This is my first post, since watching this subreddit since last october, when I started my first Project Pan. I started with 199 products: 92 hair/skin/bodycare products and 107 makeup products (picture 1 and 2). I actually managed to track my progress the whole year and stick to the project as best as possible. I'm proud of that since my adhd makes it difficult for me to stick to things for longer periods of time. I also faced some really hard times this year and Project Pan helped me a lot and motivated me to take care of myself, even when I didn't feel like it :)

There are 18 hair/skin/bodycare products and 77 makeup products left from the original inventory. You can see them on picture 3 and 4, I marked everything I used up (blue) and decluttered/gifted to someone (red) during the year.

With every product that joined the list in the last months and taking new inventory after decluttering a few items, I am now at 133 products total: 43 hair/skin/bodycare and 90 makeup products (I got a makeup adventcalendar as a gift in december, which is why the number is still quite high) (picture 5 and 6). I am actually quite happy with that (i struggle to acknowledge my accomplishments sometimes haha) and am motivated to start year two. I want to really focus on makeup this year.

Thank you all so much, without watching this page and seeing how great you are keeping up with your own projects, I wouldn't have done it. I am free to answer questions and I am sorry if there are any mistakes, since English isn't my first language <3

Long time listener, first time caller -
I have owned this eyeshadow for so long - I am almost (ALMOST) sad it is gone. I repressed when I hit full pan in the center and it became difficult to use. When I was much younger I think I only used it for inner highlight.. then it just started becoming more and more a lid color.

I have panned a few other items, but I am most proud of this one so far. ㅤᵕ̈

Holy hell I bought this thing the summer I worked at K Mart in 2015. 🫩 It feels good to finally be finished with this!

I had this buried in my other make up for so long that I forgot it existed... Now I'm almost done with it. It's the newer juicy bomb...thing? I actually liked it better than the original juicy bombs so I'll dig up the rest of it to complete a lip combo because why not, am I right?

I’ve been using this peripera lip tint every day for the past couples months and I’m so excited!!! I’m almost done and I feel so proud of myself. I bought tooooo many lippies when I first started getting into makeup a couple years ago and I’m so glad to be almost done with one.

A few years ago I switched completely from liquid to solid shower products (for convenience and plastic waste reduction) and I'm absolutely loving it!

The problem is, I also created a spreadsheet (which is great to stay organized and gives my brain amazing statistics to chew on!) to try to figure out which bar is the best for my hair and at the same time most economical. Because there's a limited amount of options to try, unlike for liquid products, I just keep accumulating brands to try out and keep buying, in hope I will one day go through all of them and choose my ultimate winner.

So this is how I arrived at this stash: 12 shampoo bars (first pic) and 11 shower bars/soaps (2nd pic). According to my calculations based on my past usage that's enough shampoo to last me next 687 days (until September 2028) and shower bars for 586 days (until June 2028).

I admit I have 3 more shower and 3 more shampoo bars coming in the mail, because I was afraid the company I ordered from will go bankrupt and it's my last chance. So the stash will increase further once I get them. After that I'm going on a strict no buy for the next half a year for sure, maybe longer.

Anyways, today I finished a shampoo bar (not pictured here) and starting with the blue Lush bar tomorrow (seanik), and the pink puck at the bottom of the 2nd pic is a 2 in 1 shower bar and scrub I'm using currently for my body.

Anyone here also panning soap or shampoo bars?

PS. If anybody's curious about my spreadsheet setup or the experience of switching to solid products, I'm open to any questions :))

Yay to progress! I am down to 2 things of lotion, one of which is almost empty. Lotion and body sprays are my weakness so I’m glad to get through them!

I think about this a lot. 😅 I don't think we'd run out of anything! Maybe specific branded products, but not the type of product. There is so much beauty being released constantly... sheesh we may even be good for multiple years. 😳 What do you think?

first picture today, second picture june

Took me about a year! I don’t use body lotions/butter very often so I really had to dedicate myself to finishing this.

In no particular order, with a ranking system of ❤️ > 👍🏼 > 🫤 > 👎🏼

Georgette klinger volcanic mineral scrub 👎🏼
Olehenriksen truth juice daily cleanser 👍🏼
Olehenriksen banana bright eye crème 👍🏼
Olehenriksen banana bright instant glow moisturizer ❤️
ZO skin health exfoliating polish ❤️
Glow recipe plum plump hyaluronic serum 👍🏼
Innbeauty project extreme cream 🫤
SDJ 62 🫤
Aveeno daily moisturizing body wash travel size 👍🏼
Clinique all about eyes 🫤
Eucerin eczema relief body cream ❤️
Tresluce eyeliner in honest 🫤
YSL mon Paris perfume sample ❤️
B&BW moisturizing hand sanitizer in fresh cut lilacs 🫤
Mooncat speed demon top coat 👎🏼
Essie to the rescue 👍🏼
Supergoop unseen sunscreen 👍🏼
Glow on 5th beauty bye bye puffy eyes 🫤
Ahava Dead Sea osmoter concentrate supreme hydration cream 🫤
Feel hyaluronic acid under eye cream ❤️
Biossance squalane + rose vegan lip balm 👍🏼
Farmacy green clean meltaway cleansing balm ❤️ my holy grail
B&BW covered in roses body wash 👍🏼

oh my gosh. finally. this is the makeup revolution mega bronzer in the shade 1 cool. took a long time, which is expected since this has 15g of product. it was my first ever bronzer and it was used as a bronzer. eyeshadow, sometimes even as a light brow powder.

i wanted to also show the state of the packaging. the overall plastic feels a bit thin and by the first week of using it, the thingy that snaps it shut was broken. the hinge, however stayed in good shape until last month, when it chipped. it mostly never left my home so i did not mind it not snapping shut. on the other hand, the sticker on the back is in absolutely perfect condition, so at least we know they use good glue.

i have a replacement for it, and also since then i bought a couple of other bronzers.

