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! 

[Samtian]

It's about that time of year where I start getting bored and start my pan project stuff for next year 🤣. I'm keeping things the same. I'm going to photograph everything this time. Not the way I want to because there are so many cats constantly running around, but hey it's something. I'm adding a few categories that need to see some movement. I'm not taking pictures of the sheet masks though lol. Slow month for me, we've been working on getting the chaos clan fixed, and it's not easy! They have also destroyed more brushes, and lost/stole quite a bit of things. But here is my current update- I did finally complete a target...granted it only had 3 on it, but it's bronzers so...it took this long haha. That was in the Use category. 

Pan- 19/327  Target- 80
Use- 195/516 Target- 386

[lmaster]

Here are the products I still have left and some I'm working on finishing 🤞 before the year is over

 

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The bbw spray is so close to being done, it's the spray that never ends

 

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I think I will be able to get these last three perfumes done. The lip oil will carry over to 2025 for sure

 

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⬆️ These two I'm done with, I hit pretty good pan on the Mario bronzer and the glossier serum, I just did not reach for it and it smells off so these two are done

 

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The bottom two shades I use on my brows⬆️ I have a pretty good dent going

 

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Finally used this baby up!! Love it 😍

[Samtian]

@lmaster Wow great job!!!

[Samtian]

A little bit of progress. Pretty happy I upped the Use It category by 23! 

P- 19/327  Target 80
U- 184/516 Target 386 

[itsfi]

Wow, that’s impressive @Samtian! Do you find yourself using certain types of products in your use category more than others? 

[Samtian]

@itsfi Thank you! Definitely my highlighters. 

[caitbird]

@Samtian  awesome job! 💜

[Samtian]

@caitbird Thank you!!

[itsfi]

October 2024 Progress

MONTHLY SUMMARY: It was a good month for panning. A very good month.

OCTOBER ALL-STARS: We have three, including one that has been in the works for ... awhile. 😊

NEXT MONTH'S FOCUS: Westman Atelier Lip Suede Palette - Les Nudes and Shu Uemura Hair Oil - I'd love to finish both of these by the end of the year. If I'm going to have a chance of that, I'll have to make some big strides in November. 

These are my "slow and steady" pan products this year. I've no doubt I will finish them, it's a matter of when, not if. With past challenges, my "slow and steady" items were things I'd reach for because they were part of my pan it! challenge - having them here meant I would be consistent with their use. These 3 are a little different in that I am pretty confident I'd reach for them even if they were not part of this challenge, especially the Ceremonia Guava Hydrating Leave-In Conditioner 6.7 oz / 200 mL. Because of that, I'm currently contemplating whether to keep them in the pan it! rotation for next year or to swap them out for something else. Either way, I'll to use these and am interested to see how  much I'll use up in the last two months of the year.

Pleasantly surprised to see the very noticeable jump in usage with both of these products. I feel like I have a good chance of finishing the shu uemura Essence Absolue Nourishing Protective Hair Oil by or before the end of the year if, by the end of next month, I can get through a little more than half of the product I have left. Wish me luck. 🤞 

The U Beauty The Super Tinted Hydrator will see more use in the spring and summer months. As a result, I'm leaning towards just reaching for it mostly on the weekends over next two months and then rotating it out of the pan it! challenge for something else next year.

Ahhh, we're getting there, fellow panners! 😍 Slow and steady, and a handful more weekend wears should hopefully get us to full pan on this Westman Atelier Lip Suede Lipstick Palette Les Nudes!🤞

I'm not great with eye creams, better when I include them in a pan it! challenge. OLEHENRIKSEN Wrinkle Blur™ Bakuchiol Eye Gel Crème 0.5 oz/ 15 mL is DONE 🙌 and I am working through my other eye creams. I haven't decided on which one to focus on for next year's pan it! challenge, but there's a space for an eye cream on my 2025 pan it! challenge list. Stay tuned.

