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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    2019 Project Pan Update 1

    / April 6, 2019

    For 2019, I embarked on a year-long project pan that was a little more loosely organized than my previous attempts. I didn’t want to get bogged down in certain products and start feeling…

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  • Makeup

    The most tempting purchase

    / March 24, 2019

    I am in lust. With a $129 eyeshadow palette. I know, it’s madness. Nothing could possibly be high enough quality to justify that price tag. Already, there are amazing eyeshadow palettes in the…

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  • Makeup

    How I used $579.84 of makeup in 2018

    / January 14, 2019

    Gentle reader, I have a confession. I have an inconsistent memory and a love of statistics. As such, I track everything. You have heard me talk about the joys of a closet tracking…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    2019 Project Pan

    / January 6, 2019

    One of my 2018 goals was to keep a rolling project pan. I have yet to begin a new one since October. My project pan goals felt more like work than like fun…

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  • Boxycharm Review
    Makeup

    What will you get in your Boxycharm?: Fun with stats and beauty

    / November 21, 2018

    Every year I make a post striving to answer: Is Boxycharm worth it? I break down the cost of all the items, tell you what I think about them, and evaluate the overall…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    13 by Halloween Finale

    / November 6, 2018

    This is probably my most eventful project pan update ever. I have made more progress than in any other one. So I’m either becoming better at panning or better at planning the items…

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  • Makeup

    Makeup newbie to makeup maven: What are undertones?

    / October 17, 2018

    My journey into makeup began innocently enough… I started researching drugstore foundations. The problem with drug store foundations is that you can’t test them out. You just buy a product. It may only…

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  • Boxycharm Review
    Makeup

    Is Boxycharm still worth it? Three years in…

    / October 16, 2018

    My annual tradition is to do a value break down of the actual value of loved items over a year. This approach averages out the value of Boxycharm to compensate for the occasional…

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  • Makeup

    How do you depot makeup?

    / October 9, 2018

    If you’re this far in my four-part installment on depotting makeup, you’ve decided this is something valuable for your makeup collection (and you’re right). And you’ve (hopefully) read my top-five things to know.…

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  • Makeup

    Five things I wish I knew before depotting makeup

    / October 8, 2018

    Welcome to the third installment of my depotting journey. I’ve already discussed with you my own personal makeup journey, how I began acquiring makeup palettes with dubious quality such that I wanted to…

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  • Makeup

    Why should I depot makeup?

    / October 7, 2018

    This is the second post in my series on depotting makeup. Yesterday I wrote about depotting in general, explaining the terminology. Today’s post will go into more detail on the key reasons to…

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  • Makeup

    The Beginners Guide to Depotting: What Is It?

    / October 6, 2018

    I started my makeup “journey” innocently enough. I wanted to find a few products that worked for me–mascara that didn’t burn my sensitive eyes, foundation that actually matched my skin tone, lipstick that…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    13 by Halloween Update

    / October 4, 2018

    This is probably my most eventful project pan update ever. I have made more progress than in any other one. So I’m either becoming better at panning or better at planning the items…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    13 by Halloween Project Pan

    / August 4, 2018

    Right after my summer bucket list update, I’m going to give you my autumn project pan introduction! Here’s 13 by Halloween, 13 (or 12 or 14, depending on how you group these items)…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    Nine by Independence Day Project Pan Conclusion

    / July 7, 2018

    I know how cliche it is to comment on the speed with which time passes. But dang, this year is flying by. And this little project pan is no exception. But, the Fourth…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    Nine by Independence Day – Project Pan Update

    / May 25, 2018

    With just over a month to go, it’s time for a nice little update to my current project pan, Nine by Independence Day. Smashbox Light It Up Contour (This is one of three mini…

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  • What is project pan
    Makeup,  Project Pan

    What is project pan and why would you do it?

    / May 11, 2018

    I’ve been tracking “Project Pans” for months now. Keeping an ongoing project pan was even one of my 2018 goals. Watching certain members of the “project panning” community on YouTube, this language became…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    Nine by Independence Day – Project Pan

    / April 27, 2018

    Nine by Independence Day? It makes no sense! Why not Four by the Fouth of July? (Too few products.) Why not 14 by Bastille Day (I’ll out of town for the update!) Why…

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  • Project Pan Five by April Fools
    Makeup,  Project Pan

    5 by April Fools Project Pan – Conclusion!

