Tag: Beauty

What’s In My Trash? April 2025

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Not as good as last month and may is shaping up to be rough as well we a big influx of items but we shall see currently I’m on track to make my goal but summer often kills that.

Skincare (6)

Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Sage and Orange Blossom I just like having a face spray at the end of my nightly skin care routine and I just really like this one for the price.

Repurchase: Yes

Sunday Riley A+ High Dose Retinoid Serum (x2) I like this serum. I enjoy using it. I like the strivectin one a little more though.

Repurchase: Yes

It Cosmetics Confidence in Your Beauty Sleep Skin Transforming Beauty Sleep I didn’t love this it was very thick almost jelly like in texture and it literally took all night to skin into my skin.

Repurchase: No

Live Tinted Hueguard SPF 30 I didn’t really like this. It was orange and a little gritty.

Repurchase: No

Kiehl’s Calendula Serum-Infused Water Cream I just really don’t like Kiehl’s products.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (3)

Grace & Ivy Candle Co. Wax Melt in Fall Day this was pretty good nice scent throw.

Repurchase: Maybe

Muxury Peppermint Candle this was much better than the other candle I had from them. It didn’t smoke it smelled better and burned longer.

Repurchase: Maybe, the inconsistency worries me

Christmas at Hogwarts Gingerbread Candle I loved this candle it smelled good the crackle was great I am so sad it is gone.

Repurchase: Yes

Makeup (2)

TreStique Line, Sharpen + Smudge Eye Pencil in Santorini Black Sand this went on well and was nice and black but didn’t have the best staying power.

Repurchase: No

Beauty Blender Bounce Foundation in 3.25 I really enjoyed this it was a great color match and looked nice in photos a little cakey in person but that’s to be expected with something so full coverage. I like Make Up For Ever just a bit more and rarely wear foundation so I will stick with that.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (2)

This image poofed into the ether its gone I don’t know.

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Cream I have this did not absorb well it left a film on my skin.

Repurchase: No

Kiehl’s Crème de Corps this is very very thick lotion I had to cut this open because it could not be squeezed put at all. This had no scent was really thick and creamy but almost too much so.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (1)

Bath and Body Works Shower Gel in Bright Lemon Snowdrop I loved this I love this creamy lemony scent.

Repurchase: Yes

Haircare (3)

Living Proof No Frizz Nourishing Styling Cream I don’t really like this cream it makes my hair kinda hard and doesn’t really feel like it tames frizz or nourishes my hair.

Repurchase: No

Sk*p Hydrating Shampoo this was the worst shampoo I have ever used in my whole like it left my hair so dry was so hard to clean my hair. My hair wouldn’t stay clean it like repelled conditioner it was horrible. I am not surprised this got discontinued.

Repurchase: NO

Carol’s Daughter Born to Repair Conditioner this was fine conditioner left my hair more curly then usual.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (2)

Colourpop Hades Lipgloss in Hot Headed I am just not a lip gloss girl I hate the brush applicator it is stick and a weird milky orange color.

Living Proof No Frizz Nourishing Styling Cream I don’t like this.

Significantly less items used up this month. Very disappointing.

Total This Month: 19

Total: 113

Approx Value This Month: $185.04

Approx Paid This Month: $38.31

Approx Total Value: $799.17

Approx Total Paid: $279.87

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What’s In My Trash? March 2025

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I really did alot this month. I decluttered a ton of stuff this month and really worked out well because I had to restock on something I truly was out of like shampoo and wallflowers and the amount of samples and things that I got in conjunction with that was insane.

Skincare (7)

Shiseido Essential Energy Moisturizing Gel Cream I just really don’t like any of the Shiseido skincare I have tried.

Repurchase: No

Beauty Stat Peptide Wrinkle Relaxing Moisturizer not my favorite kinda thick.

Repurchase: No

Vespro Cherry Facial Mask there was so much serum in this mask like I had more than half an ounce I was able to jar up and save to use on my face and body. This was a really good mask really moisturizing and refreshing but it was super drippy and the holes were really small so like not a great experience but a good product. This comes in like a massive pack on amazon so like it would be super fun for tweens or like goody bags very fun.

Repurchase: Maybe

Volition Strawberry-C Brightening Serum this wasn’t really anything special.

Repurchase: No

Kiehl’s Glow Formula Skin Hydrator this was glowy but not hydrating. It was also orange which was odd to me.

Repurchase: No

Korres Foaming Cream Cleanser I didn’t like this it doesn’t foam and it really did feel like yogurt and thick.

Repurchase: No

Soo AE Purifying Black Charcoal Mask this is fine it’s a thick mask its moisturizing and stays on well.