Similarly, I've had a cuticle oil (or some nail care product) in my pan it! challenge for most, if not all, of my time doing this challenge - and that has helped me to be more consistent with my use which in turn has been instrumental in the health and strength of my nails as well as in using up my products. Thank you pan it! challenge!

October 10, 2024. The last of the sparkly shades in the ND Biba palette has been used up. Ahhhh....

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It is done. 

January 1, 2020. I started taking part in the pan it! Challenges. That was almost 5 years ago. I chose the full size Natasha Denona Biba Eyeshadow Palette because it was relatively brand new at the time and I needed something to focus on as life had taken a whole different turn.  This ND palette is actually the only palette I have gone in store to pick up on launch day.

My goal was to hit pan (not full pan, just pan) on every single shadow. [Note to self ...Self, I have no idea what you were thinking when you came up with that plan! Lol] Well, technically, the shade spot saw a bitter end as it somehow found itself shattered and broken to bits somewhere along this journey, but... 😂  In any event, here we are - pan it! challenge: accomplished! 4 years, 9 months, 10 days.

Having this palette to work through (and doing my eye makeup every single day - every. single. day) was good for me - it gave me something to focus on, to keep as "normal" as possible, and so many of the beauties here were and have been so encouraging and supportive of my efforts all throughout. A huuuuuge thank you to @ElleElleG for this challenge and keeping me sane when these pans seemed bottomless - brava to Natasha Denona for packing SO MUCH product into her eyeshadow pans! You really do get bang for your buck with the amount of product in each pan. To @Samtian for the constant raves over my progress, even when you may have needed to squint and magnify your screen a lot to see it. And to everyone who watched and cheered. 😘

This is a bit of an interesting moment for me - I've been working on this palette for so long and to now not have it sitting front and center on my table is .. well, it's definitely something new. And has taken a little getting used to. However, because I'm a glutton for punishment, I'll continue to work on the remaining shadows through the rest of the year and moving forward every now and again, but as far as it taking up residence as part of a pan it! challenge, this will be the last year for that. This full size ND Biba will officially retire from the pan it! challenges on December 31, 2024, to be used periodically beyond that. I'll post a photo of what it looks like on (or about) its official retirement from the pan it! challenge. 

With only a couple of months left for the year, I won't be replacing any of the panned items from this month, and will spend the rest of the year working on the remaining products in this year's challenge.

[lmaster]

I am so impressed that you not only done with the palette but you do your eye makeup every single day?? Amazing! @itsfi 

[itsfi]

Thank you @lmaster! Ohhh, wearing eye makeup every day was during the first year (2020) and most of the second year. These days I probably wear eye makeup of some form, not a full eye, on average about 3 out of 5 days during the work week and at least once over the weekend. 

[ElleElleG]

Awww look at your Biba @itsfi ! You've done so well. May those mattes melt into oblivion 🙏

[itsfi]

Thank you @ElleElleG! 🤗 The pan it! challenge was (and is) such a great and productive distraction that, over the years, sharpened my retail therapy tendencies into something healthier; well, most of the time. 😉

[caitbird]

@itsfi  woohoo, awesome job! I can't believe you have stuck with this palette for so long, that's amazing! I think I am too ADD to ever even attempt something like that, but who knows 😂 I hope it feels good to finally accomplish this goal you set so long ago, it's so impressive!

And I can't believe we are so far through this year already - I'm going to need to start thinking about which items/goals to include in next year's pan it challenge soon! 😲

[itsfi]

@caitbird, thank you! It does feel good to finish what I set out to do with this palette. I didn’t have a timeline for finishing when I started, but I didn’t think it would take this long. Goes to show just how long it takes though. That has been one of the incidental benefits of working on this palette. I don’t foresee me putting in an eyeshadow palette with more than 5 or 6 shadows in a future project pan. 😆 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  haha, the pan it challenge is definitely a learning experience for us all - and that's one of the reasons I love it! 

[itsfi]

Right @caitbird!!! And, I feel like we learn a lot from each other and our experiences with different products. In addition to all the great encouragement and support, I've picked up a lot of amazing tips and tricks along the way, for things I've sought out directly as well as gems that I tuck away because they're such great takeaways or tips. 

[Samtian]

@itsfi There are tears in my eyes lol. Like I'm not even joking. Am I going through the stages of grief? 🤣. When I saw the picture of it being completed like my stomach dropped, I'm like wow this is it. The end is finally here. I have so enjoyed following your journey on this!! Such dedication, I hope you are proud! You should be! All your work this month (and always) has been incredible, so much progress!!!

[itsfi]

Awwww @Samtian!!! 🥺. This one definitely felt a little different than the others. I am proud of myself for accomplishing this feat <<pats self on back 😊>> I didn’t think I would even get through the first year yet alone use it every single day. My stubbornness helped. 😂 Thank you, thank you so, soooo much for sticking with me through this. 

There’ll be another eyeshadow palette in next year’s pan but it will not be a large palette like this! 🤪 I’ve definitely notice a change in my buying habits, especially with eyeshadow palettes with more than 5 pans - hahahaha!!! 

[caitbird]

Project Pan 2024 - August & September updates

It’s the beginning of a new month, and that means it’s time to post an update! And I missed last month’s update post, so this update covers both August & September.
August was unfortunately not super productive for this challenge, but I did better overall in September, so you win some, you lose some I guess! As in previous update posts, I’ll only be including items/goals that I actually have progress to report.

Skincare items & goals

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- Neutrogena Hydro Boost Exfoliating Cleanser
Starting status: maybe ¾ full?
Goal: finish
Update: this is sooo close to being finished, I expect to be done with it after another couple of uses (if that). Will be replacing with Glossier Milky Jelly Gentle Gel Face Cleanser 6 oz / 177 mL  (mini), because I think that is my next oldest of the open cleansers I have at the moment.
down to the very last dregs!

- I’m From Fig Cleansing Balm
Starting status: about 3/4 full
Goal: finish
Update: about ¼ left now (I think), I’ve just hit the bottom as you can see. Might be able to finish this in October? We’ll see.


- COSRX Propolis Synergy Toner (mini)
Starting status: full
Goal: finish
Update: finished! Will replace with another one of the mini COSRX toners that came with this set (AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner).

- LANEIGE Cream Skin Refillable Toner & Moisturizer with Ceramides and Peptides 
Starting status: ~1/4 full
Goal: finish
Update: finished! Will replace with TonyMoly Wonder Ceramide Mocchi Toner (this toner bottle is huuuuge, it’s going to take me forever to finish this one lol!).
probably should have used a darker color Sharpie to mark the lines...

- sheet masks (all)
Starting status: idk, way too many XD
Goal: do a sheet mask weekly
Update: I did 4 sheet masks altogether between August & September – most or all were in September.

Hair items & goals

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- hair mask samples, minis & foils
Starting status: I think 6 or 7 minis and a few foils?
Goal: finish
Update: finished  Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair!™ Deep Conditioning Hair Mask  mini & JVN Deep Moisture Mask mini


- dae Stargloss Shine Hair Gloss Treatment 6 oz / 177 ml 
Starting status: almost full, only used a few times
Goal: use consistently before washing my hair
Update: I miiight have remembered to use this a couple of times in August? I think I’m almost done with it, hopefully I can really make a point to use it consistently in October and maybe actually finish it.

Makeup items & goals

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- Colourpop Fade Into Hue Palette
Starting status: haven’t used yet
Goal: use every shade at least once
Update: Used 4 new shades – Lovecraft, Prismatic, Paradise, Retro Dream
so many still to go...oof

- Natasha Denona Xenon Palette
Starting status: haven’t used yet (other than swatching it)
Goal: use every shade at least once
Update: used 3 new shades – Contrail, Blizzard, Neve


- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette (Jellyfish)
Starting status: used several times, but I haven’t really experimented with it or gotten good use out of it as much as I’d like
Goal: use & experiment with at least weekly
Update: used ~twice (I think) in September, including trying the bronzer again, which is the one product I rarely reach for in my makeup routine, so using it is definitely a bit out of my comfort zone.

