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Spring Cleaning Project – Month 2 Check-In & Update

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The lovely Ingrid from Curly Spring Blossom has once again convinced me to take part in a new project pan – this time a Spring Cleaning Project Pan. This one is a little different than the previous ones, as we will be only posting once a month with our progress and reviewing four of the sixteen products to be panned.

Today is the second month check-in and update and review of four of the products! I’ve been pretty good about using every product at least once or twice a week, and for some products, I’m using them more than that.

Concrete Minerals Bitches Brew 

I’ve been wearing this shadow a lot over the past month, it is such a beautiful duochrome shadow, described on the Concrete Mineral site as an electric lavender w/ golden-orange shift. My original review and swatches are here. I absolutely love this one!

Spring Cleaning Concrete Minerals

TheBalm Meet Matt(e) Trimony Matt Moskowitz

I’ve been wearing this matte plum toned shadow quite a bit, it works well with so many shadows in my collection. It is highly pigmented and long wearing. I got this in my first ever Ipsy Glam Bag – the original unboxing review is here.

Spring Cleaning TheBalm

Tarte Maracuja Oil

I’ve had samples of this facial oil many times over the years, this most recent one came in my December Ipsy Glam Bag. I think that this is the very first facial oil that I had ever tried. It came in handy during our recent cold snap as my skin became super dry, and this helped my skin recover. I’ve been putting a few drops in with my moisturizer for an added moisture boost.

Haus of Gloi Pumpkin Butter Rosy Cheeked

Haus of Gloi Pumpkin Butters are my all time favourite body moisturizers. They come in both their general catalogue (permanent scents) and their seasonal (limited edition) scents. I have several of these Pumpkin Butters in my stash, they are thick and highly moisturizing without being greasy. Rosy Cheeked is a seasonal scent from their Yule collection, and the scent is a blend of pink grapefruit, fir needles, juniper berries, rosemary, parsley and winter lillies. I love these scented pumpkin butters, because they are beautifully scented, but not over-powering.

Now for a little science on all sixteen of the products! I borrowed Stashy’s scientific method for measuring progress – I’ve weighed each of the products on my new little kitchen scale, so I can keep track of how much I will have used up each month.

Spring Cleaning Update #2

Despite using all of the makeup items several times each week for the past month, there is very little change on the scales – so frustrating! I can definitely see progress with the non-makeup items though!

Don’t forget to check out Ingrid’s blog for her Spring Cleaning Project!

Feel like joining in? Let us know! The next update will be on May 1st!

Thanks for reading, and have a beautiful day! ❤

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose, all products either purchased by me, or gifted from a friend.

Spring Cleaning Project 2017 (Collab)

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Hello, hello!

The lovely Ingrid from Curly Spring Blossom has once again convinced me to take part in a new project pan – this time a Spring Cleaning Project Pan. This one is a little different than the previous ones, as we will be only posting once a month with our progress and reviewing four of the sixteen products to be panned.

Make-up:

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1. The Balm Bahama Mama (Bronzer / Blush)

2. The Balm Cabana Boy (Blush)

3. ColourPop Sticky Sweet (Blush)

4. ColourPop Stole the Show (Highlighter)

I’ve never hit pan on a blush, highlighter or bronzer. I’ve always just gotten rid of products when they get too old. I have so many cheek products that just don’t get enough love, so I thought that I would try to pick enough variety that I won’t get bored trying to use these ones up!

5. Concrete Minerals Bitches Brew (Eyeshadow)

6. ColourPop Birthday Girl (Eyeshadow)

7. ColourPop Stereo (Eyeshadow)

These are all beautiful colours, but I haven’t used any of them in quite awhile. I tried to pick colours that would work well with my Tartelette Matte palette.

8. The Balm Matte Moskowitz (Eyeshadow)

Other than swatching this deluxe eyeshadow sample, I think that I might have only worn this once since getting it in an Ipsy Glam bag a few months ago.

9. NudeStix Pulse (Lip & Cheek Stick)

This was lost in my stash for ages, I’d completely forgotten that I got this at last year’s Ipsy Generation Beauty event last May.

