10 yrs, 3 mths ago

Project 50 Pan

I’ve recently started a blog & decided the beginning of 2014 is an ideal time to do a ‘Project 50 Pan’ – where I’ll not purchase any new beauty related products until I finish 50 products I currently have / am using already.

I wanted to see if anyone else is keen to join me as I attempt to stick with this & also do a Project 50 (or 20 or 10) Pan of your own?

We can be good moral support for each other when the going gets tough, which I’m sure will be regularly!

As a reward for myself I’m planning to put aside $5 for each item I finish so I can have a little celebratory splurge when it ends.

That’s one motivation, as is having a dresser I can see that’s not groaning under so many beauty products!

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  • 8 yrs, 3 mths ago

    My current project pan! I’ve had these items for quite some time and using them all up and going on a makeup ban. I’ll use up all my stash first and will only buy items if I ran out and only natural or organic makeup which I’ve been practicing for months now. I will still enter giveaways or contests and that’s my only exemption for non toxic products.

    Items on the project pan:
    Lancome palette – lippie is almost gone, blushes on their way, eye shadows are the worst I’ve tried ( color payoff is very poor)
    Natio mineral pressed powder bronzer – container is huge so may take some time but application is very light so requires several application which is good in this case
    Benefit Lemon Aid – already pass the shelf life and just using it up but not a good eye primer
    Lanolips in Dark Honey – using it at home and not a fan of the shade
    Neon Cosmetics Satin eye pencil in brown – have been my go to everyday eye liner and almost finished
    Satin lippie in Shade 10 – almost forgot I have this and may just chuck it out soon. Can’t believe I was okay using a lippie that reaks of chemicals!
    Rimmel lippie in Drop of Sherry – have been forgotten but it’s a nice shade

  • 8 yrs, 6 mths ago

    I hate wastage. If I break any of my pressed powder, I think I will put it in my dry canister of my Vitamix to turn it into a powder lol.

  • 8 yrs, 6 mths ago

    Well done Emmy and chunkymonkey! I’ve never done a project 10 or 50 but I think I’ll post some photos of products I’ve finished. It’s such a bittersweet feeling to completely use up a product.

  • 8 yrs, 6 mths ago

    Well done! I’m project planning too! I just finished a face powder today 🙂

  • 8 yrs, 6 mths ago

    The second half.

  • 8 yrs, 6 mths ago

    I finally finished my Project 50 Pan last month and I’m really proud of myself 🙂 There’s too many to list so I just took a couple of pics.

    Here’s the first half. It won’t add up to 25 as I threw some away, couldn’t find it or reused the packaging.

  • 9 yrs ago

    March pan includes 12 products totaling 8 points 🙂 39 products down but 24.25 points.

    1. Aveda Tourmaline charged creme (FS)
    2. L’Occitane Shea Butter foot cream (FS)
    3. A’kin Lavender body wash (FS)
    4. Clinique Super Defence (SS)
    5. Strawberry Chapstick (FS)
    6. Lush Avo bath bomb (FS)
    7. Dermalogica Age Lift hand cream (SS)
    8. Clinique Youth Surge (SS)
    9. Platnium Heal Balm (SS)
    10. Coles Make Up removal pads (FS)
    11. Gaia Facial moisturiser (SS)
    12. Soak super skin chia something (SS)
    13. L’Occitane Almond hand cream (SS)

  • 9 yrs, 1 mth ago

    February pan includes 17 products totaling 11 points 🙂 There’s one product missing from the photo as it was a Priya Body Balance Bar. The box got binned six weeks ago. 26 products down but only at 16.25 points.

    1. Seaspa foot cream (FS)
    2. Allegra Rhodes Cherry Blossom hand cream (SS)
    3. Dove Body Silk (FS)
    4. Eslor Facial Cream (FS)
    5. ASAP Night Cream (SS)
    6. Priya Body Balance Bar (FS)
    7. Clinique All About Eyes (SS)
    8. Femfresh (FS)
    9. LA Fresh Instanst Body Smoother (SS)
    10. Aveeno Moisturising Lotion (SS)
    11. Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes (FS)
    12. Tea Tree Body wash (SS)
    13. Romy Lemongrass Body Lotion (SS)
    14. Listerne Zero (FS)
    15. DB Paw Paw Plus Hand cream (FS)
    16. Dermalogica Body Hydrating Cream (FS)
    17. Revlon Age Defying with DNA Advantage Night Cream (SS)

  • 9 yrs, 2 mths ago

    January’s pan list includes 8 products totalling 4.25 points.
    1. Nivea Lip Balm (FS)
    2. Model Co Cleanser (SS)
    3. Model Co Moisturiser (SS)
    4. Gaia Moisturiser (SS)
    5. Aveeno Body Cream (SS)
    6. Organix Brazilian Keratin Treatment Shampoo (FS)
    7. Organix Brazilian Keratin Treatment Conditioner (FS)
    8. L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream (SS)

    I forgot one! Woooooo. That’s 5.25 points.
    9. Wotnot Facial Cleansing Wipes (FS)

  • 9 yrs, 2 mths ago

    As I mentioned in my last post, I had been doing this without documenting it. Now that it’s a new year, I have been. I haven’t been keeping the empties but since I’ve seen some pics on the thread I think I will. At the end of each month I’ll take a pic of the empties and that should serve as extra motivation. I’m counting sample sized products as 1/4 of a full size. I intend on getting to 50 before buying any more products, UNLESS I run out of something (ie just about to run completely out of facial moisturiser). Only one more day until I can put up my January list 🙂

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