Category: What’s In My Trash?

What’s In My Trash? March 2024

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Wooo actually under my starting number by 4 items that’s great gotta keep that momentum going.

Skincare (7)

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Cream I love this cream its really light and refreshing. I really love it I never buy it because it’s a little pricey for just moisture and I have so many moisturizers but I would buy it if I had the need.

Repurchase: Maybe

Algenist Triple Eye Renewal Balm I really didn’t like this it was thick I don’t feel like it did much it wasn’t even that moisturizing.

Repurchase: No

Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Spray I bought this because I really wanted to just try some new face sprays. This was supposed to be calming but I just felt meh about it.

Repurchase: No

Patchology Rejuvenating Eye Gels these work my undereyes were super dry and itchy and dehydrated and this really made a visible significant difference.

Repurchase: Yes

Peter Thomas Roth Goodbye Acne Complete Acne Treatment Gel this was a good Acne treatment it did work but so do things that are far less expensive than this. I suspect if I was younger and having more serious acne problems and could use this up faster with it being gentle but still effective that would be valuable to me but since that’s not the stage I’m in this cost is not in proportion to my need.

Repurchase: No

Garnier Skinactive Moisture Bomb The Super Hydrating Mask Anti-Fatigue x2 I really like this mask I think it is really soothing and really does depuff and make my skin feel and look better. It also has a ton of serum that I can save and use for a day or two after.

Repurchase: Yes

Random (2)

Sweet & Shimmer Scented Wipes in Gum Drop I like these for swatches and just cleaning my hands when I’m crafting and stuff like that but I don’t think they make the scented ones anymore I have only see the unscented ones the last few holidays makes me sad.

Repurchase: If they come back

Dove Sensitive Deodorant I don’t this this was a terribly effective deodorant and it left really bad white marks.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (7)

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Tin Candle this has no scent throw and they are hard to clean but the little containers are cute.

Repurchase: No

Victoria Secret Candle in Coco this had no scent which is weird because the other ones in this line do have a great scent throw a bit odd.

Repurchase: No

VS Candle in Coco Pineapple this was a bit musky which not my favorite glad to be done with it.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Single Wick Candle in Suntan one of my favorite scents the single candles do not have as good of a scent throw as the 3 wicks at all.

Repurchase: Only a 3 wick not the singles

Cowboy and Cricket Wax Melt in Blackbeard this has a very gunpowdery manly smell that I’m not terriblely fond of but the scent throw was good.

Repurchase: No

Unplugged Book Box Candle in Sea God this burned fast it was gone in a day.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Hanukkah I love this it is smells so good and it lasts.

Repurchase: Yes

Lip (3)

Trader Joe’s Moisturizing Lip Balm in Strawberry Guava these are great lip balms they work well and taste goods.

Repurchase: Yes

eos Lip Balm in Vanilla Mint I don’t love these balls I never did but it was nostalgic of the time when you had to have like ever color and flavor of them. They are just not convenient packaging to apply and iyoui can’t get all the balm unless you dig it out.

Repurchase: No

Vaseline Lip Therapy Rosy Lips this is not very tinted and not as balmy as the aloe or the regular.

Repurchase: No

Makeup (3)

Purlisse BB Tinted Moist Cream SPF 30 I like this it doesn’t break me out it makes my skin look nice it isn’t full coverage or long lasting but I liked using it.

Repurchase: Maybe

KVD Good Apple Full-Coverage Serum Foundation I surprising really liked this considering I don’t really like full coverage foundations it didn’t sit terribly on my skin it didn’t feel super heavy but I think finsinf a shade match might be challenging. I cocktailed two of the samples together to get something that worked but I don’t know what the actual shade range it like.

Repurchase: Maybe

Lilly Lashes Triple X Mascara I thought I was going to love this the first few uses my lashes looked so good but then it was just dry hard to comb through and made my lashes really spikey and clumpy.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (1)

Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Ultra-Hydrating Body Butter in Vanilla Apricot I wanted to like this but the apricot scent is just too off putting for me and I was struggling to get through this.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (3)

Alo Glow System Mega- C Body Wash this was boring it didn’t have a scent I don’t feel like it did anything special it was just a very boring body wash.

Repurchase: No

Tree Hut Moisturizing Shave Oil in Candy Cane I love these I loved this scent.

Repurchase: Yes

Frank Body Cacao Coffee Scrub I hate these I hate coffee scrubs they are so messy they leave my shower a wreck they are hard to wash off I just don’t like the process involved even though the scrub is good I just can’t. Repurchase: No

Perfume (2)

FCS Perfume Oil in Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Things this was very sweet and had a lot of milk notes which isn’t my favorite but I didn’t hate it.

Repurchase: No

Lush Body Spray in Snow Fairy I love the Snow Fairy Scent and I haven’t had it in a super long time so this was a little Christmas treat to myself and it lasted a pretty long time.

Repurchase: Yes

Pretty good month this month.

Total This Month: 28

Total: 67

Approx Value This Month: $388.65

Approx Paid This Month: $101.37

Approx Total Value: $809.77

Approx Total Paid: $230.72

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What’s in My Trash? 2023 Year End Wrap Up

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My concrete goal was to use up $2400 worth of stuff and my soft goal was to end the year with less stuff then I started with. I successfully accomplished both of those goals.

I ended up with overall 55 less items then I started the year with. This year I definitely want to do better but we will get into that at the end after we look at all the data.

Final Results

Compared to 2022

Much better last year for sure.

Final Totals By Month and Category

I don’t know what happened in January but I used up like nothing.

Pie Charts

As usual Skincare makes up the most amount of what I used up.

And as usual I pay the most for Home Scent products nothing really new here.

