Operation "Use it up"! All welcome!!

[tirurit]

Simply into the plastic container. From my last post i have finished a couple things and i have made progress on others... though i must confess that the general numbers have gone up in the meanwhile :/

 

[charlotte366]

Great idea @kerry-jane88. I'm at the same place I think. Anything I really didn't like I got rid of, and most categories I have my 1-2 basics that I just replace when I run out (concealers, primers, foundation, powder, eyebrow pencil, etc.). I just downsized my blushes and I'm okay with having a selection of eyeshadows, so the only thing that's really left is lipstick and gloss! I know I have too much of these and I need to get working on using them up.

So.. my end of the year goal is to use these up:

1. Bite Deconstructed Rose Lip Gloss Library - 6/12 glosses finished
2. Chanel Boy - 1/2 finished but I've had it for a few years so it needs to go soon
3. MAC Deelight - 1/3 finished
4. Buxom Lavender Cosmo - almost full
5. MAC Sophisto - almost full
Thats a good list of things to use up!
Quote: Originally Posted by IHughes

I'm really happy because I've finished quite a few things!! I finished a MAC sheen supreme, a Creemesheen gloss, a mineralized concealer, the MSFN is almost gone and a brow pencil!
I've still got a bit to go of the bronzer and I've hit pan on MSF in Adored.
So proud!

Well Done!

Right as part of my stash editing and after watching the latest Pinksofoxy youtube video yesterday I am commiting to a pan challenge from 1 October to the end of the year to see just what I can use up again, I started off the year quite well, but fell off the use it up bandwagon in the middle of the year whilst I was accessing what to keep and what to toss in my stash. i have selected 10 make up items, some perfume, skincare, haircare and body care to use before christmas, if I manage to use up everything in a category before Christmas I will add something new in. I am not banning anything new or restricting myself to just this items, but I want these to be my focus!

Makeup:

1. NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Primer - its nearly done, I bought a replacement last week
2. NARS Creamy Concealer Vanilla - approx 50% left
3. Clinique High Impact Extreame Volume Mascara - nearly done
4. Soap & glory Kick Ass concealer Light - 70% left
5. MAC MSF Natural in Light - I can see a dime size bit of pan already which is spurring me on!
6. NARS Sheer Glow Foundation Sample - Don't love it, need to use it up and move on!
7. L'Oreal Brown Pencil - 50% left
8. Chanel Graphite eyeliner - 60% left
9. MAC To Swoon For Lipstick (This is from Holiday 2008 Adoring Carmine - so really needs finishing!!!)
10. MAC Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick

Perfume:

1. Ghost Deep Night
2. Laura Mercier Almon Coconut

Skincare:

1. Clarins HydraQuench Moisturiser - 10% left
2. First Aid Beauty Radience Pads - 10 pad left
3. Balancing Me Hydrating Mist - 60% left
4. LRP Miceller Water - 30% left
5. Sarah Chapman Cleansing Balm - 50% left
6. Sarah Chapman Overnight Facial - 70% left
7. Superfacialist by Una Brennan Vit C Cleansing Oil - 20% left

Haircare:

1. Charles Worthington Intensive Conditioning Balm - 30% left
2. It's a 10 Keratin Leave in conditioner - 50% left

BodyCare:

1. Shower gel
2. Shower gel
3. Shower gel
4. Body Scrub
5. Nivea Body Lotion
6. Eucerin Body Lotion
7. Garnier Body Lotion

 

[kerry-jane88]

September Empties

A few of these aren't truly empty, but I decided I'd had things like the tigi leave in conditioner and the body shop mask open for a couple of years so they're past their best. But there's more empties than I thought I'd have at this point so yay!

 

[kerry-jane88]

Wow did not expect to hit pan on my josie maran powder so soon!

I think this will get used up this month as it'll probably shatter soon anyway. Plus it's a tad too dark for me so it'll be good to get it used now before it starts too look a little too stark in the winter light.

 

[xfarrax]

Hit pan on my charlotte tilbury pressed powder. Which was pretty quick seeing as I only bought it a month and a half/two months ago, I think mainly because it's soft and I tend to kick up a lot of product when I go in with my 129 brush. I'm hoping that I can get through the powder by December.

 

[charlotte366]

Plus it's a tad too dark for me so it'll be good to get it used now before it starts too look a little too stark in the winter light.

Good work... what do you think of this powder ??

 

[charlotte366]

Hit pan on my charlotte tilbury pressed powder. Which was pretty quick seeing as I only bought it a month and a half/two months ago, I think mainly because it's soft and I tend to kick up a lot of product when I go in with my 129 brush. I'm hoping that I can get through the powder by December.

