After a very successful project pan 2022, where I finished 9 out of 10 products, I’m sharing the items I’d like to use up in my project pan 2023.
For those of you who don’t know what a project pan is, it’s where you aim to ‘hit pan’ on a select number of makeup products. It’s designed to help you be mindful of your makeup spending habits and use the products you own.
‘Hitting pan’ means finishing or almost finishing an eyeshadow, blusher or pressed powder. Being able to see the bottom of the case that houses the product shows that you have used the shade a lot. Although ‘hitting pan’ refers to powder products, a project pan extends to any makeup item.
This is my third time doing a project pan. My project pan 2021 was far too ambitious. I set a goal of finishing 21 makeup products, which I didn’t even get close to finishing.
Setting my sights on using up 10 products seems like a great target for me. It’s a lot of products to finish in the space of 1 year, but it’s an achievable number. This worked well for me in my project pan 2022.
I really enjoy participating in project pans. It helps me work my way through my ever-growing makeup collection and encourages me to finish old products.
Keep on reading to see which 10 products I’m hoping to finish in my project pan 2023. Plus, there are some neat discount codes throughout this blog post to help you with your next makeup haul #bonus.
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The 10 makeup products
1. Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray
The OG Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray. This is still the best setting spray I’ve ever used for keeping my makeup in place all day. The spray gives your makeup incredible lasting power. But, this setting spray has been in my makeup collection for a while (you can probably tell lol), so it’d be good to use this up.
2. MAC Matte Lipstick in Taupe
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I love the MAC Matte Lipstick in Taupe. This shade, along with Whirl, was my go-to lippie back in the day. However, this lipstick has been in my collection for quite a long time now, so it’s time to finish it. This lipstick thankfully goes with so many makeup looks, so I’m hoping to get a lot of use out of it!
3. Glossier Cloud Paint in Beam
Glossier Cloud Paint in Beam is still such a fab liquid blusher. This formula is one of the OG liquid blushers, before liquid and cream blushers had a surge in popularity in the last couple of years. As much as I still really like this product, I’m reaching for other liquid and cream blushers more, so it would be good to use this one up.
4. Too Faced Damn Girl! 24-Hour Mascara
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The Too Faced Damn Girl! 24-Hour Mascara is good at making lashes more voluminous. However, I’ve come to realise that I prefer lengthening mascaras. They seem to make my lashes pop more. I’d like to finish this mascara before it dries out, so I’m hoping I can finish this in my project pan 2023.
5. Physician’s Formula Super CC Cream in Light/Medium
The Physician’s Formula Super CC Cream is oddly hard to get in the UK. Thankfully, it’s available on Amazon, though. My sister got this beautiful CC cream for me a few years ago when she was in the US. This is a criminally underrated CC cream. The shade range is dire, but the formula is beautiful. It makes my skin look very healthy, smooth, and radiant. But, it’s been in my collection for quite a long time, so it’s time to finish it.
6. Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Professional Eyeliner Pencil in Sable Brown
The Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Professional Eyeliner Pencil in Sable Brown is a fantastic, super affordable drugstore kohl eyeliner. Although it’s not the smoothest eyeliner pencil, it’s still easy to apply this brown pencil liner to my lids. Plus, I love that the brown is quite a neutral shade, as it works with a lot of eye looks. I’ve got a newer brown pencil liner that I prefer, so I want to use up this Rimmel one.
7. RCMA No-Color Powder
I actually didn’t manage to finish the RCMA No-Color Powder in my project pan 2021. Since then, I’ve used a fair amount more of this translucent setting powder. Even though this powder is good, especially for the price, I’ve got ones I prefer. It would be good to finally use this setting powder up.
8. Charlotte Tilbury Eyes To Mesmerise in Champagne
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes To Mesmerise in Champagne is another product I didn’t finish in my project pan 2021. I’ve used a fair amount of product since then, so I’m hoping 2023 is the year that I’ll manage to finish this cream eyeshadow. It’s incredible, and I’d definitely feel good repurchasing this eyeshadow. However, it’s quite old now, so it’s time to finish it.
9. NYX Professional Makeup Soft Matte Lip Cream in Zurich
I love the NYX Professional Makeup Soft Matte Lip Cream formula. It’s dope and affordable. Yep, this is another product that’s been in my collection for too long, so it would be good to use it up. However, I’d love to get more of NYX’s lip creams in the future.
10. MAC Strobe Cream in Silverlite
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MAC Strobe Cream is a decent liquid highlighter, but it just doesn’t have me in a chokehold like some of my other liquid highlighters. This mini highlighter should be easy to finish in 2023, especially if I mix it in with my foundation.
Sarah Sarsby is the owner of A Woman's Confidence. With over 6 years' experience of writing in the fields of beauty and lifestyle, Sarah is passionate about all things content, makeup, skincare, wellness, and lifestyle. She has oily skin, is obsessed with lip gloss, and loves cookie dough.