use 16 in 2016 update 6

half way through the year and i am totally on track to finish 16 lip products in 2016.  if you factor in my other project pans (take a bite out of bite and my yearly use up challenge) i have already surpassed this number.

so far in this project i’ve finished a total of 14 lip products

  • 2 lip liners
  • 3 glosses
  • 9 lipsticks

i have also decluttered 2 glosses and 2 lip crayons

keep reading to see my progress this month!

xo

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june makeup basket rewind

thought of the month

this months i kept thinking about how my makeup tastes have changed and evolved since i began my makeup journey.  at one point in time i felt like i needed every purple shadow on the planet.  now i only wear certain ones.  i’m working on deciding what i want to keep and what really needs to go.  i used last month to think about my single shadows.  in the end i didn’t even end up using each one even once.  i did have some that i used and some that i used more than once.  but others are still untouched.  for this month i want to continue with these and make an effort to decide the fate of the remaining singles.

i set some goals to finish products  for my june makeup basket in my may makeup basket rewind.  last months goals involved working on a lot of products to see what i wanted to keep and what progress i could make

last month’s goals

  • mac refined golden bronzer  – done!!!
  • go through single shadows to see what i want to keep and what i’m no longer in love with – still working on it
  • make progress on use it or lose it items – good progress made
  • make progress on colourpop blushes – still working on it
  • make progress on single shadows – still working on it
  • yves saint laurent touche eclat le teint radiance awakening foundation
  • anastasia brow wiz in soft brown – done!

this month’s goals

  • make progress on colourpop blushes
  • go through remaining single shadows to see what i want to keep and what needs to be decluttered
  • make progress on use it or lose it items
  • make progress on project pan items
  • finish bite damask
  • finish too faced natural eyes palette
  • finish colourpop super shock shadow in eye candy
  • make a dent in sephora + pantone universe radiant rush
  • finish estee lauder lucidity light-diffusing makeup in 2W2 golden sands
  • finish maybelline age rewind

may makeup basket rewind

thought of the month

some products seem to surprise me.  whether it’s the foundation i’m sure i’m going to finish that ends up not close to being finished, or the blush i think i love that i’m not impressed with.  these monthly makeup baskets have been a good way for me to use products in a timeframe that doesn’t make me bored with things but allows me to determine if i really do like something.

i set some goals to finish products  for my may makeup basket in my april makeup basket rewind.  now its time to see how i did

last month’s goals

oh the way things work! by the time i finished the chanel foundation i had fallen in love with it in combination with my make up for ever ultra hd foundation.  I’m currently missing it.  i am trying to work through products but i may repurchase in the future.

now for my goals for my june makeup basket!

this month’s goals

april makeup basket rewind

thought of the month

some products seem to surprise me.  whether it’s the foundation i’m sure i’m going to finish that ends up not close to being finished, or the blush i think i love that i’m not impressed with.  these monthly makeup baskets have been a good way for me to use products in a timeframe that doesn’t make me bored with things but allows me to determine if i really do like something.

i set some goals to finish products  for my april makeup basket in my march makeup basket rewind.  now its time to see how i did

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2016 use it or lose it update 1

it’s already 3 months into the year! not quite sure where this year thinks it’s flying to but it’s time for an update on my 2016 use it or lose it!

i’ll link my initial post here 

my plan with this is to go through each category – give you an idea where i am with the progress from that category and show you what i have left to complete.

i choose 100 makeup related products.  i finished 19 in january, 12 in february and 12 in march.  so far there are 6 products that i have or will declutter.  this means 3 months in i’m almost half way through the products i want to use up, with 51 to go!  items marked with  ** are items that i’m pretty close to finishing and will either finish by the end of april for sure!

details on the categories below – i’ll also provide links to my empties where i talked about those products!

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sunday smooches

another week of smooches!  keep reading to see thoughts on specific products!

happy smooches!

xi

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march makeup basket rewind

so i thought i would start doing a rewind of my monthly makeup baskets.  basically a way for me to look at the products i selected, how i liked them, how they worked together, if i would change anything and a billion other things!  i also want to review the monthly goals i set for myself and set new goals for the month!

so we shall begin!  if you didn’t read my march makeup basket i shall link it for ease of access 🙂 

and now

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use 16 in 2016 update 3

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here we are with another update!  if you haven’t read the previous posts in this series i’ll link my initial post here, the first update here and the 2nd update  🙂

i’ve been making some good progress on some things and not so great progress on other things! i’ve been surprised to see how quickly i’m going through the lipsticks in this project and not so surprised at how slowly the gloss is going!

keep reading to see my progress!

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use it or lose it skin care edition update

it’s already 3 months into the year! not quite sure where this year thinks it’s flying to but it’s time for an update on my 2016 use it or lose it!

i’ll link my initial post here

my plan with this is to go through each category – give you an idea where i am with the progress from that category and show you what i have left to complete.

i choose 70 skincare related products.  i finished 22 in january, 12 in february and 9 in march.  so far there are 2 products that i have decluttered.  this means 3 months in i’m more than half way through the products i want to use up, with 25 to go!

details on the categories below – i’ll also provide links to my empties where i talked about those products!

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use 16 in 2016 update 2

at the beginning of january i decided to try to use 16 lip products this year and chronicle my progress monthly on my blog.  you can find the initial post here with all the details on what i’m trying to use up and my first update here 🙂 

another month of what amazing progress…in my mind at least 🙂  i’m still really struggling with the using up the glosses.  the lipsticks – no problem…as you will see i’m actually flying through those…but gloss…i struggle! i’m going to just keep plugging along and see where i get!

you can find more detailed reviews on my february empties

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