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]

@itsfi  Wow!!! Amazing job!!! So many great items here. And all the candles. You are so good at using them!!!  I can agree the SF spf is great!! And the Cinnamkn bun Rhode is so delicious!!! 😋 

[itsfi]

Thanks @ather; candles are a go-to for me when it's cold so I try to get as much use of out of them when I can. It's not been very consistent here lately when it comes to weather so I still have a good number of candles out and lit when I'm home. Soon though it'll just be a couple of candles around the house. 

Speaking of Rhode lip products, I smelled the sugarmint lip mask and oh, it's strong, at least to me. Glad I went with the unscented one. 

[ather]

@itsfi  Oh no!! Good choice. I also made the same choice without smelling it. But I find mint can be to strong sometimes. How do you like the plumper? 

[itsfi]

@ather, I've only used it a couple of times (trying to focus on using up a couple of other Rhode lip treatments) but so far, so good. 👍 I like the thicker formula for nighttime.

[ather]

@itsfi  That is so smart!!! I didn’t think of using it at night. 

[haleyvvvv]

So many empties, @itsfi !! Nicely done. The Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Mineral Milk Sunscreen SPF 30 1.7 oz / 50 mL is SO good, it's also one of my faves

[itsfi]

@haleyvvvv, it's one I keep going back to time and time again. What other sunscreens are among your faves? I'm always curious to see which are well loved.

[haleyvvvv]

I like the #LANEIGE Hydro UV Defense Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50+ 1.67 oz / 50 ml and the Glow Recipe Dewy Defense SPF 30 Hydrating Fluid Sunscreen 1.69 oz/50 mL @itsfi but the Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Mineral Milk Sunscreen SPF 30 1.7 oz / 50 mL is definitely my fave. I'm trying a few out soon including the belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb SPF 45 Korean Moisturizer Face Sunscreen and SEPHORA COLLECTION Daily Sunscreen Cream SPF 30 50 ml/1.7 oz and a number of k beauty ones @itsfi 

[haleyvvvv]

I like the #LANEIGE Hydro UV Defense Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50+ 1.67 oz / 50 ml and the Glow Recipe Dewy Defense SPF 30 Hydrating Fluid Sunscreen 1.69 oz/50 mL @itsfi but the Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Mineral Milk Sunscreen SPF 30 1.7 oz / 50 mL is definitely my fave. I'm trying a few out soon including the belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb SPF 45 Korean Moisturizer Face Sunscreen and SEPHORA COLLECTION Daily Sunscreen Cream SPF 30 50 ml/1.7 oz and a number of k beauty ones

[itsfi]

A big yes to the SEPHORA COLLECTION Daily Sunscreen Cream SPF 30 50 ml/1.7 oz @haleyvvvv; it works for face and body but I primarily use it for body - because I have a lot already for (or marketed for) just face. Making notes of the others, but my recollection is that they have chemical filters so I have to be exra careful with those - my skin and chemical sunscreens don't tend to play well together, I don't think it's one ingredient but probably a combination of the chemical filters and other ingredients, because there are a few my skin doesn't mind, and actually likes, like Supergoop Unseen. 

Ooouh, as you test your Korean sunscreens this  year, if you find one(s) you love, do tell. Asian sunscreens have a special place in a heart; there's a Kbeauty one that was reformulated (and now leaves even more of a white cast, or it lingers longer) but I still keep it on hand and make work arounds around it. 😂   

[Shosh85]

See how it is, @itsfi? I read your post and all of a sudden my want-list is so much longer 😅

Great job using things up! 👍

Awe! The Briogeo Honey Bear! 🐻 🍯 I bought so many of those before they were discontinued, but wish I had stocked up more. 😐 I would love if they'd bring it back! It's right up there with the Amika Triple RX for me! The empty container even worked great as a bath toy for my kids 😂😉

[itsfi]

Those two hair masks were such good ones back in the day @Shosh85. I remember when my TJ Maxx / Marshalls finally got the Triple Rx mask, talk about stocking up. 😄 I might be holding onto this bear bottle for a while longer (even though I said I was going to stop doing things like that, lol)

While were on the topic of hair masks, what's your go-to these days? Are you still using/lovig the Garnier Fructis one? 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  I actually don't really have a "go-to" hair mask at the moment....... because they keep discontinuing all my favorites! ☹️😠 I still really like the Garnier Fructis, but it's not as easy to find and it's gotten a lot more expensive. I've liked ones by Briogeo and Living Proof, and have never hated anything by Amika, but I just wouldn't consider any of them HG/loves. I have a DS of the Gisou Honey Hair Mask that I still need to try sometime...... have you tried that one? ... and what are your current favorites?

