Post #31: December Empties & 12 Pans of Christmas FINALE

December Empties

1. Tarte Maracujá oil - As you will see below, this was a deluxe sample size from Ipsy. I had tried it twice when I first got it, but it took my 12 pans of Christmas to actually get me to use it regularly. I liked the extra step to my face care routine, but I did not see a noticeable difference in the brightness or smoothness of my skin, so I would not repurchase. done 12/5/17

2. Neutrogena moisturizer - I have had this particular moisturizer longer than I care to admit, but since the start of my 13 by Halloween project pan I have been better about my skin care. Moisturizer is important for healthy skin, especially when you wear makeup. I will probably repurchase this one at some point in the future but for now I am try some other things. done 12/6/17

3. Aurora pro cover concealer SAMPLE - I liked the coverage of this concealer but it was really drying and set really fast. I couldn't wait to start blending. Had to work fast. I will not purchase a full size, though I did pull the stopper to get as much use as possible. done 12/6/17

12/5/17: This morning I hit pan on the eyeshadow Sand in my Smashbox Lighting Theory Palette, just wanted to document it. (And I couldn't post it on Instagram because that would spoil the surprise of the before/after post.)

12/10/17: Hit pan on the cream contour in my Smashbox Lighting Theory Palette.

4. Clean perfume SAMPLE - Brought it to NOLA with me for the AGU Fall Meeting. I didn't mind this scent, but it didn't last very long on the skin. Also, the sample vial leaked in transit to NOLA, so I only got like two/three uses out of it. I did not like it enough to want a full size. done 12/12/17

5. Replica perfume SAMPLE - Brought it to NOLA with me for the AGU Fall Meeting. I did not like this scent. I would never purchase the full size. done 12/16/17

6. Garnier moisturizing face wash - So this face wash says it is geared towards people with dry skin. I don't have particularly dry skin, but I didn't notice any 'supple'-ness after using this face wash regularly (the bottle claims that is a result of usage). I will not repurchase. done 12/27/17

7. Elf loose powder - I used this to set my under eyes after putting on concealer. Having it on helps with eyeshadow fall out. I have already repurchased. Also, this is so done, I pulled the plastic topper, as you should do with powders when you use them to completion. done 12/26/17

12/28/17: Hit pan on the eyeshadow in Sunrise my Smashbox Lighting Theory Palette.

8. The Healing Garden spray - sensual plum. I had this from a gift set from sometime in undergrad, so it could be anywhere from 5 - 10 years old. But I have been using it as a room spray before going to sleep and after waking up. It has been a nice fragrance, but I am glad to have it done. done 12/29/17

9. TRAVEL body wash that I brought home from a hotel. done 12/30/17

10. SAMPLE Burt's Bees Body oil - super lemony smelling, but I didn't notice a benefit to using it. done 12/30/17

11. Rimmel lip balm - Not particularly hydrating, but it was nice to leave in the car. It did not melt on hot summer days, which was really good. I have other lip balms so I won't repurchase. done 12/31/17

(Writing Utensil Project pan) 12/28/17: decluttered 2 dried out dry erase markers, both pink. 12/29/17: Finished a click-y pen.

12. Stila liquid eyeliner SAMPLE - Not a bad liquid eyeliner, and I know a lot of people do like it, but since this was the first liquid eyeliner I have given a real chance to, I don't really have a basis for comparison. I am ready to try out the others I have, that being said, I will not repurchase. done 12/31/17

13. Make Up For Ever eyeliner pencil SAMPLE - I love Make Up For Ever eyeliner, this one I can tell is getting a bit old. It is tugging at my eye a bit, but I gave it a lot of love the past couple of months and I am happy to finish it. I already have a back up sample, so I do not need to repurchase. done 12/31/17

14. Bath & Body Works lotion - sea island cotton. As you will see below, this lotion wasn't particularly moisturizing, nor did the scent last particularly long. I already have 2 back ups, so I will not be purchasing one to replace this one. done 12/31/17

12 Pans of Christmas

1. GlamGlow Dream Duo (actually 2 samples, but they are meant to be used together) - cut open to get more product out on 11/15 done 11/18/17
2. Neutrogena moisturizer - not a sample size, (see above). done 12/6/17
3. Tarte Maracujá oil - sample from Ipsy (see above) done 12/5/17
4. Fresh Sugar lip treatment - sample from Sephora done 11/4/17
5. Hanalei powder cleanser - sample packets from Ipsy done 11/16/17

6. Origin face mask - sample from Sephora - only used 3 times, will have to roll over into a different project pan. NOT DONE 