Skin, Body, and Hair Care:

Spring Cleaning Project Pan Collab

10. Sukin Facial Scrub

I have several scrubs in my skincare stash, this one was the oldest one, so thats how it ended up in this round of panning.

11. Tarte Maracuja Oil

I picked this facial oil so that I will finally get around to reviewing it!

12. Haus of Gloi Pumpkin Butter – Rosy Cheeks

13. Haus of Gloi Pumpkin Butter – Cozy Rose

I still have a few other jars of Pumpkin Butter in my stash. I’ve banned myself from buying anything from HoG until I use up more of my stash!

14. Smith’s Rosebud Salve

Another lip balm that was lost in the house. Now that I’ve found it, I’m going to use it up!

15. The Body Shop Grapeseed Glossing Serum

When I first got this hair serum, I used it all the time. I just want to finish it!

16. Garnier Fructus Style De-Constructed Beach Chic

Someone gave this to me because they didn’t like the scent. I haven’t used it since the summer, but since I mostly wear my hair wavy, it is a good excuse to maybe finish it. If I don’t finish it by the end of this project pan, it will be going in the trash, or given away.

This time around, I’ll be using Stashy’s scientific method for measuring progress – I’ve weighed each of the products on my new little kitchen scale, so I can keep track of how much I will have used up each month.

Spring Cleaning Project Pan Collab

Don’t forget to check out Ingrid’s blog for her Spring Cleaning Project!

Feel like joining in? Let us know!

Thanks for reading, and have a beautiful day! ❤

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose, all products either purchased by me, or gifted from a friend.

Weekend Away Makeup Bag

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I just thought that I would show you what I’ll be bringing with me makeup-wise for my little weekend away in Toronto for the Ipsy Generation Beauty show. I’m trying to travel as light as possible by bringing only a backpack (with a foldable bag inside in case of shopping, of course).

I chose one of my makeup bags with the hope that I would be able to fit everything into it. And my brush roll case for my makeup brushes. I picked the makeup that I wanted to bring, photographed it, and then attempted to fit it all into my makeup bag at the very end.

Makeup bag:

Weekend Away Travel Makeup

Face products:

Weekend Away Travel Makeup

Too Faced Cocoa Powder Foundation (review)

IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream (review)

Nyx Dark Circle Corrector (review)

Nyx Above & Beyond Full Coverage Concealer (review)

Weekend Away Travel Makeup

Milani Rose Blush (review)

Wet n Wild Coloricon Bronzer (review)

Eye products:

Weekend Away Travel Makeup

Concrete Minerals Electric Eye Primer

Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Smokeout (review)

Zoeva Cocoa Blend Palette (review)

Weekend Away Travel Makeup

Shu Uemera Eyelash Curler

Essence Cosmetics I ❤ Extreme Volume Waterproof Mascara (review)

 

Weekend Away Travel Makeup

Crispy Brows Dual Pencil (review)

Anastasia Beverly Hills Perfect Brow Pencil (review)

Lip products:

Weekend Away Travel Makeup

Black Moon Cosmetics Liquid to Matte Lipstick in Wrath and Selene (review)

Nyx Matte Lipstick in Tea Rose (review).

Here’s the makeup bag with everything in it. Miraculously, EVERYTHING managed to fit!

 

Weekend Away Travel Makeup

*Not pictured is my brush roll (and brushes). I photographed them yesterday, but the photos have mysteriously disappeared, or got lost in the transfer from my phone to my Macbook. *

There isn’t going to be a post on Friday as I’ll be on the train to Toronto in the early morning hours for the Ipsy Generation Beauty show. I’ll be back on Monday to tell you all about it! Have a great weekend!

Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day! ❤

Disclosure: Please see original reviews, but I believe that everything was either purchased by me, or were giveaway winnings (from personal blogs).

 

 

 

 

 

Swatching Singles – Black, White & Silver

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This is the last colour grouping for my single shadows swatching project. I hope that you’ve enjoyed taking a peek at my shadow collection. I really liked doing this as it made me rediscover some hidden and forgotten gems! These ones are from Concrete Minerals, Urban Decay, Fyrinnae and one oldie from Annabelle. Here we go, from left to right, swatched on bare skin / no primer, taken in natural light with favourites in bold.

