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

[CynthieLu]

August Empties 💕

Not impressed but I finished it, left a white cast that would reappear as I wore it. 😕

I love Verb Ghost Weightless Oil to Fight Frizz and Enhance Shine for my fine hair, it's fantastic and I would repurchase this in the future. 

I really liked the SEPHORA COLLECTION Vitamin Face Masks in vitamin E, I buy them every summer and wear them after days I've been in the sun. ☀️

Good and would consider buying again are

L'Occitane Hydrating Almond Milk Concentrate Body Moisturizer has such a pleasant scent. 

Lancôme Rénergie H.C.F. Triple Eye Serum 0.67 oz / 20 ml

StriVectin Peptight ™ Tightening & Brightening Face Serum 1.7 oz/ 50 mL 

Dr. Jart+ Vital Hydra Solution™ Water Cream Glow Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid 1.69 oz / 50 mL 

[caitbird]

@CynthieLu  great empties! Too bad about the white cast with the sunscreen, that's always the worst 😞 but I'm glad the Verb hair oil is a love for you! This reminds me I need to use mine more, I have been distracted by the Kerastase hair oil from the summer gratis 😅

[CynthieLu]

So many oils too love, lol. I really like Kérastase Elixir Ultime Refillable Hydrating Hair Oil too @caitbird, it's been real good on my dry ends and I think it'll be extra helpful as the dryer cooler temperatures set it. 🌨️

[Cissy63]

@CynthieLu  Oh great job!  That spf didn’t work out for me either.  Better on the body than the face.

[CynthieLu]

Yes! That's exactly all I could use it for @Cissy63 it was not a match for my face either. I think I picked it up because it was on sale but it won't be coming home in the future. 😅

Have you found any good spf's lately?

[Mellmars1185]

@CynthieLu Great work! If you dont mind me asking, do yoy recall how long it took you to use up the Verb ghost oil? How do you use it? I have a few oils open and they take me a while to use up.

[CynthieLu]

Hair oils last me *forever* @Mellmars1185 I think that is around 3 years old. I had a conversation awhile ago on BIC about this, and I think for me, I only want to invest in mini's for hair oil in the future. I like to try new things and I can't commit to just one oil. But this is repurchase worthy. My hair is extremely fine and this was fantastic. 👌

Right now I have a few mini's and trial sizes I need to finish. 

Gisou Honey Infused Hair Oil 

Olaplex No. 7 Bonding Frizz Reduction & Heat Protection Hair Oil 

Moroccanoil Moroccanoil Treatment Hair Oil 

shu uemura Essence Absolue Nourishing Protective Hair Oil

Maybe a few I'm missing.. 🙈🙈

How I use hair oil:

After styling my hair ( after air drying or heat) it's a finishing step. I apply a drop or two in my hands and rub them together to warm the oil. I focus on the hair from my ears and lower and with it down the lengths.  The little bit left on my hands I smooth a teeny tiny bit  over my bangs and the hair up top and gently brush it through or scrunch if I'm wearing my hair wavy 

As a treatment:

My hair is drrrrry.  Sometimes before I go to bed I'll spritz a little water into my hair after brushing and then add a little oil to the end and lengths below my ears, just a drop I've warmed in my hands. It's really helpful to ease the dryness

[Mellmars1185]

@CynthieLu Thanks for sharing! I use the oil after styling with heat too! I have been using heat less this summer. I tend to use it more in the winter months when my hair is easier to manage (no humidity). I will try your treatment idea! 

[CynthieLu]

If you get dry ends between washes it's been nice @Mellmars1185 it's a less is more scenario thou. 😉

[lmaster]

White cast is a huge noooo! Lol great job @CynthieLu 

[CynthieLu]

Yup, a big no thanks to that. This one was stubborn and would reappear. I've never had one that did that. 😅 I would have to rub it back in periodically. Soo wierd. @lmaster Canada has the strangest SPF selection

[Samtian]

@CynthieLu Fantastic work!

[CynthieLu]

Thank you darlin! 💘 @Samtian 

[peculiarzmakeup]

Beautiful empties! The Verb oil looks so interesting I might just have to go peak on the product page that is so neat, sorry to hear about the sunscreen but glad to hear you had some loves that’s always a good experience! Great job 🙂 @CynthieLu 

[CynthieLu]

Thanks! New sunscreens are always interesting @peculiarzmakeup but I don't mind trying new ones in case I find a great one. I'm proud I finished it even thou it was not my cup of tea.

[peculiarzmakeup]

That’s always an accomplishment reminds me of the throw aways in the capsule thread and how to make the most of them! I love that 🙂 @CynthieLu 

[makeitup305]

I liked all of these but I'm not in a rush to replace any of them. I have other shampoos to try first.

I like the Sungboon mask but idk if it needs that much hype. The JayJun sleeping packs are ok but nothing out of this world. The Laneige mini was fun to use up and I like this scent.

The Trader Joes hand cream was nice. I like the EL foundation but it's old at this point. The Etude contour stick I literally bought just a few months ago but it broke and fell on the floor. The MUFE brow brush I hate, it's so hard and the spoolie fell off. The Banila brow gel was super messy. The Morphe brush is ok but I have rephr brush with this same shape that's much softer so I'm passing this one on.

I liked the Round Lab pads. LOVED the Dr. G R.E.D. cream. The DRMTLGY spf moisturizer was good but it got really thick and hard to blend at the end. It also didn't play well under makeup. I really liked the BOH Ceramune cream but didn't enjoy either of the cosrx products. The Naturium essence was fine. The Avene was a nice hyaluronic acid. I really liked the Elizabeth Arden Vitamin C capsules, especially for travel.

[caitbird]

@makeitup305  awesome empties! I'm glad it seems like a lot of them were loves or at least likes for you! Great job decluttering what didn't work for you too!

[makeitup305]

thanks @caitbird !

[Cissy63]

@makeitup305  Oh lots of declutter and empties!  That EL foundation is a favorite of mine too! 

[makeitup305]

@Cissy63 I would repurchase if I didn't have so many! It's one I would recommend, for sure.