Project Pan: Finish 6 by Spring

As of today (January 26th), there are 53 days until the first day of Spring (March 20). I'm gonna do something crazy and try to use up 6 products in just over 50 days. I was inspired to do this by my friend Heather who does one of these every freaking season, however I got on the train a bit late so instead of doing a YouTube based project 7 pan I'm just going to blog about it and try to tackle 6.

To make things easy on myself, I decided to stick with a few products that were either on their last legs, or that are easy to incorporate into daily routines. I'm also doing this because I've found myself in a bit of a slump lately, both with makeup and mentally, and I'm hoping that this will get me to use makeup a whole lot more than my current rate.

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3 comments Benefit, Clinique, Drugstore, High End, Makeup, Maybelline, Physicians Formula, Project Pan, Revlon

Maybelline The Nudes Palette Review + Swatches + Tutorial

I was over the moon when I found out that the drugstore was getting a legitimate nude makeup palette! Not some dinky thing with tiny pans, or only four shades, but a real, bonafide neutral palette! My grabby hands went straight to the Maybelline displays as soon as I got into Ulta and this thing quickly found its way into my makeup stash.

The palette comes with 10 eyeshadows, 5 of which are matte (!!!), and a pretty decent array of shades. 

I decided to throw a quick look together using a few of my favorite shades in the palette.

While I think it is super awesome that there is a legitimate palette available at the drugstore, I didn't let the excitement cloud my judgement and that kind of lead to a really hard come down with this dude...

You'll see why.

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Maybelline Leather Color Tattoo Collection Swatches

I've always thought that the Color Tattoo line needed more mattes and more neutrals, and it seems like Maybelline has answered my prayers! Welcome to the brand new, (nearly) all matte Leather addition to the permanent line!

There is only one shimmer in the 5 shade addition. Right now, these babies seem to be in product displays in most stores, but my super sneaky Fred Meyer had stocked extras in the permanent display where a few other discontinued shades used to be.

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Spring Pink Lip Picks

• O.C.C "Anime" is a "seriously neon fuchsia". This liquid, seriously punchy pink packs a whollop and stays all day with a tingly peppermint feeling and a satin/matte finish. 
• Maybelline "Cherry on Top" packs enough bright fuchsia-pink to really POP, but is sheer enough to wear out on errands. 
• Milani "Pink Rave" combines the opacity of a matte lipstick with the comfort and shine of a gloss in this bright fuchsia gem of a drugstore lippie. 
• Too Faced "Melted Fuchsia" is super bright, super opaque, super fuchsia, and super matte, making it the ultimate statement lip. 
• Revlon "Adorned" is not for the faint of heart! This cool-toned, super opaque fuchsia gloss has a little (or a lot) extra something in the form of fuchsia and blue glitter. Ka-POW!
• CoverGirl "Watermelon Twist" is the ultimate "I'm lazy, but chic" lip. Just swipe on some of this sheer, bright pink balm and you're ready to go!

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Haul/Mini Review Time... from last week... oops!

You'd think that finishing up two condensed courses (BOTH of which I got As in if I might brag about for a second) would free up some time, right? LOL NO! I've been crazy busy with a ton of things lately, and I'll address that later in a video. Yes, busy enough to not post a week old haul.

Oh well... better late than never!

I did pretty well I think! I made off with a decent amount of stuff for waaay less than it was worth!

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6 comments Hair Care, L'Oreal, Makeup, Maybelline, Milani, NYC, OGX, Revlon

Rite Aid Clearance Bin Haul!

When life hands you lemons, go to your nearest drugstore and raid the living bajeezus out of the clearance bins! Honestly, nothing lifts my spirits more than getting a serious steal of a deal when it comes to makeup!

I managed to grab 2 bronzers, a blush, 2 lip glosses, a lipstick, and two lip crayons from my local Rite Aid for under $25. I got them all for $23.75 to be exact! The only 2 products that I paid full price for were the Ma.Nish.Ma lip crayons which retail for $2.99 each. Wowee! 

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Product Review: Maybelline Color Show Holographic Nail Laquer in Mystic Green

Maybelline, Maybelline, Maybelline. We need to have a talk. In the past, we've been pretty good buddies, but recently your new collections have been brining me down. First your new Electro Baby Lips left my lips itching for moisture, and then your new Shine-Free Stick Foundation left me rethinking my reflective complexion, and now this holographic polish has left me anything but dazzled. What's going on?

Maybelline claims that Mystic Green is a "holographic"shade, which is total bogus. It's a gorgeous sea green with a slight blue shift, but it's by no stretch of the imagination holographic.

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Video Review! Maybelline FitMe Shine-Free Stick Foundation

Howdy, howdy, howdy! How are y'all doing today? 

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Product Review: Maybelline Baby Lips Electro Lip Balm in Minty Sheer and Pink Shock (purchased)

Pink Shock and Minty Sheer

The hype surrounding the Maybelline Baby Lips lip balm has stayed pretty consistent during the year or so that they've been on the market. Since Baby Lips and I seemed to get off on the wrong foot during the initial launch, I decided to pick up a few of the new snazzy looking Electro ones to see if there had been any improvements.

Well, to make a long story short; You can put a goat in a suit, but it's still a goat.

Swatches and review after the jump!

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Drugstore Sightings + Haul

I went to my local Fred Meyer today just to take a peek at what was going on in the makeup isles and I ended up finding a few new interesting displays!

L'Oreal seems to be churning out new collections and products lately! I managed to come across the new Magic Nude foundation (they're a liquid to powder product... how strange), a few Visible Lift blushes and a whopping two shades of Visible Lift CC Cream, a whole display choc full of new pink lipsticks and Le Glosses, and some new Infallible Vibrant Color lip colors.

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