I have so many makeup and skin care products on the go the the idea of ever finish something becomes an issue. To be 100% honest, a big issue. I start to feel like a hoarder when I have too many foundations, or lotions, or well anything on the go at once. This is why I am doing a finish by challenge. Instead of the usual 5, I'm going with 8. Why?  Well, because they are the 8 things I am close to finishing and just really want to move on from them.

1. The Body Shop Nutriganics Drops of Youth:
I love this serum, it is light and absorbs right away. It makes my skin feel fantastic. I also have at least one bottle stored away as back up. Seeing as this bottle is so low the dropper doesn't work I feel I can use it up and maybe move on to something new, or that extra bottle.

2. L'oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Spray & Set - Makeup Extender Setting Spray
I love this setting spray. If you can, try it. It is just as good as some much pricer bands, but much cheaper. The bottle holds fingerprints, but  that really doesn't matter. What matters is how well it works. While I love it, there is little left and I have other sprays I need to use. So it hurts me to use it just to toss it and move on, that is what I am doing here. I will definitely repurchase once I use a few other sprays up.

3. Mac Prep + Prime Fortified Skin Enhancer
This is a primer, I've had it forever, and have a back up of it. I need to just use it up. I feel that although I've had it a long time, it really hasn't vanished from the bottle. So I am going to give using it up my best shot. If I don't make it, well it is going in the back to mac pile so I can try some new primers out and not feel bad about it.

4. Mac NC15/NW20 Chromographic Pencil:
I love nude pencils for my water line. Love them. But now I have too many and this one was my first. I am trying by best to just use it up, so I don't have 5 on the go at once. Plus I cannot find the cap for it, so really it need to get used up.

5. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in Nude:
I have had this so long, I think I might even have a back up (and a million deluxe sample sized ones), it was the first tinted moisturizer I ever used, and I love it so much. But now I have what seems like a million TM and BB and CC hanging around, and this one needs to retired. It is really good for the winter time, so I am giving it a good go to see if I can use it up

6. Pixi Illuminating Tint & Conceal
This is a Tinted Moisturizer with a concealer on the end. While I just got it last year when Target was exiting Canada, I didn't learn until it got home that it was expiring a mere months later. So now it is expired (I am assuming the spf is useless now) and the concealer end is almost gone. It is just me and this TM left and I am going to try to just use what I can up before tossing it. I really wish Pixi put expression dates on the outside of boxes, just saying I wouldn't have bought it if I knew.

7&8 Benefit Lolli Tint and Lolli Balm:
I have these minis, but I also have another mini of the tint and a full sized balm waiting to be started. Since I love these so much I figured I could make them my signature shade for the next month and half and try to use them up so I can open the new ones. I really do love these.

That's it, hopefully I do well. I will give you updates around Valentine's Day to let you know how it all went. 

Is there anything your trying to use up right now?

I've tried out for a few months now two lines from Dessange, the Salon Color Restore collection for colour treated hair and the Oleo Miracle Collection for damaged hair.

Salon Color Restore Collection:

Color-Restorative Shampoo:
I had not coloured my hair in months and months, so I held off on using this line until I coloured it again. I was medially impressed with the shampoo. It was creamy, always a good thing for dry or colour treated hair. It also did a really good job of washing my hair without drying it out. Something I am always impressed with.

Color-Restorative Conditioner:
The conditioner was thicker than the replenishing condition, but not too thick. It never left my hair feeling heavy.

Color-Restorative Serum:
Finally the serum....this stuff was defiantly thinner than most serums I have used, but it seemed to work really well with the shampoo and conditioner that I really didn't mind. In fact it is so thin and light that it never weighted my hair down and I could use it 2 or 3 days in a row without having that heavy silicone/oily feeling that I would normally get, thus letting me extend the period of time I could go without washing, thus making my hair colour last even longer.

After about 4 weeks, I still can't see my greys, and that is a good thing since I only used a semi-permanent hair colour, and usually after 3 washes I can start to see them peeking though at my roots.

Overall:
Way to go color-restorative line, my hair is still grey free...you deserve some type award. I am impressed.
If you are invested in trying out any of the four lines Dessange has out (the other two are for natural blondes and for California blondes), you can find them at your local Shoppers Drug Mart for an incredibly reasonable $12.99-$14.99


*Products were give to me for review, this does not reflect my views on them.

Foundation: Longwear without the compromise. Never masky, never cakey, never dull – Infallible Pro-Matte™ is L’Oréal’s new generation of longwearing makeup. The micro-sponge technology absorbs excess oil and shine to create a dimensional matte finish without the need for a heavy or caked-on look. Use a sponge to buff it out for a sheer and natural look or apply in layers for more complete coverage 

Powder: Go beyond matte to perfectly polished. Use this powder alone for a sheer coverage and soft matte finish or over your Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation to nix oil and shine. APPLICATION TIP: focus powder application on the T-zone – the centre of the forehead, the bridge of the nose and the chin. Apply with the included sponge for greater coverage or with a large fluffy brush for a sheer dusting of powder. -lorealparis.ca

Since everyone has been going on about the new L'oreal Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation and Powder for the last few months I decided I had to go out and get my own. It turns out I am Classic Ivory in the foundation and Porcelain in the powder.