Repurchase: Maybe

Random (2)

Lush Shower Bomb in Not Sleepy  this was meh not enough scent and didn’t dissolve well.

Repurchase: No

Dove Dry Spray in Apple & White Tea I liked the scent of this but it wasn’t a super effective deodorant.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (6)

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Hanukkah this is my favorite wallflower will be sad when I run out.

Repurchase: Yes

Grace & Ivy Candle Co. Wax Melt in Fall in Love this smells like leaves from Bath and Body Works. Not my favorite scent but I liked it more then the Bath and Body Works Scent.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Hanukkah this is my favorite wallflower I hope it comes back next year.

Repurchase: Yes

Grace & Ivy Candle Co. Wax Melt in Autumn Village this didn’t have that big of a scent throw unfortunately.

Repurchase: No

Bath Apothecary Essential Oil in Bri’s Immortality Potion this smelled like a creamsicle in the bottle but when diffused it didn’t have much scent at all.

Repurchase: No

Cowboy and Cricket Wax Melt in Halsin I did not like the scent of this I put essential oils in it to make it into something I didn’t mind.

Repurchase: No

Lip (3)

Basin Lip Balm in Mexican Vanilla these are fine lip balms just kinda expensive.

Repurchase: No

Vitamasques Lip Butter Balm in Candy Cane this was minty but not super moisturizing.

Repurchase: No

Carmex Lip Balm I love Carmex it’s so tingly. And cheap.

Repurchase: Yes

Lotion (2)

FCS Whipped Cream in For the Birds this was my last whipped cream I’m pretty sad about that I really like these.

Repurchase: No, they recently made a business choice that I don’t support

dani beauty Gycolic Grapefruit Body Lotion this sucked this is a new line at 5Below and I thought it would be fun to try but this was not a good lotion and the bottle was stiff and hard to squeeze.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (1)

Tree Hut Shea Sugar Scrub in Twinkling Topaz this scrub was weirdly thin compared to other Tree hut scrubs I’ve used but still good.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (4)

IGK Pay Day Shampoo I like this its really expensive though so it might be awhile before I repurchase this.

Repurchase: Yes

Bumble and Bumble Bond Building Repair Treatment I like the spray of this but this in shower treatment I really didn’t like made my hair heavy and not dry well.

Repurchase: No

Nioxin Scalp Relief Cleanser this was fine I used it when I needed a good scalp clean don’t like it as much as a real scalp scrub.

Repurchase: No

Nature Lab Perfect Volume Thickening & Conditioning Hair Masque there was not enough of this for all my hair but it did give some volume.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (12)

I am not going to list out everything here I did a big declutter of just stuff I know I won’t use or have so many of things I love or like that I wouldn’t go try a new item over using them instead so I just want to let these go on to new homes.

I did quite well this month really proud of decluttering that much stuff that is hard for me.

Total This Month: 32

Total: 94

Approx Value This Month: $206.21

Approx Paid This Month: $68.86

Approx Total Value: $614.13

Approx Total Paid: $241.56

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Walmart Spring 2025 Beauty Box Subscription Box Review

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Walmart Beauty Box

Cost: $6.98

Cycle: Every Quarter/Season

What is it: Every season Walmart sends a little sample products of all sorts of health and beauty type items. It used to be a free sample box with $5 shipping. But they have now changed it to a $6.98 box with free shipping with the promise of better and more full size items.

This is sadly the least impressive Walmart box I have ever gotten. Its still alright but compared to usual not as good.

Steven Madden Goldie Perfume

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $78

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Total Value: $1.17

This is woody and musky and not my vibe.

Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water

Full Size: 400 ml

Full Size Cost: $10.49

Sample Size: 31 ml

Total Value: $0.81

I am really not a micellar water person it just doesn’t fit into my routine. So I will pass this along.

Bubble Soft Launch Hydrating Cream Cleanser

Full Size: 125 ml

Full Size Cost: $17

Sample Size: 10 ml

Total Value: $1.36

This is kind of fun this is a newer fun brand with cute packaging but it is just boring face wash.

Hero Mighty Patch

Full Size: 36 patches

Full Size Cost: $16.79

Sample Size: 6 patches

Total Value: $2.80

These are good but I have so many patches at this point because every one is sending them constantly.

Dove Dry Spray Deodorant in Cool Essentials

Full Size: 1 oz

Full Size Cost: $2.49

Sample Size: 1 oz

Total Value: $2.49

I use this for travel all the time so I am happy to get but they have sent this exact one before last year for spring actually.

No real full size products this month only one travel size one. This is also the lowest value I have ever gotten from Walmart it barely exceeds the cost.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $8.63

Skincare: 3

Makeup: 0

Hair Care: 0

Tools: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 1

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 3

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