About a month ago, I started this project 30-days (
post here). Now it's time for the results!
I realized the pics are taken at different times and it's hard to adjust the lighting and the angle, size LOL......sorry about that!
First we have....
a small but noticeable tip in the Canmake Cream Highlighter. I used it for highlighting the brow bone and nose bridge.
Next we have my everyday powder foundation: Benefit Hello Flawless in Honey. Wow the pan's diameter enlarged XD!
Length of Urban Decay Bourbon eyeliner has gone a bit shorter when compared to the unsharpened/untouched Zero:
Ettusais loose powder. I can't really judge how far this has been consumed within one month...the results aren't significant eh? I applied with a powder puff, maybe that's why? (since a puff takes up less product than a brush through the sift?)
One of my HG blush: Cargo Blu-Ray HD blush/highlighter in pink shimmer (i believe...). Blush surface has been disturbed even more in the middle, in real life a tiny tiny dip is beginning to form...it didn't show up much on pictures though :/ The latter pic is more similar to the original thing in terms of color.
Marc Jacobs EDP:
Crabtree & Evelyn Gardeners Hand cream. Whee it's getting less product inside. I use this only at night before sleep.
Dior Lip Glow Color Reviver balm - completely finished yay! (
previous review here)
Jill Stuart Day Care Essence - a month ago there are about 10 uses left, same as the Dior lip glow I chose these two to include in the project because 1) they're the easiest to finish up; 2) can't wait for them to be gone/binned. XD I have used this Day Care Essence as a primer (with SPF) for about half a year, although not regularly. This should be long gone by 4-5 months of uses.
My thoughts on project 30-days:
It's easy to stick with the same foundation, primer, eyeliner, hand cream, highlighter, perfume; yet it's not the case with blushes, lip products and loose powder. If you have a huge stash, it's even more difficult! I found that I can stick to a blush for at most 3 days (unless you have determination and self-discipline of a saint, haha) but after that my hands tend to *drift* towards the others (oh well but I didn't!). It's freaking hard to stick to the same blush :/ especially when you have too many to choose from XD With lip products it's the same case, it's hard to stick to one item when you don't like it in the first place!
I would continue sticking to the same powder foundation, concealer and hand cream, but that's all LOL.
p.s. I just remembered I forgot to take a pic of the Canmake concealer! The tube itself is opaque so it's hard to judge how much it has in the beginning/after 30 days. I'm going to stick to that concealer until it's completely used up/dried up. I am even thinking of dismantling it like people do to their UDPP, but not sure how to cut through the tube -.-.
On another note, the giveaway winner is.....*throws confetti*
fleur!
Congrats hun! Please email me your info and details within 48 hours :)
Thanks to you all who participated!! ^_^
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Flimsy plastic packaging and crappy quality brush aside, the color itself is beautiful and angelic. I found pigmentation to be a bit on the sheer side, the swatch below is after 3-5 swipes.
Intensity: Low in pigmentation
It might not be captured here but the blush carries shimmer. Am no fan of the flimsy plastic packaging here. There's also a small synthetic brush attached but it's not that great to use, not pictured here.
PW16 gives a tawny and slightly sunburnt color, it worked for me quite well last year but this year I found it made my face look dull, I am considering topping it with a pink blush above.
Intensity: Sheer, mediocre pigmentation
My nails made a nip/dent in it =.=
Pale pink with lilac-hues (lilac!!!), my cuppa tea, haha.
It imparts a lovely dolly-cheek look on my cheeks.
Intensity: Medium-high pigmented, needs to do some blending work
Next we have my everyday powder foundation: Benefit Hello Flawless in Honey. Wow the pan's diameter enlarged XD!
Length of Urban Decay Bourbon eyeliner has gone a bit shorter when compared to the unsharpened/untouched Zero:
Ettusais loose powder. I can't really judge how far this has been consumed within one month...the results aren't significant eh? I applied with a powder puff, maybe that's why? (since a puff takes up less product than a brush through the sift?)
One of my HG blush: Cargo Blu-Ray HD blush/highlighter in pink shimmer (i believe...). Blush surface has been disturbed even more in the middle, in real life a tiny tiny dip is beginning to form...it didn't show up much on pictures though :/ The latter pic is more similar to the original thing in terms of color.
Marc Jacobs EDP:
Crabtree & Evelyn Gardeners Hand cream. Whee it's getting less product inside. I use this only at night before sleep.
Dior Lip Glow Color Reviver balm - completely finished yay! (previous review here)
Jill Stuart Day Care Essence - a month ago there are about 10 uses left, same as the Dior lip glow I chose these two to include in the project because 1) they're the easiest to finish up; 2) can't wait for them to be gone/binned. XD I have used this Day Care Essence as a primer (with SPF) for about half a year, although not regularly. This should be long gone by 4-5 months of uses.
My thoughts on project 30-days:
Here they are, and a close-up pic below:
I'm not really good at describing colors, but I will try :P
#01, #03 and #09 might look similar, so I put them next to each other. As you can see, #01 leans towards a warm peach with pink tones, #03 is pastel pink, #09 is leaning a bit cooler and mauve-ish. #03 is sort of somewhere in between (in terms of color gradient...hope this makes sense XD).
If you can get your hands on these, I'd say go for it! I love their texture, the cream blush would transform into powder and feels so velvety and smooth. Some cream blushes I know would give you a weird sheen (like an oily face @_@), these ones will not. Canmake packaging never reveals how much product they have, so these are actually a bit tiny, say, when compared to NYX cream blushes, I would estimate 2-3 grams of product from the tiny pan (WTF?!). But of course Canmake ones are great for travel since they don't take too much room.
Laneige Water Sleeping Pack EX (aka the famous sleeping mask) This is my second tub...I had to throw the first tub away when I return from Europe because it's too heavy for my luggage T^T Anyways, LOVE THIS STUFF! If you haven't tried this, you should! I layer this over my moisturizer at night and go to bed, and the next morning I wash normally the way I would. This mask makes my skin sooooo moisturized and plump with hydration after use, better than sheet masks. When I was in Europe in temperatures below 10 degrees, I use this as a night moisturizer directly (thin or thick depends on how much you want) and it keeps my skin from drying and avoids the dry patches and flaking. I can't say enough how much I love this product, this is my HG mask and double-duty moisturizer in winter!
And the last item: Canmake Cream Cheek in #09 (Limited Edition!!) I'm a sucker for LE stuff, you probably would have figured out by now, hahaha.
The shade looks very vibrant in the pan, but when swatched, it's a deep pink (with slight mauve-ish tones, almost lilac) and it's THE pink that I'm looking for. I'm always looking for a dupe for my HG blush, but more on that in a separate post :P. This shade has a matte finish too. 
Do you know of any blushes that show up like the color on LENA's face? I'm lusting that kind of porcelain-doll-face pink which also looks a bit lilac-ish, almost light-purple :D if it makes sense.
