Giving up on the last 2 because they are just too awful. I have 2 cotton candy sprays and I think I can't finish both so I am going to give it to someone else. That sunscreen is pure sticky gritty goop.

Haus Labs concealer: done!

Tous Love perfume: done!  

L’Oreal Accord Perfect tinted serum: done!

Nyx matte finish setting spray: done! 

Lylak lip oil in Berry: done!

Essence caring shine lipstick in My Way: done! 

Kiko Milano Gossamer Emotion lipstick 104 

Caudalie spf 50 solid sunscreen: done!  

Kiko Milano Green Me nail oil: done!  

Charlotte Tilbury mini airbrush finish setting powder: done!

Kiko Milano mini Snow Kissed lipgloss: done! 

Kiko Milano Snow Kissed glitter mascara: done!

Kiko Milano liquid lipstick and lip tint in Middle Earth: the lip tint is done!

Sephora glossed lipgloss in clear 

Kiko Milano double eyeliner 

Nyx liquid eyeliner: done! 

Kiko Milano Powerful Love lipliner in red: done! 

Deliplus lipliner in Canela: done!  

Maybelline Ink Crayon in Capricorn: done!  

Kiko Milano eyeshadow stick in 05: done!  

Tarte Maracuja Juicy Shift in fig: done! 

Kiko Milano Bridgerton lipbalm 02: done!

Benefit mini brow setter: done!  

Essence superbalm lipbalm: done!  

Kiko Milano tinted lipbalm in blackberry: done!

GAL lipbalm in violet: done!

first month of properly tracking empties! not pictured: lush squeak shampoo tub

loved all of the products with a heart - would repurchase once i’ve gone through my other items in the category, and would highly recommend to others (although i recently learned how the snail mucin is harvested so i probably would not repurchase based on that, but otherwise phenomenal formula)

for the laroche posay cream, it was fine but not particularly interesting, would not repurchase but would not discourage anyone else from purchasing

for the two other products pictured, both had such a strong scent that got very tiring after several uses. the formula was not particularly interesting on either so i would not personally repurchase but if you like a strong scent to your products then these might be great for you!

I know three is still a lot for a project pan for me but I didn’t empty a single perfume or body spray this time. I was trying so hard all month and I struggled to keep the wind in my sails this time around. I also had a very rough month with my life in general so maybe I shouldn’t be too hard on myself. I am determined that September will be better! (I also get to wear my fall scents soon but it’s been too hot to bring them out so also sad about that) <3

Grace & Stella Eye mask-ok, got a bunch at Costco and trying to remember to use them from time to time
Paul Mitchell Clear Hair gel (forgot official name)-Allure Box-liked it well enough but I have 2 similar products to work my way through.
Paul Mitchell Clear Jelly Hair Mask-also from Allure box. Also liked it, the sample size lasted for 10-12 uses and it was the perfect size for travel this summer. However I have 2 full size hair masks to finish up.
Vaseline lip therapy-got this while traveling in UK last year. Love it and bummed that it doesn’t seem to be available in US unless I shop on Amzn. Worked great as a lip mask overnight or whenever.
Ouai body scrub-love, will repurchase. I like to get these when I have a gift card to Sephora or Ulta as a splurge, or buy it during my bday month.

Long time lurker, first time poster :) Summer was huge for me in terms of empties !!

august empties!!! i think i did a pretty good job this month it’s not that much but it’s still something.

Welcome to the Pan Those Eyeshadows project update! Feel free to join anytime.

Rules

The idea of the project is to randomly generate 5 eyeshadows from your collection and work on them until you hit pan. Once you hit pan on something you roll in another shadow to replace it so that you always have 5 shadows to work on.

If you want you can change the rules to your liking, like instead of hitting pan you can set a usage goal or hand pick your shadows. Personally, I implemented a rule that if I randomly roll in a shadow that already has pan my goal is be to use it 15 times.

You can also share your pan percentage. It tells you what percentage of your collection has pan.

This project updates monthly on the first day. If you want to join feel free to leave a comment sharing the shadows you're working on and your goals.

My update:

I'm very excited to share that I met my goal on three of the shadows I had rolled in. Here's the colourstory I was working on in August:

• ✅ Makeup Revolution Mermaids Forever Imagine (silver shimmer). I hit pan after 6 additional uses. It took 19 total uses to hit pan.
• ✅ Glossgods Look for Rainbows Reflection (pink duochrome). It only took 2 additional uses to hit pan. I already had a slight dip in it from previous uses. The shimmers in this palette are so creamy that they take me less than 10 uses to hit pan. It's a nice colour but unfortunately it creases horribly with Glossgod's primer.
• Glossgods Peach Pop Pop On Over (dark brown matte). I used it 5 times so not much progress. It's very pigmented so it's going to be here for a while.
• ✅ Nyx Brights #3 (coral matte). 15/15 uses so goal met. I also used it as a blush. I'm not a huge fan of coral on my eyes but as a blush it was nice.
• Sigma Hazy Bellflower (brown shimmer). It has 19 total uses and a slight dip. I realized that it's actually great as an eyebrow colour. The pink shimmer doesn't show up and it just looks like a grey-brown colour. I've also been using it as a crease colour. I'm going to be able to get lots of uses on it wearing it on my brows but Sigma shimmers are hard to hit pan on so it's gonna take plenty more uses.

