Girl, You Only Have One Face

I have the habit of spending too much of my money on makeup, and spending too much of my time browsing for makeup and consuming makeup-related media. To counteract this, I make myself "earn" my makeup budget by doing things that are better for my mental and physical health. Here's how I did for the month of February: Purchases: ~ I bought a birthday gift for a friend at Ulta - does not come out of budget ~ I repurchased my husband some dental floss (does not come out of this budget) at Sephora and got a Bobbi Brown lip gloss as a point perk - $0 ~ I purchased a full size of YSL Libre perfume since I loved the sample so much (giving myself grace on this purchase this month) and got the UD brow enhancer brow gel in "Brunette Betty" on sale (counts as a replacement since I destashed my other brow gel when it went bad) ~ ABH Jackie Aina palette - it was on sale at Sephora - I used a $20 gift card so I spent $14.10 Books read ($1 per 100 pages) ~ Cress  by M...

I have the habit of spending too much of my money on makeup, and spending too much of my time browsing for makeup and consuming makeup-related media. To counteract this, I make myself "earn" my makeup budget by doing things that are better for my mental and physical health. Here's how I did for the month of January: Purchases: ~ I impulse-purchased a nail polish at the grocery store - $5 ~ Too Faced Sparkling Pineapple eyeshadow palette - another Marshall's find - $15 ~ Pacifica nail polish "Abalone" - I had a coupon at Ulta - $7 Books read ($1 per 100 pages) ~ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone  - 322 pages ($3.22) Exercise ($1 per workout class attended or $4 per hour of other exercise) ~ 1/2/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/3/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/6/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/8/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/10/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/13/20 - Orange Theory class - $1 ~ 1/15/20 - Orange Theory class ...

Volume-wise, December was a little lackluster. However, I'm happy with the amount of makeup I was able to finish off (as opposed to a million little skincare samples). ~ Jesse's Girl liquid liner "Black" - This is a brush-tip liner, which is my preferred application. Not as smooth as my favorite Clinique liner, but it did the job. ~ Anastasia Beverly Hills brow definer "Medium Brown" - I'm not sure if I prefer the thicker pencil or the brow wiz, but I definitely had power brows when I used this one. I'm not opposed to getting another in the future. Honestly, it just depends on which pencils are on sale during the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty. ~ Smashbox Primerizer sample - Okay moisturizer, but not a great primer for my oily skin. Would not purchase. ~ Kat von D Saint perfume sample - Very similar to Marc Jacobs "Daisy" which I already own. I have way too much perfume already, and I no longer purchase from Kat von D, otherwise I would ...

For 2020, I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and try to do a year-long project pan. If you've read my previous "yearly goal" type posts, you'll know that I tend to do pretty much anything other than what I say I'll do in my goals post. So I'm going to ease into it. I recently joined the Pantastic Ladies Collab group on Facebook, and they're doing a "Go for the Goal" project pan this year. Here's the official description: This project is solely to reach a predetermined goal for any product in your collection. Start with 4-6 products and once you hit goal on that item, roll it out and roll in a new item to work on. This is designed to make progress on your progress without the stress of trying to finish anything. You can mark the halfway/quarter/etc point and work towards that goal or whatever goal works best for you. This is a way to rotate through all of your products and give them all the love they deserve. I'm starting with 5 ...

I have the habit of spending too much of my money on makeup, and spending too much of my time browsing for makeup and consuming makeup-related media. To counteract this, I make myself "earn" my makeup budget by doing things that are better for my mental and physical health. Here's how I did for the month of December: Purchases: ~ Bite Beauty mini lipstick set - $10 (on sale!) ~ Buxom lipgloss "Kir Royale" (my cat stole the other one I had) and ImPress press-on nails - $24 ~ I used my Ulta points and a 20% off coupon for a Christmas Eve purchase - Anastasia Beverly Hills Carli Bybel palette, Cover FX bronzer & highlight duo (that came w/ a GWP), an eyeshadow palette for my mom (that I won't name here so it will stay a surprise), Too Faced Better Than Sex eyeliner, 2 of my husband's shampoos, and 1 conditioner for my husband. - $7.12 ~ I used my 20% off sale items on Sephora for a set of dry shampoos (staple item, not coming out of this budget) a...