Another month and still not totally recovered from everything that happened this month. Hoping July will be better.
Also I fucked up and there is no giant picture just a collage sorry about that.
Anything denoted with * was sent free in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Not every free thing is good we all know that lol.
Skincare (13)
NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth I have waxed lyrical about
these being my favorite face wipes they really feel like they are cleaning and
exfoliating and improving my skin when I use on but they are expensive so I
only use them as a special treat for my skin. I tend to use my Macy’s box
coupon when I get a ten dollar one to pick up a box of these.
Repurchase: Yes
Clinique Take the Day Off Balm
I love this cleansing balm it takes my makeup off so easy and quick with
out stinging my eyes. I like the Farmacy one like maybe 3% more but it is a lot
more expensive.
Repurchase: Yes
First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads (10 pads) I still don’t feel
like I know how I feel about these but I do think that they aren’t worth the
money.
Repurchase: No
Valjean Labs Firm Facial Serum I really liked this serum I used it
for my neck and chest and it was really nice and moisturizing and not to
sticky.
Repurchase: Probably
Differin Gel I have been super curious about Differin Gel since it
went over the counter and I liked this sample it felt like it was working to
start to clean up and improve my skin and I noticed a backslide in my acne when
I finished this but I also got my period at that same time so it’s a bit hard
to tell since the period acne is strong with my skin. It is affordable though
so I probably will try this again.
Repurchase: Maybe
Global Beauty Care Cucumber Extract Wipes so not something I would
buy on my on since it’s a bit of a knock off brand I won this at a bridal
shower and really liked them. Ive actually really liked everything I have tried
from this Global Beauty Care brand that you can find at like Five Below and
Walmart and one of the drug stores but can’t remember which. These were very
similar to the green Garnier ones I like a lot.
Repurchase: Maybe
Wander Beauty Lift Off Purifying Peel Off Face Mask this mask is
heavily dyed and doesn’t feel like it does much. It was a fun but useless mask
it was easy to pull off it was fun having the pretty purple color on but it did
nothing for my skin. I have this in a full size and based on the sample this
mask is like $5.67 a use which is too much for it doing nothing. I’ll use it
for funsies but don’t really recommend for actually benefits.
Repurchase: No
Sunday Riley C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum I don’t know
that I saw a difference while using this or if it was in my head since any
difference I saw was really really slight.
Repurchase: No, Not convinced it does anything
Tony Moly I’m Lemon Brightening Gel Eye Patch loved this eye mask
it really did a lot of brightening and hydrating after a rough sleepless night
and a whole day of work and then I needed to go out so these were a plus and
they stuck on decent I chucked them on while I was doing eyeshadow and they
stayed on pretty well there was only minimal sliding as I was moving around.
Repurchase: Yes
Korres Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser I don’t really like
this it is to creamy for me I feel like it leaves a film on my skin I think I
have more of these so I will get through them but I don’t like it.
Repurchase: No
Tarte Frxxxtion Stick love
this one of my favorite exfoliators it is easy and mess free and convenient.
Its great at its job I love it top 5 favorite exfoliators.
Repurchase: Yes
Biobelle #beautyscoop Sheet
Mask this was ice I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. It was really
hydrating.
Repurchase: Maybe
*L’oreal Pure Clay Mask Exfoliate and Refine this was my least favorite of the L’oreal masks but overall I really really like their clay mask line. I personally don’t like gritty exfoliating clay masks that’s just me so that is why I didn’t love this one but if you do like that I do recommend this.
Repurchase: Yes
Random (2)
So Shadey Cotton Rounds these
were from Forever 21 and they still sell cotton pads under this brand but not
these round ones anymore. These were a really good deal a three pack for just a
around $2 I think. I liked these thy were sturdy and soft and don’t leave fuzz
on my face. I will probably try the other ones they sell now.
Repurchase: I would
Boscia Charcoal Makeup Melt Cleansing Oil Balm this was awful this made my skin burn and feel sticky and it wouldn’t rinse off and wasn’t that great at removing makeup. I used it to wash m y brushes to just get rid of it because I couldn’t return it. This was horrible.
Repurchase: No, I wouldn’t ever touch this again.
Home Scents (3)
Columbia Candle Supply Wax Melt in Caribbean Salsa meh not my
favorite wax melt this one didn’t have enough scent for me and the big chuck of
like confetti like glitter in it were such a pain in the ass to clean out of my
wax melter.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works White Caramel Cold Brew smells like Starbucks.
Repurchase: Yes
DW Home Bergamot Lemongrass Candle this had no throw in my opinion but my gf loved the scent and said it had a great throw so it just shows that everyone’s nose is so different.
Repurchase: No
Lotion (2)
Bath and Body Works Body Lotion in Happiness one of my favorite
scents from them.
Repurchase: Yes
Soap and Glory Hand Food in Call of Fruity this wasn’t that great of a lotion it was not really very hydrating and the smell was just so so. I was very disappointed I had hoped this would make up for them taking away my favorite scent Orangasm slash bought this for the Call of Duty reference.
