Category: What’s In My Trash?

What’s In My Trash? February 2020

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Another month down and I beat my month goal again. Thank god because I can already see that March is going to be a rough month I just started a a bunch of new large products. Uhoh. It was also looking back a really bad skin month. I didn’t like any of the products I used.

Skincare (12)

Naisture Tea Tree Mask Pack my skin is breaking out bad this month so I just wanted an easy tea tree mask since my skin loves tea tree oil. This was meh it didn’t fit well and I don’t think it did much.  I have three more. I may declutter them I may use them I don’t know yet.

Repurchase: No

Cosrx Acne Pimple Master Patch these only worked on spots that had already been popped. So if I had already popped a pimple and put this on it would really suck out the gunk and help it get flatter and not come back up to a head but it wouldn’t do anything for pimples that hadn’t come to a head yet for that reason I am not sold on them I feel like the Peter Thomas Roth ones worked on all pimples and the Dr. Jart ones are really good. So I don’t know that I will get these again with their limited range of use.

Repurchase: Probably not

Biossance Squalane + Glycolic Renewal Facial this was ok it had some brightening effect but nothing so amazing to encourage me to buy it.

Repurchase: No

Biossance Squalane + Peptide Eye Gel this was a nice eye cream really hydrating and bit plumping but I don’t think it is worth the price.

Repurchase: No

Purlisse Blue Lotus + White Tea Treatment Sheet Mask this is a hydrating mask like most sheet masks are I don’t think I would ever pay $8 for these mask I think that is outrageous. I like that these are soothing and not overly drippy or serum heavy sometimes I just don’t want to deal with a messy mask.

Repurchase: No

Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm I like this but it can cling to my contacts even though it doesn’t hurt. This is a super gentle cleansing balm which is nice but it isn’t as effective at taking off really stubborn mascara and liner like the Clinique one so I would not repurchase. But I would definitely use it again. I rather have something that I know is going to take off everything.

Repurchase: No

P.S. Dark Circle Reducer Eye Patches so these do nothing as under eye patches but they are the kind that have adhesive so they stick super well and they made a really clean line for my eyeshadow. Since they are so so cheap I would probably buy more of these for that purpose.

Repurchase: Probably but not for their intended purpose.

Sunday Riley A+ High-Dose Retinoid Serum (2) I didn’t really see any difference I had two tubes I used this for about a month and really didn’t see any difference.

Repurchase: No

Dermovia Lace A Peel Black Bamboo Charcoal Peel Off Mask this was an intense face mask. I felt like it was ripping my entire face off and it hurt a lot. It did feel like it got a lot of stuff out of my skin so that was good but it really hurt a lot. It also looked so scary on I looked like I was wearing a sock over my face like a cartoon bank robber.

Repurchase: No

Biossance Squalane + Tea Tree Cleansing Gel this was just a what ever face wash nothing special. This line really hasn’t wowed me at all.

Repurchase: No

MD’s Picks Pore Clear Water Rubber Mask I thought this would be fun but I hated it. It was like making slime and the putting slime on my face I just was so skeeved out the whole time I had it on.

Repurchase: No

Random (2)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Cooling Aloe Mist in FCS Vice this I used as sort of a everything mist. A scented body mist a cooling spray a face spray just for everything it smelled really nice but I wasn’t a fan of the formula. It had a kinda thick quality to it that felt kinda heavy on my skin. I wasn’t into it.

Repurchase: No

Native Deodorant in Coconut & Vanilla this was really hard and sticky so it made it super difficult to apply and because of that I feel like the application was never even enough for me to decide if it was working or not. This was officially the last of my mini natural deodorants and I don’t know if I will get more. I like having them and I do use them, but I don’t technically need them so I have to see how I feel without them for awhile. It kinda feels good to have finished one little sub category of items I own.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (5)

Bath and Body Works Fine Fragrance Mist in Beach I buy most of these fine fragrance mists as room sprays it is far and few between the ones I actually use as body mists I rather use a perfume but I like these as room sprays. I can spray it and it smells nice but it doesn’t feel overwhelming I like them so a light rescenting of a room lol.  Beach is one of my favorites it smells like the beach I love it.

