Delightful Illusions

          Hello, lovely people! I hope your Christmas went really well and you spent quality time with your love ones. For today's post, I will be quickly sharing with you my introduction post for my Pan Those Eyeshadows for the year of 2024. I have posted last year my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2023 introduction but I haven't got the chance to post updates since life has gotten really hectic for me. I have said on my Project Level Up post that I have finally decided to quit my toxic job and will take a couple of months to just focus on myself and rest a little bit before going back to working. I still don't know where life will take me in 2024, but I'm always positive and hopeful. 

          I was undecided at first to do this project since I already started my Project Level Up and it would take a lot of work to combine the two eyeshadow-based project pans. Since I am a person who are fond of challenges and love to push my self out of my comfort zone, I will do both. This project has been around since 2018 and at this point, you probably know who is the creator and the basics of the rules. For this year, I will still do this randomly since I love the thrill the technique gives and I will still focus 5 shadows per round. I will give myself 24 uses per shadow before I roll them out and I will decide if I want to continue from that point or roll-in a new one.

          Happy New Year! I hope and pray that our 2023 will be full of love, forgiveness, acceptance and healing. 2022 has been a roller coaster ride for me but it was awesome for the most part. I am thankful for the wonderful around me that has been patient and supportive to me all throughout the past year. Anyway, for today's post, let me show you my official shades for the start of my Pan Those Eyeshadows for the year 2023.

          Pan Those Eyeshadows is an installment of Project Pan where you randomly or intentionally pick eyeshadows you want to hit pan on. Usually, people choose 4-5 shades to focus on in a round, and others tweak rules to suit their panning style. For this year, I will focus on 4 shades at a time because I will be doing this project together with my Pan That Palette.  

        First one is this matte muted pink eyeshadow from the Focallure Sunrise Palette. This palette was included in my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2020 and from my experience, the matte eyeshadows in here are loosely pressed and I didn't have any challenges in hitting pan on a matte shadow. I think this might be the first one I will hit pan this round.

         Third eyeshadow I rolled-in is this bronze gold shimmer from the Perfect Diary Red Fox Palette (stay tuned for a future review). This is my newest palette and I haven't used it yet so I don't know if I can hit pan on this after 20 uses. Like the eggplant shade, this is one of those shadows that I will roll-out after hitting the target usage. 

        Lastly, I have generated this matte dark beige shadow from the UCANBE Taro Milk Palette. Again, it's another new eyeshadow palette that I bought last August. The universe seems to have set me up to use my new eyeshadows because I bought like 20 palettes last year. Yes! I spoiled myself a lot in 2022. These are loosely packed eyeshadows but are of good quality. I think I will hit pan on this after 20 uses.

          This is my color story for the first round. This is a cohesive color palette but I'm not sure if I want to wear pink and eggplant shadows everyday. Since these are mostly mattes, I will definitely reach out to my Pan That Palette candidate for lighter shimmer shades. I don't mind having more mattes because they are my favorite in creating eyeshadow looks. I will post monthly updates and I think I have done a good job in giving regular updates back in 2020. 

        Hey, guys! It's been a while since I last posted. As usual, I have been busy with work and I actually got sickly last month. I had few plans for my August blog posts but it just didn't happen because I needed to rest as much as I can. It was nothing serious or life threatening but I still suffered some pain. I am now well again that is why I am posting again. Anyway, welcome to my little world on the internet where I talk about my project pans, reviews and thoughts on the makeup products I bought and other stuff related to beauty that I wanna talk about. 

       The first half of this round I wasn't much progress since I rolled-on 3 orange-toned eyshadows on my last update and I don't typically wear overly warm eyeshadow looks. At the last week of August, I was able to hit pan on two eyeshadows and the following week I was able to hit on 1 and a bonus pan. In total, I have hit pan on 4 eyeshadows on this update. If you want to know more about these updates, just keep on reading. :)

          The first eyedshadow I have hit pan si this matte light peach shade from the Focallure Mini Sunrise Palette. As you can see, this is inspired of by the Huda Beauty New Nudes Palette, but their version is more vibrant and versatile (according to the comparison videos I have seen on Youtube). I love this palette and the quality is so prominent you wouldn't not think this is less than Php. The eyeshadow that was picked on this palette is powdery and I have used this to set my eye primer everytime I do my makeup that's why I have hit pan on this so quickly. I only used this 17 times during this project before hitting pan on this. This is fairly new to my collection and I am just happy to get a chance to play and try all of the shades. 