[itsfi]

@Shosh85yeah, my store stopped carrying the Garnier Fructis mask I liked a while ago. I tested the new Gisou in store and passed on it because the texture felt like it would be too rich for my hair (fine, thin individual strands, just a lot of them so my hair looks thicker than it really is). It has great ingredients though. Your hair is thicker than mine, I recall so I can see it working well for you. 

I really like the Briogeo and K18 hair masks. Right now, the shu uemura Ultimate Reset Strengthening Hair Mask for Very Damaged Hair 6 oz/200 mL has been one I reach for weekly and enjoy a lot, along with ones from Oway and Davines (picked up from my hairdresser a while back). 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Actually, I'd be very surprised if my hair was thicker than yours..... I'm almost certain it is not 😉 My hair is SUPER thin, and there's not much of it anymore either. I use to have more - between aging and having babies, I've lost a lot. 😕

The Shu uemura mask looks great! Will definitely have to try that one once I get through more of my DS/sample sizes 😃

[itsfi]

Oh no; so sorry @Shosh85. I've been trying to dig a little deeper in researching some ways to resolve or at least address the whole hair thinning because of age but haven't spent enough time on it. If I figure something or a combination of somethings that work, i'll let you know. I was seeing some results a few years agoe when I was consistent with using the OUAI Hydrating Scalp Serum for Healthy, Fuller Looking Hair 2 oz / 60 mL but ummm, yeah, consistency ... 😂

Every once in a while, a foil sample of that Shu Uemura mask is available as a promo gwp - and it's a generous foil sample. 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi The Briogio Honey Bear Mask!  I remember loving that version!

[itsfi]

@missjeanie, yeah, I purchased backups of backups when it came to that mask. During a cleaning sesh a few years back, I stumbled upon what I can only describe as my "hoarding bin" 😲😅 and there she was, this original Briogeo honey bear hair mask. 😍 Unopen. Brought back some good memories; I wanted to continue to hoard it 🤣 but knew I really shouldn't.

I recently opened what I *think* is the last of the hair care items from that bin so, unless something pops up (entirely possible 🙄), once I finish with that bottle of shampoo (give me another 2-3 years), all my unopen full size shampoo and conditioners should be no more than a couple years old (?), 2024 or more recent purchases. I would give mysellf a pat on the back here, but I have a couple of boxes in the closet in the guest bedroom (aka "onsite  storage 1") still to go through. 😆 It says "handbags" on one and "extra office supplies" on the other, but I can't be sure there's not the one-off beauty product (or half a dozen lip balms 😂 strategically tucked away) in there until I go through them.

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I laugh because my guest room is Onsite Storage 2 in my home lol

[PDXXXX]

This is my first time keeping track of my empties and I have to say it's really satisfying (and hugely helpful in seeing what I'm ACTUALLY using and restocking:

Left to right: #Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Booster for Redness Relief 1 oz (I've gone through tubes of this over the years and have one restocked but it's on pause while I try using The Agency's Tretinoin), Avene Tolerance (already restocked), Elemis Pro-Collagen Brightening Eye Revive Mask with Hyaluronic Acid 0.5 oz / 15 ml this was my first jar and I fell in love and have already restocked it), C'ompegnie de Provence Shea Hand Wash (I think it took over two years in my guest bathroom to get through - I do love it and will buy again), Summer Fridays Jet Lag Deep Hydration Serum 1 fl oz/30ml was my second bottle of this and I use it daily and have already restocked and Tower 28 Beauty Mini SOS Daily Hypochlorous Acid Spray for Breakouts & Redness 1 oz/ 30 mL which I have already restocked.

Now if I could just get more of my makeup emptied...

[lmaster]

It's very satisfying to see!! @PDXXXX great job