Empties - V2

[scott1201]

Seeing product empties is so satisfying 🙂

Post your weekly, monthly, quarterly, whenever-ly empties and let us know how you felt about them!

Previous Empties thread:

Spoiler

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Insiders/Empties/m-p/589003

[Samtian]

@CookieGirl1 Was it limited edition/time? 

[CookieGirl1]

@Samtian yes, it was from last summer and it's the first time that BBW every released it.  It doesn't appear (so far from sneak peeks that I've seen) that it'll be making a comeback this year.

[ather]

February empties! I also had 29 foils which might be the reason I don’t have much! All 3 full size are loves but I won’t replace the olaplex since I’m preferring the K18! 

 

 

[lmaster]

Look at all those foils!! @ather 🙌

[ather]

@lmaster  Right! I’m impressed with myself!!! I have been trying to make progress since 2020 but I need to be held more accountable!

[Mellmars1185]

@ather Great job on the empties!

[ather]

@Mellmars1185  Thanks! It feels really good to be shopping my stash and using everything up! 

[Cissy63]

@ather  My goodness! 29 foils , way to go 🤩

[ather]

@Cissy63  Thanks! I honestly didn’t think I would make it to my goal but I’m pretty stubborn so maybe that helped. I have been trying to get through my samples now for so long. Over covid I felt like I accumulated so many. I’d like to get my stash more manageable! 

[CookieGirl1]

@ather 29 foils?!  Girl, that's amazing!

[ather]

@CookieGirl1  Right!!! I am amazed at myself for doing so good!!! 😝

[greeneyedgirl107]

These are all empty or just about empty.

One or two of these might have been photographed in an earlier post - sometimes I hang onto packaging.

Holy Grails:

Redken All Soft Heavy Cream

Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting BHA 9 Treatment 0.3 oz/ 9 mL 

ALTERNA Haircare CAVIAR Anti-Aging® Smoothing Anti-Frizz Blowout Butter 

Paula's Choice CLINICAL 1% Retinol Treatment 1 oz/ 30 mL 

up & up Oil Blotting Sheets

Cetaphil Redness Relieving Night Moisturizer

It's a 10 Miracle Leave-In Product

Likes, but won't repurchase:

The INKEY List Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum 1 oz/ 30 mL was my second bottle.  I discovered Vichy 89 Mineral Serum and I like the texture/packaging better.  It's more expensive, so will only repurchase when Ulta has a sale.  It lasts a long time, though.

Paula's Choice Antioxidant Pore Purifier was my second tube.  I liked it, then I discovered The INKEY List 15% Vitamin C and EGF Brightening Serum 1 oz/ 30 mL .  The results are much better, the cost is less, and it comes in airtight packaging.  All wins!

First Aid Beauty FAB Skin Lab Retinol Eye Cream with Triple Hyaluronic Acid 0.5 oz/ 15 mL lasted forever.  I had it so long that I figured it degraded and probably didn't work anymore.  I've been using The INKEY List Retinol Eye Cream 0.5 oz/ 15 mL and the results are the same.  Plus, it's less costly.  So, even if I decide to replace it before I've used all of it, it'll still be less expensive.

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Advanced Retinol + Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum 0.5 oz/ 15 mL was my second bottle.  I liked that it could be applied to the eye lid area.  However, I think it's way over priced, and I couldn't get the last 15% or so out of the bottle.  I'm just over it and still annoyed that DDG won't release the concentrations of retinol in this.  I've been using The INKEY List Retinol Eye Cream 0.5 oz/ 15 mL on my lids without irritation.

[lmaster]

Great job!! @greeneyedgirl107 

[Cissy63]

@greeneyedgirl107  Thanks for the info on The Inkey List products 😃. 

[ather]

@greeneyedgirl107  Oooo good to hear about The INKEY List Retinol Eye Cream 0.5 oz/ 15 mL  it’s my next up after my peace out is gone which is super close! Great job this month!! 

[Samtian]

@greeneyedgirl107 Love that It's a 10! Glad you found some great items!

[Mellmars1185]

@Anonymous7 So many great empties! I really like the whole All Soft line by Redken. It is great to know that the It's A 10 minute miracle product is in your holy grails. I have that in my stash. I find it takes me forever to get throught hair products nowadays because I was 1-2 times per week. 

[greeneyedgirl107]

@Mellmars1185 same here!  I had that It's a 10 for years!

[CookieGirl1]

@greeneyedgirl107 I LOVE the Redken All Soft Heavy Cream.  I used to feel like it weighed my hair down a bit but these days my hair seems to just suck it up and it fees so good.

[greeneyedgirl107]

@CookieGirl1 I'm so glad I found it - a BIC rec, of course!

[greeneyedgirl107]

A rare bunch of de-clutters.

The Kerastase (unable to tag) was hard to wash out, and left my hair drier than it was before.  It did smooth things nicely  - so if they wanted to tweak the product to turn it into a smoothing cream I might try a sample.  I didn't like the strong smell of baby powder in this, either.

The INKEY List Kaolin Mask 1.7 oz/ 50 mL just wasn't strong enough for me.  When I first bought it, it was OK for the winter months but I stopped using it quickly for something more effective for my skin (Innisfree Clay Mask)

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Serum 1 oz/ 30 mL is a rare de-clutter for a PC product.  I used this for at least several months and liked it.  Then, it started burning my skin (I used it around the eye area).

The INKEY List Collagen Booster Firming Peptide Serum 1 oz/ 30 mL was just something I never bothered to integrate into my routine consistently.  Plus, I was under the impression when I bought it that it contained collagen.  It actually has peptides in it (if I remember correctly) which stimulate collagen.  No biggie, but I thought it was different.

The pink Tweezerman is the FS and I found it to be too heavy to handle easily.  I'm still kicking myself for not returning it - that's rare for me.  The silver and periwinkle got plenty of use.