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.

[Shosh85]

@bakeamuffin I do the same thing! I also like to cut open my tubed products to get every last bit! Nice job! 👍

[bakeamuffin]

@Shosh85 it just feels so satisfying!! Nothing wasted 😄

[MlleCC]

@bakeamuffin:  Thank you for dissecting your Good Genes bottle and documenting it for us. 😉 I have the same exact bottle and was hoping that once it is empty, I can refill it with all the Good Genes foils that I've hoarded. Unfortunately, the bottle doesn't seem like it can be refilled... 😞

[bakeamuffin]

@MlleCC no, not really unfortunately 😔 The lid won’t screw on to the bottle, it attaches to the inner bag part. It’s a very intricate bottle 😕 

[RachFace2921]

Omg, yes @bakeamuffin, and the higher the price tag, the more ridiculous lengths I go to....

[bakeamuffin]

Hahaha yes @RachFace2921! I’m gonna make sure I get for what I paid for... every last bit 😂

[SoraDixie]

All gone. I might cry.

[bakeamuffin]

Right with you @SoraDixie! It’s such an amazing product! How long did this bottle last you? 

[SoraDixie]

Um, a month. It was my first time using it and I was really excited about it so I probably used it too much. Usually morning and night, every day. But this was the smaller size in the set that came with the Luna oil. I have four of those try-me packs that were gwps a while ago and hopefully I can make it another month with those. I’m so sad I missed that skinstore 30% off sale last month. I didn’t realize i would need it so quickly!

[Mochapj]

May Empties!

Spoiler

LOVES:
Niod CAIS 5% - really great for irritation and pores when I use it regularly, I just need to remember to do so

Kate Somerville Exfolikate - the acne variation is discontinued; I bought up all the tubes my store had and am on my last one now 😞

Kahina Giving Beauty serum - great all around serum for clarity, brightness, and firming

Good Day Hairshop Boy Tears mask - a fantastic leave in mask from my hairdresser, tinted orange for upkeep 

Mahalo The Bean - one of my favourite nourishing face masks, smells divine too

May Lindstrom Good Stuff - a lightly sparkly dry body oil, I'm kind of bummed they d/c it

When Restore mask - haven't met a When sheet mask I didn't like, they always fit well and have great serums, this one is great for dehydration

Dr Jart Ceramidin mask - a super hydrating sheet mask

Herbivore Coconut Hibiscus mist - nicely moisturizing facial mist

Yuli Cell Perfecto PM - this has been a great serum for hyperpigmentation, will definitely repurchase

Cake Beauty Vanilla Cashmere - nicely scented, nourishing hand cream

Tata Harper Purifying mask - one of my favourite mud masks, it clears but doesn't dry you out

Laneige Lip Mask - my absolute favourite overnight lip balm, it's hydrating but not sticky

Spoiler

MEH:
Blithe Velvet Yam Pressed Serum - I buy these pressed serums occasionally and they're fine but not something I bother repurchasing consistently. I do find them good for in-between seasons when my skin is adjusting to the change.

Yuli Liquid Courage - nothing about this blew me away

PTR Pro Retinoid 3% - I didn't use this regularly enough to properly judge its effects, but I didn't like the consistency of it because it was extremely thin but very oily feeling

Givenchy Noir Couture Volume mascara - not the version of Noir Couture I prefer, this one doesn't do much for my lashes

NARS Audacious mascara - the formula is fine but the brush is too stabby

Dior mascara - this made no impression on me at all

Guerlain Maxilash mascara - this doesn't do enough for my lashes 

Herbivore Orchid oil - I didn't like the texture (thick) and didn't feel like it did anything for me

Drunk Elephant Beste cleanser - I didn't like the texture of this cleanser (runny) and didn't feel like it cleansed enough

Shu Uemura Purifying cleanser - I didn't like the texture of this cleanser either (oily) and the rosy scent was way too overpowering

Murad Multivitamin Infusion oil - this smelled really strongly of licorice and put me off; it wasn't large enough for me to gauge any results

KVD Lockit mist - I felt like this actually broke down my makeup faster

Fruits & Passion Aloe mask - ok serum, terrible fit

Les Petit Marseillais body wash - didn't like the citrus scent and that it didn't lather much

The Face Shop Raspberry Roots eye mask - fine, didn't notice any difference after use

Look Beauty Green Tea mask - ok, moisturizing

Look Beauty Apricot mask - smells like St Ives, didn't do much

Tony Moly Seaweed mask - TM masks do not fit me well, did nothing

Tony Moly Broccoli mask - as above

Tony Moly Pomegranate mask - as above

Spoiler

NO:
Jane Scrivner Nourishing Cleanser - I legitimately hated this; it was sooooo greasy and would not come off without aggressively scrubbing with a cloth

[CookieGirl1]

@Mochapj What didn't you like about the PTR?

[Mochapj]

@CookieGirl1 the reviews are in the spoiler 😊

it it was just very oily feeling and I never felt like it absorbed 

[MlleCC]

@Mochapj: Did you happen to try the Drunk Elephant Best Jelly cleanser when it was first launched? I recently repurchased it -- the same mini as the one in your photo -- and I was similarly underwhelmed as you were; I felt like it wasn't quite the same product that I knew I loved. I'm guessing it may have been reformulated...or maybe it's just my imagination. 😄

[Mochapj]

@MlleCC This is the only one I’ve tried but that would certainly make sense. The whole time I was using it, all I could think was ‘this doesn’t feel like a jelly at all’ 🤣

[CookieGirl1]

Not a lot, but it's the small accomplishments that count, right?

Love the hand cream, the Lemon Meringue lotion smelled fantastic, and I couldn't wait to use up the travel-size version of the Garnier because I hated it.

The Buxom gloss was fine, the Bioderma is my favorite (hence the two backup bottles in my cupboard) and the mask was very "meh".

This doesn't even require an explanation...therapy in a carton.  #MintisMyMojo

[suzyo]

@CookieGirl1 I just wanted to let you know that I bought that ice cream based on your post and I found a new favorite. It's like cookies n cream ice cream but mint 🙂

[CookieGirl1]

@suzyo  I'm hopelessly addicted to it.  It's...uh...a regular "monthly empty" for me, lol.

[Shosh85]

@CookieGirl1 Raspberries & Cream, Lemon Meringue and Mint Cookie Crunch? This all sounds delicious, haha! 😋 Great job!

[itsfi]

@CookieGirl1 

Nice work!

That Bioderma micellar water is HG for me - I always have a back up of it, and an extra mini for when I travel.  Lemon meringue scented lotion and Mint ice cream?  Amazing.  ❤️

[CookieGirl1]

@itsfi I never understood why people loved Bioderma so much until I tried it and NOW I get it (hence the two backups).  There is no other micellar water in my world.  *Coincidentally, I also have two backups of the mint ice cream.

[itsfi]

@CookieGirl1, of course you have a back up of the mint ice cream - it's the right thing to do!  It's never a bad idea to have back up ice cream.  ❤️ ❤️

Yeah, I thought the Bioderma thing was hype.  I received a mini of it in either a subscription box or a mystery box and so began the love affair.  In the past, I've tried other ones but I've learned my lesson - my skin likes Bioderma, and Bioderma it shall have.  😉