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

[itsfi]

(A very late update for) April 2025 Empties

Month-To-Date = 37 (14 of which are foils)

Year-To-Date = 90

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👍🏼IOPE Perfect Cover Cushion SPF 50+ - It takes me forever to finish these cushion compacts, both because there's a lot of product packed in them and this shade really just works for me in winter and spring but we are done! 

👍🏼Chantecaille Bio Lifting Mask has a light, pleasant scent. It absorbs easily and makes skin look and feel soft and plump overnight.

🐐CosRX Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is an OG fave. I feel like I’ve had it in and out of my rotation for at least a decade. The hype and following it has is well earned. It’s good stuff.

♥️up&up Cotton Ovals - these ovals are large and that's one of the things that makes them so lovely. Not as soft as the Shiseido cottons (nothing are) but these are probably my second favorite cottons, in large part because they can cover a lot of surface area which makes cleansing go by faster.

👍🏼Hanni Shower Scarf is a great way to cleanse and exfoliate the body, and, to get to those harder to reach spots (like the middle of the back). 

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🐐 Kao Megrhythm Gentle Steam Eye Mask come through every time, be it seasonal allergies, cold and flu, or trouble falling asleep.

🐐Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Find Comfort Stop & Soothe Aromatherapy Pen 0.16 oz / 5 mL has been a faithful standby. I’m happy that I’ve needed it less often 👍 but it remains a lovely way to create a more serene atmosphere and help calm the mind.

👍🏼Virtue ColorKick® Debrassing Blue - Purple Shampoo 8 oz/ 240 mL is fine. Compared to other similar products I've used, it's one of the better ones, but it's not necessarily a 'must have'.

👍🏼CosRX was my gateway to pimple patches. These CosRX Master Patch Intensive Blemish Cover Patches are an extension of their original line. I like that they’re larger than most products of this type and wouldn’t mind having them on hand, though they are not my tops for this category.

👍🏼I love the Ceramidin line so I had to try the Dr Jart Ceramidin Mist. The mist can be a bit temperamental but for the most part gives a good spritz. It's hydrating and a good refresher, but not my favorite product from the marvelous Ceramidin range or among (the many) skincare mists out there.

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❤️Koyudo Portable Tissue Brush Cleaner are great for travel … or lazy days at home 😉 when I need to clean a makeup brush asap.

🐐Shiseido Super-Soft, 100% Natural Facial Cotton 165 sheets are the best. The. Best. I’ve lost count of how many of these pouches I’ve gone through. “A lot” seems like an understatement. 😆

❤️amika Perk Up Ultra Oil Control Dry Shampoo - For the longest time, amika was my go to dry shampoo product (the original perk up). It’s still one I keep in the rotation; this one in particular is great when the weather is warm and the oil production on my scalp is on high. I have another one of these mini's somewhere; I'll try to find it as I think it may come in handy with the warmer days. 

❤️SEPHORA COLLECTION Booster Face Mask Soothe + Hydrating 1 mask / pack is one of my faves, and, given the sheer number of sheet masks I've used over the years, that says a lot. The 2 pieces make for a better fit and the ingredients in this one really have performed well for my skin. 

🐐Touchland Power Mist Hydrating Hand Sanitizer - I met the founder of Touchland! Love these hand sanitizers and am making my way through all the scents in the collection - one more down!

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🐐Ahhhh, Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Water Makeup Remover, how I love thee!!! 

🐐Sephora Collection Caffeine Eye Mask (x3) are my faves. I’m on a journey to find a suitable replacement since these have been discontinued...

🐐Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation # - 3 tubes down … on to # 4. Love this one year round and especially in the summer months - coverage is a smidge more than skin tint. 

❤️CosRX Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream in the travel size feels a little less gooey and viscous than the full size. It's less messy to use in this tube form, as well! 

🐐The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil for Skin Elascicity 1 oz/ 30 mL is one of the facial oils that I often reach for when I need something gentle and moisturizing but also effective at helping to restore my skin

(Mostly) foils that were used up when I was out of town last month. Cross-posting from Foil Challenge, where I posted more detailed thoughts on each of the products.  

Emoji Key: 

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🐐= product is a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) in its category [I have a personal requirement that before a product receive this designation, I have to have finished a minimum of two of the product (with at least one being a full size).]

❤️ = Love

😘 = Like and would repurchase

👍 = Like but would not repurchase (at least not immediately), usually because I like another similar product more or because I have other similar products to work through before making a purchase

😐 = Lackluster = it's okay / meh, includes products that are fine enough but are not suitable for my particular skin / hair type or concerns

✖️ = No [This is usually given to a product that irritates my skin]

April was a magnificent month as far as using up products go, both in terms of the number and the type - several GOAT and loved products. 🙌 

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Magnificent May Empties! You got to meet the founder of Touchland!?!? How neat! 

