Late to the Party

Urgh! I've felt so lethargic in the past few weeks and I'm no fan of the New Year as it is. I need a good project to sink my teeth into and try and myself to gee up a bit at the start of a new decade. 20/20 Vision Project Results This was a mega 18 month long project that I took part in with a degree of success. What did I learn? That it takes  forever  to finish up makeup items! Of the twenty skincare products I chose, I managed to finish all of them. But of the twenty makeup products I chose, I only managed to finish 12 of them. I de-cluttered another four (Elf Highlighter, Nars Cream Highlighter Stick, Inglot Cream Blusher and MUA Loose Powder). Four remained from this project that I'll be rolling over into the next project (see below). Twenty Skincare Products - all finished! Twenty Makeup Products: 12 finished/4 de-cluttered/4 rolled over to new project Twenty in Twenty Panning Project My aim for 2020 is to use up twenty of the oldest prod...

It's been a whole year since I started this mega panning project. With six months left to go, I thought I'd do an update on how I'm finding working through so many products. The idea behind this project is to choose 20 makeup items and 20 beauty/skincare items to use up by 1/1/2020 Here's where I started at in July 2018. 20 Skincare products chosen 20 Makeup products chosen And a year on - here's what I have remaining: Not too bad! Just two skincare items left from a starting point of 20. And ten makeup items left from a starting point of 20. Progress: As I suspected, I found it easier to get through the skincare products faster than the makeup products. Before starting this project I had never even finished a lipstick! I only have a couple of uses left of The Body Shop Drops of Light Peel , so that should be finished up within this month. The Ordinary EUK 134 has been much harder to finish as I find it hard to fit into...

A healthy amount of empties this month - including a couple of my everyday essentials that have been/will need to be replaced Key WR - Will repurchase or have already repurchased. MR - Might repurchase at a later date when similar products have been used up first. WNR - Will not repurchase. Either it wasn't right/didn't work for me, was too expensive or I just didn't like it. * Emma Hardie - Amazing Face Moringa Cleansing Balm MR It took me a while to buy into the Emma Hardie fan club but after using her famous Moringa cleansing balm I can absolutely see why everyone loves it so much. I think it took me a while to respect the scent of Moringa but again, I grew to love it. The texture of this balm is amazing too. I love how it emulsifies into a milky lotion and clears up all makeup, grime and SPF with ease. Would like to repurchase, but there's a long list of balms to use up and other balms I'd like to try first. * Eau Thermale Avene - Skin Reco...

Another good month for empties. Lots of items that have been hanging around for ages and that I wanted to finish off. I'm finally coming to the end of my large collection of products from The Ordinary. For me, it's definitely been one of those brands where I initially bought almost everything they released, but there have been very few (if any) that I'd go back to repurchase (possibly the Argireline and the Niacinamide).  Key:   WR - Will repurchase or have already repurchased. MR - Might repurchase at a later date after similar products in my stash have been used up first. WNR - Will not repurchase. Either I didn't like this product, it didn't work for me or was just too expensive. * Milk Makeup - Urban Defence Mask WNR I was unbelievably excited when I spotted this in T.K Maxx last year. But, that was the only enthusiasm I mustered for this mask. What a let down! It was the blandest mask I've ever tried and unfortunately such a massi...

Perhaps a very anachronistic and simplistic view, but it's always been considered that putting on a bit of lippie is a woman's way of 'putting a face on' and taking on the world. Much like in the same way a good old cup of tea is the British answer to everything (I'd agree with this sentiment more!). But for me, it's something I always forget to do - and when I do remember, it's always a bit of a shock to me to look in the mirror and see myself wearing it!   Starting Total: A shameful 47   Looking at this lot, I can come up with a few plausible explanations -  1) I'm very safe when it comes to my colour choices but that I clearly have moments of wanting to be a bit more bold. 2) I LOVE the idea of an empowering, bold red lipstick but don't quite have the confidence to carry it off quite as boldly. And 3) That lipsticks are obviously something that I buy when I'm 'boredom shopping'.   This amount of lipsticks is stil...

I've been making a concerted effort to get through some of the products which have been in my stash for the longest. Slowly and steadily!   WR - Will repurchase or have already repurchased. MR - May repurchase at a later date when other products have been used up first. WNR - Will not repurchase. Didn't like or didn't work for me. Or too expensive!   * Andalou Naturals - 1000 Roses Floral Toner MR This was a T.K Maxx find and I really enjoyed using this as a morning cleanser. I did have to decant it into another bottle though as the spray was far too fierce on this. Would repurchase in the future if I saw it at a lower price again.   * CosRX - Low PH Good Morning Gel Cleanser WNR Although this is an iconic cleanser for many, it was just kind of okay for me. It would have been perfect for my teenage son and I would buy him another, if only he'd actually use it!   * Naturally Thinking - Manuka Floral Water WR I actually finished thi...