May Cups

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Project Pan 1st of October

Complete- KVD good apple balm foundation 027. I ended up liking this a lot when used very lightly. It was a bit pale, but the colour still looked nice.

In process-

Rimmel coffee shimmer lipstick - I don't like this colour as a lipstick but it's lovely as a blusher/bronzer.

Mushed up purple thing - the tube is coming apart and it's weirdly drying so if it's not finished this month then I'm binning it.

Designer Brands antique rose lipstick - Very pigmented, progress is slow.

The Ordinary primer - is the same as last month.

Natio pressed powder - Pecan - there's less of it, but it's hard to tell. It's approaching southern hemisphere summer, so the shade matches me better now.

Added (+mini review)

Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Serum Skin Tint shade 4 - It is quite shiny, doesn't set, and doesn't powder down very easily. The coverage is fairly light, which makes the colour match better, though it is not bad anyway. It can get a bit flaky on dry patches. I intend to finish it within a year, as I generally use it in very small amounts or mixed into matte-er foundation or primer.

Danessa Myricks Vision Cream Cover shade 4 -

It claims to be a neutral shade, this is a lie. It comes out really yellow (which I would be alright with) and then oxidises quite orange (which I am not). I find it difficult to use, as if it's sheered out with primer (I believe it's marked to be used with oil, but that gets very shiny and transfers) I find it barely shows up. If it's used undiluted, I can make it work by sponging it on in thin layers, but it seems to always look a bit cakey and very visibly full coverage. Will try to finish it within six months as there's not a huge quantity to use and it's hard to do less than a pump quantity.

Revlon Day to Night eyeshadow quad - Addictive -

The shimmer is fine, the cream is fine. Neither grey really shows up on me and I'm not that dark. It swatches fine with fingers, but in actual use with a brush it looks dry and cakey if I build it up enough to show up. It's also a bit cool for my skin tone which doesn't help matters. The grey shades work decently as eyebrow powders. I don't like it, and will aim to have finished it within six months.

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Project Pan 1st of September

Lipsticks still going strong-ish, primarily just blushers at this point.

Foundation will likely be done within the month.

Minimal progress on the powder

Zero progress on the primer because it does so much nothing I forgot about it.

I'm giving up on the lip tint even earlier than intended because it goes gummy.

Also giving up on the chichi blush duo as it is patchy to the point of unusability

And I melted the last of a nivea lip balm with black lipstick so I'm considering it done in that form.

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Project pan 1st of August

Finished - Max Factor foundation, Mecca Max 'rumour mill' lipstick

The remains of rumour mill and some of several other lipsticks and balms have been melted into one. So now I've turned three lipsticks I didn't like into one that I also don't like. With a weird gunky texture from mixing too many formulas.

Half the rimmel lipstick and a bit of foundation got mishmashed into a blushy/bronzery cream, since that's the only way I actually like using the lipstick.

Replacement products now I've used some stuff up:

Natio powder foundation - Pecan - It's a nice powder, albiet scented. Also quite a bit too dark so it only works on the face edges. Will try and use this up within a year.

Piky Biky artpop enamel tint - no shade name on the container, but it's bright pink - I don't really wear this colour and it gets a bit gummy if I try using it anywhere other than the lips. Probably won't finish it but I'll commit to trying for 2 months.

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Project pan for July

Nothing used up in the last month, but it is likely at least 1 foundation will be within the next.

I find the max factor foundation works better mixed with a tinted moisturiser than it does alone, as it can be a bit too stiff otherwise.

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Project Pan for June (photo from the 1st)

Shiseido eyeshadow stick - finished.

Maybelline blush - patchy, takes off any makeup underneath, I find it so unusable that I'm giving up on using all of it.

Things I wasn't trying to pan but did anyway - Fenty loose powder mini - butter (clearance, nz $27.30) very loose to the point I felt like I was inhaling it.

LYS concealer - MN3 ($30 when I got it, price increase since) good shade, not too orange. Nice, but not really $30 nice.

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Project pan from 31st of March, redid account for organisation.

As per expectation, the Loreal mechanical eye pencil is finished. Apparently Loreal is partially owned by Nestle, so in the interests of not supporting child labour and baby poisoning, I'm never getting that again.

Both foundations have significantly more use, and everything else looks more of less the same.

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From Jan 21st, 2025, re-made account for organisation reasons.

I’m trying to motivate myself to use up cosmetics I’d otherwise neglect, and posting it online for nobody to see is more fun than having a google document to keep track of it. I’ll also do mini reviews sometimes, because I want to, and there’s the slim chance of it being helpful for somebody else on the interweb.

Maybelline Cheek Heat Blush: Fuschia Spark I don’t really like too much blush and find this a bit patchy. There’s less left in the tube than it looks like, this should be done within the year.

The Ordinary High Adherence Silicone Primer: Not a really necessary product for me, sometimes I mix it with things. Aiming to finish within the year.

Max Factor Miracle Touch Foundation: 75 Golden Decent foundation, though the shade is a bit warmer and darker than I like. It can apply a bit dry, despite its balmy cream formula, so works better with wetter/oilier skin prep. I usually use a piece of sponge or fingers to apply this. I’ve already hit pan on this, I intend to finish it this year.

KVD Good Apple Skin Perfecting Foundation Balm: Medium 027. This is not a bad foundation, but for the price (NZ$87 full price, it was marked down significantly when I bought it but I don’t know how much. Plus shipping as it’s online only.) it should be better. I find to get a good finish on this foundation I have to work it into the skin quite well, otherwise it can look a bit mask-like on me. I have dry skin, and find it doesn’t so much look matte as it does smooth. Typically I use a dense brush in circular scrubbing motions. I don’t think high end products should require excess effort to work (neither should cheap ones, but it’s more understandable). Considering it’s reasonably full, I want to aim to use up at least half of this by the end of the year.

Shiseido Kajal Ink Artist: 12 Golden Gilt I bought this on clearance for $5, and since it’s getting a bit dry I want to use it up before it goes manky. It’s a nice sparkly gold. Intend to use it all up this year.

Loreal Infallible Grip Gel Automatic Eyeliner: 004 Brown Denim: Aiming to be done within two months.

Designer Brands Lush Moisturising Lipstick: Antique Rose: Feels lovely on the mouth, but not a colour I like on myself right now. Intend to finish this year.

Mecca Max Lipstick: Rumour Mill I find this can get a bit dry and gloppy on my lips, and the colour is a bit orangey for my tastes. It works well mixed with the other lipsticks. Should be finished this year.

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick: Coffee Shimmer This lipstick has a weird fruity-cinnamon-crayon smell, which, combined with the colour, discourages me from wearing it more. It is quite full, so my goal is to use at least half of it this year.