[itsfi]

@Mellmars1185, thank you; these are actually my empties from April; I was late posting. May empties should be up soon. Agree, it was neat.

[Samtian]

@itsfi Amazing job! When did you meet the founder!? Did you tell them you are responsible for like at least 30% increase in customers? I need to stop being cheap and get back to the Shisheido cottons. 

[itsfi]

I feel like April was my breakthrough for empties in the sense that I finished a lot of products so it felt good  to do so, and I really appreciated that there were so many well loved or GOAT items that I went through. @Samtian 

Ahhh, thank you; I waxed poetic to the brand rep who was at Ulta as well as to the founder about their products but it was one of the BT/BIC beauties who hyped me up to both of them. She was very kind and generous with what she shared with them about my spritzing most of those present at Sephoria NYC with it. 😂🤣😂 It was extremely thoughtful of her and it was sweet to see the founder's eyes light up. It's good stuff. Will be interesting to see what things look like for the brand after their sale closes. 

I hear ya on the Shiseido cottons - I spent years looking for alternatives, even picking up a pack recently that sounded promising, but I go back to the Shiseido ones every time. I've cut them in half to make them last longer, and always look for a sale. If you are near a TJ Maxx or Marshall's, they often have them at a discount. I had them on auto-replenish for a time but stopped and now just pick them up during one of the sales. Sometimes, they'll be on sale for more than 20% off. 

[Samtian]

@itsfi That's even better you had someone there to let them know all about it!! TJ MAXX is a dangerous place. 

[furbie]

@itsfi This was a very detailed post! Thank you! 

I’m now very curious and want to try those steam eye masks by Kao 💚

[itsfi]

Those steam eye masks are fabulous @furbie! It's been a must have for ... gosh, for almost a decade now. 

[lmaster]

Great job! @itsfi i see a bunch of goats here 🙌

[itsfi]

@lmaster, thank you; it's been great to have these phenomenal products to work through.

[ather]

@itsfi  wow this is the empties of 🐐 I see so many in this post! How cool is that that you’re using all faves for the most part! It looks like you have really locked down your skincare routine! I love seeing this. I see so many of my favs in this post as well!! 

[itsfi]

Yes!!! Thank you so much @ather; I've really been working on having a more manageable set with a mix of both tried-and-true favorites with a sprinkling of new releases that catch my eye, and I feel like this group of empties is a big step in that direction, especially with skincare. 💞💞 Working on a couple other categories too. 👍 Yeeaaahhh for having mutual faves, ather! 💖

[furbie]

Hello 💕

I have a tiny post. 

 

Sunday Riley C.E.O Glow Vitamin C + Turmeric Face Oil 🧡

Sunday Riley Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Serum For Dark Spots And Uneven Texture 1.7 oz / 50 m... 🧡

KORA Organics Turmeric Glow Foaming Cleanser 5 oz / 150 mL 🧡

Anua Peach 70 Niacin Serum 😐

The Dr. Jart sample was nice. Guerlain’s Gold 24k primer was seemingly identical to Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat Blur Face Primer Blur Primer Gold I haven’t compared the prices of those 2. 

[Mellmars1185]

@furbie Great job! It looks like you have a wonderful skincare routine.

[itsfi]

Small but mighty empties here @furbie. Skincare can take some time to go through; nicely done. The Guerlain primer is $88; the YSL, $57.

[furbie]

Wow! The YSL primer is much cheaper! @itsfi @thank you for the prices 💞

I know that this thread doesn’t move as fast as others, because it takes time to use products. But it just feels so awkward for me to post a handful of things 😆

[itsfi]

@furbie, I hadn't realized the price difference before either. I really like the Guerlain - I have a few deluxe sizes from gwp's - but won't need to waffle on whether to pick up a full size now. 

It does take time to use up product which makes perfect sense, so yes, there may be months when you have just a few empties, or maybe none, to share and then other months when you have a lot more. That does mean this thread may see bursts of activities at certain times (versus other posts that may see more activity on a weekly or near daily basis). For me, it's nice to have that variety in terms of cadence. 

[ather]

@furbie  Wow! Great job! Totally not a tiny post! Some months I barely use anything. So this is awesome! 

[lmaster]

Great job!! @furbie 

[vallyyyyy]

Here are my April empties! A lot of good stuff in here, but also a few disappointing things! Let me know if you have any questions about products! 😍 (sorry about some of the blurriness)

[Mellmars1185]

@vallyyyyy Great work! You got through a lot of items this month 😊