Project pan: 2012 resolution...

 

Recently whilst going through my collection of makeup I noticed many products which I hadn't used in a while, so I decided to do the project pan which  is quite popular with the youtube beauty community. These are the products I chose:
FACE:
-Revlon photoready foundation (I like it but I have SO many other foundations too).
-MAC blush Dollymix (I stopped using it for a while and it is quite expensive so I need to start using it more often, even though it is a very bright blush)
- L'Oreal primer (I don't like it but it needs to be used up)
-MAC fix + (I like this product but have forgotten about it for a while, I need to start using it up again).
MAC studio sculpt concealer (LOVE this concealer but I know that I will end up buying another one when I don't need it so I am going to try & use it all up before buying another).
- Rimmel stay matte powder (purchased this before being given the MAC MSF natural and now have forgotten about it, I am going to try and use it up even though I have already hit pan).

EYES:
-Rimmel day to night mascara (Love this mascara, but I usually end up buying another before I need one so I am going to try and get my moneys worth of this product).
-GOSH pencil eyeliner (I don't usually like pencil eyeliner so I need to use this up as otherwise it will be a waste).
-Benefit cream shadow RSVP (I like this product but I have forgotten about it and it was quite expensive so I need to start using it up). 


LIPS:
-L'Oreal HIP jelly balm (I recently got a new one of these and love them, but I haven't used this shade for a while now and want to start using it again).
- Palmers lipbalm ( Got this recently but I buy lipbalms on a regular basis and end up not using them, but I want this one to be used daily).
-MUA lipstick shade 12 (I like the formula of these but I haven't used it in a while and it is a really pretty colour so it shouldn't be too hard to use up).
-17 lipstick Beehive (Love this lipstick and formula but once again have started to forget about it, I will definitley carry on using this product as it is so moisturizing and pretty).
So these are the products I have chosen I will be doing regular updates on products that I have hit pan on and am loving/ hating, so please comment telling me if you have done this project yet and how it went!

TAG : 40 Beauty Questions...

SKINCARE]
-How many times do you wash your face daily? Usually once at night to take my makeup off but sometimes twice!
 -What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)  Combo
-What is your current facial wash? Clean and clear
-Do you exfoliate? yes usually once a week


-What brand do you use? lots of different ones mainly clean & clear or simple

-What moisturizer do you use? simple anti-blemish moisturizer
-Do you have freckles?No
-Do you use eye cream? No
-Do you or did you have acne prone skin?yes but it isn't too bad.

-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ? no but I would like to if it got a bit worse
-What foundation do you use? I use so many different ones but my favorite has to be Bourjouis 10 hour sleep            effect.
-How about concealer?Collection 2000 lasting perfection or MAC studio sculpt
-Do you know your undertone color? yes, I'm pretty sure I have a warm undertone

-What do you think of fake eyelashes? They are nice but I don't wear them, too expensive and I already have long enough eyelashes.

-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months? Yes, and I do when I have the money haha!
-What brand of mascara do you use?I buy a different one each time usually maybelline.
-Sephora or MAC? MAC
-Do you have a MAC Pro-card? No
-What makeup tools do you use in make up application? Brushes
-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes? yes, urban decay primer potion.
-For the face? Sometimes, if I do it's usually GOSH.
-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?I like the benefit eyeshadows from the primpcess kit.
-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner? i tend to wear liquid or gel...

-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil? Not very often.

-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?I don't like using them as they usually have to much fall out.
-Do you use mineral makeup? No

-What is your favorite lipstick? 17 Lipstick in Beehive
-How about lipgloss? I don't like wearing lipgloss so I don't have one.
-What is your favorite blush to use? My loreal one in Rosewood.
-Do you buy your makeup on ebay? No.

-Do you like drugstore makeup? Yes, A majority of my makeup is drugstore and I like alot of drugstore products.

-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets) I have never been to one.
-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes? Not really to be honest I wouldn't really want it as a career but just something to do in my spare time.

