Finish 6 by Christmas

Finish 6 by Christmas - update #2

I'm excited about the progress I made over the past month! I'll review my goals, and we'll get into it.

1 ~ finish Bite "Pepper"
2 ~ hit pan on Colourpop "Fluffy"
3 ~ hit pan on "Bronx" in the ABH Master Palette by Mario
4 ~ finish Buxom lipgloss "Dolly"
5 ~ finish L'Oreal eyeliner "highlight"
6 ~ finish Too Faced Hangover Rx primer sample

1 ~ "Pepper" - Please excuse my janky line for this month, I was trying not to nick the little lipstick nubbin with my pen. Either way, I'm getting closer to finishing this one! I've been wearing it every morning, even if I end up wanting to wear a different color later in the day.

2 ~ "Fluffy" - I hit pan! I bought this around Christmas last year, and it's starting to get a little flaky. I'm going to continue using it, but I'm now satisfied with how much use I got out of it.

3 ~ "Bronx" - Comparing this to the picture from the last update, the dip looks a little bit deeper, but still no pan. Since I met my goal on Fluffy, I've been wearing this all over the lid with a brown from this palette in the outer corner. Spoiler alert for my Pan that Palette - I'm not very good at panning palettes.

4 ~ "Dolly" - It looks like every month I'm sure I'll be able to finish this thing. Let me tell you, I did WORK on this thing. It's gotten slightly more frustrating to apply since the wand is a bit shorter than the tube. I'm going to use it until I have to put too much effort into it. There will be no stopper removal or anything like that.

5 ~ highlighting eyeliner - I'm happy that I made more progress this month than last. I'm also sure that this liner will never die. It was one of the first things I purchased when I first started getting into makeup circa 2015 - ouch. Maybe once I hit my goal on Bronx, I can start using this as a base for some of my lighter shadows.

6 ~ Too Faced Hangover Rx primer - finished! This just made my face kind of slippery, so I wouldn't repurchase this. Probably not the best match for oily skin types. I'm happy to have moved something out.

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