         Next eyeshadow that I have hit pan on is from another Focallure palette and it is the Tokyo Palette which I have reviewed last May. The shade that was picked was this matte tangerine shade which was a little challenging since I don't wear warm-toned eyeshadows often. If you know me, you know I love cool tones and smokey eye looks. I cannot believe that I have worn this as a transition shade all through out the month and I am just glad that I was able to pull this off without looking like I have Hepatitis. Hehe! I was about to lose hope that I will be able to hit pan on this before this update but I am so glad that I did. This a nice shade but I got sick of using this every and I feel so relieved that I can finally roll this one out. I have used 27 times during this project before hitting pan on this. Yay!  

          Lastly, I have hit pan on this light shimmer shade with pink shift from the Zoeva En Taupe Palette. If you have seen my previous updates, you know that this palette has been here since March and kept on coming back ever since. I have used this shadow quite a bit before rolling in this to this project that's why I have hit pan pretty quickly as well. It only took me 16 uses to hit pan on this during this project. This shade is lack luster and the pink shift would have been more visible if the pigmentation was there. The concept of this palette is beautiful but the shimmers aren't just there. I this they should reformulate to these shadows because I would buy the updated version of the palette.

          I have 3 eyeshadows that weren't able to make the cut for this update. These are the following:

          This dark lavender shade is actually matte with tons of shimmer. I have managed to make a substantial deep but I can't seem to reach the bottom. This is a tiny palette and is inspired by the Anastacia Beverly Hills Norvina Palette but I like the shades in here better. This is a tiny palette and each shadow is less than a gram but it seems that it's taking me while to pan on this. Honestly, this shade looks ashy on my lids that's why I only use this on as an accent color on my lower lash line. I have already used this 17 times as of this update but I am not seeing the pan yet. That's okay because I know this palette will be rolled-out by the next update. 

         This The Aries shade is so bad. I only used this 3 times the previous month and haven't touched it again. This has hard pan and the pigmentation isn't just there. This shimmery orange shade but it applies dryly and the color seem to fade away as I apply. This is my  most disliked shadow from this palette and it kinda gives me bad impression to the Colourpop pressed eyeshadows. This is my only palette from the brand and I am not having a good time. I tried using as an accent eyeliner but it hardly shows up. I might take a while before hitting pan on or  I might consider giving this a special rule where roll this out once I hit the usage of 30 time. What do you guys think? 

          This matte burnt orange had a great usage it's just that the pan is a little hard and I actually focused on Koi Pond as my transition shade rather than this one. I used both of the shadows on my crease but this shadow doesn't pick much on the brush. Since I have hit pan on Koi Pond, I can now focus on this as my transition shade. I have used this 27 times already but it looks like I only used it like 10 times. I am hoping to hit pan on this by the next update. 

          I may not have hit pan on that matte burnt orange shade, but I have hit pan on this matte warm brown with silver glitters. I have paired this with the two orange shadows and used this to smoke out my outer-v on most times. I love this palette so much and it still smells like chocolate even if I had this for 2 years already. If you are looking for an affordable neutral palette, you should try this one. :)

         I have hit pan on 3 shadows and it means that I got to roll-in 3 new shadows. I have randomly generated the following:

         It seems that Focallure doesn't ever wanna leave this project. There's always a Focallure palette that's being rolled-in everytime I generate shadows. This time, I have picked a matte warm brown that leans more orange, which I think is a perfect pair for the matte burnt orange for the Salted Caramel Palette. Since I have panned an eyeshadow of the same formula before, I know that I would take over 20 uses before I hit pan on this shadow. This is pigmented and I wouldn't need much to get a vivid color pay-off. I'll see about that since this a much wearable shade than the tangerine I just panned. 

           As I said earlier, this Zoeva En Taupe Palette doesn't wanna leave this project as well. I have already panned 4 eyeshadows in this, exclusively just in this project, and now I'm on my way to my 5th shade. For this round, I have generated this matte purplish taupe shade with gold glitters which I have already used quite a bit and I have made a dip. I think I will hit pan on this soon and pretty much sure about that. 

          Lastly, I have generated this Gemini metallic silver shade which doesn't quite fit the theme of this round's color story. This palette is the newest addition to my collection and it was my wish to roll this in so that I could play this with with the Colourpop The Zodiac Palette and make some sort of a series. This so pigmented and I don't know when will I hit pan on this. I really don't mind since I would like to use this palette more. 

          This is the color story for Round 8. This is really similar to my last color story with the oranges and dark lavenders which an unusual pairing for me. I'll try to make a a look out of these shades since I am that stubborn and I'll try to reach my goals as much as possible. 

