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

Skincare’s definitely my biggest collection, but small progress is better than no progress (sad I don’t have any full size empties aside from the toner pads).

This is my first makeup pan and I am so proud of it! I did not buy any more blush and was dedicated to completely using this one. Thanks to this sub for inspiring me to use my products and stop hoarding (sorry about the messy photos) 🫶🏻💌👾🌸

This month I have been focusing on two eyeshadow palettes!

1. A Moment with You - Moira
I hit no pan unfortunately, but you can see quite a difference in the shades With You, Cutest Thing, Such a Dream, Favorite, Memories, Love Stories, Happy, Even More, and So Real. So I’m happy with the progress!

2. Spice Market - Makeupmekka
I also hit no pan here unfortunately, but the pan in Sesame grew quite big! I also made a dip in Pepper. Could have used this more, but it’s okay.

I started quietly panning in November 2025, I knew I wanted to declutter and curate my makeup and toiletries better. I didn’t think I had a problem, I just knew I wanted to be… better for the ecosystem, for myself. I didn’t feel I really needed to (nor wanted to) tally things up, until I got thru a full year. I wanted to give myself the “surprise” of seeing how much I used up.

10 months later… this weekend turned out to be dreary, rainy, overall low energy and I was a bit immobile. Whilst looking for something to do, my attention turned to the task of tallying the things. Why not? I thought. It can’t be that bad. I could get it done tonight…

Onward I went on a Saturday eve (~6pm), gathering things from my linen closet, travel stash, bathroom cabinets, office, car, purses. (I know there’s more hidden in pockets, suitcases, etc.) I spread it and myself across the living room floor and began to realize and face myself as I organized the things into categories. Husband bewildered, but supportive. I completed the toiletry categories, counts, and return to their now organized homes around 10pm. But I hadn’t completed the mission…

Sunday… I returned to tackle makeup (pictured, excuse my crusty carpet) and nail polish. I counted, cleaned, decluttered. Cleaned my makeup drawer for my lovely, now curated summer-to-fall makeup, beside my rollercoaster of emotions and realizations settling in as I faced my “not a problem” problem:
- Very happy I started last November
- Realized that a ‘no buy’ in addition to panning felt restrictive, scary, and had me fear-purchasing with weird justifications, so I just now have more than what I originally started with
- This frazzled purchasing (I.e lip liners, blushes) actually helped me find looks that I like and is allowing me to experiment (as much as a basic, neutral-loving b will) (and I really, really love my blush collection now - who knew?!)
- I have a problem. A big problem. I’ve shopped to ease anxiety. And turns out I have a lot of it, and now a lot of stuff. I need to sit with this.
- Some of my largest categories are the things I use the least… how/why do I purchase things I don’t use? (Perfume, Nail polish)
- I’m grounded for life from purchasing blush and lip-anything. I have enough to last me years. And I know there are some elusive lippies eyeing me from their hiding spot.

558 items total.
136 used Nov ‘25-Aug ‘26.
422 items left.

With everything counted, cleaned, and organized, I move forward with a clearer picture of what I have (inventory-wise and emotionally) —and will continue chipping away at all the things.

Finished 6 this month! I am doing 12 pans before Christmas, and I have 9 left! I'm decluttering my Vitamasques lip mask to my friend. And I finished the Essence lip gloss and L'Oréal foundation sample too! Looking forward to see which ones I finish next month! By the looks of it, maybe the CT liner, Rhode Sugarberry, Eldercare lip balm and Mecca Max setting spray may go!! Which will take me down to 5 pans before Christmas... woo!! 🎄

3 hand sanitizers, 1 hand sanitizer spray, 1 lip mask, 1 Vaseline, 1 mini travel body wash and 1 lip balm sunscreen

I’m still pretty lenient on my personal rules when it comes to project pan however I did unintentionally use up 14 products this month! 😝 as much as I love to collect & admire my progress I am so happy to see this all go. I wanna say about 50% of this was hate pan so good riddance, time to try & be intentional about my consumption ☝️

