July 2016 Project Pan Update

It is the middle of July and that means time for the update of this month's project pan. The products I have chose might not be used up in the month but I want to focus on them and make some decent progress. Even if I product isn't finished it might or might not be in the next month's project pan. 

Listed below are the products I chose to focus on for July: 

 

1. Eyes Lips Face All Over Color stick in Pink Lemonade- I have been working on this for too long and I am excited to maybe have it finished within the next month. It is a gorgeous color I am just not a huge fan of cream blushes an I have quiet a few I need to use up.  

** 2. Benefit's Watts Up- It is finished! I enjoyed this sample size and luckily I have another one ready to use. I don't know if I would repurchase it, I have a lot of highlighters to work through first. 

3. Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze- I am so close to finishing this! I am hoping within the next few days and so I can start working on other cream eyeshadows.

4. E.L.F. Golden Bronzer- I finished off a powder highlighter last month so I thought why not try and work on this. I think this might go by quicker now that the Benefit Watts Up is finished as well. 

5. E.L.F. Blush and Bronzer- I hit pan in the bronzer and so my n ext goal for the end the month is to hit pan on the blush. My overall goal is to have at least the bronzer finished by the end of August but we will see. 

6. Stila Lip Glaze in Lights- I am really happy with the progress hopefully I continue to see progress so I can finish it up this month.

7. Bare Essentials Lip Guard in Miami Beach-This is one of my oldest glosses so it is time to use it up. It is a gorgeous pink color that I think will work well with my E.L.F. lipstick.  

8. E.L.F. Lipstick in Natural Nymph- I have been really enjoying wearing nude lips! I am hoping to make some more progress as the month goes on (we will see). 

9. Palladio Eyeliner is Sky Blue- Eyeliners are SO hard for me to use up so I like putting them in my project pan to at least track some progress and feel a little accomplished. 

10. Revlon Cream Eyeshadows in Seashells- Since I am basically finished with my color tattoo I decided to add this in to start tracking progress because thesis are the next cream shadows I plan on trying to use up. 

I hope you enjoyed the update to the products I picked out for my July Project Pan. I will have my finale to my July Project Pan up in about two weeks! Have a wonderful day! 

~Annelise

Makeup Inventory/Collection: Highlighters & Concealers

I started a series on my YouTube Channel, showing my makeup inventory. I thought I would also show it here and talk about my favorites and my goals. I thought this would be a quick reference and summary of the video. A new video and blog post will be up each Saturday! 



Concealers
Inventory:5

1. Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer and Highlighter in Fair (Currently Using) - This is almost used up and while it works okay it doesn't last a super long time, so I won't get it again. 
2. Eyes lips face HD Lifting Concealer in Brightening
3. Eyes Lips Face HD Lifting Concealer in Fair (Currently Using) - This product does nothing for my blemishes! 
4. Hard Candy Stick Concealer in Fair/Light
5. Covergirl and Olay Under Eye 

Goal: 2-4 

Highlighter
Inventory: 9

1. Benefit Watts Up 
2. The Balm Cindy-Lou Manizer
3. Benefit High Beam 
4. Eyes Lips Face Baked Blush in Pinktastic (Currently Using)- This broke last year (it is in the plastic container above). I want at least that one finished by the end of the year.
5. Chella in Ivory Lace
6 & 7. W3ll People Bio Brightening Stick sample (2) (Currently Using) - I ended up with two of these so I am focusing on using one of them up. 
8. Bare Minerals Soft Focus Glee
9. Bare Minerals in Bare Radiance - This is perfect for lazy days with BB Cream and this. 

Goal: 3-4

I hope you enjoyed! Let me know if you have a favorite concealer or highlighter because none of these have really WOWED me so I want to try some new ones out. 

~Annelise

December 2015 Empties

Welcome to the beginning of January Which means it is empties time! To watch the video click the video below! I split this post into three categories: makeup, beauty, and random! Enjoy! 

Makeup Empties

1. Bare Minerals Lip Guard in Pebble Beach (Might Repurchase)- This was in my Lip Product Project Pan. I really fell in love with it during the project. I used it everyday in my car. I would think about repurchasing it, but I have a lot of glosses to use up first.

2. Avon Glazewear in Coral Crush (Might Repurchase)- This was also in my Lip Product Project Pan. I really liked the color, perfect for fall. 

3. Avon Frozen Lipstick (Not Repurchase)- This was my final product from my Lip Product Project Pan and I am SO glad this lipstick is gone. I am not sure where it came from, but it was a dark pink frosty color that is not for me. 

4. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion (Not Repurchase)- I got this when I bought my Naked Pallet (a few years ago) and finally got around to using this up. It worked well on my eyelids and made my eyeshadow stay longer. 

 

5. Trestique Concealer in Bisque (Not Repurchase)- I received this in my Birchbox and the concealer was okay. I wasn't super impressed and so I won't be purchasing the full size. 

6. Garnier BB Cream in Light/Medium (Repurchase)- This is one of my FAVORITE BB Creams! I love the coverage it gives and its lasting power. As you can tell I really wanted to get every last drop because I cut it open.

7.Ulta Dual Ended Eyeliner Pencil in Deep Brown and Black (Not Repurchase)- Earlier this year I bought an ULTA sampler box and this was in it. I have been trying to use it recently and continued to fail. I couldn't sharpen it so it wouldn't hurt my eyes, so it it getting thrown away. 

8. -10. Brushes (Not Repurchase)- I have been slowly trying to use my brushes and see which ones shed, are rough, or I never use. The sponges are ones that I never use the other two are rough and shed so they are going out of my life. 

