24 in 2024: Feb Update

I have a tiny update to share, but it is still important to me. I’ve been experiencing so much burn out from my overnight job and starting my internship this week. I love love LOVE my internship. It is my overnight job that is getting me stressed, so I have been putting in applications. I did get an offer to interview for my son’s summer school program. While not a permanent solution, it will be nice to do for 4 weeks. I also am waiting to hear back regarding an interview at his school that is open immediately. I’d love to just quit this job without notice. Any who, let’s get back to the update. Below is what we started with.

I was able to finish off the Bite powder and I rolled in my BECCA powder. I haven’t been wearing makeup lately due to stress and illness, so I feel behind in my project. I’m looking forward to resetting in March and getting my focus back on. I swear that I will hit pan any day on the Becca highlighter. I can see the big dip and I think my new photo shows it pretty well. I need to use the lip gloss more I know, but I did make some progress. I can’t tell with the mascara, blush, or the Dior but I need to use them more. Slight movement in the setting spray as I was concentrating on minis in my other project.

Below is what we are starting in MARCH (forgot the mascara):

I am hoping to finish the powder, lip gloss, and hit pan on the highlighter. It would be nice to also finish the blush and the Dior. I want to make decent progress on the setting spray and the mascara.

With Love,

Lush Kitchen #39: August ’23

One of my lovely blogger friends got me to try the Lush Kitchen subscription, and I couldn’t be happier about it. I have had a few boxes delivered already, and my favorite ones have to be the holiday boxes, hands down. October, November, and December are the best boxes in my opinion. The best variety for me is also getting 1 spring and 1 summer box for the seasonal scents of florals and oceany scents. I am excited to show you the items and the value of the box vs what I paid for it.

Ice Blue Soap 3.5 oz $8.75

I don’t use traditional soap blocks like this, but I did give it to my boyfriend. He plans on using it during the summer when he wants a cool shower. These are great to use as gifts, I have gifted many items from these boxes as I don’t need all of these items, which is why I don’t get every box.

Dirty Naked Shower Scrub 4.5 oz $18

I haven’t used this body scrub yet as I have many body scrubs in my collection that are older. I do plan on using this though. It is very minty, so I plan on using it up during the summer months as my body scrub.

Freeze Shower Gel 8.4 fl oz $25

I love Lush shower gels which is a big reason why I purchased the subscription. I am saving this one for the summer months since it is cooling. These bottles last a long time for me, probably around 2 months. It is worth the price to me.

World Peace Bath Bomb 7 oz $9

I was a huge fan of this bath bomb! I used it before bed and it was very nice. It was moisturizing and soothing. I wasn’t a fan of the yellow ring it left around the bath, but I attribute that to the nourishing oils in this particular bath bomb. Unfortunately, I can no longer use bath bombs due to living in a house with a septic system. Bath bombs can damage the septic, so I now give them away in gifts to my friends and family who have baths that they can use them in.

Melomint Bubble Bar 3.5 oz $8.50

I can continue to use bubble bars with the septic system though, so I will be using this one. I haven’t taken many baths lately, but I plan on using this one once I finish up a different bubble bar that I am using up from Lush.

In total, the value of this box was $69.25 ($60.50 not including the soap that I passed on) and I paid $59.45 including taxes. If I like everything, that is a value of $10 dollars to this subscription box. For me personally, it was like $1 more than what I paid for it. However, I am happy to see that everything is worth what I paid for the box. As long as the overall value isn’t lower than the box, I am happy with the box regardless of how much in the box I will actually use. Everyone loves the Lush items that I gave them as gifts as Lush is very expensive and hard to get in person around here.

With Love,

Intro: The Last Push Project Pan 2024

I don’t know about you, but I need a push to finish off items. I have a terrible habit of hoarding items for special occasions or holding off finishing an item because it will be gone. I’ve told myself I will put it on a repurchase list if I really love the item and want it back in my collection. This project is about putting items on their last legs or ones that I need to push to finish. It is a rolling project 5 pan. When I finish an item, I will roll in another in the same category. For example, replacing skin care with another skincare item that I need a push to finish. Below are the items that I am working on for the month of January. I am hoping to complete most if not all of these items this month!

I am notorious for hoarding samples. One is my “makeup” item which is the Fix + Setting spray. The other is a perfume sample from WetchBetch Creations, my favorite witchy supply store. I’m hoping to use both of these up this month.

I’ve been saving this last little bit of Marc Jacobs Beauty for way too long. I am hoping that I can use this up this month.

I love my Lush products, and I do not know why I won’t finish this when I have other Lush products waiting to be used. The other is a hair scrub that I just need the motivation to use and then to use up. I don’t think I will finish the scrub this month, but I want to use it by the end of March, ideally!

I will check back in next month with my progress and the other items that I will be rolling into the project in February.

With Love,

WetchBetch COTM: September

My hands-down favorite fall candle so far. I burned this up immediately as the scent was just calling to me. It was the perfect fall scent, and I love the little pumpkin enamel charm for my bracelet! I enjoyed the fall-heavy theme of this one, with only one good-sized crystal in it. Sometimes, less is more. All in all, everything about this candle worked well and complimented each other.

