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

[CynthieLu]

Great empties here @Mellmars1185 Oooh you finished a k18! Was this was your first bottle, if I'm not mistaken? How did you find it?

[Mellmars1185]

@CynthieLu Thanks! Great memory. Yes this was my first time finishing a bottle. I do like it. It took me a while to get in the habit of using it. Since Sephoria I have been using it more consistently. I do find that 1-2 pumps is all I need. It does make my hair feel soft and manageable after using it. It lasted me a long time because I only wash my hair 1-2 times per week and some weeks I only used the K18 once. How are you enjoying it?

[CynthieLu]

I am happy to share I am still loving my K18 🙂 @Mellmars1185 I dye my hair frequently and it's in a little bit of rough shape.

I use K18 before and after I get any chemical treatments and then about once a week after, maybe every other week just depends on how my hair is acting.

I'm about 2 pumps too, and the bottle does last. It's great since it's on the pricier side, right? 🙈

[CookieGirl1]

May Empties!  I didn't get through as much stuff this month but hey *shrugs* it all adds up, right?

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The Pantene mask and Glo Skin cleanser were fine but definitely not anything that I plan to repurchase.  The St. Tropez Self Tan Express Bronzing Mousse is a staple that I use every year when it starts getting warm enough to wear short sleeves and shorts and the Rituals of Sakura scrub is also a fav--it smells AMAZING.

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While I generally like Tatcha's products, the Tatcha The Silk Serum Wrinkle-Smoothing Retinol Alternative 1 oz / 30 mL and the Tatcha The Rice Wash Skin-Softening Cleanser really didn't do much for me so I'm glad that I got to try the minis without committing to full-sizes.  The Sun Bum lightener is very subtle but I like it to enhance the natural highlights in my honey colored hair and I've loved the Ulta Face Tan Mist for years.  Sadly the Redken Bonding Concentrate was a total dud and it made my hair feel worse instead of better.

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Not a very strong thrower but it smells good!

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My favorite thing out of all of this has to be the HUDA BEAUTY #FauxFilter Matte Buildable Coverage Waterproof Concealer; I'm already working on another one.

[lmaster]

Wonderful job!! @CookieGirl1 

[CookieGirl1]

@lmaster thanks, lady 🤗

[Samtian]

@CookieGirl1 Ooh great work!!!

[CookieGirl1]

@Samtian thank you!

[peculiarzmakeup]

Amazing empties! I love the Tatcha The Silk Peony Melting Eye Cream 0.5 oz / 15 mL but never have tried serum! 🫶 @CookieGirl1 

[Mellmars1185]

@CookieGirl1 Great empties! I tried this Concealer because of you. The bath and body works candle smells amazing!

[CynthieLu]

I think this is a pretty good bunch @CookieGirl1 fabulous empties this month!

I use the same concealer, I like it too 😃 

[caitbird]

@CookieGirl1  great empties! Glad you had some loves in the bunch, even if not all of them worked for you.

[CookieGirl1]

@caitbird @CynthieLu thank you!

[itsfi]

April 2024 Empties

Month-To-Date: 19

Year-To-Date: 129

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Everything here is a like. I would be happy to use any of these items but with my current stash, I don’t feel a need to run out to repurchase any. That said, I do have a full size of the Eadem (from a gift box for Lunar New Year 2023 that I plan to put in the rotation soon)

👍🏼  Laneige Lip Glowy Balm Pear has a faint, fresh, pear scent.

👍🏼  EO Intensive Moisture Hand Cream Orange Blossom & Vanilla smells subtly of orange creamsicle; and, that's not a bad thing. 

👍🏼  Supergoop Unseen Unsunscreen is one of the few chemical sunscreens that I really like.

👍🏼  Eadem Dew Dream Cleansing Balm isn’t bad. It’s. A jelly cleanser with a fresh, slightly herbal scent that is best used by emulsifying it in hands before massaging onto skin. A little goes a long way; makes for a nice second cleanse in the evening or as a morning cleanser.

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🙊  Armani Si Passione Eau de Parfum is fine; just not what I expected. On me, it has a strong herbaceous, almost grassy note at the beginning, which didn’t suit me. I ended up layering it with a couple of vanilla scents to make it more enjoyable. 

💖  Voluspa Sparkling Cuvée Candle is a scent I really enjoy - it’s a clean, fresh, bubbly mix of sweet citrus and floral notes.

🫤  Kosas Wet Lip Oil is one of those items that when I have it on, I like it, but when I compare it to other similar lip oils, it doesn’t really standout. 

🐐  Trader Joe's Chocolate Croissant Candle is one of the best candles from TJ. I’ll have to make sure to keep my eye out for when it comes back in stock.

🫤  Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Glow Serum is nice. I’m coming to realize that printing serums may not work out as well for me as I would like them too, or don’t fit into my skincare to makeup routine as seamlessly as I’d like. It’s not bad, just not for me. 