From Fyrinnae, we have Pure Sugar, and Mithril:

Swatching Singles B&W, Silver

I completely forgot that I owned these two! With primer, Pure Sugar is more white, and Mithril is more silver.

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Next we have two from Concrete Minerals – Wednesday and Ether:

Swatching Singles B&W, Silver

I love these two shades so much!

Swatching Singles B&W, Silver

Up next is Urban Decay Gunmetal, and Concrete Minerals Nocturne:

Swatching Singles B&W, Silver

Gunmetal was my go-to for a smokey eye for a long time!

Swatching Singles B&W, Silver

Here’s Annabell Carbon, and Concrete Minerals Black Metal:

Swatching Singles B&W, Silver

Black Metal is amazing when used over primer, or used wet!

Swatching Singles B&W, Silver

Here’s another two that I completely forgot that I owned, Fyrinnae Immortality and Kuroneko:

Swatching Singles B&W, Silver

Photos do not capture the the amazing rainbow flecks in Immortality! Again, these two are best used over primer, or wet.

Swatching Singles B&W, Silver

So there you have it, my entire single shadow collection has been swatched! Which ones do you like the best?

In case you’ve missed it, here’s my  gold / copper / bronze and oranges,  greens, blues, pinks , purples  and browns in my collection.

Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day! ❤

Disclosure: I purchased all of these things!

Swatching Singles – The Browns

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Today I’m swatching the brown toned single shadows in my collection. As always, swatched on bare skin / no primer in natural light. My favourites are in bold. These ones are from Concrete Minerals, Urban Decay, Fyrinnae and ColourPop.

Let’s get started! From left to right we have: Urban Decay (Smog, YDK, and Lounge)

Swatching Singles - The Browns

I’d forgotten how beautiful these ones were!

Swatching Singles - The Browns

Up next we have Fyrinnae (Medieval Haunting), Urban Decay (Underground) and Fyrinnae (Pumpkinfire).

Swatching Singles - The Browns

Pumpkinfire is really difficult to photograph, it has such a beautiful dark orange micro glitter type flash.

Swatching Singles - The Browns

Up next are that are so closely matched, Fyrinnae (Iberian Lynx) and Concrete Minerals (Party Monster).

Swatching Singles - The Browns

In person, they are even more similar than the swatch appears! That is a good thing because I think that the Fyrinnae one has been discontinued!

Swatching Singles - The Browns

Up next we have three from Concrete Minerals – Cosmonaut, Disturbia and Bandit:

Swatching Singles - The Browns

I’ve been wearing this three paired together a lot lately, and sometimes with a bit of Party Monster thrown into the mix.

Concrete Minerals Pro Matte - CosmonautConcrete Minerals Pro Matte - Disturbia

Concrete Minerals Pro Matte - Bandit

And lastly we have ColourPop (Stereo) and Concrete Minerals (Arsenic):

Swatching Singles - The Browns

I need to use these two more often. That is the wonderful thing about this project, I’m rediscovering so many gems!

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So there you have it, all of the brownish toned single shadows in my collection. Which ones do you like the best?

I have just one colour grouping left to swatch for you all – the black, white, grey and silver toned shadows.

In case you’ve missed it, I’ve already swatched the gold / copper / bronze and oranges, the greens, the blues, the pinks and the purples in my collection.

Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day! ❤

Disclosure: I purchased all of these things!

Swatching Singles – The Purples

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Continuing on with my swatching single shadow project, today we have the purple shades in my collection. All are swatched on bare skin / no primer, taken in natural light. My favourites are in bold. This time the shadows are from Concrete Minerals, Urban Decay and ColourPop.

From left to right: Concrete Minerals (Croma and Ravage), Urban Decay (Flash).

Swatching Singles - The Purples

Swatching Singles - The Purples

Up next we have: ColourPop (Dare) and Concrete Minerals (Sabotage and Seance).

