Pan It! - 2025 Challenge

[ElleElleG]

It's 2025 and we're on YEAR EIGHT (8) of the 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:

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Pan It! - 2024 Challenge
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! 

For those of you who are interested in trying the challenge but fear you may not finish or move as quickly as others, remember:

[Samtian]

@KeriCherryDee Great job! That clementine sounds dreamy!

[itsfi]

Bummer about the misses @KeriCherryDee, but you did great work with the Tarte lip balm. The Clarins cryo mask is one I enjoy but get that it doesn't and won't be for everyone. What a sweet housewarming gift from your realtor!

[lmaster]

Another done ✔️ 

 

[Samtian]

@lmaster Whooo yes!!!

[lmaster]

Yes!!! 🎉 @Samtian 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, you're on a roll. 🙂

[lmaster]

I'm pushing!! @itsfi 🙌

[Samtian]

Made some great progress on my use it project.

Use It- 53/333 Target 266
Pan It- 3/337 Target 33

Next month will be my photo updates. 

[lmaster]

Whoo hoo !! @Samtian dedication 👏 

[Samtian]

@lmaster it definitely took me some!

[itsfi]

low and steady wins the race"

~ Aesop (of Aesop's Fables, not the beauty brand 😂🤣😂)

[lmaster]

One done ✔️ 

 

 

[Samtian]

@lmaster Great job! What did you think of it?

[lmaster]

Thank you @Samtian I didn't really see much difference,  but it very well could of been expired lol 

[CookieGirl1]

I'm feeling pretty good about the progress I've made on my Yves Saint Laurent All Hours 24H Hyper Sunkissed Glow Bronzer 2 .

I think it agrees 😅

[lmaster]

Ohhh that's funny!! 🙂 @CookieGirl1 good job!!

[Cissy63]

@CookieGirl1  You have made such happiness happen 😁

[CookieGirl1]

@Cissy63 Lol, it kinda made me smile, at least!

[Samtian]

@CookieGirl1 🤣 that's awesome! 

[blackkitty2014]

Woah this must be a great bronzer for you to make that incredible progress @CookieGirl1 👏👍🌹❤️🔥 I need to check this out when I’m in a market for a bronzer

[CookieGirl1]

@blackkitty2014 it is a nice bronzer but to be fair, it's currently my ONLY powder bronzer that I have in my collection at the moment which makes it easier to really make some steady, solid progress on it.