-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup? sometimes haha.

-Name a makeup crime that you hate? Too much eyeliner or the orange line!
-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones? I like both it depends in what mood I am in.
-Which celebrity always has great make up? Taylor Swift

-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use? Blush
-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on? I guess
-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on? sometimes when my skin is being nice to me!
-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line? I like Bourjouis, 17 and MAC/
-What do you think of Makeup?? It's great to inhanse your natural beauty!

My December favorites

 Face:
Bourjois healthy mix foundation - At first I didn't get on with this foundation and hated the look of it on my face but after working with it I find the less you use the better the outcome. I have come to love this foundation and for £9.99 its a bargain!
Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer- I have loved this concealer since the first time using this, it's my second one of this concealer and I am definitley going to repurchase it again!

 Eyes:
Benefit primpcess eye primping set- I purchased this on a flight for a low price of £15 but it is usually sold for £29, I love this product the packaging is so cute and is so easy to travel with.
It includes: 
- sample of eyebright
- sample of boi-ing concealer in 2 (too dark for me)
- 3 eyeshadows which are really nice eyeshadows I have been using them all month!
- small version of bad gal mascara (which I found way too clumpy)
- sample of RSVP cream shadow base (love it and purchased the full version)

Overall I like this product mainly for the  eyebright, RSVP cream shadow and the eyeshadows!
I highly recommend this palette just for the eyeshadows and I have decided I will purchase the too faced natural eye palette as they have very similar colours in it and is selling for a bargain price at £23.

 Blush:
Loreal blush in Rosewood-
I love this blush even though it is made for medium skin tones I tried my mums and loved it so purchased my own for £7  I only recently started using it after having a major clear out in my makeup collection and have fallen in love with the colour, on the skin it looks like a very natural red/ coral dewy blush.

 Lip product:
Palmers lip butter lip balm- 
I heard another youtuber talk about this: Sunbeamsjess (who is one of my favorite youtubers)  and decided to buy one myself for a cheap price of £1.93 at boots, it smells just like cocoa butter/ chocolate and isn't waxy like some other lip balms, it's really moisturizing and has gotten rid of those winter chapped lips! Would definitely recommend it...

Skincare product:
Simple spotless skin moisturizer-
I have used 2 bottles of this and it is a product I can definitely rely on, I have acne prone skin, and although my acne isn't too bad it is only because this moisturizer helps it stop from getting bad, It helps moisturize my skin but doesn't leave it looking greasy and shiny. I wouldn't recommend it for people with dry skin as it isn't hugely moisturizing but it does help oil skin by reducing oil around the T-zone and stops from it clogging your pores (haha nasty...) 

Christmas style nails (Tartan & Sparkle)

 I saw a picture of a nail design similar to this but I wanted to add my own twist to it and try it out for myself.


This design is taken from the idea of the 12 days of Christmas (10 pipers piping) although I added some gold sparkle to it to make it extra glamorous!


Step 1: apply a red base-coat colour to each nail I used the colourworks nail polish which came in a gift set. (You may need to do more then 1 coat).

Step 2: After you have let it dry and it isn't tacky take an eyeliner of your chose (BeautyUK) or a             black nail polish and apply in lines  to give a tartan effect. Be sure to not touch this while drying.


Step 3: Apply a coloured sparkly eyeliner down the centre line of your nail design to give it some sparkle (dont smudge it, leave to dry for 5 mins)


Step 4: Apply a top coat to keep everything in place!

 This design was so much fun to create and I love the fact that all products are reasonably priced!
I hope you enjoyed my blog post for today..
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Good Luck

What's in my makeup bag?

