Pan It! - 2019 Challenge!

[ElleElleG]

*12/15/19 - The 2020 thread is now live: Pan It! - 2020 Challenge!

👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾 Hi All!

Can y'all believe 2019 is literally knocking on the door??  Given its proximity it's high time we get the 2019 Panning Challenge Rolling.

The "Rules"

To accommodate a variety of interests, you all are encouraged to pick items to pan that are most suitable to your collections.  For some, this might mean focusing on a particular type of product (like lipstick) and for others this may include a larger variety spanning your entire makeup or skincare routine.

Getting Started (please share the following)

• Which item(s) you would like to work on
• How long you will work on said item
• Goal: explore a new item, revisit an old item, decide whether to keep pass or trash, and/or completely finish item, etc.
• Starting photo of item

Please Use This Thread To...

• share what item(s) you are working on,
• provide comparative progress photos of your item(s) monthly (at the beginning of the month when possible),
• ask questions,
• encourage others,
• motivate others with the looks you create with your item(s)

Tips and Tricks to Panning/Getting Some Use Out of Your Stash:

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• Take photos!!  When you think you aren’t making a dent in anything look back at those photos, I’m certain you’ll see some changes 😃
• If you goal is to hit pan or use something up entirely, try concentrating your brush/applicator in the same area each time you use it
• Multitask your products: eyeshadows as highlighter, lipstick as blush, eyeshadow as brow powder, etc. 
• Layer eyeshadow to create different colors (this is especially helpful to get use out of shades you’re not fond of).
• Have shadows with a ton of fall out?  Use water
• Watching the progress of others’ can be fun but try not compare your progress to theirs.  We all use our makeup differently and have different goals.
• Don’t restrict yourself to only using the item(s) you are working on.  It’s more than OK to incorporate other items or take a break!
• Makeup should be fun….if you begin to dread doing your makeup because you made a commitment to use a product that you now hate, TOSS IT!  Do not force yourself to use up something you don’t like.  Move on to something else!  (This includes excluding particular shades from your goals if focusing on palettes, etc.)

Ideas to Help You Pan Those Items:

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• Roll the dice: number your items and use a random number generator to pick what you will use each (day/week/month/etc.) 
• Layer/Mask: items you are less fond of under things you like
• Pan a Look: at the beginning of the week pick a look that you can wear everyday
• Recreate: a look worn by a fellow BICer, celebrity, etc.
• Spice up an "everyday" look by adding subtle pops of color (in the crease or on the lower lash line, mix lip products to make shades wearable, etc.)

Past Panning Challenges:

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• Pan It! - 2018 Challenge!
• Pan It! - 2017 Challenge! 

May pan be ever in your favor!

[ElleElleG]

Great progress @PaulinaAP !

[trishavt]

@PaulinaAP  Awesome progress! That NARS pan is so satisfying isn’t it?
It’s really tough to pan lipstick so you’re doing great with those MAC lipsticks 🙂 

[ElleElleG]

Hello hello! I forgot to share my one month one palette progress from August to September. 

August 2019

September 2019

My love for this beautiful palette persists. I considered using it in September as well but decided to play around with newer palettes instead. 

[trishavt]

@ElleElleG  Wow this is impressive panning work for one month!!

[ElleElleG]

Thanks @trishavt !  It's gotten a little more powdery with age

[PenelopeBT]

If I owned a palette with shades that gorgeous, I  would hit pan on all the shades in no time. <333

[ElleElleG]

YES @PenelopeBT !  I have to limit myself with this palette because otherwise I would easily neglect everything else I have to enjoy this everyday.

[PaulinaAP]

every time you post your update i regret not getting this palette! Great job with the panning! 

[ElleElleG]

Ah, sorry @PaulinaAP 

To be honest I was convinced for the longest that ABH would bring the palette back and/or do another collab with him but that dream is starting to become a distant memory 😞

I can't remember the name of it but I feel like there are some reviews on YouTube that compare this to another palette with a similar color scheme.

[heartsmyface]

I’m sooooo close to finishing becca moonstone it huuuurts!!!!

[trishavt]

@heartsmyface Yessss! You’re so close to the panning this. Great job on all the awesome panning work so far! 

[ElleElleG]

Amazing progress on this highlighter @heartsmyface, you'll be done with it in no time! 

[heartsmyface]

@ElleElleG Thank you dearest!  Yeah I doubt it’s coming home from Japan.  It’ll be one of the first things to ditch if space gets tight;). 

[trishavt]

It’s a panning miracle y’all! I finally panned this Tarte bronzer after many years of hard work. It feels so good to say goodbye! 

[ElleElleG]

Heck yes @trishavt! I know you've been waiting for this moment and I couldn't be more proud. Now that you've finished it, is it something you enjoyed and would repurchase again or are you saying "thank you, next"? 

[trishavt]

@ElleElleG  thank you thank you!! It’s such a good feeling to know I’m putting all these purchases to good use. I don’t plan on repurchasing because I have so many other products to work through. Lots of other fun pan projects! 

[ElleElleG]

Of course, you've done some great work @trishavt !  And yes, that feeling of using something to this point despite the size of our collections is what keeps me motivated.  Can't wait to see what you set your sights on next 😁

[RebeccaBT]

Hi @trishavt.,

Wow! Good job, panning bronzer is hard work 🙂

Best,

Rebecca

[trishavt]

@RebeccaBT  Lol and it only took me several years of on and off panning work 😉 

[heartsmyface]

Holy!!   That’s some dedication!   Good job!!!!  Which bronzer is next on your list?  @trishavt 

[trishavt]

Thanks! I’m working on an hourglass palette atm which has a color that looks more like a bronzer on me than a blush but it’s hourglass mood exposure. @heartsmyface