Tag: Empties

What’s In My Trash? July 2021

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Wow I really used up alot this month and caught back up to being on track with my goals which is great. I was feeling pretty bleh about it for awhile now.

Skincare (10)

Glamglow Bright Eyes Illuminating Anti-Fatigue Eye Cream this was fine it was moisturizing but it wasn’t great it didn’t help with dark circles and I think it was too heavy for me because it took a long time to sink in.

Repurchase: No

Tula So Poreless Deep Exfoliating Blackhead Scrub this is definitely deeply exfoliating. It really did make a difference in my blackheads and congestion which I have been massively struggling with do to masks. I hated everything about using this though it is really gritty with the sand in it and I hate how sand always sticks to my face and doesn’t wash off cleanly. The gel it is is in is also really thick and hard to spread around. This also warms up a lot when you use it which I like but it doesn’t say that it is going to do that. All that though this does actually work so even though I didn’t like it. I might still repurchase it.

Repurchase: Maybe

Lancome Advanced Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate I don’t think this does anything. It does not excite me.

Repurchase: No

Pacifica Mineral Luminous Face Shade Crystal Broad Spectrum Face Lotion hated this who needs a sunscreen full of purple glitter? Like I guess it would be really cool for a festival or something but I wish I had been warned. It was also really thick and hard to blend in I know mineral sunscreen is thicker and heavier but this was so hard to blend in was almost like mud mask like in texture.

Repurchase: No

Elizabeth Arden Retinol Ceramide Capsules (x3) I don’t love these opening the capsules is inconvenient and one capsule is not quite enough but two capsules is too much. This is inconvenient and not my thing. I can’t say I saw much difference in my skin but I will say I love the texture feel of this it is like a dry soft finish on my skin which I like. I really liked this on my hands so that could be a good use for these as a hand retinol

Repurchase: No

Sephora Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover this is my all time favorite liquid eye makeup remover. It takes my makeup off so easy it doesn’t bother my eyes or skin at all it doesn’t leave a film on my skin or contacts. I just love it.

Repurchase: Forever and Always

Vitamasques Morning Eye Goggle Mask this was good. I wasn’t expecting it to have foil silver stars on it but it was fun that it did. I didn’t like this as much as I like eye patches because this was like a full-on eye mask but it was brightening.

Repurchase: No

Goldfaden MD Bright Eyes Dark Circle Radiance Concentrate this helped a little but there wasn’t enough uses in this to really see a difference.

Repurchase: No

Random (5)

Sigma Sigmagic Brushampoo (x2) this was a fine brush cleaner it worked well I just don’t love liquid brush soap I feel like it takes more product and it just isn’t as easy for me as a solid soap is.

Repurchase: No

Earth Therapeutics Tea Tree Oil Cooling Foot Scrub this wasn’t that great. It wasn’t cooling or scrubby enough.

Repurchase: No

Degree MotionSense Dry Spray in Stress Control I quite liked this. It worked well the spray waws nice it didn’t get white on my close too badly.

Repurchase: Yes

Venus Pure Shave Cream in Sea Minerals this was terrible. It came out more like body cream and would not blend easily onto my skin and was washed away instantly all terrible qualities in a shave cream.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (2)

Bath and Body Works Mint Chocolate Shake Candle not enough scent throw for my tastes but did smell nice and like mint chocolate vanilla.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Paradise Coconut this had very little scent did not like.

Repurchase: No

Lip (1)

Kab Lip Oil in Honey Dew this was interesting I loved how it felt to apply and I used it up pretty quick because I kept wanting to apply it. But it was sticky and left residue on all my water bottles so I liked using it but I wouldn’t really recommend it, it wasn’t hydrating or anything like that.

Repurchase: No

Makeup (4)

Kat Von D (now KVD) Ink Well Liner in Outlaw once upon a time red eyeliner was suoer hard to find so I would by any and all I did find. Now that isn’t the case anymore and I can be pickier. This was not the best. It was really hard to get enough on the brush to apply it properly. It also skewed more orangey red which isn’t my preference. I will say this was super long wearing like does not come off at all even with makeup remover.