Repurchase: No
Bodycare (3)
Victoria Secret Double Shot Coffee Shop Dual-Phase Vanilla Wash I
loved the scent of this it smelled like a vanilla latte it was awesome. The
consistency I could not get own with though it was legit the consistency of
brewed coffee so I felt like I wasn’t really getting the clean sudsy feeling
that I like and because it was so think I feel like a lot spilled on the shower
floor and was wasted.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company God of Thunder Coffee Body Polish this
was so messy I hate really messy scrubs this was like dumping coffee grounds on
my shower floor.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company The Boy Who Never Grew Up Shampoo Bar I used this for shaving because I don’t like shampoo bars for my hair I find them too difficult to wash with. This smelled so good and fruity and light. It also worked really well as shave cream. This could actually be pretty useful for travel now that I think about it. The wrapper was too gross to save.
Repurchase: Maybe, but not for its intended purpose
Perfume (1)
Givenchy Dahlia Divin Pefurme I love this perfume I have it in a full size. I was cleaning and found all these weird samples from when I got the full size and decided to try and use them. Who outs perfume in essentially a bag? It was really hard to use so weird.
Repurchase: I already own the full size
Haircare (1)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Crushin’ Leave in Conditioner not my
favorite leave in conditioner didn’t do much but great yummy sweet scent.
Repurchase: No
Declutter (5)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company I Put a Smell on You Perfume Oil
this was from the Halloween collection they did based on Hocus Pocus this
smelled really good in the bottle like a champagne to me but on it settled down
into a very heavy powdery old musk type of scent that gave me a headache and is
the definition of scents I hate. So I gave it to my mom to see if she would
like it.
Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Chai I just don’t love the
Bite formula I find it really heavy and uncomfortable.
Medusa’s Makeup Totally Baked Eyeshadow in Awesome this is
not the greatest of purples it needs to be built up a lot and then in looks
chunky. I gave this it’s one last chance it’s not for me.
Tattoo Junkee Glo-Lite Highlighter in Mystical I love their liquid lipsticks so I had to try this highlighter and oh god no. It is a pretty color a pink with a strong gold reflect but it sits terribly on the skin it really chunky and shows all the pores in my skin and makes texture where there is none. Nyx Matte Lipstick in Pure Red I like the formula of this one but not the color. Pure red is a very orangey red and I am not for that at all.
I am trying to wear every single lipstick I own and work through which ones I actually want and which ones I don’t because I jsut have an overwhelming amount of lipstick so expect alot of lipsticks in the declutter section in the coming months.
Sorry this is so late this month. I lost my dog my little best friend a total bright spot with a giant personality and I have just been missing him to much to really do anything extra right now. Any one who has ever lost a pet understands. I am just so sad right now.
My perfect baby boy
I was on a vacation in May and I am not in the habit of bring trash home with me so there are so extra pictures of those products included that are not in the final round up.
Skincare (20)
South Mane Eye Gels I really enjoyed these and this was my
last pair I got them in a Boxycharm awhile back. These were really hydrating
and stay on my face really well as I was walking around and doing things.
Repurchase: Yes
Sweet & Shimmer Face & Body Mini Wipes in Frosted Berry I
love these for swatches they take off swatches really well and they smell great
I always pick these up for that purpose probably always will. I also love that
they are mini size so I don’t feel like I am wasting anything because you don’t
need giant wipes for swatches.
Repurchase: Yes
Patchology Clear Skin Sheet Mask this felt nice and smelled nice
and felt soothing but it didn’t clear my skin this is not worth the price at
all. I kinda feel like any sheet mask that claims to do anything other then
moisturize, brighten or soothe doesn’t actually work.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Face & Body Mist this is from the
water line that was alcohol free. I liked the smell of this it was and it was a
nice refreshing face mist. It didn’t rock my world but I liked using it.
Repurchase: Maybe
Make Dual-Phase Eye Makeup Remover I never used this to
actually remove my makeup I used it on Q-Tips as a way to clean up and touch up
mistakes while doing my makeup it was good at that and didn’t leave an oil
gross residue on my face.
Repurchase: Maybe
Fresh Black Tea Instant
Perfecting Mask this makes my skin really kinda greasy I don’t love it. Maybe
if you have really dry skin but I didn’t like it that much. I had to just use
it on drier spots.
Repurchase: No
Pur The Grinch Mask Sampler
Glitterally Gold I legit have no feelings about this mask I just was not
impressed by any of them and don’t think they were worth it.
Repurchase: No
Belif Moisturizing Eye Bomb I really liked this it was very
moisturizing. I don’t feel ike it hase much in the way of treatment or
anti-aging but feels really nice and cool and hydrating and I liked that. I
feel like the Neutrogena HydroBoost Eye Get is a total dupe for this and I like
the packaging of that better so I would buy that over this especially for the
price. I will happily use all the samples I have of this though.
Repurchase: No
Peter Thomas Roth Acne Clearing Wash this is fine as an acne wash
didn’t leave my skin overly dry and had a nice light lemon scent but I don’t
spend money on pricey face wash I think that is silly since it is in contact
with your face for so little time that any drug store face wash is just fine.