With Love,

Lush Kitchen: June Issue #37

I am behind on my Lush Kitchen subscription posts, so here comes one of many more. lol. I received this box in June and fell in love with everything inside. It is one that I will continue to order, especially during the holiday season. I believe it is a good value and there are exclusives that only you as a member, get to experience.

I really enjoyed everything, and the only thing I didn’t was the jelly. I don’t like the texture of the jellies, so I am saving it for a gift. I was really happy with this one. I highly recommend this subscription if you are a Lush lover. I have no shop local to me, so this is a way that I get Lush products. Once I have 10 or 15 clean pots, I will drive to The Lush store to claim 2 to 3 free fresh face masks. I’ve heard of others freezing theirs to make them last longer when you buy multiple ones, as they expire within a week or two due to being fresh. I might experiment with mine and store a few in the freezer.

With Love,

Project Pan 2023: September Update

I used up so many items in September that it is not even funny. I am so proud of myself, and I have officially exceeded my goals for this year, which was $1K used-up items and 20 makeup items used up. In 2024, I will continue to use my items and only purchase items when I am running low on a category. This will encourage me to continue using what I own to bring new items into my collection. It also shows me what items I enjoy using so I don’t keep buying items that I don’t like. I am almost officially out of primers. In 2024, I will concentrate on lip items in my project pan as I realize that I always forget to reapply products to my lips throughout the day and I need to be more conscious about this. I am looking forward to using up some refillable setting spray bottles to be able to decanter some perfume bottles into them, as my son ruined two bottles of their sprayers. It was two of my favorite perfumes, and I’d love to be able to use them again. So, my two current setting sprays are not aerosol, so I can reuse the containers for the perfumes.

The plastic here reminds me that I used up the World Piece Bathbomb from Lush, which goes for $9. I also used up another bath bomb from Marshalls. My new place does not have a working bathtub, so I am enjoying using my collection while I can.

The monetary value of the items I have used up this month is $324.50 bringing the year total to $1,617.17. I used up 15 items that I am counting this month in the monetary total. I used up 3 makeup items. So, I am up to using 22 makeup items this year. I am not counting pans or decluttered items. I have officially hit both of my goals for the year and now, I am just seeing how much more I can use up before the end of the year. I am back into stickering my planner for next year and I am currently working on Feburary. I’d like to get my whole planner done by December. It is a calming activity for me so I am sure that I can make it. It will just take some time to do. So, then in 2024, I just worry about adding to it as the base kit is already done.

With Love,

Project Pan 2023: August Update

The monetary value of the items I have used up this month is $169.63 bringing the year total to $1,292.67. I used up 7 items that I am counting this month in the monetary total. I used up 4 makeup items. So, I am up to using 19 makeup items this year. Only 1 more to hit 20! I am not counting pans or decluttered items. I haven’t really been wearing much makeup in August though, so I am surprised by the amount that I used up. I am happy thus far with my progress this year. After the first official day of Fall, I am switching up my regular makeup that I will be using. I am going to be rotating items out and putting others into the rotation. I am hoping to see more movement of items in September/October as the days cool down and makeup is no longer melting off of my face. I am noticing some of my categories are dwindling like primer and powder. I may be a couple of months away from being able to buy some more makeup.

With Love,

Vacation Prep Haul

I purchased all of these items back in April in anticipation for my two week trip to Poland in May. I do have some thoughts on some if not all of my purchases by now.

This was a good, sturdy case for the price. Nothing got broke or damaged that traveled inside of this and it was in my checked baggage!

This is for home and I got it because it was cute and I needed a cotton pad holder.

These were nice and have already been used up.

I didn’t realize one of the brushes was missing when I bought it. It was still a great price for the brushes that I did get. I like the soft quality of them.

This was a great mini setting spray to bring with me.

This stuff is amazing and I have used it a few times. I honestly need to use it more. lol

I am almost done with this moisturizer. I enjoyed it. Nice and basic for daytime.

I have been using this one all summer for myself and my kid. We have one more beach trip next week before we are done for the season. I’m hoping to finish it up then.

This spray is almost used up. My kid broke the sprayer.

This is almost used up as well and was very nice.

I AM SO HAPPY THAT THIS IS BACK IN MY LIFE AGAIN! I need to get more apple scents.

I already used this up and would buy again.

These didn’t last long but were great for a night out.

I love this little Nars palette. I am close to hitting pan on the two lightest shades and none of them are too dark for me to use.

I’m almost done with this.

This stuff is intense but works.

This is very gentle on skin and I enjoy using it at night.

With Love,

WetchBetch COTM: April 2023

This smelled delicious as it burned. It was such a light, sweet scent. I am looking forward to using the charm to create a keychain for someone who I think will enjoy the bunny charm as a personal sign of rebirth. The candle burned down nicely, and sweet scents are a rarity for this subscription, so I enjoyed it immensely. It wasn’t sickly sweet or cloying. It was the perfect scent and really was the scent of that particular month (Although I burned it in another month). As always, I save and reuse all the crystals in my own witchcraft. I always cleanse with quartz or selenite before I reuse stones.

With Love,

Boxycharm: April 2023

This was my last box, because it was so boring. It lost its magic to me, especially when they combined officially with Ipsy. It all just went downhill from there.

With Love,