Overall I reduced my stash by 55 items which is good but not great. That’s a reduction of about 4.5 items a month.

This year I want to have about a 10% reduction in my hoard so I have to use up 124 items in addition to anything new that comes in. I’m not really trying to hit a money goal this year I just really want to reduce the size of my collection and try to declutter more things when I am not enjoying them.

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What’s In My Trash? December 2023

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And with that the 2023 year is over lol. It was a decent enough year in terms of empties I beat both my hard and soft goals. So will definitely need to up the ante next year.

Skincare (2)

Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Sage, and Orange Blossom I don’t this this spray actually does anything but I enjoy it as a step in my routine and I like the scent of this one.

Repurchase: Yes

Tula Brightening Treatment Drops I think these brightened I don’t really know I liked them. Don’t think I would spend $56 on them.

Repurchase: No

Random (1)

MegRhythm Gentle Steam Eye Mask in Unscented I like the unscented ones a lot more they are uncomfortable but they are also feel nice I have a microwavable one and I need to use that more these are just so easy because you don’t have to get up and do anything and they are just soothing and warm.

Repurchase: Maybe

Home Scents (5)

Trader Joe’s Pomander Room Spritz this smells like the holidays I don’t love it but I like it for the vibes once a year.

Repurchase: Yes

Trader Joe’s Scented Candle in Chocolate Croissant this smelled so good cold but the warm throw just really didn’t do it for me.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Hanukkah this was delicious it smelled like donuts and it was great. It burned through super fast though faster then other wallflowers. Which is a bit ironic really.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Peppermint Sugar Cookie Candle this smelled really ogood like a sweet mint but also clean I just wish the scent throw had been better.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Raspberry Thumbprint Candle this didn’t have a strong scent throw but it was fine.

Repurchase: No

Lip (4)

Dionis Goat Milk Lip Balm in Coconut Cream I really like this lip balm it didn’t melt in the car at least not unless it was insanely hot it was balmy and lasted long on the lips it was a good flavor. This tube lasted me forever.

Repurchase: Yes

Dionis Goat Milk Lip Balm in Peppermint Twist same with this one the peppermint was really nice I used this for a really long time I would definitely by more of these.

Repurchase: Yes

Carmex Lip Balm in Strawberry I will be sticking with regular unflavored Carmex in the future.

Repurchase: No

Patchology Lip Service Gloss-to-Balm Treatment I didn’t like this it is super sticky when it comes out and it does melt down on the lips to be comfortable and balm pretty instantly but not on any skin so on your face or if you spready it with the tip of your finger it stays sticky and gross. Really good sweet mint scent.

Repurchase: No

Makeup (3)

YSL Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Radical this was a nice mascara it made my lases really long and curled really gives that big doe eyed look. But it is very dry and sticky and a bit hard to remove.

Repurchase: Maybe

Too Faced Pomade in a Pencil in Soft Black I really liked this pencil but this was too black and too cool toned for me I really struggle to find a brow color that matches my brows.

Repurchase: No

Covergirl Cleantopia Plant Powered Mascara in 800 this was ok not great looked nice at first but dried out really quick which seems to be a problem with these more natural mascaras.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (2)

Callyssee Cloud Soft Bod in Vanilla I didn’t like this it was thin and sticky and not super hydrating.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Whipped Cream in Day-O this was nice very calming scent I like these little lotion pots a lot.

Repurchase: Yes

Bodycare (3)

Tree Hut Moisturizing Shave Oil in Birthday Cake these are my favorite shaving product I love when they come out with new scents this one was nice it was a sweet vanilla.

Repurchase: Yes

My Beauty Spot Coffee Body Scrub I don’t really like these kinds of scrubs I find them hard to use and they are super messy and then you have to basically clean coffee out of the bottom of the shower which I don’t find super fun.

Repurchase: No

Malin + Goetz Rum Hand + Body Wash this was not impressive. I didn’t love the scent and it didn’t suds well.

Repurchase: No

Perfume (1)

FCS Perfume Oil in Fried Pussy Cat I wanted to finish this this month and I did. It smelled nice it smelled like donuts kinda it was odd and fun but not a scent I would repurchase.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (3)

Good Dye Young Semi-Permanent Hair Color in Riot not pictured I don’t save these i cut them open and then they are a mess. I got this to try instead of Artic Fox and it has some pros over the Artic fox but I think I just prefer Artic Fox. This does not smell as good and the packaging is way messier to use it also is much harder to wash out of my hair. The color and the longevity of this product are a lot better but for the same price I think I rather have the easier user experience it also didn’t leave my hair as soft as Artic Fox does.

Repurchase: No

Not Your Mother’s Smooth Moves Lamellar Water Rinse this I love it likes a hair mask that is a rinse and it is super quick and easy. You kinda squeeze it on in sections and then rub it in like shampoo and it gets warm and then you rinse it out and it leaves my hair really smooth. Hirts really bad if you get it in your eyes though.

Repurchase: Yes

FCS Leave-In Conditioner in Tink this has been a favorite for a long time I love the scent and it’s a nice light leave-in.

Repurchase: Yes

Declutter (2)

Colourpop Lip Mask in Sugar and Spice

Colourpop Lip Mask in Everything Nice

These broke me out terribly I had horrible deep pimples all around my mouth and anywhere near my mouth where this would migrate it was terrible. Even though it was cute and smelled really good it is not worth it at all.

Well a final wrap up will be coming but here is what we have for the last month of the year I really pulled it out with some stragglers that have been hanging around all year.

Total This Month: 26

Total: 265

Approx Value This Month: $292.10

Approx Paid This Month: $109.46

Approx Total Value: $2624.32

Approx Total Paid: $698.14

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