Repurchase: No

Apocalyptic Beauty Glitter in Potion this has been my favorite glitter for a long time I love this brand and they are super affordable and the glitters are so pretty. A lot of the glitter mixes are limited edition but if I can buy this one again I will. But I love their glitters.

Repurchase: Yes

Morphe Brush random brush from a Morphe set. I don’t really care for Morphe brushes they don’t hold upwell through washing for me.

Repurchase: No

Benefit Roller Lash I don’t like this mascara at all it is all length no volume so it makes my eyelashes look crazy because I need volume not length so the really gave me that spider lash effect that I do not love.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (2)

Victoria Secret Bombshell Paradise Fine Fragrance Lotion I really like the paradise scent but I also get sick of it quick because it is very strong and artificial smelling. This lotion was very generic in quality it was fine but not overly special. It really is more for the scent experience.

Repurchase: Maybe

FCS Aloe Me Whipped Cream in Love-Me Chain I don’t typically love the aloe me whips as much but this one was really nice, I found the ratio to be a bit better and the scent was so good I loved all the scents from the Sailor Moon Collection so much.

Repurchase: Yes

Bodycare (1)

Bath and Body Works Aqua Burst Body Wash this was a nice body wash I just don’t care for unscented products. But it was a nice gel that felt nice on my skin.

Repurchase: No

Perfume (2)

Versace Dylan Turquoise this is very summery and nice and bright.

Repurchase: Maybe

Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Le Bubbly I mean I know this range is my favorite and I wear them all but this one I would for sure repurchase which is not the case with all of them. This one was a lot sweeter then some of the others and I really liked it.

Repurchase: Yes

Haircare (9)

Pacifica Rosemary & Mint Scalp Serum this did make my scalp feel really nice but an oil pre shampoo treatment is not a step I want to incorporate into my life. Having to really focus on washing it out and letting my hair be all oily and gross for an hour or two before I washed it just makes the already long process of washing my hair longer.

Repurchase: No, but it does work

Function of Beauty Curly Hair Shampoo

Function of Beauty Straight Hair Conditioner

Function of Beauty Deep Conditioner Booster Shot

Function of Beauty Lengthen Booster Shot

I am going to talk about these above 4 products as a set. I saw that Function of Beauty had come to target and I have seen all the Youtube sponsored videos and had been super curious to try them out. So, I jumped on this chance. And that was a huge mistake. These were terrible all around I hated the product and the packaging and just everything about it. The shampoo was so hard to waws out of my hair and made my hair so dry even while it was wet and it made my hair very tangley. The conditioner was meh it didn’t do anything for my hair. The booster shots were useless. On the packaging side it was super slippery and the spouts got really gunky and gross. I hated these so much.

Repurchase: NO

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Life Finds A Way Moroccan Oil Hair Detangler It did detangle my hair but I wasn’t into the woodsy scent but the Jurassic Park theme totally up my alley.

Repurchase: No

Suave Smooth Performer Shampoo

Suave Smooth Performer Conditioner

These were nice they left my hair smooth and frizz free they weren’t super hydrating but they didn’t strip my color so all in all not a bad set.

Repurchase: No, just cuz I like bougie nice scent hair stuff as a personal preference but it was totally a fine set

Bumble and Bumble Bb. Don’t Blow It (H)air Styler this works it makes my hair dry neatly when I air dry it.

Repurchase: Maybe

Declutter (6)

Lorac Light Source 3 in 1 Illuminating Primer my primer drawer is completely full and overflowing so I had to do a declutter just for the sake of space and I have to be real with myself I will never use this. It is a bit glitter a bit stick and I don’t really go for illuminating primers often especially this which is sorta meant to be mixed in to foundation as a highlight.

Trestique Mini Matte Blur Stick I don’t prefer stick primers so I decided to declutter all the stick primers I have I haven’t tried this.

Temptu Base Smooth & Matte Primer I don’t like any of the Temptu products I have tried and I hate the packaging.

Smashbox Photo Finish Iconic Primer Stick this I have tried and don’t like in addition to it being a stick trimer it is too silicone-y and thick.