Repurchase: No
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel I like this moisturizer a lot it
is great but I was flying and this wasn’t quite hydrating enough for how that
kinda of plane dehydration but that’s ok normally this is a great moisturizer
for oily skin.
Repurchase: Yes
Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer I tried to use this as
my sunscreen on my face since it has spf 30 it broke me out as a lot of
sunscreens do so no go for me though still used it up because I only brought a
few sample sizes to try out.
Repurchase: No
Aveeno Absolutely Ageless Daily Moisturizer this had a weird scent
like blackberries mixed with florals. I didn’t like it. It also broke me out like the other Aveeno
one.
Repurchase: No
Supergoop! Superscreen Daily Moisturizer SPF 40 PA+++ I like super
goop sunscreens they don’t break me out they don’t smell weird but they can be
kinda heavy and this one was very thick and heavy I don’t like that.
Repurchase: No
Clinique Take the Day Off Makeup Remover Towelettes these smell
awful like gasoline or something they do work but they are not as soft or as
wet as I like my face wipes to be. I have quite a few packs of these because I
got them very cheap and they are great for travel but wouldn’t repurchase. They
do work fine I just don’t love them.
Repurchase: No
Bioderma Sensibio Eye Contour Gel I hated this eye cream I hate
the the sample couldn’t be sealed it was just an open tip. And I hated hot this
felt under my eyes and I feel like it made my dark circles worse this was
terrible.
Repurchase: No, Wouldn’t even use it again
Clinique Take the Day Off Cleansing Balm I love this with all my
heart and soul it is my favorite balm to take my eye makeup off it doesn’t
sting you don’t have to tug at your eyes I love it so much. Was so excited to
have this little sample I could bring with me.
Repurchase: Yes
Kate Somerville EradiKate Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment this was a
decent spot treatment but where it really excelled was it actually made my skin
around the pimple look healthier which made the pimple look less bad if that
makes sense I don’t think it does.
Repurchase: Maybe
Exuviance Probiotic Lysate Anti-Pollution Essence this made my
skin look and feel really blotchy and congested I don’t think this is a good
product for me and I don’t even totally get what it is supposed to do.
Repurchase: No
Dr. Brandt
Microdermabrasion Scrub not my favorite facial scrub as I have said here so
many times but I will use it when I have samples.
Repurchase: No
Freeman Hydrating Cactus + Cloudberry Water Gel Mask one of my
most favorite moisturizers (yes I know it is supposed to be a mask). I like to
put this on I a thick layer and it soaks in so well and leave my face feeling
so hydrated and plump but not sticky.
Repurchase: Yes
Random (11)
Dr. Pedicure Foot Exfoliating
Mask this is a foot peeling mask it did its job it peeled and made my feel
softer but this peeled off in such an awful way like it itty bitty flakey
pieces instead of giant chunks and took a very long time to peel off I would
rather the Baby Foot one or the TonyMoly one.
Repurchase: No
Degree Motion Sense Deodorant Fresh Energy my favorite deodorant.
Repurchase: Yes
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Veggie Protein Deodorant in The
Captain I like these natural deodorants for when I am not going out or just
like running a few errands they smell nice they work well and they don’t irate
my skin.
Repurchase: Yes
Pink Pewter Hair Ties
normally I wouldn’t put hair ties in my empties but when they are this freaking
expensive like over 12 dollars I feel like I have too. I really liked these
they don’t leave dents in my hair or give me headaches but they also don’t hold
my hair up super well and they stretch our really easy these are like the
sweatpants of hair ties.
Repurchase: Maybe
Dove Advanced Care Cool Essentials Deodorant this was actually a
really good deodorant. It wasn’t overly scent and it was smooth and worked
well.
Repurchase: Maybe
Sweet & Shimmer Brush Cleansing Wipes (6) these are a game changer for me they made it so that I only had to bring a few eye brushes. These don’t clean them but they get the shadow off so that you can use other shadows and not ruin your look.
Repurchase: Yes
Home Scents (6)
Fortune Cookie Soap Hidden
Rebel Base Fabric & Room Spray this smells exactly like the Norway
Pavillion of Epcot not a scent I am super fond of at all but it is nostalgic
and not quite as pungent as the Norway smell so I was able to use it up.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works
Summertime Soda Pop Candle I liked this one a lot it smelled a lot like orange
soda and I love orange and citrus scents.
Repurchase: Yes
Bath and Body Works Scent
Portable in Pomegranate or at least I think it was pomegranate. I like the
scent portables they are alright I like when I get them for free most of the ones
I have I have gotten for free I wouldn’t pay for them even though they do last
way longer than a little tree would.
Repurchase: Yes
Basin Fresh Soap I don’t know
what scent/name this was, it isn’t on the website, I bought it in a little
value pack that was made of like I assume leftover scraps or messed up cuts so
I could try a few scents this one was super cute and bright smelling it was
yellow with lots of different colored Mickey heads I the soap. This little ass
bar lasted me like 9+ months of hand washing It takes along time to go through
a bar soap.
