So, you buy and you buy but do you ever finish anything? I know some people are wondering about that but are (maybe) too polite to ask 😛
My answer is yes, I do.
My latest product to hit pan and to find its way out of my stash and into my trash is my Kanebo Revue 2way powder foundation and Revlon Age-defying foundation. I love them both and they work a treat for me with medium coverage and perfect color match to my skin. They are both my to-go foundation that I reach for without thinking. In fact, this is my 2nd or is it 3rd similar Revue foundation! I’m so sad that Kanebo discontinued Revue 🙁 I could still buy it from existing stock I know, but I’m moving on to try other stuff for a while.
I also finish lipstick and mascara in the color cosmetics department. The latest to get binned was the Guerlain le 2 brush mascara – it was time *sob sob* My skincare gets replenished regularly as well as bath and body products.
Color products are harder to finish up though – you’d have to use one colour every single day to be able to make a decent dent in them. Hence my experiment/ challenge… if you’d like to join me 😉
Here’s a barely used Definite Cosmetics Party Eyeshadow in Twist n Shout and Cargo blush in The Big Easy.
My mission is to use these and ONLY these 2 products every single day that I have makeup on for 1 month. That’s at least 20 days worth of usage. I’ll revisit again after 1 month to show how much a dent I have made into both products. I will of course mix the eyeshadow with other colors but I will use this particular color every single day.
Fun eh? 🙂 If you’d like to participate in this challenge or experiment, feel free to leave me a comment telling me what item you plan to stick to for a month – you don’t have to be as strict as I am – and when I post my update in a month’s time, you can come by and tell me how your own personal challenge went. You can also post on your blog if you like.
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Update: Despite the confusion and scepticism, the idea behind this challenge is NOT to finish up your color makeup in a month – its impossible unless its already on its last legs. The idea is to see how much a dent one can make in a product with a months constant use.
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Come on, it’ll be fun to see how innovative one can be with one eyeshadow and one blush for a whole month! LOL…
Stay beautiful… and creative!
Paris B
prettybeautiful says
May 19, 2009 at 9:46 amthis is a very interesting idea PB, i personally have never ever finished a single product! i wanna play this game!
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 10:23 amHey prettybeautiful
Yay! Come join in the fun – I don’t know how I’m going to do it but I’ll see it through.
Janice says
May 19, 2009 at 10:07 amwhooooah! so far the only product that i’ll finish using is my foundation… but the current RMK foundation looks like it’s immortal… perhaps i should stop using foundation brush to save up foundation… LOL!!!
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 10:23 amHi Janice
Yep foundation is one thing that does tend to finish and a foundation brush does soak up liquid as do sponges.
Janice says
May 19, 2009 at 1:38 pmhehe… at first i thought so… but after learning on how to tahan the urge to take more foundation with my brush… half 10 cent dollop of foundation can done with my whole face… tat is even less than 5cent size…
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 2:02 pmHi Janice
Good on ya! I hear RMK foundation is nice 🙂
beetrice says
May 19, 2009 at 10:10 amLOL…I’ve been doing that! I have a “in a rush” kit that I use every morning (in the car or on the way to meetings) – so I already have my “dents”..heehee..
I’ll look around to see if there’s anything else I can play with, but I’m in!
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 10:24 amHiya beetrice
Ya I have products I like to use often so they are “dented” too. Yay for joining in the fun!
Cazzycazz says
May 19, 2009 at 10:17 amFor the very 1st time, very happy to tell that i have finished my mineral foundation & finishing powder last week! Now living on BB cream & using it everyday. Oh i just finished my 1st body lotion ever in my life time yesterday as well & it feels good knowing that i have used up very single cent i paid for. Normally most of my products go to the trash after expiry date.
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 10:26 amHi Cazzycazz
Thanks for coming by. Wow you finished up a mineral foundation? That’s impressive! I’ve only ever finished up the sample sizes 🙂 Hurrah for finishing up products!
Vonvon says
May 19, 2009 at 10:19 amSounds great and fun! I’ll start off with something brand new I haven’t even swatched before…but need to go through my stash first. I’ll post it up in my blog and send you the link.
And today is a good day to start as it’s my birthday!
