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2019 Project Pan Update 1
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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The most tempting purchase
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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How I used $579.84 of makeup in 2018
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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2019 Project Pan
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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What will you get in your Boxycharm?: Fun with stats and beauty
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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13 by Halloween Finale
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 newbie to makeup maven: What are undertones?
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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Is Boxycharm still worth it? Three years in…
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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How do you depot makeup?
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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Five things I wish I knew before depotting makeup
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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Why should I depot makeup?
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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The Beginners Guide to Depotting: What Is It?
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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13 by Halloween Update
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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13 by Halloween Project Pan
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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Nine by Independence Day Project Pan Conclusion
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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Nine by Independence Day – Project Pan Update
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 and why would you do it?
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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Nine by Independence Day – Project Pan
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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5 by April Fools Project Pan – Conclusion!
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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5 by April Fools – Project Pan
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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9 by 29 on the 9th Project Pan Finale
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 retrospective: Do I still love/hate that product?! (Year Two)
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 retrospective: Do I still love/hate that product?! (Year One)
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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9 by 29 on the 9th Project Pan
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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The 12 Pans of Christmas Finale
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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Face lotion reviews – Sephora Favorites
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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The First 12 Pans of Christmas Update
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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12 Mascara Showdown: Which mascara is best?
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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The 12 Pans of Christmas, #ProjectPan
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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The October Project Pan Finale
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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Final fall bucket list update
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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Lipstick swatch and destash-a-palooza part 2: Nudes and pinks
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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Lipstick swatch and destash-a-palooza part 1: Reds
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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Review! 2017 Sephora Favorites, Give Me More Lip
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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Make up Newbie to Make up Maven: YouTube make up tutorials
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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Embarking on a #ProjectPan
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 – Still valuable the second year?
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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A year in: Is Boxycharm worth it?
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…
