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Showing posts with label Project 10 Pan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Project 10 Pan. Show all posts

Feb2010 Favorites

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Posted on 8:52 PM | By a.z.♥ | In ,

Ack! Sorry for not posting in son long. I know I said I was going to keep it consistent but....I really don't have any excuses. I just got too lazy to edit picture :(
I did try to make a tutorial but it's only half way done and I started getting annoyed with my tutorial format so I spent some time thinking of a good tutorial format that's not too time consuming to make. I've finally come up with one! But it's still in the works so when I get that finalized I will be post much more tutorials! Now if only my pictures would come out the same angle.......haha
Anyways I've reached 50+ followers! That you all for sticking by with me despite my sporatic posts and lack there of. I'm going to do a giveaway but since I'm on Project 10pan, I've forbidden myself to go to any cosmetic stores/counters, I'm not even allowed to wander into the cosmetic section of my local drugstore! Too many temptations. I did once but I almost left with 5 unecessary items. Good thing I managed to shove them all back before I PAID for them. EEeekkk. But I WILL find a way to host a giveaway so please bear with me for a little longer! I promise it'll happen very soon!

So here are my favorite revisited items for the Month of February! Mini reviews will follow the pics :)

Revlon Photoready Foundation (pppssshhh I almost typed Phoundation -____-): I have a review of this already a few posts back. I have this foundation in 003 and 004. I'm right in the middle so I mix them both to get my perfect shade. Overall I'm very happy with this foundation. I always get comments on how I looks really pretty that day (what, I don't NORMALLY look pretty!? lol jk) even if I'm just wearing liner, mascara and the foundation. In the light it's still super bling though so I'm still not to fond of that but it's okay. It's only if you look really close
Maybelline Dream Matte Powder: I used to think this made me look cakey and chalky but to mattify my t-zone when I get oily it's really nice so I started to use it to set my LF, even though I said in my LF review I don't need a setting powder, it's just nice to have one. It makes me feel better and it makes the oilies stay away longer. I'm not sure what color I have but is is FAINTLY darker than my skin but not by that much so it's okay if I use a lighter hand and don't use that much.
Nars Orgasm and Laguna Blush/Bronzer duo: I love the laguna side. The blush side I'm not too fond of. It might just be me but I can never get any of the color pigmentation to go on my skin. I love the color but it just takes a lot of work for me to get the pigmentation that I like. I wish I had the bronzer side alone because Laguna is such a nice bronzer for my skin tone. It's not orangy and it works great for cheek contouring, not necessarily for the nose because it's a tad bit warm and not grey toned enough for that but I don't contour my nose so that's okay.
Revlon Age Defying Moisturizing undereye concealer: I believe this is a new product so it's not on the website yet but I really like this. It's super moisturizing so it won't dry out my under eye area like the Revlon beyond natural one, I think it's the one with the really shatty illuminator. Yeap, hate that, but love this. The color works great with my skintone and it's super easy to blend! I just wish that the applicator was different, maybe like a little roll ball type thing. It's a very narrow squeeze tip. You only need a little but it squeezes WAYYYY too much out. And since I man handle my make up......:(
IPKN Multi-Make up Finish Primer: My first primer! This really evens out my skintone before I apply makeup. Remindes me somewhat of a more sheer version of BB Cream. The lasting power of this is okay, not super amazing but I use it for the fact that it helps my make up blend in and covers my pores fairly well.

Illamasqua Eye Liner Cake in Mislead: Haha you can see the pothole I made on the bottom right corner! But I've been using this for the past few months and I'm really suprised that I've ONLY made a pothole THAT sized. I use water as an activator so it's not water proof but even with water as the activator it lasts super long! Both on my bottom and top lashline too! I love that you can control to definition of the line that you make with the amount of water, more smudgy line = less water, more defined = more water. It took some time to get used to but I'm really really glad I stuck through because this has rapidly risen to the top of my HG Eyeliner list.
Illamasqua Brow Cake in Vehement I love this for the color! It's not too red toned. It's actually more of a Grey brown so it works well with my current hair color! Love love loveee
Stila Eyeshadow in Starlight: I bought this on impulse when ULTA had a 20% coupon that was applicable to UD and Stila products. Reminds me of a powder version of kitten except it's lighter. I've been using this as an inner corner color for the past few weeks and I like it a lot! It's really shimmer but not obnoxious glitter chunks or anything like that. Just very finely milled shimmer :)
L'Oreal Extra Volume Collagen Mascara: This mascara gives me a LOT of volume. I don't have that many eyelash hairs so this is a big plus! The downside is that it does clump sometimes but I always layer mascaras (since I can't find a mascara that does both) so that's where the next mascara comes in.
Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara: On it's own this mascara is a discrace to me. It doesn't even lengthen that much and no volume whatsoever, but when I pair it with the L'oreal collagen mascara it separates the lashes and lengthens very well! I find that very strange but oh wells, can't complain when I get the effect I like :/
Urban Decay Eyeliner in Zero: I used to not like this because it still smudged on me but now I set it with a little bit of eyeshadow before/after or both and it lasts forever. Near the end of the day it does smudge a little but not too much, it just gives me a smudged eyeliner effect :)