Btw, the only things that I really finished off till it goes in the trash can are skincare – moisturisers and eye creams. Others, esp color cosmetics…..nay…..
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 10:28 amHey Vonvon
Happy birthday and thanks for joining in the fun! 🙂 I do end up scraping the bottom of the barrel for skincare but for color cosmetics foundations and lippies are the only thing as well as mascara hehe Eyeshadow and blush are erm… impossible!
Vonvon says
May 19, 2009 at 1:47 pmHey Paris,
here’s the link to my challenge:
(http://vonvonsinterests.blogspot.com/2009/05/do-you-ever-finish-anything-challenge.html)
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 2:03 pmHi Vonvon
Thanks for taking part. That’s quite a lot more than just 1 eyeshadow and 1 blush though LOL…
Vonvon says
May 19, 2009 at 3:18 pmErrr…..I just wanna take it a bit further cos I just have too many stuff accumulated over the past few months. It’s just the eye part seems a lot, but as I explained, I need something to tone down the dark eyeshadow!
ParisB says
May 20, 2009 at 9:36 amHey, sure thing! 🙂
aYu says
May 19, 2009 at 10:56 amI’ve been thinking the same idea a few months ago – to finish a product within 1 month. Actually this idea came from my bf who always complaining that i’m buying too many makeup. I can’t help as i’m such a makeup addicted! He said finish whatever u have then buy a new one. hehehe…I challenge myself last month to finish my MAC Blot Powder and my Revlon ColorStay foundation and i did it! This month i did the same and I already finished more than 60% of the product. Can’t wait to reach 31st May so see if i can finished them again! Thanks again Paris for such a brilliant idea.
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 1:56 pmHiya Ayu
Yeah sometimes its fun to challenge ourselves and be surprised at the outcome 🙂 Have fun!
plue says
May 19, 2009 at 10:58 ami never finished my blushers, not a single one. and of course my eyeshadows too. 😛
but i finished lots and lots of mascaras!!!
but this is a fun challenge! but i get bored fast with only 1 colour 😛 lol.
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 1:56 pmHey plue
Having only 1 blush makes it easy for me to decide in the mornings! LOL…
Tine says
May 19, 2009 at 11:45 amGreat challenge! I shall take part. Will post a short one on this showing y’all what I’ll be using 🙂
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 2:00 pmHiya Tine
Yay! Join in the fun! 🙂
Connie says
May 19, 2009 at 11:58 amI’m scared to join in. Skin care I finish but makeup? Other than concealer and mascara, the others are quite difficult! I’ll think about this. hehe There are a few things that I’m trying to finish so maybe I can try those? 🙂
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 2:01 pmHiya Connie
Sure thing! Just choose anything you want. I’m not planning to finish this eyeshadow and blush, I’m just wanting to see how much a dent I’ll see in a month’s time with regular use 🙂
Monstro says
May 19, 2009 at 12:14 pmI’ve actually finished an In2it blush before–shock and awe! But other than that, colour stuff never finishes! Foundation and mascara goes the fastest for sure. I don’t think I can manage that challenge. I can’t stick to one blush a whole month–too weak for this challenge, sorry!
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 2:01 pmHiya Monstro
Woohoo! 😀 I’ve come thisclose to finishing a L’oreal Blush Delice. No worries come see how I do in a month’s time 🙂
Reeka says
May 19, 2009 at 1:24 pmI had one, PB. My previous smashbox primer. hehehe. I think i’m gonna finish the 2nd one in the next 6 mths.
But for e/s, blush, lipstick….errrrrr this far..it’s never. 😀
this last 2months, i’m so lazy to do experiments in making up my face. I just did it without thinking. i picked the same blush these days. so i have a dent on my chanel rose petal blush!! yipppiiee….
ParisB says
May 19, 2009 at 2:02 pmHi Reeka
Yay for finishing stuff! I don’t think I have Rose Petal blush – it looks so pretty and i’m sure its really pretty on the skin too!
Nikki says
May 19, 2009 at 2:07 pmWow..this is a great idea! and so far, I have finished many products, like my P&J Dual Powder Foundation, my Ellana Mineral Foundation, come to think of it, I haven’t finished any eyeshadow yet, and recently, in a makeup class challenge, I did this look that requires me to put blue eyeshadow all over the forehead, side of the face and neck FULL! And I still have more than half the eyeshadow pan! I think eyeshadows do last a loooooonnnngggg time!
