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.

[emiie]

I'm quite glad to see I'm not the only one who was unimpressed with that product ! 

Hopefully you can finish both of these concealers soon enough 🙂 

[m26430]

Awesome Lush empties. I've yet to try my Reindeer soap. Glad to hear you enjoyed the TonyMoly Makgeolli mask, I've been meaning to get that one. 

[TKLJ]

LOVE

Sabon Body Gel Polisher in Patchouli Lavender Vanilla. I definitely would like to repurchase this once I get through the rest of my body washes. If I was rich, I'd use this as hand soap, as it leaves skin baby soft and exfoliated.

Has Macadamia Oil Shampoo & Conditioner. Ulta didn't send my samples, so I messaged customer service through Facebook. The CS rep apologized and shipped me samples—nothing special, but I thought it was a nice gesture. This C&S was one of those samples, and I love it. My hair felt so soft! And luckily, it's drugstore, as I refuse to pay high-end prices for shampoo. I'll repurchase when I get through my other shampoos.

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfecter Pressed in Opal. I've been interested in the various Becca highlighters for a while and swatched them a bunch of times. For some reason, I decided Moonstone was the best for me and own it in pressed and liquid forms. Of course, now that I own it, I rarely reach for Moonstone—but Opal! Why did I ever pass you by? I'm on a highlighter no-buy, but if that ever changes, Opal will go to the top of my list.

HATE

When Travelmate mask. I bought every mask When makes during the F&F sale because I figured it would be a good opportunity to try the line. Well, at least I didn't pay full price for them, as I've disliked every one of them. Every When mask I've used has been mediocre. They aren't actively harmful to my skin, but I never feel like my skin is extra moisturized or reaps any other benefits the masks say they give. Hard pass.

Dr. Jart All That Contours Hydrogel Expansion Stretch Mask. While the When masks may not be harmful, I don't believe that to be the case with this mask. The lower portion stretches over your ears (I guess to temporarily firm up your jowly bits?). However, my ears stick out quite a bit, so the mask pulled at them. It didn't hurt, but it did turn them red from the tension. I only used this as a laugh (it came in a Dr. Jart mask kit), but I'd never buy it on its own. If you want a laugh as well, check out my incredible sexxxy photo of me wearing it in the mask thread.

Lorac Porefection Concealer. A random sample I picked up somewhere. The color wasn't a very good match, but I thought I'd try it for a while to see if I at least liked the formula. I did not. It creased and applied patchily.

Tarte Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Foundation. The color match was pretty good, but like the concealer, this applied patchily. It was also oddly thick. I know it's full coverage, but it shouldn't be like spreading actual paint on your face.

[kelloua]

Great empties.  I especially enjoy reading the reviews of the sheet masks because I'm just getting into them and there seems to be such a huge price discrepency between some of the ones I'm seeing in local Asian shops and for sale on Sephora, Birchbox, etc. so it's interesting to see what is worth it and what isn't

[blondesluv2shop]

I recently tried the Farmacy mask too and really enjoyed it. The mask was soaked with product compared to others I've tried.  I don't see it listed above so I assume you didn't love it but also didn't hate it?

[TKLJ]

Yeah, anything I don't list was OK but otherwise not noteworthy. I agree that it was super soaked with product, but I don't know that my skin felt so amazingly luxuriously soft afterward like I expected. I have two other Farmacy masks to try, though, so maybe I'll like those better.

[Seymore3]

I have been thinking about trying the When masks but I will probably just get one now to try them,this saves me from getting them all and being disappointed.

[TKLJ]

Agree!

[CRAZY4MASCARA]

Loves: I will eventually or have already repurchased some of this items

Alright: wouldn't repurchase but I wouldn't mind using again

[m26430]

The Blush Batiste is my holy grail dry shampoo. Can't count how many times I've repurchased 😄

[kelloua]

I haven't tried it yet.  I think I'm still in my dabbling stage to figure out what brand I like most.  But first I have to work through the set I got from Sephora over Christmas.  Thankfully there seems to be a pretty wide selection of Batiste dry shampoo at my Marshalls all the time so I'll definitely pick it up there once I make it through my stash.

[CRAZY4MASCARA]

Dry shampoo is a new thing to me too. I'm trying out diffrent brands as well

[blondesluv2shop]

Batiste makes great shampoo! I love the one for brunettes because I don't have to worry about missing a spot and having grey hair 😉

[CRAZY4MASCARA]

This is my first bottle. My dad thought it was air freshener and started spraying it so "helped" me finish it faster. Compared to other dry shampoos I've used I do like this one the best.

[StephaniLynn]

January Empties - I feel quite accomplished this month. 

Loves:

Likes:

Nopes:

[kelloua]

Glad to see you liked that Laneige sleeping mask.  I have a couple of samples I picked up when shopping at HMart and I'm excited to try them.

[blondesluv2shop]

Which two Tata samples are those? I need to try mine soon, but my skin has really been acting up lately so I'm waiting until that clears.

[guzelkiz]

Sorry about the lousy picture quality.

January empties

Loves

Spoiler

• Neutrogena wipes
• Bite Lush Lip Wipes
• Benefit They're Real Remover
• UD All Nighter
• Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair conditioning treatment
• My Beauty Diary Black Pearl mask
• My Scheming Rose Dew Moisturizing mask
• Sephora Pearl Mask
• Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil
• Living Proof PHD Shampoo, Conditioner, and Styling Treatment
• Caudalie Detox Mask
• May Coop Raw Sauce

Likes (were just ok, nothing special)

Spoiler

• Japonesque Makeup Remover Wipe
• Omorovicza Queen of Hungary Mist
• Mario Badescu Protein Night Cream
• Hask Macadamia Oil Moisturizing Shampoo and Conditioner 
• Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask (need to try more samples)

Dislikes

Spoiler

• Diptyque Creme Riche Body Butter
• FAB Face Cleanser
• Jerfen's In Shower Moisturizing Lotion

[laynebr]

I'm glad you liked the My schemind masks 😉 They're one of my favorites 😄

[guzelkiz]

Yeah I liked it!  I have a couple more to try.  I hope I like them all as much as I liked the Rose Dew one.

[Mochapj]

January 2016 empties:

LOVES:

- Farmacy Soothing Kale sheet mask

Very soothing, a bit tricky to apply though

- Shiseido Benefiance eye mask

A constant repurchase for me

- NUDE Omega Treatment Milk

Another really soothing product that I use when my skin is extra dry

- REN Wake Wonderful

I really like this product and I may buy a FS at some point

- PMD smoothing discs

Happy with the PMD machine so far; liking the Sensitive discs better than the Super Sensitive ones

- Dr Jart Waterfuse Gel Mask

I didn't like these when I first tried them in the summer, but they really shine in the wintertime.  Great for hydration; I leave them on until it's completely dry.

MEH:

- Cake Beauty Sweethearts hand cream 

Was trying to use it up

- Clinique Moisture Surge Intense 

Finished it up when I had an allergic reaction last month.  As much as I'm meh about it, it worked great to soothe my irritated neck skin.

- Body Shop Chocomania body butter

I use it on my feet.  It pills when I try to use it anywhere else.

- Missha Platinum sheet mask

Nothing special

- BECCA Backlight Primer

A great primer, but made my skin too matte.

NOPE:

- Tony Moly Tea Tree sheet mask

Made my skin really, really itchy and uncomfortable