The Estee Edit Pore Vanishing Stick this brand kinda sucked which is why it was super short lived. This is weird and chunky and doesn’t really fill pores in as well as a lot of other pore filling primers I have.

Colourpop Ultra Metallic Lip in 3-Way this is metallic by having glitter in it that got all over my face and never really set down which is not what I want in a product like this.

Great month for me really.

Total This Month: 42

Total: 256

Approx Value This Month: $435.93

Approx Paid This Month: $59.48

Approx Total Value: $2,076.78

Approx Total Paid: $368.96

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What’s In My Trash? May 2021

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This was a really bad month I did not use up alot of things at all. So let’s get into it this one will be a quick one for a change.

Skincare (8)

Follain Eye Cream I hated this so much. If you have sensitive skin run far away. So I had some irritation under my eye and I thought this would soothe it. It did not it burned like crazy. Even when I didn’t have irritation it just felt harsh. I ended up using it all over my face to just get it used up really quickly.

Repurchase: No

Dermalogica Clear Start Breakout Clearing Booster this was pretty good for a spot treatment I liked it. It was really runny but I think that was partially a packaging problem because the full size is packaged differently.

Repurchase: Maybe

Beekman 1802 Dream Booster Bakuchiol Beta-Retinol Serum (x3) this is pretty decent for a beta retinol I just prefer a non beta retinol I feel like the result as more impactful and faster. But it you have sensitive skin this would be great for you and it is a good price.

Repurchase: No

Naturally Good For You Balance & Boost Serum well this is not a serum it is a moisturizer and it was really good for redness relief and my blemishes but it smells like Elmer’s glue and I hated using it because of that. It was also sticky.

Repurchase: No

Clinique Take the Day Off Makeup Remover Towelettes I thought I would love these since I love the take the day off line for taking off my makeup but these fell short for me they are a bit too oily for what I want in a wipe but they also don’t take off really full on make up or mascara and eyeliner so these aren’t right for me.

Repurchase: No, unfortunately I have a ton of these because I bought them on a super good sale I may end up giving some packs away.

The Crème Shop Caffeine Eye Sheet Mask this was nice very refreshing. Stayed on well.

Repurchase: Maybe

Home Scents (5)

Victoria Secret Pink Yuzu + Sea Salt Candle I loved this it smelled so good and yuzu-y and the scent was so strong that I could smell it the next day.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Coconut Cream Pie this was fine it was unimpressive really.

Repurchase: No

Huntington Home Essential Oil Wax Melt in Lemon & Ginger this was not worth the $2. The melts were only good for one melt each they couldn’t be reused and they smelled good but they were not worth it.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Fine Fragrance Mist in Gingerbread Latte I always use these as room scents because why not. This was nice it smelled like gingerbread.

Repurchase: Maybe

Juice Sugar Fix Candle this had no scent throw at all.

Repurchase: No, it was a gift with purchase anyway you can’t buy it

Lip (2)

Victoria Secret Balm Addict Moisturizing Lip Balm I hated this it was really stick and not at all balmy or hydrating.

Repurchase: No

Weleda Skin Food Lip Butter I really did not like this it was really slick but some how really drying at the same time and I really found the yellow tint to be unappealing.

Repurchase: No

Makeup (2)

Maybelline Great Lash in Wink of Pink this was surprisingly great I hate that it was limited edition. This really coated my lashes and made them pink with out needing a million layers which is often a priblem with colored mascaras.

Repurchase: Yes

Apocalyptic Beauty Badass Setting Spray in Green Tea this is such a good setting spray it really holds on makeup well and the scents are all really great.

Repurchase: Yes

Lotion (1)

Rituals The Ritual of Happy Buddha Recovery Hand Balm this was a really interesting texture it was really a balmy feeling lotion. The scent was really strong though and the cedarwood in this kinda overshadowed the orange and I didn’t love that but it was a good hand cream.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (4)

Dr.Teals Pure Epsom Salt in Cannabis Sativa Hemp Seed Oil these are good and cheap and I like that because I can use a lot in a bath to get the really good soothing effects without feeling like I am wasting it.

