#finish5byCinco-Intro

Hey everyone, 

So seen as another project will be finishing in 15 days time, I've decided to jump on the finish 5 by Cinco De Mayo again. This time though, I've decided to be a little different and use the roulette method of picking items. If you don't know what that is, it's where you write down categories, put them in a hat and then pick them out. After that you then pick items for these categories. This time I picked 6 categories so I had a little leeway. I will be updating you all on the 5th of every month (except February as we are almost there). Here are my items and the categories. 

Revlon Rose Glow Highlighter (hit pan) 

I recieved this for my good friend (and work collegue) for Christmas and have only used this once. I tend to use a light highlighter for my inner corners of my eyes so I would like to hit pan on the top shade to do this. 

Nars Rikugien Lip Pencil- Deluxe Size

Another product I have only tried once but really love the colour! I have no doubt that I can finish this colour up in a few months with consistent useage. 

Loreal Infallible Matte Foundation 

I love this product! The hype on YouTube and Instagram is real for the oily skin girls! I recieved this before Christmas and have opted to use this most days over my Too Faced Born this Way. I can tell with everyday usage that I won't have long to finish this product as although I can't see through the tube, it feels full of air. We will see, only time will tell. 

Royal Apothic Tinties lip butter 

This product I recieved in a Glossybox over a year ago now and I haven't reached for it much because of the pot it is in. I've managed to make a good dip in it already however I would like to see this gone as it's over it's expiration date already. My Maybelline Babylips (from another project) is almost gone so I can start on this soon. 

Juicy Couture mini perfume 

As you can see I have already started to use this and I find that this version of Juicy is very strong and long lasting. I recently purchased a few of these from work for just £8 and would like to get my money's worth. Let's see how much usage I can get out of this before may. 

Dr.Organics Dead Sea Mineral Mud Mask 

I really don't like this product and it's not because of the mask itself or performance, it's the scent! Because it is all natural, the product just smells of the sea and to have that on your face for at least 15 mins at a time is horrible. I have managed to use this product every other mask since the start of the new year and have made progress, but I do want this gone from my collection! 

There you go everyone, some newer things and older things thati just want to make progress on. I know this year is going to be good for me for projects! Time to pan, pan, pan! 

Emma 

#finish5byCinco Finale!

Hey everyone,

Today I decided it was time to finish #finish5byCinco project as we only have 2 days to go. Tomorrow I will be updating on #pan4x4. I made so much progress and used so much with this project. 6 products were used and one I have left over. Remember in this project I added in 2 items which were the Soap & Glory Body Wash and Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Frosting. 

This is how I follow with my projects. I always have 2 lists, one on a post it for my mirror and one in my project book. Both I tick off when my products when done.

This is the only product I have left. It is my Maybelline Gel Eyeliner which I knew it would be. I managed to make a very good dent in it however.

The products I used up include:

- Argan Oil Conditioner

- Chapstick in Strawberry

- Dr Jart Primer 

- Rimmel Vinyl Lipgloss

- Soap & Glory Body Wash

- Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Frosting

Thank you for keeping up with me in this project! I loved it, thank you @Megsmakeup8 on YouTube! 

Emma 

Finish 5 By Cinco De Mayo- Update 3

Hey Everyone!

It's Update 3 time of #finish5bycinco and I've got loads of progress this time. I'm beginning to get a little bored of this project however I'm so close to finishing my 5. Only one to go! This time I managed to finish my Rimmel Viynl Lipgloss especially as the stopper was not in it. On to the progress I have in the last two items. 

1) Soap & Glory Body Wash

I have had so much progress with this this month. The last two months I've been using it as body wash, hand wash and to wash my makeup brushes (seen as it extra moisturising). I saw this tip on Cherish's project pans (PrettyPistol on YouTube). As you can see by the last two lines, so much has gone! That and I don't have much left to go. Hopefully this will be done by 5th May.

2) Maybelline Gel Eyeliner

Since the last update, I'll be honest, I haven't been using it everyday. However when I want a more dramatic eye, this is my first port of call. As you can see from the photo, I have more of the pan showing now, but it is going to be a very long time before it's used up. This eyeliner is over 2 years old, however It hasn't dried up or started to irritate my eyes, so I'm going to carry on using it until it's gone. 

We've only got one more month of this project and I can almost guarantee that my body wash will be gone however that is then my 5. So I will be happy with that! 

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