MAC Blot Powder: Just a regular setting powder for me. The middle part looks gross right! That's what happens when I don't blot and just straight use the powder with my nasty ass face oil! :( I scratched a weird heart in there, but yeah this is the first product I've hit pan on. Pigmentation wise is minimal but it mattifies my t-zone very well so it's in my travel bag for when I need a t-zone touch up!
Urban Decay Pocket Rocket in Timothy: I have 3 of these pocket rockets but this one is my favorite because I've been wearing a lot of nudes lately. It's not too sticky but it's still sticky enough to make my lip sticks last a long time (unless I'm eating or drinking -____-) It also smells like cereal so yummmyyyy!
Revlon Color Burst Lipstick in Soft nude: This is the perfect shade for my skin tone! It doesn't wash me out like MAC's myth does and it doesn't dry my lips out as much as Myth. The color is great! I love pairing it with MAC's lipglass in Born to live or Urban Decay Pocket Rocket in Timothy. Super pretty nude
YSL Rouge Volupte in #1, Nude Beige: I really like this color along with the honey beige but I've been picking this up more often because I've been wearing a lot of nudes so I like to add in a pop of color sometimes. This gives me a nice pop of color but it's not too bold where my lips are like ZOMG LOOK AT ME!
MAC Lipglass in Born to Live (LE??): This is my first ever MAC Lipglass. I originally hated it because I'm not a fan of sticky lipglosses but I told myself to suck it up because it's such a pretty color and makes my lipstick last FOREVER! It's because of the stickyness but I've been better about it so it's not too bad for me anymore.

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Project 10Pan update: I'm a little caught on whether I should add in skincare because I do buy a lot of skin care, so much where I have plenty for facial cleansers to last me a good 5-6years but skincare is skincare and make up is make up. I think I might include in skin care to make my 10pan 1st round go faster so I can get stuff for a give away but I feel like that's also cheating so....I don't knowww. Make up wise, there really is nothing that I have that's remotely close to being finished except my MAC blot powder and Baby oil/makeup remover. So that's 2/10 T__________T I'm working on it sighhhhh.... we'll see. I'll definetly find a way whether I do or do not include skin care into my p10p....

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Take care!
♥

Updated Make Up Collection & 10 PAN

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Posted on 11:07 AM | By a.z.♥ | In ,

Hi everyonnnneeee! So I've decided to restart Project 10 Pan. My first time was super unsuccessful because I gave in but I'm going to get back on it and finish it all the way! If anyone wants to join me please do! We'll support this shopping ban together! Haha. Anyways I bought a couple of eyeshadows today for me and the bff for our future play dates (aka Makeup Challenges) just as an excuse to buy more make up....for the last time in a while haha. But I'll post those products up and give a review of them after she's recieved them so be patient for those who read my blog for the minimal purchases that I make!

So, to start off Project 10 Pan I'm going to post up a picture of my current make up collection since I cleaned up my room while I was snowed in and reorganized everything, including my makeup. Here goesss :)

My super old vanityyyy. Haha you can see my VS Travel/Gym Makeup bag. I leave it there so when I go to the gym in the morning I just throw my normal routine stuff in there and bolt.

Most used stuff for face are left out in the little box on the upper left and other most used things are just left out. Haha like my Illamasqua brow cake and eye cake. Baby wipes and make up remover wipes are on the bottom, you can't really see them :)

From left to right, Face brushes, Blending and cheek/contour brushes and lastly eye brushes. In the back are just random stuff like a travel brush set, straws...for my drinks haha, and lastly a 7-11 domo cup from a few months ago for my dirty brushes!

The whole stand! Just some random nail stuff on top with a few stuffed animals. On the right is my first drawer, which are my Revlon colorstay eyeshadow quads, face powders, blushes, bronzers and a few random stuff that I use often but not often enough to be left out. In the wayyyyy back you can't really see it but there are revlon matte shadows that I don't use that much :/

Lip stuff! I have a lot >.< But yess the lip glosses and YSL lippies are in the side compartment because they're too tall to be put upright with the rest of the lippies. In the back are unused palettes I got from ebay when I first got into makeup...they sucked haha. Next drawer are the palettes that I ACTUALLY use. It's all urban decay haha and in the little pencil case thing are eyeliners that I don't use that often or at all X____x

Last but not least! Eyelash drawer! It's so messy, I need to organize it one day. And the one below it are just back ups, extras and stuff that I have yet to open and use. :)
Oh and also a few pigment samples I have yet to press too X____x

Well that's it for my makeup. I'm not going to post up the products that I THINK I'll use up first like how other P10P persons are doing it because I'm not even remotely close to using up anything.......except mascara but that doesn't count. Boo hooo.

