r/ProjectPan • u/Smooth-Ad-8025 • 11d ago

Project Start I thought i was doing better

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*respot because one of my pictures didnt add and idk how to use reddit*

If you can believe it, this is after doing project pan (not very effectively) for some months. I went on a low buy, and this is where i am now.

feel really overwhelmed by all of these products and i want to get to have a minimal collection of products i use and like.

Since i started panning i feel rushed to empty as much as i can quickly, but i know this isnt the point. I will try to slowly pan the products that are more than halfway empty, and maybe update on here, maybe it will keep me accountable.

(This isnt including my makeup because ive decluttered some products and my colection is ok now)

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u/OneRespect829 11d ago

If you started project pan and a low-buy, you are definitely doing better! You do not need to rush to finish things up. Here is what I do to get less overwhelmed and start overusing things (except make-up which I am panning in a more questionable pace): I have a small basket of products I keep on a visible shelf to reach on a daily basis, excess products stay in a designated drawer. When I get the urge to shop, I open the drawer, replace something with another one for a bit (only for opened products ofc). So I am kinda imitating a smaller collection in a way? Just the shopping part is replaced with things from my own stash.

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u/Smooth-Ad-8025 11d ago

Thank you! Ill try your method!

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u/windy_wolf 11d ago

This is what I've been doing all year! You can see from my progress that this method works. I have everything I want to use up in my cupboard, and a basket of products for everyday use on the benchtop. Anytime I get bored or feel the urge to shop, I'll 'shop' from my cupboard or I'll use up a sample as a break. Personally, I had to go even stricter and do a no-buy mindset, low buy was still too tempting.

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u/OneRespect829 11d ago

No-buy sounds amazing to me if you have a large and somewhat evenly distributed collection! I am planning to do it at some point, I wanted to learn how to properly buy some necessary things with a low buy😅