Pan It! - 2024 Challenge

[ElleElleG]

Welcome to Year 7 of our Pan It! 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! - 2023 Challenge

Pan It! - 2022 Challenge

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

[abstraktgirl]

@Cissy63 Weighing them is such a great idea. Good luck!

[Cissy63]

@abstraktgirl  thank you 😊.  I hope I see some changes on the scale ⬇️⬇️

[abstraktgirl]

@Cissy63 Just think how good it will feel to post them!

[itsfi]

Yesssss! You hit pan @Cissy63! 🙌🏼 Must feel so good! You have some fantastic products here. 😍 I love the Tatcha and JVN too. 💜

[Cissy63]

@itsfi  Thank you!  I was surprised when it happened but very glad 😃 

[jaaayp]

Wow @Cissy63 ! Love your tracking method! I have the MAKEUP BY MARIO SoftSculpt® Bronzer that I hit pan on LAST YEAR and I use it almost every other day AND YET, I JUST CANT SEEM TO FINISH IT! what is this sorcery?!?!

[Cissy63]

@jaaayp  Thank you 😊.  I’m going to see if I can finish it by year’s end 🤞🤞

[CorgiMommy]

@Cissy63 wow you have done s great job using your stash

[Cissy63]

@CorgiMommy  Thank you!  

[lmaster]

Great items to use! I love that tatcha mask @Cissy63 

[Cissy63]

@lmaster  Thanks!  Oh yes😊. My skin really does like Tatcha products 🩷

[jaaayp]

Hello ladies,

I've been doing this since January on my own and didn't realize there was a whole thread on trying to use up some of these things!

I am skincare obsessed, I feel like when my skin is good, the more sexy and confident I feel with or without makeup. Needless to say, it's gotten out of hand quite a bit as I have like 12 serums, 4 night creams, 4 day moisturizers, and 3 eye creams.

That being said, here's my second line up for the year. I've been layering serums so it's been moving along and I've been adding serums to my morning routine so that's been helping too.

 

 

 

 

 

I finished quite a bit of products in January.. so here's my yay me moment:

 

 

 

[abstraktgirl]

@jaaayp Wow impressive! Great job and I like your idea of layering serums

[jaaayp]

Thank you @abstraktgirl !!! I usually just add something more hydrating like Hyaluronic Acid or Squalene to my retinol or vitamin c! (Do NOT mix vitamin c and retinol in case you're thinking about layering!) 🙃

[blackkitty2014]

Woah great job @jaaayp . Ain’t nothing wrong with skincare fanatics 👌🌹❤️👍

[jaaayp]

Thank you @blackkitty2014 🥰 I agree! But I really gotta rein it in soon 😂

[lmaster]

You've done a fabulous job!! @jaaayp 

[jaaayp]

Thank you @lmaster ! Many more to come!!! ❤️

[Cissy63]

@jaaayp  Oh good job on finishing up your products 🤩👍.  Keep it up.  You must feel proud that your skin is reaping the benefits of all of your work!

[jaaayp]

Thank you @Cissy63 ! You would think so but I think rotating skincare may not be as beneficial which is why I'm joining this challenge to be more consistent! Hopefully I'll reap the benefits soon. Thanks for your encouragement and kind words!!! 😇 

[itsfi]

Welcome to the Pan It! Challenge @jaaayp! So great to have you join us! 🤗 

A definite “yay you!” moment with all your finished items!  I have to say that when I read your list of skincare products, my first thought was “oooh, 4 night creams and 4 day moisturizers? Fun!!” 😀 

“I am skincare obsessed” Looooove that! ♥️