Thats fast work....well done, would you re-purchase this one ?

 

[charlotte366]

My 2 week update on my project pan, added in a couple of extra things I either want to work on or realised were close to being done! i also made a perm marker mark on bottles showing my current level so I can track how fast things get used up etc, I thought it might help me keep on track.

I have worn primer, tinted moisturiser, concealer and powder everyday to try to use them up!

Makeup:
1. NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Primer		Finished
2. NARS Creamy Concealer Vanilla - approx 50% left
3. Clinique High Impact Extreame Volume Mascara - nearly done		Finished
4. Soap & glory Kick Ass concealer Light - 70% left
5. MAC MSF Natural in Light - 30% left
6. NARS Sheer Glow Foundation Sample
7. L'Oreal Brow Pencil - 50% left		Finished
8. Chanel Graphite eyeliner - 60% left
9. MAC To Swoon For Lipstick - 50% left
10. MAC Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick - 50% left
11. NARS Tinted Moisturiser - Finland - 20% left
12. Benefit Posie Balm
13. Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector
14. Rimmel Scandel Eyes Waterproof Kohl - Black
15. Rimmel Scandel Eyes Waterproof Kohl - Nude
Perfume:
1. Ghost Deep Night
2. Laura Mercier Almond Coconut
Skincare:
1. Clarins HydraQuench Moisturiser - 10% left		Finished
2. First Aid Beauty Radience Pads - 10 pad left		Finished
3. Balancing Me Hydrating Mist - 60% left
4. LRP Miceller Water - 30% left
5. Sarah Chapman Cleansing Balm - 50% left
6. Sarah Chapman Overnight Facial - 70% left
7. Superfacialist by Una Brennan Vit C Cleansing Oil - 20% left		Finished
Haircare:
1. Charles Worthington Intensive Conditioning Balm - 30% left
2. It's a 10 Keratin Leave in conditioner - 50% left
BodyCare:
1. Palmolive Shower gel
2. Original Source Shower gel
3. Shower gel
4. Champneys Body Scrub
5. Nivea Body Lotion
6. Eucerin Body Lotion
7. Garnier Body Lotion
8. Neutrogena Body Balm		Finished

 

[kerry-jane88]

Good work... what do you think of this powder ??

well, when i first got it i was a bit taken aback at the colour it turned on me.
i'd ordered it from sephora back in june, back then i had a lot of freckles on my face with it being so sunny!
my skin is pale with a yellow undertone and redness from acne, so paired with lots of freckles it was probably quite a confusing mix for a 'matchmaster' foundation!
i bought the shade fair/light, and when i'd applied it back in summer it made me look a bit orange tbh.
i started using it again in spetember as i was running out of powders and foundations to use, i have to say now it's matching my actual colour a lot better now!
compared to msfn which i normally used, the oily areas of my face that break through with oil show up a lot more dramatically, so touch ups can be hard to do without applying too much colour onto my face.
i do like it as a foundation, the coverage is pretty good without being cakey like some of the bare minerals products ive tried, but the biggest thing is the price verus amount of product, as there's not much in it and it kicks up a lot of dust when i use it, phew!

 

[kerry-jane88]

Powder pan progress:

Omgosh you guys look, I can see pan on my guerlian powder! These are the only two pressed powders on my stash, though I have a few sample jars of lily lolo loose powder foundation and an rms beauty translucent loose powder too. I want to finish these two off before I buy another pressed powder, and just have one powder compact I'm happy with

 

[xfarrax]

Thats fast work....well done, would you re-purchase this one ?

hmmm...its definitely something i'd come back to, its so light and undetectable on the skin.

really want to try the nars setting powder and possibly the new mac studio sculpt one before i repurchase.

 

[tirurit]

I really like the finish (luminous) of the mac sculpt power. I have to figure out if it is permanent or not and if I should panic or not

 

[kerry-jane88]

October empties

Loads considering I thought I'd used up most of the stuff that Id been focusing, just shows you if you keep at it you'll surprise yourself!

 

[NaomiH]

My most recent empty is my bottle of Studio Fix foundation and I hit pan on my Careblend powder.

 

[charlotte366]

Loads considering I thought I'd used up most of the stuff that Id been focusing, just shows you if you keep at it you'll surprise yourself!

Good work!

