little white truths

You'll see that I've already hit pan on the bronzer, three of the Nars pans and three of the Stila ones, as well as the Coastal Scents and So Susan shadows.

My aim this year is to hit pan on twelve of the shadows in here, finish six and also finish the bronzer. I'm not sure whether I can hit pan on Sin or the Croquis highlighter, but I would like to try.

The reason my goals are quite 'modest' is because I don't get through eyeshadow as quickly as some people do. I have hooded eyes and I'm 36, so I don't have a lot of lid space (meaning I don't get through sparkly lid shades quickly) and I don't layer on eyeshadow because that makes my dry eye area look crepe-y and old (plus I prefer a natural, diffused look anyway). And there's only so far you can take this challenge in those circumstances.

Also, the Stila Mind shadows are quite dry and look that way on the eye (except the orange shade, which is a different formula and much nicer than the others) - unlike the Stila in the Light Palette, which contained better mattes - so I won't necessarily be using those as eyeshadows. Some of the shades included look good as a blush, some as a liner, and some I can use very lightly as a base shadow without risking making my eyes look crepe-y. I'm noting this because it will likely take me longer to get through these than the other powders in my Z-palette, some of which I can use both on the eyes and on the face.