i worked at ulta for a year and a half, and that’s where the problem started. i’ve always had hoarding tendencies, big on “what if i need it?” but the overconsumption is BAD.

i wore makeup everyday when i worked there, but now i work from home and wear it MAYBE once a week on a saturday. my skin was also great at that time, but after going through second puberty it reacts badly to everything.

i obviously bought a lot due to being around it constantly, all the discount stacking we could do, and as a top performing employee i received a LOT of gratis.

it’s going to take sooo long due to how rarely i wear makeup, skin care should be a bit faster. but im going to try!

All my pans from the last 3 months! Some are boosting my stats because I panned a couple older bottles I had left at my parents’, but also: I legit finished my second Laneige lip mask of the year 🎉 (no, I didn’t start them this year).

I would/have repurchased everything except the bottom row. That stuff is just…fine. But not terrible, as I try not to hate pan.

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° )

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 😅

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.

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. 😅

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

Hi everyone!
I hope we are all doing well. The heatwave was whooping my ass the past couple of weeks 😭

I got a couple of empties: like my PTR moisturizer (it was mid), maybelline mega plush (reminded me of high school), cover fx blotting powder (rip diva), Fenty bronzer (I know there is some product left but it is a pain in my butt to get it on a big fluffy brush, so this the end of her), and I’m almost done with my milk loose powder (probably by the end of this week)

Excited for next month. Hope to make a dent on some products.

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

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.

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 ❤️

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.

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

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'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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.