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:

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

[samkeaysxo]

My November empties. 

Loved: Sol De Janeiro body wash, I love the scent of all the SDJ products!! The body wash is creamy and the scent is long lasting. Clairol travel sized hairspray; I believe Sally Beauty discontinued these, I bought as many as I could when they were on clearance. Nice hold, not overly sticky, and smells great! Love having one in my purse. Bath & Body Works Caramel Pumpkin Swirl candle, smells so good, and has a strong throw too. Bath & Body Works Twisted Peppermint Pocketbac Sanitizer, smells good and been using a lot of sanitizer in 2020, BBW’s is a great formula. 

Meh: Lancôme Defincils mascara, just alright. Many other mascaras I prefer. Amika The Shield heat protectant and anti humidity hairspray. Smells super strong, and didn’t notice a difference in humidity resistance. I have other heat protectants and hairsprays I like much better. Farmacy Daily Greens moisturizer, didn’t like the scent of this at all. And even though it claims to be pore clearing and good for oily skin I didn’t notice much of a difference between any other moisturizer 🤷🏻‍♀️ And lastly, Clinique acne solutions spot treatment, I found this worked really well at first but after a while it stopped working. 

[itsfi]

That B&BW candle sounds like it smells amazing @samkeaysxo! 😍 

[lmaster]

Couldn't agree more @samkeaysxo the farmacy moisturizer 😣 I wanted to like it so bad,,, but the scent was too much,,, and I felt it didn't absorb very well, I always felt tacky if I didn't apply sunscreen or makeup

[l8totheparty]

These are loves and enjoys-

 The Sephora items do in a pinch and are fine to use on a budget. 

Stilla makes my eyelashes va va voom! I will try another essence as the SK-II was pricey but very nice for skin prep. I'd use it again for sure given the chance. 

 fails. The oil is a musky scented dry oil,  and not my scent. The big ego was a very natural look on my eyes, which is not what I was going for. The Better Than Sex left fallout and while the results are good,  the fallout is not. 

[itsfi]

So many great loves here @l8totheparty.♥️ Those steam eye masks are fantastic! I don’t see myself without them. 😍

[lmaster]

Stila mascara?? @l8totheparty 🤔 I love their liners,,, sounds like one I'm have to try

[l8totheparty]

Coated for dayssss @lmaster ! You might like it 😊 I certainly do. I also love their liner. This mascara is applies thick, and not terribly clumpy, which is good. 

[itsfi]

I thought I had posted my October empties already. Oops. Here's what happened last month:

LOVES

Loves (New)

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At first I thought the Kosas Concealer 3.5 Fair-Light Neutral might be too light but it did a great job of evening out my skin tone from some post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation I've been dealing with. 

Horse Power Nail Fertilizer by butter London is one of those products you realize works as well as it does when you stop using it. I plan to pick up another one after I've finished up a similar product from another brand. 

Kosas Tinted Face Oil is great for imparting some color to my complexion while moisturizing my skin at the same time. The formula is very runny but the results are great for those days when you just want to even out the skin's tone and add just a little bit of color and a healthy glow.

Trader Joe's Strawberry Lemon Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream keeps my hands moisturized without feeling greasy, and smells wonderful.

Voluspa Spiced Pumpkin Latte Candle smells so good. The jar is beautiful as well 

It always makes me happy when I discover new sheet masks that work well for my skin. October introduced me to quite a few great ones, including Merbliss Intense Hydration Wedding Dress Mask, avatara Light Up Face Mask, The Orchid Skin Hyaluronic Acid Mask Sheet, and Inna Organic Lemon-scented Tea Tree Mattifying Facial Mask, and Urban Dollkiss Baviphat Secret Recipe Juicy Mask Sheet - Pomegranate. 

Loves (Old)

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Both the Naruko Raw Job's Tears Supercritical CO2 Pore Minimizing & Brightening Mask and CrediThink Snail Honey Jelly Face Mask Sheet are masks that my skin loves and ones I consider staples for my library of masks. 

I tend to run cold, especially my hands so these HotHands Hand Warmers (x2) sure come in handy. 

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer (x4) - Vanilla Light 2 and Cafe Con Leche Light 2.6, Custard Medium 1, Ginger Medium 2 was a go-to concealer for me a couple of years back. I have another go to, but the NARS remains one I like to use and when they come in these foils, I like to mix certain shades to get a better match.

Heimish All Clean Balm makes a nice first cleanser. I like that the spatula included fits snugly inside the inside of the lid. Makes it handy for travel, too.

Guerlain Abeille Royale Youth Watery Oil was something I didn't want to like, let alone love. Sometimes we don't get what we want. lol. This is a beautiful oil. 

I wish I didn't need these Peace Out Acne Dots (x4) as often as I do. Yes, I went through 4 packets; there was a rough spell in October where I was treating some maskne as well as a breakout from a product that did not agree with my skin at all. These always work wonders overnight. Expensive but effective and worth it. 