Repurchase: Probably, I just have way to many right now

Swan Creek Candle Co Drizzle Melt in Bourbon Maple Sugar this is still my favorite wax company that I have tried the they burn for a long time and they have strong scents. This scent just wasn’t for me. It was more of a smoky bourbon maple then a sweet bourbon maple and I don’t love smoky scents. I am so glad that I have found a few stores that sell these waxes now because I can easily get other scents from them.

Repurchase: Not this one

Bath and Body Works Cereal Marshmallow Bar Candle I love this candle with my whole heart I bought 3 and I wish I had bought more it legit smells like a rice crispy treat but a little brighter and sweeter. I love it is has a great scent throw as well too.

Repurchase: Yes, please come back next year please

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Wax Tart in The Bloom Bloom Room this was a pretty springy bright floral scent but it had no scent throw and a short burn time.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Hot Cocoa & Cream one of my favorite scents. I love how it makes everything smell like chocolate. It makes me happy.

Repurchase: Yes

Lip (3)

Skin Fix Lip Repair Balm in Vanilla Mint I hate the packaging of these balms so much that I will never buy them. They are so hard to squeeze out and messy due to how much coconut oil is in them and how sensitive coconut oil is to even the slightest of temperature changes. That said they do feel nice on the lips this was much mintier than the lemon mint one.

Repurchase: No

Carmex Classic Lip Balm I love Carmex but only in this stick form. It feels great on chapped lips it helps protect them so they heal I love it and will always have some around. It is also super cheap.

Repurchase: Yes

Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm in Natural Mint this was terrible it tasted more like tea tree oil then mint which was super unpleasant if you have ever gotten tea tree near your mouth. It was also really thick and heavy so it was more of a really hard to spread barrier product then a lip balm.

Repurchase: No

Makeup (1)

Nyx Vivid Brights Eyeliner in Vivid Violet I like these eyeliners but they tend to dry out so fast. Once upon a time they were the only way to get colored liquid liners but now there are more options and Colourpop liners are cheaper and better so I don’t think I would go back to these.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (6)

Bath and Body Works Body Cream in Fiji Pineapple Palm this smelled really good like real pineapples. I liked the formula on the old body creams much more than on the new ones.

Repurchase: Maybe

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Hydrate Me these are in shower lotion sticks. I know for some people this is the product they have been dreaming of and it does work I feel really moisturizer and smooth after I use them but putting lotion on in the shower is just not my preferred method of lotion application. So I get these in a subscription box at least one a year and will happily use them I won’t buy them but I recommend them highly they are really great products if this is what you like.

Repurchase: No, but I will use

Ahava Deadsea Water Mineral Hand Cream in Sea-Kissed I love this cream it smells like the beach and it is nice and light. It is really expensive though which is my only problem with it.

Repurchase: Maybe

Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Ultra-Hydrating Body Butter I surprisingly liked this I thought it would be thick and gross but it sunk in quickly and I felt really hydrated. It didn’t have any noticeable scent either. I don’t really need this much hydration and I like a scent in my lotion so I wouldn’t purchase but I would happily use it again.

Repurchase: Probably not

Bath and Body Works Hand Cream In Ghoul Friend (Scary Berry) these hand lotions are fine but nothing special. I use them in my car and grab them when I have coupons to get them free. This one had super cute packaging and the berry scent was really nice.

