THE PROJECT 10 PAN SUPPORT THREAD!!

[metisse1]

Congratulations Lotta! Wow, 18 products! I'm so so jealous! Do spoil yourself, you have the right to do so now!
I've only finished 8 products this month, but I've hit pan on 2 (L'oreal HIP duo e/s Sassy and Bobbi Brown gel liner). Here are the products I need to get over with in May:
1)Elizabeth Arden Beauty fragrance (I need to finish 2 10mL bottles)
2)Earth Therapeutics Foot balm (less than 1/3 left)
3)MAC Freckletone lipstick (less than 1cm from hitting pan but I love this color so much I don't want to finish it!)
4)Monistat chafing gel primer (around 2cm left from the tube)
5)Maybelline Scentational gloss in "Watermelon Punch" (half left)
6)Mark Get a Tint moisturizer in "Honey Golden" (thank God it's light because the color is too pink on me!) Could last me up to 2 weeks!
7)Napoleon Perdis lipgloss "Protégé" (love that color and sad to let it go! Half left!)
8)Urban Decay eyeshadow in "Toasted" (very deep dip in it!)
9)Maybelline Falsies mascara (all dried up but still works!)
10)L'Oreal HIP e/s Sassy

[claudenz]

@Lotta

WOW!! 18 products is a lot! O_O
I would definitely get a reward after that...

Well, my MILANI Luminous blush is going to be finished this month, I'm totally sure.
I also think that my Oriflame Lash Booster will be finished in 1 or 2 weeks.
My Loreal creme, which made me break out, is going to be finished in 1 or 2 weeks. I'm using it for my hands, elbows and knees... it's just too greasy.

hmmm... I have to say that I'm finding it too easy to stop buying make up these days. The reason ??
I'm so depressed. My cat died and the other is missing. I think that my neighbors gave her something poisonous to eat.
The other cat has been missing for almost a week. I don't know if she is ok... but I still hope she comes back.
I'm so sad.

[metisse1]

Oh sorry Claudenz! I'm so so sorry! Losing people you love is just so hard, I went througha terrible death in the family at the beginning of the year and I'm still not quite over it!

I hit pan on MAC Freckletone! I don't want to finish it because it's one of my faves, but I have to!!!!

[lotta]

@claudenz: i feel really sorry for you and hope you'll find the missing one. fingers crossed!!!!
i know the feeling about losing loved ones.

[metisse1]

Hey everyone!!!

@claudenz : I hope you feel better now! I feel so sorry for your loss.

May is an awful month because my exams start and I need to succeed or else I'm repeating for the 2nd time again! So please could you post me some tips and tricks? My first one starts in May 21rst.
I'm so happy because I hit pan on my Urban Decay toasted eyeshadow. I just discovered today while I was using something else! Also, I threw out my Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner. I've had it since February 2010 and have already hit pan on it a long time ago but it was just too dried out and flaky and I would have black particles all over my eyes! I'll put it also in my project pan list. Finally, I think I'm done with my Maybelline Falsies mascara! Ooooh, so excited and I also hit pan on MAC freckletone!

[claudenz]

Hello girls.
I'm still feeling sad, but I know I have done all I can do to find my cat. Anyway, let's talk about something else... I need it.

@metisse1 It has been a long time since I graduated and I was never too studious, but I was a good student. Does it make sense? I only went to classes, listened to the teacher and took notes, but I never spent time studying at home. Well, when I was taking psychology classes, the thing that worked the best for me was making concept maps. It's easier to remember the important ideas by doing that. Don't try to memorize things word by word, just understand the ideas and explain them with your own words. BTW what do you study?

Now... back to project pan...
It feels great when you hit pan unexpectedly, right? It happened to me with an eyeshadow. I guess I will include that one in my May list. I can finish it soon because it's just a skin color. I also finished my Oriflame Hand Cream which name I don't remember, but it smells like coconut and I love it. I have a backup of that one and I started using it.

It's been 2 months since I started project pan. I've finished 7 products, thrown 1 (the ugly lipstick) and given 1 away ( the foundation). I have only gotten 1 new bronzer in 2 months and I've noticed I have much more money for saving.

I have to say that I received a lipstick as a gift: Revlon Cherries in the Snow. I had been craving for it for around 6 months, but I couldn't find it anywhere. A friend of mine sent it to me by mail. I love the color, but I haven't opened it yet. I guess I will wait until I finish something else.

Since I have many red lipsticks I think I will do a red lipstick project "half" hehe
I want to use 50% of the product... at least (they are almost new)

[claudenz]

PS. Congratz on hitting pan on that lipstick.


Mettisse and Lotta, I have a question for you both:

How long doest it take for you to hit pan on a new lipstick?
and a blush?
I have finished many blushes but not lipsticks. They usually get too old before I finish them and I throw them... (what a waste of product... I know)

[metisse1]

Hey claudenz!!!! Way to go on your Project pan!!!

I don't know about lipsticks in fact. Generally, I alternate a lot between lipsticks, while I normally use nude lippies for everyday wear. What I do is reapply many times and also I use a lip brush at times when I want to sheer out the color. I notice that by using it, you actually use more lipstick for bigger payoff. The MAC Freckletone, Hug Me and Jubilee I have, I've been using them since Summer 2010 and they do take some time to finish.
I'd recommend reaching half of your lipstick, so that you're sure you've used it regularly, and are not disappointed if you have to throw it. Even my Gaga lipstick, which isn't my regular color, I do manage to come to half of it.

As for blush, I don't know. I already have a small dent on my NARS blush but as they're powder products, they'll last you more than 2 years, so no worries! You can layer blushes and combine colors to create your custom color too, use blush as eyeshadow and lip color too!

[lotta]

@claudenz: i never hit pan on a lipstick. When i was younger i just used lipglodd (and now i discovered i dont like lipgloss anymore) and i switched to the lipstick side. But i'm lazy in terms of applying lipstick on a regulary base...so all lipsticks i own (8 from Mac and 1 from Lancome) are almost full... but if you want to finish up lipsticks i would recommend to reapply as often as possible.

@metisse1: i'll cross my fingers for your exams. The best what you can do start learnung right now, every day with no excuses, but just for 2 -3 hours a day, good food, fresh air and 30 min exercices a day that will help you alot. And my secret top tip: the night before your exams , put all the books and your notes under your pillow , than sleep on them. It sounds crazy but it helped me always!!! I'm not kidding

[claudenz]

Sleeping on your notes o_o ?

I guess I'll sleep on my lipsticks so I can stick to project pan lol

[lotta]

@claudenz : oh that would help to finish them up, cause your lipstick will melt under your pillow... lol

[claudenz]

@lotta Hmmm you've got a point there...


How about nail polishes girls?
Have you finished any nail polish lately? I have some mini bottles of nail polish and I'm trying to use them up.
They are 5ml . I keep changing my nail color every other day, so I can finish them before they get dry.

[lotta]

[lotta]

I finished one nailpolish in March and the day before yesterday i tossed 2. (of course they dont count on my project-but super ugly colors ..at least more space...)
I am very lazy with my nails. I have nailpolish on my toes all the time, but on my hands...depends on my my mood if i color them.

[claudenz]

Hello again girls

I've finished my face cream... finally!!
I have to say that I didn't like it because it was too heavy and greasy.
I will be more careful the next time...
I have to go to buy a new one for warmer weather.
I still don't know which one to get. I have combination skin.