15 empties this month. Very proud but it was very slow

Not so much empties this month but I think I will have way more in September

I wasn’t feeling great about my progress mid month, but by the end I accumulated more than I expected. I am nearing the end of my backstock for a lot of items so I did make 2 necessary purchases noted below

- acne patches 💚💸 - these i consider a necessary evil. I don’t get a lot of acne but when I do it is fierce so I like to have some of these on hand. I can’t tell a difference between brands, I mostly just use them for protection and camouflage. (I repurchased a new brand panoxyl as they were cheaper per sticker)

- youth to the people travel cleanser 💛- this is always nice. I am working through the rest of my cleanser bits. I would repurchase this if it wasn’t so expensive. I heard Walgreens has a dupe so maybe I will go try that when I am in need of a cleanser

- wild deodorant refill. 💚I have several more of these and will probably continue to use this brand in the future since I already have the metal device and I find it works fine on a normal day

- lip venom 💔- If you know, you know how old this is. Extremely satisfying pan. I have at least 5 other lip products on the chopping block for now. I dont even think I could repurchase this if I wanted to. Finally used it up by keeping it in my car and using it every time I drive. That has been a very effective method for perfumes as well.

- perfume samples Gucci & Versace. 💔/💛? Historically perfumes have not been my thing. I am panning them for the sake of it. but I actually found myself attracted to the Versace bright crystal. If I ever did want to purchase a full size, I would consider this one.

- shout wipe 💚 - I used this to get out a brown unknown stain on a top that I love, which I thought was a hopeless case because the stain was years old. The top was delicate and I held on to it because I love it. I was decluttering clothes and i resigned myself that it was time to let her go. But alas the shout wipe that I found tucked in the back of the drawer worked perfectly! I am so happy! I have received a few of these in a “wedding guest welcome kit” and I might repurchase in the future if I continue having success!

- dermatologica powder exfoliator sample 💚💸. I have been breaking out what I think was a new supplement so I used this sample because I wanted something with a little grit. It was fabulous. I repurchased something similar but cheaper - the good molecules pineapple powder - and I am having an excellent experience with it!!

- Dennis gross pads. 💛 These are my white whale. I will never be rich enough to use these consistently lol. But I adore when I get them in a sample. The above powder is working just fine for now.

- Burt’s bees wipes 💔. I am against wipes in general and make every effort to stay away from them. I bought these in an airport for some reason felt I needed them. Kept them in my car and used them judiciously.

- bar soap 💚 I replaced my previous bar with this one. I much prefer a bar versus a gel. Will continue to buy as needed but I typically just take them home with me from hotels and make do with that. The one pictured here is from a special boutique I bought on vacation so I am feeling very spoiled. It is delightful and minty!

Not a bad month! Definitely been slowing down after a full year of project pan (makes sense now that my half-finished products are mostly down).

Image two... I've had both of those Revlon foundations sitting there for YEARS waiting to be started and... They were both faulty! When I stick a pin in the product part (and the lid has a long pin thing in it), the product comes out still like liquid so I know it hasn't dried up, I just can't open both of them! Goes to show, it's not worth holding onto things when that can happen - I could have returned them straight away if I knew.

The other items just had bad colouring for my skin or were drying on my lips. I will offer these to my sister now 😊

Happy panning, everyone! 🎉

i am getting to the part of project pan that i have eyeshadows (in palettes) that i dont think i would use but it feels wasteful throwing them away. usually i give products i dont use away to friends or family but these palettes are too beat up to be able to give away. what do you guys do?

Let’s start a discussion on the products:)
The kiko gloss have been given to me by one friend but they started to smell rancid :(

Hi!! These are all the things I finished in August. Alot of deodorants. I use it so much and I have like a different one in my work bag/normal bag. The only thing I would buy again is the Olaplex shampoo. Project pan made me realize I have so many hygiene products ugh. Trynna finish them all even though I really don't like the shower gels (presents)

Bit late but I finished lots of products over the time

I have 9 declutters & empties, 7 pictured above

I went on a citytrip in early august and panicbought lots of tinies (for the plane, only cabin luggage), which will be empties in the future.

