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

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Wonderful job! I have never seen a tub of face masks before! It must have been satisfying to finish it. Your experience with the Mighty Patch Nose Strip sounds promising. I have one in my stash and I haven't reached for it. I was thinking it probably wouldn't compare to the Biore. Now I am looking forward to trying it out. Lots of lovely candles got used up this month 👍

[itsfi]

Oooh, I'll be interested to know what your thoughts are on the Hero. nose strip @Mellmars1185, after you try it. The Biore ones have definitely been effective for me but they are not exactly the most gentle when it comes to removal. 😫 I would tell myself it's a small price to pay for having clear, decongested pores, but now I feel like there's an alternative out there. 

It's been really cold here (though not even nearly as cold as where you live) so having candles lit especially if I'm going to be in a particular space for a longer period of time has been nice. Comfy, cozy, makes the house/room smell nice, and ngl, helps jut a smiiiiidge with the electricity bill. 😅

Edited to add - ack, sorry, meant to talk about the multi-pack sheet masks. A few Japanese and Korean beauty brands make them, more so now with the second wave of Kbeauty really having some longer term staying power. Some brands make smaller packs of them - 5 sheets, 10 sheets, which can be a great way of trying them before committing to a larger 28 or 30 day pack. Sephora offered two a few years back but it didn't last - in my opinion, it was a combo of how well the sheets performed and timing - they were a little too ahead of the curve - or maybe, too late in terms of the first wave of Kbeauty popularity and way too early with this current Kbeauty wave.

I'm not as up to date on online Asian beauty retailers based in Canada, but Chuusi and Mikaela Beauty may stock some sheet mask multi-packs. If not, YesStyle and Style Korean ship to Canada. Stylevana does too, but, at least in the US, it can take a while for your order to be delivered. Here are some I've used:

• JMsolution, Korean brand - these multi-mask packs are a more recent offering for them. "More recent" being in the last few years. I've used their single use sheet masks before and am a fan, which is why I chose to give their multi-mask packs a try.
• VT Cosmetics - another brand that I'm a fan of when it comes to their sheet masks. They were one of the brands that specialized in skincare products with cica (centella asiatica) 5+ years ago. It's how I discovered them and found their multi-mask pack, which is still one I purchase from time to time  - I've probably gone through 4 packs of them in all the time I've been using a sheet mask. They've now expanded their range and offer different varieties of multi-mask sheet masks. Their reedle shot skincare products went viral and now a lot of people are becoming more familiar with their other products including their sheet mask mask packs.

• Mediheal, is another Korean skincare brand that was/is known for its sheet mask (they're very good!! another favorite brand of mine) and they came out with multi-mask packs about 2-3 years ago, maybe. Or that's when I saw them becoming more readiy available in the US. The mask packs on the ones from Mediheal are refillable. 

• LuLuLun, Japanese brand that is known for offering sheet masks in multi-mask arrangements. They also sell individual sheet masks on their website but I'm mostly familiar with them having 5 day, 7 day, 10 day, 45 day, etc. mask pack.  
• BCL Saborino, another Japanese brand, these were my intro to multi-mask sheet mask. They have 2 lines - one marketed for morning use and one for evening use. The ones for morning, at least in my experience, all have a very strong menthol smell to them. They say it's a "mint" scent but I find it much stronger and more like an intense cough drop scent. The evening ones do not have that scent to them.

There are others brands I've used, some that no longer manufacture these multi-sheet mask packs. I have repurchased the VT Cosmetics and Mediheal ones and would repurchase the JMsolution one.

[lmaster]

@itsfi oh my goodness,  those honey sheet masks!! So many great candles too 

[itsfi]

Candle season has settled in nicely here for sure @lmaster. I had a bunch that were partially used from last year so it's nice to finish them; it also doesn't hurt that they smell really good, too!

[Samtian]

@itsfi whoa good job! I'm going to have to look into those nose strips. 

[itsfi]

@Samtian, I don't think I've tried anything that's given the OG Biore strips any competition but these Hero. ones are really nice - more gentle than I expected too when it comes to removing them - more gentle than the Biore. 

[Samtian]

@itsfi That is good to know! 

[ather]

I shouldn’t make it through any more products this month. And I have a quiet moment today! This is my empties from November and December! 

