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]

@Cissy63 Excellent empties month. It is a nice feeling to make space.

[Cissy63]

@Mellmars1185  Thank you! It sure does 

[Samtian]

@Cissy63 Wow great job!!!

[Cissy63]

@Samtian  Thank you!

[CookieGirl1]

Not one of my more impressive batch of Empties but *shrugs* that's how it goes sometimes.

Love both of these!

Didn't like the Coco & Eve face tanning mist at alllllll 😝.  It barely gave me any color (and I have pretty light skin), it smelled like cherry cough syrup, and oddly enough I don't think that my skin "liked" it very well.  I definitely don't have sensitive skin but whenever I used this mist my face would almost immediately turn blotchy red; not painful but very noticeable so although I finished this bottle I would never repurchase it.

The Tatcha The Water Cream Oil-Free Pore Minimizing Moisturizer 1.7 oz / 50 mL is a summer staple for me, I LOVED the Skinceuticals AGE eye cream, and although the Skin1004 sunscreen has a cult following in the AB community it wasn't my personal favorite and I'm happily once again using my Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen Invisible Broad Spectrum SPF 40 PA +++ now that I finished the Skin1004.

-The Meaningful Beauty hair foils were AWFUL and really dried my hair out.

-The Patchology eye masks and Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta® Extra Strength Daily Peel Pads 30 Treatments + 5 Bonus were both nice.

-Another LAWLESS Forget The Filler Lip Plumper Line Smoothing Gloss Velvet used up!  This is probably my favorite shade from the line and yes, I have backups 🤗.

-Am I the only one who isn't in l love with the Rhode lip treatments?  I don't get the hype.  This was the watermelon-scented version and it smelled nice but I didn't feel like it was very moisturizing and it lasted all of about 10 minutes on my lips before I felt like I needed to reapply it (or something with more longevity).  I have one more that I'm working through now but I doubt that I'll buy more.

[lmaster]

Good job!! @CookieGirl1 I've only bought one of the Rhode lip products, I definitely loved the scent, I just have not used it enough to make that judgement yet 🤷

[CookieGirl1]

@lmaster I don't necessarily dislike the Rhode lippie; I'm just very unimpressed and I've definitely tried others that I like more.  But they do smell good 🙂

[lmaster]

I bought the salted caramel version o m g the scent alone is worth it!! I can say I used it yesterday and it lasted a good hour on me with drinking @CookieGirl1 

[CookieGirl1]

@lmaster I wish it lasted that long for me!  I swear, I must manage to eat my lip balm or something, lol.

[lmaster]

@CookieGirl1 I think with eating mine wouldn't of lasted long, but I did use a straw 🤷

[Samtian]

@CookieGirl1 Amazing job!! It might not feel impressive, but it is!

[Cissy63]

@CookieGirl1  I bet those candles smelled wonderful!   Thanks for sharing your experience with these items! I 🩷 Lawless and Tatcha too!

[CookieGirl1]

@Cissy63 the candles WERE wonderful and Tatcha and Lawless products seem to always live in my collection.

[CynthieLu]

You did great this month @CookieGirl1, 2 big candles is huge! I don't move through those quick enough at all. 😅

[CookieGirl1]

@CynthieLu I love candles so two doesn't seem like much to me!

[Mellmars1185]

@CookieGirl1 Great empties! You used up a lot of FS items and candles. I haven't tried anything from Rhode yet. Thanks for the great feedback.

[JoSometimes]

Didn’t think I’d collect so many empties so soon but I ended up finishing a bunch of products all at once.

Loves

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Aveeno Intense Relief Hand Cream
I like this one more so than the Vaseline one. I can still feel some moisture even after washing hands quickly. Great hand cream that I will probably repurchase at some point. 

Avene Trixera Nutri-Fluid Lotion
A good body lotion. It’s thin enough to work into my skin easily but still feels moisturizing. I just wish it were a touch cheaper. Already repurchased.

Etude Soon Jung Cica Balm
I have repurchased this so many times I’ve lost count! It’s lighter than Vaseline or Aquaphor but still does a good job of sealing in moisture. The addition of Cica and B5 help keep my skin calm too. 

The Ordinary Azelaic Acid 10% Suspension Brightening Cream 1 oz/ 30 mL 
In the summer, I had a really stubborn scratch between my eyebrows that absolutely refused to heal. I did EVERYTHING I could think of short of going to the doctor for something prescription strength. Finally I remember @CynthieLu posting about this, so I bought it and gave it a try. It helped get that spot on the healing path. I kept using it whenever I had some stubborn abrasions that wouldn’t close up. Will repurchase if needed (hopefully I won’t need to anymore though 🤞)

Likes

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Rimmel Brow Pro Microdefiner
I’m disappointed in how quickly I used this one up. Lovely shade though. I should have just trusted my instincts and gone to Sephora

SEPHORA COLLECTION Retractable EyeBrow Pencil - Waterproof 02 Nutmeg brown 
This was just a wee bit too light for me. I made it work for filling in sparse areas of my brows but it was more difficult to define them. Repurchased already but in a better shad.

Drunk Elephant B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum with Hyaluronic Acid 1.69 oz/ 50 mL 
I checked the ingredients list and saw Niacinamide towards the bottom. I tried it any way thinking since it’s at the end of the list, it isn’t heavily present in the serum. I did feel minor tingling but it was tolerable. If I ever NEED something with Niacinamide, this might be the one.

 Destash

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Covergirl Setting Powder
The translucent one wasn’t truly translucent and always lightened the areas I applied it on. I also found both to be very drying for me and always left my makeup looking dry and full of texture. Time to let them go.

NYX Wonderstick
Probably the only drugstore cream contour I know of. It was a bit thick and tricky to blend. It’s just taking up space now.

Mariposa Lipstick
A dollar store find. Decently pigmented and creamy, unlike other dollar store makeup. I never actually used it as a lipstick but rather as a colour corrector for my 5 o’clock shadow. It worked but always left me feeling a little stuffy in that area. Finally replaced with something better. 

[Cissy63]

@JoSometimes  Oh great job with empties and destashing!   I’m going to keep this Azelic acid in the back of my mind.  Isn’t Aveeno a good brand?  And Avene too!  Eczema takes a lot of work.  It’s a daily thing no matter what the weather 😫.  

[JoSometimes]

@Cissy63 Aveeno is pretty good. I like it a little more than Vaseline’s eczema products. Avene is a good body lotion. Sometimes when a lotion is too thick and I really have to work it into my skin, it gets irritated. I like that Avene isn’t too thick and I don’t have to work it as much but it sinks in quickly and is plenty moisturizing. 

[CynthieLu]

Great work this month! @JoSometimes. Your loves list is very skin impressive, I hope you have a good stash of skin loves going into winter. Its going to be needed. 🩵 I'm so thrilled the Azelaic Acid is working for you, hurray!! 🎉

I still find destashing intimidating sometimes but it t feels sooo great too be rid of anything that isn't really working. 

[JoSometimes]

@CynthieLu Eczema is a never ending battle. Just when I think it’s finally over, some other area flares up. 😩

Destashing is challenge. With lipsticks and eyeshadow, you just never know when a look might call for it! Complexion products are much easier to let go since they won’t look right if they aren’t a good match for skin tone.