Repurchase: Maybe, but I have
a lot of soap right now
Bath and Body Works
Wallflower in Lemon & Fig I did not like this it had basically no scent. I
find that like half the wallflower scents work really well and half are too
strong or have no scent.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Personal Space Air Freshener this was Mountain Dew Scented so I used mostly on my girlfriend’s stuffs since that is her favorite soda and it was kinda a fun little thing but I am glad it was small because it would be weird to have to use this like all the time.
Repurchase: No
Lip (2)
FCS Lip Balm I don’t remember
the scent or even when I got this tiny little guy. It isn’t my favorite lip
balm I have ever had from them but it was as moisturizing and comfortable as
all of the ones I have from them. This had too much of a dark tint that it was
messy to wear and had a very strong scent/flavor that it almost stung on my
lips. The scent was really yummy just way too strong for a lip balm.
Repurchase: No
Chapstick Total Hydration Lip Scrub this was like a nice sweet mint flavor but had a chemically after taste. This was one of those lip scrubs that I feel like you have to chase around your mouth to scrub your lips. Not my favorite type of thing. I really prefer a more solid scrub.
Repurchase: No
Makeup (5)
Too Faced Hangover Rx Replenishing Face Primer I don’t feel like
this did much for my skin, or the look of my makeup it was like a bit of
nothing on the face.
Repurchase: No
Mac in Extreme 3D Black
Lash I never like Mac mascara samples I think the little tubes make the mascara
too dry and I hate the sample brushes.
Repurchase: No
Sephora 12hr Colorful
Contour Eyeliner 01 Black Lace this I
love but is has gotten to the point where it is too hard to sharpen so I have
to call it done. This was so soft and creamy ad black and really stayed in my
waterline so well.
Repurchase: Definitely
Nars Pro-Prime Smudge Proof
Eyeshadow Base in Original this made my eyeshadow crease the more often then
not.
Repurchase: No
Smashbox Photofinish Primer Water this was a great Mac Fix+ type of product but I think I prefer Fix+ to this. This has a funky scent is just a bit tackier then Fix+.
Repurchase: No
Lotions (2)
Hempz Triple Moisture Herbal Whipped Body Cream I love the scent
of this so herbally and fresh and the lotions are quite hydrating. The
frustrating part was that I could not get everything out of this bottle it was
so annoying.
Repurchase: Maybe
Bath and Body Works Hot Cocoa and Cream Body Cream love the scent of this smells like a Hershey bar. I am not a fan of their body creams I prefer their body butters or the lotions but I would legit buy anything in this scent I don’t even care.
Repurchase: Yes
Bodycare (5)
Gillette Venus Shower Shave Cream in Vanilla Crème I do like
shaving creams to shave with though I do prefer shaving oils. This was ok it
wasn’t the greatest and it didn’t give the greatest shave I am not super picky
I will use whatever is available to shave with. This had a nice vanilla cream
scent but it is too pricey I feel for shaving since it isn’t that great. This
came in like a Christmas pack which is how I ended up with it because I would
not have purchased it. You are also supposed to be able to use it as body wash
too but that just seems like a way to use up your shaving cream super fast so
you buy more. And there is no reason why you can shave with like a normal body
wash if you wanted to.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Smuggler Sugar & Spice Body Polish
I seem to have lost the picture I took of the bag when I decanted this into a
different container because I wasn’t going to keep a bag in my shower and let
it melt and get gross. I also really didn’t like this at all I was not a fan of
the spicy scent it had and it was very rough and super messy. Like I had to
wash my whole shower after.
Repurchase: No
Spongelle in Papaya Yuzu I love these Spongelle sponges they are
so convenient for traveling and there is so many more washes in the sponges
then the labels claim. I liked the scent
on the sponge but on my skin it turned a little sour on my skin.
Repurchase: Not this one
Tommy Bahama Conditioner I used this to shave it was fine, it was free and it was there.
Repurchase: No
Tommy Bahama Shampoo same as above.
Repurchase: No
Perfume (7)
YSL Black Opium Perfume this
was nice I liked it. That’s all I really remember about it. I have so much
perfume its hard to impress me into wanting to buy something.
Repurchase: No
Zoella Blissful Mistful
Perfume I got a four pack of all different scents of these around Christmas and
I am killing myself to use them up because I really don’t like them the sprayer
quality is really cheap and the perfumes smell cheap and doesn’t last long at
all. I have been trying to layer them with other perfumes or spray them in my
hair wear them around the house anything to just get them used up. This had a
fresh kinda scent it wasn’t the most offensive of the bunch which is why it got
used up first.
Repurchase: No
Kat Von D Saint Perfume this
smells fine nice and light and sweet but I wouldn’t buy or recommend it.
Repurchase: No
Givenchy L’Interdit Perfume I liked this I like all Givenchy
Perfumes pretty much. This smelled like raspberries to me but no one else
seemed to think so.
Repurchase: No
Commodity Gold Perfume this smelled super sweet and warm I liked
it a lot.
Repurchase: Maybe
Vera Wang Embrace Perfume
hated this it smelled to feminine and old on me.
Repurchase: No
Simply Belle Perfume this just smelled awful like bathroom potpourri.
