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Happy New Year! I hope and pray that our 2023 will be full of love, forgiveness, acceptance and healing. 2022 has been a roller coaster ride for me but it was awesome for the most part. I am thankful for the wonderful around me that has been patient and supportive to me all throughout the past year. Anyway, for today's post, let me show you my official shades for the start of my Pan Those Eyeshadows for the year 2023.

Pan Those Eyeshadows is an installment of Project Pan where you randomly or intentionally pick eyeshadows you want to hit pan on. Usually, people choose 4-5 shades to focus on in a round, and others tweak rules to suit their panning style. For this year, I will focus on 4 shades at a time because I will be doing this project together with my Pan That Palette.

My rules are the following:

I will randomly generate 4 eyeshadows per round. I have to use every eyeshadow at least 20 times. Everytime I hit pan on a shadow, I get to roll-in another one.
If I reach my 20 times usage and still haven't hit the pan, I can continue using the eyeshadow until I reach the pan or remove it from the project and generate another shade.
Any eyeshadow that I will generate that is too similar to the shades included in my Pan That Palette will not be joining this project and I get to generate another one.
I will give monthly updates. I think I did a pretty good job in giving regular updates on 2020 and I am pretty confident that I can do that again this year. :)

I have randomly generated these following shades:

First one is this matte muted pink eyeshadow from the Focallure Sunrise Palette. This palette was included in my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2020 and from my experience, the matte eyeshadows in here are loosely pressed and I didn't have any challenges in hitting pan on a matte shadow. I think this might be the first one I will hit pan this round.

The second shadow I rolled-in is this matte dark eggplant shade from the Beauty Glazed Metamorphosis Palette. This is fairly new palette, I bought this in August and I have only used this twice. This palette is has tightly-pressed eyeshadows and most of them are pigmented, including this one. This is the darkest shaded I rolled-in this round and this might one of those that I will 20 uses and choose another one. Since this a new, it's okay if I don't hit pan this yet.

Third eyeshadow I rolled-in is this bronze gold shimmer from the Perfect Diary Red Fox Palette (stay tuned for a future review). This is my newest palette and I haven't used it yet so I don't know if I can hit pan on this after 20 uses. Like the eggplant shade, this is one of those shadows that I will roll-out after hitting the target usage.

Lastly, I have generated this matte dark beige shadow from the UCANBE Taro Milk Palette. Again, it's another new eyeshadow palette that I bought last August. The universe seems to have set me up to use my new eyeshadows because I bought like 20 palettes last year. Yes! I spoiled myself a lot in 2022. These are loosely packed eyeshadows but are of good quality. I think I will hit pan on this after 20 uses.

This is my color story for the first round. This is a cohesive color palette but I'm not sure if I want to wear pink and eggplant shadows everyday. Since these are mostly mattes, I will definitely reach out to my Pan That Palette candidate for lighter shimmer shades. I don't mind having more mattes because they are my favorite in creating eyeshadow looks. I will post monthly updates and I think I have done a good job in giving regular updates back in 2020.

This is my introductory post for this project and I am so excited to create eyeshadow looks with these eyeshadow selections. Are you also doing this project this year? Please let us now in the comments section. Anyway, thank you so much for stopping by and I hope to see you on my 1st update. Have a lovely day. Stay safe always. XOXO

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The year 2023 is coming and it's time for me to refresh my Project Pan. I have participated in a lot of these project and I can say that those experiences taught me to utilize what I already have instead of collecting and never using what I have purchases. One of the most exciting installments of this vast community is doing the Pan That Palette; it's a popular project where you have to finish an entire eyeshadow palette all throughout the year. Since it is nearly impossible to finish a palette for a year, most project panners tend to bend the rules or give themselves goals that will consider them in a successful Pan That Palette Project. The only person I know that successfully has done this is Amber F where she used up Urban Decay Naked (Original) Palette back in 2014. Remember those days?

