Delightful Illusions

          Hey, guys! The first quarter of the has passed and it is time for me to update my Pan That Palette for 2019. If you have missed my introductory post (read here), I chose this Sleek Oh So Special Palette (read review here) for this challenge. I love this palette and I don't have any problems using this everyday. I can create many looks with this and I plan to post tutorials soon.  I have already hit pan on the shades Bow (cream), Boxed (matte dark brown), and Wrapped Up (matte warm taupe) before I started this project.

         I use Bow to set my eyeshadow primer and also use as a base, Boxed for my brows, crease or outer-v, and Wrapped Up also for crease, outer-v or lower lash line. For my first update (read here), I have widen the pans on the eyeshadows that I have already hit pan on have also hit pan on The Mail (matte light brown shade). The Mail looks light on crease and I dip my brush on it like 3 times in order for the shade to show up and maybe the reason why I have hit pan in on it a month after I posted my introduction.

          My second update (read here) was more exciting because I have widen on the eyeshadow I have already hit on and I have hit pan on Ribbon (matte coral). I mean, I have not imagined on hitting pan on that kind of shade first since I don't usually wear warm transition/crease shadows. I loved using this shadow with the dark purple shade all over the lids. The combination was pretty and complimented my brown eyes.

          Hello, people of the internet! How y'all have been doing? Mine's pretty much the same; doing the same routine I had for years -- work, travel and home. It's been a while since I posted an update on my Pan That Palette and so I decided to do one today. I also included my Project Pan Porn on this update because they are the same thing; panning eyeshadows and see what I can finish this year. For those of you who hasn't heard of what Pan That Palette is about (which I highly doubt), it is a year-long project pan where you pick an eyeshadow palette or any makeup palette and try to finish all of them when the year ends. I have chosen the I Heart Makeup #SELFIE Palette for this year. I have started this project November last year and this palette looks full and pretty new. 

          Before I talk about my recent progress, let's just take a on what my palette looked like on the past months. I have actually hit pan on the chocolate brown shadow before I started this project. So I used to have 9 shadows to hit pan on and now there are only 4 shadows left to hit pan on. My ultimate goal for this palette is to use this up at the end of 2018. I'm not really sure if I can reach that goal but if ever that I won't, I will just be happy hitting pan on all of the shadows and declutter this. This of my oldest palettes, I bought this as a birthday gift for myself last 2016. Anyways, let's get right into the recent update. 

          I am proud to say that I have finished #CHOCFIX (matte chocolate brown) shadow. Yay! This was my favorite shadow on this palette and I'm kinda sad that it's gone. I fully aware that there are still bits of eyeshadow left but I'm going to repress them because there's not enough left and I just to use other shadows. I need to find a dupe for this because I loved the shade so much and is the perfect transition shade for most of the eye look that I create or wear. I have also widen the pan on the shadows that I have previously hit pan on. 

          I don't have any specific goals for the next update as I have already hit pan on the majority of the shadows. As of this update, I am close to hitting pan on the blue gray shadow. I'm feeling it. Haha! I'm actually having trouble using this shadow since it looks more blue on the lids and I'm not comfortable wearing blue shadows for work. It feels too bold for office. If you have any suggestions on how to wear this blue gray shade in a subtler way, please let me know. :) If you also have this palette and created looks with it, please share how you those looks because I'm willing to try anything. 

          As for my Project Pan Porn update, I have hit pan on shadow Boxed from the Sleek Oh So Special Palette. I have used this as my eye brow powder because it matched my brown hair. I have burgundy hair now, by the way. It's a matte medium brown shade that is also nice a crease shade for everyday looks. I am also close to hitting pan on the shade Bow (matte cream) because I use it daily to set my eyeshadow primer. I love this shadow because it doesn't crease all through out, like it doesn't fade and move around my oily eyelids. I am planning to do a look using only this palette and I might do a tutorial on it. What do you guys think?

          I have also hit pan on the matte pinky mauve shadow from the Ever Bilena Brown Palette. The quality of this eyeshadow is okay but that matte mauve shadow is the perfect transition shadow for my cool toned eyeshadow looks. I'm obsessed with this! It  blends smoothly and shows up on the eyelids even when blended with darker crease shadows. I also love this palette because I can create looks with it without reaching for other palettes. If you are living in the Philippines and just started getting into the makeup world, grab this one. Especially if you love cool toned or smokey eye looks. :)