Empties

[wendyomgwar]

I love seeing other peoples empties! So I decided to make a board where people could post pictures of their empties, or just tell us about them! I'd also be interested in knowing whether you're repurchasing anything or not.

[Mochapj]

I have been anxiously working on that thing for-EVER!  

I have a few new day creams I've been waiting to try, but told myself I couldn't until I finished this.

[shadetertiary]

I have SO many empties this month!  I made it my goal to use as many foils as possible while I was traveling one week, so that helped a lot with my sample stash!

FAVES - Want more!

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Lush Rose Jam Shower Gel
Lush Ro's Argan Body Conditioner (this scent is just amazing)
L'Oreal Total Repair 5 Damage Erasing Balm (love the scent and it totally helped my hair)
The Body Shop Body Milk in Moringa
The Body Shop Body Sorbet in Satsuma
Skin Food Black Sugar Mask Wash-Off
L'Occitane Amande Milk Concentrate (deluxe and foil)
Suki Exfoliate Foaming Cleanser
Fortune Cookie Soap Second Star to the Right
Philosophy Miracle Worker Overnight
Dr. Jart BB Dis-A-Pore
Soap & Glory Face Soap & Clarity
Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia and Peony & Blush Suede (especially layered together!)
Lancome Genifique (x2)
Julep Luxe Repair Serum (worked wonders on a troublesome dry patch!)

LIKED - Would consider repurchasing

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Tresemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo
Bella Freesia Candle (not a ton of throw but gorgeous)
Two Good Scents scrub in Coffee Mocha
Yankee Candle - Mountain Lodge
Drybar Sake Bomb Shampoo & Conditioner (full sized + 3 foils each)
wen Sweet Almond Mint cleansing conditioner
Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter Lotion
Illume Go Be Lovely perfume in Desert Tulip (doesn't last a long time but I loved the scent)
Skyn Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels (these stung a bit at the end but wow they made an obvious difference)
pur minerals Wine Exfoliating Mask (very strong but I really liked the scent and feel)
Bath & Body Works PocketBac Sanitizer in Warm Vanilla Sugar
Josie Maran Argan Cleansing Oil (x3)
Living Proof Style Lab Satin Hair Serum (x2)
R+Co Shine Shampoo & Conditioner
Glamglow Supercleanse (x3)
NUDE omega cleansing jelly (x2)
Ole Henricksen Pure Truth Melting Cleanser
Boscia Makeup Breakup Cool Cleansing Oil
Not Soap Radio body wash in Awash in a field of four leaf clover
L'Occitane Amande Shower Oil
Jo Malone Earl Grey & Cucumber
pure DKNY drop of rose
Jimmy Choo Blossom
Dior J'Adore
Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine (paired super well with the satsuma body shop products!)
Glamglow Supermud (deluxe and foil)
Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter
Sephora Express Eye Makeup Remover Wipe (I was impressed - good travel solution!)
Tony Moly Banana Hand Milk

OK/UNDECIDED - Would use again in a pinch, or need to keep trying

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Various Mary Kay Face/Eye Samples (x8) (I have a GIANT stash of these to work through, forget buying full size!)
Yes to Cucumbers Facial Wipes (better as a body refresher than a makeup remover)
Burt's Bees Facial Cleansing Towelettes (need to try again)
Therape soy candle in Lavender
IKEA tea lights (x4)
Living Proof Curl Conditioning Wash (not terrible, may have made my waves look better, want to keep trying)
Drybar Texas Tea Shampoo & Conditioner (need to try again)
Fortune Cookie Soap Shower Steamer in The Captain (smelled good, not sure it did much)
Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Shampoo & Conditioner
Aveda Stress Fix Cleansing Oil
FAB Ultra Repair Cream (liked this better in winter)
Pantene Keratin Repair Shampoo
HASK Monoi Oil Shampoo & Conditioner (worked well, smell wasn't great)
Tarte Naturals powders (x2)
Josie Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil (x2) (liked better for hair than face)
Josie Maran Argan SPF (x2)
Prada Candy L'eau
CLEAN First Blush
Atelier Cologne Mandarine Glaciele (pretty, want to try again)
Wella Luxe Oil Reconstructive Elixer
Tokyomilk Everything & Nothing hand creme
Escada Ocean Lounge EDT
Amore Pacific Dual Defense Eye Cream night
Briogeo Don't Despair Repair hair mask
Jack Black Double Header Shampoo & Conditioner

NOPE - The definite no's

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Eleven Protect Day Creme (just a weird texture, this one might actually be okay...)
L'Occitane Precious Cleansing Foam (HATED the smell)
Kiehls Rosa Arctica Eye (made my eyes burn)
Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting Liquid (didn't do much and leaked easily)
Cotz Plus tinted sunscreen (hate tinted sunscreens)
Butter London Scrubbers (x3; used all three of these to remove one manicure!)
Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir

[kelloua]

Wow!  Super impressive empties.  You really made it through a lot!

