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

[Cissy63]

@itsfi   Good use of products.  And so many candles!  Good for you 😃

[itsfi]

@Cissy63, thank you. It’s been good to work all the way through these candles. 👍🏼 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi Your candle use in January!!  Dang!  I'm a fan of those Dr. Jart masks as well.  They're so nice this time of year. 

[itsfi]

lol @missjeanie. I was committed to making use of my candles. And not having so many in various states of use - 3/4 used, half used, 1/8th used etc. I grabbed a handful of them and just treated them like I do my foundation when I’m doing a shop my stash - only pull out 3 or 4 and then work through them until I finish or grow tired of them and then swap them out for other ones. Rinse and repeat. 😂 It seems to be working, since I finished a lot of candles last month and have made some significant progress on some foundations too. I like this win-win thing! 😉 😘 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I need to do this with foundations!!

[itsfi]

@missjeanie, definitely give it a try. It’s helped me work through my foundations. I decluttered a lot of foundations a couple years ago so the ones I have in my stash are ones I either like or love, but I still find that I have a bunch in varying states of use and that really is not necessary, you know?! 😆

So, if there’s no foundation in my project pan (none this year), I pull out 3-5 that I plan to rotate through most of the time for 4-8 weeks depending on my mood, and then I revisit it, sometimes taking out a few and subbing in others; other times rotating them all out for another group of base products. If I have an event and I want to use a foundation not in the mix, not a problem. I just reach for it, use it and put it back. Or if I’m like “ohhh, I like this a lot.” I’ll take a foundation out and add that one to the mix. What is it that thing that was really popular a while back, maybe it still is … having a capsule wardrobe. I do that but with my foundations. 😉 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I tend to this naturally as I end up sticking to a group of products for weeks at a time for all the categories I use.  I've got two that I'm trying to work on the first quarter, but I think I really do need to do a self project of trying them all again and eliminating some of the ones I don't love.  Not always the easiest for me as I never want to waste.  

[itsfi]

I hear that @missjeanie! I don’t like feeling like I’m wasting. I try to see how they work in different seasons and if it’s still not working, to see if I can rehome things and if not, I declutter. But even that can be hard. Easier said than done. As evidenced by a bag of things I had decided to declutter … but funny, how they’re still here. 😝 😔 Gotta let them gooooo. 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I think there are going to be some things that Back to Mac ending is going to give me a nudge to declutter.   But come figuring out how to store my stash.... I'm going to need to do some decluttering as well. 

[itsfi]

Yeah, decluttering can be a good thing @missjeanie. It has made me more mindful of what I bring in, and to try to get as much use of the things. 😃 

[curlychiquita]

You're off to a fantastic start, @itsfi! 

[itsfi]

Thank you @curlychiquita! I’m at a place where most of the products I have are ones I’ve used before and liked or are full sizes so it’s nice to see/know that I am actually working through them. 😊 

[ather]

@itsfi  Great job!! The tower 28 and the saie are great!! I love them both equally!! The SKII masks are such a great treat. I love them. They make my skin feel so good!! You did an awesome job using up your candles!! 

[itsfi]

@ather, the Tower 28 and Saie give me a dewy, glowy complexion - nothing to complain about that this winter! 😆 Oh the SK-II masks were a random find at Marshall’s - they were on clearance. I couldn’t believe it! They were perfectly fine too - plenty of essence.

[ather]

@itsfi  Oh my that’s a steal!!! 

[CynthieLu]

Excellently categorized empties @itsfi 

Olaplex's Shampoo is a favorite of mine too 😍 I really want to try the Dr Jart Mask as soon as I can get my hands on it, your reviews on it have sold me! You even finished all those candles🕯great work on these this month!

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, it feels like I’ve gotten to the point where I have fewer “new to me” products so there’s less things that fall into the “meh” or “okay” categories. I have fewer samples too that come from variety gwp promos. So I am finding ways to adjust my category of empties to present. Ahhh, candles!! 🕯️ So comforting in the winter months. 😃 

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Great empties. That is cool to know what your first gratis was. How could we ever forget. I bet you were so excited when you got it 😊. Great work on your candles. I find there is something soothing about candles in the winter time ❄️

[itsfi]

I was gobsmacked by it @Mellmars1185. I discover so many fabulous things I wouldn’t otherwise. 

I understand what you mean. Beyond the actual scent, candles offer such air to them - comfy, cozy, soothing, warmth. ♥️ 

[lmaster]

Excellent job!! @itsfi 

[itsfi]

Thank you @lmaster. I stopped tracking and posting my empties part way through last year but will aim to get back on track this year.