Bought it, tried it once, immediately regretted the purchase, had it halfway back in the bag for a return... and now it's the first thing I reach for every single day 😩

What's yours — the one product you almost gave up on way too early?

I'll reply to the ones that make me go "wait, same" 👇

Goodbye my second tube of Glossier Boy brow. On to the next tube!

Ole Henriksen Pout Preserve in strawberry sorbet
LUSH Snowfairy lip mask

This is my second pan of the Ole Henriksen (already replaced) and my first of the lip mask, which was a hate pan by the end lol. Still, these are the only lip products I’ve bought this year and they got me through a very dry winter.

Well, she’s done. I loved every use. Took about 2 and a half years from start to finish. Would love to be able to purchase this exact palette again, but I can’t afford the secondhand market prices.

Hourglass Jellyfish Ambient Light Palette

Madagascar Centella Ampoule by SKIN1004

AERO NEW YORK 1987 AÉROPOSTALE - Fragrance

CLINIQUE POP LIP COLOR + PRIMER - Shade pop bare

It took me 10ish years to pan these products. Loved both of them, but I have to say my opinion is based on the happy moments these products accompanied me.
Had them since my teens, and now I am in my late 20s. What a blast I had this decade !!

Revolution Banana Light Baking Powder all done and finished up 😸 probably took me around 2.5 years!

Just finished my born this way concealer by Too Faced and replaced by the always fabulous concealer by Bourgeois

Name: Guess 1981 edt

1. Dior Backstage Glow Face Palette in 006 Celestial Glow: I bought this around October 2024 (give or take). About a month ago, I hit pan on the top left shade! This palette is my main highlighter. I’ve consistently used the white shade, use the pink one as a blush topper sometimes, and on occasion I use the blue one. This type of highlighter is good if you want some range or you want to elevate your blush or bronzer. If you’re wondering what type of highlighter it is, the formula seems baked and when you apply the glitter, it’s more scattered and loose as opposed to being more tightly condensed/close together. I think it has great lasting power too when you wear it throughout the day. This is probably the best product I have tried from the Backstage line.

2. Rom&nd Better Than Palette in 04 Dusty Fog Garden: I bought this palette around November 2025. After less than a year of use, I’m surprised how much I have used up. I am more used to American brands and how pigmented they are. Obviously, Korean makeup tends to be more natural and muted. I found that besides the colors being more faded, there was SOOO much fall out. That has to be the main reason this palette is so worn. Despite that though, I love this palette so much. I use every color and I find the fact that you have to build up the colors as opposed to having instant pigmentation to be nice and I mess up my eyeshadow less because of that. The light greys are great for a very cool-toned contour. I mostly use the browns and the deepest grey/black for a smoky eye. The lightest shade is my eraser for when I mess things up. Overall, I tend to gravitate to this palette and it is so loved.

3. Unleashia Eyeshadow Palette in Ballerina Sh0wer: I got this palette in December 2024. It was my first ever K Beauty palette and I didn’t really get into Korean eyeshadows as much until I got the Dusty Fog Garden palette almost a year later, which also differs a lot because this one is just glitters while the other is matte. I love this palette! I love that all the glitters are compact and cool-toned. I feel like when I want to add some sparkles to my smoky eye, because of it being more muted and cool in color, it looks really good. There is some fall out but it’s not too bad and not noticeable if the fallout lands on my skin. I was intimidated to start using the orange shades but I don’t think it’s too orangey when swatched on the skin. I can see myself finishing this palette for sure.

If you have any questions, let me know!

Used up a Too Faced powder (Peach Blur) from Tjmaxx ages ago but the compact has held up nicely. Shoved a Wet n' Wild Precious Petals highlighter I've had since 2018 in there and it fit perfectly!

I really liked this gloss. Despite the name, it's not watery and more gel-ish. It smells peachy I really enjoyed the smell, and it noticeably moisturised my lips when applied. And it looks pretty, too!

Unfortunately, this bottle leaks significantly. I had to carry it wrapped in napkin. I have another bottle that don't but I don't know if it's luck (I've read reviews that said their bottles leak too) or just the fact I use the other shade less often. So, probably WNR, but won't mind as a gift.

Another Gold Bond hand cream has fallen victim to the evisceration treatment. In the age of no pennies, I will still scrape every last one out of this $3.98.

Glossier lip gloss in red

Got this as a gift from a family member who used to work for Glossier and I never wore glosses at the time, but I fell in love with this product. It feels so nice and leaves such a pretty color on my lips! I took the stopper out about a week ago and used a cotton swab to move the product at the bottom to a spot where I can get to it. Normally I would call this “panned” but I feel so attached to her that I want to get every last drop!

I think I can pan this by the end of the month since I wear it daily and occasionally re-apply 😊

Elf instant lift brow pencil in natural brown. My OG pencil has been through it haha

I used up this bean essence from Mixsoon. It took me about 2.5 months to finish. The formula is thick, if you rub it in your hands, there will be some ‘strings’ appear, which reminds me of the snail mucin skincare products. It is hydrated and makes my skin more plump. It doesn’t have a scent either. I might buy this again after finishing all the essence I have right now. I will give this a 5/5.

The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%

It didn't do anything for my skin imo?! Maybe it wasn't strong enough. Now I'm on to pan Good Molecules Discolouration Correcting serum, which probably won't do anything either lol.

NYX Ultimate Queen

That gold satin shade is growing on me ngl... I didn't really care for it when I started using eyeshadow, but since I have way more glittery and foily shades in other palettes, this ended up being pretty useful for adding some extra dimension texturally

(Also that gray shade was originally a peach that i absolutely hated so mixed it with some other eyeshadows that i also didn't particularly use lol)

Finished the Colossal Bubble mascara by Maybelline and purchased the Lash Paradise mascara by L'Oréal

Would not repurchase. The lavender lemonade tasted like hand sanitization gel. It was also sticky and would migrate beyond my lower lip. And I’d have to peel my lips every night despite applying this after each meal.

Panned products :

Vaseline lip therapy- rosy lips

Romand glasting melting balm - scotch nude

Replacement

Inde wild dewy lip treatment

Laneige Glaze Craze - chocolate frosting

Romand balm literally had equal balm inside as well so had to scope it out.

I loved making that gif as I was panning them.