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          What is Project Pan Porn? Project Pan Porn is basically is a category of Project Pan where you hit pan on as many eyeshadows as you can in a year. This project, if I'm not mistaken, was started by Elle S (see her playlist here). Elle created this project last year and she picked a palette every month and hit pan on as many shadows as possible. I don't remember how much shadows did she hit on 2017, but I can say they were a lot because she in one of the panning queens of the beauty community. I amazed by how much shadows she can use up in a year and she always make gorgeous and unusual color combinations. She is one of my inspirations in doing my project pans.


         The way I see it, the goal of this particular project is to rotate and use your other eyeshadows while doing a Pan That Palette. It is a way to incorporate your other makeup palettes with the one you are concentrating in that. It also serves a purpose on not letting your eyeshadows to sit around your stash and be neglected for a year. I think that's genius idea, but it also difficult for most people. It is difficult for people who have just started with Pan That Palette and are overwhelmed with so much shadows. I decided to join this project because I have many eyeshadows and I don't want to ignore them while working on Pan That Palette. I'm panning the I Heart Makeup #SELFIE Palette (link here) this year and it contains a majority of shimmer shades. I knew I made the right decision to pick this palette because I can mix them with my other matte shadows. As you can see from the picture above, all of my palettes contain neutral shades. Haha!


          For my first palette, I chose this Ever Bilena Brown Palette. I no idea as to why this is call a "Brown" palette since none of these are brown or a shade of brown. That fourth shadow looks more of like a dusty beige shade rather than a brown. This should've been called "Neutral" instead of "Brown", it would've made a lot of sense that way. I have had this palette for almost two years now and I haven't hit pan on anything yet which kind of surprised me. I always use this palette, especially the dusty pink mauvey and the ultra light mauve shades. These are my go-to transition shades if ever I want to wear cool-toned looks. This is my favorite eyeshadow palette from the local market so far and I don't understand why most Filipino bloggers/vloggers don't like this. This palette is independent; it can create a full wearable look, has two matte shades and a gorgeous inner corner shade. I don't like the Pink Palette because the color selection doesn't go well together. 

          My goal for the first month of this project is to hit pan on the second and third shade. My aim for this project is to hit pan on 18 eyeshadows, including the ones I have on my Pan That Palette. That palette contains 10 eyeshadows and I've hit pan on 5 shadows already. That brings me to hitting pan on 15 shades more. If I have reached my goal before the 2018 ends, I will continue to hit pan on more shadows to utilize my collection well. :) Do you pan as well? What are your makeup goals for 2018? Please let us know by leaving a comment. I hope you have found an inspiration from this post and start panning soon. Stay tuned for more projects and updates. Have a nice day and I will talk to you next week. XOXO



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          I'm one those people who have had gray hair at a very young age. I inherited this condition from my dad's side. I remember having gray hair strands when I was at sixth grade and my classmates teased me about my hair. I didn't do anything about it at first because I didn't want to dye my hair at all; I have an originally reddish brown hair and I loved it so much because it made looked like a foreigner. I'm a Filipino but I have Spanish and Chinese ascendants making me a mestiza. I started dyeing my hair way back in 2010, when I was a 3rd year college student. Since 40% of my hair was already gray, I decided that it was time to let my hair be dyed. I went from dark brown, golden tones, burgundy, blonde with highlights and more since then. I have also experimented with hair styles and hair treatments which made my crowning glory even more dry. 


          Back in 2013, I discovered an affordable hair dye from a local brand and is incredibly cheap which is sold for Php 49 only. At first I was skeptical about it because cheap products tend to have low quality and usually causes allergic reactions to most people. I tried this hair dye and I liked it; it's long lasting, doesn't fade and easy to apply. I'm generally not allergic to any hair dye brands and formulas so I can't really much say of how this reacts to the scalp. Always do a test on hair dye before applying it to the hair. Some dyes contain harmful ingredients like ammonia and others. This Glam Works Hair Dye doesn't contain so it's good for me. I have recently dyed my hair Chocolate Brown from the same brand and it looked golden on my hair. I guess the shade got mixed up on the other colors I have worn on my recent dyes. I dye my hair every two months because grows fast and the roots are always dark which doesn't match the rest of my hair. For this month, I have chosen the Dark Brown color because I want to have a dark hair again and I think it suits my gray-brown eyes well. 



