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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.
It was fantastic!
Unfortunately, Rituals seems to change up their scents fairly frequently...looking on their site, I don't see it 😞 I got it in a holiday advent calendar last year form...Barney's maybe? Or Neiman Marcus? Lord & Taylor??? I can't remember now (obviously), but maybe keep an eye out on holiday sets to see if it pops back up!
BTW, if you haven't looked at Rituals direct site, do so...I see several of their shower gels are on sale for $5, which is a great deal!
Somehow I lost track of time...I like posting every week or two to keep my thoughts fresh, but it got away from me and my bag is overflowing this go'round. A couple of things in this batch have me scratching my head; I barely remember using them but I'll muddle through as best I can 😋
YTD empties 371
Notes in the spoilers!
@RGbrown I love reading these! (Sheer Transformation broke me out too). Question: Did BioBELLE change their masks lately and this is your older stash that you still love? I seem to recall you talking about a reformulation or them changing the masking material. And I can't remember if it was all or some of their 'flavors'.
Biobelle added some new masks to their lineup (peach, watermelon, pineapple, vitaminsea, and rose). The new ones are fairly heavily scented to match their namesake (except vitaminsea), which is new for the brand...their scents used to be light, that basic "sheet mask fresh" scent. They also are not the same Tencel material as their original masks (even though some of the new ones say Tencel)...the new fabric is thicker and less stretchy, and I find they just don't fit as well because of it. They don't lay as flat or conform as well or stay in place as nicely as the old ones did. To me, the new ones are kinda sorta ok, but I've decided to avoid them out of disappointment, because I know Biobelle can do so much better. I also don't really enjoy heavily scented masks, so there's that aspect as well.
I have no idea if they've changed the fabric of their original ones, or if they're going to...I am still working on a stash of ones I bought before the new ones came out. I've got my fingers crossed that they aren't going to fiddle with the old ones though 🤞
@RGbrown Yes, yes that was it! Now I remember. I was piecing together previous reviews you'd done and only got part of it right.
Thank you for the breakdown of which ones to avoid. I'm pretty scent sensitive so I wanted to get it right when I tried my first one (so let me go ahead and bookmark this thread!).
I wonder if Old Tencel and New Tencel feel different (thickness-wise, maybe?) when you squish the package. Hmmm.
Oh, nice thought...I hadn't even thought of that. I tried though, and couldn't tell by squeezing the package. The difference is just too small to be noticeable that way. I mean, it's a huge difference once applied, but not when it's all folded up in a plastic/foil bag 😥
Hi @Shelbstirr ,
I love almost every item in your first photo too! I use the Hourglass Stick Foundation as a concealer because it provides such great coverage.
Best Wishes,
Janean
Hey how long did the Tatcha primer last for you?
Congrats on using up an entire full size blush @karap03!!! I've had a NARS blush for years, and I just hit pan last month! LOL
@ThePopcornQuest - those acne patches are lifesavers; love them so much! 🙂
May as well clean out a small batch 'o trash while I'm thinking about it 😋
YTD empties 334
Notes in the spoiler!
Another month with a lot of empties in the downsizing quest! All of the "Loves" are things I've used for some time now. The L'Occitane soap has the most amazing scent, I only use it when I travel as a special treat--particularly when I'm on business travel and exhausted, using it in my shower gives me a reason to wake up in the morning.
Overall the thinks that I liked were great products, it's just that with they don't fall into the "clean" category which I'm trying to transition to, or they just don't work as well for me as other products out there do.
I got the deodorant as a sample and gave it a try, I ended up really liking it and am going to transition to aluminum-free deodorant and away from antiperspirant over the next few months. I found that I really don't sweat as much as I thought I did and after a few days adjustment, there was less than a 10% difference in sweating. I'll use a different brand though.
The things I disliked for the most part I really, really disliked. The Caudalie has a terrible smell, the Paul Mitchel soap got "warts" which tells me it's really cheaply made with bad ingredients. The Algenist was so think and gooey I couldn't use the dropper and had to just pour it out into my palm. The Isle of Paradise drops left terrible orange-ish streaks on my legs, even when applied as directed with two drops blended into a glob of lotion--see the L'Occitane in the same photo and the Coco Cabana Cream to show how much cream I was blending those drops into. And yet again, I still haven't found a single Boscia product I liked.
LOVES:
LIKED (but probably won't buy because there are better products out there)
NOPE
@samkeaysxo I was wondering about that glitter glue. Good to know! Any special remover that worked best with it?
Adding more empties... y’all, I finally KonMari-ed my place. I still have sentimental items but I’m taking two weeks off decluttering before I tackle those.
I’ve used up most of these items... except for the Pulp Fiction & hair products which are being passed on. All of the nail polishes are being dumped, they are so dried out! Same with some Colorpop liquid lipsticks. Last pic is of all things I ended up finishing up after this pic; all are repurchase for me. Same with the Masque Vivant in the first pic. It smells like yeast and you look like a little wild with it on but it’s one of the best detox masks I’ve found. Masque Vivant followed with the Benton Snail Bee Mask is my go to prevent post airplane breakouts or PMS skin.
Can’t add a spoiler in the app, so below is a rant...
There’s more items I’m getting purging from my collection... but I’m giving myself end of September for several and end of October for others. This is what Kon Mari would call items with “attachment to the past”, I want to get some more use out of them even though they don’t bring me joy... but throwing money out the door does not bring me joy. 😄 It’s sunk cost fallacy at its finest but seeing all that wasted money makes me nauseous! So imma use the items a little bit more and be miserable so the lesson really sinks in.
My painfully obvious lesson to myself: Don’t purchase for the sake of purchasing and try them ASAP and if you don’t like them return!!! I used to have the tendency to buy things leave them a couple of months then start using them and disliking them... couldn’t return them because they were the past the return date and decided to keep them “just in case” or “it’s money spent”. I’ve gotten better the over last two years and I don’t think I’ve purchased new makeup since 2017? Maybe even late 2016. Only repurchases of mascaras, brow products, concealers, foundations. I’m glad I’ve kicked the habit but doing decluttering has been a bit difficult and coming to term old and terrible shopping habits.