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Project Pan 2018

27/1/2019

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  After reading Laura Capon's article last year about how much money she'd spent on makeup/beauty products in 2017, I was desperate to do something similar. So, in 2018 I set myself the goal to only buy a new makeup product if I needed a replacement ​- excluding eyeshadows and lipsticks, of course, because I have no self control​. I'm just warning you in advance, the amount I've spent is pretty worrying. 

Disclaimer: products marked with a * have been gifted by the brand. Oh, and did I mention it had snowed?!
Fragrances
Victoria's Secret body spray in Pure Seduction - £17.
​Victoria's Secret perfume in Angel - £65.
YSL perfume in Black Opium (my scent of 2018) - £72.
  Okay, it's embarrassing how expensive my taste in perfume is.​ I'm actually surprised I only got through three fragrances, but I always have a lot of perfumes on the go at once.
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Skincare
Note: I haven't kept hold of all of my moisturisers/toners etc.
  I could not live without my Mario Badescu Facial Spray ​with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater, so no wonder I got through two full-sized bottles at £11 and one travel-sized at £7. 
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Cleansers
Liz Earle Hot Cloth Polish cleanser - £15 (totally worth the money).
Superdrug Naturally Radiant cleanser - £5.99. 
  I threw away all my face washes, but I'm still shocked that I only got through two cleansers all year considering I cleanse religiously.
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Serums
2 x Superdrug Vitamin C serum - £5.
Glossier Super Pure - £24.
Nip+Fab Kale Fix shot serum - £25.
Nip+Fab Viper Venom Fix shot serum - £25.
Skinkissed Flawless Skin serum - £25*.
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Spot Treatments
2 x Witch Hazel Sticks - £2.50.
Lip Care
Nivea lip balm - £1.
EOS - £6.
Vaseline with cocoa butter - £2.
2 x Elizabeth Arden 8-hour lip balm - £10.
  I use lip balms all the time and have multiple on the go, so it's no shock that I've spent almost £30 this year.
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Makeup
Mascara
  I use mascara almost daily, so I'm not surprised that I got through ten this year.
L'Oreal Volume Million mascara - £11.
L’Oreal Mega Volume Collagene mascara- £10.
Beauty Pie Über Volume Boost - £20/3.36 depending on membership*.
Colour Couture - approx £10 (I don't think this is available any longer).
Givenchy Noir Couture black satin mascara travel size - approx £13*.
Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara (my holy grail) - 1 x travel size £10, 1 x normal size £19.
Tarte Gifted mascara travel size - approx £10.
Tarte Lights Camera Lashes mascara - 1 x travel size £11, 1 x normal size £21.
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Brows
Anastasia Beverly Hills dipbrow - £19.
Charlotte Tilbury brow gel - £20.
Benefit 24hr Brow Setter - £20.
2 x Anastasia Beverly Hills brow gel - £23.
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Primer
MUA eye primer - £4.
Urban Decay Self-Adjusting primer - £24.
Too Faced Hangover primer - 1 x travel size £12, 1 x normal size £27.
Benefit Porefessional primer - travel size £7.
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Foundation
Anastasia Beverly Hills foundation stick - £25.
Tarte Shape Tape hydrating foundation - £33.
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Concealer
  Eight concealers this year?! That's a little worrying, I can't lie.
6 x Revolution Conceal and Define - £4.
Maybelline Eraser Eye - £9.
Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer - £23.
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Setting Spray
2 x Mac Fix+ - £19.
Too Faced Hangover setting spray - 2 x travel size £12, 1 x normal size £27.
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Lipstick
Mini Jeffree Star velour liquid lip - £7.
Did I really only get through one lippy?!?!
Eyeliner
The Body Shop gel pen liner - £9.
Accessories
2 x Beauty Blenders - £17.
Real Techniques blending sponge - £10.
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  So, in total I spent a whopping (and embarrassing) £903.50!! I will never complain about my financial situation again, that is a shocking amount and pretty unnecessary. This year I'm definitely going to try to use more drugstore products and prioritise my skincare more so I don't actually have to spend so much. Hopefully in a year's time I'll publish a similar post but with a much lower total!
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Do you spend a lot on your beauty regime? Let me know, and maybe make me feel like less of an addict!
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Fancy seeing some more? Have a look at what I got in my advent calendar this year.
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9 Comments
Gemma Etc. link
27/1/2019 09:10:26 pm

Wow you've done so well to finish so many products - I love the idea of doing a panning project, and try and use things up before buying something new.

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Sophie link
28/1/2019 10:03:39 am

Thank you! I think it's such a good way to save money and makeup x

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Jess link
29/1/2019 08:25:45 pm

I spend a lot on makeup, obviously being a beauty blogger we have to buy new products to review them but this post has actually worried me because I bet I spent just as much last year! I'd dread to see how much I spent in total to be honest, definitely going to cut down this year after reading this!

Jess // foundationsandfairytales.wordpress.com
xx

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Sophie link
29/1/2019 09:05:23 pm

It's so scary to see how much we spend, isn't it?! I'm definitely trying to go more drugstore with my beauty products this year and I've just put myself on a lipstick ban!

Love, Soph x

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Jenny
30/1/2019 08:07:57 am

This is such a good idea! Thankfully I don’t buy make up unless I need something anyway - it’s just not something I spend my money on. But I do get through a LOT of eyebrow pencils!

Jenny 🧚🏻‍♀️
http://www.jennyinneverland.com

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Bexa link
30/1/2019 01:13:51 pm

This is such a good idea and a great way to track spending! I don't spend much on makeup, but my weakness is stationery plus I went through a phase of collecting enamel pins last year, ha ha. I don't want to add it all up, I imagine it would be a crazy amount lol. Thanks for sharing Soph, great post, I'm interested to see what the total will be next year :) <3 xx

Bexa | www.hellobexa.com

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Faye link
1/2/2019 02:34:40 pm

This was such an interesting post to read! How you only got through 1 lipstick is beyond me - lipstick is an everyday essential for me haha. x

https://www.femaleoriginal.com

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Sophie link
2/2/2019 09:54:24 am

Oh, lipstick is an everyday for me too! I'm still a bit baffled how I only got through one but I do use them on a pretty heaving rotation.

Love, Soph x

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Natalie Harrison link
2/2/2019 08:36:42 am

This is fantastic. I'm an accountant in my day job so i love money talk posts about the cost of beauty.

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