Hello, everyone! How was your New Year's? I've been having a rough week, honestly. I started out with a slight sore throat and mild cough last Thursday. Thankfully my sore throat went away after a day or so, but my cough got progressively worse to the point where its been waking me up every few hours throughout the night. I had to get checked for influenza (if you've never been checked for that - be very thankful! The doctor sticks a very long cotton swab ALL THE WAY UP YOUR NOSE!) which thankfully came back negative. Then I woke up around 3:30 Monday morning with an awful ear infection. The ear infection is doing much better now with the antibiotic I'm currently taking. Unfortunately, the antibiotic not only kills the bad bacteria in the body, but the good bacteria as well. So I could possibly get a yeast infection. *cries* I haven't had one yet and its been 3 days now, but fingers crossed that I don't get one! I went out and purchased some Activia yogurt which has a ton of probiotics in it to help replenish the good bacteria. *Here's hoping that helps!* And as if that wasn't enough, Tuesday afternoon I began experiencing a terrible shooting pain in my right hip/lower back down to my thigh. Walking, moving, and even coughing was painful! I had a midwife appointment yesterday morning and explained to her what I was feeling. Apparently it's sciatic nerve pain due to the extra pressure on my lower back from baby Noah. Ayeee!
Anyway, on to the post! For my first post of the new year, I thought I'd show you the products that I hope to use up during 2019 for this year's Project Empty Challenge. If you're unfamiliar with PEC, it's essentially a list of products (any kind - skincare, makeup, crafts, etc. whatever it is that you have an overabundance of) that you aim to finish off by the end of the year. The purpose of this challenge is to use up old or forgotten products instead of letting them continue to sit and collect dust.
Leftover 2018 products:
Beauty For Real Lip Revival Scrub, Revlon Lip Butter in Red Velvet, Be A Bombshell Smooth Criminal Translucent Powder, and Winky Lux Uni-Brow Universal Eyebrow Pencil
Makeup:
Cover FX Illuminating Setting Spray, Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray, Bare Minerals Freshed Face Made 2 Fit Foundation, Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream, Kat Von D Beauty Lock-It Concealer, YSL Touche Eclat, L'Oreal True Match Concealer (I use a dark shade for cream bronzing), L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara, Buxom Divine Goddess Luminizer, Pur Cosmetics Lip Lure in Mystic, Bare Minerals Translucent Powder Duo, YSL Touche Eclat Blur Perfector, Maybelline Chocolate Mousse Eyeshadow Palette, Trestique Mini Shadow Crayon in Aspen Pine, Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in Golden Pink, Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel mini, Lancome Drama Liqui-Pencil in Noir Intense, and Eyeko Eye Do Liquid Eyeliner in Carbon Black
Haircare:
It's A 10 Miracle Leave In Product, Marc Anthony Hydrating Coconut Oil + Shea Butter, and Eva NYC Hungry Hair Oil Treatment
Skincare:
L'Oreal Paris Exfoliate + Refine, Purify + Mattify, and Detox + Brighten Pure Clay Masks
Body Sprays & Lotions:
Victoria's Secret Love Spell Shimmer Body Lotion, Victoria's Secret Heavenly Body Lotion, Victoria's Secret Heavenly Body Spray, English Laundry "Pour Femme" rollerball, and all of my fragrance samples
That's everything I'm going to attempt to use up this year! Are you participating in this challenge? What are some products you want to use up?
Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have an amazing weekend!
