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6 by Spring Project Pan - update #1

This past month has yielded some progress, but picking so many mostly-full items means I won't see myself finishing a whole lot. Especially at the beginning of the project. I'm happy to get more use out of these products, especially since they're the ones that usually get shoved to the back of the line.

~ Tarte Tartlette in Bloom: There's really not any visible progress on this. I've been using this as a companion palette to a different more colorful, shimmery palette each week. It has been a decent "workhorse neutrals" palette. While I don't LOVE it as much as I did when I got it, I also am not as bored with it as I was when I put it into the project. I have more appreciation for its' place in my collection and I'm happy to continue using it.


~ NARS Audacious lipstick "Anita": If you look at the picture from the intro post, you'll see that I was in the "A" before, and now I'm into the "R" on the side of the lipstick. I love this lipstick. It goes well with pretty much any eye look I decide to do (I'm kind of boring so that may not say a lot). I'm not sure if I'll finish it any time soon, but I'm happy to continue using it.


~ Bite multistick "Gelato": Previously, I mentioned that I'd be happy if I could draw another line on the paper. I'm going to use this for at least another month since I'm still enjoying it. I don't know if it's because it's a cream product, but I tend to shy away from this when shopping my stash for blush. I'm happy to keep the momentum going.


~ Rimmel lip liner "Wild Clover": It looks so much bigger in the picture than it does in my hands. If I keep up that amount of progress, I'm not going to finish it by the end of this project. I don't usually reapply lip liner, but I might start. I probably won't. But I might.


~ NYX highlighter "Ritualistic": The area with pan looks a little bigger! That was my goal, and I'm going to consider it reached. At the end of the post, I'll show you what I'm replacing it with.


~ L'Oreal Infallible pro-matte foundation "101 Classic Ivory": No picture for this one since the product is sticking to the clear window of the packaging. It's starting to squirt a little bit at the end of the dollop I use for the day, so I need to shake it before squeezing it out of the tube. I think this one will be finished, maybe by the next update. I'll certainly miss it when it's gone.

I don't normally roll in products. Mostly because I'm burnt out by the time I finish a product that I just want to be freeeeee. However, after expanding the pan on "Ritualistic" I'm motivated to do some WORK on another highlighter. I initially purchased "Ritualistic" as a dupe for Becca "Moonstone". I have both, and don't need both. "Moonstone" already has pan on its' repressed self and I want to try to finish it up. Here's where I'm starting:


Goals for February: Progress? The only concrete progress I expect is to finish the "R" and get into the "S" on my NARS lipstick. And maybe finish my foundation. I'm just happy to be here.

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