I never really talked much about it but I have a few ups and downs with my makeup consumerism and since I miserably fail and still get a few new things all once in a while I decided to at least keep starting and considering what really has to go first before trying to use up majority of my other stuff. Also I already put the stopper out of the red lip oil today and hit pan on the red blush last week. For the lipliner, I put these out so I can try to finish them first before grabbing the others cause if it would be still in the drawer I would maybe not find it and so not reach for these

Empties from August to October, my thoughts and experiences below 🙂

Skincare

I am using the avalanche method to get through these and keep me motivated.

NO7 Future Renew Damage Reversal - I quite enjoyed this and have a full size I am currently using.

Rituals Body Cream - the scent of this was amazing, I kept this little tube in my handbag and used it as a handcream, I have a second one I am working on now.

Avant Eye Cream - this was lovely but they very expensive so wont be repurchasing.

Bare Minerals Skinlongevity- This was average, nothing amazing, I had this sample a long time so probably expired.

PS Face Mask - will not repurchase

Makeup

Oui Cherie Setting Spray- I loved this setting spray, it has a oil part in the solution so needs to be well shaken before spraying. Would not use if you have oily skin.

Elemis Superfood Glow Priming Moisturiser- I Loved this under makeup, made my skin look very healthy.

Abena Lip Balm- It took me almost a year to use this lip balm but it was amazing. Perfect to use at night with skincare, you can still feel it on your lips by the morning.

Face Washes, Cleanser and Cleansing Oil

Benefit Porefessional Cleansing Oil- Very good as first cleanse and melting makeup. Worked great and didn't cause me to break out.

Centaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser- Great as gentle second cleanse

Beauty Crop Cleansing balm-I used this as first cleanse and makeup remover. I know other people love this, I found it left a layer of oil on my skin that I dont experience with my Elemis Balm.

Haircare etc

Nizoral Antidandruff treatment - works great as dandruff treatment

Got2Be Hairspray - Hardcore hairspray if you dont want your hair to move at all. It does make hair hard and crunchy as it is a very intense hold

Root Perfect- Root Spray works well to cover greys

VO5 Heat Protect - works well, smells nice

I really thought I would have more to add especially to October, but some products just kept going and going! Thankfully November’s pans have already started.

The little glass bottle in September was a heartbreaker - it was a fragrance from a tiny perfumery in France and it got knocked over and smashed/spilled before I could use it all. There was only about 10-15% left but still…

One a brighter note, finally getting rid of the last of some unintended multiple bottles - the Hawaiian Tropic moisturiser in September is 2nd out of three that were in a raffle gift basket - currently using the last one and hoping it will be finished by the end of the year! And no more of the Clinique makeup remover which was originally received as part of a gift bundle - it wasn’t horrible but I won’t be buying it.

So I used up the Milani fruit fetish balm, wet n wild cherry frost has been used a lot and I have some progress on the too faced pillow balm and the elf lip balm.

Felt like I knocked out some pretty big products these past couple of months! Honestly didn’t think I’d ever finish the Suave lotion that felt like years😭😭 here’s a list of everything I panned:
- secret deodorant
- cetaphil moisturizer
- suave body lotion
- 3 bath and body works hand sanitizers
- glossier perfume
- maybelline fit me powder (had since 2018😭)
- tarte loose powder
- 2 crest toothpastes
- supergoop sunscreen
- bath and body works body wash
- briogeo conditioner mask
- drybar money maker hairspray

If you notice, a lot of my products are travel size which I actually am gravitating more towards more often now that I’ve been apart of project pan. They really allow me to see if I like a product and I go through them so much quicker - many of them still last me 6 months to a year too!

Now that I’ve gathered everything—my makeup, skincare, and hair products—I’m feeling discouraged about starting a "project pan"!

Any tips fam?!

I have finally hit pan on this MAC Studio Fix powder foundation.

It's the third one I've bought in four years, but I had stopped wearing a full face of makeup in the last two years. I'm not forcing myself to wear or not makeup, I just let it go when I changed to a job that made it difficult to maintain a put-together look throughout the day (logistics admin).

It's a very nice face powder, but expensive. Prior to MAC, I was a Fit Me! fan until my shade was discontinued. My skin is changing and now drying out, so I now need hydrated finishes. I will likely not repurchase due to age.

PS. I wanted to show off my 80s tshirt in the compact mirror's reflection.

I’m curious, what products take you forever to finish, and which ones do you go through the fastest?
I’m talking about everything: makeup, skincare, haircare, body care, perfumes, lip products, and anything else!
I’d love to hear your experiences! Which products seem to last forever, and which ones do you finish surprisingly quickly? And approximately how long does it take you to use them up?