Moschino So Real Cheap and Chic Eau de Toilette Roller Ball is one of my favorite scents from Moschino. Unfortunately, it's been discontinued. Fortunately for me, I have backups to last me for some time. 😉 

Armani Beauty Power Fabric Concealer is my current favorite concealer; a repeated repurchase.

Aquafina FlavorSplash Hydrating Lip Oil was the first lip oil I've ever used, years before the ones from Clarins, Dior and Hourglass became popular. If I could find these again, I'd definitely repurchase. 

Shiseido Facial Cottons are the gold standard when it comes to facial cottons. Even though I've moved to using reusable rounds, I plan to keep a pack of these around for those times during the year when my allergies act up and these are the least irritating to my eyes.

LIKES

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L'Occitane Shea Butter Extra Gentle Soap Milk

Dr. Dennis Gross DRx Dark Spot Sun Defense Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50

Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer

Paula's Choice Power Berry Serum

Innisfree Quick Tone-Up Mask | Pink

Paula's Choice Hydrating Gel-to-Cream Cleanser

Dear Packer Egg Ceramide 2 Sheets in 1 

ChapStick Moisturizer Hydration Lock

Missha Misa Cho Gong Jin Oil

Missha Misa Cho Gong Jin Youngan First Oil 

Sephora Collection Coconut Water Cleansing Wipe

Sephora Collection Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover

The Creme Shop Watermelon Kombucha Fusion Sheet Mask

Clear Skin Days by Sephora Collection Clear Up Patches (x4)

Ellis Brooklyn Fawn

Ellis Brooklyn Fable

IGK Mistress Hydrating Hair Balm

NARS Lip Oil (Laguna)

The Creme Shop Corrector Solutions Color-Correcting Sheet Mask (Pink)

MAYBE

Maybe

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These were fine, there are just other similar products I like more.
BCL Saborino Morning Mask Pack 

Tory Burch Love Relentlessly 

Benton Aloe BHA Skin Toner

It's Skin Cookie & Body Ice Cream (Mint)

Biore Nose Strip - Citrus (x2)

Julep Cushion Complexion 5-in-1 Skin Perfector with Turmeric

MEH & NO

Mehs + NO

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Meh's
A'Pieu Honey & Milk Lip Scrub

Primark PS Sleeping Beauty Overnight Nail Mask

NO

StackedSkincare Hydrating Lip Peel

MTD (October): 70

YTD: 862

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi  Oh my gosh that Trader Joes hand cream is the best!  Thanks for that;) what scent is that one? Plain strawberry or strawberry something?  

[itsfi]

@heartsmyface, it's strawberry lemon; probably my favorite of all the TJ's hand cream that I've tried so far. 🍓🍋🍓🍋

[eshoe]

The Skinfood Cookie and Body looked promising @itsfi, but I’m guessing it’s not as good as the ice cream variety☺️

[itsfi]

@eshoe, it’s actually not bad. I just have a lot of body lotion and creams. Also, this particular one seemed a little off compared to the other flavors; not sure if the container I had was just getting past its prime or if this version didn’t suit me. I do like the original flavor of this It’s Skin cream though. The packaging and concept are also really fun. I don’t think I’ve had mint choco chip ice cream for decades, but I’m pretty sure the actual ice cream 🍨 would win; may need to have some mint chocolate chip ice cream to find out. 

[eshoe]

Try a bit again for research, @itsfi?

[CookieGirl1]

@itsfi an overnight nail mask?  Sounds gimmicky.

[heartsmyface]

@CookieGirl1 @itsfi   I love thé Londontown Kur overnight mask.  And you’re right, nail masks are better for coating dried out nails to help them stay moist while they grow out to prevent peeling.  

[itsfi]

@CookieGirl1, it’s not a must have for me. In the beginning it did help to get me back on track with caring for my nails but I prefer oils for cuticle care. 

[ather]

@itsfi  Kosas face oil is my go to right now since my skin has been dry and flaky! You love the Armani concealer how does it compare to the kosas concealer? I’ve been eyeing it lately!! I love you know what hand warmers are!!! I love to stick them in my mittens if I’m outside too long when it’s really cold! Although I get very angry if it won’t heat up I’ve had some duds before! They come in handy tho!! 🤣

[itsfi]

@ather, isn’t the Kosas oil wonderful? My skin loves it! ♥️ The Kosas concealer is thicker in consistency than the Armani. That said, the Kosas samples I used did an excellent job of covering up the more temperamental blemishes; I didn’t have any issues with its blendability either. I have FS of both concealers but right now, but my BB cream seems to be doing its thing and that’s what I’ve been reaching for recently. 

[lmaster]

Good job!! @itsfi getting through lip products is tough with so many options 😉

[itsfi]

@lmaster, thanks, lovely! 🤗 Yes, I so agree about the lippies! 😆 It feels like there's a never ending amount of options in that beauty category. 😉😂 I've kept a box with about a dozen lip products that are 75% used up and I've been picking 1-2 items to keep in rotation every month. It's the only way that I've been able to make any progress on them. I seem to get through the tinted lip balms and lip oils a little faster in the cooler months so hopefully that'll balance out all the times I've been distracted by other "options" - hahaha!

[CookieGirl1]

It's that time again!