Anothersoul travel mini pallet

I was linked from the blackbird site to try these guys out. I wanted something nice to put my four blackbird pans in and perhaps expand to another four.

I LOVE this!

The listing is indeed correct, you can only fit 4 per side. However, I am starting to eye up a larger pallet. But first, I'll see how this one holds up.

Darling Girl Order

Random pictures trying to see if one was mislabled or if I did indeed get two petunias.

And just a comparison of Honey Pot to treStique mini shadow crayon in Marimoto Pink Pearl from my June Ipsy (trying to Talk Myself Out of replacing my almost used up Honey Pot with brand new full size).

Project Candy Box June 2016

How long does it last?

Mostly a note to myself for recall :) And a note to update this as I think of things.

Shampoo and condition : replaced in late January, conditioner depleted, shampoo almost empty. Estimated 4 months per average size bottle. This week for five days, each shower has been "the last use of the shampoo bottle". It still has "one more" use left. 

Sample Baggie of eyeshadow: one week with daily use (darling girl still at the nerd table, my pretty zombie bride, hello waffle artificial) 

Sample of blush : two and half weeks. Yup, I used my full sample of happy ending from my May vanishing cabinet before I jump into my hello waffle blushes. 

Glitter Fix: one year(!) I'm thisclose to completely using the glitter fix from my GDE OTM last year. I've used a second one and other adhevsives but I also use this one to swatch. Let's call it even at about one year. 

Eye cream: I'm on my third sample eye cream tub and it appears the 3-4 months I use it falls close to the recommended six months. This actually has me thinking subscriptions may be the way to go as it feels like I'd never finish a cream before it "goes bad" and the smaller pots are healthier. 

Nail polish top coat: forever! I can't believe I haven't emptied one in the last year. I do switch it up, but I would have thought the mini from julep would be empty and it still seems to have lots. 

D.O. A fairly steady 3 months. I usually buy 2-3 at a time, twice a year. I actually just got a year and half (pushing the lifespan here but I think I'll be okay) at Costco. 

Q-tips: a box appears to last a year. Wow! 

I feel paying attention to my product usage can ultimately help me obtain my spending/saving goals and lead to more mindful shopping. And much less hoarding if I can fight "it's a good deal, I'll use it up, it doesn't go bad". I'm starting to see some of the worst (aka no returns for me and ultimately wasted) money I've spend is on "good deals". Recall my shoe decluttering? Mostly good deals. I have seven chapsticks I want to test out as they were "good deals". I'll buy food off my grocerry list that doesn't get eaten as it a "good deal".

I need to be frugal, thrifty and place my money on what I value. Only sometimes is that a good deal. :) 

Dupes? Sparkling Mint Greens

Glamour Doll Eyes Jolie (DQ) vs Aromaleigh Ekhidna (Limited).

Over Glitte Fix by GDE

One of these is discont'd one if limited 

FOTD

Aromaleigh, GDE, I will update when my memory works and I find my sticky note of shadows, products and beauty items.

Silly nose shot. Appears my blending wasn't as successful as when my eye are open. Seriously, you can't see that bloop.

I tried this look over foil me, and here's how it stood up after a run. 

And finishing with a super awkward close-up.

Dupes? Brown/Blue comparisons

Here I am looking for dupes. I love dual shades and brown-blue (and sparkles!) happen to be my favorites.

Make-up Geek Insomnia (~$9)
Urban Decay Solstice (~$20)
Darling Girl Sierra (~$5.90)
Backstreets Algae ($6)
My Pretty Zombie Trepanation ($5)
Glamour Doll Eyes Dinospotz ($6, discontinued) 

The jars. Do note they differ in volume. All were purchased by me in the past 12 months. 

I was totally expected to see some of these look exactly like each other (they have on my hand swatches!). I used these over a glitter adhesive (Glamour Doll Eyes Glitter Fix), a primer (Urban Decay Primer Potion) and bare skin. 

Left to right: MUG, UD, DG, BS, MPZ, GDE.

Left to right: MUG, UD, DG, BS, MPZ, GDE.

Left to right: MUG, UD, DG, BS, MPZ, GDE.

My Pretty Zombie: Trepanation -,

Glamour Doll Eyes: Dinospotz - 

Darling Girl: Sierra -

Backstreets: Algae - 

Urban Decay: Solstice -

Make-up Geek: Insomnia - 

I am surprised at how different these all came out. While the sheen is there, they each stand alone. Perhaps it is because the brown bases differ, or the added sparkles differ. I left these on my arm (but I am sadly too tired to add the detailed descriptions at this time) and although they rub down to a less dramatic changes, they still stand alone. Although this could be due to glitter fix drag, all but the Glamour Doll Eye shadow preform nearly identical on the UDPP as the glitter fix. 

Check out the video and see if you agree I can justify having all six shades for now.