What Is Project Pan?
6.3BRAINROT SCOREProject Pan A personal challenge to use up existing makeup or skincare products down to the pan or empty bottle before buying anything new, tracked and documented as its own content format.
Origin:Long-running BeautyTok term ('pan' referring to the metal container inside pressed makeup) that has resurged alongside anti-consumption sentiment as a way to publicly commit to not overbuying.
First Seen:2019
Peak Era:Not established
Aura Impact:+10 Aura (Actually Finishing a Project Pan) / -5 Aura (Abandoning a Project Pan to Buy the New Release)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"I'm doing a project pan this year, no new lip products until I hit pan on at least five."
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