Pan It! - 2023 Challenge

[ElleElleG]

Hey all you cool cats and kittens, welcome to YEAR 6 of the Pan It Challenge!

**Join us in the 2024 thread available here: Pan It! - 2024 Challenge

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 😃 *this is the number one recommendation for everyone, regardless of how long you’ve been panning! Those photos add up and can help you realize progress you might otherwise overlook.
• 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:

Pan It! - 2021 Challenge 🏆
Pan It! - 2020 Challenge
Pan It! - 2019 Challenge!
Pan It! - 2018 Challenge!
Pan It! - 2017 Challenge! 

[CynthieLu]

Great work finishing off the lip glass @missjeanie hopefully you can get to store and be done with the foundation you aren't enjoying 💗

[missjeanie]

@CynthieLu Ughhh... I tried that foundation today with a different primer again...I hate to waste product but this stuff is just not doing it for my skin.  Trying to plan a store trip for the end of March!  

[CynthieLu]

You're really giving it your best shot ⭐️ I know when a formula is not a good fit it is not fun to wear @missjeanie 

[Samtian]

@missjeanie Great progress!!

[missjeanie]

@Samtian thanks!  Feels good to see the progress lines!

[Samtian]

@missjeanie Ooh yes it does!!

[itsfi]

You’re so good @missjeanie! I need to do better with bronzing up my mug - for myself and others. 😂 A nice healthy, sunkissed glow is always good! That MAC lip oil looks so pretty! 😍

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I swear it's the never ending bronzer!!! lol

[lmaster]

I'm rarely on time 🤣 great job!! @missjeanie 

[missjeanie]

@lmaster lol... I'm trying to make 2023 the year I'm either better about being on time, or just not caring so much that I'm late lol

[lmaster]

@missjeanie yeah, it depends on what exactly it is that I need to be on time to 🤣

[lmaster]

I'm so excited to say I'm done with the Dior!! I do like it, but it was old and needed to be used, it still wore very well 

In it's place I'm going to work on this beautyblender skin tint. 

This one has decent coverage, but it makes me too glowy for my liking. 

Instead of trying to use it all, I'm going to make my goal to use it through the month of April, then it's going bye bye.

[missjeanie]

@lmaster Well done!  Finishing a foundation always feels like a big win!

[lmaster]

Thank you sweets!! It does feel so good @missjeanie 

[heavyhedon]

@lmaster -- congrats! I've liked the finish of Dior samples I've tried, but never tried the BB one; smart ideas to take advantage of the glow in the cold months. 

[lmaster]

Thank you!! Yeah the bb one is most definitely radiant 🤣 @heavyhedon to say the least

[Samtian]

@lmaster Ooh great job! Also that's so great you are just going to use it for a bit then toss. 

[lmaster]

@Samtian thank you!! Yeah I'm not trying to look incredibly oily in the hot months,,, but maybe I can get it gone before April 🤔

[CookieGirl1]

Wooohooo, @lmaster!  I always feel like it's an accomplishment to finish up a foundation.  Funny, the DIOR Dior Forever Skin Glow Hydrating Foundation and the Beautyblender 12-Hour Always on Radiant Skin Tint with Hyaluronic Acid & Niacinamide  are my two favorite foundations ATM.

[lmaster]

@CookieGirl1 how funny!!! I've had the Dior for quite some time, the bb I literally just grabbed out of the drawer! There's many more to get through 😬

[itsfi]

@lmaster, feels so good to be done with a foundation. Nice work.