          This is my update for the previous round and I think I made a pretty good job. I am planning to end this project on November since I started this last year November and I plan on taking a break on December and just play with my palettes without pressure. I hope you enjoyed this update and stay tuned for the next update. If you follow my blog, I would be so grateful. Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a nice day. Stay safe. 

          Hey, guys! Oh my gosh! The world is in such a mess right now and the "Beauty Community" in on the top of the list. The are lots of drama, dirty secrets and other horrific stuff coming out and I don't know if I have energy to deal with this anymore. To get away from this toxicity, I share my great progress on my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2020 Project Pan. June has been such a great month for this project and wasn't expecting to hit pan on 4 eyeshadows and I am glad that I did. If you are interested to know what happened with this project, just keep on reading.

          To start off, I have to share first the only eyeshadow I have not hit pan on last month. This Cake shade from the IMAGIC High Heels Eyeshadow Palette has been included in this project from my previous update and I have made a nice dip since. I use this to set my eyeshadow everyday and I think I might hit the pan by the end of the month. I have used this shadow 21 times since rolling-in and I think I would hit pan after 10 more uses. 

         I think that I have hit pan on this metallic olive shade from the Beauty Glazed Uranus Palette on May but I haven't noticed it since the pan was stained. I kept using this last month and I realized that the pan was already peeking through. Haha! Anyway, I didn't have any problems using this shade because this such an amazing formula and so reflective on the eyelids. I am so happy that I can put this palette to rest because this has been here since the beginning of the project. I have used this shade a total of 21 in the entire duration of the project. 

          This Pudaier Milky Way Eyeshadow has been re-rolled last year and my random generator application picked the shimmery beige shade called Arctic. I love the color scheme of this palette and this shimmery shadow looks so cute as inner corner highlight or as a cheekbone highlight. The formula is soft that's why I have hit pan on this quickly. I have used this 24 times during the duration of the project before hitting pan on this. 

         This UCANBE Marvel Palette was pretty new when this was included in this project. This matte maroon shade has been in this project for three months and I was so happy to finally hit pan on this. Hooray! I wanna have a party right not. I have never imagined hitting pan on a matte red-toned shade but I did and it makes me so happy. I have tried different technique to utilize this shadow and all of them worked since I reached my goal for this shadow. I have used this 33 times before hitting pan on this shade and that's honestly the most satisfying feeling ever. Yahoo!

          I have also hit pan this matte mauve light grey shade from the Zoeva En Taupe Palette called Gallery. I have made a nice dip before rolling this is and maybe that's why I have hit pan on this quickly. I have used this mainly as my transition shade and it looked kind of ashy but I didn't mind it since it looks good on my skin tone. I have hit pan on this 23 times after using it on this project. I have decided to also roll this palette out from this project since I have already hit pan on 3 shades and I think I have already played with this palette enough. You will see later what palette I chose as a replacement for this palette. 

          Lastly, I have hit pan on this shimmery brick red shade from the Sace Lady Twilight Palette called Wicked Game. This shadow is cute but it has kind of hardened and the vibrancy that it originally has was gone. I used this on my lower lash line serving as an accent color and it looked cute. I am also happy to remove this for a while and utilize other palettes from my collection. 

          Since I have hit pan on 4 shades, I have randomly generated 4 news shades. These are the following:

Beauty Glazed Lemon Palette - No. 8

Beauty Glazed Lemon Palette  - No. 2

Focallure Sweet As Honey Palette - Pure Copper

Focallure Tokyo Palette - Koi Pond

I Heart Makeup Salted Caramel Palette - No. 3

          This is my color story for this month. I am so relieved that there are no reds or green this time. I am tired of wearing red shadows as I have been doing so since the beginning of this project. Haha! This looks so refreshing, light, and appropriate for this time of the year. This month's looks will be pretty much peachy-yellowy eyes. I am so excited to play more with yellow-toned eyeshadows. 

          I apologize for not sharing any makeup looks for this update. My looks the previous month have pretty much the same and I was kind of lazy to take pictures. I hope you enjoyed this progress and will stay tuned for the next update. You can search for my previous updates to see what shadows I have hit pan on so far. Thank you so much for stopping by. I will talk to you next week. Stay safe always. Have a nice day. XOXO

            This is my update for this month's progress and I feel so satisfied with the dips I made. I am hoping for a good progress by the next update. How are you guys doing with your project pans? Are you also enjoying or nah? Please let us know by leaving a comment. I have lots of posts to make by the next few weeks and I hope you follow this blog in order to see more updates. Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a great day!