I stopped doing project pans a couple of years ago as I had finally down sized my makeup bag to a size where I was using all the products I had quite happily and didn't really feel like I had any surplus that I needed to worry about. However, I have noticed that recently that I haven't actually warn any makeup in the last few months. Not that that's a problem at all, but it does make me wonder about whether or not I really need all the products that I now have left. Having a quick nosy through my bag did make me realise that I probably now have too many products for the amount of makeup I actually wear.
So, I've decided to bring back the project pan for the rest of this year to see if there are any products that I either don't want anymore or that just need to be thrown out. It is very unlikely that I will actually finish any products in the next four months, but it would be good to get through the liquid items at least before they go bad. I then need to decide, if I carry on using makeup, what products I want to replace them with as they might not get used very often.
I don't actually have that many liquid products, but the ones that I do want to get through are my concealers, Barry M's All Night Long Full Coverage Concealer. I had brought Oatmeal first and then realised that it is way too light for me, even in winter, and so I also got Almond. I tend to mix the two for my under eyes and use Almond on it's own for other areas on my face. In the future I want to have a powder form of concealer, just for the longevity of it, but I think it might be difficult to find one without mica in it. Obviously I'll just be working my way through the mascara, but I never keep more than one of those anyway.
Then there are the lipsticks, of which I have three. They are all different variations of red, which is pretty much the only lipstick colour I wear at the moment, and whilst there are perfectly good reasons as to why I have three it seems a little bit silly to continue having three. One did unfortunately get ruined in the heat (my Memi Luxe Lipstick in Old Flame) and, though I have tried to carry on using it as I love the colour so much, it's probably time to just let it go as it's just too messy to use. I think once these are all gone I'll look into just owning a red lip pencil instead as that'll be easier to keep in the long run.
As for the dry products, I'll definitely be keeping the one eyeshadow I own (Urban Decay Solstice) as I just love this colour and how it looks on. I'll also keep the eyeliner as I only have one of those. However, I do think that four Tarte blushes, even though I also use them as eyeshadows, is probably a little excessive, especially as I'm pretty certain I don't reach for all of them. I'm definitely not going to be able to use any of them up in the next few months, but I can decide whether or not I like the colours and get rid of the ones I don't. I can't see myself needing to replace these anytime soon.
The last items I wanted to make a decision on are the solid mascara and my highlighter. I really wanted to love the Bain and Savon Vegan Cake Mascara, but I just haven't been able to keep it on my lashes. I just seem to end up with panda eyes, probably because my eye lids are so oily. I do want to see if I can use it as a form of liquid eye liner, but I think I'll just have the same panda eyes problem so this might be a product that just has to go. I've had my the Balm Mary-Lou Manizer for quite a while now as well and this is a product that's had quite a beating. I do also use this as an eyeshadow, but I'm not sure if using a highlighter is still something that I want to do. As with the other products this is unlikely to be something I can use up by the end of the year, but I will be able to decide if it's something I want to keep.
And that's it, this isn't really going to be a use up project pan, more of a what do I really not want /likely to keep using anymore project. I should hopefully end up with a very basic kit by the end of it which I don't have to worry about going off anytime soon. That way it can be there for when I want to use it with the knowledge that I probably won't be reaching for it very often. Once I've decided on how much that is I should probably look at my makeup brushes. I am glad that makeup has never been something I've felt I've had to wear to feel good about myself, but I do enjoy using it when I want to. I just don't want to own this much of it anymore.
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