Repurchase: No
Haircare (5)
Wen Pomegranate Re-Moist Intensive Hair Treatment this is so
pricey that I would never buy this again I will start by saying that. This was
a decently nice moisturizing mask made my hair feel really nice. It was great
but not $50 great. This pot wasn’t even enough to cover my entire head of hair.
Repurchase: No
Ojon Damage Reversal Hair
Serum this is thick and doesn’t smell that pleasant. I don’t think this did
anything for my hair at all. I have another and I will use it but it was not
that special.
Repurchase: No
Bad, Baby Dry Shampoo Pen this was barely enough for one use and
it barely did anything in my hair.
Repurchase: No
Bumble and Bumble Bb. Pret-a-Powder Tres Invisible Dry Shampoo
this left such a dull grey cast in my hair and it was really heavy and sticky.
Repurchase: No
Tarte Maracuja Oil not my favorite oil for hair but it does the job. It is much thicker and dryer then I would normally use but since this is a multi-use oil it is great for travel in case I need an oil for anything else.
Repurchase: Probably Not, Would probably grab an argan oil for this purpose in my life
Declutter (13)
Eco Tools Powder Brush I don’t remember the number of this
brush I just don’t like this type of brush but the brush itself is fine. I find
it too messy to set with it just picks up the powder to inconsistently when you
use loose powder and it doesn’t pick up enough of pressed powders for me to use
it for like a bronzer it just doesn’t work for me. I feel like if you bake this
would be great at brushing off a bake but I don’t bake.
Mac Retro Matte Liquid Lip Color in Fallen Angel this was
from the Kabuki Magic Collection in 2017. I wanted to love this. I love the
color that bruised vampy berry is my kinda shade and I love the name. But this
wears terrible on me it never dries does really it is patchy as hell, it it
slides all over my faces and gets on my teeth like just from breathing not even
taling or trying to drink something it was just a bad formula.
Butter London Glazen Eye Gloss in Starlight this dried out but it
just never worked for me as an eyeshadow or as a highlighter this was just
kinda not pigmented and overly glittery.
Ciate London Highlighter in Moondust this is a highlighter
that looks super pretty in photos but doesn’t wear well at all. It has a lot of
shimmer/glitter in it but it doesn’t hang together well so all the glitter
ended up just migrating all over my face which wasn’t a great look. The
highlight portion actually stuck around and was visible for hours and nice but
the glitter just made it a hot mess.
Peek Beauty It’s Not Eyeshadow Primer (2) this was a cool
little duo that has a black and a white primer in it I actually used the shit
out of these for awhile but they are shimmery bases and I like matte bases now
and probably will never use this again. I had a back up because I did actually
use it a lot and my friend and I both got these in subscription boxes and she
didn’t want hers. These are really great quality I actually used about half of
it up and we all know eye primers are like the makeup product that never dies I
just don’t want the shimmer base look anymore.
BH Cosmetics Brushes (4) these are from a giant brush set I
bought like right before I started my blog I was like so excited to be able to
massively increase my brush collection but the problem with giant sets is you
get brushes that you will never use. These are just brush shapes/styles that I
don’t prefer so they are going.
Smoke & Mirrors Mini Holographic Stick in Rose Potion this was
too light for my skin tone it didn’t show up.
Crown Travel Brush Set these brushes are pretty awful
nothing would pick up on them and they applied everything really patchy and
messy these are not good quality they feel like they are plastic bristles.
Samples decluttering seven random foil packet samples that I will not use mostly they are foundations in not my shade I only count these as one item. It’s how I let myself be ok with letting go of them even though I know that I will never use them.
This was a really massive month for empties. I also did a decent declutter of my palettes but I didn’t take a picture and have given all the things I decluttered away oops.
Also I finally got my wax warmer set up again so I had a ton of candles this month because I was able to finally melt the wax out of them.
Skincare (12)
Hey Honey Take it off Exfoliating Peel Off Mask I really
liked this it was the least uncomfortable to peel off peel off mask I have ever
used and it made my skin feel super soft. I also weirdly really liked that it
was clear. This was great. I wish there had been more than one use in this
tube.
Repurchase: Maybe
Almay Eye Makeup Remover
Pads I had a love hate with these they worked really well ad were really gentle
to take makeup off but they were so oily they left straight oily grease all
over my face that was actually pretty difficult to wash off. So I don’t know
about these maybe just to have in an emergency or for travel when bringing and
oil cleanser is a hassle but I wouldn’t want these regularly.
Repurchase: Probably not
Borghese Radiante Revitalize and Firm Mask this made my face so oily and greasy I hated it.
Repurchase: No
Dr. Brandt
Microdermabrasion Age Defying Exfoliator this is a decent micro scrub but I
much prefer the Derma E one and would never buy this over that.
Repurchase: No
Drunk Elephant Beste No. 9
Jelly Cleanser I didn’t really like this. It was very gentle and doesn’t hurt
my eyes but it is nothing special for the price and the packaging drove me
nuts. It has like a twist cap that just lets the product pour out but it leaks
and makes a mess and ugh.