Repurchase: Yes

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Shimmer Body Wash in Fairytales & Make Believe I don’t really need my body wash to have shimmer in it but this all washed away and didn’t stick so it was fine. This didn’t have a strong scent and I like really scented body washes do this was just not for me but it was tiny it lasted like a week a little less? It was fine.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Bath Bomb? I don’t know which on this is. It was fun though it changed from yellow to green to blue with was fun and it had a lotion bar/ bath melt in the center so it was nice to rub on my skin and I felt so moisturized and smooth after.

Repurchase: Maybe

Skintimate Moisturizing Shave Gel in Raspberry Rain this was terrible it was dry it rinsed off way to quickly and it did not help me get a smooth nice shave.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (1)

Beauty & Pin-Ups Fearless Hair Rescue Masque this was a great hair mask I really liked it it made my hair feel super soft and healthy.

Repurchase: Yes

Declutter (2)

Physcian’s Formula Glide on Gel Eyeliner in Black Velvet life is too short for mediocre black eyeliner. It is black and soft but it isn’t long wearing and it does smudge so bye bitch.

FCS SPF 15 Shimmer Sunscreen Stick in Golden Hour I don’t this this was doing anything in terms of sun protection and it was really hard to apply and I just don’t like it.

Well I really did poorly this month. I didn’t use up much or any high value items.

Total This Month: 25

Total: 183

Approx Value This Month: $198.24

Approx Paid This Month: $13.47

Approx Total Value: $1408.22

Approx Total Paid: $261.66

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What’s In My Trash? April 2021

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I finally caught up to where I need to be to be on track for meeting my goals! Hurray! I used up a whole heck of a lot this month so grab a drink and a snack.

Skincare (14)

Patchology Mega Moisture Sheet Mask this felt so nice on. My skin was so tired and dry from me having a sinus cold and this was just so soothing and moisturizing and maybe me skin and face just feel so much better.

Repurchase: Maybe

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant I just don’t like this it is too messy.

Repurchase: No

Tony Moly Peach Punch Sweet Foam Cleanser this was what every smelled like peach really nothing to say here. It would probably be a fun face wash for a kid.

Repurchase: No

Dermalogica Dynamic Skin Recovery spf 50 (not pictured) this was really thick and sticky but it didn’t irritate my skin. I found that it was not water and sweat proof so this is not great for being outdoors or swimming in hot weather.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Rejuvenating Facial Oil in Southern Belle this was way to greasy for my face so I used it up on my neck and chest. I like having stuff for my neck and chest but rarely want to buy something for that purpose. This was fine but I would not recommend due to how greasy it was.

Repurchase: No

Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel this was fine it was just a face wash it washed  my face well and was gentle but effective but the price makes me balk even though a little goes a long way and per use it is like 16 cents which isn’t that bad I just can’t.

Repurchase: No

Juice Beauty Prebiotix Instant Flash Facial this was nice I loved that you did it on wet skin so I was able to use it in the shower. It did some light exfoliation but I am looking for more then this was providing my skin. If you very much need an in shower chemical exfoliator this might be for you though I haven’t really found too many other in shower ones.

Repurchase: No

Dermalogica Precleanse this was not great it did not remove my makeup as well as other oil cleansers or balms that I like.

Repurchase: No

Ole Henriksen Transforming Almond Facial Polish this was terrible it stung my skin and was really harsh.

Repurchase: No

CVS Adapalene Gel I don’t feel like this did anything to help my skin. I have been curious about adapalene but it did not help my break outs. I think it may have help pore size a bit but not that much.

Repurchase: No

Glamglow Dream Duo Overnight Transforming Treatment well this two step treatment felt really nice on but I don’t know that it did anything I used it for like 4 or 5 days. Felt nice was a fun experience to put on the two steps since one was a pretty iridescent one and the other was dark grey but blended into clear. They don’t make this anymore so it doesn’t really matter.

Repurchase: No

Beekman 1802 Bloom Cream Probiotic Moisturizer this I love it makes m y skin look and feel so glowy and healthy.

