"Well hello" - Finis Everglot
March already, is it? Well fuck, how did we get here? It's time to update on my current Project Pan progress and I have good news! I finally emptied one of my items! Booyah. If you want to catch up on the previous 3 project pan posts you can do so
{HERE} over at Of Crochet and Life but from here on in I'll be continuing that and all other makeup related goodness right here at It Puts The Makeup On Its Face. Ok so lets get into it.
1. E.L.F Poreless Primer and BYS Lumizing Primer
This month I decided to focus on the BYS primer on its own as its really just been too hot to double prime with both and it was too heavy, despite doing a brilliant job at covering the pore-craters on my cheeks. I think I'd written in a past month's PP that the BYS primer was a little too drying when used alone but I've since learnt with further use that I wasn't using enough of it. A generous squeeze does the job and it doesn't have the same slip on tthe skin as the E.L.F one does. Ramble ramble ramble... I'm trying to say I like it. And it wasn't what was pilling, the Palmer's Eventone Moisturiser I was using was the culprit there! I've since switched to L'Oreal Skin Perfecter and the problem has stopped.
2. BYS Conceal and Correct
As I mentioned last month I haven't really been needing this as much on my cheeks since my skin tone has improved with a better care routine but I do still use the green over my nose as the redness is there to stay I think. Thanks to childhood eczema for the hyper pigmentation. The yellow is still in use because lets face it, the bags under my eyes aren't going anywhere.
3. MUD Defining Contour and Highlight
Yep. Still digging away at that contour shade! I'm still trying to build up my confidence to using contour a little heavier than I have been. I go for the 'barely there' look but then the contour looks... well... barely there.
4. Cover Girl Loose Powder in 110 Translucent
Using it everyday. Loving it! Steadily making progress. I did switch over to my Coty Airspun for a day or two but actually noticed the white cast it left that my trusty Cover Girl doesn't do.
5. L'Oreal Paris Blush in 90 Luminous Rose
This has been my daily go-to blush (naturally, as I trying to pan it), it's definitely not the perfect blush tone for me but I'm using it. I need to get my hands on some NARS blush in 'Orgasm'...maybe one day when I'm disgustingly rich. It's not terrible as such, just not the best colour choice for my skin tone.
6. Mermaid Salon Tokyo Lights Highlight
Used almost every day bar 2 when my Wet n Wild Rainbow Unicorn highlighter arrived and I couldn't help myself. Oh, actually I think I also used the pink shade from my Lime Crime Opals Hi Lite but it was necessary for a particular look I was doing.
7. Rimmel Stay Glossy in 260 My Eternity
I used it once this month over KatyKat Cover Girl lipstick and it was perfect for that. The mauve tones worked beautifully to enhance one another. I'm wearing it in my second IG post on the new account actually, scroll to the bottom of my blog and you'll see my latest posts there. I forgot to take a photo of this one and I'm too lazy to add it in now.
8. Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in Very Fair/Light
Does this shit ever end!? Good grief. You certainly get a fair amount of use out of this sucker, that's for sure.
9. Gerard Cosmetics Slay All Day Setting Spray in Cucumber
PANNED IT, BABY! It's gone. Kaput. Finished! I still have half a bottle of GC in Coconut but its so much more pleasant to use in that the scent isn't as overpowering or intense so I'm in no hurry to get rid of that.
I think because I took out a number of products last month, the LA Girl brow powder and MUD foundation, and I've panned one item this month I might introduce three new ones to the project. So starting from this month I'll be adding-
10. Milani Conceal + Perfect 2 in 1 Foundation and Concealer in 01 Creamy Vanilla
I loooove this foundation, it's incredible, and the scent is scrumptious but this particular shade I feel will only suit my skin tone for the remainder of the warmer months of early Autumn before I return to being pale as Casper in the winter so the goal will be to get it used up before then. I don't think it'll keep until next summer otherwise.
11. Australis Eyeshadow Primer
This stuff is not my favourite. I'll reach for my Milani matte shadow primer if I want to use one. This one I find is a bit greasy and will crease quickly if not set immediately after applying. The bottle is a peculiar shape and I don't know if it's the same shape in the inside or if it's a narrower tube inside and not as much product as it looks? Anyway it'll be a matter of using it until I can't scrape out any product on the wand.
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12. Essence All About Nudes
One shade out of this palette that has a nice little dip in it I'll aim to hit pan on, the rest I'll try to incorporate into my day to day makeup routine.
And I think that covers everything for this month! Hopefully next month I'll be back with another product emptied or panned.