Repurchase: No
FCS Rosy Cheeks Twinkle
Tonic Toner Pads these were just kinda eh I saw no benefits from these.
Repurchase: No
Roc Retinol Correxion
Sensitive Eye Cream this was a good eye cream, I feel like this is a nice
starter retinol/eye cream.
Repurchase: No
Philosophy Purity Made
Simple Pore Extractor Exfoliating Clay Mask this is ok but it doesn’t wow me.
It dries very hard and gritty and clay like.
Repurchase: No
Yensa Pumpkin Turmeric 2 in 1 Radiance Polishing Mask I didn’t
really like this at all it got all separated in the tube so the scrubby bits
all sunk to the bottom and clogged up the tube making it impossible to squeeze
out so I ended up having to cut it open stir it and then apply this to my face.
It smelled strongly like a pumpkin spice latte which I was not super thrilled
with like it smelled like a candle. It also kinda felt very warm on my skin. I
don’t feel like it exfoliated very well either mostly because of how it
separated.
Repurchase: No
Garnier Skin Active Clean + Purifying Oil-Free Cleansing
Towelettes These were fine I liked the green ones from this line more.
Repurchase: No
Lancome Advanced Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate I guess
this serum was ok it felt nice but I wasn’t able to use it long enough to see
if it did anything. I don’t know that this is worth the ridiculous $178 dollar
price tag.
Repurchase: No
Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Cream I wanted to like this cream because it does have a nice feel to it and it is supposed to be so great for your skin. It did not work for me at all though. It was way way to heavy for my skin I could not get it to absorb into my skin it would take forever and I ended up mostly just using it on my neck where that bothers me less.
Repurchase: No
Random (2)
Medusa’s Makeup Lip Paint
Remover I didn’t like this at all it worked but it was sticky and tasted
terrible and made a huge mess because of it being sticky and getting all over
the bottle.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Lil’ Blue OCD Hand Sanitizer these are my favorite hand sanitizers because I feel clean without being dried out and they are always fun colors and smell nice and last me forever.
Repurchase: Yes
Home Scents (10)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company
Wax Melt in Pink Ladies (I think) I had three of these I have one left the
scent on this is not my favorite a little too feminine for me but they aren’t
so bad that I won’t use them up.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Sugared Snickerdoodle Candle I liked this a
lot it was very warm and sweet with a bit of cinnamon in it. Good scent throw
too.
Repurchase: Yes
Vanilla Pumpkin Candle this came from the dollar spot (where
nothing is a dollar) at Target I mostly got this because I liked the container
it. It had a strong cinnamon scent and for a tiny candle the scent throw wasn’t
awful I would pick up these candles again when they are in cute containers but
I wouldn’t go out of my way at the same time.
Repurchase: Maybe
Bath and Body Works Lavender Cacao Candle I really liked this
candle a lot when lavender is mixed with a sweet scent I like it a lot better
this so this was a chocolate lavender and it was a really nice sweet and
calming scent. The Test Lab candles always have good scents and throws.
Repurchase: Yes, if I could
Dw Home Vanilla Pumpkin
Latte this was a great candle it has a wood wick so it crackles as it burns
which is so awesome it also had a great scent throw it was a a very strong
vanilla scent and the pumpkin latte was a nice under note.
Repurchase: Yes
Bath and Body Works Pink
Sangria Candle these are the wallflower tester candles that will sometimes be
part of the Semi Annual Sale I loved the sweet fruity scent this had it
actually smelled a bit like pink lemonade to me. But the scent throw wasn’t
great on this you had to be pretty close to smell it definitely didn’t fill my
room. I feel like the mini candles they sell actually can fill a room.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Spiced
Gingerbread Candle I loved this it was warm and sweet smelling.
Repurchase: Yes
Bath and Body Works Candle
But First Coffee this was disappointing because it smells like a delicious cup
of coffee for the first ¾ of the candle and then the last ¼ smells like this
weird floral mixed with coffee that I think has to do with how dark and weird
the wax turned. I feel very mixed about this candle.
Repurchase: I don’t know, I
have another I will see how that burns first
Bath and Body Works Gooey Marshmallow Candle this was ok sweet but
not the strongest scent throw.
Repurchase: Maybe
Cobblestone Candle in Lemon Basil I liked the scent on this candle but the wicks sucked and they were so close together that this stopped burning half way through and I couldn’t use it anymore. So I would never buy anything else from them. I think I might have one more but maybe not I can’t remember and don’t feel like going through my whole candle stock to look.
Repurchase: No
Lip (3)
Blistex Medicated Berry Balm
this was just ok It was very berry flavored and very thick on the lips but I
didn’t find it healing or moisturizing.
Repurchase: No
Hershey Kisses Lip Balm in Cherry this was cherry but like a
sweeter warmer cherry not quite a chocolate cherry like the Hershey Kisses but
trying. This was another really thick sticky type of lip balm that was really
tinted left my lips quite pink. Also with these style of lip balms there is a
ton left in the base that you can’t easily use up. The container is super cute
though I am totally going to display it.