Repurchase: Yes

Victoria Secret Body Milk Coffee Shop Hydrating Spray Lotion I liked the vanilla latte scent of this a lot but I hated this lotion. It didn’t come out of the spray well so it was hard to get an even coverage to rub in. and it was always really cold feeling I don’t know if that was a me problem or not but I didn’t like that.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (4)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Bubbling Bath Salts in Atlantis I really liked these they smelled nice and made the water a pretty blue. But I would rather a bath bomb to bath salts. I only like the bath salts that are Epsom salts and helping my muscles.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Body Scrub in In Your Glitter Dreams I didn’t like that this left glitter all over me of that the smell was really artificial and off putting which is rare for and FCS product. But the scrub itself was the kind I like where it is a loose paste that is super scrubby but also kinda moisturizing.

Repurchase: This one no but others

Spongelle in Sugar Plum these are super convientent for traveling with a sponge that has soap in it already this one left my skin feeling really dry though. So even though I liked this scent I would probably not repurchase since it left me feeling dry.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Aqua Illusion Liquid Bubble Bath this smelled really nice everything in the Sailor Moon collection was all fruity and yum. This didn’t make nice bubbles though it was the weak thin kind of bubbles.

Repurchase: No

Perfume (1)

Juicy Couture Mini Spray Oui I had this small vial of perfume from when I got the full size. It was good for like 3 or 4 days and I love how it smells.

Repurchase: I already have the full size

Haircare (3)

Bumble and Bumble Bb. Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Balm-to-Oil Pre-Shampoo Masque this was weird. It was really solid and they you warm it up and spread it through your hair but it is still pretty thick and sticky. It was hard to rinse out. It also left my hair feeling so greasy I had to wash it the next day.

Repurchase: No

Ag Colour Savour Mask loved this. It made my hair so so soft and did help a decent amount to protect my color. I really really liked this.

Repurchase: Yes

AG Cleansing Cream I like this and I like being able to use a cleansing conditioner like I am used to when I travel. It leaves my hair soft but a bit puffy and staticy which I don’t love.

Repurchase: Maybe

Declutter (3)

Biossance Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil this was leaving my skin really congested so I am not going to use this anymore. I really wanted this to work even though I knew there was a strong chance my skin would react badly to this even after I had a successful patch test with this it just didn’t obviously because I am allergic to roses.

L’Oreal Infallible The Super Slim Liquid Eyeliner this is just terrible. It is so smugdey it never fully dries down and ends up just rubbing off and smearing all over my face.

Mac Prep + Prime Skin this is primer but it is full of glitter and it made me break out and it felt gross on. I don’t understand this product.

I had alot of misses this month like most this I used I wasn’t happy with which is pretty unfortunate but it happens and I am happy to have them out of my house at least.

Total This Month: 40

Total: 91

Approx Value This Month: $323.71

Approx Paid This Month: $40.66

Approx Total Value: $736.40

Approx Total Paid: $144.47

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What’s In My Trash? January 2020

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First month down. The challenge I set for my self of using up $3,500 dollars mean that I need to use up $292 dollars of product every month and I smashed it this month which hurray because it take a little pressure off next month. So lets get into it there’s alot here to talk about.

Skincare (17)

111 Skin Space Defense Bright Eye Lift Gel this isn’t even a full size and was worth almost a hundred dollars. I don’t think it was worth it. It took a long time of use to see any kind of lifting and it wasn’t dramatic. I have tried much cheaper eye creams that looked and felt like they were doing something. It was also not very hydrating. I liked that it was a gel and was really smooth and easy to put on but like no this was so not worth the price. I got this in Ipsy so I paid like $2 for it so it was worth that but I would never suggest anyone buy this it isn’t worth it.

Repurchase: No

Soo Ae Donkey Milk Skin Gel Mask these masks are nice they are hydrating and comfortable.

Repurchase: Maybe

SK-II Facial Treatment Mask I didn’t really like this at all. It was a very thick sturdy mask which was nice and everything fully absorbed into my skin but it left my skin feeling really dry and I didn’t like that. Also this is $17 dollars wtf.

Repurchase: No

Lumene Pure Arctic Miracle 3-in-1  Micellar Cleansing Water this was awful it burned my eyes and was awful feeling on my face. Terrible.