7. [from my 13 by Halloween] Make Up For Ever lipstick - Natural - made more progress, but it is not done yet, I wore this almost everyday of December, except for while I was at the AGU Fall Meeting. NOT DONE

8. [from my 13 by Halloween] Nars lipstick pencil - cruella - made incremental progress on this one. I favored it in November, but then only wore it during the week of the AGU Fall Meeting. NOT DONE

9. [from my 13 by Halloween] Stila liquid eyeliner - so, I am going to call this one done as of the end of 2017. I gave it 3 months of good use, and I know I have other liquid eyeliners I prefer. done 12/31/17
10. Make Up For Ever eyeliner sample - I used this SOOO much the past two months, and it is SOOO close to being done. I think I could sharpen it one more time, but that is it. I am going to call it done as of the end of 2017. done 12/31/17
11. Bath & Body Works lotion - sea island cotton - not particularly hydrating, and the scent doesn't last particularly long, but I had it and I used it. If nothing else, having this lotion in a project pan made me more aware of putting on lotion daily. done 12/31/17

12. Bath & Body Works spray - sea island cotton - this didn't move nearly as fast as the lotion did. But I have moved it from my bathroom to my bedroom, and I have been using it as a room scent, like I did with #8 in my empties. It will be finished up in the next couple of months. I have two other sea island cotton lotions, so it is okay that this spray didn't get finished. NOT DONE

told you there was incremental progress

so low that I can't make a new mark

1. eyeliner 2. red lip pencil 3. natural lipstick

Summary

Project: 12 Pans of Christmas

Duration: Nov. 1, 2017 - Dec. 31, 2017

Products Used: 8 out of 12

Score: 66 %

This is my last post of 2017. Starting in 2018, my monthly empties will be structured a bit differently.  So be looking forward to that. Until next post, Happy New Year!

Post #30: 30 before 30 - long Project Pan {INTRO}

30 before 30 Project Pan 

So at this point I have done a couple of Project Pans, and I have decided to try a big one. This project pan will be some random products that have a goal of finishing before I turn 30. I turn 29 on January 22, 2018, so this Project Pan will be a long one, lasting 13 months, finishing on January 22, 2019. I will post updates on the 22nd of each month.

Start date: December 22, 2017
End date: January 22, 2019
Duration: 396 days

1. Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick #10
2. Benefit lip gloss SAMPLE - hoola
3. Revlon lipstick - Love is On
4. Nabi lip liner - shining red
5. TCW lipstick
6. Lorac lip gloss - Free Spirit
7. Maybelline liquid lipstick - Grey Envy
8. L'Oreal lipstick - Classic Wine
9. Sephora eyeliner - silver
10. Prescriptive's eyeliner - violet
11. Wet n Wild eyeliner - white
12. Nabi eyeliner - satin blue
13. Physician's Formula cream eyeliner - green
14. Nabi eyeliner - gold
15. Make Up For Ever mascara (full size)
16. Pur mascara SAMPLE
17. Hard Candy eyeshadow stick - pink
18. Maybelline cream eyeshadow - blue
19. Pink cream eyeshadow
20. Pro Art shimmer powder - purple
21. Elizabeth Mott highlighter SAMPLE
22. Peter Thomas Roth highlighter SAMPLE
23. Smashbox lip topper SAMPLE
24. Benefit foundation SAMPLE (1) (2)
25. Lorac eyeliner SAMPLE
26. Smashbox LT blush - candlelight
27. Fresh Sugar lip scrub
28. B&BW lotion - beautiful day
29. B&BW lotion - beautiful day
30. Eos lip balm - red

#28 & #29

#12 & # 14

#6 & #17

#21 & #22

#19 & #20

#13 & #10 & #25

#24

#18 & #16

#3 & #9

#5 & #8 & #11

#30 & #4 & #2

#7 & #23 & #27

#1 & #15

#26

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Post #28: Billy Joel Project Pan INTRO

I had originally planned to do this Project Pan soon after I watched Wednesday Greenleaf's video about her Muse inspired project pan (in the video she says she was inspired by Elle S's Fleetwood Mac inspired project pan). But here I am about 4 months later and I am doing it.

I will do my updates here on my blog, on my YouTube channel, and my Instagram/Twitter. This is the introduction to the products and why I chose them. I will post video and blog updates once a month (on the 9s). I will finish this project pan with a finale post in December 2018, (or before if I have finished it earlier). That gives me a full year to finish these products.

Start date: December 9, 2017
End date: December 9, 2018 (hopefully before)
Duration: 365 days

#1

So here it goes. I decided to select one product for everyone of Billy Joel's studio albums, this does not include his live album nor does it include the greatest hits album.