I have dry skin but love the look a matte foundation, I like it more than a glowy dewy look in fact. Sadly having dry skin I can't often accomplish that. This foundation over a nice primer (I used L'oreal's Miracle Blur when taking these pics) gives me nice matte look without drying up my skin into flaky little bits.
I personally like to use my fingers to apply it or a beauty blender/real techniques sponge for a smoothed out finish that isn't too thick. It does dry quite quickly on your skin so I would highly recommend working in sections rather than applying all over and then blending.

Overall it gives a nice light to  medium coverage that really buildible lasts all day for me and doesn't dry my skin up or look flat.
For the powder,  if I use it over the foundation it brings it from a medium coverage to a full. Any flaws that I could see with a medium coverage foundation that should have been covered with a concealer get covered with this powder. Yep I can skip concealing.
On its own it is great when I have lazy makeup days. I wake up, I wash my face I feel a tad bit oily and don't want to do the full foundation routine, I buff some of this on and it evens out my skin and takes away the oil and shine. Perfect.

One thing I really do love is that it never goes cakey. I've even done touch ups throughout the day and have been quite impressed that nothing is cakey and doesn't cling to dry patches on my skin (or at least doesn't make them look dry and noticeable).
I like to take away any powdery finish from it by spraying a setting spray over it (I really am loving the L'oreal Infallible Pro-Matte one at the moment, the collection works really well all together).

A look I created using the foundation and powder on my face.

• Easy to find at the drug store or mass retailer
• Doesn't dry out skin
• Great coverage
• Doesn't look Flat
• Doesn't get cakey

• A bit pricy. - I got mine at walmart for $14.96 and $12.96, much cheaper than a drug store.
• The packaging gets dirty really quick.

Overall:
I'm glad I bought these products. I thought maybe with my dry dry skin that it might not be for me, but I really think it is working well for me. I love the light to  medium coverage and the full coverage they give together. Alone or together they work really well for me. I would definitely buy them again.

L'oreal Quick Dry Sheer Spray 50 SPF: Last year I was sent the 30 SPF version of this and liked it so much that when it came time to buy sunscreen for this trip we opted to grab the 50 SPF version (it was on sale for about $9 so I was happy). I highly recommend it. Would I buy it again? Yes, but for now I have quite a few other sunscreens I must try to use up before they go bad.
Banana Boat Kids Tear-Free UltraMist Sunscreen Spray in 60 SPF: This is supposed to be UltraMist (like a thing they invented I guess) but went on in a stream. It works well in a few ways because it makes it easy to see and rub around, but doesn't go on in anything resembling a mist. I screamed every time the put it on my back because it was so cold and in a stream Would I buy it again? Truth be told it works well, I think we just got a defective can, so yes I would try it again. PS we got kids incase we needed it for our nieces who were traveling with us on the trip.
 Bath and Body Works Oahu Coconut Sunset Body Wash: I wanted to get a travel bottle of the BBW Waikiki Beach Coconut body wash, but my store was out of it. I got this instead. I liked the smell a lot and it did a good job of washing away all the sunscreen at the end of a day in Mexico. I used it all up before we left because the hubby ran out of his body wash on day 4 or 5. Would I buy it again? No, while I like the smell I like some of the other ones from the collection much more and would get them instead.
L'oreal Casting Step 3 (Conditioner): I coloured my hair using L'oreal Casting right before leaving, I packed up a refillable bottle with Palmer's Olive Oil Conditioner and I brought this baby along for the ride. Both were used up at the end of the week. Would I buy it again? While not something you can go out and get on its own, I really did like it, it's a nice hair mask.
Moving along to non trip items...
Joe Fresh Pop Goss: I got this back in 2011 when I won a contest, so it is old now and needed to go. Would I buy it again? Yes, it was a sheer lip gloss with an iridescence to it that I liked. I don't think they sell it anymore though.
Elf Studio Exact Lash Mascara: I've gotten so many of these over the last year and a half, I really like the tiny wand for lower lashes and tightening lashes. It also is crazy waterproof ( a big deal for me). But like all Elf mascaras they dry up almost right away into a hard mess. This was this mascara's fate. Would I buy it again? Yes, I still have more though. I will find a way to stop it from drying up.
ELF Lip Stain:  I've had this forever, it sort of is just too old to keep, and dried up. Would I buy it again? I would, which is strange for me to say. I like stains when doing bold lips, it gives them longer staying power.