Repurchase: Never, I would never use this again

Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask not my favorite mask it is drying and hard to remove but it help clear up my skin under the right circumstances. For a clearing mask I much prefer the Body Shop tea tree one so I would get that not this.

Repurchase: No

Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Cleanser & Waterproof Makeup Remover I hated this I felt like it left my skin greasy and stung my eyes. I used if up mostly for cleaning thing off and getting makeup spots out.

Repurchase: No

NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth these are great I love them they are exfoliating one side and the just softer on the other side. They feel nice my skin likes them but they are expensive so I don’t use them often. I also think that if I used them all the time they would be a bit rough on my skin over time.

Repurchase: Yes

Aphrodite Olive Oil Deep Cleansing Face Mask I didn’t love this it left my face feeling fine but I don’t really think it did much deep cleaning but it wasn’t drying like most purifying masks are.

Repurchase: No

L’oreal Pure-Sugar Scrub Purify & Unclog I hated this so much. I love the masks from this line so I thought I would love the face scrub but it was awful. It had like kiwi seeds in it that served no purpose other than aesthetics and making a messy. It did not scrub well and left my face just feeling weird. I just ended up using it up as a body scrub to be done with it because it did not favors for my face.

Repurchase: No

Garnier Skinactive Refreshing Remover Face Wipes these are my favorite wipes I like them for cleaning up fall out or just wiping my face if it feels grimey. Stuff like that. I don’t ever use them to actually remove my makeup. They are soft and they don’t irritate my skin at all they don’t smell like alcohol or a ton of perfume I like them.

Repurchase: Yes

The Inkey List Vitamin C Cream this wasn’t that good it was really thick and almost gritty on my skin and it did not play well with a lot of my other skincare it would pill up under most things. It was ok as a vitamin c but I have used much more effective ones I tried this because it was new and affordable at Sephora but I wasn’t impressed.

Repurchase: No

Deoproce Strawberry Yogurt Clean & Moisture Massage Cream this I hated an tried so many ways to use it up before I just down graded it to a shitty body moisturizer to use it up. I wanted to use it up before the end of 2019 and I failed so I have to settle for using it up now in the beginning of Jan. This was supposed to be like a cross between a cold cream makeup removed and a cream yogurt moisturizing face mask. It worked as neither for me it wouldn’t take makeup off or even make my face clean. If I tried it as a face mask it left my face feeling coasted and gross. I used it up as like a body lotion before bed and it kinda left me feeling slimey while moisturizing. Hated it.

Repurchase: No

Leaders Pore-Scaling Black Aqua my skin has been really dull and breaking out a lot with all the weather changes holiday makeup the heat breaking in my house and putting my skin through hell so I thought this would be a good mask to try it is supposed to clean pores and make skin brighter. The mask was black and I like black sheet masks they speak to my aesthetic this didn’t have a lot of extra serum in the pack just enough to rub onto my chest and it was a but sticky. It fairly well on my face. Left me feeling type but also hydrated.

Repurchase: Maybe

BioBelle #prime Facial Mask this made my face a bit itchy and it didn’t really do anything to help prime my skin for makeup.

Repurchase: No

Biossance Squalane + Phyto-Retinol Serum this sample was really too tiny to see if there were any results it only lasted about a week. I got an entire skincare routine sample set from Sephora with points and am testing out how I feel about using a entire range and so far I don’t like. I had no adverse reactions to this and it felt nice and absorbed well but I don’t think it was doing much I can’t say for certain.

Repurchase: No

Biossance Squalane + Omega Repair Cream keeping with the using one whole line of skincare I have two of these repair creams so I have used one up and subbed in the next one I had. I didn’t really like this it is like a thick barrier cream it almost reminds me of the cream you put on fresh tattoos. I like that it layers well with the other products in this line but it doesn’t really work for my skin. It feels so heavy on my skin that I feel like I am not getting any moisture.

