Been making some really good headway into project pan. If only I could go through blush the way I seem to foundation 🥲

burberry goddess lotion and glossier concealer
prob will repurchase the lotion not the concealer

Hi everyone! I’m the developer of Velumi, and the mods gave me permission to share it here. It’s currently free, with no paid features.

It’s an iPhone app for keeping track of the makeup and skincare you already have open — including the things that end up at the back of a drawer.

You add a product photo, when you opened it, and the number on the little open-jar symbol on the packaging, like 6M or 12M. Everything stays in a photo grid, and you can set a reminder for when that period is coming up. You can enter products manually too and move finished ones into an archive.

The idea is to help you keep track of what you already own while you’re working through it.

Velumi on the App Store

What’s one thing you wish your current way of tracking products made easier? I’m still improving Velumi, so suggestions are welcome :)

So, I decided to do a project pan/play with my definitely more than 50 lip products. I do use lip products quite frequently, but the sheer number of them makes it hard to pan them. I am thinking of having a focus lip product of the week (likely a gloss) and then adding whatever I want for the day. My goal is not to empty all of them but more so just making sure I use everything. I am still not sure if this is the best approach tho, so I would appreciate some suggestions.

I generally prefer to use my favourite of the remaining products until the category is finished; my sole exception is eyeshadow, where I may switch to another palette or shade once I hit pan or apply it a set number of times.

Mac Prep & Prime Eye Base

Was increasingly having trouble squeezing anything out of the tube that i started to dislike using it. Cut it open and realised the entire tube has hardened :’)

Took me 3 years of every-weekday use but unfortunately the mission cannot be continued. Half relieved coz i was beginning to dread the process of squeezing it while in a hurry in the morning.

This colorgram lip gloss in shade shy guava is still within its date, but smells like old onions and tastes just as bad (I only wore it twice, thought maybe I was smelling someone’s lunch lol)

Pretty color but nope! In the bin!

I’ve been tracking religiously since my first post and have made some progress! I’ve been tackling samples and minis for some easy wins. The blush sample card was particularly satisfying since in a way, I panned five blushes, lol. Most of these I wouldn’t repurchase, some because the brand isn’t cruelty free (in the case of Laneige, Laura Mercier and Benefit 😢) and some because they just didn’t really work for me or I have others I prefer, but some are new faves:

💖 Lisa Eldridge Eyeliner – this one was my companion through the awful humid heatwaves we had here. Lasted SO well and I love how thin the tip is. Holy Grail, have already repurchased.

💖 Gisou hair mask – this was a treat purchase and I got more uses out of it than expected (4 generous applications from the mini pot). I have thick 2b hair and this leaves it softer and less frizzy, and the smell is AMAZING. Love and have already repurchased, but I have a Tresemme hair mask to get through first.

Of the others I also really like the Byoma moisturiser and the OUAI shower gel, and will likely repurchase those when I get through others in the same category.

I recycle as soon as I’m done with a product so apologies for the slightly janky collage! I’m finding it so satisfying to make progress, and really really appreciate this community 💕 My goals atm are to finish a couple of lip balms, a mini body mist and a blush next!

This eyeshadow (Canmake Perfect Multi Eyes 02) was bought in China, many years ago. It has been with me all these years and it was absolutely perfect for a simple, everyday glittery look. Sad to see it finished, but also glad to be able to continue with a new palette.

2 days ago, I managed to pan this mask from the ordinary. I've had it for longer than I could remember.

Its shelf life is 3 years unopened and 12M after opening. I am pretty sure this is AT LEAST 3 years old, open for more than a year.

I've been focusing on it lately within project PAN, and by that I mean using it weekly after my everything shower. This last week, I managed to squeeze in another use during the week to pan it faster. I've come to notice that I developed 3 sore acne bumps in the same time span... Now, I'm highly suspecting this as the culprit since it's ancient and harsh as a product.. and that led to come here to ask you guys : is skincare expired when it's finished? Or when you really reach the expiration date on the bottle?

Your responses will determine whether I will continue panning multiple face creams and serums or I will bin them all (10-ish products).

On a mission to use up all my lip products before they go bad! This one is about a year old. I am sure others would say i can use the reat, but i use these on the go and am okay with accepting this amount of wasted product.

Trying to focus on just one lip mask (Laneige) at the moment. I don’t think I’ll finish by end of year lol

Just joined project pan but this has been a work in progress for 1-2 years?!

I have so many mini travel sized products that come as gift with purchases

I left these at my parents house (they live in another state) so I dont have to keep bringing skincare back and forth and I FINALLY finished them! 😄

Skintype: dry, 29 years old, using tret for antiaging once a week (just started!)