It's been years since I have done this project and the last palette I included in this is the Sleek Oh So Special Palette. I haven't finished the entire palette, I think I have hit pan on 9 eyeshadows and nearly finished 2. I have already decluttered that palette though because it was ready old and the quality of those eyeshadows aren't comparable to the eyeshadows I currently own. For this year, I have chosen to pan this UCANBE Marvel Eyeshadow Palette.

I have older palettes in my collection but this one is the perfect candidate for me since it's just 8 pans. I am planning to do Pan Those Eyeshadows for next year as well and having a smaller palette to focus on will keep me motivated in doing these projects at the same time. I love doing these eyeshadow project pans, have been these since 2015 and I will keep doing these on the years to come.

I usually don't do warm eyeshadow looks since I love cool-toned smokey eyes but this palette is quite old and it's already faced out in stores. Red-toned eyeshadows are of my least favorite but this year I have been buying them and I'm starting to like them. I think these tones suit my Asian skin pretty well and I want to explore more eye looks.

For the month of January, I think I'll just play around with the eyeshadows and create various eye looks. I have already hit pan on the 7th shade (matte burgundy); this was on my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2020 and it took my 3 months of continuous pans to reach the pan. I don't expect great progress on the next couple of months but maybe another pan on one of the matte shadows. That will entirely depend on what kind of eyeshadows I will roll-in in my upcoming Pan Those Eyeshadows project.

Let's take a closer look on the swatches again since my review post didn't have clear pictures. I got a new phone with a great camera and I'd love to show some swatches.

They are clear now. I'm excited to take more pictures and share them with you guys! As I have said, I don't expect great progress for the next 2 months but I hope to hit a pan at least. My plan is to give updates every two months since this is going to be a slow burning project and I don't want to bore you with updates that don't have much to offer. I think 2 months will collect much progress than giving updates monthly. Anyway, I think that's all for my introduction post. I will post my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2023 introduction so stay tuned for that. For more Project Pan contents, you can also visit my Instagram page. I'm currently doing my P.I.E. Project Pan in there. I hope you are all well and safe. Thank you for stopping by. Have a nice day. <3

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Hey, guys! How have you been doing the past month? I have been with work but I have also been busy with making progress on my Project Pans. If you don't know what Pan Those Eyeshadows is, you can head first on my introduction post and come back here later. I can't believe that we are almost 6 months in this year and I haven't gotten out of my town for the past two months. Luckily, I am currently assigned temporarily in my town to do some augmentation and I got more time to play with my makeup since I am not in a hurry getting ready for work. My temporary assignment caused me to hit pan on most of the eyeshadows included in this project as you can see on my last Pan Those Eyeshadows Update 4. This month, I have hit pan on another eyeshadow and that excites me even more since I can roll-in another eyeshadow.

I wanna start sharing my progress on this shadow that had been rolled-in two months ago. This is the UCANBE Marvel Palette and I randomly generated this Shade No 7 (matte burgundy). This shadow is so pigmented and I don't need to apply much in order for me to achieve a good color pay-off. Even though I am not a warm eyeshadow lover, I enjoy using this on outer-v and lower lash line, sometimes on the crease, and sometimes as liner on my upper lash line. I have used this shadow 35 times since I have rolled this in and I have made a good dip. I have no idea how deep the pans of this palette are since this is the only one I own from the brand and I haven't hit pan on an of them before. Let's see if I can hit pan on this after 15 uses.

This metallic lime green shadow from the Beauty Glazed Uranus Palette is on of my favorites and I am so happy that I have rolled this in during my last update. I love to put this all over the lids and I will show you the look that I made using this shade at the end of this update. I use this sometimes as an eyeliner on my upper lash line and I think it looked cute together with the taupe shade that is also included on this project. I have used this 15 times since entering the project but I have already made a huge dip. I just love this eyeshadow and this brand creates the best metallic shadows. I have a feeling that I will hitting pan on this real soon. Yay!