Repurchase: Yes

Beekman 1802 Golden Booster Amla Berry Vitamin C Serum I tried this mixed in with the cream like you are supposed to but I didn’t like how it mixed it it kinda wouldn’t mix in evenly. So I don’t feel like it I have a good feeling on it. I have about one to try that I am going to put directly on my skni how I like to use my Vitamin C.

Repurchase: No

Beekman 1802 Dream Booster Bakuchiol Beta-Retinol Serum I do like this I feel like the results are a lot slower then they are with a non-beta retinol but it is much gentler.

Repurchase: No

Random (4)

Assured Hand Sanitizer in Lavender I don’t like Lavender that much. When hand sanitizer was so hard to get, I would have been so thrilled to have this but from an actual quality stand point this was really thin and it would splurt out so much so fast.

Repurchase: No

Dove Go Fresh in Revive this was fine I like how smooth it is and it smelled nice. Not my favorite like the degree is but these were on sale.

Repurchase: Maybe

Sweet & Shimmer Face and Body Mini Wipes in Merry Mint I love these for swatches they smell nice they work well and they are small.

Repurchase: Yes

Aquaphor Ointment I love Aquaphor I use it for so many things. Lip balm abrasions chafed skin just everything.

Repurchase: Yes

Home Scents (7)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Wax Tart in The Dark Sea this was fine it was a pretty color scent and throw was unimpressive.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Wax Well Begun is Half Done Linen Spray I loved this I don’t really know what the scent was but it was such a comforting scent to have on my sheets and pillows. I will miss this.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Single Wick Candle in Orange Zest + Sea Spray this had no scent throw so sad.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Fine Fragrance Mist in Salted Caramel Apricot I always use these as room scents, they last a long time I like that the scents are more complicated than you can usually get in a room scent. The also aren’t as strong which I also like a lot of the time. This was nice it was way more caramel than apricot which was disappointing but it did the job.

Repurchase: No

Little Egg Harbour Soap in Coconut this was ok it was soap it wasn’t drying.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Cinnamon Caramel Swirl this smelled so yummy and had a good throw but the last 25% of if really lost a lot of its scent. It always bugs me how hit or miss Bath and Body Works stuff is.

Repurchase: Maybe

Bath and Body Works Scentportable in Winter Candy Apple I don’t love this scent but I had it so I used it. I just got a new car and the scentportables don’t really fit in my air vent as well so I probably won’t buy more of these.

Repurchase: No

Lip (2)

Malin + Goetz Mojito Lip Balm this was very very thick and glossy and a sticky. It also wasn’t very hydrating it smelled and tasted nice and I do like the feeling of a really thick balm that stays on my lips but this didn’t do anything. It was a great sensory experience but it didn’t do anything for my lips which is more the point.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Kiss Lip Scrub this was great perfect texture I love the Kiss scent/flavor I wish the Peter Pan collections of scents would be permanent.

Repurchase: Yes

Makeup (1)

Hourglass Caution Extreme Lash Mascara this was so so so good. It made my lashes look amazing and it does not smudge of flake at all. The only really downside are the price is $29 which is ridiculous and that it was very very hard to take off it is full waterproof. No matter how many times I cleansed I would still find it on my lashes the next day.

Repurchase: Yes

Lotion (2)

Bath and Body Works Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Body Cream I really enjoyed this and I am pretty sure its been discontinued like every good product they have. This had like an oceany sea minerals scent and it was really hydrating and very smooth. A bit sticky but I find that with all hyaluronic acid products so I can’t fault it for that. I am sad that this is a discontinued product for sure. I am glad I cut this open because there had to be at least half to three quarters of an oz of product left which is a lot with a 2.5 oz product.

Repurchase: I would

Sudsy Duck Soapery Lotion in Memphis so I kinda hated this the packaging was awful the plastic is so thick and hard that I couldn’t squeeze it to get the lotion out easily. Then the lotion would come out like a giant blob and it had a weird consistency some how thick but almost watery at the same time. I also felt I needed to reapply quickly so I went through this bottle really fast.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (5)

Nair Leg Mask ehhh this did work, you have to leave it on for like 20 minutes not 5 like the package says but you just need so much product to get a good layer and it takes so long that it just is so much more inconvenient then shaving.

