Yeah, so a while back I tried to do a project pan and failed.  So now I am not on a no buy but I do want to document products that I end up finishing.  Here are a couple now.

Both of these items are good, but I do not know if I would buy either of them again.  Korres makes some awesome primers, but they are quite expensive at $33 for a 1.01 oz tube.  I have never bought a full sized one but have been lucky to be able to snag the 0.33 size a couple different times as perks or in value sets.  If I were ever to buy a full sized one, it would be their Quercetin and Oak primer because it also has anti-aging properties.  As for the John Frieda hair masque, it was nice.  I got it after someone else didn’t use all of it.  My hair is really oily, so I do not like to deep condition too much.  I did add some lemon juice into it and I like the effect it had on my hair.

I got a big ass chunk of Bohemian soap from Lush after Christmas when it was BOGO/50% off.  It has a nice fresh lemon scent to it and I liked it a lot.  It wasn’t drying but wasn’t overly moisturizing either (I just looked that it actually is made for oily skin).  It is a soap that is nice to use when you are waking up (as are most other citrus scented things, I think).  I would definitely buy this again!

My friend got this for me for Christmas and I am really sad that it is gone!  It is excellent!  It feels really refreshing and isn’t harsh.  It has a mixture of tea tree oil which is an antiseptic and also has grapefruit which is good for controlling oily skin.  I also like that it is in a spray bottle.  I definitely will not be going back to alcohol based toners, which seem to make my skin compensate for being dried out by producing excess oils.  I need to grab some more soon.

I recently finished a bottle of Urban Decay’s Tinted Moisturizer that I got in November during their Friends & Family sale.  So, one bottle lasted me about 4 months, though I did cut this moisturizer with Clinique’s Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel.  I did this because it is surprisingly thick and not so moisturizing.  If you used it the way I did without mixing in more moisturizer, I think it would probably only last 2-3 months.  The pump also dispensed too much product.  I bought two at the time because they were around $5 each and I will be using the second bottle.  However, it definitely would have not been worth it if I bought it at its regular price (I don’t remember the full price for the old packaging, but the new larger size is 1.69 fl. oz. for $30).  I hope they changed the formulation with the new tubes!  When I am through with these I will try another kind of foundation.

Btw, on my nails is Zoya’s Delilah and my ring finger is topped with Sephora by OPI’s Don’t be Eggnogious.

I have had this deluxe sample of this night cream for a while and finally used it up.  I haven’t yet met a Korres product I do not like.  All of their Quercetin & Oak formulas give visible results (though I have yet to form deep wrinkles).  Some people might not be able to deal with the scent (smells similar to Play Doh) but this does not bother me.

I thought I had taken a picture of my finished deluxe sized tube, but I guess I threw it away before I got the chance.  I also really like H2O+ and this stuff was very moisturizing without being heavy.  There are some weird beads in it though that were not very mushable so I just swept them off my face after rubbing the lotion in.

So bad news:  I FAILED this Project Pan.  I saw Sephora’s NARS VIB promo and really wanted to get the stuff so I placed an order :(  It did not help that I had an online credit sitting on my account, either.  Since I broke it, I also ended up indulging in Zoya’s Valentine’s Promo (Delilah was the red I picked out) and I did some drugstore haulage from Ulta in which I got a few L’Oreal Infallible shadows and a Physician’s Formula Shimmer Strip.  I will show these off soon, since I love both!  As far as this failed Project Pan, maybe I should have started out with a smaller number.  I want to keep documenting finishing my products, but not totally restrict myself from buying.  Any suggestions on how I could change the “rules?”

Like I said before, I am addicted to the travel sized section at Target and I also really like St. Ives.  I get really dry skin on my elbows during the winter and I this stuff is awesome for that.  The scent is nice and smells way better than their collagen/elastin formula.  I might end up getting a full sized next year when it gets cold again.

This is Maybelline’s Expertwear Eyeshadow in 10 Vanilla.  I have had this for quite a while and used it a lot until I found my HG Korres shadow.  After I hit the pan on that one, I started using this again.  It is a nice basic white with a slight shimmer finish.  I’m going to continue using it, but probably won’t replace it when it is totally gone.

Here is the UDPP that I bought as soon as the new packaging was available on Sephora.com.  I feel like the formula is different than the one that was in the old genie style bottle!  I definitely have experienced a bit of creasing with this one when used alone.  However, it could have been due to the fact that I was used to the doe foot applicator and could have been applying too much.  To get through this tube I mixed a bit of the tube formula with the old bottle formula.  Luckily, I had stocked up on the old formula during the holidays.  After I go through those bottles, I might switch to TFSI.

I’m addicted to the travel sized section in Target!  I really like St. Ives and decided that I wanted to try this out.  It is nice and does seem to be moisturizing.  I have another travel sized back up but wouldn’t buy a full size since I have other bath stuff to go through and because I like to switch up products often.

Here is a deluxe sample of Laura Mercier’s tinted moisturizer in Nude.  OMG I love this stuff so much but it is so expensive ($42 for the regular size) so I used this sparingly since the summer.  It’s all used up now :(  Hopefully I can afford to buy it when I get a paying job.

This is a deluxe sample of Benefit’s Coralista blush I got over the summer.  I used to not really wear blush but fell in love and went through this one pretty quickly :)  Luckily I did a makeup swap with a friend and have a regular sized one to use when this one is all gone.

Here is my beloved Korres Sunflower and Evening Primrose Eyeshadow in White (the poor thing has been through a lot, lol).  It is my HG white shadow and I will have to hit up ebay soon to get a replacement as they do not sell their eyeshadow in the US anymore :(  Until I get a replacement this one isn’t getting touched.  

Thanks, I am going to need it.  The day I started I went to Target and saw a beautiful display of both Maybelline’s new Color Tattoo shadows/their Dream Bouncy blushes and L’Oreal’s Infallible shadows and I cursed myself for not waiting one more day, lol.  Hope you use up some of your stuff, too!

So, I did some major haulage in December due to all of the great holiday sets and palettes that were out (as well as some cool stuff on Hautelook).  I really need to stop buying stuff and use the huge stockpile I have.  I saw that thescienceofchic is doing a “Project Pan” right now and decided that I should do one too (especially since I just finished one of my facial lotions and mascaras, lol).  So, I am going to use up/”hit the pan” on 20 products before I am allowed to buy anything again (not counting presents for other people).

What counts: Nail products, skin care products, makeup, hair products, “fancy” bath products.

What does not count: Samples (deluxe sized items do count), personal hygiene products (for example, my regular shampoo does not count; however, a fancy scrub or shower gel that I do not regularly use and will not replace does).

So yeah, here are the first two items that have been finished :)  Started 1/3/12

1. Buxom Lash Mascara in Blackest Black

2. Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel