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! 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, one more down and on to the next! Nice work. 

[lmaster]

Thank you lovely!! I'm pushing through and making progress 💪 @itsfi 

[Samtian]

January/December progress report- 

Pan It- 4/327  Target 80
Use It- 44/516  Target 386

[itsfi]

Those are some great progress stats @Samtian! I've seen folks target and track use, but i've never tried it. I may give that a try if I decide to do some seasonal pans this year. 

[Samtian]

@itsfi I think it's really a good idea for me and my hoard never use situation lol. 

[itsfi]

“my hoard never use situation” lol @Samtian; ahhh, a situation I have some familiarity with. Trying to be better but it’s definitely work to do so. 😝 

[Samtian]

@itsfi It definitely is lol. I'm thankful for this project, without it I would no doubt still be just buying and forgetting. 

[itsfi]

Agree @Samtian! These pan it! challenges make accountability a lot more fun! 

[Mellmars1185]

Pan 2024 items

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JVN Complete Blowout Styling Milk 3 oz / 90 mL 
Herbivore Coconut Ultra Hydration Body Oil
Youth To The People Superfood Gentle Antioxidant Refillable Cleanser 
KILIAN Paris Good Girl Gone Bad by KILIAN Travel Spray 0.24 oz / 7.5 mL eau de parfum spray 

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PATRICK TA Major Dimension III Matte Eyeshadow Palette 

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Haus Labs Olor Fuse Blush in Lavender Blonde
Too Faced Sun Bunny Natural Bronzer Sun Bunny 
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter Exhilarate 

I don't expect to get through all of these but I feel like I can include all of these powders in everyday looks.

 

[missjeanie]

@Mellmars1185 Great choices!  Very exciting to see how some of those makeup products go fast once you hit pan the first time!

[Mellmars1185]

@missjeanie Thank you! I ended up pouring a mini of the Youth To The People Superfood Gentle Antioxidant Refillable Cleanser to the bottle so it is more full now. I am looking forward to seeing pan. It will be interesting to see how long it takes!

[SephoraStargril]

Wow those are some nice products to try!

[Mellmars1185]

@SephoraStargril Thanks!

[Mellmars1185]

@Samtian @itsfi Thank you! I am hoping to check in quarterly 😊

[Samtian]

@Mellmars1185 Ooh those are some fun choices. Can't wait to see your progress!

[itsfi]

@Mellmars1185, great mix of beauties for your pan it! challenge. Impressive choices for powder products. It’ll be fun to see which shade you hit pan on first on the Patrick Ta palette. 

[lmaster]

Good luck!! You got this @Mellmars1185 

[Mellmars1185]

@lmaster Thank you!

[missaa8]

Herbivore is so good! @Mellmars1185, their packaging never fails.

[Mellmars1185]

@missaa8 Thanks, it is very timeless. I have had this for years and I didn't reach for jt much because it didn't smell much like coconuts. It will still be hydrating though!

[missjeanie]

@Mellmars1185 I bet you could get some serious use out of all of these!  I can't wait to see how the PT palette looks through the year.  I just love watching a shadow palette get panned!