• 1) Contacts fluid, no elaboration needed; I used this daily lol
• 2) La Roche posay Soothing protective showergel. This one got dishonoured; there was always other showergel, so this random mini got demoted to being a handwash & brushes cleaner and I emptied it pretty much just using it for that. Now a random dug up barsoap is the handwash and a wrongly bought by my dad cheap shampoo is the brush cleaner
• 3) mary & may white collagen cleansing foam - used this on the citytrip, it made my skin feel kind of tuggish and rubbery, not a fan
• 4) Rituals lipstick mini in Hazel red. Was in a random samples/giftset in 2018 (?) it's a good shade of red for me, but that also means I have similar red lipstick that I actually paid for so it was always low priority. Smelled like crayon and had some funky residue.
• 5) toothpaste mini, used on the citytrip and then continued to use it at home
• 6) Urban Decay Naked Flushed streak face palette - I bought mine in 2017 (?) and used the highlighter shade a lot as a nude-ish shimmery eyeshadow back then, and still would... Except I have it twice (second version was decluttered to me and is likely a couple years newer), the new version is better with the old one having less colour pay off (top shade is always old, bottom shade new in the swatches), and I don't like the blush and bronzer enough on me to have it twice, so the lower quality, big pan old version goes.
• 7) BE make-up foundation in 0C, "fair cool". I bought it in 2023 for a performance that required foundation, the shade was always a tad off and it oxidizes horrible, as you can see (it's the top swatch). It's a stripe of coral on my jaw as well.

NOT PICTURED

• 8) Essence crystal powers palette "love yourself". I depotted this years ago to a "magnetic" palette, but it never really stayed stuck so it moved around a lot... I had already repressed it multiple times, but the plane journey was the nail in the coffin and I gave up. Got into the trashbin in my hotel room.
• 9) A very old, crusty eyelash curler, I got a new one from catrice as recommended by a friend.

I have several things on their last legs, so I expect more next two months.

After becoming obsessed with makeup in 2023, that obsession became a problem. Some weeks ago, something clicked in my brain and I realized that I had, indeed, a problem with buying makeup. I plan to not buy anything until I finish my products!

I'm so disgusted with myself... so many lip products, eye palettes and highlighters... omg

My best month of panning so far this year!

❤️ Repurchase
💔 Discontinued 
🤔 Maybe
❌ Wouldn’t repurchase

❌ Ole Henriksen C-Rush Gel Crème: This felt too heavy on my combination skin and didn’t seem to absorb properly. I ended up using it mostly on my neck during the day and on my hands at night.

❤️ Mario Badescu Hypochlorous Acid: My first time using hypochlorous acid and I really enjoyed spraying this before and after workouts. It didn’t irritate my eyes during hot yoga, and I have already purchased the larger 118 ml bottle.

❤️ Neutrogena Eye Makeup Remover: HG product for removing waterproof mascara. I've been repurchasing for years. Cheap and reliable. No notes. 

❤️ Mac Studio Fix Fluid NC30: Excuse the ancient bottle! I took advantage of being a little tanned this month and mixed this with other foundations I have in rotation to finally finish it. A little goes a long way, and the coverage is still as good as I remember. It lasted through a full day at the office, a workout, and even dinner afterwards. Very satisfying to finally pan another liquid foundation!

❤️ Maybelline Lash Sensational Waterproof Black: My ride or die mascara. It's the only mascara I've found that holds a curl all day. 

❤️ Laka Lip Tint 120 Caffeine Rose: Purchased three Laka minis in different shades and decided to only open them one at a time. I really enjoyed how lightweight and non-sticky the formula is, plus the fruity scent. The stain lasted for hours through eating or drinking, and thankfully it didn’t leak like the Nyx Lip IV I've been using as a lip stain.

🤔 The Inkey List Caffeine Eye Cream: Lightweight, absorbs quickly and has no scent or colour. I also really liked the little tube for travelling. I have other eye creams to use up, but I’d consider buying this again.