         I always wash and shampoo my hair before dyeing it. You would want a clean, oil-free, fresh hair and scalp before dyeing the hair. I don't use conditioner before applying hair dye as it might not stick to the hair strands pretty well. Combing the hair will help the efficiency of the application because it will detangle the washed hair. I also use a pre-treatment serum before I apply the hair dye to protect my not so luscious locks from further damage that I have already caused. Haha! :) I divide my hair and dye it on parts to cover my gray hairs pretty well. 


          I concentrate the product on my roots because that's where I need most coverage. Then I comb the product evenly to the rest of my hair. Massaging the product unto the hair would also help spreading the hair dye. Going back and forth between applying, combing and massaging may take a while especially with long hair but it definitely worth the effort. The back side might be difficult since I can't really see if I apply too much on one part, but I always manage to estimate my product application and get it done right. Haha! Anyways, after consuming all of the product, I combing my hair again because I really want it to look neat and even. I know, sometimes I'm lenient as fuck. I let the product soak on my hair for 30 minutes since I have gray hair.




          I wash my hair after 30 minutes and making sure that all of the color treatment have already drained from my hair. After doing so, I grab a conditioner and mix it with a repairing mask or hair treatment and apply it to my hair and leave the mixture for 5 minutes. The hair treatments I use varies from time to time, depending on what I have bought or products that I'm trying at the moment. For this past month, I have been using L'oreal hair products as I find them effective and does really help treat my hair from dryness and breakage. I like the Elseve Total Repair Deep Repairing Mask because it smells good and makes my hair feel soft upon applying it, plus it isn't that expensive. I find this affordable basing on the local price. That's already a good deal! The Arginine Resist isn't really that conditioning, I'm not even sure if this is a conditioner or a leave-on treatment. Haha! I love experimenting with though. It works good when mixing it other conditioners.


          This is what the Dark Brown color looks on me. I love how it's dark, not on the black side, and gives that taupe vibes. It makes me look fresh and younger. I think I might stick with this color the entire year as I really the love the look of this on me. What do you think guys? Do you have a hair care routine as well? Please share it with us on the comments sections. I would love to read your tips and tricks as well! I hope you enjoyed this post and stay tuned for more. Have a nice day everyone!  XOXO

Other hair related post:
⃗Daily Products for My Permed Hair - http://delightfulillusions.blogspot.com/2013/08/daily-products-for-my-permed-hair-hair.html

Products mentioned:
⃗L'oreal Elvive Arginine Resist 3X Oil Replacement - http://www.sultan-center.com/l-oreal-paris-elvive-arginine-resist-reinforcing-oil-replacement-300-ml.html.html
⃗L'oreal Elseve Total Repair Deep Repairing Mask - https://www.loreal-paris.com.sg/products/hair-care/hair-treatment/total-repair-5-1-minute-repairing-mask-200ml/






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Hello! For today's post, I will be talking about this Sleek Makeup Oh So Special Eyeshadow Palette. Sleek is one of those affordable UK brands that sells high quality makeup. I wanted to try one of their eyeshadow palettes since college and I have finally got a chance to buy one at a lesser price online. I chose this particular palette because it's has versatile and multi-functional shades. 

The shade names are so cute!!

The Oh So Special palette contains day to nights shades that is easy to travel with. This has 7 matte shadows, 2 metallic shadows and 3 shimmer shadows. The shade range goes from neutral, to pinks and some darker shadows. The packaging is sleek and fits most makeup bags.


I have been using this palette a lot since I bought this February last year. I love how the matte shadows are blendable, buildable and feels soft. I have carried this around with me and used this on other people as well. I have done a lot of smokey looks with this palette and I have never been so satisfied with dark shadows as much as I love the dark mattes in here.

A picture of the palette in the sunlight. 

