Sugarpill Sparkle Baby Palette Review

Hi everyone!

So this post is a little bit after-the-fact, but I finally ordered the Sugarpill Sparkle Baby Palette! I had been eyeing this palette for a really long time, but kept putting off on ordering it because I wasn't sure how often I would use colors that bright. Well, I finally went ahead and ordered it, and I am so happy I did! It is an awesome palette that is more versatile than I thought, and the shadow quality and pigmentation is amazing. Here are some pictures:

From L to R: Kitten Parade, Frostine, CandyCrush, Hotsy Totsy

In the pictures of me, I am wearing Kitten Parade on the lid with Frostine and Hotsy Totsy in the crease and outer corner. I was able to create a colorful look that was not too over-the-top, and I loved it! The shadows are extremely easy to work with and blend and have a very smooth texture. The pigmentation is some of the best I've seen with eyeshadow (my phone camera definitely does not do them justice).

Overall, I would highly recommend this palette if you enjoy colorful eye looks. Obviously this is not a neutral palette, but it can also be paired with other neutral shadows to tone down the colors if you want. The quality is excellent and I will definitely be buying from Sugarpill in the future!

Do you have this palette already? What are your thoughts on it? Comment down below!

Best,

Anna

Finish 13 by Halloween ~ One Month Update

Hi everyone!

Today marks one month that I have been doing Finish 13 by Halloween! I have finished five out of the thirteen products, so I don't think that's too bad!

Here's what I've finished:

(excuse my poor MS Paint skills...)

1. Elf Mineral Face Primer

2. EOS Lip Balm

3. Tarte Smooth Operator Powder

4. Clinique High Impact Mascara

5. Tarte Vitamin-Infused Lip Gloss

I liked all the products I finished, but I think my favorite was the powder by Tarte. It was so smooth and I loved it for setting my undereye concealer!

Out of the products I have left, I am so close to finishing both the Benefit cream eyeshadow and the MAC foundation. The Elf bronzer has a good spot of pan in the middle, and the black eyeliner probably won't last too much longer either. Hopefully I will have a lot of stuff to show you next month!

Are you participating in this challenge? Are any of these products ones that you love or hate? Let me know in the comments below! Thanks for reading. :)

Best,

Anna

New Blog Post Ideas!...And a Confession...

Hi everyone!

I finally finished my Pediatric Intensive Care Unit rotation yesterday, and now I have some new found free time! Well, kind of, since I still have to study for my board exam coming up. However, it still got me thinking that I should take advantage of being home and try to post on this blog more.

I have a few ideas for new posts:
- Weekly makeup baskets showing products I choose to focus on for each week
- Collection posts focusing on a specific product (and with swatch pictures!)
- Favorites posts for each month
- Reviews for any new products I am trying out

What do you guys think? Do you like the sound of these ideas? Or do you have other posts that you would rather see? Let me know in the comments below!

And now for my confession...I failed miserably at my no buy this month. :( I went a little crazy after a particularly hard week in the ICU and bought new products from Sephora, Fyrinnae, and Sugarpill. Even though I feel guilty, I really love all the stuff I got! Let me know if you want to see reviews or swatches. ;)

Stay tuned for the next Project 100 Pan Update at the beginning of August and hopefully some new posts as well!

Best,
Anna

Project 100 Pan ~ 2 Month Update

Hi everyone!

It's been two months since I started Project 100 Pan! I feel like I've been making pretty good progress so far, but it's a lot of the easier stuff that is being finished up first. My guess is that the number of products I finish for each update will become less and less as I move on to more of my powder products. Anyway, here is a list of what I finished this month and just a bit of what I thought of them:

The finished products!

1. Olio di Argan Shampoo - Cleaned my hair well, but nothing special

2. Bath and Body Works Sugar Plum Dream Shower Gel - Loved the smell, but it does remind me of the holidays, so I didn't want to use it in the spring and summer

3. Coolway Boost Repair Hair Mask - Didn't notice much of a difference in my hair

4. Amika Nourishing Hair Mask - Once again, not a huge difference in my hair while using this

5. Neutrogena Naturals Multivitamin Nourishing Night Cream - Nice night cream, not too heavy or too light, had a fresh, pleasant smell

6. Maybelline Fit Me Pressed Powder in 110 - Really liked this at first and it was a good color match, but it got really hard and difficult to use pretty quickly. I wouldn't repurchase it because of this

7. Maybelline Coverstick Concealer in Fair - Great concealer! I used this for blemishes and it worked well to cover any spots

8. Sonia Kashuk Eyeshadow - It was a light champagne gold color, I used it for highlighting my brow bone and inner eye corner, nice pigmentation. I don't know the name because it came in a palette

The eyeshadow color before it was gone!

9. NYC Black and White Eyeliner - Not a bad eyeliner for being so cheap! I think I paid a dollar for this. The black side was good for regular liner, and I used the white in my inner eye corner and waterline

10. Givenchy Phenomen' Eyes Mascara in Phenomen' Black - Good mascara, but I have a love-hate relationship with the wand, which is just a little ball at the end (see below). Works well for outer lashes, but harder to use on lower lashes

Weird ball wand...

11. Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment - Nice lip balm, although I felt like I had to reapply often

12. Victoria's Secret Pink Tinted Lip Balm in Happy - Nice sheer peach-pink color, although the texture was a bit gloopy

Peachy-pink color

13. Folle de Joie Perfume Sample - Pleasant smell, got this in a Birchbox

14. Sugar Lip Gloss - This one was in a palette, which is why it is not shown above. Nice gloss that gave sheer color, not too sticky and easy to wear

It's the one on the right

That makes a total of 29 products finished out of 100! Let me know if you guys like the mini reviews I included this time around. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them down below! Or if you're doing a project pan, link your blog or video and I'd love to read/watch it! :)

Best,
Anna

Project 100 Pan!

Hi Everyone!

I'm feeling ambitious lately, so I thought I would try a project that will definitely test my perseverance! I made a list of 100 beauty products I would like to use up in one year, beginning tomorrow since it will be March 1st. I just bought a ton of new makeup today (that I didn't need, lol) and I figure it's time to start trying to use up what I have instead of buying more.

While I am on the project, I will also be doing a No Buy for as long as it takes me to finish all 100 products. The only exception is if I completely run out of an item and I need to repurchase it. It's going to be quite the challenge!

Here are some pictures of all the products:

The complete set

The eye makeup

The body care items

The hair care items

The face makeup

The lip products

The perfumes

The skin care items

Sorry for the cell phone picture quality. If you're wondering why all the products don't add up to 100, it's because some of them are individual shades in the palettes. If you would like a list of everything, let me know and I will post it!

So that's everything! It's a little overwhelming, but we'll see how it goes! I may be way in over my head, hahaha! I will try to post updates with my progress when I have a more significant dent made in the products.

Let me know if you are working on a project pan, or if you are on a no buy, and we can support each other!

Best,

Anna