Category: What’s In My Trash?

What’s In My Trash? August 2019

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Well this month has been better but I am so sad summers at an end. 🙁 I thought I was using up a ton this month but it turns out I really didn’t which is kinda unfortunate. I did use up alot of lip balms and hair products for me so that feel slike a big accomplishment so maybe that is why it felt like so much.

Skincare (8)

NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth I have gone on and on about these I love them and I save them for a special treat because they are pricey.

Repurchase: Yes

Blaq Mask I liked this my skin felt really soft after I got two uses out of this little tube. I don’t feel like the ingredients in this are the greatest for skin so I would not repurchase.

Repurchase: No

Garnier Skinactive Refreshing Remover Face Wipes I like these face wipes a lot I will probably repurchase they are soft enough I would like softer ones but I don’t know it that is realistic. I don’t find these are harsh or drying or irritating as a lot of wipes are.

Repurchase: Yes

Wander Beauty Baggage Claim Gold Eye Mask I thought these would be totally gimmicky but they actually really worked. My under eyes were looking wrecked from stress and not sleeping and I was dehydrated and so everything was all lined and dark and I looked like I had recently died and I needed to go out. So I whipped these on while I was applying my makeup just for any kinda moisture I could get and they were great. They stuck on my face really well while I did my makeup I even cheated and used them to get a really pretty wing without struggling because the seal on my face was that good. When I took them off my under eyes were so much more hydrated and less lined and felt softer and better. The dark circles were lessened but not totally taken away which makes sense that’s internal and external treatments can only have so much effect.

Repurchase: Yes

Clinique Smart Custom-Repair Eye Treatment I hated this I felt like it did nothing it wasn’t moisturizing enough it did nothing positive for my under eyes.

Repurchase: No

Lancome Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover this was totally great too my eye makeup off easily didn’t sting it was great and identical to the Sephora Bi-phase eye makeup remove that I have used for years. The Sephora one is half the price and is identical and I love it. So while this was great did everything it claimed save your money and get the Sephora one.

Repurchase: No

Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protection Lotion uh this might be the best sunscreen I have ever used. It is matte and nice feeling on it doesn’t feel sticky or weird it doesn’t make my skin look a weird color. I wish it wasn’t so expensive.

Repurchase: Yes

Urban Decay Quick Hydra-Charged Fix Complexion Prep Priming Spray I got this with Sephora Points and I loved it so so much it made my skin feel so hydrated and soothed and I loved every minute of using it but it is so expensive for a facial mist. I really have to think about if I would want to spend that.

Repurchase: Maybe

Home Scents (5)

Victoria Secret Pink Body Mist in Citrus & Mint I mostly used this as a car air freshener and I really enjoyed the light minty smell. I don’t think this is sold any more they change the scents so frequently and this is so old.

Repurchase: No

Columbia Candle Supply Bubblegum Wax Melt not my favorite scent and not a great throw.

Repurchase: No

Swan Creek Candle Company Break Apart Drizzle Melt in Cherry Almond Buttercream these are my favorite brand of wax melts they have such a good throw and some really amazingly yummy and unique scents. This smells like a warm cherry icing but not sweet the almond really cuts the sweetness and the fruitiness so it is a very warm yum scent. I found and won all mine at an arcade and they are a whole selling website so a bit of a pain to buy from but I recently found a store that sells then so I can buy more in the future.

Repurchase: Yes

Air Wick 4 in 1 Air Freshener in Fresh Waters this was meh I like other scents more than this one.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Almost Alice Fortune Cookie Soap this was ok it smelled nice but at the end it sorta lost its scent. It takes so long to use up a bar of soap I get really really bored with them.

Repurchase: No

Lip (5)

Laniege Lip Sleeping Mask in Grapefruit this was nice like really nice but not nearly as life changing as every youtuber says it is. Like it don’t think it is worth the money there are much cheaper balms that feel just as nice. The nicest part about it was that it was quite thick (because it is a mask) that it would really cling and stay on my lips for a while and sink in. I got a gift set of this so I have a good supply of this in a few flavors to last me.