Swatches of the first row 
  • Bow - A matte cream shade which is perfect for setting my eye primer and brow bone highlight. I have been using this non-stop the past two weeks because it lasts long, doesn't crease nor fade. I may be hitting pan on this soon.
  • Organza - A metallic light pink shade that looks so reflective when worn on the lids. Perfect if you are going for a girly romantic look.
  • Ribbon - A matte coral which is a perfect transition shade for warm eyeshadow looks. I haven't used this a lot since I prefer cool tone looks. I might try warm looks soon or I could use this as a blush.
  • Gift Basket - A shimmery bronze shade. It looks dark on the pan, but it is lighter when swatched and applied on the lids. It is also good as a lid shade when going for brown (monotone) looks. 
  • Glitz - A gunmetal shade that makes s good icy smokey look. I've used this on my office mate when I did a smokey look on her and she loved this. I haven't tried this on my lids.
  • Celebrate - A shimmery dark plum shade that leans toward on the brown color family. This would be perfect for a glamorous smokey look. I have only used this on my lower lash line as a color accent and I loved it. I need to use this shadow more. 


The swatches of second row
  • Pamper - A matte light pink shade. I haven't used this yet but it seems to be a nice color base for pink-based eye looks.
  • Gateau - A duo-chrome pink shade with gold shift. This looks so beautiful on the lids! It made people's eye pop and looks romantic. A must have for brown eyes! <3 li="" nbsp="">
  • The Mail - A matte light brown shade which also serves as a transition shade. People with the lightest hair color can use this as brow powder. 
  • Boxed - A matte medium brown shade which I currently use as my brow powder. I love how it looks on my face and it compliments my hair color. This lasts all throughout the day on my brows. Oh my goodness! #shocked #amazed
  • Wrapped Up - A matte warm brown taupe shade that I used to darken the outer corners of my eyes. I also use this on my brows sometimes. I would love to do a one eyeshadow look with this soon.
  • Noir - A matte black shade that is so pigmented. It's blendable as well and I don't need much to create an all black matte smokey look. This is my favorites eyeshadow from the palette and I might hit pan on this so soon. This is my go-to black shadow if doing black smokey looks. I might buy other Sleek palettes with this shade. That's how I love this shadow! <3 li="">




I used Noir all over my lids when I attended a Halloween party. I'm sorry for the low quality!

Overall, this palette is convenient and practical if you are looking for shadows that could make day looks and night looks in one. I love how this palette contains a lot of matte shadows over shimmery ones. Anybody could make neutral, warm, cool toned looks with this palette. I could even make a all-matte look with this, which I will be doing soon. This is definitely worth trying and also an investment if you are starting with makeup. I might try to post tutorials or demos on how I use the shadows. Please let me know if you like tutorials using this palette. I would love to do that. :)

Do you also have this palette? What are your thoughts regarding this product? Lets us know by leaving a comment. I hope you enjoyed this post and follow this blog on social media. Have a great day and thank you for stopping by. <3 div="" xoxo="">


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Hello! Welcome to my first ever post in 2018. I have decided to start my Pan That Palette Challenge 2018. For this challenge, I chose to use my Selfie Palette from the brand I Heart Makeup. I've had this palette since August 2016 and has just been sitting around my stash. It has 10 shadows; 1 matte, 6 shimmer and 3 metallic shades. 


I have no complains with this palette except for the fact that it has only 1 matte. I don't have any shade for my brow bone. It has has a beige shade but it's shimmery, so no. They blend so easily and has nice payoff on lids. .



I chose this palette particularly since it contains various shades that I can use on my lids, which giving me a chance to play around with my other palettes that includes transition and crease shades. This palette cannot stand alone which will force me to use other shadows. In that way, I won't be bored with this palette immediately.

I have started this challenge in November 2017 and I have hit pan on 4 shadows since then. On my first update, which I have posted on Instagram, I have hit pan on the shade #chocfix. This a nice chocolate brown transition/crease shade that I have been wearing on my every single look. I was expecting to hit pan on this first because I have used it a lot before I started this challenge.


On my second update, I've hit pan on Awks, Share This and Club. What's even more amazing is that I've hit pan 3 shadows in 3 days straight. 1st day was Share This (dark brown), 2nd day was Awks (light pink), then last was Club (black). 




I'm really happy about this progress because it had given me a motivation to continue the challenge and push myself to finish the shadows completely. I have never pan a whole palette before and I'm thinking that this year I will be able to do it. 💪🏻

Goals for the month of January:
🔹Hit pan on Goldigga (gold) and #Love(pinkish taupe)
🔹A deep dent on Check Us In (1st shadow) and #Trashy (blue grey)
🔹Widen the pans of #Chocfix, Awks, Share This and Club

Stay tuned for more updates! Have a nice day everyone. <3 span="">






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         San San is a local makeup brand that seems to be doesn't getting enough love and attention from most Filipino makeup bloggers. I rarely see people from my country talking about this brand's makeup products. Why? I've been using their products since I was in college and I think that they have nice products which are affordable and have nice quality into them. 

