Girl, You Only Have One Face

It's been about 2 months since I first posted about what I wanted to finish up in 2017, and I've made some visible progress on my goals! Lip Products ~ Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie lipgloss in "stargazer" I finished this up this month! I enjoyed layering it over my lipsticks for a glossy summer look. I didn't try to take out the stopper to use up every last bit of it, I just used it until it was inconvenient to get product out of the tube. ~ Buxom full-on lipstick in "Bombay" I also finished this up this month. I enjoyed the rosy shade and the formula in general. I don't know if I would repurchase though - there are other things I'd like to use. ~ Urban Decay Revolution lipstick in "stark naked" - I'm going to start working on this more in the fall, I think. It's a warm nude, that would look good with the red/orange looks that usually come with fall. ~ {new} Smashbox liquid lipstick in "Driver's Seat" DS -...

Soooo, these no-buy attempts are not going great. Technically, this month was a "replacement only low buy" so it's not as bad. But most of these are not replacements. Oh, well. Here we go! (in chronological order) ~ L'Oreal Lash Paradise : Not gonna lie, I bought this because of all the hype it was getting. And I was staring at a pile of deluxe sample mascaras that I didn't pick out myself but still felt compelled to use. So I bought a mascara. I actually really like it! It's volumizing without making my lashes look chunky, and it looks good on my lower lashes too. Would probably repurchase after I get through some more samples. ~ Replica Beach Walk : I've gone through two samples of this, and I love it. On me it smells like coconut and honeysuckle, so it's a great spring/summer perfume. It's been going in and out of stock at Sephora, so I snagged it while it was in stock. No Ragrets. ~ NARS vanilla travel size : I actually haven't used th...

This wasn't as successful as past months have been. But I seem to be nearing the end of my supply of deluxe-sized skincare, which is nice. I made an effort to push through them this summer as I'm moving in with my fiancee and thus my lifestyle of having to fit all my skincare in a travel bag is coming to an end. Anyway, here's a photo of my empties this month with mini-reviews to follow. (clockwise from pink box upper left) ~ Sephora sleeping mask in Pearl: this is supposed to be "perfecting and brightening." I just used it like a thickly-applied night moisturizer, and I didn't notice a huge difference. I might buy one of these again if I need to reach a certain amount for online shopping. ~ Peter Thomas Roth Irish Moor Mud cleanser deluxe sample: this was okay, my face felt clean, not a fan of the packaging with having to shake and smack it out towards the end. ~ Tory Burch Love Relentlessly perfume sample: this was a bit too floral for me, would not p...

I hope I'm not getting into a no-buy, splurge, rinse, repeat kind of cycle. I bought things I didn't really need in June. So of course I'm trying to do a replacement-only no buy for July. Sigh. Here's how the June purchases look in hindsight. ~ Point perks: Hourglass lip stylo in "peacemaker" - can't really see it on my lips, it's okay                        Boscia Charcoal makeup melter - haven't even used yet                        Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum cream - love the travel size I currently have, waiting to open this one ~ Sephora collection green tea eye mask: purchased to get point perks shipped. Haven't used. ~ Drunk Elephant rise + glow duo: this has the B hydra gel and the Vitamin C serum - haven't used these yet ~ Hoola Lite: I really like this and have incorporated it into my regular routine ~ Luxur...

June was another good month for sample usage. Since I'm preparing to move in with my fiance, I've been trying to use up my skincare samples that I've been toting around. I also started piling everything into a shopping bag instead of just having a pile of trash on my dresser. Because apparently saving your beauty-related trash so you can post a picture on the internet is weird. Go figure.  ~ Garnier Fructis dry shampoo - discussed in Fire & Ice project updates. ~ UD Naked Skin Foundation - I feel like this oxidized on me, and I don't enjoy being orange. The formula was nice though. Might repurchase. ~ Ole Henriksen African Red Tea cleanser - this was the last item in the 3 little wonders sample kit to bite the dust. It was nice; I feel like it stripped my skin a bit. I would not repurchase. ~ Tarte marine boosting mist DS - smelled like spraying lemon pledge on my face and I didn't notice a difference in my makeup wear time. Would not repurchase. ~ Tarte...

I think this is probably still going on in Youtube-land, but I've met all the goals I wanted to. I'll start with what I've already finished, and have pics at the end as always. ~ Dr Jart sunscreen sample finished by the last update ~ 2 perfume samples finished by the previous update, plus I finished 2 more in June ~ Laura Mercier radiance primer sample finished by the previous update ~ Garnier Fructis dry shampoo: finished! Wasn't too excited by this product, probably would not repurchase. ~ Ice item - Tarte Smooth Operator loose powder DS: finished! I enjoyed this, but would like to try other setting powders before deciding to repurchase this. I would totally use another DS though. ~ last but not least...Fire item - Firecracker from Tartelette in Bloom: hit pan! I got so sick of only using this thing as my lid shade. And my under-eye shade. I'm really liking doing eye looks that aren't red now. It's glorious. ~ I think I originally intend...

I keep track of my makeup usage in the "vanity" section of Temptalia's blog. It lets me add most of my products (some aren't in the database) with spaces for when it was purchased, opened, and last used, as well as making notes. I mark project pan items as well as if I want to finish it this year. Since I started buying makeup in 2015, I'm starting to focus on my older products so I can make sure to use them before they start expiring. Lip Products ~ BareMinerals Marvelous Moxie lipgloss in "stargazer" is definitely one of my oldest items. I think I got this January of 2015 for sorority recruitment. Time to go, bro. I've used this sporadically as something to slap on because I see it on my vanity, but I'm making an effort now. I'm about halfway through, so I should be able to finish it before the year is up. ~ Buxom full-on lipstick in "Bombay" is a rose shade with a slight minty tingle. It looks really nice paired with the lipg...