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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.
Only one nope nope nope this time around, yay! (And it's NOT the sheet mask, surprisingly 😯😋)
My goal for the year is to use 100 items. I got through 16 this month. I think that is a record for me.
Love-
Wax Melts
Skyn Iceland Eye Gels x2
Yuni Shower Sheets
Sephora Foot Mask
Ole Henriksen African Red Tea Foaming Cleanser- HG
IT CC Cream
Like-
Philosiphy Love Swept- I don't know where this one disappeared off too, I'll have to ask Apollo.
Dr. Jart BB Balm
Voluspa Laguna Candle
Sephora Watermelon Mask
Hate-
Blueberry Mask- Horrible Burnt Tire Smell.
Aerin Gardenia Rattan
bosica purifying gel
Fresh Vitamin Nectar Powder
No Opinion-
Spa Sesh Mask
Clinique Laser Focus Eye Cream
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Josh Rosebrook Nutrient Day Cream - just a sample but I loved the way this made my skin feel. Once I finish what I have open, I'm going to be buying this.
Herbivore Botanicals Prism - my favourite new exfoliating serum; my skin looks so much brighter and more even toned with use and I did notice my pores looking a bit less apparent
REN Ready Steady Glow - I really liked this acid at first but the longer I used it, the less I noticed results
Cake Beauty Heavy Cream - one of my go to's for dry winter hands and feet
Siam Seas Yen Toner - a beautiful hydrating toner that feels lovely on the skin but the price for the size is a bit too off for me, so I probably won't repurchase
Saturday Skin Cotton Cloud Mask - this was a really great sheet mask; super hydrating and soothing and it came with cute cloud stickers, too
Zelens Z Recovery Balm - another sample; felt really nice on the face and skin felt plumped the following morning
Josh Rosebrook Hydrating Accelerator - one of my HG toners, this is a regular repurchase
Lise Watier Extreme Hold CC Primer - one of the best eye primers I've found for hooded lids
Dr Jart Cicapair - didn't really do much for my face but it came in handy for healing a deep crack in my heel
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SK-ii Sheet Mask - came with lots of extra serum but it was drippy and didn't stay on well and I noticed no difference afterwards
Ordinary Granactive Retinol - not my favourite retinol; it never felt like it absorbed and left a greasy film on my face and wasn't as effective as others I'd tried
Sunday Riley Ceramic Slip - nothing wrong with it, it's just not my favourite
Odacite Black Mint Cleanser - I liked this at first but over time it started to feel a little too stripping for my skin
Graydon Matcha Mint Shampoo - this was a GWP; it was nice but not nourishing enough for my dry, damaged hair
Shiseido Cotton - it's cotton
Farmacy Honey Savior - another balm that I don't like on my skin but worked well for healing a heel crack
Mahalo Queen Emma - I didn't outright dislike this but it was really disappointing. It's more expensive than my favourite 'luxury' serums from Vintners Daughter and Odacite (by quite a bit, I might add) and I never felt like it was doing anything (other than smelling pleasant). I tried using it regularly for 3 months and that didn't produce any noticeable results, which led to me continuing to use it sporadically to use it up. Wasn't as plumping or glow inducing as others.
Suqqu Soft Velvet + Natural Covering Powders - I didn't like either of these alone so I ended up mixing them together to make something that worked marginally better. Soft Velvet was waaaaay too pink for my skintone and Natural Covering made me look greasy.
Smashbox Primerizer - just a sample but did not like the way this sat on the skin
Skin Inc Serum - a blend of the French Pine, Hyaluronic Acid and Niacinamide serums but all I could pick out from this is the HA helping to keep my skin hydrated
Skin Tonic Detox Beauty Oil - another facial oil from ST I was finishing up; the ingredients list is great but it just did not want to absorb
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Cinema Secrets - I hate this brush cleaner; the smell is soooo strong and I feel like it's too drying
Namari Skin Sorbet - this was too thick and waxy for a face balm
Cake Snow Sugar - did not like the smell; citrus is not what I was expecting from snow sugar
Ole Henriksen GlowOH Dark Spot Toner - received this complimentary from Influenster but did not have a good experience with it. The scent is horrendous (sweet + industrial lemon solvent) and the longer I used it, the more I started breaking out. PASS.
@Mochapj I'm so glad I read your post! I've been looking for a cleaner toner to replace my HG with and not so successful in finding a replacement, I'd be interested in trying that josh rosebrook.
Lots of a wonderful empties! I'm currently working through my mini @OLEHENRIKSEN - Face the Truth™ Gel Cleansercleanser! One of my favorites. 🙂 @CookieGirl1
@karap03 Awesome empties! I love the KATE SOMERVILLE - ExfoliKate® Intensive Exfoliating Treatment. Thanks for all your feedback, I think I have a few things to try!
Best,
Rebecca
@karap03 The NARS Pro-Prime™ Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base Originalismy favourite eye primer. While its not something that I get excited to use... its a daily workhorse in my make up bag! Nice set of empties!
It's been about five weeks and I've used up enough from my stockpile that it now fits into two FFF boxes instead of three.
We'll start with would not buy again/didn't like:
SEPHORA COLLECTION - Clay Mask
I felt like this did nothing for my skin one way or the other, and was a bit drying.
Urban Decay Mascara, I hated the wand.
AMOREPACIFIC - The Essential Creme Fluid
I felt like this was so runny that it was hard to apply, it just dripped everywhere. Might be better if not in a foil
CLINIQUE Clarifying Lotion 2 6.7 oz/ 200 mL
My skin is dry to normal This stuff smelled terrible of alcohol and witch hazel and was HORRIBLY drying. Shame on them for selling this as something appropriate for dry or even normal skin.
KOPARI - Coconut Melt
I hate this stuff. It is a greasy mess.
BOSCIA - Luminizing Black Charcoal Mask
Meh. I used the entire tube over about two months, 1-2 times a week, and it did nothing to clear my pores. I have tried a number of items from this brand and have yet to find one I'd even consider buying.
Jurlique Lip Care Balm--it's grainy and you have to use your finger to apply as opposed to having an applicator tip. It's also really greasy.
Drybar On The Rocks Clarifying Charcoal Shampoo 8.5 oz/ 250 mL
Meh. It's expensive and there are a number of clarifying shampoos that do a better job. The Drybar On The Rocks Lightweight Conditioner 8.5 oz/ 250 mL is a detangler, but doesn't condition.
Yet again nothing special. There are much better products on the market, and this is expensive. Same with the OUAI REPAIR Conditioner 8.45 oz/ 250 mL
I hear ya @flamingolegs about the Clinique Clarifying Lotion! I REALLY miss the Mild Clarifying Lotion. That was their best one! Now, I have to make due with the Clarifying Lotion 1.0. It is the only one that doesn't have any alcohol, but it does have witch hazel. I follow the Clarifying Lotion with patting the KIEHL'S SINCE 1851 - Ultra Facial Tonerinto my skin, and that makes it less drying.
I threw away my Clinique clarifying lotion 2 as well after using it once. The smell was so off putting and then I noticed it had alcohol in it! No thanks! 😣 @flamingolegs
I started using it when I was in Ireland where it's sooo humid (even in the winter) that I didn't notice how drying it was. But then I took the remainder to Oklahoma where even in the summer when it's humid, the never ending wind filled with that fine, fine grit tricks your skin into thinking it's super dry year round. Big mistake on my part. I used it the first night I got there and didn't really notice, but the next morning, holy hell. Glad it was gone after that and I switched to the Caudalie I had brought along.