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

[sonnydee]

He really likes geode agates. We often buy the uncut rocks so he can cut them himself with hubs. We go "mining" every chance we get. Last time we went, he got alot of smoky & rose quartz. He took all mine I had collected from my teenage years but I think he loves it more than I do so I didnt have the heart to take them back. I dont even know if he has a favorite..he carries 5 or 6 around..🤔I'll have to take a pic of his stash for ya! @itsfi 

[keana1]

So many great empties @itsfi ! I’ve been loving the F-Balm so far, I use it under the LaLa Retro at night and my dry skin loves this combination. On it’s own, it wasn’t moisturizing enough during the cold dry winter months but it should be great during summer. 💕

[itsfi]

Using it as a serum seems to get the best out of the product; that seems be the consensus among many folks here @keana1. I’ll give it a try with my mini’s of the mask. 

[keana1]

@itsfi It’s really worth a second chance as a serum . 🤞

[WinglessOne]

@itsfi  Nice set of empties! This reminds me that I planned to give F-Balm a second chance once temps warm up, because it was ineffective during winter. I’ll pull it out again soon. 

[itsfi]

Ooooh @WinglessOne, please keep us posted on how that second chance goes. Hopefully it will perform better for you in warmer weather. 

[faeriegirl]

@itsfi  I totally agree about the DE fbalm. It is nice but it is definitely not a stand out product. 

[itsfi]

@faeriegirl, I kept thinking “am I missing something?” after I used it.

[GG84]

@itsfi 

The Drunk Elephant F-Balm™ Electrolyte Waterfacial Mask 1.69 oz/ 50 mL is such a strange product to me. I just find many flaws with it. I find a lot of air bubbles for an airless dispenser, it seems I have to continuously pump to get product out. The formula doesn’t really hydrate like a moisturizer more like a light weight serum, I think had they marketed it that way instead of a mask it might have gone over better. 

[itsfi]

Yes, yes and yes @GG84! I agree 100% with everything you said. 👊🏼 I’ll try it as a serum another day with Protini and later in the year with Lala. 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Wow! Nice job with empties!! Glad you liked the lotion and Sulwhasoo! .... and are those We Bare Bear wipes?! Oh my gosh, that's super cute! 😍

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, the Sulwhasoo samples you gifted me were amazing, especially the cream (I used those up last month). 🥰 Thank you! ♥️ I don’t typically use wipes for cleansing my face, mainly my hands after I’m blending colors, etc, so I don’t usually purchase a lot of wipes. I spied these We Bare Bear 🐻 ones when I was standing in line (a while back) and, as I’m sure you can imagine, they somehow ended in my shopping basket. 😉🤷🏻‍♀️ Hahaha! 😂 Anyhow, it made me smile to see the packaging every morning. 😃

[lmaster]

@itsfi you did amazing!! Sorry you don't care for the DE 

[itsfi]

Thank you @lmaster! 🤗 I did some spring cleaning and found more products that I haven’t used up. Some I tossed but didn’t include in my empties count and others are set aside to be used up this year! 

I think I may have overhyped the DE waterfacial mask for myself based on my excitement for a DE mask and my love for many of their other skincare products. It’s not a bad mask at all, and I know it’s a love for others; just not for me. It probably could have easily been added to the “like” group. I have a couple of deluxe samples of the F-balm mask and plan to save it for the fall/winter to see whether that’s a better fit and I’ll also give it a shot as an in flight ✈️ mask the next time I fly. 

[lmaster]

@itsfi I use it kinda like a serum, I apply it before moisturizer and it's been really good that way

[itsfi]

That’s a great idea @lmaster! 💕 I can see that working out well.  Is the DE a product you woulda repurchase?

[lmaster]

As a matter of fact @itsfi I was debating between repurchasing this or Drunk Elephant B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum with Hyaluronic Acid 1.69 oz/ 50 mLand since I have not used all of the fbalm I went for the b Hydra that I'm completely out of

[missjeanie]

Thanks for the reminder that I enjoy those Jelly Pack masks @itsfi !  Looks like you finished off the F balm from DE pretty quickly, or is time just getting away from me?  Is it a re-purchase?

[itsfi]

That’s so funny you say that @missjeanie; I felt like it took forever (I picked it up when it first launched at the beginning of January so 4 full months) to get through the Drunk Elephant mask - there’s a lot of product in that container, which is great bang for the buck but it made me think it was automatically refilling itself. Hahaha! 😆 I don’t think I’d repurchase. I use it primarily as an overnight mask or daytime moisturizer and to say I have plenty of those on hand already is a bit of an understatement. 😉 

[missjeanie]

Time has certainly been warped for me on this one @itsfi ! I understand completely about not repurchasing.  I'm thinking I'll snag a little or a sample at some point but for some reason this one just doesn't have me drawn in to make a purchase.

[itsfi]

My January empties...

Spoiler

My thoughts on the foils and DS products can be found on the Use Your Foil Samples Challenge 2019 - https://community.sephora.com/t5/Beauty-Confidential/Use-Your-Foil-Samples-Challenge-2019/m-p/448190...#M347050.  

Love

Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micellar Water – LOVE this stuff! In years past, I tried different micellar waters but I always come back to this one.  Now, I don’t even bother trying out the new ones. This is THE ONE. ❤️

Like

First Aid Beauty Radiance Peel Pads – these are gentle enough to use every day. They’re also a great way to introduce chemical exfoliants into your skincare routine or for days when my skin is particular sensitive and I want to use a chemical exfoliant but don’t want to overdo it with my skin.

Neogen Demalogy Green Tea Real Fresh Foam Cleanser – I’m on a search for a favorite second cleanser and this one is definitely in the running. I haven’t repurchased … yet, since I’m testing out other cleansers but this one is pretty good and I will likely pick up another one (my second!) during the spring sale. It foams up but it doesn’t strip my skin; I can use this cleanser year-round but I think it works best in the spring, summer and early fall seasons.

Ole Henriksen Discover the Truth 3-in-1 Melting Cleanser – this cleanser seems to have been discontinued which is shame because it did a nice job of cleansing the skin and it was one of those cleansers you could use as a first or second cleanser, or both.

Maybe

Blithe Velvet Yam Pressed Serum – this is a serum-moisturizer in one and it’s not bad, but I prefer the Chaga Tundra version from the same brand.

Love, Beauty & Planet Coconut Water & Mimosa Flower Body Wash – I like that it’s a vegan and cruelty-free brand. This is a fine shower gel, with a subtle fresh-floral scent to it. I’m on a low buy and looking to use the products I have so I won’t be repurchasing this one anytime soon, but if I were running low on body wash, I wouldn’t hesitate repurchasing this one or picking up another body wash from this line.

Meh

First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair BarriAir Cream – this has an interesting texture to it; like a slightly viscous gel cream. It’s a fine moisturizer and I can make it work for me by layering hydrating essences and serums underneath the FAB product, but I don’t think it’s well suited for someone with dry or dehydrated skin. I can see this cream working out really well for those with normal or combination skin types.