Repurchase: No

Lush Shower Gel in Snow Fairy this actually started turning the color and the scent and the texture all started to change so this was really my last chance to finish it up. Like if I hadn’t finished it this week I would have had to throw it out either way. I like snow fairy a lot as a scent it is so sweet and delicious. I think I actually would rather have the spray then the body wash having fully finished the two items. The spray just has more uses for me. I find Lush shower gels to be so thick and a bit harder to use then others so I don’t know if I would want it again.

Repurchase: No

FCS Be a Pineapple Shower Oil this was great I love body oils after showers and this smelled like pineapples.

Repurchase: Yes

FCS Bath & Shower Gel Hunny Pot this was so great it smelled like honey it was adorable I didn’t love that the consistency was like honey but also it was very cute that it was like that.

Repurchase: No, but I loved it

Skintimate 2 in 1 Shave Cream & Skin Conditioner this was truly terrible don’t buy this. First of all the package is impossible to use it squishy in the middle but hard on the top and bottom so you can’t use all the product with out cutting it open and its so crappy I was not going to bother doing that. It also rinsed off really fast but still gunked up my razor and didn’t give me the best shave.

Repurchase: No

Perfume (2)

Juicy Couture Oui this was such an unexpected empty I haven’t been targeting it for that long maybe 2 or 3 months and then just one day it was empty. I really liked this scent it was really light but nice and I got lots of compliments on it.

Repurchase: Eventually

Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Perfume viva isn’t one of my most favorites but it is nice in small doses.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (2)

Briogeo Be Gentle Be Kind Avocado + Kiwi Mega Moisture Superfood Mask once again Briogeo just doesn’t do it for me. It didn’t do enough to add moisture to my hair. And I needed this whole tube and it still wasn’t enough to coat all my hair.

Repurchase: No

Bed Head Control Freak Extra Extra Straight this is like an “instant” hair straightener. It kinda works like that but not really. It more like takes does all the frizz and helps the hair look smoother and like I blowdried it rather than letting it air dry. If I use too much of this it makes my hair look stringy though less is more with this. I have another bottle of this but I don’t know if I will rebuy this I just don’t use products like this as much as I used to so I just don’t know if it is for me anymore.

Repurchase: I don’t know

Declutter (5)

Winky Lux Eyebrow Pencil this is a very thick eye brow pencil and I just really don’t like that or eyebrow pencils in general. The packaging is cute as heck though. This is a product that Winky Lux doesn’t make any more.

Physician’s Formula Magic Mosaic Multi-Colored Custom Bronzer in Light Bronzer/Bronzer I couldn’t even tell you why or when I got this. But because of the ombre effect the effect on the skin was usually patchy and hard to work with. Also, the packaging is just so bulky and annoying it does not need to be that way. It is so thick and heavy and then to top it off the lid is domed so you can’t even stack it nicely.

Acnomel Acne Cream this just did nothing for my skin. And the texture was really gritty and matte feeling and did not play well with any of my other skin care and was super hard to integrate into my routine. Since it did nothing to help my acne I’m just gona let it go.

The Organic Pharmacy Lip & Eye Cream this was so thick and sticky and impossible to blend into my under eyes. I got this in an Ipsy years ago and its just moved around and I thought I could use it up as a travel eye crem but I can’t I hate it.

Qveen Studio Dragonliner Liquid this is so smudgey hard to work with and just smears off my face after an hour with out me really doing anything crazy just from blinking. This formula sucks it’s a shame the packaging is cute but I don’t have time for crappy liquid eyeliner.

The weather is getting so warm and things are starting to just feel better all around so hopefully good things will be coming but optimism scares me lol. It was a pretty good month though.

Total This Month: 44

Total: 158

Approx Value This Month: $390.63

Approx Paid This Month: $71.42

Approx Total Value: $1209.98

Approx Total Paid: $248.19

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