 

I would say these are all my 🐐 and I have extras of all but the T28 cleanser which I am adding to my cart now. I hated the way it dispensed but I tried a different brand and it gave me a weird rash so I will go back to the T28! 

[Mellmars1185]

@ather Great job! I did not realize that Tower28 has a cleanser. 

[lmaster]

Nice job! Back to tried and true 👍  @ather 

[Samtian]

@ather Whooo good job!

[itsfi]

Love that these are all 🐐products for you @ather @and super impressed that you finished the Rhode Glazing Milk 🙌🏻 - it often feels like there’s a never ending supply of product in that bottle! This gives me hope I will be able to use up my bottle … some day. The Summer Fridays, do you use primarily as a mask or moisturizer? Or both?

[CookieGirl1]

I'm late posting November's Empties:

[Mellmars1185]

@CookieGirl1 Wonderful empties. How did you find the ABH brow gel?

[ather]

@CookieGirl1  Impressive amount!!

[lmaster]

Beautiful presentation! @CookieGirl1 Great job 👏 

[Samtian]

@CookieGirl1 Wow great job!

[Samtian]

This has been an incredible month for me!

2025- 112/100
2025- 72 Destashes (Personal Best)

Love-
* Wildfox
* Charcoal Nose Strip
* Tatcha Water Cream Tatcha The Water Cream Oil-Free Pore Minimizing Refillable Moisturizer   My HG. 
* Pumpkin Rejuvenate Mask

Ok-
* Tata Harper Cleanser Tata Harper Regenerating BHA Exfoliating Cleanser 
* Mr. Bubble Pack
* Skin Smoothie Mask ( I think it was good I don't remember)
* Burt's Bees Remover Wipes

No Opinion-
* Glow Recipe Watermelon Moisturizer Glow Recipe Watermelon Pink Juice Oil-Free Refillable Moisturizer 
* Yankee Candle Vanilla Lime melt.
* Lion Pose Serum Unspotted 4x Lion Pose UNSPOTTED 4X Dark Spot + Hyperpigmentation AHA Serum 1 oz / 30 ml 

N.O.-
* Watermelon Lemonade Candle
* Sulwhasoo Renewing Cream Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream Set   (just the cream)

De-stash- I was a month early for that square in the Working Towards Wellness: November 2025  ( won't let me tag December)
* Sephora S Clean Monarch (Don't use)
* Mario Skin Enhancer Medium (Don't use) MAKEUP BY MARIO SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer® Medium 
* JS Gemini (Dried out)
* By Uoma Bougie AF (Glittery)
* ABH Milkshake (not a good color on me) 
* Milk Cooling Water Jelly Ice ( Tired of all the chunks that constantly break off) MILK MAKEUP Cooling Water Jelly Ice Soothing Serum Stick with Niacinamide 0.46 oz / 13 g 
* Becca Champagne Dream Flashes Bellini
* CT Beauty Wand Pillowtalk (Pretty but the top busted off and not a product for me) Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Highlighter Wand Pillow Talk 
* Essie Lips Are Sealed - Can't open
* Essie Respond With A Kiss- Can't open
* Smith & Cult Exit the Void
* Smith & Cult Fauntleroy
* Nail's Inc. Living Your Best Life
* Sinful Colors Low-Key Lavander
* Ellen Tracy x2
* Sephora 34
* TOo Faced Deep Lilac Liner 
* Valentino Born in Roma Travel Valentino Donna Born In Roma Eau de Parfum with Bourbon Vanilla & Jasmine 1 oz/ 30 mL 
* Nest Indigo Mini NEST New York Indigo Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 
* Tarte Eye Shadow from Apple of My Eye
* Revlon 002
* Trestique Highlighter Maldives 
* Nars Don't Stop 
* Exfolikate gentle
* Sephora Spirulina
* Sephora Gingerbread 86 (RIP, went into dryer)
* DM Rose N Brunch (RIP, Dryer as well.)  ( Already had a spare though.)

[Mellmars1185]

@Samtian Impressive month. This is great inspiration to destash. I also have the Sephora Monarch palette that I really don't reach for. Hopefully in 2026 i can declutter a bit more. What bramd nose strip did you use?

[ather]

@Samtian  wow!!! Amazing job!!! I need you to come help me destash my items!!! I am so bad at it! 

[Samtian]

@ather It's hard!