[preciousdreamsx]

Love the Soap & Glory face wash!

[MrsLisha]

I got a sample of Soap & Glory face wash & really like it too.

[njattana]

What are your thoughts on that Lush Argan Body Conditioner? I almost picked it up a few months ago but thought any moisturizing body wash or lotion would essentially be doing the same thing?

[shadetertiary]

I buy it mostly for the scent.  I do think a good quality body lotion does a better job at moisturizing than a body conditioner, although I will say it helps to use both when I have extremely dry skin.  

[sister13]

Wow! Nice work!

[notcreative]

You did great. I have a foil of that BHA I was looking forward to trying. If it did not do much for you in that big size, the foil is probably going to be useless.

[shadetertiary]

I lost about 3/4 of it to leaking, so I wouldn't necessarily assume the foil is useless.  That said, I'm not about to pay to try it again!

[notcreative]

Yeah, I hate when containers are faulty. Even when they're samples, it makes me reluctant to buy the full size for fear it will have the same problem.

[notcreative]

I forgot to list out the names before filling in my reviews, so let me know if you have any questions.

[kelloua]

Nice empties!  I have those tiny shampoos and conditioners hanging out somewhere.  I always steal hotel samples and then I swear they just sit in my sample stash!

[notcreative]

Unless I hate the hotel offerings, like Shine at Sheraton, I tend to take home all the products. Some I use faster than others, but I always get to all of them eventually. We actually just stayed at Sheraton over the weekend, and I took the rest of the product. Once they're opened, the cleaning staff does not do anything productive with them. 

[shadetertiary]

How was the deborah lippman?  I'm slowly testing nail remover wipes for travel...

[Zpsid91]

i got a sample of Cutex nail polish remover wipes that I love! They are thick, and easily took off polish from both hands with one wipe - I was impressed.

[notcreative]

I got a sample of those in a recent Target Beauty Box. I will try that next time I paint my nails. 

[Zpsid91]

That must be where I got them - good thing I did - now I have new things to buy at Target 😉

[notcreative]

Right! I have to use the $3 off coupon before it expires. I have 2 of them and just ordered the newest box yesterday. How to use them all?!!

[notcreative]

It was a nice little mitt, which made removal very easy and convenient. The wipe was not overly wet or dry. I used it to remove regular polish, and it worked well. I try to always test these on glitter polishes, but it has been a long time since I used a glitter polish. I prefer the Ulta wipe to this one, but I started wishing Ulta would make theirs into a mitt after using this.

[shyvicki]

July empties

loves:

• Tarte BB Tinted Treatment Primer in Medium- this matches my self-tanned skin perfectly and love the way it feels on my face. This is my new Holy Grail BB cream. I'll be getting the one in Light for fall and winter.
• Ponds Origina Fresh Wet Cleansing Towelettes- love the quilted texture and it got all my makeup off without killing my eyes.
• Urban Decay Original Eyeshadow Primer Potion- this would be my Holy Grail shadow primer if they didn't have the Anti-Aging version I use.
• Hair Chemist Coconut Oil Deep Repair Masque- I finally found my Holy Grail hair conditioner in this. My hair is more manageable and less frizzy after using this. I bought the full size tub of this.
• Bliss Multi-"Face"-eted Clay Mask- this gets my face so clean and gets the gunk out of my pores. 

Likes:

• Avon Bubble Delight Blushing Kiss Bubble Bath
• Tarte Park Avenue Princess Bronzer/ Glisten Blush- The blush happens to be my everyday spring and summer blush. The bronzer was pretty good but too warm for contouring.
• Smashbox lip gloss in Natural- this was part of a set I bought at Beauty Brands a few years ago. The color is a good darker rosy nude.
• reFresh Dry Shampoo- great scent and very little white residue. I can use this everyday without buildup. Too bad it was on clearance at Sally when I bought it.
• Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy Sleep Lavender Vanilla Pillow Mist- like to use these on my pillow and sheets before going to bed. I like the Lavender Chamomile scent better.
• Colgate Optic White Toothpaste- it made my teeth a little whiter, but not gleaming white.
• Clarisonic Refreshing Gel Cleanser- got my face very clean.

Hate

• Urban Decay Eden Eyeshadow Primer Potion- this formula was so thick and hard to blend. I'll stick with my Anti-Aging formula.
• Sephora Express Eye Makeup Remover Wipe- this did not get off all of my eye makeup. 
• Shiseido White Lucent Anti-Dark Circles Eye Cream- after a month or so, I still had (and have) dark circles. At this point, it would take a miracle to get rid of my under eye circles.