9 By New Years Update #2

Hello lovelies, Its been a few more weeks since my last update on this project and this will probably be my last before the finale. I have unfortunately only managed to finish 1 more product for the grand total of 2!...please note the bitter sarcasm at the fact that the progress on the other products is not so promising. 

Urban Decay - Hit pan on W.O.S - This happened this morning and it was about darn time! The dip in this is huge because I use a larger brush with it to set my eye base. It is a good palette and I have been really enjoying getting more use out of it lately.

Evelyn Iona - Cream blush in Ash - What was left in this was all against the sides and it was hard to get my brush covered evenly so I had to reset it to the middle. There isn't much left in here, but I don't know that I can actually get it finished.

Essence - Lip Liner in In the Nude - Didn't really reach for this as much. My lips have been really dry lately and this lip liner just doesn't agree with dry lips.

Maybelline - Babylips in Strike a Rose - Same progress as last time. I have been really trying with this one, but I think the only way I can finish this is if I look like a clown for the rest of the month and that it just not happening. I think when this project it over I will just give this to my niece since I feel like it isn't really moisturizing my lips that much.

Bite Beauty - Lipstick in Pepper - Only a little progress because I decided that I would instead focus on finishing the Covergirl lipstick since it is older. There probably won't be much more progress on this by the end of the month.

Revlon - Colorstay eyeliner in Charcoal - tiniest bit of progress on this because I actually forgot that this was in this project and I just wasn't reaching for it. I will try to make more of an effort, but there is no way that I will finish this!

Covergirl - lipstick in Rush - It is going to be a stretch, but I am really going to try and finish this lipstick. It is basically the only lipstick I have been wearing. I didn't do much the week of thanksgiving and so I didn't wear this and I think that made a bit of a difference. However, this will literally be on my lips every day for the next month.

Revlon - Nearly Naked Foundation - This is the only foundation that I have been reaching for so I am not surprised that I have made such steady progress throughout this project. I think it is actually possible for me to finish this one.

So there it is. There is definitely progress on the products, but with only a month left,...I think I can get the foundation, lip liner, and covergirl lipstick done. Until then though I will be kicking my butt working on these products so that even if they aren't done by the end of the year, they won't be in 2017 for too long.

Project Ipsy Month 12 Update

Hello lovelies, it is time again for an update on my Project Ipsy. I can't believe that I have been doing this for as long as I have. I am really excited for this year to end so I can restart this project again. I have decided that I am going to be doing it a little differently next year so that I will be able to get more done. However, until then, I will just show you the little progress that I made this month.

I have finished 2 more products this month.

Nourish Organic - Argan Face Serum - This has been helping my skin with the dehydration issue and I have been getting more into serums since I had first started this. I wouldn't purchase this specific one, but I definitely plan on getting my hands on some sort of primer for the winter.

Smashbox - Photofinish Primer - I have had so many of these samples and really I don't know that it makes my foundation last any longer than it would otherwise. So I won't be purchasing this either.

Marc Anthony - Conditioning Treatment - I used this after coloring my hair recently and it smelled really good and actually made my hair pretty soft. The mark is under the word coconut.

Absolute - Lip Balm - I am still working on clearing the one half of it by the end of the year. Not sure how doable it is at this point.

Vasanti - Face exfoliator - I could have jsut used this and been done with it, but nope. I may have used it 2 or three times though. 

Mitchel and Peach - Fine Radiance Oil - I have been really enjoying mixing this in with my foundation lately. However I only need 2, 3 drops at most, and it is pretty slow moving.

La Vanilla - Pure Vanilla Roller Ball - I think if I had cared how I smelt over Thanksgiving break I would have been done with this, but I didn't leave for a week and I will smell as I please in my own home haha. Also it was in my room which my brother and his wife from out of town had taken over so I couldn't really get to it.

Not Soap Radio - Liquid Freud - Been making more and more progress on this. My hands have flared into full eczema mode and this will most likely be done by the end of the month since it is always in reach.

Chella - Ivory Lace highlighter crayon - same steady progress with this.

It Cosmetics - Brow Pencil - made the tiniest bit of progress with this from a week of use. 

Be A Bombshell - Lip balm - this went missing for a while so there is minuscule progress.

Trestique - lip crayon in Nantucket Nude - I am so proud of the progress on this one. I think I will definitely have this done for the finale! 