         A couple of months ago, I came across the HBC Branch I always visit and I thought of grabbing some San San stuff since I have not bought from them for a while. One of the products I bought is this Peach Blush from the Age Defense Line. You can tell this line apart from others by its metallic royal blue packaging which looks so majestic. Haha! 😁 Anyways, I was curious to try this because it has that matte finish which I'm currently into. If you want to know my thoughts about this blush, just keep on reading. 😄

INGREDIENTS


I have researched from different sites about the ingredients and these are the things I found out:
  • Talc - absorbs moisture (cancerous)
  • Magnesium Stearate - helps the ingredients stay blended together
  • Paraffinum Liquidum - very highly refined mineral oil
  • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride - skin-replenishing
  • Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate - used in sunscreen as UV filter
  • Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer - absorbs excess of sebum or acne-producing oils
  • Sodium Lactate (AHA) - effective humectant and moisturizer
  • Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A) - antioxidant (synthetic alternate)
  • Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C) - antioxidant (fat-soluble form)
  • Tocepheryl Acetate (Vitamin E) - protects skin against the sun's ultraviolet rays
          There were other ingredients that I didn't care mentioning about like the "parabens" because they are known as synthetic preservatives which cause cancer; the rest of the ingredients are colorants. Judging by what about I have found out about the ingredients, I think that this is a nice product for everybody regardless of what skin type they have since this both contain moisturizers and sebum-absorbing agents. I love how this blush contains SPF 15 which I really appreciate since it's always sunny here in our country and additional sun protection is valuable. 

PACKAGING


          The blush is stored in a circular plastic container that resembles the MAC Blush packaging. Honestly, I really love the cover because blue is my all time favorite color. I hope this won't face because I feel like it's just an over-spray. 


          The bottom part of the packaging is actually covered in white. There's a hidden compartment below the blush's pan; it stores a mirror and a small brush for application. 



          I love this idea since this would be great for travelling. It may be bulky, but it is practical since there's already a mirror that is nice for retouching. The packaging is quite sturdy and would fit into a small makeup pouch.

APPLICATOR


          I don't like the brush that comes with this blush. The bristles are so rough and aren't picking up much product. I don't know if I'm gonna toss this or keep it on its compartment. Haha! 

PRODUCT


         The product itself was pressed in like a dome-shaped form. It has matte finish, blends smoothly on the skin, subtle color, and quite buildable. 


          The formula is chalky, there's no way denying that. It seems pigmented on the pan; it's actually sheer when you swatch it on your hand. The blush color isn't that versatile as this would probably suit on fair to light skin tones. How about medium to dark? I don't think it won't show up. 


          It blends into a sheer peach shade. This blush powder takes some work in order to build a nice flush on the cheeks. When applied on the skin, it looks muted and seems natural. 


          For longevity, it stays 2-3 hours when applied with a synthetic brush in a stippling method. I found out that if you apply this in swiping motion, the color doesn't show up much. Such a bummer, right?

HOW DOES IT LOOK ON MY SKIN?



          It gives me a natural-looking peachy flush. I think this is great if with my dark eyes and bright lips; it balanced my makeup look, keeping my face neutral when other parts are dramatic. In case you are wondering, I wore this look on my birthday. I have talked about this makeup look on my Turning 24 blog post. 

OVERALL THOUGHTS

          I love this blush! I know it isn't the greatest, most amazing blush in the local drugstore, but this is the one reaching for the most almost everytime I do my makeup. The matte finish is amazing and is surprisingly not powdery on the skin. I prefer matte blushes over anything so this product is perfect for me. The most amazing thing about this product? I has SPF 15! Oh my goodness! How many blushes have SPF on them? I rarely see one. Haha! Plus, this contains skin nourishing ingredients which makes me love this product even more. This is worth my Php 125! :)

          How do you find this new format of review? Please bear with me because this is the first time I have reviewed with this format. I know this is not so put together but it'll get better in time. I hope you enjoyed this post. If you have any thoughts, requests, or suggestions, please leave a comment down below and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and visit this blog. I'll be back with a more interesting post next time. I'll talk to you soon. Have a great day. Stay safe. XOXO



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