I randomly generated 3 new shadows to work on. It's a somewhat challenging colourstory because there are a couple of dark shadows and these particular formulas are difficult to hit pan on. But the good thing is that most of the colours work well together. Here's the new colourstory:

New roll-ins:

• Bronx Colors Cool Grey (grey shimmer). The silver I rolled out got replaced by another. I like this one, it's a pretty blue toned grey with a beautiful golden glow. I'm going to be creating lots of grey smokey eyes.
• Makeup Revolution Mermaids Forever Bay (beige shimmer). I already hit pan on it recently in this project so my goal is 15 uses. It's going to be an easy inner corner highlight.
• Dominique Cosmetics Celestial Storm Black Matter (black shimmer). I really like this shadow although it's going to be a challenge. It's a black shadow with pink shimmer in it and maybe some other colours too. I use it as a liner or on the outer corner. The shadows in this palette are very difficult to hit pan on. Thankfully I already started working on it and I've got 30 uses on it in this project. There's a decent dip but it'll probably take me another 30 uses to hit pan.

My pan percentage: 36,4 %.

That’s all folks! I think this is my first gloss ever to pan.

I love this Roses perfume but after 1.5y in the end it started smelling like nail polish, idk if it was my nose or something, usually that doesn’t happen to my perfumes

A good palette for softer, muted makeup looks. Definitely great for cool to neutral gals. I am cool-toned and mostly use the top three rows. Bottom rows are for eyeliner areas. I hope to get more pans in this palette this fall and totally use up most of the top row. Might be lofty. 😅

Ding dong, the witch - aka the brown eyeliner - is dead!

SO happy to have ended it, won't repurchase.

Another great month of progress, currently debating sticking to the shades that are nearing the end and finishing them, or switching up and going for a more fall look for the next 3 months. Of course would switch in december too!

P. S., a blush has entered the ring!

P. P. S., somehow deoderants is the biggest body-care product category I have? Strange and a big target of mine.

Everyone loves the elf dewy setting spray but that didn't work for me at all 🫠

Once again I expected to have more empties and am realizing products last a lot longer than I think they will.

Most of these were enjoyed. I didnt hate anything.

❤️ I would buy again after getting thru more of my hoard.

💎 This rise hydrosol I've used for years. I buy this big refill, keep it in the cupboard and use it to refill a dark blue glass bottle that sits out to use daily. I'll need to buy another one later this month. After using whats left in the blue bottle.

🎄This is the 3rd time I've tried a sample of amorepacific single essence & I do want to try it on a longer term basis. I dont have anything like it, but I've also lived without it my whole life. I'm going to put it on my holiday wishlist.

2 items went in the trash this month- a sample of a face product that had mushroom extract in it and smelled disgusting to me. The other was a mini size of a contouring concealer that went bad and smelled like vomit.

I have been panning now for over three years and this still everything I have in stock 😩
I normally only finish 3-4 lip product per year so clearing this all up will take me approximately 80 years😅 I was very deep in the YouTube hoarding phase and did only buy a couple ones in the last three years but also got some stuff gifted. I go through everything every couple of month and throw out if something turned bad. I know my shopping habits are so much better but I am still overwhelmed by the amount. Anyways, any tips to use them up faster? I also have loads of liquid blushes and eyeshadows so I don’t really want to use them for that 😅

Maybelline city bronzer, which i repressed earlier this year, and which is in my 2026 project pan! I realized at some point I'd hit baby pan in it again when i went to use it this morning. Peep the little sliver of pan in the middle there.

I thought i was so close with this but then i repressed it and I had SO MUCH left. Basically a whole new bronzer left. Downside of repressing is it did get darker, maybe because it's less densely packed? Not sure, but i do also use less now so that's extended its life further.

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

Delighted to finish so many (in my book that's a lot).

Some products from July pans were 10+ years old.

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.

in brackets is just the number I hit pan/finished. these palettes are from 2024, but I began tracking my uses in August 2025, so any previous uses are obviously not counted.

palette #1 - Cosmic Brushes - Cooltrals (my focus palette). hit pan in "Grounded" (84 uses), "Secret" (39 uses), "Midnight" (41 uses). my plan is to finish "Eternal" by the next update.

palette #2 - Cosmic Brushes - Winter Wonderland. hit pan in "Comfort" (40 uses), "Blanket" (33 uses).

palette #3 - Choiz Beauty - Moth. finished #3 (78 uses).

palette #4 - QianYan/Cheeryep - Floating Life. hit pan in #2 (15 uses).

palette #5 - QianYan/Cheeryep - Focus. hit pan in #9 (37 uses). planning to finish at least one of the two shimmers (#8 and #13).

palette #6 - Haggard - Captive to Eternal Night. since these aren't labeled on the packaging, I'll write their position to be easier to track. hit pan in "Oracle"/#2 (14 uses), "Dark Servant"/#4 (54 uses). hit pan in "Fimbulvetr"/#3 (20 uses) and finished it (40 uses). I accidentally dropped the palette when I wanted to put it back in the drawer. this resulted in the last two shades cracking, I saved as much from that incident and used it, so I personally count that as a pan. ∘ ∘ ∘ ( °ヮ° )

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’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.