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

[makeitup305]

@lmaster I ended up tossing them already. That is a good trick for next time, thanks! I think it might have been partially my fault. I think maybe my sharpener ruined them, idk. Next time CP does a good sale, I'll try again and pick up their sharpener as well.

[lmaster]

I use the NARS Pencil Sharpener @makeitup305 

[makeitup305]

I'm on a declutter kick. So here is the first part, i.e. the initial purge, of my lippie collection. 
These were the ones on the chopping block. Most of these liquid lipsticks are OLD considering I bought most of them the year they came out. Some still seem ok but others are dried out. Same with the NYX and the Buxom. Some I've barely used 😞

Before

After

These will all be going into my "purgatory" box before I decide whether or not to toss them.

Liquid lipsticks

These are not that old so I'm probably keeping these regarless

I have multiple shades of these so that means I liked the formula. I might pick my favorites to narrow it down. 

These I'm keeping just for cuteness/memories. Bite Mistletoe (a BT gift from the olden days), MAC Russian Red (my first higher end lipstick), the rest are just too adorable to toss.

[Cissy63]

@makeitup305  Again congratulations on the declutter decisions 👏👏

[makeitup305]

@Cissy63 thank you! Some of them  are still hanging around for one last hoorah until I make a final decision but it was nice to clear out some space.

[missjeanie]

Well done @makeitup305 !  I have a few of those KVD liquid lips... ya... they're old lol.  But I'm not as good at decluttering as you are!  Well done!!

[makeitup305]

Thanks @missjeanie !

[CorgiMommy]

@makeitup305 wow,  I find it so hard to pare my stash down

[makeitup305]

@CorgiMommy I tend to go slowly, usually. A product here and there that I don't enjoy after a couple of tries, but I was overwhelemed by my lippie drawer this weekend. Some of those are 5+ years old and they're really not formulas I think I'd enjoy anymore. I still have so many lipsticks after this, too. I'm going to work through the ones from this destash that I set aside and either put some back or give/toss them for good.

[makeitup305]

Bonus: My arm as I'm trying to decide lol

[CynthieLu]

Swatches!!  😍😍 @makeitup305 Thank you for sharing your decision arm. 😉

[makeitup305]

@CynthieLu Swatching them doesn't help decluttering. I'll still be like "oh that's pretty" "that's a nice color" and then not declutter any lol It did help me check the formulas, which helped with immediate destashes instead of my purgatory box.

[curlychiquita]

I love it, @makeitup305! So many of my lipsticks are years old, too. I need to do this, also.

[makeitup305]

@curlychiquita I was feeling quite overwhelmed by my lippie drawer. It was way overdue!

[makeitup305]

March Empties!

• I really like this Biossance hand cream and would repurchase.
• I would repurchase the Inkey List serum but I'm giving the Naturium one a try first. This one can be drying if you apply it on it's own.
• The Pyunkang Yul serum is nice but I'm not rushing to replace it. I would consider repurchasing the toner pads, though.
• I love the Vanilla Icicles scent, I wish I had another one! I hope they bring it back this year. I really liked the scent of the Sunrise Woods wallflower, as well. I would definitely repurchase if they bring it back. I have a bunch of wallflowers in different scents throughout my house but this one stood out.
• Amika The Kure is a great hair mask. I would defintely pick it up again. 
• The Mizani is a no. I feel like it leaves my hair sticky. 
• The Kerastase I'm torn on. I didn't like how fast you go through it and how expensive it is. However, it seems to be one of the few hair growth serums that has Arginie, which seems to have some studies backing it for hair growth support. I'm currently using something else but I wouldn't discount purchasing it again.

• The Roen pencil is my all time favorite. I'm currently using some other ones up but I'm most likely repurchasing this.
• The Gerard Cosmetics eye primer is pretty good. I used almost all of it up before it got a little wonky. I might repurchase since they have different colors.
• The CP lippie was old, the Adept liner was dry, and the CP liner was broken and fell out.

[Cissy63]

@makeitup305  Good job!

[makeitup305]

thanks @Cissy63 !

[CynthieLu]

Fantastic work this month @makeitup305 What are you using right now as a hair serum?

[makeitup305]

@CynthieLu As a scalp serum I'm using one by the Korean brand Dr. Forhair. It's nice and easy to apply. It's just hard to tell if they actually do anything lol 

[lmaster]

Great job!! @makeitup305 🙌

[makeitup305]

Thanks @lmaster !