    / April 20, 2018

    Are you getting tired of my Project Pan posts? Well, tough. Keeping a running project pan was on my 12 goals for 2018 list. So while I have half finished posts about imposter…

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  • Project Pan Five by April Fools
    Makeup,  Project Pan

    5 by April Fools – Project Pan

    / February 19, 2018

    Are you getting tired of my Project Pan posts? Well, tough. Keeping a running project pan was on my 12 goals for 2018 list. So while I have half finished posts about imposter…

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  • Project Panning
    Makeup,  Project Pan

    9 by 29 on the 9th Project Pan Finale

    / February 12, 2018

    My birthday has come and passed. I am 29, a year from 30. I had such a great birthday and am so excited for the next twelve months. With my birthday, here is…

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  • Boxycharm Review
    Makeup

    Boxycharm retrospective: Do I still love/hate that product?! (Year Two)

    / January 28, 2018

    Just like last time, this is a retrospective on the year-long “Is Boxycharm Worth It” reviews I do each year. As it was getting kind of long, I decided to break it down…

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  • Boxycharm Review
    Makeup

    Boxycharm retrospective: Do I still love/hate that product?! (Year One)

    / January 25, 2018

    I’ve been receiving Boxycharm for two and a half years now. The first two years I did a review, breaking down the value of the items I liked, loved, and hated compared to…

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  • Project Panning
    Makeup,  Project Pan

    9 by 29 on the 9th Project Pan

    / January 4, 2018

    I turn 29 on February 9th. My birthday is a big deal to me. My primary love language is gift giving, which means that any gift giving or receiving holidays are huge to…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    The 12 Pans of Christmas Finale

    / December 23, 2017

    The 12 Pans of Christmas project ends tomorrow officially. Alas, I am providing my update now! No time like the present. I’ll be moderately cranky if I hit pan on one of these remaining…

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  • Makeup

    Face lotion reviews – Sephora Favorites

    / December 10, 2017

    One of the items on my 30 by 30 List was to get a good skincare regime. I’ve definitely upped my moisturizer and face wash game, but I have no loyalty to any…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    The First 12 Pans of Christmas Update

    / November 27, 2017

    Just under three weeks from embarking on The 12 Pans of Christmas (and four weeks from its completion), here’s my first 12 Pans of Christmas update. Dr. Brandt Pores No More Vacuum Cleanser (Boxycharm…

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  • Makeup

    12 Mascara Showdown: Which mascara is best?

    / November 13, 2017

    I have naturally oily lids, deep-set eyes, and stubby little eyelashes. Looking for the perfect mascara has been a challenge. Some of the criteria I’m looking for includes the following: Does not flake…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    The 12 Pans of Christmas, #ProjectPan

    / November 7, 2017

    I’ve seen a few of the Project Pan folks I watch on YouTube begin a “12 Days of Christmas” pan. This is a collaboration that I am in no way a part of.…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    The October Project Pan Finale

    / November 5, 2017

    With the end of October came the end of my very first ever project pan. An important part of goal setting is being held accountable. So you, lucky reader that you are, get…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists,  Makeup

    Final fall bucket list update

    / October 30, 2017

    Fall bucket list final update! 1. Costume Bentley “Oh, sorry, I didn’t see you there. I’m just modeling my custom, one-of-a-kind Lepredog costume, which I will be wearing every Notre Dame football game,…

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  • Lists,  Makeup

    Lipstick swatch and destash-a-palooza part 2: Nudes and pinks

    / October 23, 2017

    After putting all of my clothing into the Stylebook app, I’ve found my subsequent purchases were less frequent and smarter. With my increasing interest in project panning, I thought it would be fun…

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  • Lists,  Makeup

    Lipstick swatch and destash-a-palooza part 1: Reds

    / October 22, 2017

    A half-hearted longing of mine has been to swatch all of my lipsticks, destashing dupes and formulas I don’t like as well as creating a record of shades on my skin tone. I’ve…

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  • Makeup

    Review! 2017 Sephora Favorites, Give Me More Lip

    / October 14, 2017

    I’m a lipstick addict. I love lipstick and usually carry a variety of shades with me. This year, when the Sephora Favorites, Give Me More Lip, came out, I thought about thirty seconds…

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  • Lists,  Makeup

    Make up Newbie to Make up Maven: YouTube make up tutorials

    / October 8, 2017

    Make up Newbie to Make up Maven: YouTube make up tutorials to change your beauty life My first foray into makeup was when I “rescued” some ice-blue shimmer shadow from my mom’s wastebasket.…

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  • Makeup,  Project Pan

    Embarking on a #ProjectPan

    / October 3, 2017

    There’s a constant war between my Kondo-strategy of ridding myself of things that don’t bring me joy and my intense love of a good sale. As such, I find that there are so…

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  • Boxycharm Review
    Makeup

    Boxycharm Review – Still valuable the second year?

    / June 19, 2017

    Another year, another Boxycharm Review. Year two has come and gone. With it, I have had some disappointments (October 2016) and some highlights (OFRA’s Rodeo Drive highlighter in particular). I have learned so…

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  • Boxycharm Review
    Makeup

    A year in: Is Boxycharm worth it?

    / August 22, 2016

    With my June 2016 Boxycharm, I officially paid for (and received) twelve months of Boxycharm. Since I love both stats and a good deal, I put together a cost/benefit analysis for myself and other people who…

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