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🐐 Eadem Dark Spot Serum was my intro to and still my favorite among all the Eadem products I’ve tried. I picked up a bottle during the sale as a backup. Consistency is the key and I’m planning being just that with my next bottle. 

👍🏼 Threshold Luminous Apricot Mercury Glass Candle smells light, fresh and fruity but not overwhelmingly or cloyingly sweet.

💖  Biossance Body Cream is a great one! I like that it’s rich without being heavy, greasy or unwieldy - it applies smoothly and my skin absorbs it easily. Soft, supple hydrated skin. Unscented so it won’t compete with any perfume you may want to wear.

👍🏼 OleHenriksen Skin Barrier Strengthening Moisturizer is a nice moisturizer during the summer-to-fall and winter-to-spring transition periods. 

🫤  LYS Primer (sample) - This was fine enough, but there are just other primers I prefer. Has a noticeable tack / grip to it. I don’t mind it but just noting it here fyi. 

🐐 Rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid - I’ve tried my fair share of skincare products and this glazing fluid is one of my favorites. It, layered after the Eadem serum, has been a rockstar combination for my skin.

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👍🏼  Oribe Alchemy Hair Mask was a lovely surprise. It’s cream and rich without being heavy or greasy. Applies easily and detangles. Hair looks and feel soft, smooth and healthy.  I’ll pick up a full size once there I’m made my way through a few hair mask I currently have in use. 

👍🏼 Shiseido makes beautiful eye creams and this Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream is very nice. Rich without being heavy or greasy. I just have eye creams I like already and a series of ones to get around to trying. 

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🙊  I don’t usually have any issues with adherence and sheet or eye masks so I was surprised when the Dr. Dennis Gross eye mask wouldn’t stay put. This came in a pack of 4 and I’ve used 2 so far, and have had issues both times with keeping on the mask. 😌 

🐐 The Crème Shop Cica Mend Face Mask, on the other hand, adheres beautifully to the skin and stays on for the entire half hour that I typically have on the sheet - it’s also got a very cute print on jt. One of my favorite single-use, cica-based sheet masks.  

Emoji key:

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🐐 = GOAT = Greatest Of All Time (have gone through at least two of the particular product and other comparable items)

😘 = Chef’s Kiss = Outstanding 

💖= Love 

👍🏼 = Like 

🫤 = Okay; “It’s fine.”; “meh”

🔬 = Undecided = “Still looking into it”

🙊 = Not for me = “It’s not you, it’s me.”

🙅🏻‍♀️ = ❌ = “No, non, nein, nyet, …” 

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LANEIGE Lip Glowy Balm 
Supergoop! Mineral Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 1.7 oz / 50 ml 
EADEM Dew Dream- Hydrating Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm with Tiger Grass 3.4 oz / 100 mL 
Armani Beauty Sì Passione Eau de Parfum 
VOLUSPA Sparkling Cuvee Glass Jar Candle 18 oz / 510 g 
Kosas Wet Lip Oil Plumping Peptide Lip Treatment Gloss 
Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Glow Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Niacinamide 
EADEM Milk Marvel Dark Spot Serum with Niacinamide and Vitamin C 1 oz/ 30 mL 
Biossance Squalane + Caffeine Toning Body Cream 6 oz / 200 mL 
OLEHENRIKSEN Skin Barrier Strengthening Moisturizer with Peptides and Niacinamide 1.7 oz/ 50 mL 
LYS Beauty Secure Skin Gripping Serum Primer 1 oz/ 30 mL 
#Oribe Hair Alchemy Strengthening Masque
Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream 0.51 oz / 15 ml 
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare DermInfusions™ Lift + Repair Eye Mask 

[peculiarzmakeup]

Amazing work @itsfi 🫶

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Excellent empties! I see many full size products in there. And that wonderful chocolate Croissant candle. What a treat!

[lmaster]

Great job !! @itsfi 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, thank you. I enjoyed a lot of products I went through this month.

[caitbird]

@itsfi  awesome job with working your way through lots of products - so many good ones here! Beautiful photos as always, and I always love your thoughts & your emoji key!

[itsfi]

Awww, thank you @caitbird. That's so kind of you to say, appreciate it. It's interesting to think about how I feel about a product after I've gone through it - am I going to run out and get another one asap (if I haven't already, ha!) or am I just happy to be done with it so I can move on to the next? My emoji key is a bit of lighthearted fun - I wonder if I'll ever get to a place when all my empties are 🐐?! 😍 I do have a few products I'm testing or trying out for the first time so that makes the chances of an all GOAT empties post less likely but how fun would that?!

[caitbird]

@itsfi  haha an all-GOAT empties batch is definitely the dream! We will just have to keep our fingers crossed for such a fortunate occurrence! 😂