will basically force me to use it. 

12. Item of my choice: NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny. I have had this for so long and would feel guilty using another one while this is just sitting in my collection. I am just aiming to use this until it hits pan to count it completed.

So there is the list. If you have made it to the end of this post I applaud you. Again the goal is to finish 10 of the 12 items. I'll write to you all with another update soon!

Finish 13 by Halloween Update #2

Hello my lovely readers, today I bring for you my 2nd update for my Finish 13 by Halloween project pan. Now, I know it is the 3rd and I should have posted on the 30th of September, but school and work have officially overtaken my life. I did however take the photos on that day, and that is why the quality of them isn't the greatest. Anyway, there are a lot of products so I will just get right into it.

All 13 of my products.

So, I guess I will start with face products.  The Garnier BB Cream has some considerably less product in it. The Pixi Flawless Beauty Primer, I honestly don't know what my progress on this is. I can't get the air out of the top and it is hard for me to see through the packaging. This is one of the items that I am pretty sure I won't be finishing. The Yaby Natural Finish foundation has also got some progress on it. If I just use it more exclusively like I had planned, I probably would have been done with it by now. For the past week I have been only using it and I found a way to make it work better with my skin so I don't mind using it as much as I was before. I have a lot more pan on the Mac Mineralized Skinfinish Natural. I'm pretty confident that I will be finishing that one up soon. I have finally hit pan on the Mac Studio Finish Concealer. I was working on only one side, but then realized that that wouldn't have shown up in the photos and so I started in on the middle again. Because of how I was using it though, I am almost done with half of on side. 

Next, I have a variety of the other products. First is the Rimmel Scandaleyes in Black. I am not making the greatest progress on this and since I am only using it to tightline, I wasn't expecting much. I will continue to use it for the rest of the month, but I will be happy to use something that won't transfer everywhere as much as this one does. Next is the Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Branded. My progress with this is alright. I didn't really start using it until I finished with my Finsih 5 by Fall project pan because I had a base in there that I was using. The goal is to use half of that I have left of this, but I'm not sure that will happen. I have the Salon Perfects Brow Pencil, and I made good progress on this. It won't be finished based on the steady progress I have been making, but it will be pretty close and that is exciting. I'll be glad to move that out of my collection and use my new brow products. As for lips in this challenge, I have the Almay liquid lip balm in blooming and the Maybelline Babylips in Twinkle. Both have good progress on them. I'm not too worried about finishing either one of these. 

As for the products that I have finished for this project, I have three! My Maybelline Babylips in Cherry Me was a pain to finish. It got really goopy towards its end. Also, the red wasn't a very flattering one on me and because I was trying to finish it, it was always splotchy and uneven looking. As for the other 2, they were both from the ELF Blush and Contour duo. I hit pan on the blush a lot earlier than the bronzer. I will probably choose to finish up this blush in a future pan because I really enjoyed using it. The bronzer however was another story. It looked a lot better as an all over shadow than as a bronzer. It was always really splotchy and uneven on me. Also, hard pan keeps forming over it, and it is annoying to have to deal with it. I may just toss it once I finish the blush completely, but for now I may just continue to use it as an allover shadow look on the days when I don't have too much time to get ready. 

So there you have it. That was a lot to get through. I decided that if I finish 7 products from this project I will be proud of myself. The main goal for my doing all of these projects is to try to get through my products, make sure I am getting my moneys worth, and to make sure I use things before they go completely bad and become unusable. While I may put them on the side after the project is over, I won't completely just forget about them. Constantly having to use a product really lets you know if you like it enough that it would be considered repurchasable. 

What I think I will be able to finish in the next month:

Maybelline Baby Lips in Twinkle

Mac Minieralized Skinfinish Natural

Mac Studio Finish Concealer

Yaby Natural Finish FOundation

Almay Liquid Lip Balm in Blooming.

Well, until my next post my fellow beauty lovers. 

e.l.f. Matte Lip Color

Hey guys, I'm here with another review for you! Today it is the e.l.f. Matte Lip Color. To the left you will see that I have already purchased 2 of them. The first in Natural and the second in Tea Rose. I have to say that I love these and they will be a staple for me for the summer. They are great on their own or you can layer them depending on your mood. They are perfectly pigmented and for a girl on a budget this is perfect. At $3 you really can't complain and I thought why not give them a try. They are a fairly new product and I only heard one person on youtube bring them up and she had good things to say about the Natural one I believe. I first got that one and after loving it so much I purchased Tea Rose, more because of the name than anything really.





I like to use them as a base for some of my lipsticks. The natural color creates a great foundation for a brighter lipstick that I own that I don't feel too comfortable wearing on its own. In the picture you can see I paired it with my Revlon Colorburst lip Butter in 090 Sweet Tart. It is such a bold and beautiful color, but when I put my e.l.f. matte lip under, they layer beautifully into a more natural bright pink. I can wear a bright lip without feeling like I'm blinding people with my lips!

The Tea Rose color layers beautifully with my Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick in 006 Pink Blush and Artistry light up lip gloss in Champagne. This has been a great, more natural but there's still something there, kind of lip. Graduation parties have begun and this has been one of my favorite lips to wear! I picked the lipstick a while ago and never really got on with the color on its own because I felt that it was a little too pink for my fair skin, but once I put the Tea Rose under it, I can't stop wearing it. This look is good with or without the lip gloss but I feel like with that as a top coat it really ties everything together.



Even though I love those combinations, I also really love wearing these on their own. I like the fact that they are buildable and you can get a good range of color from the one product on its own.

Natural, a very sheer look to a more natural, flushed pink look.

Tea Rose, a natural purple tint to a more rosey purple tint. 

Overall, I would definitely say to go get these just to throw into your purse. They are easy for on-the-go applying and it can be done without a necessarily having a mirror (which is always convenient!). I heard that not all the colors are flattering, but I think that these two are universal and would look good on any skin tone!