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]

The candles are a good way to start @missjeanie; go pull 'em out and light 'em! I lit one after getting back from UBW but then it started getting warm here so we hit "pause" on burning candles and then back at it again for a few stretches in July and August. Yeah, I'm been making an effort to be more consistent with using what I pick up when I pick up stuff, if I can. I'm good about swatching and labeling swatches, etc., but then sometimes product just sits in its little place in my stash. 😲 It's a bit of a work in progress to find a good flow. Low / no buy stretches usually give me time to play with things and gives me a chance to come up with some rotation for them, even if it's just on the weekends.

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I've also been paused on candles... But I feel like new home and fall weather will also put me more into the mood.  Mmmmmm I loved the entire line they were showcasing at UBW... they all smelled so yummy!

[Mellmars1185]

@missjeanie Congratulations on the new home!

[missjeanie]

@Mellmars1185 Thanks!  Organizing all the beauty products has been fun!

[Mellmars1185]

@missjeanie Oh I can imagine! What is your setup like?

[missjeanie]

@Mellmars1185  So far it's two Ikea Kalax bookshelves, so 16 'squares' that I've divided into categories.  Each square has a bin in it to hold the various unopened products.  Open items that I'm currently using are all in a dresser in my guest room.  It's still a work in progress.... I feel like I need to do some editing and maybe reimagine my categories a bit now that I'm seeing how full some bins are compared to others.  Once I'm all arranged properly I'll add it to an organization thread for sure!

[itsfi]

New home and fall weather make the perfect backdrop for candles @missjeanie! I like this set of candles - the collab was a good one. Every time I walked back into the room where the candle was burning, I'd smell the yummy scent again. So good.

[ather]

@itsfi  Wow!!!! You have really gotten through lots!! It must be candle season!!! I love that you have so many favs in this post! I haven’t tried the Inkey patches but when I run out I will definitely try it!! The super belly is so good! The Pomegranate açai are my fav too!! 

[itsfi]

@ather, I like how thinness of The Inkey List patches; makes them more invisible than the Peace Out dots which are also very good. 

We may have some potentially warmer weather next week and if that looks to be the case, I'm going to use the super belly to make popsicles over the weekend in preparation for the heat. 

[ather]

@itsfi  That is so good to know. I can’t remember the last time I had to use a pimple patch but they sound great to have on hand. 

Ooooo why did I not think of that! Popsicles sound amazing!!!! Great idea! 

[Samtian]

@itsfi Amazing work. Bummer about the YSL. I can see how it sounds amazing and would turn out not. 

[itsfi]

Yeah, it was not good @Samtian. 🤣 Just not meant to be. Good thing I learned that with a sample as opposed to a full size!

[Samtian]

@itsfi Of definitely!

[caitbird]

@itsfi  great empties! It seems like there were a fair number of winners for you in this batch - always a good thing, no? Sorry the YSL perfume was a miss, though. It's always too bad when a scent sounds like something you'd like, but ends up being a letdown.

I probably say this every time, but I always enjoy your little emoji key, it's fun and a good way to see at a glance what you thought of each product.

[itsfi]

Yes, yes @caitbird! Always a good thing when there's more hits than misses. Well, except that it means more potential items to repurchase, which isn't always a good thing. 💸💸😂 There were more newer-to-me products in this batch so it was nice to see that there were a good number of winners in the mix. 

It was a bummer, that YSL fragrance. I don't need another perfume so it's fine that it didn't work out, that's how I console myself - and looking at my bin of perfume discovery sets waiting be tested. ha! It was also a good reminder in more ways than one that just because something sounds like it would be a good fit doesn't always mean it will be. It was definitely one of those things that went from an "Ohhhh!" to an "Oh, noooo!" 🤣

Ahhhh, thank you, thank you! 🤗 That's always nice to hear; appreciate that a lot. I used to save up all my empties and lay them out by the category but it got too onerous for me to do the write ups all at once (and prioritizing sleep has been a big one when it comes to self-care for me) so doing it weekly-ish 😉 usually around the day I put things out for recyling works better and it's easier to remember what I thought about the products. It's also as you said a quick and fun way to see if something is generally a yay or nay.

[CookieGirl1]

These were August Empties but somehow September snuck in and I didn't get around to posting them until now.  Whoops.

[itsfi]

@CookieGirl1, did you notice a difference between (or have a preference for) the day vs. night versions of the Treecell collagen shampoos?

[CookieGirl1]

@itsfi I didn't really love either of them but the night version is definitely a little more clarifying than the day version.

[Mellmars1185]

@CookieGirl1 Great empties! Lots of wonderful skincare. Didn't August just fly by?!?

[lmaster]

I'm always impressed with your makeup empties! @CookieGirl1 

[CookieGirl1]

@lmaster thanks, girlie!