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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Finish 5 By Fall 2015 Challenge: Update #1

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In this challenge, I am trying to use up five products by the beginning of Fall (September 23^rd). I first saw this challenge on PrettyPistol86’s YouTube channel. There is a whole community of YouTubers that do challenges like these throughout the year to try to finish up products in their makeup collections. I decided to jump on this challenge because I want to use up products I have that are not cruelty-free. Since I try so many products to review, I want to make sure I focus on finishing up some so I don’t have a lot of extra products lying around. You can read my introduction to this challenge here.

Here’s the progress I’ve made in the month I’ve been doing this challenge:

1. Philosophy Amazing Grace Firming Body Emulsion (32 oz.)

I didn’t make as much progress on this as I thought I would. You can see my starting line and the progress I’ve made since I introduced this challenge I’ve used up about a quarter of the product I had left. I thought I would be halfway done since I’m using it every day, but I don’t think that I will finish this up by September 23^rd. This lotion absorbs into the skin really well, which is always appreciated so that your clothes don’t stick to your skin. It has a slight floral scent that is not overbearing.

2. L’Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Makeup SPF 17 in N1 Neutral Soft Ivory

I’ve made some good progress on this foundation but I’m not sure if I can use it up by the 23^rd. I have over 50% of the bottle to go. I will be sad to see this foundation go, but I have a few other foundations I need to use up too.

3. L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

There is definitely less product on the mascara brush now, so I know I’m getting close to the end of this product. I’ve had this mascara open for a little bit and would have to throw it out at the end of September anyway so I wanted to use it up. This is an all around good mascara and it very popular among YouTubers. You can read my full review of this mascara here.

4. Maybelline Color Tattoo in 135 Hydrangea Hype

*sigh* I feel like I’m making no progress on this Color Tattoo even though I use it just about every day. I’m also getting sick if using this. Since it’s purple, I can’t use a lot of my other eyeshadows and I’m just getting bored with it. I didn’t think that I would use this up by Fall, but I thought I would have some noticeable progress. I’ve seen YouTubers doing “finish it up” challenges (oftentimes called “Project Pans”) where one of their products is a Color Tattoo—they seem to make good progress, but it’s not happening for me.

5. Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in 04 Mega Melon

The Clinique Chubby Sticks are one of my favorite lip products. I’ve made good progress on using this up—I’m about halfway through as evidenced by the lines on the product cap. This color doesn’t go the best with the silvery-purple Color Tattoo so I wish I had thought that out better. It doesn’t look bad, just not ideal.

This is my first Project Pan Challenge and I’m definitely learning a lot; like, that I underestimated the amount of time it takes to use up a product. Oh well…

Are there any products you are trying to use up? Are you doing or contemplating doing your own Project Pan Challenge? Let me know!

Disclaimer: All products are purchased by me or my lovely husband unless otherwise noted in the post. All opinions are 100% honest and my own. I do not provide positive reviews for payment. Products that work for me may not necessarily work for you. This post is not sponsored.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Review of bareMinerals 5 in 1 BB Advanced Performance Cream Eyeshadow

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Usually when I talk about eye primers they are clear or provide a sheer wash of color to the lid. The bareMinerals 5 in 1 BB Advanced Performance Cream Eyeshadow acts as a primer but provides more coverage. This product claims to do five things: 1) prime, 2) provide 12-hour color, 3) brighten the appearance of your eyelids, 4) smooth lines and wrinkles and 5) protect with SPF 15. The SPF is important. We normally pay attention to putting sunscreen on our face, but not our eyelids (or lips).

This eyeshadow is available in 10 shades—all on the neutral side—from nudes, to pinks, to browns to moss. It costs $18 for 0.10 oz. of product (compared to $12 for 0.16 oz. of Urban Decay’s Primer Potion and $5 for 0.34 oz. of Wet ‘n Wild’s Fergie eyeshadow primer), definitely on the pricier side.

I received a sample from Sephora, I believe, and the color is Barely Nude, a soft creamy nude. This nude color acts as a great base to even out any discoloration on your lids and provide a neutral base for your shadow. You can also wear it alone for a natural look and the color is buildable if you apply more than one layer. It comes with a doe foot applicator. I use the applicator to put some product on my lids and then blend with my fingertip. It is blendable, but dries quickly. It plays well with other shadows and helps keep them in place all day. I definitely like this as a base and shadow on its own. This is something I would consider picking up in the future even though it is a bit pricy. The added color and SPF set it apart from other primers and a little does go a long way so it would last awhile.

Have you tried the bareMinerals 5 in 1 BB Advanced Performance Cream Eyeshadow? Let me know your thoughts!

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Friday, July 31, 2015

Finish 5 By Fall 2015 Challenge

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I stumbled upon the YouTuber PrettyPistol86 the other day and she inspired me to try the “Finish 5 By Fall” challenge. It’s that simple—finish up five products by the Fall (September 23^rd). I’ve been feeling a strong urge to minimalize and I want to use up my products that aren’t cruelty-free (none of the 5 mentioned in this post are cruelty-free) so this was just the challenge I needed to help me focus on these two goals.

Here are the five products that I want to use up by Fall:

1. Philosophy Amazing Grace Firming Body Emulsion (32 oz.)

I’ve had this for quite some time and have used it off and on. I want to finish this up since I’ve had it for like a year. I’m about halfway through now, as you can see by the line I’ve drawn on the bottle. This is one of Philosophy’s signature scent and has a soft floral scent. The scent does stick around, but it’s not offensive to me. This lotion is very moisturizing.

2. L'Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Makeup SPF 17 in N1 Neutral Soft Ivory

I love this foundation, it’s my favorite drugstore foundation. It is very blendable, as the name implies. It provides good coverage and this color is a great match for me. It lasts well throughout the day too. Needless to say, this will be a hard product to replace since L’Oreal is not cruelty-free. I’ve used about 25% of the bottle.

3. L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

This is a great mascara. I have a full review here. This should be the easiest product to go through because you should only use a mascara for about 3 months and I’ve had this one open for a little while. I have a bunch of mascaras that aren’t cruelty-free to go through. I (thankfully) get all of my mascara pretty much free—either through couponing (see my Saving Series posts here) or using my points at Sephora.

4. Maybelline Color Tattoo in 135 Hydrangea Hype

This Color Tattoo is part of the Spring 2015 Rebel Bloom Maybelline collection (see my haul here). This color is a really nice silvery light purple. I love this Color Tattoo—it goes great with my green eyes and pale skin. I want to use this up, not only because Maybelline isn’t cruelty-free (are you getting sick of me saying cruelty-free yet??), but also because Color Tattoos can dry up if you don’t use them quick enough. I’ve used this a handful of times and really like the color. I think this will be the hardest product to use up. Even if I don’t use it up entirely, I will feel okay throwing it away if I make a really good dent in it.

5. Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in 04 Mega Melon

I absolutely love the Clinique Chubby Sticks. Alas, Clinique is not cruelty-free so I will be using up my Chubby Sticks and then not repurchasing. The color is so nice—a muted pink peach. I just love it! I have about ½ inch of this to finish. I got this as part of a set of four and I’m assuming the size is a deluxe sample size. I will be sad to see this go.