little white truths

That's fourteen products I now have left in total, so I've added in a few more at the end of this post.

If you would like to see my January update to check the progress of the products I'm unable to mark, see here.

Let's have a quick look at each item in turn.

Let's start with base makeup. Becca Topaz is getting mixed in with either my primer or my sunscreen to give me a bronze glow that sits beautifully under makeup and just adds that something extra without being too much. You'll see on the marker below that I've made some progress but the product is definitely in for the long haul. I'll be happy if I've finished it by the end of the year.

My Gorgeous Cosmetics foundation is slow going because I'm mixing it with the two concealers (discussed below) to get a shade that works for my skin. It's a beautiful foundation but it was super hard to find a colour-match so I wouldn't recommend purchasing it online like I did. Unfortunately I can't mark it or open the bottle to see where I am, so let's say I'm about one-third of the way through.

My two concealers from Maybelline and Bodyography are suddenly looking much smaller: this is because I've mixed equal parts of each in a tub with the foundation to get my colour match, then I've thinned the mixture out with a dollop of sunscreen. The amount in the tub lasts a few weeks and I then replenish it when I've finished the mix completely.

Since I'm almost ready to replenish my mixture again, expect to see some concealer empties very soon! After that, the problem will be how to finish off the foundation without the need to buy another product (eg lightening drops). I may be able to do it but if not, looks like I'll be heading into Priceline the next time Australis is on sale.

Next up, my powders. My Bodyography powder foundations are taking ages: there's 27g total in each tub and I don't use a lot of powder because I have dry skin, so these will likely last out the year. 

Once I get through the next couple of months, however, the markers (see below) will start to move faster because I'll have moved past the thick section at the middle of the tubs and it will be easier to see progress. This has started to happen a bit with Cocoa Tan (the darker one) and I really can't wait to watch those markers drop more significantly each month!

The big news in this lot is that I've hit decent pan on the Vivito blush: from memory I first hit pan last month but you can see how much I've expanded it. Yay! 

Blushes take ages to pan but I'm using this mixed in with my setting powder because it's so finely milled and silky that I want to use it, but it's too pale as a blush on me and it doesn't make my skin pink when mixed with a translucent powder. I'm hoping I'll have this done by June.

Now for skincare and haircare. The Davroe product hasn't been used once since my last update because I've been focusing on the other two products. 

After finishing the Reverie treatment, I'll now be able to use the Davroe one instead. It's a huge tube but I've been panning it 'behind the scenes' since last year - so you should be able to see the pen mark at the top (where the product began), and how far I've come since then. I use it as a pre-wash treatment on my daughter's and my own hair before we go swimming, and occasionally I use it on the ends of both our hair before the shower/bath.

As for the Kerastase oil: I'm using that as a pre-wash treatment but only on the ends of my hair because I struggle to wash it out if I use it near the scalp. I've made some good progress and I'm hoping to finish it by the end of April.

As for the Peter Thomas Roth masks, you should be able to tell that I'm about halfway through each 50g tub - and I'm enjoying both now that I'm using my Argo Naturals Pure Thanaka Powder (reviewed here) mixed in with the black mask, which makes it work better for my skin. 

I do really enjoy the gold mask because it is hydrating and I like the feel of it on my skin, but as soon as I tried the Chantecialle Jasmine Lily Healing Mask (reviewed here), I knew that was my HG hydrating face mask and this one wasn't. While it's still a fantastic product, I can't wait to finish it so I can finally open the Chantecaille one!

Next up, a few miscellaneous items that have all been in my collection for a while. 

The 'Tini Beauty Eye Cordial is something I use almost every day. Occasionally I'll switch in the only other cream/liquid eyeshadow I own, but I want to get as much use from this before the texture becomes thicker (as it did with the last one), which will tell me it's time to say goodbye. I expect that will happen before the end of the year. 

My Inika eyeliner has moved at the same pace this month and will likely continue to do so until I finally finish it. I only ever use it on my upper waterline and don't plan to change that, although I'll look forward to getting about halfway through the product - at which point I'll open up the only back-up eyeliner I have (a brown one, and I prefer dark brown anyway).

I don't think you can tell in the above shot, but I've finally hit 'pan' on my Becca corrector. I'm super happy about this - I'd begun to think I'd never finish it! What's good about this is that I promised myself I would 'allow' myself to buy another corrector after I'd hit pan on this one. I've just done that, so I may well open the new one soon because it's another one from Becca and I'd like to compare the two while I still have both.

As for my St Tropez Tanning Mousse, I've finally cracked this one open and used it a few times, so I should be able to get through it in March if I really set my mind to it. I also need to review this product so stay tuned for that. 

Now for my replacements: