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Project Use It Up - May 2018 update

I made some changes to my lineup over the course of the month. I chose to remove the Very Hollywood perfume in exchange for using up as many perfume samples as I could. I also made the Skin Laundry cleanser into my travel cleanser, so I'm not going to try to use it every day to finish it. So that's why those two items are crossed off instead of checked off. I'm not feeling taking pictures for this month, so here's my updated checklist below.


~ I'll talk about what I finished when I do my empties post. Stay tuned.
~ That orange spray is really hanging on. I'm still not sure what it's supposed to do, but I've been using it every day after washing my face so I made good progress this month.
~ The highlighter eyeliner is slowly getting shorter. It's been a good base for my inner corner eye shadow.
~ It's so hard to see progress on lip gloss. I can kind of see down the tube if I hold it up to the light, but I suspect it'll hold on for a while more.
~ FitMe concealer will probably be gone in the next month, yay! It's getting harder to get product on the wand and I'm not a remove-the-stopper kind of gal.
~ The Ole Henriksen moisturizer will also probably be gone in the next month. I've started using it on my neck as well to move through it a little faster.
~ I've been burning that candle constantly, and it bothers me that it's not gone yet. My stepmom de-stashed it to us since she didn't like the scent, but we've been enjoying it.
~ The Brow Wiz is still pretty new, so I'll keep on with that one. It got a little hard on the airplane, so I had to scrape off a bit of product to make it usable again.
~ The last three were added in today since I realized I hadn't been keeping up with adding as things get finished. The lipstick is a mini, the eye cream is almost gone, and I haven't worn that perfume in years. So we'll see how it goes!

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