Delightful Illusions

              The year 2023 is coming and it's time for me to refresh my Project Pan. I have participated in a lot of these project and I can say that those experiences taught me to utilize what I already have instead of collecting and never using what I have purchases. One of the most exciting installments of this vast community is doing the Pan That Palette; it's a popular project where you have to finish an entire eyeshadow palette all throughout the year. Since it is nearly impossible to finish a palette for a year, most project panners tend to bend the rules or give themselves goals that will consider them in a successful Pan That Palette Project. The only person I know that successfully has done this is Amber F where she used up Urban Decay Naked (Original) Palette back in 2014. Remember those days? 

          For the month of January, I think I'll just play around with the eyeshadows and create various eye looks. I have already hit pan on the 7th shade (matte burgundy); this was on my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2020 and it took my 3 months of continuous pans to reach the pan. I don't expect great progress on the next couple of months but maybe another pan on one of the matte shadows. That will entirely depend on what kind of eyeshadows I will roll-in in my upcoming Pan Those Eyeshadows project. 

           Let's take a closer look on the swatches again since my review post didn't have clear pictures. I got a new phone with a great camera and I'd love to show some swatches. 

          They are clear now. I'm excited to take more pictures and share them with you guys! As I have said, I don't expect great progress for the next 2 months but I hope to hit a pan at least. My plan is to give updates every two months since this is going to be a slow burning project and I don't want to bore you with updates that don't have much to offer. I think 2 months will collect much progress than giving updates monthly. Anyway, I think that's all for my introduction post. I will post my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2023 introduction so stay tuned for that. For more Project Pan contents, you can also visit my Instagram page. I'm currently doing my P.I.E. Project Pan in there. I hope you are all well and safe. Thank you for stopping by. Have a nice day. <3

          Hi! I have been thinking to start a new series on this blog where I give feature talc-free makeup products since the "Asbestos found in makeup" fiasco from a Chinese brand has emerged and some people have begun to worry about makeup containing Talc. Talc and Asbestos are mined in the same field and when  Talc is mined, it is possible that it is contaminated by Asbestos. There are lots of brands that use Talc in their powder products and we never know if they are contaminated by Asbestos, unless they have undergone testing and they state on their packaging if it is Asbestos-free. To be totally safe, I have decided to invest my money more on Talc-free makeup and I am so glad that The Balm's entire makeup collection doesn't use the ingredient mentioned.

        

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          The packaging is sleek, has an adorable summer-themed design, and contains a good quality mirror that is really travel-friendly. It feels light and won't take so much space on a makeup bag. The product itself is tightly-pressed and doesn't have any fallout which is adorable since I will get my money's worth. 

  

           If you love neutral blushes, you will love this since you can subdue or build this product according to your liking. This is also affordable and you get a lot for 6.39 grams. This blush reminds me a sun-kissed glow and gives that goddess vibe with that gold sheen. 

        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! How are you? It is the time of the month (actually this is late) for me to give update on my Pan Those Eyeshadows Project Pan. July has been such a good month for this project and I felt so productive because I have been so productive with this project. I have hit pan on 4 eyeshadows thar are included in this project and 2 bonus pans as well.  Before I actually give you the update, I have to announce something that I think is really important and should not be ignored. 

          Two weeks ago, I decided to throw away all of my Beauty Glazed Makeup since they have neglectful and shady about the asbestos found in their makeup. To the know the background of this issue, you can watch Anwen's video talking about Asbestos being found on the brand's eyeshadow palette. Basically, their responses on people's  questions were a little shady and they have deleted regarding the restock of the palette which they proudly announced even though it was tested positive for contamination. They test were done earlier this year and they haven't said anything or put on hold the palette. they just keep on reproducing like nothing happened. I also talked about this on my Instagram post and I have made the final decision to just stop supporting this brand and deleted my posts regarding their palettes because I don't like promoting those on more poeple. I have also decided to not post reviews of Chinese makeup brands like Focallure, UCANBE, Novo, IMAGIC and others just to be safe since these brands release products like every week or month and it seems like they don't take their time in testing their ingredients. I will still include the eyeshadows from these brands in this project but you won't be seeing spotlight reviews about them until I know they are safe to promote. 

          Now that I have talked about that, I can now show you my exciting update. First two eyeshadows I wanna talk about are the ones that I have thrown away. I have rolled in two shadows from this palette the previous update. The 2nd and 9th shades were the ones included in this palette but I have only hit pan on the matte brown eyeshadow. I had no desire on continuing to work on the other eyeshadow since I don't want to support this brand anymore. I got to generate two shadows since since I decluttered this palette. 

          I have finally hit pan on this matte cream shade that has been on this project since the June. There is nothing special on this shadow but I like using this to set my eyeshadow primer. The formula has smooth texture and I think that the pan isn't that deep but I have used this 34 times in this project before hitting pan on it. I like this palette a lot because they have great quality project; I just hope that the shadows aren't contaminated with asbestos. Let's see about that on the coming weeks or months. 

          The next eyeshadow that I have hit pan on is this shimmery light copper shadow which I forgot to tally my usage of. Haha! I have already a nice dip on this shade when I have rolled this is that's I have hit on this so quickly. I know most people don't like this formula from the brand but I have found away to make them work and look gorgeous on my eyelids. I may also make a post dedicated on how to make difficult shimmery eyeshadow formula work. What do you think? Anyway, I love this shadow as my overall lid shade and I just don't why this called "Pure Copper" when it is a muted pink shadow. Haha!

          I have also hit pan on this matte mauve-pink shadow that I have only used 2 times in this project before hitting pan on it. This shadow has a huge dent before entering this project and that's why I have hit pan on this so quickly as well. I used this mainly as a transition and mauve shadows are my favorites to use on my transition or crease areas. 

          Lastly, this matte light tangerine shade is only one that I haven't used that much in the month of July. I used this 11 times the previous month and I can see a dent that has formed. I have no idea how deep the pans in Focallure's Go-TO Travel Palettes since this is the first time that this palette has been in this project. I hope to hit pan on this at the end of August.

         I am so proud to share that I have also hit pan on three bonus shades from palette that are included in this project. The first two shadows are from the Focallure Sweet As Honey Palette shades Rosy Brown (matte mauve taupe) and Hypnotism (shimmery black with purple glitters). I used Rosy Brown as transition shade on some looks that I worn. As for Hypnotism, I was surprised to hit pan on this since I rarely use this shade but this such a pretty black shade with purple glitters that is perfect for creating smokey eye looks. The third eyeshadow I have hit pan as a bonus pan is this matte cream shade from the I Heart Revolution Salted Caramel Palette. 

            For August color story, I have rolled-in the following shades (from left to right):

         I apologize for the typographical error. It should be "August Color Story" and not July. Haha! Anyway, for August's color story, I think I will be wearing orange tones with purple/violet accents. This such an unusual color combination for me since I don't wear orange-toned eyeshadows on a daily basis and I have never paired them with violet shades. I think this is such an interesting color story and I have already made nice warm eyeshadow looks with this. 

          This is it for July's Update and I hope to have new pans by the end of August. I am so sorry if I seem lost and scattered in this post, I have not been feeling great since last week. I think my needs some therapy because I feel like my veins are congested and it is painful. I hope everyone is doing great and doing the COVID protocol at all times. Thank you so much for stopping buy. I hope you follow this blog especially if love project pans, affordable makeup and unbiased product reviews. I will talk to you soon. Stay safe always. XOXO