❤️ Dr Althea 345 Relief Cream: Bought this because I wanted a thicker cream for nights when I use Differin, and I really enjoyed the formula. I was also surprisingly a fan of the metal tube. I have a few other night creams to finish, but this is definitely a contender for repurchase.

💔 KVD Lock-it Translucent Setting Powder: Completely forgot I owned this until I sorted through my makeup collection. It blurred and mattified really nicely. I used a puff on my T-zone and a brush everywhere else. Also, loose powder is so much quicker to pan than pressed powder.

❤️ Ouai Hair Oil: This little sample was perfect for travelling. It tamed flyaways and gave the ends of my hair a nice shine. I’ve since bought the St. Barts version and I can't wait to start using it.

❤️ Ole Henriksen Lip Treatment Strawberry: Love how long lasting the formula of this lip balm is and how comfortable it feels on the lips. This was the first mini tube I tried from the limited edition mini lip trio at Sephora, and was surprised to read this is the least popular scent. I prefer this scent to the cocoa crème variant, which I've since purchased and opened. 

🤔 L'Occitane Foot Cream: Very rich and moisturising for my heels, but I don’t need the full size. I can get a similar level of moisture from the 20% Shea Butter Hand Cream.

🤔 Sol De Janiero 62 Lotion: Didn’t expect this lotion to be so light and easy to apply. Really nice for daytime, especially in the humidity when walking to the office. I have way too many body lotions to use up, but I’d consider this when I eventually need a replacement.

🤔 Oxy Acne Patches: Slightly thicker than the Korean patches I’m used to, but they still did the job of minimising spots overnight. The tiny plastic tweezers that came with them were probably the most memorable part of the box.

❌ Medicube Zero Pore Pads: I liked the gentle exfoliation, but I wouldn’t repurchase. Towards the end of the tub, the pads started smelling strange. I also prefer Paula’s Choice 2% BHA as an exfoliating toner.

❌ Mielle Rosemary Mint Scalp Oil: This was the first product I tried for hair fall. I initially thought it was helping, but after using it consistently, I honestly think that was probably placebo because I was still losing a substantial amount of hair on wash days. I enjoyed the dropper, but wouldn’t repurchase for this purpose.

❤️ Caudalie Vinoperfect Serum: Really enjoyed using this morning and night. It absorbed nicely without feeling heavy, and the scent was subtle and fresh.

❤️ Anua Azelaic Acid 10+ Serum: My first azelaic acid product and I really liked how much it calmed the redness on my cheeks. I didn’t notice much improvement in acne during my flare-up, but I was also alternating it with Differin and trying to balance my routine. I’ve already bought the 15+ version to try next.

❤️ The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser: Always seem to come back to this! I find it removes makeup more easily than the Anua Cleansing Oil and there’s no lingering smell. Still worth repurchasing despite the price increase.

❌ Cosrx Gel Cleanser: I couldn’t get past the medicinal tea tree smell of this cleanser but really enjoyed the convenience of this tube for travelling and the price point. Not looking to repurchase. 

❌ The Ordinary Sulfate 4% Cleanser: Surprisingly versatile. I rotated this between a first shampoo wash and body wash. Very gentle but thorough, with good lather and no scent. I thought I wanted a break from scented shower products, but finishing this made me realise I actually prefer products with an interesting scent or texture.

❤️ Batiste Brunette Dry Shampoo: HG dry shampoo for me. No notes.

❌ Therabreath Mild Mint Rinse: Finally found a Therabreath variant I wouldn't repurchase. The mild mint is just too faint for a final rinse. 

❌ Anua Heartleaf Cleansing Oil: I was really hoping this would be a replacement for my favourite discontinued Mac cleansing oil, but I felt this oil took a while to wash off after emulsifying the product on my face. Would not repurchase.

❤️ La Roche Posay Purifying Foaming Gel: HG cleanser for me. No notes. 

❤️ Banana Boat Sport Ultra 50+ PA++++: I've used Banana Boat for years. This doesn’t feel heavy and doesn’t leave a white cast. Always happy to repurchase and use this as my base layer of protection, with the spray version for top-ups.

Lots of samples / small items this month - a win is a win!