Beauty Diet and Project 15 Pan Update

Hi ladies.  Just a quick little update from me today on my Beauty Diet and Project 15 Pan.

Beauty Diet

 

I’ve got some more empties from my Beauty Diet:

• Dove Firming Beauty Body Lotion
• Body Shop Cassis Rose Body Lotion (don’t know how long this has been in my stash – I reckon years and years)!
• The Sweet Boutique Toffee Apple Body Wash (loved this stuff)
• SJP NYC perfume (also loved this)

I feel like I’m making progress with the Beauty Diet, and I’ve actually started to use some of the stash I got for Christmas and I’ve managed to fit all my shower gels into one box – only 10 left to go!  I should really use up some of the products I’ve had kicking around for years, but they’re not as nice as the Christmas stash!

 

I have ordered a face oil with free Serum from Angela Langford, as I blogged about over the weekend, but I thought this was too good an offer to miss.  So far, I’ve spent about £75 (including Boots points) on a few essentials, as well as Deborah Lippmann nail polish and this Angela Langford offer.  Not too bad, but it does make me realise how much I’m spending normally.

Project 15 Pan

My Project 15 Pan is going less well.  Of the 15 items I had earmarked to use up, I’ve managed only one so far – Chanel Inimitable Intense Mascara.  I’ve sort of lost the will a bit with this project, and have started using the rest of my makeup more.  I really need to use the rest of the items up, as they’re in too bad condition to give away, and I hate throwing things away.  If I don’t use them up they’ll just hang around forever!

Here’s an update on the products in the challenge:

• Mac Prep + Prime face primer – nearly finished
• No 7 Organza eye palette – don’t seem to have used much
• A random No 7 eye shadow sample – not much more gone
• A Clinique blusher with a broken case – been using this daily, but no dent in it!
• Rimmel kohl eyeliner – also using this daily, but still loads left
• Chanel Inimitable Intense mascara – done, finished!
• Elf minty lipgloss in Boston – nearly finished – the lid is completely broken
• Elf eyelid primer – seems to keep on going, but doesn’t work well on my eyes
• No 7 liplicious lipgloss – using this loads, but still lots left
• Rimmel pressed powder – made a bit of a dent in this
• Revlon Photoready Foundation – almost finished
• Elf concealer palette – almost finished this
• NYC Perfect and Reflect concealer palette – almost finished this
• No 7 Intelligent Colour Foundation – hardly any left
• No 7 Colour Calming Makeup Base – seems to last forever – still loads left
 

Well, some of these are nearly finished at least!  The good news is I haven’t bought any makeup at all since I started this challenge.  I doubt I’ll be able to use up all the products before buying anymore, as seriously there are several years left in that Clinique blusher and No 7 lipgloss!  But, I’m not planning on buying anymore bits until at least the end of the month, where hopefully a few more products will be used up.

Thanks for reading! xx

The Beauty Diet and Project 15 Pan Update

Just a quick update to show you all the empties I've accumulated over the last week - there's quite a few of them!  These were all products I already had on the go and most only had one application left, but I made a concious effort to actually use them up so rather than them taking up space, they can be recycled.  You will see that I do try to use up all the products, so I've taken the scissors to one of the tubes!

Also finished is my Hello Kitty shower get - that's lasted almost two months!  I'm not sure whether to keep the bottle (which was completely impractical but looks cute) or to chuck it.  It was a pressie from Mr TBBB and it is cute, but I am a woman in my 30s, so how much do I really need it in my life?  I'm not a Hello Kitty devotee, so perhaps I should chuck it...hmmm.

Well ladies, you will be proud of me.  I have undertaken not one, but two trips where shopping temptation was shoved in my face, but I was strong and resisted!  On Friday I had to go to Cardiff city centre for work - no meetings or anything, I just needed some photos and to check the location of a couple of shops.  I don't know Cardiff very well, but whilst I was wandering around, I spotted House of Fraser.  I'm on a mission to get my hands on Across The Universe nail polish from Deborah Lippmann sold in their Apocatherie section, so without even thinking about it I popped in.  However, like the Bristol and Bath HoF, they didn't have any Lippmann polishes, so I left empty handed.  I did have to storm past the Tom Ford counter and slip out a side door because, although I've made loads of comments that I wouldn't shell out £36 for a Tom Ford lippy, in reality, I so would!  Yesterday my friend asked me to go round the charity shops with her to pick up any bargains.  I did spot a brand new tunic from Next that was very 'me' for £8.  However, I resisted and I only forked out a fiver on my lunch.

I did have £18 worth of Boots points, which I thought would keep me going for ages in essentials.  However I now have less than a tenner left after buying essentials I needed: earplugs, tampons, savlon, ibruprofen and lunch one day (bad girl).  I don't think I need any more bits this week though.

I've been making a big effort to use up the makeup products I selected for Project 15 Pan.  I can see that some will be easier to use up than others!  I'm getting through my foundations and face powder, but eyeliner really does last forever, despite going for a kohl-heavy look everyday this week!  I've also been sporting a fetching blue eyeshadow look daily, which is completely destroyed by lunchtime as the Elf Eyelid Primer I'm using up doesn't work at all with my eyes!  Hopefully some of them will run out soon...

Thanks for reading!  xx

The Beauty Diet Reboot Part Two - Makeup, Project 15 Pan

Yesterday I embarked on a new Beauty Diet for a new year and focussed on my toiletries.  Today I'm going to address my makeup items, which are spiralling out of control. 

I’ve decided that I have so much makeup, I’m going to do take up the Project 10 Pan idea.  Only I’m going to expand it a bit to Project 15 Pan and I’m going to totally finish all the products included before buying anymore.  Some of them have already hit pan, but there’s still loads left, so I’m not going to waste them!

The products included are:

Mac Prep + Prime face primer

No 7 Organza eye palette

A random No 7 eye shadow sample

A Clinique blusher with a broken case

Rimmel kohl eyeliner

Chanel Inimitable Intense mascara

Elf minty lipgloss in Boston

Elf eyelid primer

No 7 liplicious lipgloss

Rimmel pressed powder

Revlon Photoready Foundation

Elf concealer palette

NYC Perfect and Reflect concealer palette

No 7 Intelligent Colour Foundation

No 7 Colour Calming Makeup Base

I find it really hard to use up certain makeup products.  I don’t remember the last time I used up a lipstick, I hardly ever finish an eyeshadow and I rarely make a dent into my blushers.  Foundations, concealers and powders I tend to get through fairly quickly, so I’m confident that I’ll finish these soon.

I’ve put all the products included in this challenge in their own makeup bag that will become my bag of choice.  There are some new products coming out later in the spring that I really want.  However, I’m not buying them until the Project 15 Pan is completed and I will be strict with myself.  I won’t be buying any more makeup products until this is completed, and that includes my major weakness, nail polishes.  I certainly don’t need any more of them!

I will be updating regularly with how my challenge is progressing.  Are you thinking of doing something similar?

Thanks for reading! xx