So there it is. This is not all the products I am working on, but it is the products that I actually have some progress on. There isn't much this month, but with Thanksgiving and the end of the semester coming up, things have been pretty busy and not much has been going on my face. I know I will have a lot more done for the finale, but the total is 39/90.

9 by New Years Update #1

Hello lovelies, well it has been 3 weeks I think since my introduction post for what is supposed to be my last project pan for the year. I chose 9 items that I thought would be relatively easy to get through, however I think I may have misjudged a few of them. I'll just get right into it though so you can see for yourself.

To start off, I have reached my goal on 1 product! 

Urban Decay - Naked Basics - hit pan in Faint - I used this in my brows and as an eyeliner and it already had a pretty decent dip going through it, so it didn't seem to take too long for me to hit pan. 

Essence Lip liner in In the Nude - I keep forgetting to reach for this, but I still managed to make decent progress I think. 

Maybelline Babylips in Strike a Rose - I am not a fan of the color of this at all and it does absolutely nothing to moisturize my lips. I mean this may be the worst of all the babylips that I have tried. 

Bite Beauty lipstick in Pepper - I love this lipstick. I would definitely be purchasing this in full size soon!

Revlon colorstay eyeliner in charcoal - I am actually pretty surprised that I have gotten that much use out of it. I don't even remember actaully using it more than a couple of times. 

Covergirl lipstick in Rush - Love this lipstick but I don't need to reapply so it is definitely slow moving.

Evelyn Iona cream blush in Ash - I have expanded that pan showing on this and I think it will actually be possible for me to get this finished.

Revlon Nearly Naked foundation - I am using it, but I don't like it very much. Because I have so much focus towards it though there is definitely more progress than I had expected.

Urban Decay Naked Basics WOS hit pan - I will probably hit pan on this within the next week. I am using such a large fluffy brush that it will be a lot of pan quickly I think. 

So 1 down and 8 to go. I have hope for this project with the exception of one of the lipsticks. I think I am going to need to focus solely on one and then move on to the next, also I need to be reapplying a lot. I think by the next update I will have pan on the shadow for sure. I am going to focus on the Covergirl lipstick and the lip liner as well. I have about a month and 3 weeks to work on all of this so I really have to focus in on all the products.

Makeup Use Up Q3 Update

Hello lovelies, another 3 months have past and that means it is time for another update for the Makeup Use Up challenge that I am doing this year. I have finished a few more products and I have made some serious progress on others. It is clear though that there is no way that I will be finishing some of these by the end of the year. I have made some progress though and that is all that matters.

The products I finished:

L to R: NYC Sunny bronzer, CVS brow pencil in brown, UD Beauty Balm, Rimmel black eyeliner, Maybelline instant age rewind, Bare Minerals Get ready lipstick.

Powders - 3

NYC Smooth Skin Loose Powder 

Wet n Wild Coverall

Rimmel Stay Matte - made amazing progress on this. Serious pan.

Wet n Wild Reserve your Cabana - stretch 

Blushes - 2

Hit pan on 1 powder blush - decided not to keep going with this because I really like changing my blush out regularly. I decluttered the Dandelion blush that I had said I was going to focus on.

Use up 1 cream blush - Evelyn Iona in Ash - Hit "pan" on this cream blush. 

Eye Liner - 4

Rimmel Nude - steady progress

Rimmel Black - Decluttered this because it smells weird, like a crayon, and it burned my eyes whenever I tried wearing it.

Revlon Charcoal - tiniest bit of progress.

Pacifica Fringe -Serious progress on this! 

Rimmel Turquoise - stretch

Sephora Chloraphyll - stretch

Eyelid Primers/Bases - 3

Be a Bombshell Submissive 

Maybelline Barely Branded 

NYC City Proof 24 hr. - So close to being done with this! Maybe 2 weeks worth left of it. 

Trestique Aspen Pine - stretch

Brow Products - 4

Loreal Brow Stylist Plumper

It Cosmetics Brow Power - some progress. 

CVS Sample Brown 

CVS Sample Taupe

Lip Liners - 3

Rimmel East End Snob

Jordana Rock n Rose

Essence In the Nude - getting some good use with this.

Lipsticks - 4

Bare Minerals Get Ready

Kat Von D Love Craft

Covergirl Rush - I think this will be the only one that gets finished by the end of the year.

