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Seeing product empties is so satisfying ๐
Post your weekly, monthly, quarterly, whenever-ly empties and let us know how you felt about them!
Previous Empties thread:
Some things don't bother me too much with the scent, @JaneanBT but this one was overly chemical and just not a fan. It's a shame, because other than the horrible scent, it was a nice product, lol.
Love May Coop Raw Sauce @quspork! โฅ๏ธ These are some great summer empties!
The May Coop is so nice, @itsfi. I kinda wish it would start showing up at TjMaxx/Marshall's again!
@quspork I've actually seen it at my local TJs in the last couple of weeks. It kind of trickled out of stock awhile ago but I think it's making a comeback so you might start checking.
That's awesome news, @CookieGirl1! I haven't seen it at our local stores yet, but I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled!
Not sure how old all these empties are, but Iโm finally remembering to post them in this thread. ๐ Some of these were empty months ago, others I just finished last week.
Loves and likes:
Dislikes and hates:
@WinglessOne I'm sorry that you don't like the YTTP cleanser--it's actually one of my favorites! Totally agree with you on the Fresh Soy cleanser, though. I know it's a staple for a lot of people but I don't like how it feels and I HATE how it smells.
@CookieGirl1 Yeah, many folks love the YTTP cleanser. Iโm glad it works for others. Iโm just not one of them. Same with the Fresh cleanser, which does have a rather strong scent. While using it, I tried to convince myself it was a cucumber smell ๐ but that wasnโt really it. I donโt hate the smell but it is kinda obnoxious.
@WinglessOne Let's be real. It smells like an ungodly mixture of cucumber and grass. I'm not a fan...neither is my face.
@CookieGirl1 ๐ Now see, cucumber + grass is a scent I could handle. (I love grassy scents.) But the Fresh cleanser has some other weird smellโsuper strong almost-cucumber + something I canโt quite identify. Itโs not as bad as the Tata Harper rotting dandelions smell (I cant tolerate that odor at all). But I can see why some people hate it.
Lol! @WinglessOne I love the "rotting dandelions" descriptor.
Thanks @lmaster ! Iโll try to remember to save empties for this thread. Iโm usually too quick to take everything to the trash/recycling bin.
I know @WinglessOne I've never tried to keep any empties before, but now it's very satisfying ๐๐
I love the Buffet as well. I use it every morning and it makes my skin bright and nourished with its peptide love. I also use the Niacinamide every evening. I'm loving many of the Ordinary products I use.
I have the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair as well, and I don't think I like it too much. I thought I did but then I think it may have been causing me breakouts. So I've paused and restarted twice now. It's too expensive to toss. Ugh. It hasn't gotten any love from me lately.
@l8totheparty For me, the ANR serum was especially nice on exfoliation nights. It felt like a soothing smoothie after the DDG peels. (I stopped using those peels because of alcohol burn.) And itโs a good antioxidant boost. But for the price, I can easily sub it. Thereโs another Estรฉe Lauder serum most folks like betterโI donโt recall the name but it comes in a purple bottleโbut my skin had a very bumpy reaction to it, so nope.
My my only complaint about Buffet is its lack of antioxidants. But other steps in my routine make up for that. ๐ The Ordinary does make very good stuff!
Hm. Antioxidants. What are some recommendations for products with antioxidants? I don't think I've been looking at that. @WinglessOne
@l8totheparty Well, there are so many antioxidants, I canโt list them all, let alone remember 1/2 of them. ๐ Different antioxidants can help protect skin from pollutants, as well as brighten, firm, reduce the appearance of wrinkles, soothe redness, and balance uneven skin tone. Vitamins C, E, and A (retinol) are antioxidants most folks know and love. Other common antioxidant ingredients are green/black/white/ tea, ferulic acid, coQ10, various berries, vitamin B3 (niacinamide, already one of your best friends ๐ ), and plenty more Iโm forgetting right now. Some facial oils, like rosehip, are also good sources of antioxidants.
My moisturizer contains green tea, kale, with vitamins C, E, and B5 (panthenol), so I get 2 daily doses of antioxidants, plus more if I also use one of my face oils. My eye serum contains ferulic acid and retinol. Iโm using a 1% retinol serum twice a week now. And I do have a vitamin C serum that contains a mix of antioxidants but honestly, Iโm not sure yet if I like it.
Ok, whew. I seem to have a lot of those popular ingredients in my skincare. Here I was worried I had none. ๐
I do wonder at times if I might be overlapping hard in some areas, but as long as it isn't in the exfoliants, I'm not as concerned at the moment.
I have found that I'm not able to use vitamin C everyday, as my skin ends up flushed with it if used that often. I'm currently going for a once every couple of days sort of thing, seeing what works.
Thanks for all the info!
Great empties @WinglessOne! Love The Ordinary Buffet serum; I'm thinking about trying out The Ordinary Buffet + Copper Peptides. That stinks about the Crabtree & Evelyn products - hopefully your TJ Maxx / Marshalls will have more of them again - the ones near me restock certain things in waves.I remember seeing a lot of them a few months ago, then nothing and now I see a couple here and there - I'll keep an eye out for you.
Thanks @itsfi ! There was a C&E outlet store at a Florida outlet mall I used to visit while visiting my parents. That place was a treasure trove of discontinued products. It disappeared last year. โน๏ธ Now Iโm searching for a new body wash; Iโve got several on deck to try, including a Lush one I usually only use in the winter. But Iโd be thrilled to have bottles of that jojoba body wash again.
Iโve also considered trying Buffet + Copper Peptides. The color concerns me a bit ๐ but at such a low price, itโs probably worth trying. I just restocked 2 bottles of regular Buffet, so Iโll wait til theyโre empty before buying the copper peptides version.