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:

Spoiler

• 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:

Spoiler

• 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! 

[jaaayp]

Thank you @caitbird ! The no buy is definitely helping, I'm trying to use up everything before I start on anything new... 😅 it's tough but doable!!!

[itsfi]

That’s some fabulous progress @jaaayp! 😃Nice work on finishing up more of your  beauties. Ahhh, panning makeup! It’ll be fun to see what you choose and your progress along the way! 

[jaaayp]

Thank you @itsfi 🥰 I think you'll definitely be seeing some OG stuff that I loved but stopped reaching for 😂😂😂 we will be marching the nostalgia road in June/July ahhaha

[itsfi]

@jaaayp, we’re ready for it! It’ll feel good to work through some of the more seasoned items in your stash. 😉 The OG stuff is some of the best stuff. 

[Samtian]

@jaaayp Ooh amazing job!!!

[jaaayp]

Thank you @Samtian 🥰

[lmaster]

Excellent job!! 👏 @jaaayp 

[jaaayp]

Thank you @lmaster 🥰🥰🥰

[ather]

@jaaayp  Great job!! Wow you did some serious damage to the Ouai oil!!! What are your thoughts on the Tula vitamin c?? 

[jaaayp]

I actually really liked it @ather !!! I got it half off and I honestly want to say it's comparable to Drunk Elephant C-Firma Fresh Vitamin-C Day Serum .94 oz/ 28 mL (it smells exactly the same). I noticed significant fading of the scars towards half way mark of the bottle and was quite pleased! I'm going to be picking up the EADEM Milk Marvel Dark Spot Serum with Niacinamide and Vitamin C 1 oz/ 30 mL next but may repurchase the tula if half off comes up again 🤔

I did do a lot of damage on the Ouai scalp... but not sure if I'm noticing any difference?!?!?! 

[ather]

@jaaayp  Oooo that’s awesome to hear!! @itsfi  Loves the EADEM Milk Marvel Dark Spot Serum with Niacinamide and Vitamin C 1 oz/ 30 mL  and raves about it. I can’t wait to hear the comparison between the Tula and the Eadem!! 

Hmmm no results after using the Ouai oil either. That’s interesting!!! 🤨 

[missjeanie]

Excellent progress @jaaayp !! I’ll be curious to see which make up items you choose to pan! I always find makeup so much harder than other products!

[jaaayp]

Thank you @missjeanie and omg! I know!!! I was looking through my makeup couple days ago trying to decide and get started and I haven't chosen anything except the HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Triclone Skin Tech Medium Coverage Foundation with Fermented Arnica 100 Light... and that's because I bought some new loves and I don't want this bottle to go to waste.

I think Benefit Cosmetics Hoola Matte Powder Bronzer Hoola will be one. I have a brand new one that hasn't been open yet and I really should use up the 10% left so I can start fresh! 

Otherwise.. not sure. Any suggestions? 🤔

[blackkitty2014]

Great job @jaaayp 👏. I like that Quai. I need to use it more often.

[jaaayp]

Thank you! And yes! It smells so good @blackkitty2014 ! Have you seen any results from it though?

[blackkitty2014]

@jaaayp @I tempted to say no, I don’t see any result but then I only use it once in a blue moon so probably that is not an accurate statement. I will put it in Pan it project and we’ll see 😘

[jaaayp]

OOOH yes, please @blackkitty2014 I absolutely love the smell and it makes my scalp feel clean/moisturized but I'm not seeing any volume or anything.... but my hair is kinda stubborn and doesn't react positively (nor negatively actually) to anything!

[KeriCherryDee]

(Insert high-pitched joy shrieking)

I made such good progress on my sample perfumes! The last ones I have left for samples are a teeny Nest New York Balinese Coconut perfume oil rollerball and a deluxe-size Juliette Has A Gun Not A Perfume. As these are around a year or less old and I’m supremely happy with my empties, I’m switching gears to give more love and attention to my full-size fragrances from Juliette Has A Gun (Magnolia Bliss) and Valentino (Donna Born In Roma Intense and DBIR Green Stravaganza). I’ll sprinkle in Balinese Coconut as I feel like it—and will probably work on Not A Perfume more towards winter. For now I want to enjoy sprays again; the splash vial and rollerball samples were a bit of a pain. I’d love to see a big dent in Magnolia Bliss by the end of the year, as it is my oldest fragrance—I got it basically right when it launched.

 

[Samtian]

@KeriCherryDee Holy that is amazing!! Rollers and dabbers are very much indeed a pain, I feel that!

[lmaster]

Woooow!!! Great job 🙌 @KeriCherryDee 

[KeriCherryDee]

@ather thank you!!