Repurchase: No
Sephora Tangerine Lip Balm this pissed me off so much how can you say it’s a tangerine lip balm and then it isn’t flavored like tangerine?! It was totally unflavored. It was fine as a lip balm it was smooth and hydrating. But I think it might have made me break out it was kinda hard to tell some times if I used this a lot for many days in a row I would get a pimple by my mouth but that might not have been from this as well who knows. They also don’t sell this anymore but I would not buy any of them because this was disappointing.
Repurchase: No
Makeup (3)
Colourpop Amber Crystal
Setting Spray this was just eh it made my makeup come together the way like Mac
Fix Plus would but it wasn’t a great setting spray to make makeup last.
Repurchase: No
Apocalyptic Beauty Badass
Setting Spray in Hot Cocoa I loved the scent of this it really smells like hot
chocolate. It is also a really good setting spray it held my makeup in place
and it wasn’t sticky it was really good but the spray sucks. It was hard to
spray and when it got to the end it would just like spit and it was so
inconsistent. I would be willing to go to the effort of buying this and
decanting it into a better sprayer because this is a good setting spray and
comes in tons of cool scents.
Repurchase: Yes
Mac Fix+ I did like this not as a setting spray I don’t feel like it really set my makeup much but I liked it to add moisture back to my look if my makeup was looking dry or to make my highlight pop or to dampen a sponge I was using to blend out or erase something. I figured out how to like pop the prayer out of the bottle so I can reuse the spray because it is a really really nice mister.
Repurchase: Maybe
Lotion (1)
Bliss Lemon and Sage Hand
Cream I loved the scent of this and I loved the body wash that had come with
this but I did not like this hand cream at all. It was really thick and heavy.
Repurchase: No
Bodycare (2)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company
Tell Me About It… Stud Dry Oil Spray I love dry oil sprays and body oils for
after showering and the FCS ones are my favorite formulas that I have ever
tried. They leave you feeling moisturizers and slick without feeling sticky and
greasy. This was a drier formula so if you are super adverse to that oil
feeling this might be a good starting place since it immediately sinks into the
skin. The scent of this was super masculine though and very strong that part I
was not a fan of. This was a good formula but I personally prefer the regular oil
formula and a different scent.
Repurchase: No
Da Bomb Fun Size Fizzers in Fairy Bomb this was very florally smelling and I expected it to be sweet I don’t know why. This was fun it changed the bath pink and there was a little fairy charm inside.
Repurchase: No, I don’t take a lot of baths
Haircare (3)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company
Eat Me Deep Conditioner I don’t like the FCS deep conditioners they are a
little too heavy and almost waxy feeling for my hair. I love the Eat Me scent
though it is so so sweet and yummy it smells amazing on. It weirdly smells too
much and almost like off and gross in the jar but on you get a potent delicious
smell.
Repurchase: No
Bumble and Bumble Bb. Don’t Blow It (H)air Styler this is a
styling cream that yo put into your air dry hair and I always air dry my hair
so I thought I would try it out. It made my hair hold its curl/wave more than my hair normally
wood but it also made my hair feel pretty heavy. This little tube was also not
quite enough for my hair I probably could have used both little tubes that I
have. This was ehh I’ll use up the other tube but that it is.
Repurchase: No
Not Your Mother’s Royal Honey & Kalahari Desert Melon Leave-in Conditioner I didn’t like this at all the scent was so so the actual product was a bit sticky and heavy in my hair without being super moisturizing. Also the spray on this little travel size sucked like it barely came out. The spray on the full size works fine but the travel size one does not work at all.
Repurchase: No
Declutter (29)
Smoke and Mirrors Glow Palette this was so pretty and I
wanted this to work so bad but this has no glow it is supposed to be a
highlighter but it is just matte and I would never use this as eyeshadow it is
just sorta a pointless product I mean it is pigmented it could be used as
eyeshadow I just don’t have a need for it I wanted it to be a cool blue and
purple highlighter but it ended up just putting a matte blue powder on y face I
was so disappointed. I even tried using it as a base for my colored highlights
but it added too much color underneath. So sad. I really like the Smoke and
Mirrors brand that you get at Five Below they have some really decent quality
cheap makeup so I have found with what I have tried.
Smoke & Mirrors Mini Bronzer Stick in St. Tropez ugh this
month really makes it look like I don’t like this brand but I really do. This
little bronzer stick just isn’t a great color for me it is a bit too light and
a bit to orange mixed with the fact that I don’t like cream bronzers. It came
in a set with a bunch of highlighter sticks that I do really love so this was
just a package deal. I gave it a shot but it isn’t great for me.
Ulta Beauty Eye Crayon in Little White Lies I got this a long long
time ago to try to use it as white eyeshadow base and I have used it and tried
a ton back when I bought it a few years ago when white bases were a lot harder
to come by. Recently I re-found it and
tried it again a few times and its terrible as an eye crayon and as a base it
is to sticky to like use as shadow on its own and it doesn’t really hold on to
eyeshadow I put on top of it. This really did no favors for me so it has got to
go I have much better things I don’t need to waste my time with this.
