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

[ather]

November empties!

 my fav foundation Summer Fridays Sheer Skin Tint with Hyaluronic Acid + Squalane Shade 2 and 4

SEPHORA COLLECTION Triple Action Cleansing Water - Cleanse + Purify # works great! 😊 

[caitbird]

@ather  awesome empties! All full size, wow! Do you mix the 2 shades of foundation, or do you use them for different times of the year?

[itsfi]

November 2024 Empties

Month-to-Date = 32 (includes November Foils)

Year-to-Date = 404

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👍  I like to keep wipes like the Johnson's Hand & Face Wipes on hand for a quick cleanse or refresh; these come in handy for wiping off swatches, and are not irritating on sensitive skin.

🐐  Sephora Collection Caffeine Eye Mask - love these. 

👍  Touchland Glow Mist Revitalizing Hand Sanitizer Rosewater - love the hand sanitizer 💖; the rose scent on this one is just alright.

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🐐   CosRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is a well loved, sought after product for a reason. I've been using this off and on for as long as I've been on BIC if not longer, and have made it a staple in my skincare routine - I always appreciate what it does for my skin more after I've gone through periods of not incorporating it into my routine. 

🐐  Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin™ Skin Barrier Moisturizing Cream 1.7 oz / 50 mL soothes my skin's redness and barrier. Now that my skin is normal-to-dry for most of the year, I find myself reaching for it more frequently, not just in the wintertime.

👍  I was surprised how well I liked Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Find Comfort Niacinamide Hydrating Body Lotion - the semi lotion, semi balm consistency makes my skin feel nourished without feeling heavy. The scent on this one isn't bad either - soft, light, slightly herbaceous.

👍  Biossance Mini Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Firming Oil 0.5 oz / 15 mL - the combination of rose hip seed oil and vitamin C makes it quick and easy to get in to good-for-my skin ingredients to brighten and moisturize. It's one I like and would use if I had another on hand (which I do), but it's not one I'd necessarily run out to pick up when I finish.

🐐  Shiseido Super-Soft, 100% Natural Facial Cotton 165 sheets continue to be the best in the market.

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🐐  EADEM Milk Marvel Dark Spot Serum with Niacinamide and Vitamin C 1 oz/ 30 mL is a staple in my collection. I've lost count of how many bottles of this I've gone through.

👍  Sephora Collection Mushroom Sponge (limited edition) (discontinued) is really cute; I found its smaller size helpful with blending out liquid blush and liquid highlighter. 

👍  Rhode Barrier Restore Cream is a nice, no muss, no fuss moisturizer. It's better suited for me in the summer. 

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😘  Cutex Swipe & Go Nail Polish Remover Pads has been one of the best individually wrapped nail remover pads I've tried (not that I've tried thaaaat many). I like to bring a couple with me whenever I travel. 

👍  Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion Sin works well with shimmery, sparkly eyeshadows. Though not my favorite, it is a great one and may be the one I go to when I finish the Valentino eyeshadow primer - seems as if the Valentino has been discontinued 😞

❤️  LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C  is always a good lip balm / mask to have on hand. The original berry flavor is nice, though not my favorite.

👍  #StriVectin TL Advanced™ Tightening Neck Cream PLUS with Alpha-3 Peptide ™ # is a good neck cream for those who like a thick but not too thick of a neck cream. Has great ingredients. I'd use it if I had another but I prefer a serum formulation for my neck creams

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👍  SEPHORA COLLECTION Mini Daily Brush Cleaner is great for quick clean of my brushes between deep cleansing sessions.

❤️  The sweet, fresh, green fruity-floral blend of the peach and floral notes in the Bridgerton Diamond of the Season by Bath & Body Works Fragrance Mist (limited edition)(discontinued) is a win for me. I wish they'd bring this and the candle in this scent back permanently. 

👍  Kérastase Chroma Absolu Anti-Frizz Leave-In Treatment for Color-Treated Hair 5.1 oz/ 150 mL  is a good one; the herbaceous scent that is a signature for his Chroma Absolu line takes a little getting used to - it's more prominent in this mist than in the shampoo and conditioner from this collection, which are also good.

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👍  SEPHORA COLLECTION Organic Cotton Swabs 200 Swabs do what they're intended to do and are one of the "cart fillers" I consider picking up when I need to hit a certain minimum spend to qualify for a promo gwp. 🤣

🙁  I used to like the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge more than I do - not sure if they went through a redesign but this one felt less bouncy and more dense and firm than I cared for.

🙁  Love the red glass component of the Jo by Jo Loves Candle but the interplay of the notes in this one didn't play out the way I thought they would - the black pepper, woody and vetiver scents were stronger than I liked and overwhelmed the citrusy notes. 

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👍  Nest Autumn Plum Candle has a good mix of woodsy, fruity, spicy. I like it best though paired with the Nest Pistachio & Wild Fig Candle.

❤️  I wasn't expecting the chocolatey cocoa scent from Nest Pistachio & Wild Fig Candle but I love it! All the goodness of chocolate minus the calories. 

🙊  I like the crackling wick on the Threshold Leather & Embers Candle and while I'm usually a big fan of smokey candles, the leather notes on this one were too much for me. I ended up using it by burning it with another candle - either a strong, sweet one or one with a prominent vanilla scent.

👍  The woodsy, warm, boozy scent of the Threshold Whiskey & Oak Candle, on the other hand, were right up my alley and with the crackling sound from the wooden wick made the house smell warm and cozy.

