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.

[wendyomgwar]

So.... I've been bad and I haven't kept up with my own board haha!

But I finally stopped being lazy and took a pic of my empties, this is about three months worth so bear with me!

Poppy Sunshine and Gelato Candles by Bath and Body Works

Wet n Wild fast dry Atlantis, Nutra Nail- Nail Thickner

StudioTools 100 % Acetone nail polish remover

Guava and Fig Shower Gels by Korres

ProTerra Body Wash

Boscia Detoxifying Black Cleanser

Befine Exfoliating Cleanser Brown Sugar and night cream with cocoa

Eclos face serum

Dr. brandt dark circles away serum

Clarasonic brush head normal(?)

Purity Facial Cloth

Davines Love Shampoo

Ojon Restorative Conditioner

Satin Hair Serum

Nexxus Pro Mend Leave in Crème

Twilight Woods and Midnight Pomegranate Body Butter

Twilight Woods Intense Misture Body Butter Mini

True Blue Spa Raspberry Body Scrub

BBW cucumber melon shower gel

Philosophy amazing grace shower gel

Hello Flawless Honey Powder

Givenchy Phenomen’ Eyes Mascara

[crayzeeRN]

Very nice! 🙂 Any repurchases?

[wendyomgwar]

I'm really on the edge of getting the Boscia Detoxifying Black Cleanser again, I loved it! But I already have so many unopened ones.... and I have another sample of the Hello Flawless Powder, I really liked it :)!

[crayzeeRN]

If I ever get through all my facial wash stash, the Boscia Black Cleanser is definitely one I would consider repurchasing! Really does the job 🙂

[Anonymous]

Just a small pile for me this month. My kitten wants to be a paw model when he grows up, do you think he has a future in the business? 😛

Love: Korres Wild Rose Sleeping Facial, which I have a backup of already; AmorePacific Future Response Age Defense Cream, very sad to be out of minis of this one! Lancome Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector, I’ve got more minis of this one; Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer, which I love intensely, but it has been less effective as winter has begun, so I might give it a break; and Dr Brandt Retinol Hydracreme, something I hadn’t tried before but I liked how refreshed my skin felt after using this!

Hate: Origins High Potency Night a Mins cream, being thrown away half empty. It made me break out and didn’t absorb into my skin nicely. Also smelled like burned orange peels or something icky. Marc Jacobs mascara, which I tried to use for several weeks but it doesn’t lengthen or volumize my lashes well and its gel formula dries slowly and loves to smudge and smear everywhere somehow while it’s wet. Bleh.

Feeling Neutral: Bliss body wash, smells like bubble gum and I’m not fond of that, but it is a nice enough shower gel otherwise; O’Keefe’s hand cream, I actually use this on my feet mostly but it keeps them nice and soft. Nothing amazingly special though. La Mer Moisturizing cream, this stuff is super rich and I think it hydrates my skin well, but it reminds me too much of Nivea to make me want to pay the amount this stuff costs! Murad Oil-Free Sunscreen, nice enough non-greasy feeling SPF 30 cream, nothing special; Caudalie Vinexpert Broad Spectrum SPF15 Radiance Day Cream and Night Infusion Cream, I’m less impressed with their Vinexpert products than most of the others I’ve tried so far, but to be fair these sample tubes were pretty small. I’d want to give them a longer try before forming a stronger opinion.

[bombshell30]

Mr. Kitty definitely has a future in hand modeling- I am just impressed you kept him from plopping down directly on top of your pile as my cat would do if I was paying attention to anything but him!! LOL

I also hated Origins Night-a-mins. Gross! Peeled of my face like I was molting and broke me out!

Thanks for sharing! I LOVE THIS THREAD!

[Nicrohr]

use the night a mins on your feet! lol that's what I do with products I hate ;).

[crayzeeRN]

Hahaha, love the kitten paw sticking in the corner Rikkie!