Repurchase: No

L’oreal Revitalift Triple Power Serum + Moiturizer with 2% Vitamin C and 6% Pro-Xylane this was one time use and it is a discontinued product but I came in late after drinking and I needed to be up early so I just used this since it was serum vitamin c and moisturizer all in one. I did really like it too bad it is discontinued. I actually felt like I had done a whole skincare routine.

Repurchase: Can’t

Random (5)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company I Am Iron Man Veggie Protein Deodorant I love the natural deodorants from FCS for when I am just hanging out at home. They are really smooth and feel kinda gel like on I like them. The scent really didn’t come through on this one.

Repurchase: Yes

Cutex Corrector Pen this is a nail polish remover pen I got it for a dollar at the dollar store but it’s a big fail. I use it up but I constantly had to change the tips and then wait for the tip to resoak. I never paint my nails and I suck at it when I do. So I think Q-tips are just easier.

Repurchase: No

Dove Go Fresh Deodorant in Revive Pomegranate & Lemon Verbena this smelled really nice I love both those scents. I liked this.

Repurchase: Yes

Degree Motion Sense Deodorant in Tropical Rush I love the motion sense deodorants they work well. This was a new scent I liked it but it is very strong and very tropical summery. It competed with my perfume a bit so I don’t know. I liked the scent but it was strong for a deodorant I will revisit this in the summer probably.

Repurchase: Maybe

Fortune Cookie Soap Company OCD Hand Sanitizer in Tink! My favorite hand sanitizer and one of my favorite scents this is like an almondy slightly tropically scent that it just yummy and delicious. I have to check my stash but I think this is the last Tink! Scented product I have which is so sad.

Repurchase: Yes

Home Scents (6)

Bath and Body Works Peppermint Brownie Candle this was ok not my favorite it had an ok scent throw but it was like almost confused on who it wanted to be. It wasn’t very chocolatey or very pepperminty.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Cannoli & Chocolate Candle I wish I had bought more of these this was such a nice candle it smelled like chocolate and cannoli cream had a great throw. Loved it so so much so sweet and yummy.

Repurchase: Please come back so I can buy you!

Bath and Body Works Caramel Drizzle Candle this was ok generically sweet but fine.

Repurchase: Eh I don’t know

Bath and Body Works Sugared Snickerdoodle Candle another cookie sweet candle it was fine. Nothing to write home about.

Repurchase: Maybe

Swan Creek Candle Co Drizzle Melts in Vanilla Pound Cake smells like cake I love these. They have great scent throw and a long melt time.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Chocolate Lava Cake loved this so much it made my bathroom smell so chocolatey and warm.

Repurchase: Yes

Lip (2)

Soap & Glory Pout About it Hydrogel Lip Mask (*) this was pretty good for a lip mask it wasn’t drippy but it did hydrate and soothe my lips a lot. It stayed on well and didn’t taste bad. I wish it was a little bit bigger it was like just a tiny bit to small where I felt like the edges of my lips weren’t getting a good seal and the same benefits as the rest of my lips.

Repurchase: Maybe

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Lip Scrub in Everything is Eatable I like their lip scrubs because they are just the gritty bit and I like to use them in the shower. They taste super good too and are effective.

Repurchase: Yes

Makeup (4)

Wet n Wild Megawear Mascara this wasn’t that great I don’t remember where this came from but I know they sell it at the dollar tree. This was lengthening but it kinda gives really clumpy spider lashes if I wasn’t careful. Not that great.

Repurchase: No

Nyx Vivid Brights in Vivid Envy I used to really like these because they were the only affordable and easily accessible colored liquid liners but times have moved on and I can get colored liners in tons of shades affordably and easily now. I liked the brush it was easy to use the problem with these were that they faded on my eyes so quickly and ended up being muddy or dull and changing color. So I would not recommend. This ended up being a dirty green color rather than a bright neon green.