Covergirl Sultry

Wet n Wild 902C - stretch

Lip Gloss - 3

Artistry Champagne 

Mary Kay au Naturel

BBW Watermelon Sorbet - Really proud of the progress on this

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 - Only used it once.

Loreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder - stretch - getting more use out of this than the revlon one. I will definitely be done with it by the end of the year. 

Bronzer - 2

NYC Smooth Skin Sunny - I repressed this in the pan that was for my coverall pressed powder. 

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 - So close with this now! 

Temptu Pink Pearl

ELF Pink Tastic - stretch

Face Primers - 3

Smashbox Photo Finish 

Pixi Flawless Beauty - made some progress.

dr. brandt Pores No More 

Benefit Porefessional - stretch

Total: 43

Stretch: 11

All Together: 54

Used Q1 : 6

Used Q2: 9

Used Q3: 6

Used to Date : 21

Project Ipsy Month 10 Update

Hello lovelies, here is the newest update on the Project Ipsy that I have been working on all year. I finished more products this month than I think I have in any other month, so I'll just get right into it! 

Pure Brazzilion - Leave in conditioner - This was nice, but I don't think I would purchase it. I found that I don't really have a need for leave in conditioners. I am much more a fan of just deep conditioning and doing hair masks instead.

Ofra - single shadow in Bliss - There is the tiniest bit of pan in there. Gorgeous champagne color. The formula of this shadow is really nice.

Bare Minerals - Marvelous Moxie lipstick in Get Ready - Well this melted a little and then it just fell apart. I sort of marked it on the paper, but I am ready to let it go despite how much I have left of it. I finished more than half of it and considering I wasn't the biggest fan of the color on myself, I think that is pretty darn good!

St. Tropez - Gradual Face Tan - Just glad to have this out now.

Not Soap Radio - Liquid Freud lotion - Really disappointed that I haven't used this more than a couple of times. I thought I could have it done in a month but I guess not.

Absolute - Lip balm in Green Apple - Making my way to the next side of the pan. It is pretty thin where you see product in the middle there. I don't know that I am going to dig into the bottom of the side pan the way I did on that first side because it is a little hard to get the product out of there and I don't really mind some being left in there. It is a nice lip balm though.

La Vanilla - Pure Vanilla rollerball - I use this every day. I am surprised there isn't that much progress.

Chella - Ivory Lace highlighter crayon - Been loving this to clean up my brows.

J Cat Beauty - Big Lip Pencil in Caramel Mocha - Been really enjoying this color for Autumn.

Be a Bombshell - Lip Balm in French Kiss - Momentarily lost this so there isn't as mcuh progress as I would have hoped for.

Trestique - Mini Lip Crayon in Nantucket Nude - This is a great center of the lip highlight. Also great to mix in and lighten up some darker colors.

And now for the products that I am adding in:

Nourish Organic - Argan Face Serum - I don't actually know what serums do, but I have been using all of my samples of them and decided that it was time to bring this one out and use it up.

Smashbox - Photofinish Primer - this is a gimme product and I don't really care.

Bayberry Naturals - Rosehip and Hibiscus Moisturizer - I needed a new moisturizer and this is the one that I am going to use.

Mitchel and Peach - Fine Radiance Face Oil - My skin is already becoming dehydrated from the dryer weather, so I am clearly all about rehydrating it with all the skin care products I chose to add in.

So there is a quick update. I skipped over the products that I didn't make any progress in. Really hoping I can get a few more of these products out by the end of the year. I don't know yet whether or not I will be keeping this project going through next year or starting fresh with it. I am leaning towards starting fresh. What do you think I should do?

13 by Halloween Update #3

Hello lovelies, today I finally bring you another update on my 13 by Halloween project pan roulette. This will be the last time that I am adding any products in because it is October and it is pretty impossible for me to finish anything else in a month that I haven't been working on already. Anyway, I'll just get right into it! 

I finished 2 more products!

Bronzer - NYC Sunny Bronzer (I repressed into this pan) - There wasn't much left, but I am happy to have officially finished my first bronzer! This is such a huge deal for me. It was also on my list to finish this year and that makes me really happy too! 

Something New - NYC Get it All stick foundation - I have such mixed feelings about this. Safe to say that I will not be repurchasing. I didn't even dig into what was left in the packaging. I may keep it around to clean up my eyebrows, but probably not.

