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.

[Haleyhale]

I did the same foot peel about 2 weeks ago. I always thought I was buying the peels, turns out completely different than the moisturizing ones I usually get by mistake haha 😂 the peeling was in full effect and so gross!!

[kelloua]

Finally got around to collecting this month's empties.  Not as much as previous months, but it still feels good to clear out my empties bag.  Will come back and post individual item reviews when I have time.  In the meantime if you have questions about any specific items feel free to tag me and I'll come back and answer them as best I can!

Everything:

Foils:

Loves:

Likes:

Nopes & expired:

[TKLJ]

LOVE:

* Empty Sephora pump bottle: I'd pour my eye-makeup remover in here because the pump made it easier to get product out. But after five years of hard service, the cap is starting to go. I have an empty Bioderma pump bottle I can reuse, but if that fails, I'll definitely buy this again.

* REN Rosa Centifolia Hot Cloth Cleanser: A wonderfully gentle cleanser. I have others to get through, but I'd repurchase.

* Indie Lee COQ-10 Toner: This came in a Beautylish Lucky Bag two years ago, and it had leaked a bit in transit, so they sent me a second bottle. I wish I'd kept that second one instead of passing it on. It took me a while to like this, but it's very gentle and smells amazing. I'd repurchase.

HATE:

* REN Glycol Lactic Radiance Renewal Mask: One of the few things I've bought after reading blog hype about it. It never seemed to do anything for my skin. It didn't hurt it, but it was a waste of space and money.

LOVE:

* ABH Lash Genius Waterproof Topcoat: It waterproofs any mascara. It was a HG, and I'd repurchase, but it doesn't seem available anymore. I've moved on to a BareMinerals dupe.

* Nars Aqua Gel Mask: My Nars SA made me a sample of this and said to sleep in it overnight after drinking. I followed her instructions, and it seems to work. 😉 I'd purchase it.

* Glossier Coconut Balm Dotcom: My favorite nighttime lip balm. I've already repurchased.

* Burberry blush in Earthy: I FINISHED A COLOR COSMETIC! I'm so excited. I wore this blush as contour nearly every day for a year. Finally, I hit pan and the remaining product cracked and became unusable. I've moved on to Nars Talia, but would repurchase if Talia wasn't available.

HATE:

* Etude House Baby Choux Base in Mint: It reduces the appearance of redness, but I can't get makeup to sit on it properly. It creases and looks dry and terrible, so I give up, goodbye bad product.

* Nars mini Ita brush: This came in last year's Steven Klein blush palette, and it sheds terribly.

* Tarte Tarteist mascara: The tube has a terrible design and the product itself clumps. I keep all my mini mascaras for a month, but got rid of this one after just a week.

HATE:

* Christophe Robin Regenerating Mask: It didn't do much for my hair, but the worst part was the smell. I'm very sensitive to lingering scents in hair products, and this one stunk of florals. I used it twice and then got rid of it.

*Nude Detox powder wash: This was surprisingly rough. Give me Amore Pacific's powder wash any day; that one is much more finely milled. This one felt rougher than any apricot scrub.

[LolliLove]

Mostly samples this month, since I had to take a trip for an academic conference:

Lancome Grandiose Mascara - full size (this wasn't empty, it was just getting too old)

Aveda Light Elements Texturizing Cream - full size

Lancome Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover - deluxe sample

Samples

First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Hydra-Firm Sleeping Cream

Tarte Maracuja C-Brighter Eye Treatment

NARS Luminous Moisture Cream

Pur Correcting Primer

Urban Decay Perversion Mascara

[heartsmyface]

Here are my empties for October/November.  

These are my likes for the month.  

[Haleyhale]

You used an entire jar of meteorites! How long did that take? 

[heartsmyface]

Yep!  It only took me 4 years!!! 😋 Kinda ridiculous that I buy a container of them every Christmas.  

[JazaChai]

November Empties - Holy FS Products Batman!! Most of these were a long time finishing up and just happened to overlap.

