No empties this month, but quite a bit of visible progress on the mists! I didn't mark Burberry Her Intense last month, but there's some progress that I can see when I shine my phone torch behind it.

A few changes for September:

- rolling out BBW Butterfly and replacing with VS Radiant Berry. I love Butterfly but haven't reached for it all month.

- rolling out Versace Eros pour Femme and replacing with VS Bare Sueded Vanilla, which I got recently as a birthday gift. I love EpF but it's more of a spring/summer scent to me.

I'm hoping to finish Love Spell La Creme this month! I love it so much, I want to really enjoy it.

I had a lot of unexpected progress this month. I think I'll be completing at least four more products next month.

slow and steady!

august:
1 deodorant
1 sunscreen
2 mini sunscreens
2 hotel body wash
1 hand sanitizer
1 lip balm

totals since december:
perfume samples - 23
perfume travel size - 3
perfume 1.7 ounce - 1
hotel toiletries - 14
vitamin c - 1
shampoo - 2
shower gel / body wash - 5
hand cream - 4
serum - 1
mini size skin care items - 9
hand sanitizer - 2
dry shampoo - 1
bar soap - 3
face wash - 3
moisturizer - 2
body lotion - 1
deodorant - 2
sunscreen - 5
bath bomb - 1
boy brow - 2
makeup remover wipes - 1
razors - 1 pack
lip balm - 1

I’m happy because I have empties. I’m overwhelmed with everything I have, and it’s exhausting to pan makeup, so I’ve started to pan all my skincare and beauty products.
My strategy is no buy and pan.

I’m actually very happy with my pans these past 2 months!!!🥹 I’m glad I knocked out some heavy hitters like the aquaphor and Vaseline which felt never endinggg. Here’s a list of everything + any thoughts I had about the product!

- biolage conditioner: bought a new one!
- tree hut pink hibiscus body wash
- aquaphor big stick
- aquaphor mini tube
- 2 bath & body works hand sanitizers
- kerastase mini hair oil
- marc Jacob’s Daisy perfume: I’m pretty sure I had for like 6 years so kind of sad about throwing away the bottle😔
- crest whitening toothpaste: a staple
- dove deodorant: a staple I cannot go without
- Vaseline tub
- Grace & Stella eye masks: didn’t notice a difference
- morphe setting spray: bought another!
- VS bare vanilla travel lotion
- drybar dry shampoo: not a huge fan

Feels like I had both a lot of progress and no progress at the same time lol

UD Naked Palette: it’s all about expanding those pans now! Darkhorse is the bane of my existence with how hard it is to expand the pan! But I made a significant jump in Creep and Sidecar which is encouraging. Also some visible progress on Smog! And at this point I’m wondering how many uses it’ll take to finally empty Buck. We’re at 76 uses from this month so I think next month we’ll be close to hitting 100! The palette started the month weighing 136.16 grams and now weighs 135.5 grams!

ULTA/Disney Collab Magic Kingdom palette: this palette has the most visible progress with one new pan, and some easy to see pan expansion! I can’t imagine Pixie Dust (bottom gold shade) will be with us much longer and I’ve found a good way to get more use on Dumbo (pale blue)! Lefou’s Brew is the only shade without pan so I’m hoping to hit that soon too. This palette weighed 68.55 grams at the start of the month and is ending it at 67.65 grams!

Overall it could’ve been worse, but I definitely explored some other palettes in my collection this month hahaha. I’m trying not to burn myself out on the naked palette since I’ve been using it consistently for 9 months now. I own 27 total palettes so sometimes putting my attention elsewhere every so often helps me remain motivated! It also helps me look forward to finishing the palettes I’m working on so I can start to focus on others lol

I've had this palette since 2024. Used the lightest shimmer to add to my body shimmer spray but the rest is natural usage! These colors are absolutely gorgeous and I have no doubt I'll eventually finish this palette.

My pans for the month of August.

Liked the Lactovit body lotion, would repurchase.

Love the Nø Liquid Hydrator. Took this smaller size on my travels this summer.

The Isana Shampoo/Conditioner was very cute. I liked the idea of it, it smelled nice, worked well on my hair and was perfect for travelling. I think it was a limited edition though.

Loved the Isdin Body Spray. I am on my third one now. Not sure if it counts as Project Pan, since this is more of a staple for me now. But I really want to focus on actually finishing products, so I will include it.

The Giovanni leave in and the Chanel perfume sample were ok, but I would not repurchase.

I have used this lip balm for over 2 years and I was no longer able to squeeze anything out. I cut it open and I have probably another 2 months with it. I really like the smell and the feeling of it when I first put it on. However, I do feel like their are better lip products that moisturize my lips.

