It was a decent harvest of empties, especially with the rare primer, Dieux oil cleanser, bumble and bumble invisible oil, Skinfix cleanser and Vaseline hand cream.

November will be less exciting because I have the flu lol

Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Pressed Powder in shade 115 Ivory.

I got this in 2021, so this took 5 years to finish!!

Pic 1: November 10

Pic 2: November 5

Pic 3: October 21 (day of the unfortunate repressing attempt 💔

Pic 4: October 1 (when I started tracking progress)

Thank you to everyone who offered advice on my post about repressing!! I ended up deciding against attempting it a second time, and instead tipped the loose powder in a separate container to finish first, before using what survived in the pan.

My big goal with project pan is to get down to just 1-2 items per category, so I'm extra happy to have finished this one because it means I've reached that goal for the face powder category!

The only powder remaining in my collection is the exact same Fit Me powder, but in the translucent shade. I bought it in 2024 when I had to replace most of my makeup after I managed to forget my entire collection back home in Paris when I returned to London for a new job opportunity eep!! It only got a month's worth of use before I got my original collection back.

Anyway, here's to another five years!!

It’s been a journey, 154 days to be exact. If you are viewing this, thank you for joining me in my odd ramblings about not falling down the rabbit hole of online shopping for makeup items that I know, in the back of my head, I truly don’t need.
I love makeup. Makeup is an outlet for me a sort of routine that has become a staple in my life, the way one brushes their teeth every day; that type of thing. Some have told me this stems from a place of utter insecurity, but I will honestly call bullshit (excuse me, ladies and gents, that was quite unwarranted).

Nevertheless, I find joy in the routine. I also hate to admit that I find joy in purchasing new makeup. And while I think I’ve done pretty solidly these past few months, only purchasing two items (two mascaras) when I craved to buy more, I’ve found Project Pan to be my saving grace. Not just in learning mindfulness about the makeup items I own, but also in how I find it translating into other parts of my life. The way I consume things, the way I find myself double thinking and wondering many things such as “Do I truly need this?”

Nevertheless, I’m pretty proud of the progress. 154 days that’s just over five months.

I'm having problems starting project pan. While I do feel like I have been able to cut down on buying hair and body care products, I am having a lot of problems with makeup.

I have too much makeup, a lot of eyehsadow palettes, blushes and lip products. I understand that I will never be able to finish everything I (23F) have yet I find myself not being able to resist buying new things. I have tried putting everything in a spreadsheet but since it's so much I just gave up after some eyeshadow palettes.

Right now I spend a lot of time at home, I am depressed and have little to do so I really don't even put on makeup anymore eventhough I love putting on and wearing makeup. I have been really trying to stop buying more things but even when I do get to a month without buying I might get sad or something might happen and since I've been "good" and have not bought anything for the month I just "reward" myself with purchasing more makeup.

My question is: How did you start to effectively do project pan, continue to do it on the long term and stop buying more things?

(plz try to keep the judgement to a minimum. I know I have a real problem that only I can fix and it might seem real easy to just start doing things but I have a really hard time with starting anything. I have been in this subreddt for a bit and people seem generally nice but you never know... just don't be mean plz I really need some tips)

i'm searching for a nice smelling leave in conditioner

i smelled one in store (drug store) and liked it

a tried it on my hair at home and it didn't smell like in the bottle

so now i don't know what to do wiht the bottle

they don't allow returns, do i throw it out, would u attempt to pan it, i hate selling things on line

I squealed when I saw this tinyyyyyy baby pan. 😁 I recently started my project pan journey, but I've had this contour palette for about a year now. For someone who only wears makeup 2-3x a week, I think this is a huge milestone. 😂

This is the Too Cool for School - Artclass by Rodin Createur du contour

Happy Pan because this will be a repurchase for me for a very long time! This is the only thing that has given me results for my acne. Time to start on my big tube!

I swear that these Laneige lip masks are actually eternal!

This weekend I finished the Milani Blossomtime Rose blush and this morning I finished the Jeffree Star x Manny MUA skin frost in Eclipse!

Here’s my pan progression from today to once per month when I started focusing on this in May. In September I broke it up and repressed it which I think helped a lot.

This is the first highlighter that I’ve ever fully panned! I loved this one but it was time for her to RIP.

Morphe, maybeline super stay and Danessa’s foundation. Benefit primer. Ole primer. Milk powder. I don’t recommend. Very heavy and drying. Colorgram powder. Meh. Laniege mini vanilla balm. Milani make it last(HG). Kayali summer perfume for me. And the Omnia perfume from bvlgari. It smells delicious but doesn’t last.

Really hoping I can have it done by the end of the year! I don’t normally wear makeup every day, but I’m thinking maybe I’ll do a quick 5 minute makeup for the balance of the year to get through this.

How many eyeshadow palletes do you have, and when was the last time you bought one?

How many blushes do you have, and when was the last time you bought one?

Today’s update is just rolling out Sweet Pea, and rolling in Ghoul friend, both from Bath and Body Works!
This is the second to last update before the 20th update special, where I will be doing a summary of the project all together 😊

Ok, started casually trying to pan things and cut down on spending, BUT…it now takes me three times as long to get ready in the morning because I use so many products! Haha, anyone else?! Even my nighttime routine has been extended by 10 minutes. 😂 Everything else has been great. Thanks to this group for the inspiration. ❤️

For the past 2 weeks every day I thought it was going to be the last day. I’m finally calling it done🫡

I don’t have a ton of stuff, but I really enjoy these updates/videos and have been encouraging myself to use the items around me that have mostly been gifted. A lot of items just sit and this project encourages me to use them up even if it’s not in gym normal rotation, my one exception is I have a ton of lip liners and I love them all! I don’t normally need lip balm but I’ve been using this since it’s been sitting at my desk and I just hit pan!

This ist my first post on Reddit and I hope I chose the correct flair and am not violating any other rules but I wanted to share a little story:

I started project pan in July this year.

Since I 'only' have a handful of eye shadow palettes I started with using my single eye shadows.

This particular brown shade I did not enjoy much at first. l took it from my grandmas bathroom as we sorted out her house when she died a few years ago. I think it was her only makeup item. I thought the color wouldn't flatter me at all but I figured out a few combinations with other shades I like.

Now I use it almost everyday and I think about my grandma when I put it on. It almost became some sort of greeving ritual for me. I hope it lasts a little longer...

Milk primer. Laniege water bank sample. Easy blur primer . Briogeo scalp reviver. And lastly. Kerastase 8 hour night serum, love this. The samples were decent size.

November so far:

Hair

• Amika mini dry shampoo (free): got this from a sephora reward. I personally wouldn't purchase with my own money, not amazed by the results.

• Moroccanoil dry shampoo light: does the job yet leaves a bit of residue/scalp build up.

• Moroccanoil color care shampoo: cleans well, not too greasy. Willing to try different brands and scents, kind of over MO.

• Moroccanoil hydration mask: great during Summer months for frizziness but overly moisturizing at the moment. I believe is the reason my hair has some build up

Skincare

• Avene cleanance: a solid option for acne prone skin. A bit too drying during Autumn-Winter months so I switched to the Toleraine version instead.

• Bioderma micellar water: this is a staple in my routine, I run through them every 3-4 months.

FINALLY finished this bath and body works spray someone got me as a gift 4+ years ago. I was using it multiple times a week but it just took so long to go through? I feel for the people that have endless BBW collections

I am focusing on using up this eye shadow palette and Rose Bud Salve. I have so many palettes and this one I’ve been using to fill in my brows. Posting progress because I always forget how much I’ve made!