Saturday 28 February 2015

March Project Pan

Hey everyone! 
Today's post is the start of March's project pan and hopefully I've made this one a little easier on myself. I've chosen only a few items and all of them are nearly finished, so you never know, I may be done before the end of March.
Here are the products I'm starting with:
In closer detail:
Maybelline Baby Skin- now this has become a holy grail so it will be repurchased in time. However I do have a lot of primers to get through. 
Clinque Chubby Stick Sample- now yes this is an expendsive brand however there is only a tiny amount and I can finish it.
Miss Sporty Liquid Concealer- I've had this concealer FOREVER and it no longer matches my skin tone. However I can wear it when I get spots (which is often as I have oily skin). There isn't much in this one either.
Stilla lip glaze in Glamour- I dislike this so much! It's way too slippy and sticky. So it's time to use it up (I also got this from birchbox, so no love lost).
Seventeen facial powder- HOLY GRAIL product. I love this but have 4 face powders to use up and this was the closest one to going. Will be repurchased.
Hair mask- unknown brand- I hate the smell of this but use it once a week and have already hit bottom. Time to use it up! 
The last 3 are:
-Aussie Take the Heat Spray- almost used but do not love.
- Soap & Glory Heel Genius- LOVE LOVE LOVE. This is my 2nd bottle and I will repurchase once gone.
- Soap & Glory Hand Dream- almost gone but I always need hand cream.

Fingers crossed we'll get somewhere by next week! Updating on the 8th. 
Emma P 

Project Pan Finale- February

Hey everyone! 
It's time for my finale of February's project 10 pan. Thank god it's over because even though I used everything almost everyday- nothing seemed to go. 
This is what I started with:
I used up:
- Netrogena Facial Scrub
- Sex & the city Body Lotion
- Garnier Toner
- Harajuku lovers perfume in G
- one more body lotion
- Flutter Perfume
This is where I finished with my NYC blush. I can't believe I didn't make a dent in this. The hollow just before the C was there before I started... 
Thankfully I've seen the most progress with this item. Before I started the pencil wasn't even at the writing, now look where I am. Hopefully this will be gone in a future project pan. 
My pallet. Oh this one was and still is a pain. My goal for this was to hit 2 more pans. I only hit one (the far bottom left), however I can say I do enjoy these colour and am glad I can still play around for a little longer.
I've seen so much progress with my 08 lipstick by rimmel. As this is my favourite lipstick I probably was using it sparingly, however it will probably be gone in the near future. 
I've decided to throw these two into my empties. My collection 2000 mascara is incredibly clumpy now and only good for my bottom lashes- time to go. The benifit Benetint has started to get powder settling in the bottom (from application) and I don't like the idea of putting germs onto my face again and again- time to go! 

Watch out for March's project pan starting tomorrow! 
Emma P

Thursday 26 February 2015

February Empties

Hey Everyone!
If you already follow me on Instagram (@PiperBeauty) then you would have already seen this photo. However I want to go into a little more detail about what I used in February (seen as project pan makes empties!)
Here I used:
- 2 body lotions (project pan)
- 2 face pad packs
- 7 face masks
- 2 perfumes (project pan)
- Morgan body scrub
- Chapstick in strawberry (#finish5byCinco)
- L'oreal True Match Foundation (so old thank god it finished!)
- 2 hand creams (one project pan)
- Q tips
- So? kiss me body fragrance
- 3 hair care (one #finish5byCinco)
- 2 face wipes
- Simple Eye makeup remover (holy grail)
- Dr Jart Primer (#finish5byCinco)
- Garnier toner (projectpan)
- Netrogena facial scrub (project pan)
- Nivea Moisturiser (holy grail!)
- 8 sample

The total amount of this is £109.44 ( samples class as £1 each). I always take a value of each empty I make and write into a note book. This way, when I buy more products, I don't feel so bad! 

Thank you for reading! 
Emma P 

Current Project Pans

Hey everyone,
Today's post will be mainly a photo fest as in going to show you my updates on my current project pans. From now on I will be posting a picture on my Instagram (@PiperBeauty) when my current weekly project pan update is due and update you all clearly on here. 
First off is #finish5byCinco. This project pan was created by MegsMakeup8 on YouTube and has hit the world by storm. The idea being you start with 5 products and you have to finish them by 5th May. Here is what I started with.
Chapstick in strawberry, rimmel vinyl gloss in bite me, maybelline gel eyeliner, Dr Jart Primer and Argan Oil Conditioner. All of these products rarely got touched (bar the primer, it was my favourite!), so adding them into a 5 month project seemed appropriate. 
This is one month on! I used up the Chapstick, conditioner and Primer. The primer and conditioner were actually rather empty! So I substituted in a body wash which was actually rather full. I've been marking each week on this to see my progress. Next update in 2 weeks (in depth).
Next is my project pans. I tend to challenge myself monthly to finish off 10 items. Sometimes I will lower the amount to finish (next month!), however I won't feel as challenged. I started off with this. 
Here I have:
- Rimmel Kate Lipstick in 08
- NYC blush in Psychedelic (hit pan)
- Garnier Toner 
- Collection 2000 Mascara
- Claire's eyeshadow pallet (hit pan on 2 more)
- Benifit Benetint Blush
- Sex & the City Body Lotion
- Barry M eye crayon in 1
- Neutrogena Facial Scrub
- Harajuku Lovers Perfume in G
Week 1 update:
I used the body lotion, facial scrub, toner and perfume. Substituted in hand lotion, another body lotion and another perfume.
Week 2 update:
I finished the body lotion and hand lotion. Didn't substitute anything in this time, however I was getting progress with the lipstick, eye shadows and perfume.
Week 3 update:
I finished the perfume off this week (2 in a month!). No substitutes as I really wanted to consentrate with the pallet and lipstick. My mascara will not die though after 2 months of continuous use! 
As you can see I update weekly with my project pans, I don't know if you all can see the progress I do, but I find it helps me. The next update will be 28th (last of the month! Woop). Of corse this will be in detail too.

See you all soon!
Emma P

Making Myself Accountable

Hey everyone
Welcome to my ProjectPanning world. I've decided that as I now know how to
project pan and have acquired a decent amount of makeup, that I should
start project panning more frequently. Today I decided to start off my new
blog with a makeup collection! Here are my current amounts of certain
items. I don't have an ideal target as I enjoy makeup, I just want to use
what I have. During my project pan i will be having certain months where I
am on a low buy and certain months where I enjoy my money! Here is an over
view of my collection so far.
It may seem small to most of you out there and it isn't anything compare to youtubers I watch, but I am starting to get a habit of buying too much! To get myself accountable, I've started this blog. Here's the numbers! 
3 foundations/bb creams- one sample
3 concealers
3 primers
4 powders
4 mascaras and 1 brow pencil
10 eyeliners (gel and pencil) 
6 eyeshadow singles (pigments too)
8 eyeshadow bases
6 eyeshadow pallets 
9 lip balms and 4 lip glosses
5 chubby pencils 
7 lipsticks and 2 liquid lipsticks 
7 blushes and 2 highlighters 
18 Samples 

Theses are not scary numbers- however I don't want them getting any bigger. Through out the next week I plan to update you on my spend plan, current project pans and the last few hauls that came through (no more now though!). I hope you've all enjoyed my first post! 

Emma P