December 2016 Empties & Declutter

Welcome to the beginning of 2017, 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. Benefit Watts Up (Not Repurchase)- This highlight is great, but I have come to realization that I prefer powder highlights, as of right now, so I will not be purchasing the full size.  

2. Laura Gellar Air Whipped Lip Wear in Praline (Might Repurchase)- I really liked this gloss and the texture. I would like about purchasing this again once I have cleared out most of my lipglosses. I would however, probably get a different color.

3. Eyes Lips Face 144 Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette (Not Repurchase)- I worked on this all year (click here to watch the playlist). While the shadows were good quality I wouldn't purchase a big palette like this again. It was hard to store and it came with a lot of colors that weren't my favorite. 

Beauty Empties 

7. Got2b Rise'N Shine Whipped Mousse (Not Repurchase)- I didn't see an effects either positive or negative when using this prodcut. Even afterward, nothing seemed to be affected. I got this on clearance and shouldn't have wasted my money. 

8.  Secret Mean Stinks Body Spray (Not Repurchase)- My mother-in-law actually gave this to me. I really liked the smell, but the spray seemed to have gotten clogged and I can't get it clean. I decided to get rid of this because it became too difficult and a hassle to use. 

Random Empties 

9. Mainstays Mulled Cider Wax Cubes (Repurchase)- I loved the scent of these and they actually last quite a long time in a wax warmer. It is a scent I go back to time and time again and would definitely recommend it for the fall and winter time. 

10. I love Cookie DOugh Hand Sanitizer (Not Repurchase)- I got really sick of this scent as I used it. I prefer a clean or the original scent. I used this as I applied my makeup in between to clean my hands since I use my fingers as I apply my makeup. 

And those were my December Empties!  By the end of 2016, I wanted to have 300 products. I didn't keep track, but I know I didn't make it. I am will be lowering my goal (especially without Birchbox tin 2017 and trying to work through larger products). 

Have a wonderful day!

~Annelise

Pan that Palette Update #6

I am so excited to share with you the progress on the palette I am on working for 2016. I am still not sure how much I will be able to use, but this is the only palette I am using! 

I received this as a perk for order over certain amount from eyeslipsface.com and never have really used it since it is SO big. The cover has since popped off and so I think it is time to move it out. It will be fun to experiment with the different colors while still having basics to fall back to. 

January, I wore whatever shades I wanted. I did crush up one shade(a dark army green) because it had no pigmentation and was very chalky. 

February I used the pink/red row, with some neutrals included. I hit pan 13 shades!

March, I focused on the light green row. My plan is to focus on a color fully row each month to try and move those out so I am not left with them all at the end. I want to have pan on a few shades in the next update. I ended up panning 7 out of 12 shades. 

In April, I decided to focus on the light blue row. I have hit pan on 10/12 shades. I am excited to see what happens. I have also decided this month that when I have a large amount of pan on a shadow I will be crushing it up because it becomes too messy once pan has hit.  

In May I am focused on the purple column. I  really enjoyed the way that these eyeshadows look. I was never a huge fan of purple, but it is growing on me! I ended the month plus a few days in June panning 8 out of 12 shades in that column. 

June, I used the four columns I have focused on and trying to use them up. I have four green shades, 1 blue shade, 4 purple shades and 5 from the pink/orange column to use up! I hope I can make some progress with them and finish them up this month! 

July, was similar to June, I want to work on the four columns that I have previously been working on. The only difference because I only had 1 purple shade, 4 pink/ orange shades, 1 blue shades and 0 green shades. I decided to start working on the other blue column. I plan on working on this in both July and August, because I don't know how much makeup I will be wearing as I continue into summer. 

In total I have 67 shiny pans and 2 with pan showing! I will be updating you every month and we will see how it goes! Wish me luck! Let me know if you are going to panning a palette this year! 



~Annelise 

Pan that Palette Update #5

 

I am so excited to share with you the progress on the palette I plan on working on in 2016. I am still not sure how much I will be able to use, but this is the only palette I am using! 