This Wicked Game shadow from the Sace Lady Twilight Eyeshadow Palette is also a favorite of mine and I love seeing this all over the lids whenever I do red-toned smokey eye looks. This your typical shimmer formula; quite subtle and needs building for opacity. It's cute eyeshadow shade and I am see that I also made a dip on this. To be quite honest, I only use this as an accent color on my lower lash line since it doesn't quite match on the eyeshadows on included in this project. I have also used this 15 times and might also hit pan by the next update.

Next is this shimmery champagne shade from the Pudaier Milky Way Eyeshadow Palette. This is my typical icy shimmery highlight shade that I always incorporate with my looks. One of the eyeshadows from this palette have been included in the beginning of this project and it took me months to hit pan on it. This shadow may also take me months to hit pan on, but it still depends on the type of usage I will be playing on. I have already used this 17 times and I still haven't made a huge impact on the shadow. Let's hope to see the pan in two months.

As I have said previously, one eyeshadow will always be drawn from my Zoeva En Taupe Palette because I want to use this palette more before it goes bad. I have this palette for 2 years now and I don't have much usage in this palette. I have drawn this matte lavender-mauve shade and I have used this as my transition shade most of the times. This shadow is kind of ashy but I love how it neutralizes the matte burgundy shade I have in this palette. I love this shade and I think I am hitting pan on this soon as well. I haved used this 15 time all throughout this project and I have made a pretty good dip. I have used this a lot before maybe that's why this has a fast progress compared to other shades in this palette. I honestly see a pan coming by next month.

Yes, I have definitely saved the best for last. I have finally hit pan on this shimmery taupe shade which has been on this project since March. I liked putting this all over the lids everyday but I am also happy that I can use other lid shades not that I have hit pan on this. I have used this 37 times before hitting pan and that feels so satisfying. This is one of my expensive palettes on my collection and I feel so giddy now that I have already hit pan 2 shadows on this baby. Yay!

Since I have hit pan on Outline, I get to randomly generate a new shade. My random gernerator app have drawn number 131 and it correspond to this shade Cake from my IMAGIC High Heels Palette. This is matte light beige shade that maybe I can use to set my eyeshadow primer. This palette has been rarely touched and I am so happy that I can finally play with this without diverting away from this project. Yes! I have no idea how deep these pans are but the eyeshadow is loosely pressed and I might hit pan on this after 2 months. I really do hope so.

So this is my color story for the month of June. In all honestly, it kinda looks similar on my previous color stories. Haha! If it isn't a red eyeshadow, it will be a shimmery highlight or a green eyeshadow that I always generate. What is happening to the world? Haha! Anyway, I am still excited to mix and match with different color combinations and I not bored yet.This project is so exciting!

This is one of the looks I created using all of the eyshadows included in this project. I used Gallery on the crease, matte burgundy on the outer-v and lower lash line, metallic lime green all over the lids, Outline on the inner lower lash line, and Arctic on my inner corners. I loved this look so much and I never thought that taupes, lime green and burgundy will look good together. I love how the lime green shade popped even more pairing it with the burgundy shade. What do you guys think?

This is my update for this month's progress and I feel so satisfied with the dips I made. I am hoping for a good progress by the next update. How are you guys doing with your project pans? Are you also enjoying or nah? Please let us know by leaving a comment. I have lots of posts to make by the next few weeks and I hope you follow this blog in order to see more updates. Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

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Hi, guys! Today's post is very exciting because I am talking about the amazing progress I made on my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2020. I apologize for the late progress, I have been very busy with work since I am frontliner. Anyway, I have hit pan on 4 shadows that are included in this project and 1 bonus pan the past month. I feel like one of my talents is to hit pan on eyeshadows as I do it well and often considering that I am light-handed.

Focallure Sweet As Honey Palette - Champagne

The first shadow that I have hit pan is this matte champagne shadow which I have used as a transition shade on almost all my eye looks since I rolled this in. This eyeshadow is nothing special and it barely shows up on my eyelids. I think I have hit pan on this fastly because I have to apply 3 layers before this shows up on my skin. It is quite powdery and I was surprised that the pan is shallow, though each of these pans contain 1.5 grams of eyeshadow. I have used this 31 times before I have hit the pan.