Loves - HG, would definitely buy again

Likes - would use again but not pay full price

Spoiler

The blue tube is the Kaplan MD Lip Balm, which is basically just a hydrating gloss but goes well over their lip mask for overnight, and the pencil nub is the Smashbox color corrector pencil in green. I liked the Smashbox on my face, but I owuld not use the pencil format again. Sharpening was a pain + product waste.

Nope

Spoiler

Caudalie Premier Cru Elixir - broke me out, couldn't finish
Ren Flash Rinse 1-minute Facial - I actually love this product, but this one completely dried up in the tube before I even opened it. Boo!
UD All Nighter foundation in 5.0 - way too dark, but also the formula was really meh.
Perricone MD Cold Plasma - truly awful smell. Got the promo DS, and now regret using rather than trading or something. I only made it twice before I just could not continue. Almost made me gag. Just no.
Burberry Catlash mascara - too wet, very clumpy on me. Also the applicator was kind of awkward.
Clinique moisturizer - I just find all the Clinique moisturizers either not enough or too greasy. This one was on the too greasy side.

[heartsmyface]

That algenist vitamin C serum is awesome!  I'm still on the fence with the skII.  I have a huge bottle of it and am not sure that I see any effect though I'm only one inch into the bottle.  

[JazaChai]

I go back and forth preferring SKII over Missha's dupe. I do see a big difference in hydration when I don't use either of them (or that Clinique essence), but I'm not sure I see any bigger difference with SKII. So it's in the "loves" pile on the strength of its product, but also I actually won't pay full price for it because wow $$$. FS of the Missha is in the $40-$50 range, and they always have sales.

[heartsmyface]

Perhaps it's just a case of my skin already being the best it can be and I'm just not seeing results because there's not much else that can be done besides maintenance.  In that case it's actually working.

The price is insanity!  It's over my mental price cap for skincare.  I was going to buy a small bottle just to try it out against the missha (which I still haven't opened) and my hubs interfered and told me I should go for the big bottle since we were in the Korean duty free.  He bought it- not me.  I doubt I will ever repurchase it unless I see a drastic change in my skin upon its completion.  

[JazaChai]

Yeah I have never paid for SKII at all, really - just trades, and DSes in sets.

[Haleyhale]

I feel the same about the Catlash, but worse, I blind bought the full size and it's not great at all 😞 I'm hoping the formula might dry out a bit and I can use a different wand....

[heartsmyface]

I hope it dries out well for you.  Using a seperate wand may help.  I'm guessing you're past the return deadline? 

[Seymore3]

Loves
Likes

Just ok

[heartsmyface]

I remember really liking that Vichy sunscreen!  The bee venom moisturizer looks intriguing!  

[karap03]

November Empties

Loves - would repurchase, loved using, worked great

Spoiler

-Macademia Hair Mask
-BBW Pumpkin Banana Muffin Candle
-BBW Leaves Candle
-The Body Shop Shea Body Butter
-BBW Pumpkin Cupcake Hand Soap
-Origins VitaZing Sheer Tint Moisturizer
-Erborian Yuza Toner
-UD All Nighter Setting Spray
-Belif Aqua Bomb
-Dior Forever Foundation Shade 30
-Philosophy Purity
-Hourglass Mineral Veil Primer
-Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment

Likes - might repurchase, enjoyed using

Spoiler

-Benefit POREfessional
-VERB Sea Salt Spray
-NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Cannelle
-Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist
-FAB Ultra Repair Cream
-MUFE Ultra HD Foundation in Y315
-Origins GinZing Eye Cream
-Amore Pacific Enzyme Treatment Peel
-Ouai Hair Treatment Mask
-Bliss Body Butter
-EOS Shave Cream
-Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo
-DDG Alpha Beta Peel

So-So - used it up, probably would not repurchase though

Spoiler

-Breathe Easy Bath
-Ole Henrikson Nuture Me Makeup Wipes
-Marula Foaming Make Removing Wipes
-Vera Wang Princess Perfume
-BlowPro Dry Shampoo
-Bumble and Bumble Hairdressers Oil
-MAC Eye Makeup Remover
-The Este Edit Overnight Peony Moisturizer
-Briogeo Rosarco Shampoo
-Philosophy Take a Deep Breath Moisturizer
-Jane Iredale Smoothing Primer
-Patchology Hydrating Sheet Mask
-Klorane Chamomille Conditioner
-BBW Cinnabuns Hand Sanitizer
-Victoria's Secret Gorgeous Travel Perfume Spray