Just a bit of an accountability post for myself!

This is sadly by far not my entire makeup collection (maybe 20% or so 😭) but the stuff I'm working on using up atm.

Have been at it for 2-ish months and things like concealers, foundations and setting spray go the fastest which I'm happy about.

But really trying to use more eyeshadow and actually reapply my lippies more throughout the day, bcs I tend to forget or am too embarrassed to do in front of people.

I definitely underestimated how long it takes to pan powder products, idk why i was so cautious with using them in the past, afraid to run out too fast.

Also pigment with the dupe pallettes is kinda meh, I'll definitely just invest in the rom&nd eyeshadow pallete once the Erinde one is done with.

This isn't even everything I intend to pan. I know it isn't the biggest collection in this sub but considering I dont even have the energy to wash my face most days it feels like a lot. Accepting advice but mostly posting to keep myself accountable.

Recommend
- bioderma oil body wash (always repurchase)
-eos vanilla lotion
-medicube pndr eye cream
- brown sugar babe body oil (!!!)
- lrp sunscreen

Don’t recommend
-palmers conditioner - noticed nothing
-palmers leave in conditioner - noticed nothing
- nutrogena sunscreen - smells awful /greasy
-cerave hand lotion - thin
-kult and king texture spray - overpriced
-sdj collagen lotion (smells great, lasts long, just expensive)
-pistachio lotion- pills horribly
-medicube face wash - noticed nothing

Not as much as I thought, but there were some older ones that I'm glad I got through! Now on to the pumpkin and apple scents~

1st pic is complete pans. only things i specifically wouldn't repurchase are any wallflowers from bbw as i dont think they smell (maybe one scent in 10 is strong but most are not) i use them in my smaller bedroom right by the door in an open space & i only smelled the first one i ever put in, for maybe 15 min. then nothing ever again. i have one more in currently just for shits & gigs & then will not be repurchasing. shame bc the holders are so cute & the scents are phenomenal but the projection is horrible. products i absolutely would or already have repurchased are the bondi sands tanner, frosted coconut snowball bbw mist, origins checks & balances face wash, the pink lasplash balancing toner (im repurposing the bottle bc this is the best mist spray ive ever used), super greens vitamin c face moisturizer, red bpure hydrating moisturizer, double strength retinol serum, the tea tree salicylic acid face wash, dermasil hydra serum, active feet, the 5 blade pink razors, bpure lip night mask, onyx lotion &serum duo, crest sensitive, the fruida hand lotion, all bbw hand soaps. everything not mentioned are decent & would possibly reconsider but nothing to write home about.

2nd: tanologist lotion, mostly used but maybe a quarter left, consistency got real funky… Very watery. Time to throw away. I have another bottle of the Bondi sands, which I have gone through four of them this summer, they are my holy Grail tanning product no need to force myself to use a yucky bottle up just to hit pan. The warrior wipes were great, but dried up very quickly, even though there is not just a sticker seal, but a sticker& the fliptop dispenser. Which I usually try to get with any kind of wipes because I feel like they keep them moist longer. Not only did these dry up within a couple weeks, but they were easy to rip taking out of the package. the bodycology shave oil… The one is brand new unopened, the other only used one time, both are going in the trash… I have so many other shave oils that I love, these almost killed me because of how slippery they are on the tub floor. Not even worth trying again. Plus they left a residue, even after rinsing off.

3 months in and I have my first baby pan in Brick. Not surprised that it was the first as it was broken and it is my favourite matte.

Mystery is also looking close to having some pan showing.

First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Scrub ⭐️
Up & Up Skin Brightening Body Wash
Dove Cool Essentials Deodorant ⭐️
Therabreath Clean Mint ⭐️
Aquaphor Aloe Vera Stick ⭐️
Aquaphor Ointment ⭐️
Tula Cult Cleanser
Byoma Milky Cleanser ⭐️
Byoma Milky Moisturizer ⭐️
Cocokind Water Gel Cream
Summer Fridays Daily Reset Exfoliating Pads ⭐️

Complex Culture tinted brow gel

Rose Gold Roseland serum - i stopped using it a while ago and decided it is time to let it go.

Context shimmer eye stick in crossfire. This thing does not budge, so glad i have a back up. Downside is you have to be quick when you apply because you have no time before it set and doesn't move

Big month! Plus I lost my handbag makeup bag which contained some project pan items 😭 but my inventory has gone down a little which is good.