And now for everything I have left!

Benefit Watts Up - I kept forgetting to use this and you can definitely see a difference between last month and this month's progress. Not sure if I can get this finished in the next month.

Pacfica eyeliner in Fringe - I have been using this as a brow pencil and it is really working for me.

Rimmel Scandaleyes in Nude - making some progress, but my eyes have been pretty sensitive lately and I have been skipping lining my waterline.

Bite Beauty lipstick in Cafe - I completely forgot about this lipstick, but I'm hoping that I can still get it done by the end of the month.

Mac Studiofinish concealer - You can't tell from the pictures, but I have definitely made more progress with this concealer. I know I won't be able to finish it by the end of the project, but there is slightly a better chance that I can have it done by the end of the year.

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Branded - There is some very slight change here. I keep forgetting to reach for it though.

Loreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder - I have been making some progress here. I think all of my lines from before were wrong, but now I can see through the glass and that means I am actually watching my progress now, which is motivating considering I really want to stop using this now and move onto something else.

Rimmel Stay Matte Primer - This looks, smells, and feels like glue but not in a necessarily bad way. It works though so I guess thats all that matters.

Tarte lipgloss in Cannes - It has been really hard to get product out and I already know that I am not going to be taking out the stopper. This probably won't have much progress by the finale, but I would still consider it finished.

The Balm eyeshadow in Flirty - I repressed this but haven't used it much at all. I just keep finding other shadows that I want to reach for instead.

Loreal Brow Stylist Plumper - failed to add this to the picture, but you wouldn't be able to see progress anyway. It feels like it is starting to really dry out though. It is doing a little less for my brows everyday. 

And now the products I have added in! 

Already hit pan - Wet n Wild Reserve your Cabana - I think I just want my goal for this to be to hit side pan. I know I can't finish it in a month.

Rimmel - Special eyes eyeliner in Ivy - I have already made the tiniest bit of progress on this. I never used it before so I was more than happy to put it in here even though I won't finish it. I'm just happy to actually be using my products.

So that brings me to a total of 6 out of 13 products done. I don't know that I can actually reach 13 products. I think I can get to 10 though, and I would be more than okay with that considering I am actually completely using products up and not just reaching goals on them.

a/n: School is taking over my life and this should have been up a couple of weeks ago. Better late than never?

Project Ipsy Month 8 Update

Hello lovelies, I have my 8 month update for my project ipsy. I have decided to declutter 1 of the items from this project and I have been trying to make more progress on products that are not in this project because I am not making nearly the progress I wanted to be making this late in the year. I am only updating on the products with visual progress.

 I have decided to declutter this lipgloss from Mary Kay in the shade Teddy Bare because I am not making any sort of real progress on it and I do not enjoy wearing this at all. I always put it on and then take it off almost immediately. No sense in keeping something that I am disliking that much.

Vasanti exfoliating cleanser - Not as much progress as I had hoped there would be.

Avene Thermal Spring Water - I have been using this to wet my beauty blender and I think I am even lower than I marked.

Pure Brazillion Leave in conditioner - Making steady progress on this. I think I am going to try and focus on this until I finish this product off.

Sexy Hair spray clay - I have styled my hair twice this month and so there is some actual progress. 

St. Tropez gradual face tan - I think I am going to just start using this on my arms or something. I like it well enough, but now my face is a lot darker than the rest of me because of this product.

Ofra eyeshadow in Bliss - I am not sure if you can tell in the picture, but I have a bit of a dip going in this.

Absolute lip balm - So close to hitting side pan. I probably would have had more progress had I not lost it for a week and a half.

Chella Ivory Lace highlighter crayon - Same steady progress.

Jcat Big Lip Pencil - I decided that this will be the product that I am going to put a lot of focus on. I am really going to have to use this a lot if I plan on having it done by the end of the year!

Bare Minerals lipstick in Get Ready - Made a small dent.

Nyx Butter Lipbalm - The tiniest bit more progress has been made here. I have decided that I will use this for the month of August and then just declutter it. I am curious to see if I can get to the half way point with this.

Starlooks Amethyst eyeliner - I have been loving this as an innercorner highlight. Will probably begin to make more progress with it now that I have realized that.