I received this as a perk for order over certain amount from eyeslipsface.com and never have really used it since it is SO big. The cover has since popped off and so I think it is time to move it out. It will be fun to experiment with the different colors while still having basics to fall back to. 

January, I wore whatever shades I wanted. I did crush up one shade(a dark army green) because it had no pigmentation and was very chalky. 

February I used the pink/red row, with some neutrals included. I hit pan 13 shades!

March, I focused on the light green row. My plan is to focus on a color fully row each month to try and move those out so I am not left with them all at the end. I want to have pan on a few shades in the next update. I ended up panning 7 out of 12 shades. 

In April, I decided to focus on the light blue row. I have hit pan on 10/12 shades. I am excited to see what happens. I have also decided this month that when I have a large amount of pan on a shadow I will be crushing it up because it becomes too messy once pan has hit.  

In May I am focused on the purple column. I  really enjoyed the way that these eyeshadows look. I was never a huge fan of purple, but it is growing on me! I ended the month plus a few days in June panning 8 out of 12 shades in that column. 

June, I plan on using the four columns I have focused on and trying to use them up. I have four green shades, 1 blue shade, 4 purple shades and 5 from the pink/orange column to use up! I hope I can make some progress with them and finish them up this month! 

In total I have 58 shiny pans and three with pan showing! I will be updating you every month and we will see how it goes! Wish me luck! Let me know if you are going to panning a palette this year! 


~Annelise 

Pan that Palette #4

I am so excited to share with you the progress on the palette I plan on working on in 2016. I am still not sure how much I will be able to use, but this is the only palette I am using! 

I received this as a perk for order over certain amount from eyeslipsface.com and never have really used it since it is SO big. The cover has since popped off and so I think it is time to move it out. It will be fun to experiment with the different colors while still having basics to fall back to. 

In April, I decided to focus on the light blue row. I have hit pan on 10/12 shades. I am excited to see what happens. I have also decided this month that when I have a large amount of pan on a shadow I will be crushing it up because it becomes too messy once pan has hit.  

March, I focused on the light green row. My plan is to focus on a color fully row each month to try and move those out so I am not left with them all at the end. I want to have pan on a few shades in the next update. I ended up panning 7 out of 12 shades. 

February I used the pink/red row, with some neutrals included. I have hit pan 13 shades! In 

January, I did crush up one shade(a dark army green) because it had no pigmentation and was very chalky. 

In May I am focusing on the purple column. I have really enjoyed the way that these eyeshadows look. I was never a huge fan of purple, but it is growing on me! I have hit pan on one shade so far. 

In total I have 43 shiny pans and two with a tiny bit of pan showing! I will be updating you every month and we will see how it goes! Wish me luck! Let me know if you are going to panning a palette this year! 

~Annelise 

Pan that Palette #3

I am so excited to share with you the palette I plan on working on in 2016. I am not sure how much I will be able to use, but this is the only palette I amusing! 

I received this as a perk for order over certain amount from eyeslipsface.com and never have really used it since it is SO big. The cover has since popped off and so I think it is time to move it out. It will be fun to experiment with the different colors while still having basics to fall back to. 

For March, I focused on the light green row. My plan is to focus on a color fully row each month to try and move those out so I am not left with them all at the end. I want to have pan on a few shades in the next update. For March I plan on focusing on the green row. Ended up panning 7 out of 12 shades. 
February I used the pink/red row, with some neutrals included. I have hit pan 13 shades! In January, I did crush up one shade(a dark army green) because it had no pigmentation and was very chalky. 

In April, I decided to focus on the light blue row. I have hit pan on 6/12 shades. I am excited to see what happens. I have also decided this month that when I have a large amount of pan on a shadow I will be crushing it up because it becomes too messy once pan has hit. 

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I will update you every month and we will see how it goes! Wish me luck! Let me know if you are going to panning a palette this year! 
~Annelise 

March 2016 Birchbox Unboxing

A new month means a new Birchbox! This month I again chose the curated box and since it was March and it was the Ready for Anything beauty box. I am so excited to try these products.

