Project Pan 2018

  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.

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. 

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.

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*.

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.

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.

Brows
Anastasia Beverly Hills dipbrow - £19.
Charlotte Tilbury brow gel - £20.
Benefit 24hr Brow Setter - £20.
2 x Anastasia Beverly Hills brow gel - £23.

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.

Foundation
Anastasia Beverly Hills foundation stick - £25.
Tarte Shape Tape hydrating foundation - £33.

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.

Setting Spray
2 x Mac Fix+ - £19.
Too Faced Hangover setting spray - 2 x travel size £12, 1 x normal size £27.

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.

  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!

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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