And now for the 3 products I am adding in this month! (all marked on the above paper)

Nyx Slim Eye Pencil in Silver Shimmer - This is going to be interesting to use since it has actual pieces of glitter in it. I don't think I have ever used this so it may be a declutter next month if this doesn't go well. I am interested to see how the glitter in it is since the Starlooks one has glitter that falls all over my cheeks but I love the color far too much to get rid of that one, silver however I think I can live without, but we will see!

It Cosmetics Universal Brow Pencil - I like that this has a spooly, but I like my eye brows to be a bit warmer since I have a warmer toned hair, but I will get through this.

Mary Kay eye crayon in Teal Me More - I have a gold one like this that I have reached for a lot more. I know there is no way that I can get through this by the end of the year but I am excited to make some progress on it and maybe finish it off next year.

So in total I have finished 26 products. I think my new goal will be 50 products by the end of the year as opposed to the 91 that I initially wanted. I think by the next update I can have the Avene spray, leave in conditioner, and st tropez face tan done. I would be pretty content with that.

Finish 13 by Halloween Update #1

Hello lovelies, I have an update on my Finish 13 by Halloween roulette style project pan. Since this is a roulette that means that I am replacing the items I finish with a new category. For the first time in my project pan history I have managed to finish a couple of products. I normally have nothing to show for the first update and so this is something that is really exciting for me. So without further ado I will get right into it! 

Face powder - Rimmel Stay Matte powder - I have hit pan on this which I am not too surprised about considering i could already see the rings peeking through the product a bit when I started this. On the final update I will probably add a new picture of this to show how far I have gotten with it over the course of the rest of the project, but for all intents and purposes of this project it is done! 

Something almost used up - Urban Decay Naked Skin Beauty Balm - This lasted a lot longer than I thought it would. I never imagined that almost daily use over the course of three weeks and there wasn't that much left. I won't repurchase this ever again because it didn't have enough coverage for my taste, but it was nice for just a little something to tone down the redness of my cheeks. 

Foundation - Loreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder - I just added this in after I finished the Urban Decay bb cream so I have only used it once or twice. I am starting from the red line. It is hard to tell where I am at because the bottle isn't see through, but that is where I think I am starting. I hope I can get through this during the summer because it is far too dark for me any other time of year.

Rimmel Stay Matte Primer - I have so many primers in all of my projects that it is hard to focus on just one. I often have 2 on my face at a time. I am really going to have to work this product more into my routine though because I have only used it a handful of times.

Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch - It is kind of ridiculous how quick I can work through this product. I like it, but I wouldn't pay for another one of these, there just isn't much in there. I do have another one in backstock though.

Tarte lip gloss in Cannes - I am honestly surprised I made as much progress on this as I did considering that I didn't really reach for it that much. There was one time when I was using it and the stopper came out, so I will be very happy when this is gone.

The Balm shadow in Flirty - I tried so hard to get some side pan on this. This may take me longer than I thought it would to get through honestly.

NYC bronzer in Sunny - A lot more pan showing on this. I really can not wait until this bronzer is out of my collection. I don't know that I would repurchase it again. It has started to look more orange on me lately.

Mac Studio Fix concealer - I have managed to hit some side pan and that is really exciting for me. I haven't been enjoying using this too much because I feel like my undereye area has been really dry lately and this product emphasizes that.

Maybelline color tattoo in Barely Branded - I was having some serious issues with this looking patchy on me until I finally mixed it up. Now it is the product that I used to love using again.

Tarte eyeshadow in Private Chateau - I can definitely see hitting pan on this shadow in the next week or so. Since I use such a large brush with this to set my eye primer it is covering more area and I think that is why I haven't hit pan yet. But the dip is pretty deep.

NYC Get it All foundation stick - I have some seriously mixed feelings about this foundation stick. It looks nice on some days, but others it looks terrible. If you have dry skin stay away from this product!

Benefit Watts Up highlighter - I am making great progress with this I think. I remember having it in a past project and it wasn't going nearly this fast. This progress is without me using it everyday either.

Pacifica eyeliner in Fringe - This is the liner that won't quit. I don't have to sharpen it that much since I use it only to tightline, so progress with this is going to be very slow.

Cheap product - Rimmel Scandaleyes in Nude - I just added this in less than a week ago so there is no progress yet. I think I will be able to get through this by the end of the project.