Repurchase: Probably not

Softlips Tropical Lip Balm in Peach. These tropical ones were ultra soft so it felt like they melted on to my lips which I like but it means you go through these so fast. I used the Coconut one from last month in like 2 weeks or a little less. This I had in my car and maybe got 6 weeks of off and on use. So these are not a good value I feel. This also smelled really artificial compared to the scent of the Coconut one that I really enjoyed.

Repurchase: No

Fresh Sugar Rose Tinted Lip Treatment I have a weird relationship which these I don’t like them but they feel nice but I don’t think they do much for my lips. I find the tinted ones to be really patchy and gross looking on my lips and to wear off weird. But they keep turning up in packs and in my subscription boxes so I just try to get through them. They are also so freaking soft that they melt and break and get messy as you are using them.

Repurchase: No

Sol de Janiero Brazilian Kiss Cupuacu Lip Butter this kills me beacause this is a fucking $18 lip balm and no lip balm has the right to be $18 dollars. This smells like delicious heaven though it is so coconutty and a amazing and is so thick and soft and nice feeling on my lips. I wish the lotion smelled like the lip balm.

Repurchase: I don’t know

Carmex Medicated Lip Balm pretty much my favorite drugstore lip balm I love the menthol tingle and the really thick feeling on my lips when they are chapped. I only like it in this chapstick form though not the pot or squeezy tube.

Repurchase: Yes

Makeup (1)

Smashbox Photo Finish Primerizer this did nothing and was just meh.

Repurchase: No

Lotions (1)

Bath and Body Works Body Butter in Vanilla Bean Noel I do like the Bath and Body Works Body Butters they are thick and moisturizing (not as much as a fancy body butter though) they smell nice too. This was the typical vanilla scent from Christmas. I don’t think this is worth the full price at almost $20 just wait for the 75% off sale that is how I got my back up one.

Repurchase: Maybe

Perfume (1)

Givenchy Dahlia Divin Perfume I love Dahlia Divin I have a full size version and these samples are good for keeping in the car or your purse since there is no chance they can leak. Even though perfume in a foil packet it pretty awkward to apply.

Repurchase: Yes

Haircare (4)

Dry Bar Triple Sec 3-In-1 Texture Spray I like pretty much everything I have ever tried from the Dry Bar line. They all smell good and leave my hair feeling soft and hair like rather than stiff and gross. I don’t have a ton of use for texturizing spray in my routine like it legit took me 3 years to use this tiny can. SO for that reason only I wouldn’t buy it but it is great.

Repurchase: No

Keracolor Color Care Conditioner in Hot Pink I used this to try to keep up with the color in my hair it did work but it was hard to get an even application since it was so thick and so the color was still kinda uneven. If you are looking for like a glaze this might work out or if you have like only one or two really chunky strips of hair to dye. The conditioning part of this was great though it was a really nice hair conditioner.

Repurchase: Maybe

dp Hue ACV Hair Rinse this smelled like apple cider vinegar which I love but if you don’t, don’t get this. This was like a rinse to get product build up off your scalp I guess. It was ok I think it worked it was kinda hard to tell.

Repurchase: No

Madam CJ Walker Scent & Shine Coconut Oil they don’t sell this anymore and I am not surprised because it was not good it was really greasy looking in my hair and it smelled like fake coconut in a bad way.

Repurchase: No, obviously

Random (3)

Elf Flat Foundation Brush this served me well a brush to apply my mask but it is not falling apart after like 2 or 3 years of use which is very serviceable for the $1 this brush cost.

Repurchase: Yes

Pacifica Underarm Deodorant Wipes these are sorta touch up deodorant wipes that smelled like coconut they were super nice I kept them in my car and they held up well to all the temperature changes in a car. These worked well to touch up when I felt gross from being outside or what ever all day.

Repurchase: Maybe

Degree Motion Sense Deodorant in Fresh Energy this is my preferred deodorant even though it is expensive I like it and it works without having a strong smell. I like my deodorants to smell pleasant for like the first few minutes I have it on while I’m getting ready and then I don’t want it competing with my perfume all day.

Repurchase: Yes

Declutter (14)

Too Faced Hangover Rx Replenishing Face Primer (2) I tried a sample of this like 2 months ago I think and I didn’t  like it I found it to sticky and heavy for me and I was trying to pull a few things out of my primer drawer that was so over crowded and these had to go.