(albums in chronological order)

1. Cold Spring Harbor - Rimmel lipstick #10 

#2

I selected this lipstick because it was my first favorite lipstick, this album was Billy Joel's first. I also selected it because it is a red lipstick, a classic, much like this album. 

2. Piano Man - Benefit highlighter Watt's Up

I selected this highlighter because I have had it for a long time, this album has some notably long songs on it (Piano Man & Ballad of Billy the Kid). Also, the song Piano Man is one of Billy Joel's biggest hits, and because of that, it is quite overplayed. Much like the popularity of Piano Man, this highlighter has made it's way into a lot of people's project pans.

3. Streetlife Serenade - Dior lipstick samples (4 of them)

#3

#4

This selection was mad because of the song Big Time Spender. Also there was no BIG hit on this album, so in my opinion it flew under the radar. These Dior samples (which I got for free) were likely to sit in my collection and continue to be missed. Also, Dior is an expensive brand, so if I were to ever purchase these lipsticks, I would be a big time spender.

4. Turnstiles - Rimmel eyeliner noir

This album has New York State of Mind and I've Loved These Days on it, because of these two songs I wanted to pick something in my collection that I used to love when I live in NY. Rimmel eyeliner was one of the first eyeliners I had purchased. (I am sure the eyeliner I will be using in this project pan is not the one I had in high school, but it is pretty old.)

5. The Stranger - white cream eyeshadow

So I went for this cream eyeshadow because of Scenes from an Italian Restaurant ("Bottle of red, bottle of white, it all depends on your appetite") and Only the Good Die Young ("Gotta nice white dress and a party on your confirmation"). 

#5

#6

6. 52nd Street - Sephora eyeliner silver

This choice was kind of easy because songs on the album include Honesty, My Life, and Zanzibar. In Honesty there is a like that says honesty is hard to find; silver was my first crazy eyeliner purchase, and back in the day, it was hard to find. My Life, well that's easy, it's my life, and if I want to wear silver eyeliner I am damn well going to. Finally, Zanzibar, Zanzibar is a pretty unique song, but I really enjoy it, silver is a unique color for an everyday eyeliner, but I will make it work.

7. Glass Houses - Hikari liquid eyeliner iris

So this one is a little confusing but it made perfect sense to me as I was working through my thought process. Let's see if you can follow. First song: You May Be Right, my thought: wrong/right. Next song: Sometimes a Fantasy, enough said. Third song: Don't Ask Me Why, one of my favorites, but another one where the title says it all. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me, with this one focus on the Rock and Roll part. The last song that clinched this one for me: C'etait toi (You were the one). It had to be the purple liquid eyeliner. The first liquid eyeliner I got through my Ipsy subscription. I didn't give it a fair shot, but I am ready to do so now.

8. The Nylon Curtain - Urban Decay highlighter Sin

This one was a bit difficult. I was thinking military for Goodnight, Saigon. But there was also Scandinavian Skies. So I ended going with something that I want to finish, and I am going to be militant about it, but it is also light like I imagine Scandinavian skies are like.

9. An Innocent Man - Victoria Secret perfume Heavenly

This is my favorite album, and I wanted to do it justice. So with songs like Keeping the Faith, Easy Money, Uptown Girl, and The Longest Time, I wanted to do something that would be easy, girly, and I have had for a long time. Also, the fact that this perfume is called Heavenly fits with Keeping the Faith.

10. The Bridge - Make Up For Ever mascara

#11

This was probably the hardest one. All I have to go on is Modern Woman and Baby Grand... so I picked a black mascara.

11. Storm Front - Revlon lipstick Stormy Pink

I knew what I wanted to pick for this one, before I finished picking for The Bridge. If the name of this album and this lipstick weren't enough, this album has songs like: Not Her Style, I go to Extremes, Shameless, and When in Rome. I don't particularly like this pink lipstick, so it is not my style. It is going to be an extreme challenge for me. Also making myself pick this color is me showing  no shame, and finally I am doing a project pan so "when in Rome."

12. River of Dreams - John Frieda Go Blonder Spray

This was a little bit of a cop out. There is a song on this album: Blonde over Blue, so why not put my blonde protection spray here.

13. Fantasies & Delusions - Tarte liquid lipstick Birthday Suit

This is an instrumental album, classical piano music. This is a simple compliment to everything, so why not pick something simple like a nude lipstick that can be worn even when I am not wearing makeup, a compliment to every thing.

See video here. I will also include updates on my Instagram: neon8919.