Repurchase: No

Tarte Big Ego Mascara I loved this mascara it was comfortable and really made my lashes looked curled and fluffy. I liked the brush a lot it is a natural bristle in an hourglass shape. Really loved this.

Repurchase: Yes

Physicians Formula #InstaReady Setting Spray this was fine. Nothing really special but it was fine I prefer All nighter though.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (2)

Delectable By Cake Beauty Butter Balm Hand Cream in Triple Citrus Blend I loved the lemony cake scent of this and it was super rich and moisturizing but not too greasy slippy.

Repurchase: Yes

Mickey Mouse Hand Cream in Blackberry I bought this because it had Mickey on it and it was ok it was a nice blackberry scent and it looked adorable on my counter but it was just a generic nothing special  not super hydrating hand lotion.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (3)

Lush Creamy Candy Bath Bomb I like really fragrant bath bombs that really dye the water and this was just not it. The water turned pink but it wasn’t in a fun or impressive way.

Repurchase: No

Lush Body Conditioner in Snow Fairy I used this sample up because I love Snow Fairy scent but I am not super into the body conditioners wet skin moisturizers just aren’t my thing I find them just weird to use it is a personal preference thing. The scent of this lasts on your skin for hours though and I love that.

Repurchase: No

Nature’s Whimsey Sugar Body Scrub in Sugar Cookie this is the kinda scrub I really like where it is almost like a moldable scrubby paste. It also smelled like sugar cookies and was a perfectly pleasant experience. Unfortunately this is from an Etsy seller and it is a little too pricey for a full size 4 oz jars when there are others that I like even more that I can get for less per ounce.

Repurchase: No

Perfume (1)

FCS Perfume Oil I don’t remember what this scent was called but it smelled like raspberries but muskier it was fine. I have so many perfume oils that you have to wow me because they last so damn long I tend to get sick of them before they are all used up.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (3)

Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask I like this hair mask I have used it before. It leaves my hair feeling soft and healthy. It is pricey for what I would want to spend on a hair mask at $28 but I do really like it and I don’t need a ton of it like I do with other masks. As my stock of hair masks has been diminishing it is time to start thinking about what full size ones I might like to buy and this has potential.

Repurchase: Maybe

Garnier Fructis Smoothing Treat Coconut 1 Min Hair Mask I like these hair masks they are quick and good this coconut one was pretty nice. It does take a lot to cover my hair with this though.

Repurchase: Maybe

Hask Charcoal with Citrus Purifying Dry Shampoo this was a meh dry shampoo it was nice that it did leave any white cast and it smelled nice but it really wasn’t the best as soaking up oils or giving texture. It was just an ok dry shampoo. It is pretty cheap for a lot so in a pinch I could see myself buying this again but it is not going to be my first choice.

Repurchase: Maybe

Declutter (8)

Physicians Formula The Healthy Lip Velvet Liquid Lipstick in Magentile Treatment now I don’t mind this formula it is pretty comfortable even if it isn’t super long lasting. This bright pink is just a shade I’ll never wear. With coupons I was able to grab a 13 shade set with a lip topper of all the shades from this range for $2.22 so even though there was bound to be at least 2 or 3 shades that were not for me it was totally worth it. The liquid lips were also almost full size and the lip topper is full size and exclusive to the set so it was an awesome deal. Hot pink just is not for me.

Physicians Formula The Healthy Lip Velvet Liquid Lipstick in Coral Minerals I don’t like pinky coral colors.

Nyx Lip Lingerie in Silk Indulgent another baby pink kind of color that I will not wear.

Chirality Nail Polish in The Night Runner this is a really pretty multidimensional sparkly polish but it doesn’t look great on my toes and I haven’t had painted fingernails in probably 8 years. So this needs to go.

Sephora Cream Lip Stain in 40 this is like light concealer colored lipstick and it is not for me I don’t like that look. I love this formula though these are some of my favorite liquid lips that I own.