[sangova]

I had a sample of marc jacob's mascara, and I hated it as well! It was the most terrible mascara I've ever tried. 

[sangova]

My empties this month! 

I challenged myself to finish all opened products before I move on to others. And well, shower gels were used by my BF and me 🙂 

What I will repurchase: 

Shower gels (I liked them all)

Guerlain foundation - I used a sample and I loved it!

Rhonda Allison raspberry toner

KDG Spa water

OH Vitamin C truth serum

Wella hair mask

Maybe (after I run out of everything)

Boscia cleanser and moisturizer

Carol's daughter body souffle

Origins GinZing moisturizer

The rest - I didn't care enough to consider repurchasing. 

[crayzeeRN]

Nicely done!

[Anonymous]

I don't have any photos of my empties as I didn't find this thread until mid December. And to list what all I used up or had to toss due to expiration dates or time opened last year  would take hours.

However the following I would repurchase or have repurchased & am currently using:

Algenist Retinol Serum & also their Lifting & Friming vream.

Elizabeth Arden Ceramide face & eye capsules as well as the toner.

Lipgloss from Smashbox, Ulta & LORAC

Mascara from LORAC, Smashbox

Eyeliner- Stila liquid & pencil,  Smashbox cream. LORAC dream & liquid/gel, Tarte & UD pencil

 Sunscreen: PTR Glycolic Acid Moisture & also Max Sheer SPF 30

Foundation  LORAC Natural Performance  or Givenchy Photo Perfexion.

Primer Hourglass Veil  or Smashbox Photo finish Light, Tarte Brightening

Blush- NARS Sin & the ONS palette

Cleanser CeraVe or Aveeno

Makeup remover KGD Spa water

Hair- Big Sexy

Shower Gel- Red Door

On the fence:

Dr. Perricone's Photo Plasma- jar packaging & price

HG Arch- It's a bit pricey & I'm still trying to get it right. Color may be a bit dark

Bumble & bumble Thickening set- Love what it does but has sulfates

TFSI & NARS eye primer-Like the Nars better than the TFSI but LORAC just works better for me

Would not repurchase:

ABH Catwalk palette- I foun d the colors weren't the best & quality wise it wasn't what I expected.

Benefit, They're Real- left my lashes hard.

Benefit That Gal & Porefressional-  lots of hype- no bang for me.

Want to try:

Alterna Hair care

Several brands of mascara

IT Cosmetics eye shadow palette.

[vanillammm]

The It Cosmetics naturally pretty palette is worth every penny. Lovely colors with a great texture and pigment. They blend really nicely for mattes shadows.

[jojobe]

So this is the biggest part of my empties for last month, There were more, but sadly I moved and they got pitched before the pictures! lol I have like 2 tubs of the Nutrix body lotion left to go through .THat is the one item that I always buy when Lancome has their gift with purchases!  I also finished up a glamglow tub after 3 months. I have my new pile being set aside for January  now.

[sangova]

empty lipstick? I can never finish one ( How long did it take to use it all? 🙂

[sparklekai]

December empties!!! out with the old...in with the new!!!

repurchase 

• vaseline problem skin therapy lotion
• benefit porefessional
• glysomed body lotion
• fab facial radiance pads
• rimmel scandal eyes mascara
• bare minerals mineral veil 

would not repurchase

• rimmel sexy curves mascara
• neutrogena all in one make-up removing wipes
• elf -eyelid primer

might repurchase but wasn't anything special

• fab facial cleanser
• nivea pure and natural day care
• salley hansen polish remover 
• maybelline the falsies big eyes
• almay oil free gentle make up remover pads

would buy full size

• Nars smudge proof eyeshadow base
• korres -vitamin e face primer
• algenist pore corrector-anti aging primer
• tarte maracua c brightener
• lancome energie de vie

not for me

• bare minerals prime time foundation primer
• fresh soy face cleanser
• clinique superprimer universal face primer

[crayzeeRN]

Nice empties post!

