little white truths

Next, my Rimmel lipstick in 700 Better & Brighter.

I hated this product and it's just a reminder that Rimmel can't seem to make a lip product that works for me. 

It was drying, it emphasised lip texture and it didn't wear well; plus it slid around so it often travelled outside my lip lines and into my mouth. Blurgh.

Glad it's gone!

There's my marker sheet above. 

You'll note that there wasn't a hell of a lot left of the Rimmel lipstick; which is why it wasn't on my list for long. 

These lipsticks also have a tendency to melt with frequent use, so my bullet was a lot thinner than a normal bullet by the time it came to panning it.

As for my replacements:

First, my Mecca Lit from Within Illuminating Primer (reviewed here). 

I don't mind this product but there's not a place for it in my collection: I've learned that I don't need an illuminating primer and I would much rather use a hydrating one and add a liquid illuminator if that's what I want on any given day.

There are my markers:

You'll note that I've already marked this twice: that's because I was going to bring this product in last month but I decided to hold off because my list was full enough already.

So I've already used over half of this primer, but there was a huge 45ml to start with so I've still got a reasonable amount left. 

But I'll use it every day beneath the other primer I'm panning or mixed in with my foundation, so I hope to be through it within a few months.

Next, my Clarins Instant Light Lip Balm Perfector in 01 Rose.

I've used one of these before but didn't review it, which is why I wanted to use this daily via Project Pan - that way I'll use it often enough to review it.

I also wanted something 'easy' for my list (this is a mini) because I have a lot of larger items on my list that will be hanging around for a while, so it's good to include products that won't last long.

There's only 1g of product in this mini so I'll burn through it within the next few weeks, giving myself an easy opportunity to knock another lip balm out of my collection before my March updated makeup inventory post.

And as mentioned above, using it frequently via Project Pan will also enable me to review it, so stay tuned for that if you're interested.

In sum

That's all from me!

I hope you're going well with your own panning projects, and that everything's well with you xx

Speak soon x