Please join me! :)
Project 10 Pan update

YAYYYY!!! 1 out of 10 products! Geebuz that took forever. But yeah I was bad only once and bought a whole shietload of makeup ONCE ONCEEEE! Will post pictures up in the future when I slowly start using the products. The product that I used up was my Makeup Remover, Lancome's Bifacil. No, I will not repurchas this anymore because I've already found my HG eye makeup remover, which is baby oil! Seriously, this takes off more waterproof mascara than the bifacil, sure it does feel oily but you're supposed to wash your face afterwards, but if you use a cotton pad to wipe it off, it's perfectly fine AND you see how much makeup you took off. So yeah, that's my Project 10 Pan update :)
Memorial Weekend Haul

I couldn't help myself. :(
I'm sorry 10 pan. I shall restart you. booo


Memorial Weekend Haul

Holy shieeeeeeezznit. I have some raving reviews coming up soon! But yes yes. I bought makeup. I know I'd doing Project 10 pan but UGHH just watching youtube videos with makeup guru's hauls gave me an itch to buy cheap cosmetics with AMAZING color payoff. I couldn't help myself. But good news, those purchases were amazing, even with just swatches I feel as if these products would soon become favorites. Second piece of good news though is that I am almost done with my bi-facil makeup remover and IPKN toner, YAY! :) ANYWAYS, I'm heading off to philly tomorrow at the wee crack of dawn for asian grocery shopping with my mom. I need to head off to sleep soon so I'll post up more detailed information and pictures from my haul

CVS is having a Buy one get one FREE sale for WetnWild Cosmetics only for sunday and monday. So get your products while you can. I'm such a sucker for bargains and I've been seeing 50% and 75% off stickers on selected products at my local CVS. But I had been good and looked the other way whenever I saw the hot pink and lime green circles. Today, I was just like eff this, I'm screwing over 10 pan for a BOGO sale, might as well get some other make up to review.

What I bought
  • WetnWild Silk Finish Blush in 831D Pearlescent Pink
  • WetnWild Bronzzer in Bali Bronze and Light/Medium
  • WetnWild Silk Finish Highlight and Contour Blush in Triple Threat
  • WetnWild Mega Eyes in Egyptian Sand
  • WetnWild H20 Proof Felt Tip Liquid Liner in Ultra Black
  • Loreal Voluminous Eyeliner in True Brown
  • Loreal HIP Mascara
  • Sally Hansen Extreme Wear Nail Polish in Black out, White out and 2 other pinks colors (forgot the name)
  • Physician's Formula Lip Plumper in Pink It
Total Products: 13
Total Savings: $37.87
What I forked over: $24.56

DANG I would have spent a little over $60 if it were not for the sales and discounts O_O
But yes yes. Reviews coming up soon, ESPECIALLY about wetnwild. I never knew such a cheapie brand could have such a good color pay off. I am stunned beyond reason.


Keep checking back for more updates bebees :)
and Have a great memorial day weekend

az<3
Project 10 Pan

What is it you ask? It's the concept of using up or hitting the pan of 10 makeup products to be allowed to buy 1 new make up item. Make up item is not limited to eyeshadow pan/pot but everything from face and liner to lip products with the exception of skin care.

Why?? this is mainly geared for those make up junkies like myself who keep purchasing cosmetics despite already having a product that is equal or close to it. This project helps mak up junkies limit their purchases and forces them to use up their existing makeup, hence decreasing their own lost.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO LAST?

........honestly I cannot say. but I am aiming for at least 1 round of 1o pans. HAHA and when I'm done I am most likely going all out before I start it again. but hey at least I'll be 10 pans down. this is a great concept to follow by because honestly to say this is going to help my wallet SO MUCH. You don't know how much of a struggle it is to pay my credit card bills when they keep racking up because of my makeup purchases >.<

Look into the future: I think my skin care's going first (5 products) and then next would probably be mascara, lip products and then foundation in that order. HOPEFULLY it won't take too long. I've been itching to try some of those cheapie wetn'wild products that apparently work pretty well.

GOOD LUCK TO ME AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO DECIDES TO DO PROJECT 10 PAN<33