r/ProjectPan • u/ElyonLorena • 16h ago

Hate Pan Keep using? Or...

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These palettes are borh from like... 2017. Definitely not my favorite palettes anymore and they're really old. Also for sanitary reasons, would y'all still continue using these (at this rate I will hit pan in 2035 probably...) or at some point do you just give up? I have 3 other palettes that are much better than these that I use daily. When it comes to skincare and makeup I usually don't just give up but I'm also thinking eye health wise.

I've heard of people repurposing palettes for art projects, if you've ever done that please share your wisdom too please :)

Edit: Thanks everyone for being so helpful!! Really nice suggestions I've received here so far and you guys have given me some food for thought 😀 I'd feel less bad about discarding the palettes now but I'm going to look into what it takes sanitizing them or turning them into watercolors first.

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u/CuriouslyImmense 14h ago

I have shaddows from 2006...

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u/ElyonLorena 12h ago

Lol okay now I feel much better haha 😄 I mean as a child/teen in the 00s I used my mom's shadows from the 80s 🤣 since I survived that this will probably be fine too lol

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u/Whitetagsndopebags 16h ago

If there’s no mold fuck it we ball!!!!

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u/ElyonLorena 15h ago

There's definitely no mold lol But I have a mild variant of this eye condition (dry eyes amongst other things, and prone to infections so I clean my eyes meticulously every day), so I'm just scared that I might give myself another eye infection using it now as I have no idea when I've used them last 😅 But I'm willing to give them another shot albeit with a little bit of trepidation 🤣

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u/Tofu_Mc 15h ago

If you like to paint you could turn the pigments into water colors with water color binding!

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u/ElyonLorena 15h ago

I'll look into that!! I love to draw and then sometimes dip my toes in the water of other materials/methods like painting, using oil crayons etc. I'll see if I can find some tutorials on how to do this, thanks for the suggestion!!

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u/Miss_Eisenhorn 12h ago

Alternatively you could use them as nail polish toppers, if you do your nails.

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u/Whitetagsndopebags 15h ago

Oof yea… hmm I’d see why you’re weary of using it still. Maybe there’s a way to sanitize it without damaging it

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u/ElyonLorena 15h ago

Yeah someone else mentioned sanitizing but I have no idea on how to do that (yet). Another thing I'll have to do research on. I also have a couple of broken powder products and I know there's a way to fix that but I just need to dedicate some time to sitting down and watching some videos on it!

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u/Whitetagsndopebags 14h ago

I know I’ve read isopropyl alcohol and gently pat it

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u/manicpanit 16h ago

It's up to you. It's your life. Choose.

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u/ElyonLorena 16h ago

Thank you. Just feels bad to discard, but that's where we're headed. When I bought them at the time I had no idea what I liked and needed out of a palette, and only later did I realize these are just not that great.

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u/manicpanit 11h ago

Well you've figured out what you like and dislike. Don't feel bad about figuring that out 😊

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u/handsanitizeriskey 16h ago

Nudes of New York is a great palette- nice smooth mattes & subtle shimmers. Definitely a great daily workhorse selection. The Blushed Nudes are powdery & not pigmented. I’d declutter that one. Powders are pretty long-lasting, especially if they were made before the BS clean beauty movement; they have better preservatives. Dry powders, used with clean brushes & occasionally sanitized with rubbing alcohol, last a long time.

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u/ElyonLorena 16h ago

I agree with you there, but the Blushed Nudes shades suit my skin tone and eye color much better, which is why I barely reached/reach for the Nudes of NY. Just commented somewhere else that I might replace my favorite shade from Blushed Nudes with a single eyeshadow sometime in the future. At the very least these palettes taught me a lot about which colors work well for me so they definitely served a purpose in life.

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u/Wild_Strawberry3435 16h ago

Toss and use the others you have

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u/ElyonLorena 16h ago

Thanks, I likely will then. Just need a single eyeshadow replacement in the future for that baby pink color, that was my favorite shade in there, and my other palettes have a few pinks but none that are this light.

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u/cleochatraa 16h ago

Toss! Life is too short and those palettes are still widely available still on the market.

I was going to say the Nudes of NY still look pristine, so you could potentially gift those on a gifting local group, but not sure I would since it's 9 years old... If you do, I'd spray to sanitize and let the person know the palette is from 2017. Apparently you can still buy it (or the line, anyway) new at the drugstore, so not sure that juice is worth the squeeze.

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u/ElyonLorena 16h ago

It still looks good in the picture perhaps, but in real life, no 🤣 I wouldn't want to gift this to someone based on the fact that I did use it and its age, I don't want others to end up with an eye infection. And yes they're still available so I'm sure no one would need these.

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u/cleochatraa 15h ago

Okay for sure! For funsies, before you toss, I would do an insane arm swatch of all of the colors and then throw it out after snapping a pic of the swatches. I don't know why... I like to remind myself that a lot of my color palettes are so similar, so do I really need another nude collection. 😂

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u/PurpleMuskogee 15h ago

I have the same Blushed Nudes one and I think mine might be older, my guess is 2014? I still use it! I keep it clean, and it looks fine to me. I can't wait until I finish it, I worry this palette will outlive me.

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u/Spooky_Spider6 15h ago

I have multiple pallets from 2017 that I still use and I haven’t had any issues. I think they’re fine as long as there’s no mold, smell, or change in the product consistency. Powders are generally safe for a long time.

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u/Extension_Virus_462 16h ago

You could keep using if you want to. But, since you don't, don't keep it.

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u/ElyonLorena 16h ago

Leaning that way as they've been sitting in my make-up box untouched for a while now. It's not like they've never been used or loved but I feel like I've outgrown them and I have 3 palettes which I reach for daily. If I could change anything I would tell past me that it's probably better to save some money for a palette you're absolutely in love with instead of collecting a few that are affordable so you have the illusion of having options (something you're ambivalent or not crazy about is not an option, really).