What turns you off about the Neutrogena Wipes? I've considered trying them (but haven't yet) because I hear people talk about them occasionally.

[prosopon]

Better late then never. Here are my...well, might as well call them December empties. Hey! That means I am early!

• BBW body mist in velvet tuberose - not a huge rose fan, but this was subtle, got this as a gift, will not purchase
• Vaseline spray & go in aloe fresh - for someone who will not wear moisturizer, this is a must, it dries so fast there is no excuse, I have already purchased another, I am trying the cocoa radiant
• Yes to blueberries facial towelettes - great smell -lemony, did not notice any anti-aging benefits, was afraid to use near eyes, will not repurchase
• Yes to cucumbers facial towelettes - so far, my go to but I am currently testing out a couple others
• Uniq one all in one shampoo balm - great concept but my hair did not like it
• Oscar Blandi volumizing dry shampoo - I have had this for so long! I am not a dry shampoo user, smelled nice, I have others to use, may repurchase
• Sephora bronzer powder in archipel - not empty, it was a product that got tucked into a corner and then got forgotten, but I did hit major pan, time to toss
• Secret invisible solid in spring breeze - I like the solids over other formulas, the scent was okay, will repurchase the same brand different scents
• Pangea Organics - old product past its prime, when I first got it I loved it, I think the change of seasons affected its effectiveness for my skin
• TF shadow insurance - the first eye primer I have ever tried, it is great but I have found others that will work for me at a less cost
• Covergirl clear mascara - keeps the brows in place, my go-to
• Sephora full action mascara - liked that it made my lashes look longer but naturally, dried out a little fast, on the fence with this one
• Ultraflesh (?) mascara - have had it for a long time so maybe it dried out before I got to really experience it for what it really was, not really going to search for it to see if my hypothesis is correct

[mimibel]

More bathing...

out with the scented products in with better ingredients. 

Won't repurchase

Dr Teals Lavender salts

I Love Strawberries 

Village Naturals  Foaming Bath Oil & Body Wash

In with unscented salts, colloidal oatmeal.

I'll continue to repurchase Skin Below The Chin, I like the ingredients and my fiancé uses it too.

[WhereYouStand]

I love Dr. Teal's Lavender Epsom salt soak! I used it yesterday to soften my feet!

[KrispiKreme]

Very late here but here we go for November.

Mouthwash x 2- Pictured because I'm super excited about finally finishing that gigantic monster bottle. Not picky about mouthwashes but I liked the ACT better.

VO5 shampoo/conditioner- Used both bottles in one sitting to wash the henna out of my hair when I dyed it. Would only purchase again if I need to redye my hair.

Vanilla buttercream sugar scrub- Would absolutely buy again if the store I bought it from didn't shut down. Smells heavenly.

Cover Girl Intense Shadow Blast- Would consider buying again. Pretty color but dried out very quickly.

Kiss My Face Pore Shrink Deep Cleansing Mask- No no no no no no no. I'm tossing this 95% full. I've given it multiple chances and something about this mask gives me a 3 day headache and makes me heave.

Biore deep cleansing pore strips- Loved the nose strips. The face ones were only okay.

Desert Essence eye serum- Still undecided on. I have another sample for December so we'll see.

Jergens oatmeal crema- Once I go through my stash of lotion, I may purchase.

Reviva Labs eye gelee- Nope. Still 99% full. Never absorbed but acted like glue and got tacky/balled up when I rubbed my eyes.

Ballet slipper soap- No idea where my mom bought it but it's cute. Smells good. Would consider.

Neutrogena visibly bright cleanser- Not a fan. Smells like grapefruit and has golden shimmer added in.

Nude oil- Nope. Too thick and hard to remove. I had to wash my face afterward to get this all off.

Looking back at that, it's all super negative. Hope I like more of my empties in December lol.