The Makeup Monologues

It’s almost April, and that means it’s time for a Project Pan update! These past three months I’ve kept my Project Pan items out on my desk in plain sight so I wouldn’t forget about them. Nevertheless, there were a few products that got neglected moreso than others, but I’m overall happy with my progress this quarter! I finished two of my items! The Boscia Sake Treatment Water only had a few uses left. I’m not going to repurchase this one. The Boscia Charcoal Makeup Melter is also done! I’ve replaced both of them with new, similar items in the project. Since I finished the Boscia Sake Treatment Water in early February, I have been working on The Body Shop Aloe Calming Toner. I marked a line to see where I had started on the product when I put it into the project, and the little doodled line is where I am now. I really enjoy this toner, but I had sort of forgotten about it and so figured it was a good idea to add it to the project and move it o...

I've been sampling a lot of makeup, skincare and haircare this past month, so I figured I would jot down some of the opinions I've formed on the products that I tried out! Since these are samples from Sephora in-store, and not foil samples, I don't have any pictures to show you- it'd just be little ziploc bags and empty clear jars- I'll be showing you just the product stock/promo image. We'll start with makeup! Becca First Light Priming Filter : This primer made pretty much no difference on my skin. I tried it maybe six times and nope, not a single discernible effect on the wear of my foundation or the brightness/evenness of my skin. Womp womp. Won’t be purchasing. Bobbi Brown Skin Longwear Weightless SPF 15 Foundation : I love this product! I tried quite a few samples of this and then I finally broke down and purchased it. It’s my new holy grail foundation. It truly is weightless, with a natural finish and medium coverage. It ble...