 Items:
Foundation - Bourjois 10 hour sleep effect £9.99 - superdrug


Powder - MAC MSF Natural-Light £18 - Debenhams


Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer- Light2- £4.19 - Boots


L'OREAL blush - Rosewood - £7.69 - Boots

Benefit Hoola Bronzer - £20 - Debenhams


Carmex - strawberry - £2.69 - Boots


MAC studio sculpt concealer - NC15 - £13 - Debenhams


MUA Brow pencil - Blonde- £1


Maybelline one by one mascara - Black - Boots


Technic Blush - Free Magazine


Loreal super liner carbon gloss - £6 - Boots

Natural collection eyeshadow duo- mink/sable £1.99 - Boots

Exact dupe for MAC Viva Glam Gaga?!

 I have talked about this dupe before in a couple of my videos, but for those who don't know here it is:
Miss sporty - Innocence 009 £2.59 
Quite moisturizing, kinda smells like hand sanitizer with that cucumber hint, is a beautiful bubblegum pink, simple packaging, sold in Boots and is very affordable.








MAC viva glam gaga Lustre £13.50


More moisturizing then the miss sporty one, but is that worth an extra £11? Has nice packaging, comes with the same amount of product and is also a bubblegum pink although it does have a nicer vanilla smell to it as I love the smell of MAC lipsticks!

 As you can see the packaging is very different MAC's packaging is alot more sleek and less chunky as the Miss sporty one is alot more chunky and also is more prone to writing fading off packaging. Although the packaging is alot different I can't honestly say that I HATE the miss sporty packaging as for £2.59 the packaging is fine. Both packaging is made of plastic so just because the MAC lipstick looks more expensive to make it doesn't mean it ACTUALLY is...

Honestly I know I don't really suit bubblegum pinks but I thought I would show you them on.
This is the Miss Sport lipstick, as I do have chapped 
lips at the moment this did feel a little drying but when my lips aren't dry it feels like a normal average lipstick, it comes off a little lighter then the viva glam one but does look very similar

 This one is the MAC viva Glam gaga lipstick, as you can see there isn't much difference although it was a lot more moisturizing and BTW I know I look like I am have a mug shot taken haha! This was darker then the miss sporty one and I felt more comfortable wearing this one personally but I still dont think it's worth the extra £11.
ALTHOUGH a portion of the profit MAC made on me buying this product did go to AID research therefore I can't complain, and I don't regret buying it for that reason.

SWATCHES:


MAC VGG (right)
Miss Sporty (left)
In this photo it does look like the miss sporty lipstick has more of a shine but I can honestly say that in person it doesn't. 
These 2 lipsticks are so similar its hard to tell them apart. Overall If you do have the spare money I recommend going for the Mac lipstick as some of the money goes to charity and it also is better quality and more moisturizing, but if your a student (like me)  or just don't have the money to splash then go for the Miss sporty one!!! 
                                      

Sleek original palette (worth the hype?)

Background info:
 I purchased this product because of the amount of hype it received among youtube, I was quite excited to purchase it for a reasonable price of  £6.49 for 12 eyeshadows.
First impressions:
At first I thought it was an amazing product even persuading my friend to buy it herself, I used it everyday for around 3 weeks and used it in many of my tutorials as the eyeshadows are very pigmented and gorgeous colours.

 Soon after I realised many of these colours weren't being used such as the purples, blues, greens and blacks, I was only really using the 3 neutrals and would find that after using these eyeshadows there would be a huge amount of fallout under my eyes making me look like the grudge haha! I have ended up hardly using this now and tend to go more for my Beauty UK palettes as they're alot cheaper and I prefer their formula.

Overall I feel like they are okay eyeshadows and great if you tend to use alot of bright colours or if not the storm palette is great if your okay with wiping off the fallout afterwards. I don't think that these eyeshadows are the kind that I would use as I even tried them with a primer and that just caused more annoyance as I couldn't blend the shadows.
If I could go back I would probably buy the storm palette rather then this palette although I still don't think that I would get on with that palette either as it would still have alot of fallout and would easily smudge. So for now I think I'll stick with my BeautyUK palettes.

P.S Thanks to all my new followers! <3