❤️  Similarly, the woodsy, spicy notes of the Voluspa Cinnamon Wood Candle hits the spot on a cold, crisp fall or winter day. 

❤️  Threshold Pumpkin Woods Candle was recommended to me by my hair stylists and I am so glad he told me about this one. Pumpkin scents can be overwhelming to my nose and I find some pumpkin scents to be cloying. Not this one. The mix of pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and something woodsy, earthy and almost pine-like make this an incredible scent to fill the house in the fall and winter months.

Emoji Key:

Products with a love or above rating are generally ones I would repurchase (or have already repurchased), unless I have a GOAT product in that category that is better suited for my skin under certain circumstances or conditions. Items with that I consider "great" 🌟 or that I "like" 👍 may or may not be repurchased, depending on what is currently in my collection.

🐐= GOAT = Greatest Of All Time (have gone through at least two of the particular product and other comparable items)
😘= Chef’s Kiss = Outstanding - think of this as GOAT status in the making 😉
❤️= Love
🌟= Great, better than a like but not quite a love
👍= Like
😕= Okay; “It’s fine.”; “meh”
🔬= Undecided = “Still looking into it”
🙊= Not for me, my preferences or skin type
🙅🏻‍♀️ = ❌ = “No, non, nein, nyet, …”

[ather]

@itsfi  Wow!!!! 🤩 amazing job! How did you get through so many great items??? Wow! All those candles too! Good job!! 

[itsfi]

Thank  you @ather! Some of these products have taken me more than 2 years to use up, like the Kerastase. Timeline for others, like the Eadem serum, is months, depending on how often I use them - I use the Eadem pretty much daily, sometimes twice per day. This time of year, I have at least one candle burning (though it's often more than one) when I'm home so I can go through a good number of candles in fall and winter. 

[CynthieLu]

Ooh I absolutely love those nail polish removing wipes too @itsfi! They are the best I've tried 👌 And so easy to take anywhere. I love effective and easy to use products. 😀 Where did you find yours? They only seem to carry these at random drug stores here but I but then wherever I stumble across a pack a grab one. 

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, I've only found these Cutex polish removers in Target (my recollection is that Target's in house brand has a good one too). I'll grab a couple boxes when they go on sale. I find they do a good job with removing nail toppers or polishes with glitter/flakies, ones with some texture to them. Out of curiosity, which other brands have you tried for individually wrapped nail polish removers?

[caitbird]

@itsfi  awesome empties! You have gotten through a lot of products this year & month! I loved reading your little mini-reviews of everything, especially all the candles. I've never tried Threshold candles, but I may have to check them out! I feel the same way you do about pumpkin scents - a bit hit or miss for me, some of them are too cloying - but this one sounds really nice. Out of curiosity, which Laneige lip mask scent is your favorite? I think I've only tried the berry one, but I know they have a ton of different ones now.

[itsfi]

@caitbird, I love that you love candles, too! I have a handful of candle brands that I tend to gravitate towards - niche brands, local indie ones, mainstream brands, etc. Of the mainstream ones, Target's Threshold and Trader Joe's have some great candles. 💗 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  I was never a candle person until this year, and all of a sudden I've discovered that actually, I love them 😅 what can I say, I've never been good at doing things halfway 😂 it's definitely fun to try different candle brands, and see what brands others in BIC are picking up! I wish there was a Trader Joe's near me; I think there is a Target not too far from here so maybe a field trip is in order one of these days...🤔🤣

[lmaster]

November empties and declutter:68 (410/500)

I don't know if I'll make my goal of 500 for this year,  but I'll be decently close 🙌

 

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⬆️⬇️ these were all loves 

 

 

 

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⬆️ these were good, nothing i would repurchase 

 

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⬆️ this is also a declutter,  I just didn't reach for it

 

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⬆️ this was really hard, but a good declutter was needed 😥 this is the reason I'm not buying as much as I used to, this is money down the drain 

[ather]

@lmaster  Wow great job! That’s a huge declutter pile! I agree I am not buying as much too. I see more thrown out than I keep! 

[caitbird]

@lmaster  awesome empties, and way to go with all those declutters! I have been slowly working on inventorying my beauty collection and doing a bit of decluttering in the process, and I agree, it is really eye opening how much stuff I have vs how much I actually use 😅 good for you for adjusting your purchasing habits to what works better for you! I am still working on that 😂

[lmaster]

Oh thank you 😊 it takes years of "practice" 😅 @caitbird 

[Ispend2much6]

@lmaster  Good job!  I agree; decluttering is definitely a wake-up call.  Now, if you have a suggestion on how to recall that feeling at will, please share it with me. 🙂

[lmaster]

Thank you 😊  @Ispend2much6 I just remind myself constantly lol I like money, lipstick could be used in trade maybe one day..

[CynthieLu]

Amazing work this year, 410 is such a big number! 💪 @lmaster I admire you toning down purchase's and decluttering your stash. It really puts everything in perspective and see how easy it is to acquire vs actually use up.

[lmaster]

@CynthieLu as much as I still have fomo at times, I've toned down quite a bit over the years 🤣 thank you lovely

[CorgiMommy]

@lmaster wow, that is so awesome.   Even if you don't make it you that is still a very impressive amount of empties. 

[lmaster]

Thank you dearly! @CorgiMommy