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! 

[itsfi]

Awww, thank you @missjeanie 🥰 That’s great to hear. I didn’t realize just how long it takes to use up an eyeshadow before project pan. It’s definitely made me think twice before picking up any larger palettes. Now, if only I could do the same with lip products 😝 

[lmaster]

Those shades are so pretty in the lippie palette @itsfi fabulous job 🙌

[itsfi]

@lmaster, thank you. I wish the shades in the lip palette were sold individually. 

[Nahnom]

Congratulations @itsfi on hitting pan! 💖

[itsfi]

@Nahnom, thank you! It feels good to see pan, even if it's just a little. It's easier (for me, at least) to lose sight about how long it takes to use up a beauty product, but project pan is a good reminder and that helps me be a little more mindful of my purchases.

[Cissy63]

@itsfi  Congratulations on hitting pan🫶.  You did an amazing job on ND BIBA to hit pan and completely use that color.  That is a lot of effort 💪

[itsfi]

Thank you @Cissy63! It really does put into perspective how long it takes to work through products, even with consistent use. 

[Samtian]

@itsfi Wooo there is a pan in there!! Great work!!

[itsfi]

@Samtian, I mean, for the price of the lip palette, I'm glad it takes a good while to hit pan, but wow, it took a long time. 😅 I'm happy to have gotten here. Thank you!

[Samtian]

Not much to report this month but I do have 3 categories I reached target on- hair, lotions, and liquid lipsticks. And one image that I completed. 

[ather]

@Samtian  Great job!! Do the dots mean anything? 

[Samtian]

@ather Thank you! White- Love, Gray- Ok, Black- No, Red- Destash

[ather]

@Samtian  thanks for the update! 

[missjeanie]

A masking win @Samtian !!

[Samtian]

@missjeanie Thank you! 

[lmaster]

Great job!! @Samtian 

[Samtian]

@lmaster Thank you!!

[Cissy63]

@Samtian  Wow target in 3 categories 💪.  Congratulations 🎊 

[Samtian]

@Cissy63 Thank you! It happened over a month or two but I forgot to update it haha. 

[itsfi]

That's awesome that you hit your targets on those items @Samtian! Congratulations! 🎉 And look at those sheet masks! 🙌

[Samtian]

@itsfi Thank you! I'm pretty proud of myself.