- Red & other bright lippies
Starting status: 28 (more added since)
Goal: do 3-4 looks monthly; use each at least 3x
Update: did 2 bright lip looks in September, using #Hourglass Unlocked™ Satin Crème Lipstick Reef 320  & GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Anaheim Shine Clean High-Performance Satin Lipstick Original Recipe  (mini)

Here are a couple of makeup looks from last month using some of my Project Pan makeup items:
used: Colourpop Fade Into Hue palette, bright lip (Hourglass Reef)used: Natasha Denona Xenon palette, Hourglass Jellyfish palette, bright lip (GXVE Anaheim Shine)

Fragrance items & goals

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- perfume samples & travel sizes (all)
Starting status: 226 samples & 47 trial/travel size (more added since)
Goal: try each at least 2x; decide whether to purchase FS
Update: tried 3 sample fragrances 1x each – Diptyque L’Ombre Dans L’Eau, Penhaligon’s The Coveted Duchess Rose, NEST New York Vanilla Bourbon Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz / 50 ml eau de parfum spray 
Tried 1 perfume travel size – Ellis Brooklyn RROSE Eau de Parfum 0.33 oz/ 10 mL Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 
tried 1 perfume travel size 2x – The 7 Virtues Cherry Ambition Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.34 oz / 10 ml eau de parfum spray 
tried 2 perfume travel sizes for the 2nd time ach – KAYALI EDEN SPARKLING LYCHEE | 39 Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.34 oz / 10 mL eau de parfum spray  & Ariana Grande Cloud Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.33 oz / 10 ml eau de parfum spray . I’ve added the full size of Cloud to my wishlist 💜

- full size EDP (all)
Starting status: 12 (1 added since)
Goal: use each at least 1x monthly
Update: used 1 FS fragrance 2x - Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Crush Cheirosa ’68 Beija Flor™ Hair & Body Fragrance Mist 8.01 oz / 240 mL 
used 3 FS fragrances 1x each - OUAI Melrose Place Eau De Parfum 1.7 oz/ 50 mL , Pinrose Tambourine Dreamer, Glossier Glossier You Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz / 50 mL eau de parfum spray 

- scented candles (all)
Starting status: 21 (more added since)
Goal: light a candle at least 1x weekly
Update: I have been doing really well with using candles on my days off or after work, so I have tried quite a few and even finished 2 small ones now!
Candles burned in August: DW Home Firefly & Meadow, Voluspa Japonica Apple Blue Clover (mini), NEST New York Rose Noir & Oud Candle 2oz/57g  (finished), Voluspa Japonica Forbidden Fig (mini), West Coast Candle Co. Pistachio & Cherry, Voluspa Japonica Goji Tarocco Orange (mini).
Candles burned in September: DW Home Sweet Apple, East West Pumpkin Chai Spice, Nest Pistachio & Wild Fig Classic Candle, DW Home Grapefruit Citrus (finished), Ulta Beauty Collection Pistachio Biscotti, Nest Pumpkin Chai Classic Candle, Nest Autumn Plum Classic Candle, Sweet Water Décor Hello Fall, East West Warm Cider & Spice

Nails items & goals

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- nail polishes, press ons & nail art supplies (all)
Starting status: many, too lazy to count them all now XD
Goal: do nails at least 1x monthly
Update: did mani in September – Never Say Never press on nails

Most other items/goals not specifically mentioned here have seen slow but steady progress, but nothing really noteworthy since I last updated. And that’s it for my updates for this month (er, the past 2 months actually 😅)! I’m really hoping to make some good progress in October and throughout the rest of the year, as much as possible. Participating in Project Pan the past couple of years has been great for helping me to use and finish more of my beauty stash, even when my progress isn’t always consistent from month to month, and I’m hoping to make as much progress as I can in the next 3 months!