So this month went a lot better then I thought it was going to and I promised myself by actually finished a few items (with one little accident). The items I finished were roll overs from last year, so I'm glad to finally get them done. I've decided to just chuck the items once they're done, after taking a photo, as I don't really have anywhere to store them this time.
The first item was the Neal's Yard lipstick in Persimmon. It was almost finished at the end of last month, but it was still very satisfying to finish it by the end of the first week of February. This is a good lipstick, was easy to put on, was moisturising, and came off my lips pretty evenly. It didn't last very long, but the colour was nice though not one I would normally choose. Neal's Yard is cruelty free, but as I'm downsizing I won't buy this again.
The second item I finished was the Pacifica Transcendent Concentrated Concealer in Light. I probably could have classed this as finished last month but there seemed to be a lot still in there. I pushed the stopper into the container (I couldn't pull it out as I normally would) and managed to get another month out of it. It was a nice concealer and it covered well, but I prefer thicker concealers and this was definitely too little for me. It also went into the fine lines around my eyes. Pacifica is a cruelty free brand. I'll now be starting on my NYX correcting concealer.
The last item that is being moved out of my makeup is the one item that I had a little accident with and that's the Jane Iredale blusher in Barely Rose. The accident happened when I was putting my makeup on Thursday and watched it slip off my lap (I was putting my makeup on on my bed) and land on the floor........face down. I tried to see if I could salvage any of it, but it wasn't possible. On the plus side I didn't have as much product as I thought I had, but it is still a little upsetting. Jane Iredale is a cruelty free brand and some of their products are vegan (and the website will tell you which).
Now lets move onto the other products. We all know the drill for the Barbara Day eye primer by now. This seems to be never ending and it will probably be another couple of years before this is done. It's basically doing its job though, so I can't complain.
The Living Nature eye pencil in Midnight is moving along at a snails pace. It's a nice pencil and is easy to put on, but doesn't necessarily have the best staying power so I set it with eye shadow.
The lipstick I've been concentrating on since I finished the Neal's Yard one is the Gosh Velvet matte in Plum. This has pretty good staying power so I don't have to reapply it very often. Even so, I have managed to make quite a dent in it and, you never know, I might even get it finished by the end of next month (when you wish upon a star). I have also used the Gosh lipstick in Rose to add a bit of variety, but not enough to make any noticeable difference. I haven't even touched the MUA lipstick in Raven yet. Haven't quite built the nerve.
The Pacifica perfume in Island Vanilla is also moving along at a snails pace, but I'm pretty sure it'll be done by the end of the year. The scent definitely doesn't last all day and I'm thinking about taking it with me to reapply during the day to keep it going and to help use it up.
I've finally been remembering to actually use my Argan Oil Hair Treatment, but as I only need about one pump at a time it really not moved very much at all.
The soap at my work really dries out my hands so that's been a good reason to keep my hand cream in my bag to use. Because of this I've actually managed to use quite a lot of this this month and will probably get this finished by the next update. I'm not usually a rose scent person, but this is quite a delicate scent and I actually quite like it. I've left my Neutrogena hand cream at my parents for now (hence it's not in the photo) but I think I'll be starting on that soon.
Lastly, the Burts Bees Hand Salve. I've finally gotten round to using this as well, but as with the Hair Treatment the difference is not very obvious at the moment.
The other product I'm getting rid of this month is the Barry M Wet Set Quick Dry Topcoat. I've had this topcoat for quite a while and it's done a really good job, especially for the price of it. It is meant to be clear, but got a little discoloured from one of the nail varnishes I was using up. As I no longer have any nail varnish I no longer need this and it has finally started to get a little bit gloppy, but only a little bit. Barry M is a cruelty free brand, but not a whole lot of chemicals free.
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