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.

[IndyQT317]

January Empties.. Lots of product exploring last month. I enjoyed the Shikaki powder for my hair. Perfumes were all fun and enjoyable to wear. Rose lip mask was A+. Even the nail remover wipes were wonderful. And of course all the skincare was great and repurchases.

[curlychiquita]

Great skincare, @IndyQT317!

[keana1]

February empties Loves ❤️

[madgrl786]

love that caudalie sorbet!

[keana1]

2nd picture = Nopes 

3rd picture = Meh

Somehow my comments for the last 2 pictures didn’t show up! 🤷🏻‍♀️

[RGbrown]

I feel like this is a lot of trash for one week, though a few things are more like declutters and I probably should have split them out. I need to do a massive declutter post anyways, so maybe I'll go back and do that too 😋

Notes in the spoilers!

Love

Spoiler

BBW candles: perennial favorite for me

Missoni EDT: I typically don't like this category of scents, it's a bright, fruity-floral mix, but something about it speaks to me in a way most don't. I doubt I'd ever break down and buy a full size, but I hoard samples of it and have a few more ready to go.

Smashbox Primerizer: I have a bigger bottle as well, but like to finish up foils when I have them. This is a great way to add one more layer of moisture, which has been oh-so-necessary for me this winter.

Cotz Face Natural Tinted SPF40: a surprising love for me. It's thick and silicone-y, and does a fabulous job of evening things out just a bit. It never pills or separates or does anything other than just disappear on my skin. Under my Bareminerals tinted moisturizer or all by itself, this is my go-to sunscreen. I have a couple more samples, and also bought a full size.

Bareminerals Complexion Rescue: Great for when I want a little more coverage than my sunscreen provides, but still a natural, light coverage. Doesn't emphasize my pores or do anything I don't want it to do. I have more samples, but will be grabbing a full size at some point too.

BBW White Cherry Blossom shower gel: Long discontinued, but this was my favorite (and only) scent for years. Florals aren't my thing at all, but this was one of the rare ones that spoke to me. If it ever comes back, I'll probably grab a bottle or two just to have it again, even though I have no business buying any body care at all 😛

Bumble and bumble Pret-a-Powder Tres Invisible Dry Shampoo: I do believe this has become my favorite dry shampoo. A touch of volume but without any sticky or stiff product feel, and my hair looks cleaner without being dull. I can get 4 uses out of these teeny tiny cans, so it doesn't take much either. It's more than I want to spend on dry shampoo, and I have tons of others in my cabinet to go through, but I do see myself shelling out for a full size at some point (and I will certainly be hoarding every sample I can get my hands on) 

Fine and dandy

Spoiler

Leaders Aquaringer sheet mask: faint, fresh scent, fit was ok with minor snips, excellent hydration, and super-thin, almost second-skin like fabric. All in all I was pleased, though I found the texture of the serum to be borderline slimy, which kept it from being a true love. Would use again, might even buy with a good sale, but Biobelle still tops my faves list.

Purlisse Green Tea and Vitamin C Brightening Sheet Mask: dangit, I can't remember a single thing about it 😛 I take that to mean I didn't hate it...that would have been memorable lol

Clinique All About Eyes: fine, nothing special. Lightweight, decent moisture, but no wow factor. Would use again, but only after I finish all of my fancy samples, like SK-II and Shiseido and Kora 😛

Skyn Iceland gels (forehead, smile lines, and eyes): just plain fun, and they feel good. The neighbor caught me wearing them though, which is always an interesting moment hahahaha (he's in his late 60's/early 70's, so I'm not sure what was going through his mind, but the startled look and double-take was priceless). I dunno that I love them enough to actually buy, but I'll keep using what I have and collecting them in various gwp's.

All the nopes

Spoiler

Cleaned out a bunch of scents; the basic gist is that Derek Lam is not the house for me (I had a 10pc sampler, and I think I've now gotten rid of 8 or 9 of them), and while I do love some MMR scents, there are plenty of theirs that I don't like. These are all declutters, save one that is actually empty (Derek Lam Rain Day)...it was nice enough as a pillow scent, but turned vile on my skin.

Bare Republic Face Tinted Sunscreen SPF30: when it worked, it was a great, lightweight sunscreen. It was sooooo prone to pilling though, even if I waited 30+ minutes after my skincare to apply it. And any routine could be fine one day, then it would pill like crazy after the same exact routine the next day. Mostly used it up on my arms and body, though I wasn't wild about the tint for that. It's about 90% done, so I guess this is a 10% declutter 😛

OFRA Vitamin C Cleanser: stripping, drying, and irritating. It's also incredibly watery, which was awkward to use, and it burned my eyes like crazy.

Phyto Specific Curl Legend Curl Cream: I've never used any Phyto before, and was excited to check out what I consider to be a fairly fancy brand, but this was just weird, and not right for me. The look of it was unexpected...it's a super-glossy cream, like patent leather glossy, fully opaque, bright white...it almost looked like silicone caulk coming out of the tube lol. First day hair was fine, but on days two and three, my hair looked limp, scraggly, and shaggy. Meh.

[ShortErica]

I've been considering trying the Cotz @RGbrown and was wondering how tinted it is? Lots of tinted "universal beige" products end up too dark on me. Could I ask your Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue shade for reference?

Also I used the Purlisse recently. My thoughts were it had a decent fit, no smell, and was fine. My face seemed brightened but no wow results. I'm not surprised you think it wasn't memorable.

