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.

[Mochapj]

Thanks @curlychiquita ! I've had surprisingly good luck with the masks from Skin Republic.

[Aaliaa]

How did you like the Honey Mud mask @Mochapj?

[Mochapj]

sorry @Aaliaa it took me a while to edit in my comments on all those products.

This is the second or third jar I've used; they used to sell a gift set that I liked the other products in so I kept ending up with jars of Honey Mud.

I think it's a great product for dry skin but I don't like it for my combo oily skin. I don't like it at all as a 'cleansing silk' as it leaves a film on my skin that never rinses off. Sometime during my prior jar a friend suggested using it as an in-shower mask and letting it steam off - this I liked better but I still wouldn't repurchase it. They've also stopped making that gift set so I won't get stuck with them anymore 🙂

[Aaliaa]

Thanks for the reply @Mochapj! I've been tempted to get Problem Solver, but on the fence for the Honey Mud. Great to know your opinion.

[Mochapj]

@Aaliaa I would heartily recommend the Problem Solver if you ever have acne or any skin congestion. 

It was the first product I tried from ML and I’ve been using it for around 5 years. Although I don’t go through it as quickly as I used to, I have gone through about 6 jars in that time. It was very helpful when I was first dealing with hormonal acne after I quit hormonal birth control. It’s my favourite of all the ‘detoxifying’ powder masks.

[Aaliaa]

Thanks @Mochapj! My hormonal acne definitely acts up around my chin. I go in and out of having de-congested skin so this might be great for me. Thanks again!!

[Shosh85]

I had to hurry up and take these pictures before my husband caught me photographing garbage, haha! 😂

👍 Would repurchase 👇

👎 Meh. Didn’t care for 👇

[curlychiquita]

Great empty stash, @Shosh85!

[Shosh85]

Thanks, @curlychiquita! 😊

[Sansara]

What is base for pictures? Something with The Starry Night?

[Shosh85]

That’s my Starry Night throw blanket 🌌🌠

@Sansara

[Sansara]

I think I`m in love!

[danny2785]

I love checking out this page for thoughts after people have thoroughly tried out products. I’ve been saving up my empties from the last few months to share. Most items were alright but items I really liked are the pink Maybelline makeup blender, 2 am kisses perfume, Briogeo shampoo, Franks coffee body scrub, Kenra finishing spray, Bumble and Bumble hairspray, Tarte shape tape, and Cosrx acne pimple patches. Products I really didn’t like were the Cover FX illuminating setting spray, Glytone exfoliating body wash, and Becca Velvet Blurring Primer.

[curlychiquita]

@danny2785, I enjoy hearing what people love, too!  I'm glad you had a good amount of things that you liked!

[Seymore3]

Loves

 Likes

 Just ok

 The Lise Watier foundation might be fine but all the samples were to dark,I tried the lightest one but had to take it off.

[curlychiquita]

Great selection of empties, @Seymore3!  I'm thinking of getting OleHenriksen cleansing cloths during the Sephora sale.

[fieldsofclover]

Empties #4 for March. This month was surprisingly busy for me... I'm not yet to the point of using up more than I've bought recently, but for once I can see myself breaking even!

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The magnetic mask was hilarious fun, and my skin actually looked amazing the next day, but it's a dimethicone bomb so I'm not going to make a habit out of it. I used this up a while ago but for some reason stuck it back in the cabinet instead of tossing it 🤨

Yankee candle from BBn'B in White Sage. Not much throw, but I used it in my tiny bathroom so it worked out ok.

I used up the wet skin lotion faster than I expected to (in a good way) and I like the concept, but the ingredients list isn't great so I won't repurchase.

Dove is just #3 of a Costco 4-pack. Basic/meh.

I've always had pretty severe KP (custom Rx compounds, the works) and this Neutrogena scrub has been one of the most effective things I've used on a long-term basis. I'm not going to repurchase immediately since things are under control with diet, other exfoliants, etc. but if I start to have need for a specific treatment again I will buy this first before dropping the cash on Dermadoctor.

[scott1201]

I’ll  have to check out the neutrogena - I also have KP on the back of my arms and legs. I’ve been using the dermadoctor scrub for a couple of years but it’s very expensive @fieldsofclover

[fieldsofclover]

@scott1201 I've been using this for years. What's ended up working best for me is

Spoiler

after I get in the shower, I wet my hair, step out of the spray, and then lightly scrub all the affected areas with this... then I leave it on while I shampoo. Whether you wash up all over beforehand or after depends on how reactive your skin is, but the trick seems to be to let this sit on your skin for as long as you have time for.

Using this and then a mild body oil (instead of a lotion) after getting out of the shower was what helped me finally start to get the upper hand several years ago. YMMV but I'm definitely not one of those people who "grew out of it" or whatever, so I've been a walking KP treatment lab for 30 years 😂

[samkeaysxo]

None of these are empty, but some are pretty old and gross. It was time to toss them. The others I just simply don’t use. Decluttering is oddly satisfying, and makes room for more makeup! Hooray🎉

[Samtian]

March Empties: I went through a lot more than I thought I would.

Loves: 

SpaLife Rome Mask. Favorite sheet mask ever.
SpaLife Tokyo
SpaLife Thai Herbs & Botanicals
Art of Shaving Shave Gel
Commes Des Garcons Red Play
Alexander McQueen My Queen
Guerlain Aroma Allegoria Vitilising.
Dior Show Mascara
Sephora Hand Mask
Sephora Foot Mask

Ok: 

Tarte Splashes Mascara
Art of Shaving Moisturizer
SpaLife Smoothing Foot Treatment
E&J Nirvana Black x2
Commes des Garcons Blue Encens
Sephora Sleeping Mask-Orchid

No:

Ulta Lotion
Derek Lam Crosby 2am Kiss.
E&J Nirvana White
Replica Jazz Club- Destashed
Hermes Jour D Hermes