Beauty Glazed Uranus Palette - Shade No. 4

Finally! I have hit pan on this dark shimmer green which took me an eternity to hit pan on. Haha! If you have seen in my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2020 Introduction, you know that this eyeshadow has been in here since the beginning of the project. It feels so satisfying to reach the pan of this eyeshadow since this is not the type of green I would reach out. I focused on this shadow the previous month and I am so happy that I reached my goal. I have used this 27 times since January before I have hit pan on this.

SACE Lady Natural Palette - Satisfaction

I have hit pan on this shimmery beige eyeshadow which is included in this project. I forgot to tally my usage on this eyeshadow so I can't tell you how many times I have used this before hitting pan. Haha! I have also hit pan on this matte brown eyeshadow which I have used as a crease shade in most of my eye looks. I am so happy to have a bonus pan because hitting pan organically gives a different feeling.

ZOEVA En Taupe Palette - Handmade

Lastly, I have also hit pan on this duo chrome pink-gold shade which I have used on as highlight on my my inner lower lash line. I tried using this as a lid shade but it was underwhelming so I just used this a highlight shade. I am so proud of myself because I managed to hit pan on two highlight shades at the same week. Yay! I useed this 30 times before I have hit the pan.

UCANBE Marvel - Shade No. 7

This matte dark burgundy shadow will take me a while to hit pan on.This so pigmented and I don't need to use a lot in order for this to show up on my eyelids. I always incorporate this on my looks and I am finally seeing a dent which is so amazing. I have used this 22 times already since I rolled this is in but I don't have any idea how deep this pan is. I am not expecting to hit pan on this by the end of the month but maybe I can. Who knows?

ZOEVA En Taupe - Gallery and Outline

I have said before that I will be focusing on this palette this year and one of the shadows to include in this project will be from this palette. I have rolled-in Outline together with Handmade and I can finally see a dent. I haved used this 25 times already and I am crossing my fingers to hit pan on this by the end of the month.

To replace Handmade, I have randomly generated another shade from this palette and Gallery was picked. I have used this shadow quite a bit before rolling this is in and I have already made a dip. I might hit pan on this shadow by next month. Let's see about that.

SACE Lady Natural - Wicked Game

I may have hit two pans on this palette, but my random number generator have picked another shadow from this palette. For this round, I am rolling in this shimmery red shade. I have used this shadow in the past and I liked the outcome. I am not yet sure how I will incorporate this with the other shadows included in this project since I am working on taupe shadows. I might use this more on my lower lash line as an accent shade.

Pudaier Milky Way - Arctic

Another palette that is coming back is this pastel-themed palette which took a month of rest before rolling it in again. Haha! I have randomly generated this shimmery white eyeshadow and I am not excited nor disappointed; I am just surprised that all of the eyeshadows that I have, I have to roll-in another shimmery inner corner highlight shade. I find this really funny and I think my random number generator application is making fun of me. Haha!

Beauty Glazed Uranus - Shade No. 8

Just when I thought I could roll-out this palette, I can't yet. Haha! My random number generator picked another shadow from this palette and I am not mad since my favorite shadow from this palette was chosen. I love this metallic olive green shade and I am excited to use this more and pair it with my taupe and red-toned shadows.

This is my color story for this round. It is kind of similar on my previous updates since warm shadows and greens are always being selected. Haha! I will find ways to use of all these shadows in a look and I will take pictures on the looks I will create.

How are your project pans doing? I hope you are all safe and healthy. I am enjoying this project and I feel so happy to hit pan 5 eyeshadows in a month since that rarely happens to me. I have an upcoming review on eyeshadow palettes that I recently bought and I am so excited to play with them. Did you have fun with this post? I hope you did since I was so excited to share this progress with you. Thank you for stopping by. Have a nice day. Stay safe.

