I have to say that last year went pretty well when it came to my project pan. At least, much better than how I was expecting it to go. I'm expecting this year to be pretty similar as I don't have a lot of items this time and this year is mainly the year where I go through the last of my products to really downsize and simplify my makeup. However, though there aren't too many items (5 really), most of them are going to take a while to use up so this is going to be a pretty slow project pan. Because of that I'm going to do the quarterly updates that I did last year otherwise there's going to be some pretty boring posts.
Starting with the one item that I know is definitely going to take at least this year to go through and that's the Urban Decay x Gwen Stefani eyeshadow palette. There are 15 shades here, though they're not the biggest eyeshadow pans I've seen which gives me a little bit of hope. They are a little powdery, but I do really love most of the colours so it shouldn't be too difficult to make myself wear this every time I wear makeup. However, I definitely don't need this many eyeshadows and there are some colours there that I don't normally gravitate to, at least not anymore. So, to push myself out of my comfort zone I'm going to make myself hit every single one of these colours at least once this year. In fact, let's say at least once every quarter. I think that should be do-able. I'm not expecting to finish it but I am hoping to hit pan on at least five of the shadows.
Powder foundation is definitely my foundation of choice. That's probably quite strange for a dry skinned girl, but I just find it much easier and less messy to use, and I don't feel like it's sitting on my skin like an unpleasant layer. This is my last foundation and it is the Lily Lolo Mineral Foundation in Blondie. I really like it and it suits my skin, but if I'm honest I much prefer the compact foundations or the loose powder. Just so much less mess involved. I've already gone through quite a lot of this but getting it finished by the end of the year is still going to be a challenge. I'm not sure what I'm going to do once it's used up as, as with all these types of products, there's always the issue of mica. I guess I'll just have to do my research and make a decision when the time comes. For now, I'm just going to concentrate on getting this finished.
This The Body Shop Eye Definer Crayon Kohl in Black is also my last eyeliner. It's a very soft product and, whilst the colour is good, I do end up putting on a few layers when I use it so I'm not expecting this to take that long at all. I don't think it's a product I'll get again once it's gone as I prefer a liquid or gel eyeliner, but once it's gone I'm going to use up the black eyeshadow I have in the UD x Gwen Stefani palette before I make any decision on buying another eyeliner. Right now The Body Shop Kohl is 9.5 cm long.
The Burt's Bees Matte Lip Crayon in Napa Vineyard is one of the last two lip products I have and, as you know, I'm thinking about not owning any lip products once they've gone other than a lip liner. We'll wait and see on that front, but for now this is the first lip product I want to get through this year as I'm already using it. It's a beautiful colour, however, I find it difficult to apply this neatly as the crayon is so thick and it was difficult to keep the point it had at the start. To be honest, it probably needs a lip brush to really apply it properly, but I can't be bothered buying one of those so I'm just going to persevere with it as it is. I also think that the texture and colour would make it a good cheek colour and will be using it there as well. That should probably reduce the amount of time it'll take to use it up. This lip crayon is 2.4 cm at the moment.
This was a naughty buy I really shouldn't have done when we stopped off at Bangkok on the way to New Zealand. I just really want to try an Asian brand. However, if I'm honest, a liquid eyeliner or mascara probably would have been better, I'm just more obsessed with lipsticks. Any way, this is the Mistine Cosmetics OHH Lipstick No. 01. I can't really say too much about it as I haven't started using it yet and won't until the Burt's Bees product it finished. It seems like it will be a lot more matte in texture and pigmented than the Burt's Bees. I guess I'll find out. At the moment it's 2.8 cm in length.
Lastly are the Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blushes in Royal, Genius, Pop, and Vibrant. I'm not going to try and use these up (that would be insane) but I am going to try each one and decide if I want to keep all of them or if there are any that really don't suit me and can be gotten rid of. I also want to play with the two blush brushes I own as I really don't feel I need both and could probably get rid of one. I think I know which one it's going to be, but I still want to give both of them a fair go. I should probably have this one completed by the end of the first quarter.
There is one extra thing I'm going to be doing whilst I go through this project pan and that is basically going on a no buy for 2020. I will let myself buy mascara when I need to and concealer once the foundation has finally run out (I've basically got my eye on the RMS "Un" Cover-Up), but for everything else I'm not going to buy anything new until I have used everything else up. So no eyeliners until the one I have and the eyeshadows are completely gone; definitely no blusher, highlighter, or contour probably ever - that stuff is going to last me for years; and definitely no lip products until these are all gone and I've gone a few months without any lipstick at all. I actually feel like I want to use up most of the eye shadows before I let myself even look at another lip product. I don't actually think it'll be too hard and I like the challenge of it.
So possibly the last year of project pan here we go. Good luck everyone, I hope yours all go well. Let me know what you're planning to get rid of.
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