little white truths

Above is how my Kevyn Aucoin blush looked last month.

And below is how it looks today:

Oops, yes, I photographed the pan the wrong way around this month (this is how great my head is at the moment), but you should be able to see some changes in the surface marks: ie, I've worn away that crack in the pan and there's also a slight dip across the centre of the pan - although that's not easy to see in photos and it's wide so it's not super obvious.

At the moment I reckon this product will take me at least eight months to pan, but let's see. I might start double-panning it later on.

The CLE Cosmetics cushion highlighter I can't mark, but I have been using it most days on my body so I don't expect it to last that long - especially when the weather warms up and I'm walking around in shorts (I love a bit of highlighter down the shins occasionally). In any event, I plan to get this panned by Christmas so I'll find some way to do that, even if it's just by using it mixed in with my body cream.

The Laura Mercier under-eye setting powder doesn't work for me because it has noticeable glitter inside it, so I've been using it as a facial setting powder on days when I know I won't be leaving the house, and on the other days, I use it on my neck and dec to dull down the oil of my sunscreen so that my body doesn't look (or feel) different from my face in terms of grease-factor. I've used around half of this now and I expect it to be gone within the next month or so. Looking forward.

Next up, my three replacements:

The first is The Ordinary's Alpha Lipoic Acid 5% (reviewed here), which I of course forgot to photograph individually (I'm really in all-sorts, aren't I?!).

I absolutely love this product but it's been open for close to a year now so it's time to get through it. I do have a product marker (it's roughly in line with the product's title, where it's printed on the label), and it won't be easy to pan this quickly because you don't use it often and you don't need much per application. Having said this, I have built up a tolerance to it so I can use it a little more than twice a week without issue. I'll see how I go.

Above is Becca's Mineral Blush in Sweetpea (reviewed here). I've just panned Becca's Bolero as a bronzer, so I thought I might give this one a try to see how it looks.

I used it today and it's not the right colour for bronzing on me (too red and too peach), so I'll only use it for that on days when I'm at home, and otherwise I'll use it for light body bronzing over the summer and also on the eyes. I may also occasionally use it on the cheeks when I'm sick of the Kevyn Aucoin blush and need something that's more nude.

Please note that I plan to retain a small amount of this blush for comparison swatches in future because it's a popular one. There's 6g in here and I reckon I'll keep around 1g. As for the rest, it's on the way out. I love this formula and I'm looking forward to panning it.

Next up, Kevyn Aucoin's The Celestial Powder in Candelight (reviewed here). I've debated panning this before because I do really love it and like owning it, but since it's the oldest highlighter in my collection by far, I'd like to use it up. It's also the smallest powder highlighter in my collection, so it shouldn't be too tough to get through.

I can use this for spot highlighting, as an alternative to Hourglass' Dim light as my finishing powder, and it's also lovely on the eyes. I doubt I'll pan this before the end of the year, but you never know.

In sum

That's all from me.

Apologies again for the lateness of this post and also the photo anomalies: I'll aim to have my stuff together next time ; )

Hope all's well with you, and speak soon x