ParisB says
May 20, 2009 at 9:33 amHey Nikki
I was trying to see how much a dent one can make in a month in color products. I LOL at that blue eyeshadow all over the face! Did they look like an alien? 😉
Nikki says
May 19, 2009 at 2:09 pmOh yeah I have to add, I finished Maybelline blush which I had for almost a year! LOL and it was a small blush pan! YAY! I finished a blush! hahahaha it will be difficult for me to take part as I use makeup for others 🙂 Will Try!
Ashley says
May 19, 2009 at 3:01 pmHey Paris, I’ve been visiting your site very regularly but this is the first time commenting.
I’ve got a L’Oreal quad and I use two of the colors *everyday* (browbone highlighter & browcolor) for the past 6 months, but the dent is slight!
Other than eyeliner & lipgloss I’ve never finished any color makeup before. But that doesn’t stop me from buying! =D
ParisB says
May 20, 2009 at 9:34 amHi Ashley
Thanks for coming by! Yeah none of us will stop buying even if we never finish a color – people do get bored hehe… Thanks for sharing your experience.
ParisB says
May 20, 2009 at 9:35 amHi Ashley
Thanks for dropping by and sharing your experience. Color products are so hard to finish up but cosmetics companies would go bust we didn’t get bored and keep buying 😉
Kahani says
May 19, 2009 at 3:29 pmBesides items I’ve finished I have actually used the same palette and blush everyday for a month (or more) when travelling in Europe. But when they came close to finishing I panicked because I loved them so. And stopped using them! (They’re both LE and not replaceable)
ParisB says
May 20, 2009 at 9:37 amHey Kahani
I’d be worried too if I ever hit pan on the Cargo blush – its pretty and of course unavailable here LOL…
Amanda says
May 19, 2009 at 4:05 pmSounds like fun!! I should do it too. I’ve never finished my liquid foundation. The only ones that I always finish and bin within 2 months are mascaras.
ParisB says
May 20, 2009 at 9:39 amHey Amanda
Why not join it? Its fun and its only for a month anyway 🙂
Amanda says
May 20, 2009 at 3:24 pmI’m definitely in! 😀 Started this morning.. am going to use the same blush, same liquid foundation (just got it 2 days ago), same mascara and same lipgloss for 1 month. Haha. This is fun 🙂 Those aren’t LE items, so it’s ok to hit the pan!
ParisB says
May 21, 2009 at 9:49 amHey Amanda
Hurrah! At least you can still play around with your eye colours 😉
pf1123 says
May 19, 2009 at 4:11 pmThe only makeup stuff I finish are mascara and makeup remover.
I don’t know why I can use 1 tube of BB cream almost 20 days in a month for more than 6 months and not finished yet!
ParisB says
May 20, 2009 at 9:39 amHiya pf1123
Wow that’s surely value for money for you! 😉 Maybe its because you don’t need a lot of the product? I do find that with foundation how much is used up depends on whether I need very little or I need coverage.
Traclyn Yeoh says
May 19, 2009 at 4:27 pmThis is difficult for me. I just receive 10 piece of LA colors and how? I’m gonna do more tutorials.
The only thing I ever hit the pan is my Maybelline Clear Smooth Compact but not finish yet.
ParisB says
May 20, 2009 at 9:40 amHiya Traclyn
Oops! 🙂 Maybe try to finish the Maybelline compact? 😉
Sue says
May 19, 2009 at 4:46 pmYou make me feel guilty when I read this post, because I never finished my makeup, other than my foundations. >.<
ParisB says
May 20, 2009 at 9:41 amHey Sue
Aww… don’t feel guilty 😛 I’ve never finished color makeup too! 🙂
Affy says
May 19, 2009 at 4:51 pmHalamak…. this is tough… hehehe…. skincare was easy… makeup??? haiiihhh…. -_-
ParisB says
May 20, 2009 at 9:42 amHey Affy
Aww…. come on its a challenge 😉 You don’t have to finish it just see how much is used up in a month.