2 out of 13 products done and I think I have pretty good progress on other products. I think I will hit pan on the Tarte eyeshadow and finish the Maybelline concealer by the next update. How are you projects going?

7 Summer Flings Update #2

Hello lovelies, I have my second update on my 7 Summer Flings project pan! I have managed to finish 1 product in the past month. I mismarked one of my products so when I used it last night (I marked these yesterday morning) and it was all used up I was pretty happy about that. I didn't take a new photo for it though because I am on campus right now and I didn't have time last night to get a new one. 

St. Ives Spray Lotion - I have no actual idea where I am with this, but I have been trying to be more consistent about using it. I like how it is a more cold spray and that is very cooling considering how hot it has been lately.

Taylor Swift Incredible Things Bath Gel - This is the product that I finished up. I struggled to get the last use out of it while in the shower last night. I love the smell of it, but I am excited to go back to a more hydrating shower gel.

MArio Badescu Facial Spray - I don't know that this will be done by the end of the project. I use this everyday at least twice a day and I haven't made too much progress. It was basically brand new when I started though so I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't finish it up.

Jergen Natural Glow Lotion - I used this maybe twice. I think I am going to focus on this lotion and once I am done with it I will go back to the St. Ives one. Since I am using a face tanning product, it makes more sense to have a tanner body now.

Color Pop Amaze - I have a really good dent in this. I think I am going to hit pan on this and then give it to my sister because I really can't deal with the glitter fallout.

BBW liplicious - I carry this around with me and apply it like a lip balm, and still there is very little progress. Twice as much as I had before, but still not enough considering this part of the tube has less product than the rest of the tube. I am going to basically be eating this lip gloss to get it done in the next 2 months.

ELF Face Primer - I am having some serious issue with this primer. The pump on it is absolutely terrible and it has these little crystal things that scratch my face when I am applying it and they stay on my skin until I wipe them away. I can't wait to be done with this.

Well there it is, a quick update for you all. I have 2 more months to work on these products. I am a little worried about a few of them. I think I can hit pan on the colour pop shadow which would make it done and I can get that Jergens lotion done if I focus enough on it. The rest of them will probably take me all the way to the end of the project though. 

Project Ipsy Months 6 & 7 Update!

Hello lovelies, I am finally updating my project ipsy. Last month was a month of very little makeup and so I just forgot to update this project. I had marked everything and was ready to go with it all in a bin on my desk, but it just slipped my mind to actually take the photos. So I will get right into the update on the products that have been in the project and then the products I added each month.

Sexy Hair - Spray Clay - I am not sure if this progress is new or if it was from a couple of months ago, but it is some progress. It will probably take me the rest of the year to finish this since I am don't really style my hair often.

Pure Brazillion - Leave in Conditioner - I have steady progress with this product. I wish I remembered to use it more often because it smells really good, but I am not a fan of having product in my hair that often.

Mary Kay - Jelly lip gloss - Still steady progress on this. I feel like I am not going to be able to finish this by the end of the year unless I really kick it into high gear.

Pixi - Flawless Beauty Primer - I'll probably start reaching for this more now since it is summer. I think I started with that red line and that is where I still am.

Absolute - Lip balm - I have made some progress on this. I hoped that I would have been able to hit side pan, but I lost it for a while. I guess I'll just have that goal for next update! 

em - waterliner - I made progress on this without even trying in the past 5 months. 

Chella - Ivorylace - Still steady progress.

J Cat - Big Lip Pencil - Still steady progress here too.

Bare Minerals - Get Ready - No progress. Hopefully some next month.

NYX - Butter Lip Balm - tiny bit of progress this month. I have been trying so hard to use this.

Starlooks - Amethyst - No progress here.

Products added in month 6:

Vasanti - Brighten Up - I had put this in the bin to be photographed so there is no progress on this. But I have used it recently, and I like it so it probably won't last more than another month or two.

Avene - Thermal Spring Water - I don't really care for this so I used it to wet my real techniques sponge when I am too lazy to go to a sink. I can't use this over makeup because it is too intense of a mist, my face gets really wet from it.

Skinn - Lip Exfoliator - This is a newer ipsy item compared to the items I have had in this project, however I wanted to make sure I used it before it went bad since it is made with more natural stuff and because I have to put my finger in it I don't want to have it laying around for years.

