Delightful Illusions

          Yes! I have finally hit pan on this shade! I fell so proud of my self already. I definitely love this shade to put all over the lids but I am kind of tired of this and I feel to happy that I have hit my goal on this. It took me 7 uses (after the first update) to hit pan on this shade. Yup, I am now tallying my usage of the eyeshadows to track my progress and I will sharing all of them on next update. 

          I remember saying on my introduction post that this will be the first eyeshadow I will be hitting pan on because the consistency is powdery and soft. I was so wrong! I still haven't hit pan on this yet. Haha! I love using this shadow as a transition shade, I have in fact used this almost every single time I do my eye looks. And yet, I haven't reach the bottom yet. This shadow is so hard to pin down! Haha! I am so close on hitting pan though. I think I could hit pan this after 5 uses? I am crossing my fingers. 

          This green eyeshadow doesn't have any exciting progress yet since I only use this as an accent shade on my lower lash line and I use this as an eyeliner sometimes. I have tried several time to use this all over the lids but it's too dark for my liking. I think I will continue to use this on my lower line and use a pointed brush on applying this and try hitting pan on it. Do you have any suggestions on how I can utilize this shade in various ways? 

         Since I have hit pan on a shadow, I get to roll-in a new one. I used the Pretty Random application, which you can download  from the Google Play Store, to randomly select a new shadow. The application chose number 124 and it is from the Focallure Sweet As Honey Palette. The shadow that was chosen is Champagne, which is a matte beige brown shade. I have tried pairing this with the eyeshadows included in this project and so far they are matching pretty well. 

          I have bought this blusher in 2018 and I have not used this since after my two tries of making this product work. I was disappointed that this is so sheer, so powdery and looks more like a subtle highlight. I love that this brand is cruelty-free, harsh chemical-free, eco-friendly, and affordable but the formula needs to be enhanced. I paid Php 295 for this blush and that price is a bit pricey for a local brand. I will try to pat this on my skin instead of swiping it and the color might show up a little bit. I think I might hit pan on this a bit sooner since this so powdery and my brush picks up a lot of product. 

          Ah! A cult favorite. I have bought this because Kathleen Lights used to rave this highlighter a lot back in the day. I was dying to try this and bought this when I found a seller online selling this a lot cheaper than others. This was first highlighter and I loved it back then. I looks so natural and subtle on the skin. I have used this a lot and I have kind of flatten the dome just a little bit. I still like this but I'm kind of getting tired of this. This contains a lot of product, I have this for almost three years, and I still haven't hit pan on it. I'm bored with this highlighter. I have to admit though, I have been using a lot of other highlighters last year especially the one that are glowy and  blinding. This year, I will be ambitious and try to hit pan this. 

          This matte cream shade will take like maybe two months for me to hit pan on. I only use shades like this to set my eyeshadow primer and to blend transition shades whenever they go too dark. I have made so much progress on this shadow but I still haven't made a deep dent on this. I am thinking of using a different, the one that has pointed shape, so I could dig on this shadow more. Isn't that kind of cheating or just a mere strategy? I honestly could not tell you guys. Haha! I am hoping to hit pan on this by end on January. 

          The next shade is also from the same Focallure eyeshadow palette. This is a shimmery reddish brown, sort of berry shade that I wasn't even using before starting this project. As I have used this more and more, I have come to love this and I use this most of the times as an over all lid shade. This shade pairs well with the matte pink shade that is included on this project (which I will talk about in a moment) and I am wearing the combination most of the times. I love wearing berry-toned looks I really really love this shade now and I think this now my favorite shade from this palette. The formula of this is somewhat like gel-like, somewhat wet and kind of oily but is pigmented. I know I have made a lot of progress on this one and I have made a substantial dip on the product. I may hit pan on this before January ends. 

          This the shadow that I have said I will hit pan first on my Pan Those Eyeshadows introduction post because it's powdery and loosely packed. Do you see the pan? Not yet, eh? I have underestimated this shadow's formula; this is so pigmented that I only need to dip my brush on this shadow once and it enough to cover the entire crease area. I have used this every single time and I still haven't hit the pan. Haha! It such a beautiful matte mauve-pink shade that is perfect transition shade for warm tone eye looks and this pairs well the Empire shadow which I have previously talked about. I think that I can hit pan on this shadow as well before the January ends.

          This is another shadow from the Focallure palette and it is a matte brown shade with orange undertone. To be honest, I don't use this that much because it overwhelms me and and looks orange on my eye lids. I don't need two transition shades on a single look that is why I use Silver Light more as a transition shade. I have used this a handful times; I have used this as all over the lid shade, sometime on the lower lash line or pairing it with Silver Light whenever I feel like have a super warm crease. I am thinking of using this as a blush whenever I am wearing a warm eye look. What do you think, guys? I don't think I would hit pan on this by the end of January but I will do my best to use this as much as I can.

          Lastly, I have using this shimmery dark pine green shade as a liner, sometimes on the outer corner to darken a look, or smoking this on the lower lash line as an accent color. I love this shade and am imaging wearing this as an all over lid shade but I am bit hesitant. It is a little bit too much for work and I don't know what outfit to much on a monotone green smokey look. Do you have any ideas or suggestions, guys? I have made a pretty good dip on this shadow but I have no idea how deep the pans of Beauty Glazed pressed eyeshadows. I might continue to use this as an eyeliner in order for me pan on this faster. I hope that's not cheating. Haha! I am hoping to hit pan on this by the end of January as well.

         As I have said earlier, I may not hit pan on anything yet but I have two eyeshadows that I have hit pan on this month because I used them as complimentary shades. Moscow is a matte brown taupe shade that I have used on my brows and also on the outer-v and crease to darken the looks I created. I love pairing this with Silver Light and Empire as they create a grungy berry-toned look and I love wearing them for everyday look. I have also hit pan on another shade from the same palette and it's this shimmery cream shade called Taro. I have used this on as an inner corner highlight for everyday and that's the only reason I have hit pan on this shadow. This is nothing special but it ties my eye look so well. It feels so good to hit pan on a shadows that are not part of any project pans because it gives a different kind of satisfaction. It doesn't feel being forced at all.