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Hey, guys! How are you? I hope you are all safe from the virus and doing the quarantine smoothly. I still go to work since it is necessary, but I'm taking all of the precautions that was imposed to us. Please take care of yourselves including your mental health. Anyway, I will be updating today my Pan In Everything (PIE) Project Pan which I started in January. Basically, this project aims to hit pan on all of the makeup products you have and it goes on for as long as you have an item that you didn't hit pan yet. You can read my introductory post to know more about the background of this project and to see who created this project. :)

Since I started this project, I have hit pan on 3 products and I have rolled-in new products to hit pan on. I have been focusing on my pressed powder face products such as highlighters, blushes, bronzers and contours since I don't want to include eyeshadow products in this project. If you are interested, I have a project dedicated solely to hitting pan eyeshadows called the Pan Those Eyeshadows. It's a fun project where you can create different color combination and just be creative with your eyeshadow looks.

Pinkies Collection Blusher (using as a highlight)

I love this as a highlight on my cheekbones and I think this one of my top highlighters from collection. I love golden pink glow that it gives on my skin and the fact that it doesn't emphasize blemishes and texture on my face. I will miss using this but I still need to utilize other highlighters from my collection. I have hit pan on this after 3 uses and I used it for another 3 times before rolling it out on the project.

Focallure Sculpt Glow Contour and Highlight Duo 03

I have also hit pan on this contour powder from Focallure Beauty. I have reviewed this last year and I said that this is the perfect contour shade for me and that I use this every time I do my makeup. I have I used this maybe at least 30 times before rolling this in into this project and I have hit pan on this after using 16 times. This is a lot of product and I might not finish it this year. I will continue to wear this from time to time in conjunction to my other contour products.

Vice Cosmetics Contour Powder (Porshur)

Since I have hit pan on the Pinkies Collection Highlight, I have replaced it with this contour powder. I actually use this as a bronzer because it is a little bit warm and I don't want a warm contour. I love this product and it didn't took me a long time to hit pan on it. I just used this 8 times before hitting pan on, but I have used it a lot of times before rolling this in.

Essence Pure Nude Highlighter (Be My Highlight)

Oh my gosh! This product is immortal. I have used this a lot since I bought this back in 2017 and I still haven't hit pan on it. This gives a natural glow and is very suitable for work especially on a formal setting. I still like this but I'm kind of getting tired of this highlighter since I currently love glowy and blinding highlighters. I try to use everyday and pairing this with a different highlight so I won't get bored. I have used this 20 times ever since I started this project and who knows when will I hit pan on this. I'll just go with the flow I guess.

MAC Powder Blush - Lesson In Love

Due to my carelessness, I have dropped my Human Nature Sunkissed Blush and it cracked on the floor. I replaced it with this sheer pink blush and I think this is one of the products that will stay the longest on the project. This is hard-pressed and I really need to dig into this to get a color pay-off. I have used this 20 times since I included this on this project and it looks I haven't used it a lot. This is the only MAC blush I own and I don't have an idea if all of their blush powders feel like this. What do you think?

Ever Bilena Kris Collection Blush (First Love)

Since I have hit pan on the Focallure Contour, I replace it with this matte blush which I reviewed last year as well. I like this blush and I don't see any problems on hitting pan on this. This product only weighs 2 grams and might hit pan on this before I post my next update.

Jacky and Lauren Rose Gold Highlighter Palette (No. 3)

Last but not the least, I have rolled in this rose gold highlight as a replacement for the Vice Cosmetics Contour in the shade Porshur. I layer this on top of the Essence Pure Nude Highlighter and I love the golden glow the pinkish gold glow that it gives. As you can see, I already made a dip and might hit pan on this real soon. Let's see about that.

So these are the products that are currently in this project and I am happy that this project is going on smoothly for the most part. I am also proud of my self that I am currently consistent in posting my project pan updates since I haven't done so in past years. Haha! I feel so motivated to post more on this blog and I have ideas on the products I will feature in the future. I hope that you enjoyed this post and if you have anything to say, feel free to leave a comment. Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like my content, you can follow this blog to stay updated on my upcoming posts. Have a nice day. Take care!

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