Products added this month:

Ofra - Bliss - The goal is to just hit pan on this. I have had it for a while and it is so pretty, but I haven't used it nearly enough. The pan is larger than a regular single shadow and I really like that. It is a really nice champagne color.

St. Tropez - Gradual Face Tan - Since summer is kicking into full swing, I think this would be nice to try out. I like that it is gradual since I am pretty fair and I wouldn't want something too drastic, just some slight color.

Hang Ten - Tanning Oil - I am curious to try this again since I used it last year and while I got some color, I also got a slight rash from this. I am going to try it with a lot of SPF and see what happens. This may end up as a decluttered item though.

So to date I have only finished 23 products. I really wanted  to be much farther along now that the year is halfway over. Hopefully from this batch I should have at least the face tan and the face exfoliator done. I want to start adding items that are going to actually be done after a month but there aren't many. I am going to have to kick it into high gear on the products that are not in this project but are just sitting in my collection. 

Makeup Use Up Q2 Update!

Hello lovelies, we are half way through the year and that means it is time to update you all on my Makeup Use Up that I am partaking in this year. I have gotten through quite a few products this year, not just in this project, but in general. I am really making a point to use what I have and try to actually finish things up where I would normally use things until they are almost done and end up rotating them out before I finish them. Safe to say it has been a very successful year so far in the panning world for me. 

The products that I finished: 

L to R: NYC Powder, Artistry lipgloss, CVS brow pencil, Garnier BB Cream, Maybelline concealer and babylips, Jordana lip liner.

Powders - 3

NYC Smooth Skin Loose Powder 

Wet n Wild Coverall

Rimmel Stay Matte 

Wet n Wild Reserve your Cabana - stretch - made some progress on this, currently in a project so there should be even more next update.

Blushes - 2

Hit pan on 1 powder blush - Chose to focus on the Benefit Dandelion blush that I depotted from a holiday set.

Use up 1 cream blush - focusing on the Evelyn Iona cream blush in Ash. Have already made decent progress since I started using it months ago.

Eye Liner - 4

Rimmel Nude - Such great progress on this! 

Rimmel Black 

Revlon Charcoal - don't have any progress on yet. Haven't really used it.

Pacifica Fringe - Just added this to a project pan so hopefully will be done with it for the next update.

Rimmel Turquoise - stretch

Sephora Chloraphyll - stretch

Eyelid Primers/Bases - 3

Be a Bombshell Submissive - Used this maybe once or twice.

Maybelline Barely Branded - Really close on this. It may take me a majority of the rest of the year to finish though.

NYC City Proof 24 hr. - So close to being done with this! Will probably be done with it for the next update! 

Trestique Aspen Pine - stretch

Brow Products - 4

Loreal Brow Stylist Plumper

It Cosmetics Brow Power - Haven't used it at all yet

CVS Sample Brown - Only a few more sharpens until this is done.

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 - This turned bad, I did get some more use out of it before it did though.

Mary Kay au Naturel

BBW Watermelon Sorbet - tiniest progress, but it is in a project and I will probably have it done for th enext update.

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 - I should have had this done already, but oh well.

Garnier BB Cream

Revlon Nearly Naked - Only used it once.

Loreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder - stretch

Bronzer - 2

NYC Smooth Skin Sunny - Made amazing progress with this. I have a photo of the repressing on my instagram @beautyandbookmarks

ELF Blushed/Bronzed duo

Concealers - 3

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind - I tried so hard to have it done before this update, there is probably a week or two worth of product in there left.

It Cosmetics Bye Bye Undereye

Mac Studio Finish

Maybelline Fit Me - stretch  - I had less in here than I thought I did.

Highlighters - 2

Benefit Watts Up - made some progress.

Temptu Pink Pearl

ELF Pink Tastic - stretch

Face Primers - 3

Smashbox Photo Finish - Haven't reached for it since the last update.

Pixi Flawless Beauty - 

dr. brandt Pores No More - Decluttered when I had less than half left. Couldn't stand this product! 

Benefit Porefessional - stretch

Total: 43

Stretch: 11

All Together: 54

Used Q1 : 7

Used to Date : 15

Well there it is. Doubled the amount of products that I used, but I would have definitely preferred to have finished more at this point in the year. I think I need to focus and make more of an effort to put these products into my project pans as opposed to other products. 

How are all of your projects going? Are you a part of this one? If so, leave a link down below and I can check out your progress!