 

[charlotte366]

I am nearly through my NARS tinted moisturiser, and making a bigger dent in my MAC MSFN, hoping to have a project pan complete by christmas

 

[tirurit]

This might come up as a heresy, but I am working on using the brush cleaner! I never reach for it. I have a solid brush soap by make up store that I use quite frequently and I simply do not bother with the mac brush cleaner. Plus I fear that the alcohol in it is going to damage the bristles of my brushes :x

 

[xfarrax]

Empties from last month ^^ The nars primer was fab and will defo repurchase that when I get through my urban decay mini primer potions, my eye makeup was budge proof the whole day with this. The soap and glory scrub smells amazing but I want to try other brands and may come back to this later. Also have a bottle of that Aussie conditioner and have already repurchased that. The dior bronze SPF is good but I wanted to find something which immediately sinks in so I bought a la Roche posey one yesterday. The body shop vitamin e sorbet was really refreshing but unsure of the real skincare benefits it had, though I really liked the cooling sensation of it on my skin. I think the glycolic pads really have kept my skin clear, may repurchase these soon if they go on offer again, in the meantime I have bought an avene aha and bha mask as a substitute. Want to use up the following this sept/Oct Garnier micellar water Hydraluron moisteriser Origins night a mins Origins drink up intensive mask Nars creamy concealer Origins clear improvement mask Rimmel ultimate lip liner benefit sun beam deluxe sample boots mango body scrub

Finished my hydraluron moisteriser last month went through it super quick and really didn't notice much of a difference on my skin. Also went through a origin night a mins which overall I wasn't wowed by, really love the scent of origin products but I really don't rate this. I want to try a night time facial oil / serum next - possibly the kiehls

 

[jennyap]

I'm a month behind - these are my September empties! Need to photograph October's soon. Pretty pleased with this lot, I've been trying to get through a few of my samples. Plus there are actually some MU items in there.

The MU remover isn't empty, but it had been lingering in a drawer for far too long, I retested it and didn't like it so off it goes.

 

[charlotte366]

My 2 week update on my project pan, added in a couple of extra things I either want to work on or realised were close to being done! i also made a perm marker mark on bottles showing my current level so I can track how fast things get used up etc, I thought it might help me keep on track.

I have worn primer, tinted moisturiser, concealer and powder everyday to try to use them up!

Makeup:
1. NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Primer		Finished
2. NARS Creamy Concealer Vanilla - approx 50% left		Approx 25% left
3. Clinique High Impact Extreame Volume Mascara - nearly done		Finished
4. Soap & glory Kick Ass concealer Light - 70% left		Will work on this when the NARS is finished
5. MAC MSF Natural in Light - 30% left		Using Daily, hopefully be finished in November
6. NARS Sheer Glow Foundation Sample		Working on the Nars Tinted Moisturiser for now
7. L'Oreal Brow Pencil - 50% left		Finished
8. Chanel Graphite eyeliner - 60% left
9. MAC To Swoon For Lipstick - 50% left		Struggling with this so working on Posie Balm
10. MAC Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick - 50% left		Going down slowly!
11. NARS Tinted Moisturiser - Finland - 20% left		Probably 10% left should be finished in November
12. Benefit Posie Balm		Probably 2 days use left
13. Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector
14. Rimmel Scandel Eyes Waterproof Kohl - Black
15. Rimmel Scandel Eyes Waterproof Kohl - Nude
Perfume:
1. Ghost Deep Night		Trying to finish the LM first!
2. Laura Mercier Almond Coconut		This is getting some love, hopefully finish in November
Skincare:
1. Clarins HydraQuench Moisturiser - 10% left		Finished
2. First Aid Beauty Radience Pads - 10 pad left		Finished
3. Balancing Me Hydrating Mist - 60% left
4. LRP Miceller Water - 30% left		Finished
5. Sarah Chapman Cleansing Balm - 50% left
6. Sarah Chapman Overnight Facial - 70% left
7. Superfacialist by Una Brennan Vit C Cleansing Oil - 20% left		Finished
Haircare:
1. Charles Worthington Intensive Conditioning Balm - 30% left
2. It's a 10 Keratin Leave in conditioner - 50% left		Finished, kind of sad as I can't replace it in the UK and I only have one left :-(
BodyCare:
1. Palmolive Shower gel		Will be finished this week
2. Original Source Shower gel
3. Shower gel
4. Champneys Body Scrub
5. Nivea Body Lotion		Will be finished this week
6. Eucerin Body Lotion
7. Garnier Body Lotion
8. Neutrogena Body Balm		Finished

I need to continue to make good progress, there are several things that are nearly finished and I need to try to get through those in the next 2 weeks if I am to finish off everything by Christmas. Its also making me more resourcful, today I needed more coverage so did 2 layers of tinted moisturiser, extra concealer where still needed and msf for set and give final coverage!