Dislikes - didn't work, would not purchase, didn't use all of the product

Spoiler

-Lush Snowfairy Body Conditioner: hated the smell, reminded me of pepto bismol
-Paula's Choice Shampoo - did nothing, had the consistency of cheap liquid hand soap
-Korres Wild Rose Moisturizer - smelled too potent and was not very moisturizer, hard to absorb
-Hourglass Film Noir Mascara - thick and goopy consistency but applied hardly anything to the lashes felt sticky on the eyes
 

Spoiler

[KellW]

It's been a while since I've posted on this thread. Every month I take a picture of my empties and every month I struggle with getting BT to upload my pictures... 🙂

So I'll just write them out instead.

September/October

Loves

Spoiler

amika Perk Up Dry Shampoo
fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment
Cover|Fx Illuminating Setting Powder in 01 Light
simple Radiance Cleansing Wipes
Chanel Le Blanc de chanel multi-use illuminating base
Josie Maran Argan Daily Moisturizer SPF 47
Harvey Prince Eau so Divine Parfum

Likes

Spoiler

YSL Souffle (2 eclat) Finishing Veil
Glamglow Glowgetter Mega Illuminating Moisturizer
the Balm Blush in Frat Boy
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water
nelson Moisture Healing hair mask
Secret Outlast 48 hour deodorant
simple Cleansing facial wipes

Meh

Spoiler

Peter Thomas Roth Max Sheer All Dat Moisture Defense Lotion
Bobbi Brown Skin smoothing pore perfector

Nope

Spoiler

Trader Joe's Micellar Cleanser & Makeup Remover Towelettes

November

Loves

Spoiler

Wilma Schumann Hydrating Collagen Eye pads
Ole Henriksen Invigorating Night Treatment

Likes

Spoiler

Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil in Lavender Citrus
MAC Studio Waterweight SPF 30 Foundation in NW13

Meh

Spoiler

fresh Rose Face Mask

[CRAZY4MASCARA]

Loves

Likes

Strongly disliked

[CC3616]

Loves

Lots to love this month!!!

Spoiler

Farmacy skin dew: does set and is super refreshing. as others have said though, the DS sprayer is junk.

Dr. Jart tiger grass: need heavier cream for winter and this does it without feeling heavy or clogging! 

Dr. Jart cipicair: same ^

Diorshow mascara base: makes mascaras that look horrible on their own look good enough to use and awesome mascaras that much better. No more tossing DS! 

Caudalie sorbert: too light for winter use but great for if I'm doing my routine early and will use a night cream later or need less. 

Verb ghost oil: I'm SO sad this is here. I used it 3x and then it dumped in my carry-on baggie (which I'm grateful for because had it not been for the ziploc, it would have been more mess). This isn't a traditional oil but more like a light shine oil for me, which is perfect! It doesn't absorb like other oils but is a light, layerable and lasting shine! I am super picky about hair products and I'll be purchasing!

PTR un-wrinkle turbo: I'm still on the fence.. I can't say I saw major improvements. But, it didn't break me out and I don't look worse over the 4 months I've been using. Unfortunately I just finished this a couple days ago so I can't say anything a couple weeks out from stopping use.

Guerlain maxi lash: Looks amazing even by itself. 

Likes:

I'd use any again but wouldn't purchase.

Spoiler

I really thought I loved the farmacy mask after taking it off but a couple hours after use no changes and nothing in the morning. There's other things that do so much more for me.

No

Spoiler

Ahava hand cream was too strong scented for me.

Que Bella eye patches irritated my not sensitive skin.

Body wash smelled like bathing in artificial sugar. Gross

PTR peel-x.. I think it was just peeling itself. Gimmicky?

[heartsmyface]

I must try that my little pet eye patch!   Soooo cute!