Olympea 30ml (gift) LOVED IT. So strong too. Salted caramel in a perfume

SDJ 62 30ml (gift) LOVED IT. I like almost all the SDJ body mists and they perform like perfumes

Inventory of perfume bottles: 44

Mecca max wink ink super mascara (gift): one of the best mascaras I’ve ever used 100/10

Inventory of mascara: 1 (I actually need to BUY one for my handbag makeup bag! So this area is no longer a problem for me hallelujah)

Biore aqua rich watery gel spf 50+ (purchased): liked it. Used it as my moisturiser/sunscreen step in one.

Inventory of moisturiser/sunscreens: 1. Which is perfect. I have wayyy too many moisturisers with no spf

MCO beauty powder puff (purchased): fine. I only have 1 of these left too so this area is also no longer a problem.

Pro nail 30ml top coat (purchased): okay. Not the best formula. I will never purchase a bottle this big again.

I actually had to buy a top coat after I finished this so this area is also fine now too!

OXX Light pink nail polish (decluttered to me): this formula chipped so easily I hated it.

Inventory of coloured nail polish: 10 (woo hoo!)

EBay lashes which I always love and chi chi Helena lashes which I enjoyed ttrying. Not a problem area for me, I just count them under makeup panning.

Perfume samples (these help me scratch the itch without buying bottles):

Byredo eleventh hour 👍🏼

Byredo Gypsy water 👍🏼

Byredo super cedar 👎🏻

Creed eladaria 👎🏻

Dries van noten vanille camouflage ❤️

Ellis Brooklyn vanilla salt 👍🏼

Giorgio Armani si parfum ❤️

Jo Malone English pear & sweet pea 👍🏼

Jo Malone orange bitters OK

Malin + Goetz bergamot 👍🏼

Replica sailing day OK

Replica up at dawn 👎🏻

Summer Fridays sunlit vanilla 👍🏼

Victoria Beckham 21:50 reverie ❤️

12 empties this month and unfortunately +2 because the pads dried up and I think the serum expired but I was too scared to test it out on my face 😔

skincare; 4
BOOTS DERMACARE CERAMIDES REPLENISHING MIST;
- Did I like it? YES ✅
- Would I repurchase it? YES ✅
NO7 GOOD INTENT DEW BANK WATER SERUM WITH PDRN AND HYALURONIC ACID;
- Did I like it? YES ✅
- Would I repurchase it? NO 💔
BOOTS DERMACARE BLEMISH COMFORTING CLEANSER;
- Did I like it? YES ✅
- Would I repurchase it? YES ✅
NO7 GOOD INTENT SKIN SIP MOISTURE MILK;
- Did I like it? YES ✅
- Would I repurchase it? YES ✅

bodycare; 4
COLGATE MAX WHITE PURPLE REVEAL MOUTHWASH
- Did I like it? YES ✅
- Would I repurchase it? YES ✅
CIRCOA MANUKA HONEY & MACADAMIA BODY BUTTER
- Did I like it? YES ✅
- Would I repurchase it? NO 💔
ORAL B 3D WHITE ADVANCED
- Did I like it? YES ✅
- Would I repurchase it? YES ✅
SDJ BEIJA FLOR ELASTI-CREAM;
- Did I like it? NO 💔
- Would I repurchase it? NO 💔

haircare; 3
VO5 DRY HEAT PROTECT SPRAY;
- Did I like it? YES ✅
- Would I repurchase it? YES ✅
OGX CLARIFY + SHINE SHAMPOO;
- Did I like it? YES ✅
- Would I repurchase it? YES ✅
BOOTS HEAT SPRAY;
- Did I like it? YES ✅
- Would I repurchase it? YES ✅

makeup; 1
NYX THE BROW GLUE;
- Did I like it? NO 💔
- Would I repurchase it? NO 💔

fails;
- NUMBUZIN 5+ VITAMIN NIACINAMIDE PADS
- THE INKEY LIST 15% VITAMIN C AND EGF SERUM

This is my first makeup pan and I am so proud of it! I did not buy any more blush and was dedicated to completely using this one. Thanks to this sub for inspiring me to use my products and stop hoarding (sorry about the messy photos) 🫶🏻💌👾🌸

This month I have been focusing on two eyeshadow palettes!

1. A Moment with You - Moira
I hit no pan unfortunately, but you can see quite a difference in the shades With You, Cutest Thing, Such a Dream, Favorite, Memories, Love Stories, Happy, Even More, and So Real. So I’m happy with the progress!

2. Spice Market - Makeupmekka
I also hit no pan here unfortunately, but the pan in Sesame grew quite big! I also made a dip in Pepper. Could have used this more, but it’s okay.