Bite Beauty Matte Lip Crayon in Glace I have decided that this
color looks awful on my it is just too pink and I find the formula a bit sticky
so I just don’t want to force myself to make this work.
Pur Quick Pro Portables Day Dream Palette I thought this would be
so great for travel because it is the size of a credit card but the colors are
so boring and neutral that I never touched it. So I need to find it a new home.
Of all the palettes I decluttered this month this is the only one I bought the
rest came in subscription boxes so it makes more sense that they weren’t my
perfect palette since I didn’t pick them out for myself.
Colourpop Golden State of
Mind Palette the formula on this is terrible its chunky and gritty it bled out
into the palette the colors are just boring they aren’t impressive enough to
justify that many shimmers in a palette.
Pur x Boxycharm Palette formula
on this was not that great the looks were very neutral and muted on the eyes
which is not my taste. I find Pur to be very hit or miss on formula sometimes
great sometimes awful. The only real stand out shade was the blue and I have
plenty of blues in better formulas.
Nyx Happy Birthday Palette
this was an Ulta Birthday gift at one point the formula on this is actually
really really good but these aren’t shades I gravitate too and I can dupe them
out in other palettes that I have and love so this is going to move on as well.
Nyx Sweet Cheeks Blush
Palette I never touched this I don’t wear blush. I thought I could use this as
eyeshadow but never did so I need to let it go to make space for palettes I do
use.
Winky Lux Kitten Palette
cute as hell packaging and when you look at the shades it looks like the palette
will be special but it comes off on the eyes as very generic. The only really
“special” shade was the one duochrome but it wasn’t even that well done it was
just my first experience with a real duochrome I now have better so I don’t
need this no matter how cute the packaging is.
Neutrogena Beach Defense
Sunscreen SPF 70 I am allergic to this as I am most sunscreens so I gave this
to my mom so she can use it.
Tarte Rainforest of the Sea
Volume II I don’t do neutral palettes and I have other neutral or neutral leaning
palettes that I decided to keep over this one this just never did it for me
again I was only really keeping it because I love the packaging but that isn’t
a good reason to keep a palette.
It Cosmetics CC Cream in
Tan (2) I just do not like It Cosmetics base products they sit horribly on my
skin they look so heavy they break me out so bad, it might be the spf but it
might not. Tan is also too dark for me.
It Cosmetics products work really well on my mom though maybe because
her skin is a lot drier then mine I don’t know. I wear them I look like I’m
hundred I use them on her and she looks 10 years younger Idk.
It Cosmetics CC Cream in
Medium (2) same as above but this is more my shade.
Sephora Bright Future Skin
Tint in 25 Beige this looked so cakey and dry and sat on top of my skin and
broke apart really quickly as well. I bought this super cheap on clearance at
Sephora and I can see why it was on clearance.
Origins Ginzing
Energy-Boosting Tinted Moisturizer this was way to light for me it is also
really sticky on the skin and leaves like a very sunscreeny white cast.
Kiko Mat Mousse in 100 Warm
Rose this is a weird one first the color was never perfect for me they
definitely matched me wrong but beside that I had a weird love hate with this
foundation. It says oil free but legit is super oily liquidy which I thought
was weird. This has the softest most touchable soft matte feel on the skin but
it looks very matte and foundation like. It did photograph well but it never
looked good in person so I am letting it go.
Rimmel Insta Conceal &
Correct this doesn’t have enough pigment to do any real concealing it is just
adding another layer of product to my face and I so rarely color correct that
if I do I want something I really like.
Catrice All Round Concealer
Palette this was not good the formula is like waxy and sticky and hard to
blend.
It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under
Eye Illumination Concealer in Medium this is so bad I don’t think they even
make this anymore. I really dislike It Cosmetics base products this is even
worse than the regular Bye Bye Under Eyes (which I have and keep because I use
it when I do my mom’s makeup and it works beautifully on her it just looks
terrible on me). This is thick and sticky and is so hard to blend in sinks into
every pore and line under your eyes as well as having sparkle in it. Who would
want this?
Elf Tone Correcting Powder
this is too light for me.
Clinique Stay Matte
Universal Blotting Powder this is way to white it is like a ghost powder and it
is so stiff and hard to get on a brush.
Ulta Pressed Setting Powder
in Translucent like the Clinique this is very white and it has major hard pan
for what ever reason this was not a great powder on the skin either.
Bare Minerals Original
Mineral Veil this I didn’t like it is quite pink tinged and left my skin
looking really dry and pink almost like I was really ill.
Too Faced Melted Matte In
Queen B in decluttering/reorganizing I found that I have two of these I don’t
like it enough to need two.
Girlactik Matte Lip Paint
in Posh love the formula but not into the very peanut buttery color of this on
me. L
MDM Flow in Retro I like
the formula it is very light and thin but it is too pink for me.
Grande Cosmetics GrandeLips Hydrating Lip Plumper I have two of these I don’t wear gloss enough to need two. Sephora Cream Lip Stain in The Pink from the Minnie Mouse Collection nice formula I have lots of the Sephora Cream Lip Stains but this hot pink is not for me.