[RGbrown]

@ShortErica 

For the Complexion Rescue, I'm using shade 05 Natural because that's what came in the sampler, but I'm not convinced I couldn't go a bit lighter. Vanilla was too light though. I keep meaning to go in a store and check out the rest of the colors in person just to see, but I haven't done that yet.

The Cotz comes out of the tube appallingly dark, but then seems to disappear completely. It's dark now and my interior lighting is the pits, but I'll see if I can get a decent swatch shot for you tomorrow (if it doesn't storm 😕 )

[ShortErica]

I appreciate it @RGbrown and hope it doesn't storm for you tomorrow!

[RGbrown]

@ShortErica 

Swatches!

It's overcast today, but not raining. This is the same set of swatches with the picture taken twice...once with the "sunny" setting and once with the "cloudy" setting. Sunny seemed to wash it out a bit more, and cloudy amplified the shades with a touch of yellow/orange...the real result on my arm is somewhere between the two (perhaps closer to sunny though...I can see the Cotz blended out on my arm, but I really have to look for it to know it's there).

There are three swatches here: just a dot of product straight from the tube, a dot smeared out a bit, and a dot completely blended out.Sunny

Cloudy

[ShortErica]

Hmm..the pictures kinda remind me of the Australian Gold tinted sunscreen. That one was a bit dark and orange on me when I started using it but now seems better. The sun has managed to somewhat "tan" my pale skin even with sunscreen and reapplication. I may have to check out the Cotz. Thanks for the swatches @RGbrown!

[faeriegirl]

I keep on forgetting to take pictures of my empties🤦‍♀️

Will repurchase:

Sol de janiero bum bum cream

It cosmetics celebration illumination foundation.

Sephora collection watermelon wipes.

Maybes:

Sol de janiero 4 play body wash

Drybar double standard 

Will not repurchase:

Kerastase densifique shampoo

[sparklekai]

starting off 2019 pretty well i think!  finished up quite a few things in january.   i will say that my would repurchase category is this that i really loved and have gone on my list of things i want to repurchase.  anything in the would use again category was ok.  the products worked, they did their job but for whatever reason i didn't find them amazing.  i would totally use them again if i had them and i may even repurchase if i was in need and nothing else jumped out at me but i'm not running out to restock.

makeup

would repurchase

• charlotte tilbury magic foundation
• colourpop super shock cheek in wisp

would use again

• smash box primer oil
• colour pop super shock shadow in wattles
• kevyn auction the celestial skin liquid lighting
• our cosmetics fully charged mascara
• bite beauty cava
• laura mercier loose setting powder in translucent
• clinique high impact mascara
• urban decay sheer rapture

no

• the ordinary serum foundation - i will say that my dislike of this could totally be in part because it was SOOOO the wrong shade.  i did end up using it to mix in with darker foundations to make them the correct shade and it wasn't bad for that
• nyx sculpt & highlight brow contour

skincare

would repurchase

• dr dennis gross alpha beta universal daily peel

would use again

• indeed exfoliator facial powdered exfoliator
• first aid beauty face cleanser
• drunk elephant bests no 9 jelly cleanser
• clinique moisture surge
• kate somerville exfoliate cleanser
• lineage water sleeping mask
• first aid beauty ultra repair hydrating serum
• dr brandt no more baggage eye deputing gel

no

• bioderma 3 in 1 one step cleansing milk - i feel like this tries to do too many things and really doesn't do anything fully

haircare & bodycare

would repurchase

•   glysomed body lotion
• glysomed eczema control

would use again

• dove sensitive skin nourishing body wash
• not your mothers kinky moves leave in conditioner

random

no

• josie maran bearnaked nail wipes

[Carmenatty]

So far so good😜

[sonnydee]

My 2nd half of January empties...Im actually missing one but I'll count that when I use the blank mask that I threw in there to soak up that lovely extra serum. The Ren I didn't like it the first & only time I used it but I'm curious to try again if I had the opportunity. The hourglass is nice but I'm not quite ready to purchase it. I think I need to try it on some more & I think I got more "foils". I just dont see a difference on my bare face. Maybe I'm using to light of colors...🤔 not believing the hype yet. Igk is a love already purchased the full size. The rest of the masks I reviewed on the mask thread. the cucumber wipes irritated my eyes & couldn't really clean my mascara off. 23 empties for the month. Not bad but I want to increase that number!

[RebeccaBT]

@sonnydee Loving all of your skincare empties! A lot of my January empties were skincare as well. From the holidays to the weather, my skin needed some TLC. 

Best,

Rebecca 

[sonnydee]

thanks @RebeccaBT trying to shop my stash alot more this year

[RebeccaBT]

@sonnydee That is also one of my goals for 2019. Dimish my collection before I enlarge it:)

[dziggi]

[RebeccaBT]

@dziggi Awesome empties! I love how you described what you thought of each 🙂

Best,

Rebecca 

[dziggi]

Well that was weird, I’m uploading via phone and it would not let me type anything out when I tried to add the pics.

January empties, decided to go back to monthly empties for now! I’ve been using up at rapid speeds and my trash bag begins to overflow by the end of the quarter. 

Some comments:

The L’Oreal hairspray wasn’t fully even used up but I couldn’t handle the scent anymore. 

Anyone that gets the Korean scrub thingies notice that the red ones aren’t as good as the green ones? Is that just me? 😂

I really wanna try the Orange Blossom Marseilles body wash. I hear that’s the one everyone is obsessed with and the scent is divine.

Vaseline... I think I have had this tub for at least 3 years? I don’t even remember. I’m just kind of a little iffy now about using it, I found a “natural” version from Alba Organics that I want to try.