Time for the first progress check on
my Project Make A Dent!
If you haven't heard about it yet, it's an idea originated by Lola at
Lola's Secret Beauty Blog of challenging yourself to make a concentrated effort to use up or at least make a dent in certain make-up products you've selected from your collection - but not at the exclusion of using other items. Here's how I'm doing at the end of the first quarter of 2014:
The photo above shows the usage on my chosen products when I joined the challenge. The photo below shows how much I've used up since:
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| Sorry, I seem unable to recreate exactly the same layout of products, or the same lighting conditions. But you get the gist. |
You can certainly see quite a bit of usage on the Annabelle eyeliner pencil, and some progress on the two lipsticks. Also... can you see that tiny bit of pan winking at you from the Annabelle eyeshadow?! I know, very exciting. There isn't much observable progress on the blushes though - I was using both quite a bit but I think with blushes the progress is going to be rather slow. And before you get too excited, Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum foundation isn't missing from the photo because it's all used up, but rather it was easier to show the usage in this shot here. I have less than 1/5 of the bottle to go!
Overall, I think I'm doing all right - not amazingly well, but not terrible either. The part of the challenge I struggle with the most is trying to use my chosen products diligently, though without depriving myself of the rest of my make-up collection. I don't wear make-up every day, so making sure that I reach for the denting victims but still taking out other products for a spin is definitely hard - more so than I expected. Consequently, I can see a little bit of boredom creeping in, and I've been trying to remedy the feeling by mixing the project's products with some other items I own. I've been mixing two different shades of lipstick, layering eyeshadows, blending various foundations together... that way I'm still using things for the challenge, but I can change the shade depth and finish for more variety.
As a bonus, here's my everyday face using my chosen products. I've found that on its own, Bourjois Healthy Mix looks more even and doesn't cling to dry patches as much when used over a primer. I still think NYC Blushable Creme Stick in Plaza Pink is a fantastic, glowy, enlivening shade of blush for my skintone, and for the lips, I actually mixed the Rimmel's coral shade with the NYX Tea Rose.
What have been your most reached for products recently? And the ladies participating in Project Make A Dent, how are you doing?
You used the products to beautiful effect in your face photo :) The NYC Blushable Creme Stick in Plaza Pink looks gorgeous. I like using the Bourjois foundation during the winter when my skin is a bit on the dry side, love the semi-dewy finish which is glowy but never greasy.
ReplyDeleteThank you, lovely! The NYC blush stick is really rather good, applies and blends seamlessly as well - and it's so inexpensive! For me, Healthy Mix Serum tends to cling to dry patches a bit so I have to be careful when my skin is dehydrated, but applying over primer seems to help with both texture and longevity.
DeleteYour face looks stunning!
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear! <3
DeleteLOL at 'denting victims'. Hahaha! My first project was close to a cheat since I chose nearly finished products. I've used up all of them already! I guess I have to do an update and perhaps choose other products :-)
ReplyDeleteS is going to Germany this week and I am going to ask him to pick up some Bourjois foundation/CC cream thingees for me :D I don't know anything about shades though, and he'd be hopeless, LOL. Looking gorgeously fresh as usual, Monika! Love the eyeliner in that photo!
ReplyDeleteOh, that's exciting! In my experience, Bourjous foundations run a bit yellow, so I'm sure he'll find a shade for you. Also, ask him for some Catrice eyeshadows, and maybe Essence and Art Deco? I think they have more stuff available then here. Thank you, dear - I did my eyeliner slightly differently that day by applying it on the waterline at the inner corners; I usually leave them bare. xoxo
DeleteOh my gosh your eye liner looks amazing! Love the look, so "springy". So weird about Bourjois Healthy Mix, it used to work nice but kinda looked weird on my skin the last few times I used it. I'll give it another go this week end.
ReplyDeleteIntersting challenge:) I should do something like that, cause i have thousands of products that are open and were used for example three times... And then I'm buying next foundation, of course I have to test it immediately and.. the circle close up:) I've got the Bourjois foundation but it's waiting in the queue. But You look so flawless:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link love, Monika! You did an impressive job making a dent! Yu just gave me added motivation to make a good sized dent in my #ProjectMakeADent selections this month! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! <3
ReplyDeletegood job! and great makeup look :) I found that there were some items i didn't feel like keeping hahaha. And definitely some I haven't used more than like... Twice. Ugh
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