1. Smashbox Photo Op Eye Shadow Trio in Filter- I love eyeshadow! I was excited that this was included.

2. Wilma Schumann Hydrating Collagen Eye Pads- I have never tried anything like this before so we will see who I like it!

 

3. Milk Studios in C.R.E.A.M. - I LOVE this color! I am excited to see if it is as long lasting as they say!

 

4. Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream- I am in need of a daily moisturizer and so maybe this could be the one (at least for awhile). 

5. PARLOR by Jeff Chasten Smoothing Blowout Spray- This is suppose to be volumizing and add shine. I am excited to start using this and see if it works!

I hope you enjoyed this quick post of my March Birchbox. Come back in Apriland I will review the products I received. Hope you have a wonderful day! 

~Annelise

Makeup Collection/Inventory: Large Eyeshadow Palettes

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! 

Large Eyeshadow Palettes 
Inventory:12

1. Eyes Lips Face Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette (this is my pan that Palette for 2016)

2. Lancome Cool Day 
3. Lancome Cool Night 

4. Urban Decay Naked Palette 
5. Coastal Scents Revealed 2 

6. Eyes Lips Face 32 Piece Eyeshadow Palette 
7. Wet N Wild Comfort Zone 
8. Wet N Wild Melrose Face 

9. Profusion Twinkle Twinkle Palette 
10. Profusion Color Me Glow 12 eyeshadow shades 

11. Smashbox Full Exposure 
12. L.A. Colors in Chic

Goal: 3-5
*I haven't settled on a perfect number, it would depend on the shades I have.
  

Thanks for taking the time to read this post! Come back each Saturday for a new look into a section of my inventory! I hope this next year to continue to use up the products that I have and shrink these two categories just a bit so I can have a reasonable collection. 

~Annelise

Makeup Collection/ Inventory: Small Eyeshadow Palettes

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! 

Small Eyeshadow Palettes 
Inventory:17

1. Pop Trio in Sugar Plum
2. Pop Trio in Peach Parfait 
3. Coastal Scents Style Eyes Sampler

4. Wet N Wild Walking on Eggshells
5. Eyes Lips Face Eye Transformer  

6. Eyes Lips Face Quad in Butternut 

7. Eyes Lips Face Quad in Drama

8. Eyes Lips Face Quad in Day 2 Night

9. Estee Lauder in Ivory/ Taupe (May 2006)
10. Avon Purple Haze 

11. Revlon Colorstay in Adventurous 
12. Revlon Colorstay in Siren (August 2011) 

13. Ulta Quad in Smoky (April 2015)
14. Ulta Quad in Romantic (April 2015)
15. Ulta Quad in Natural (April 2015)

16. Covergirl Quad silver packaging (October 2012)
17. Covergirl quad blue packaging



Goal: 3-5
*I haven't settled on a perfect number, it would depend on the shades I have.
  

Thanks for taking the time to read this post! Come back each Saturday for a new look into a section of my inventory! I hope this next year to continue to use up the products that I have and shrink these two categories just a bit so I can have a reasonable collection. 

~Annelise

Makeup Collection/ Inventory: Single Eyeshadows

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! 

Single Eyeshadows
Inventory:17

1. Wet N Wild Sugar
2. Wet N Wild Envy
3. Wet N Wild Penny

4. Mac All that Glitters
5. Mary Kay Taupe
6. Stila Kitten 

7. Stila Dune
8. Revlon Hawaii Blue

9. Eyes Lips Face Mineral in Bronze 
10. Eyes Lips Face Mineral in Wild 
11. Eyes Lips Face Mineral in Golden 

12.Covergirl in Champagne 
13. Covergirl in Tapestry Taupe 
14. Max Studio in Medallion

15. Ulta in Pink Shimmer
16. Ulta in Pearl Shimmer
17. Ulta in YOLO


Goal: 3-5
*I haven't settled on a perfect number, it would depend on the shades I have.
  

Thanks for taking the time to read this post! Come back each Saturday for a new look into a section of my inventory! I hope this next year to continue to use up the products that I have and shrink these two categories just a bit so I can have a reasonable collection. 

~Annelise