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Solid Perfume in Flash this smells really nice and warm and cinnamony but this is a scent I think I will prefer on my gf so I am going to give this to her and let her wear it for me. She can also get through colognes so much faster than I get through my perfumes and I don’t want this going bad.

Wet n Wild Mega Cushion Foundation in 106a Light Ivory this is just too light for me I was able to get two of these free so I tried two shades and this one is just too light for me. It is an of foundation it is really light which I like but it isn’t the most flattering you really have to work with it so it isn’t something I would repurchase anyway.

Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip in Lock Diary I like the satin formula but this color is just too pink to much too loud for me.

I did really good this month I am really pleased with my empties and it help takes pressure off February which I know won’t be nearly as good.

Total This Month: 51

Total: 51

Approx Value This Month: $412.69

Approx Paid This Month: $103.81

Approx Total Value: $412.69

Approx Total Paid: $103.81

As always skincare is winning by a landslide.

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What’s in My Trash? 2019 Year End Wrap Up

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So mu 2019 goal was to use up 600 products for the whole year just over 1.5 products a day. I did not succeed on that goal I missed it by 32 items so disappointing. I had thought I was doing so well but I guess not.

Final Totals for 2019:

I learned this year that I actually spend less then I thought I did on my beauty products which is good. Just about 29% of the cost of a product is what I spend on average between sales/coupons/gifts/boxes. Which makes me feel pretty damn proud of my deal skills lol.

For the rest of the data I have I broke it down in to categories of products per month, but unfortunately the category data for April got corrupted and lost so all the data that is broken down by category is done out of 11 months excluding the April data I lost. But the Total Data above does include the totals from April that data I did not lose.

Final Totals By Category:

For the purpose of identinfying where I use the most and spend the most I excluded Decluttered items.

I know I use the most skincare up a full third of what I use during the year which I am not shocked by at all.

But I fully did not expect for all the random thing I use to my next biggest category at 12%. I was expecting it to be Home Scents or Perfume to be honest.

I also expected Makeup to be my least used up category certainly not Lip, I feel like I get through at least 12 or more lip products a year but I didn’t think I was using up that much make up I am pretty happy with myself that Makeup isn’t dead last. I also used up so much perfume this year I was surprised it was so low.

I spend the most on Skincare but skincare is expensive and it is worth the investment with how much I get through that seems appropriate just over $200 in a year is hardly excessive.

Uh I spend way to much on candles clearly I need to cool that down it. takes me a long time to get through a candle or a wax melt and I do not need the huge collection I have of them.

I knew I spent the least on Perfumes since I almost never buy perfume for myself they mostly come to me as presents or in boxes so I knew that it would be the thing I spend the least on and will probably always stay that way.

I don’t do that much with my hair so I am surprised I spent that much on hair stuff over the course of the year in products I used. I have been making sure to use treatments and masks more so maybe that made the difference but I don’t know.

This charts just for the funsies of seeing the retail value of what I use some things are so ridiculously over priced at full price its comical and it shows since i rarely spend full price on anything.

This is to help me be better about how much I should be allowing myself to spend each month in each category since that is all I can realistically use up. To be fair I know it won’t change my actual makeup budget but I am going to be better about sticking closer to these numbers for things like candles and lip balms that I don’t use up very fast.

I am not the most proud of how I did this year like i have been in years past. This coming year I want to focus on using alot of my more expensive products rather then saving them for some better rainy day in the future.

So I am making my 2020 goal to use up $3,500 in retail value (not what I spent dear god no) of products. I am not giving myself a month or yearly product totally goal so that maybe I use up some more full size items that will also help add to that value. I already used up an almost $100 eye cream so hey that is a great start to this goal this year. I also really want to pare down my older perfumes a bit so I will be working on some expensive perfumes as well that should help me on my way to $3,500.

Anyone else looking to keep track of their empties? Or anything you were really proud of using up? I was particularly proud of using up my oldest perfume right before it went bad. Comment down below! I love to chat.

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