AOA Studio E103 Brush this was non stop shedding the whole time I was using it and it just won’t stop. Absolutely terrible.

Tarte Tarteist Lip Paint in Delish this is a pretty color but super uncomfortable to wear. It was peeling off and I could feel it on my lips all day.

Coola Mineral Sun Silk Creme Sunscreen this broke me out which a lot of sunscreeens do so it has to go it also left a heavy white cast on my face that did not want to sink in and it was thick and uncomfortable as well.

Sol de Janeiro Coco Cabana Cream (2) I love the scent of this but the lotion leave my skin so sticky and uncomfortable. I am giving these to my gf who loves them and they don’t leave her skin sticky so I will enjoy the scent vicariously through her. Not picture because they are already in their new home.

Clinique Chubby Stick Intense in 01 Curviest Caramel this is all gunky and chunk and smells a pit weird so I think it went off and needs to go. I don’t love these they are weirdly dry but still only a little more color then a tinted balm they are just kinda weird.

Sephora Velvet Eyeshadow in Creamy Green 10 this was like a weird cheap cream shadow I picked up once to get free shipping at Sephora and it was always terrible. It is a shimmery green cream shadow but the cream and the shimmer kinda separate on your eye and go in two differet directions not a good look at all. It also doesn’t come off very green either. It is also far from creamy it is very dry feeling and hard to work with.

Aurora Intensely Precise Eyeliner in Espresso this was a good eyeliner pigmented and smooth but the color is too light for the types of look I do and I don’t really like brown eyeliner.

Ciate London Eye Lustre Cream Shadow In Cupid this is nothing like the Stila liquid shadows this is mostly glitter and pretty quickly it broke up on my eyes and as highlighter leaving no color and a lot of glitter just kinda sliding around.

Morphe Liquid Lipstick in Bloodshot gorgeous color but patchy and smeary and wore of weirdly from just talking super unfortunate I loved the color and packaging.

Apocalyptic Beauty Holographic Warpaint in Sleek White Gold this was just ok and then it dried out. It was pretty like a cool shimmery gold veil of highlight but wore off very quickly this was like cool photo highlighter and not like do your makeup and go out kinda highlighter. I did use about half before it dried out which I still think is a pretty good accomplishment.

Ulta Professional  Flawless Prime I am pretty sure this isn’t sold anymore and I have no interest in trying it and it was one of the primers keeping my drawer from shutting so it got booted. It is also green and I don’t love green primers.

I am proud that I used a bunch of chapstick and full size products this month and got a bunch of things I don’t need or like out of my life.

Total This Month: 42

Total: 365

Approx Value This Month: $240.86

Approx Paid This Month: $32.64

Approx Total Value: $2,004.44

Approx Total Paid: $508.44

So I’ve only spent about a quarter of the value of the stuff I used and that is a pretty consistent statistic over the whole value of my collection and I am pretty proud of that statistic because when I look at my collection it can be like woah overwhelming but knowing I didn’t spend the full amount on most of it makes me feel better.

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What’s In My Trash? July 2019

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Well July was a month I took a really hectic drive across country with my best friend and had a fucking blast but because of that I hardly used up any products and barely have any pictures because I was much more focused on living life this month then anything to do with this blog its really been a crazy up and down summer for me and like I just need a break from everything. So you know what ever just gotta keep on doing because as much as I want a break that is not in the cards for me.

Skincare (7)

Skin Food Black Sugar Mask this is not the kind of mask I generally like it is super sticky and and sugar granules that are really hard to wash off. This did make my skin feel and look a lot more clear after I used it. So even though I didn’t enjoy using it it did make my skin look nice.

Repurchase: Maybe

Clinique Pep-Start Eye Cream I don’t like this eye cream I feel like it doesn’t do anything and the applicator is really annoying to use.

Repurchase: No

Primary Raw Do You 2 Step Milk Peeling Kit this did nothing. I am not even sure what it was supposed to do. So pointless.

Repurchase: No

MidFlower Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizing Sheet Mask this felt really nice on and it fit my face really well. I enjoyed it but I have too many sheet masks and this seems pricey for me at $2.50

Repurchase: No

L.A. Fresh Really Pretty O.G Makeup Remover Wipe got this free some place it didn’t even take off all my LIGHTLY tinted sunscreen so this is a no. I have tried a few L.A. Fresh generic makeup removing wipes none of them are good.

