The ordinary – LineEmUpMakeup

Today, we are doing an update on my project pan. For those who missed my first post, here is a quick overview of this project: I am doing a rolling project pan with check-ins every other month. I am running a little late with this post, but I’ve actually made some good progress!

The first product I wanted to work on was the 100% Plant-Derived Hemi-Squalane by the brand The Ordinary. This product has gone down minimally as I have been very bad about using it. I have noticed that while pregnant, this is not providing as much hydration as I need, so I have been using other moisturizers and often forget to add this as a second layer. I am going to make more of an effort to use this product, even if it’s on the body also.

Next was the Urban Decay Primer Potion. Exciting news! I finished up my mini! I will be rolling in another product to replace this one. A mini review on this product: I loved it! I have very oily eyelids and therefore my eyeshadow tends to crease easily. This primer creates a matte surface on the lid so the shadows don’t crease, but still allows for enough slip to blend shadows on top of it. If you suffer from oily lids, I highly recommend checking this primer out.

The next product in the project was the single eyeshadow by Wet n Wild in the shade Sugar. My goal was to hit pan and we have another success! I have created a decent-sized pan in the shadow and will continue to use it, but for now, I am going to remove it from the project since I completed my initial goal. As you might be able to tell, I enjoy this shadow and I plan to continue to use it regularly. For this project though, I will be rolling this product out and replacing it with something new.

The last product was the ColourPop Pretty Fresh Hyaluronic Tinted Moisturizer. I have made some progress on this product but not as much as I would have liked. If I’m honest, I did a lot of “no makeup, makeup days” where I didn’t use a base or foundation product. I have also been trying out a new base product and I am finding I might like that one a little bit more. As we move into warmer months, I might remove this product and replace it with something else, but for now, I think I will keep it in the project and see if I can get further use out of it.

Now, it’s time for the exciting news, the new products that I will be adding into the project! The first product is the Morphe x Jeffree Star Set and Refresh Mist. I am not a supporter of Jeffree Star, and I only picked this up because I wanted to try the formula that everyone was raving about (and it was on sale at the time). I would like to finish this up and remove it from my collection.

The second item I am adding into the project is a Super Shock Shadow from ColourPop in the shade Sailor. Keeping with my “achievable goals” theme, I do have a pretty sizable dip in this shade, but I would like to hit pan in this shadow. If possible, I would like to uncover the first round disc in the bottom of the pan, not just see the pan. This is one of my favorite shades and it shouldn’t be hard to achieve this goal, but again, I’ve never hit pan on a Super Shock Shadow.

Bonus: I wanted to also toot my own horn as I was intending to add in a brow product. I use the Ulta Beauty eye shadow in Desire to fill in my brows. My goal was to hit pan on this product, but it turns out I already have so I will not be adding it into the project, but I was still very proud of this accomplishment and wanted to share.

Welcome to a new year! First off, I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year’s Eve and is excited for the new year. To start this year off, I am going to attempt my first ever Project Pan. As this will be my first attempt, I have no idea how long I will be going for, but my current plan is to make it a rolling project pan with about four items in the project at any given time. I plan on trying to go for the whole year and doing a check in every other month.

For those who do not know what a project pan is, it is a way to use the makeup in your collection. You can do this one of three ways: one, try to use up a product, two, try to “hit pan” or use a product so much that you are able to see the bottom of the container at some point, or three, set a number goal to use a product that number of times before the next check in.

The first product in the project is the 100% Plant-Derived Hemi-Squalane by the brand The Ordinary (not pictured below). I am currently about halfway through the bottle and I really love this for my super dry skin. I tend to get really flaky skin in and near my eyebrows especially. I would love to use this up as I do have backups of it and I know that skin care can go bad quickly. Also, by putting this in the project, I hope to get in the routine of using my skincare products more regularly.

The next product I am putting in the project is the Urban Decay Primer Potion. This product has been in my collection for a while and I am very close to using it up (which is my goal). I’ll admit that this one (and another product I will talk about later), I added into the project at the beginning as hopefully easy successes. My hope is I will be encouraged to keep going. This is my preferred eye primer and I do have a backup I would like to get to and use.

The other product that I added into this project as an easy success is the single eyeshadow by Wet n Wild in the shade Sugar. I have a noticeable dip in the pan already so that should help! I primarily use this shadow as an inner corner highlight. I have never hit pan on a shadow before (crazy, I know!) and would like to be able to say that I have. I think that I will be able to hit pan on this if I use it consistently by the next update.

Finally, I am going to include the ColourPop Pretty Fresh Hyaluronic Tinted Moisturizer. While this is semi-new to my collection, I really love this foundation (or that’s how I use it). I do have a shade that is slightly off for me and would like to get my right shade, but I also am trying to keep from adding to my collection in this category. So before I can get a shade that I think will work better for me, I want to use up what I have. I also know that I will be able to use this consistently as it plays nicely with my skin.

Are you guys going to do a Project Pan or do you have any products you want to use up in the new year? Leave a comment and good luck on any new endeavors you are embarking on in this new year!