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

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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)

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#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"). 

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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.