Swatching Singles - The Purples

Swatching Singles - The Purples

I’m realizing that I haven’t worn any of my purple shadows in AGES!

In case you’ve missed it, I’ve already swatched the gold / copper / bronze and oranges, the greens, the blues  and the pinks in my collection. More to come with the beige / browns and the black / white / grey / silvers in my collection.

What are your favourite purple shadows?

Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day! ❤

Disclosure: I purchased all of these things!

Swatching Singles – The Pinks

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I’m back to my swatching singles project, today I have the pink shades in my collection! Swatches are on bare skin / no primer, taken in natural light, with my favourites in bold.

From left to right, the first three are all from Fyrinnae: Cupcake Frosting, Day Glo Fantasy, and Magenta Gauntlets:

Swatching SIngles - The Pinks

Swatching SIngles - The Pinks

Up next we have three from Concrete Minerals – Bitches Brew,  Viva Los Meurtos! and Notorious:

Swatching SIngles - The Pinks

Out of all of the pinks, I think that I love Bitches Brew the best. The duochrome is just so gorgeous!

Swatching SIngles - The Pinks

Just a small number of pink shades in my collection. Still to swatch are the purples, beige / taupe / browns, and black/white/grey/silvers.

In case you’ve missed it, I’ve already swatched the gold / copper / bronze and oranges, the greens, and the blues in my collection.

I’ll be back on Monday with more of a lifestyle post where I’ll show you some of my birthday presents before continuing on with my swatching singles project on Wednesday.

Thanks for reading, and have a beautiful day! ❤

Disclosure: I purchased all of these things!

 

Swatching Singles – The Blues

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Continuing on with swatching the single shadows in my collection, today I present the blue toned shadows in my collection. As you can see, I don’t really have very many blue shadows, and the ones that I do have, mostly run on the darker side of the spectrum.

All are swatched on bare skin / no primer, and photographed in natural light. My favourites will be bolded. As with my previous swatching singles posts, these ones are from Urban Decay, Fyrinnae and Concrete Minerals.

These ones appear more blue toned in real life, from left to right Ubran Decay (Loaded), Concrete Minerals (Kinky) and Concrete Minerals (Souljourner):

Swatching Singles - The Blues

Swatching Singles - The Blues

Up next we have Fyrinnae (+20 Beautification), Fyrinnae (Hypercool), Concrete Minerals (Bulletproof) and Concrete Minerals (Bruise):

Swatching Singles - The Blues

Bulletproof is one of the best bright cobalt eye shadows that I’ve ever tried. I looked everywhere to find one as pigmented!

Swatching Singles - The Blues

So there you have it, all of the blues in my single shadow collection!

In case you’ve missed it, I’ve already swatched the gold / copper / bronze and oranges, as well as the greens in my collection. Left to swatch are the pinks / purples, taupes / browns, and my white / black / silver single shadows.

Friday’s post will be my March Empties, as I managed to use up a decent amount of products.

Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day! ❤

Disclosure: I purchased all of these things!

Swatching Singles in My Collection – The Greens

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Single Shadows - The Greens

Today I’m showing you the green toned single shadows in my collection. Once again, these ones are from Urban Decay, Colour Pop, Concrete Minerals and Fyrinnae. All are swatched on bare skin / no primer, and photographed in natural light.My favourites are in bold.

From left to right: Fyrinnae (omgwtf?), Urban Decay (Mildew) and Fyrinnae (Lucky Charmed):

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From left to right – Concrete Minerals (Swamped), Concrete Minerals (Thrash) and Colour Pop (Empire):

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From left to right – Urban Decay (Cobra), Fyrinnae (Disorganization), Fyrinnae (Dressed to Kill) and Fyrinnae (Calipygian). None of these ones swatched or photographed as beautifully as they are in real life. Used over primer, or applied wet, they really show a dark metallic green tones.

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So there you have it, all of the green tones in my single shadow collection! Which ones are your favourite? Next week I’ll be finishing up the Project Focus 10 Collab, before continuing on with my single shadow swatching.

Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day!

Disclosure: I purchased all of these shadows.