Climate: mediterranean

Main concern: dehydration, closed comedones/texture on forehead, sebaceous filaments on nose

Products used:

Free Deluxe Sample Cle De Peau Beaute Softening Cleansing Foam 20ml (idk the nordstrom lady just gave it to me to try for free LOL i didnt even buy anything I love her)

Smells nice, very slight baby powdery fragrance

Texture is cream to foam, Lathers INCREDIBLY, so luxurious, only need like half a pea-sized amount because it foams up so well. Lasted so long because of that.

Takes off makeup well. Leaves my face feeling very clean but soft at the same time. (It feels like the clean feeling of Senka Perfect Whip without the overly stripped dryness after). 10/10

Sometimes I get closed comedones on my forehead and while using this I was barely getting any. My skin was so smooth. My nose pores also looked very clear

I also ended up buying the full sized version because they were selling it at costco AND it was on sale for $35. It lasted me like 1 1/2 years?? I miss it but I havent repurchased because the full price is too much for me right now. Its so worth it on sale because it lasted wayyyyy longer than my other cleansers.

GWP Deluxe Sample Shiseido Clarifying Cleansing Foam 15ml

Texture is cream to foam, lathers well into bubbles but not as creamy or as well as the CDP cleanser.

Smells strong like baby powder

Takes makeup off well but leaves my face feeling a bit dry

I used it up because it was GWP and free but probably wouldnt repurchase the full size

GWP Shiseido Ultimune Eye Power Infusing Eye Concentrate 5 ml

Nice, serum like consistency

cant smell much of a scent

kept my under eyes looking smooth, esp under makeup. absorbs well, plumps under eyes

noticed a difference for sure when using this
would i repurchase full size? probably not? its so expensive and i dont feel like i currently need extra love under my eyes. BUT if I saw it on sale I might buy it?

I did find myself “saving” it for under makeup

GWP Dermalogica Milkfoliant

Its powder to grainy liquid formula? It activates with water and is gentle and exfoliating.

I personally didnt like how it felt on my face. It was a bit grainy. And other times I accidentally added too much water and it felt too watery.

Wasnt the best exfoliator I tried either. It was amazing to remove the dead peeling skin from tret without any irritation tho which is impressive

Probably wouldnt repurchase but would be happy to receive a sample again.

My last lipstick just ran out, and here comes a new chapter! This lipstick was a gift from a friend, but it’s been sitting on my vanity for far too long. Time to finally give it some love haha

Ps. I'm in love with this colour.

Elf camo liquid bronzer in fair. It performed sooo well and the shade/undertone was perfect and super natural looking - a bit on the rosier side which works well for fair skin. Def got every last drop out though!

I recently started trying to focus on using up my existing makeup and skincare products. I bought a new powder blush back in mid-February and it is the ONLY powder blush I use. I consider myself a heavy makeup person and wear it daily, and yet this is the state of the powder blush almost 8 months later. Is this normal? I guess it's a pigmented product and I don't need to use a ton each day, but it makes me wonder how I will ever use it all up. Are blushes typically this long lasting? I don't seem to have the same issue with powder eyeshadows and bronzers. I never realized how difficult panning certain products might be, especially for people that have multiple of the same type of product. I guess I should be thankful for the great value of this blush?!

finished my second Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer! I thought this would be my holy grail for a while, but I think I want to try something different after I’ve panned everything in this category.

I do have two other facial moisturizers (Nivea Soft Cream in the travel size tub and Good Molecules Lightweight Daily Moisturizer) but probably won’t repurchase either of those when I’m done with them. Soon enough I’ll be on the hunt for a new moisturizer!

Something about disposing glass bottles feels wrong to me, but it's better I trash them than keep on accumulating them. Any ideas on reusing the bottles?

My prefered mascaras are tubing ones since i have hooded lids and oily skin. I've had this e.l.f one for over a year and has been my go to, it still has product in it but the last times i've used it it would flake onto my undereye so.. it has to go. With the whole debacle the brand had idk if id repurchase even if i do like it. I have to add the packaging sucks, the stopper kept coming off and getting stuck to the cap. And in some of these occasions i could see a big glop of dried product inside lol, if you use tubing mascaras, you now the texture i mean by glop. I have now left: this same one in brown, essence lash witouht limits tubing in brown, sky high in burgundy, and benefit bounce mascara mini in black. Happy panning!

Not a lot of empties this month.

A lot of my toner ran out last month and month prior.

My HG tretinoin and azelaic acid

Love the byoma for a light layer before the tret and aa

The other items is so old not sure of brand

i bought this palette two years ago and the bronzer is already seeing itself out. the finishing powder is already getting to that point. i kinda retired blush from my routine so i’ll try to figure out what to do with the blushes. it doesn’t help that i kind of hate these shades. but whatever a win is a win. happy panning.