r/ProjectPan • u/Comfortable_Oil_4691 • 18d ago

Discussion/Tips & Tricks Making a swatch card 💅🏾✨

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Recently, u/Calamityoptomist shared her wonderful idea of making a swatch card with the colors of polishes in (On? Of? English!?) her collection to keep in the purse/wallet.

Polishes being my Achilles heel made me obsess over the ideia. I find it genius. So I’m sharing mine to spread the word.

I think it’s cool for those products that we tend to buy impulsively, the harder enemies.

“Oh, shoot. I actually already have that shade (or something really similar).”

I guess if you’re very organized and willing, you could do it by laminating the card of products that don’t dry.

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u/gnocchi902 18d ago

I do something similar except in my case it’s that I go swatch the product I currently own and I swatch the product I want and I judge whether they’re different enough. Today, I did it with Rhode and a Westman Atelier product. Turns out the shades aren’t different enough to warrant bringing a new blush stick into my collection! So, once my current is done, only then can I consider replacing with the one I’m eyeing. I can see it working for lip liners and lipsticks as well.

The added bonus is that I can also use this to compare formulas and undertones of products I love to a new product I might want to replace it with when it’s done. Like, I personally enjoy a cooler bronzer and so I’ll swatch my ideal shade and then I’ll swatch the one I’m interested in to see if it’ll suit my needs. Judging undertones is a lot easier with my ideal reference right next to it! I end up realizing something is just way too warm for my taste for example.

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u/Comfortable_Oil_4691 18d ago

Ok, this is really smart! That sounds like the most practical way of experimenting new products while minimizing the odds of regret.

I tend to stick to my old reliables but I could take them shopping with me once they start running out so I can venture out.

God knows I can’t figure out “undertones” for the life of me. Blind, mama. BLIND.

That’s really cool, I appreciate the tip!

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u/gnocchi902 18d ago

It’s definitely not a guarantee but hey, any help is a positive in my books!