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Fall Beauty Focus - November 2019

In lieu of a traditional project pan, I've been working on a few products out of my collection for a month at a time, either to use them up, get some extra use out of them, or decide how I feel about them. Like a combination project pan/makeup basket/chopping block, if you will.

October selections and outcomes:
~ MAC prep+prime lip - When I added this in, I had no idea why I had it (it came in a set, that's why I had it). Since I wore liquid lipsticks so much in October, this product was a game changer. I could actually wear liquid lipsticks without my lips flaking off. It's not an everyday necessity, but I'm glad I have one now.
~ Benefit precisely my brow pencil (shade 4.5) - I purchased this during the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty sale and wanted to make sure I liked it. It's a little bit softer than the ABH brow formula I'm used to, but I enjoyed it and will be happy to use it.
~ ABH Master Palette by Mario - I probably didn't get as much use out of this as I could have, mainly because I ended up traveling a lot, and I took my Pan those Eyeshadows with me instead. Still like it, still glad to have it.
~ Too Faced melted matte lipsticks (Holiday 2018 collection) - Especially when paired with the lip primer, these are a great formula. I also love that they each have unique scents that go with the color (i.e. "hot buttered rum" smells like hot buttered rum and so on). Even though I used these a lot last month, I still need to use them more before they start to go off.
~ NYX eye liner ("golden olive") - I've been using this as a base for "Light my world" the green-gold shadow in my Pan those Eyeshadows, and it's been great. I think I'll keep using it for that for as long as that shadow is in the project.

November selections and goals:
~ Lorac Pro palette - This is one of the older palettes in my collection, and it already has a good deal of pan. I'd like to expand the pan in "white" and hit pan on "mauve" (probably a stretch goal) and "sable" (already has a decent dip)
~ Tarte setting powder - This is a deluxe sized sample I've had in my collection for at least two years, and my goal is to finish this up.
~ Buxom mini gloss ("White Russian") - This is too white-based to look good on me, but it's already halfway gone, so my goal is to finish it. I'll probably use it up as a lip balm. A very tingly lip balm.
~ NARS Audacious lipstick ("Mona") - A beautiful browny-red, this is one of the older lipsticks in my collection. I don't reach for reds that often, so my goal is to use this at least once a week.
~ Hourglass ambient lighting palette (Holiday 2018) - I'm still learning the best way to use the Hourglass powders. Honestly, I'm pretty sure they're an aspirational product for me. I just want to get some good use out of this since I paid so much for it last year.

November is going to be a lot of finishing off the low-hanging fruit before I re-do my inventory in December. I have a bad feeling about those lip product numbers (always my weakness).

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