Beauty Empties 

11. -14. Coconut Lime Verbena Body Lotion, Shampoo and Conditioner (Might Repurchase)- I stayed in a hotel over Thanksgiving and took them because the smell was amazing! If I saw these in the store I would think about purchasing them for the smell. 

15. Temple Spa's La La Lagoon Aromatic Bath & Shower Gel (Not Repurchase)- I LOVED the smell of this! I received this in my Birchbox and really liked it, but I never spend very much on body wash so I won't be getting this again! 

16. Bumble and Bumble Hairdresser's Invisible Oil (Not Repurchase)- I received this in my Birchbox and really liked it. I am trying to simply my hair routine and an individual oil doesn't work in that.  

17. Sea Breeze Astringent (Repurchase)- When my face needs a deep clean, this is my go to product. I feel like it really cleans my deep in my pores! 

18. Christie Brinkley Complete Clarity Daily Facial Polish (Not Repurchase)- I received this in my Birchbox and really liked it. However, I have other facial cleansers I like better so I will not be repurchasing it.

19. Batiste Dry Shampoo (Repurchase)- LOVE THIS STUFF! I can't tell you how great this is! If you have blonde hair run out and get it! 

20. Dove Revive Deodorant (Might Repurchase)- I really liked scent of this and would think about repurchasing it. I tend to switch it up and try new things. 

21. Freeman's Coffee & Chai Energizing Paper Eye Mask (Not Repurchase)- I really liked this mask and how it made me face feel, however I can not stand eye masks. (I am not patient enough.)

22. Bath and Body Works Peach Citrus Fragrance Mist (Not Repurchase)- I have been using as fragrance mists as rooms sprays because they don't last one me long enough to bother, so I will not repurchase this.

23. Simple Refreshing Facial Wash Gel (Might Repurchase)- My sister-in-law gave this to me and I enjoyed it. I haven't found my holy grail cleanser so I would give this another go. 

24. Makeup For Ever Eye Makeup Remover (Might Repurchase)- My mom gave this to me for my birthday. I liked it, but I prefer a water based versus more or a lotion consistency. 

25. Estee Lauder Advance Night Repair Eye Serum (Not Repurchase)- I received this in my Birchbox and while I really liked this product I didn't see any result so I will not purchase the full size.

And those were my August Empties!  By the end of 2015, I want to have 365 empties. December (25) +November (22) + October (23) + September (39) + August (44)+ July (35) + June (22) +May (23) +April (21) + March (16) + February (19) + January (23) means I am (312/365)! Which means I didn't make me goal of finishing 365 products by the end of the year, but I am still very proud of myself. For 2016, my goal is to finish 300 products.  

Let me know your favorite eye cream below! Have a wonderful day!

~Annelise 

Lip Product Project Pan Update #2

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Welcome back! I decided that on top of my monthly project pans and I was going to do a lip product project pan. 

1. My nail polish project pan was going nowhere and I don't have a huge problem buying nail polish

2. I have A LOT of lip products that I need to get through and I tend to randomly buy/get them. 

I have chosen two lip balms, two lipsticks, a lip stain and 7 lip glosses and I want to want to finish these up by December 31st. 

Lipstick 

1. Covergirl Lipstick in Sweetheart - I am not a huge fan of this lipstick and am happy with the progress I made this month! I plan on putting this aside until I finish the other lipstick. 

2. Avon Lipstick in Frozen - This is similar to the Covergirl lipstick with the frosty effect which I am again not a fan of. I didn't use this much and am going to focus on this lipstick for the next two months to hopefully finish it up. 

LipBalm 

3. The Body Shop Born Lippy Raspberry Lip Balm- I hit "pan"! I use this almost everyday as I am getting ready and I have made some great progress!

LipStain 

4. L'Oreal Paris Colour Caresse Wet Shine Lip Stain in Pink Resistance- I go back and forth whether I like this product, but like I said before I have WAY too many lip products and I have found other stains I like better. I am happy with the progress because you are starting to be able to see the sides, I have no idea how long this will take me. 

Lipgloss

7. Covergirl Wetslicks AmazeMint in Un-wined- I LOVE this gloss. I will be focusing on this gloss a lot in the next few months. I still haven't been able to see where I am at, so hopefully I can get it finished. 

8. C.O. Bigelow Organics in Strawberry and Cream- I have used this every once and awhile. I am going to try and use it a little more this month. I think when the weather gets cooler I will want more chapsticks (which this works for that). 

9. Avon Glazewear Extreme in Coral Crush - I used this a few times. I will be focusing on this for the next few months to hopefully finish it up because there was no visible progress this month. 

10. Bare Essential Lip Guard in Pebble Beach- I have placed this in my car, so hopefully that remind me to use it. I really do like the formula and texture, I just ALWAYS forget about it so we will see.

11. POP Aqua Lauger in Flowering Fuchsia- As you can tell I did make some progress this month, but I will be focusing on my other glosses and will come back to this closer to December. I might use it every once and awhile, but you probably won't see a ton of progress. 

12. Covergirl Shine Blast in 825 Smolder- I took out the stopper! This is SO close to being finished that it will be by next month for sure. As long as I don't lose it, knock on wood! ;)  

Finished Products

1. Life is Good Lipbalm- I am so happy this is finished. I wasn't super moisturizing and didn't seem to last long on my lips. 

2. E.L.F. lipgloss in Oasis- I accidently took the stopper out in March and it became a mess. I really did like the color but with the stopper situation I am glad to have it finished. 

I hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know if you are doing a project pan because I was love to see it! Have a wonderful day! 

~Annelise