Repurchase: No

Sunday Riley Tidal Brightening Enzyme Water Cream I REALLY liked this cream I don’t know if it really qualifies as a moisturizer but it feels like my skin looks and feels brighter after I use this cream I really like it a lot.

Repurchase: Maybe, it is expensive

Nyx Honey Dew Me Up this never worked on my face I found it too sticky and it never sank in so I ended up using it as a neck and chest moisturizer and weirdly enough I loved it as that I thought my chest blemishes cleared up a good bit while I was using this. It is much to expensive though $9 for a third of an ounce is absurd.

Repurchase: No

Random (2)

Crabtree & Evelyn Verbena Lavender Conditioner I used this to shave I like hotel conditioners to shave when I am traveling because it is quick easy and there. This smelled nice.

Repurchase: No

Axe Phoenix Antiperspirant I don’t like the scent of this and I don’t feel like it works well I feel like it wears off after a few hours. But These little travel ones were on clearance for so cheap that I couldn’t pass them up for traveling. I can suffer through.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (4)

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Key Lime Pie I loved this so much it smelled so good it smelt like a light and fruity and lime but with a bit of sweetness I loved it so much.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Hot Cocoa and Cream Mini Candle my favorite candle scent ever. I prefer the full size candles to these minis though so probably won’t repurchase the minis.

Repurchase: Not this size

Bath and Body Works Orange Creamsicle Candle this did not have a strong enough throw for me. I wanted more orange and more vanilla.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Wax Tart in Pink Ladies I finally have used up the last of these this was too floral for me to truly enjoy but not so floral that it was unusable. I am glad that it is done though. FCS waxes burn for along time so I do really like them.

Repurchase: No

Lip (1)

Softlips Lip Protectant in Tropical Coconut I loved this this is the first Softlips chapstick that I truly enjoyed this smelled and tasted so so good. I love that warm coconut sunscreen type vibe. This also felt really nice and smooth on my lips.

Repurchase: Yes

Makeup (1)

Stila Huge Extreme Lash Mascara one of my most favorite mascaras it gives a lot of volume and curl and length and it is really black and thickening I love it.

Repurchase: Eventually if I ever work through all the mascaras I have

Perfume (2)

Juicy Couture Mini Spray La La got this with a purchase of another perfume and just used it up in a few days on a trip. I like La La a lot it is one of my more favorite Juicy Couture Perfumes.

Repurchase: No

Givenchy Very Irresistible this didn’t give me an allergic reaction despite having rose in it but it did give me a headache so I would not wear again.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (1)

AG Cleansing Cream I like this cleansing cream enough to use it while I am traveling but I don’t feel like it does enough for my hair to want to purchase it in a full size.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (5)

Body Prescriptions Micellar Foaming Cleanser I did not like this at all it felt very stripping on my face but also like it wasn’t cleaning at the same time. Just kinda sucked.

Pur Big Look Waterproof Mascara ugh this is awful it looks like nothing on my lashes it smudges horribly and because it is waterproof it is really hard to take off despite the fact that is smudges.

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Trio Green Eyes (Purple) could this name be any longer? This comes in a three pack with a green and a black I believe. The color is super pretty this nice bright shimmer purple but it takes a lot of pressure to apply and it smudges and fades off relatively quickly and I just can’t find a way to make it work for me.

Sugar Contour De Force Mini Highlighter in 01 Champagne Champion this is fine but I have so many highlighters and this just isn’t special enough for me to keep it is just an average champagne highlighter. Kiko Long Lasting Stick in 25 I love these eyeshadow sticks and they stay creamy a really long time and they don’t crease or get weird on my eyelids. I just am not into this really light grey/taupe color anymore I legit have this in like ten other colors though.

So very few things used up this month but that’s ok I know August will be better.

Total This Month: 23

Total: 323

Approx Value This Month: $134.68

Approx Paid This Month: $36.30

Approx Total Value: $1763.58

Approx Total Paid: $475.76

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What’s In My Trash? June 2019

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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.

Total This Month: 30

Total: 300

Approx Value This Month: $201.41

Approx Paid This Month: $50.64

Approx Total Value: $1628.90

Approx Total Paid: $439.46

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