Tag: Empties

What’s In My Trash? January 2019

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Welcome to the first empties post of the new year!! Started off the month really strong! So first I am going to go into what the goals and new things I’ll be doing with my empties this year and then I will go into the products I used up.

So first this years goal is 600 products. Instead of a monthly goal my goal will be to use up or move out 600 products this year.

I also will be keeping track of the approximate value of the products I use up and the approximate amount I paid for the products I used up. And category totals. Just for funsies and because I am really curious as to how much legit “money” I am going through each month.

I will calculate values the best I can there are going to be things that I can’t get or don’t know the values of. For how much I paid there are going to be plenty of things that I don’t know or remember but I will do my best. It is only an approximate value.

Skincare (16)

Bath and Body Works Sea You Soon Sea Minerals + Hyaluronic Acid Sheet Mask this is definitely not a high quality mask with amazing ingredients all the advertised ingredients are on the bottom of the ingredient list but it does feel nice on the skin. They don’t make this anymore you know how Bath and Body Works is like everything is friggen limited edition it is ridiculous. I would not repurchase even if I could because it is expensive for what it is but I didn’t hate it.

Repurchase: No

Origins RitualiTea Mind Over Mate Invigorating Powder Face Mask they don’t make this anymore and I am not really surprised. It smells awful like it smells like dog food and that smell is on your face. It is also really clumpy on your face and hard to remove and it like clumps up and makes a mess in your sink it was just gross. It did make my skin feel smooth and tight in a good way but there are far better masks. I am not shocked that this is no longer around.

Repurchase: No

Juice Beauty Hydrating Mist this was ok it wasn’t great it was refreshing but also sticky. This also claims to be a setting spray and a refreshing spray do not spray this over your makeup it is not a setting spray. It leaves your makeup sticky and it starts to rub off.

Repurchase: No

Mario Badescu Facial Spray Aloe, Cucumber, and Green Tea I didn’t really love this I have the new one with the sage and orange that just came out and then I like a lot. I don’t love the scent of cucumbers (I got food poisoning off cucumbers once and its kinda ruined them for me.) and aloe isn’t great for my skin personally so this is like not an ideal product. Everyone raves about this so I felt like I needed to try it. It wasn’t any better than any other spray I’ve used.

Repurchase: No

Garnier Skin Active Refreshing Remover Cleansing Towelettes these were pretty nice they were very soft didn’t leave my skin sticky. I really liked these.

Repurchase: Maybe

First Aid Beauty Coconut Water Cream I didn’t really like this it was just kinda a meh cream and it didn’t even smell like coconuts.

Repurchase: No

Ren Evercalm Ultra Comforting Rescue Mask this is a good mask it really is but I have some mixed feelings about it. On the positive side it does good things for my skin it is really comforting if my skin is like freaking out like dry and oily and dehydrated but weird breakout in one spot and like all the things at once this really does help to just balance everything out and calm it all down. It also smells pretty comforting. What I hate about this is the textureof this mask. It goes on kinda like a clay mask which is fine but then as it warms up ad does its thing it turns into like a thick heavy oil grease type thing. It feels so heavy and slimey and it is kinda hard to wash off and I don’t like the slimey oily thick feeling of it. The fumes/scent as it makes this change also makes my eyes sting and water even though I can’t actually smell anything off it kinda weird. Idk how I feel about this I would use it again but I probably won’t buy it.

Repurchase: Probably Not

BioRepublic Pomegrante Crush Illuminating Fiber Mask I didn’t like this sheet mask at all. It left my face super super sticky which I hate.

Repurchase: No

NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth these are my favorite wipes I love them make my feels feel so clean and good but they are very expensive so I use them sparingly.

Repurchase: Yes

Pur The Grinch Mask Sampler Purple Pore Punisher this was ok it is a peel of mask it left my skin feeling smooth but it really didn’t do anything for my pores. This also has a really fruity scent to the mask not as bad and nauseating as the Glamglow one but enough that it needs to be noted. I mostly bought this because the ornament containers were adorable and I wanted them. The containers are definitely reusable.

Repurchase: No

Pur The Grinch Mask Sampler Soak It Up this was not that great this was not nearly as moisturizing as the Freeman mask or other hydrating masks I have tried.

Repurchase: No

The Face Shop Real Nature Mask in Olive I was worried that this would be greasy gross on but it was a great face mask my face felt refreshed and plumped and hydrated. It fit my face and sat on it well it didn’t have any scent it was really nice.

Repurchase: Yes

Global Beauty Care Sea Kelp Spa Treatment Mask this was a really goopy sheet mask there was so much serum on it it also fit my face terribly despite all that I really really liked it. It left my skin feeling really soft and hydrated. My skin/face/life felt so puffy and irritated and awful and after this mask everything just felt so much better. I am pretty sure this is like a super cheap and I have no idea where it came from but I liked it a lot.

Repurchase: Yes

No7 Lift & Luminate Triple Action Serum I hated this it smelled really weird like heavily fragranced with generic fancy skincare scent if anyone know what I am talking about also I felt like this didn’t do anything for my skin at all.

Repurchase: No

Dr. Jart+ Water Drop Hydrating Moisturizer this was insane it comes out like a gel but the second it touches your skin it melts into like legit water. It feels like water on the skin it is really cool and feels really light and nice and watery on the skin this is definitely more of a summer moisturizer the winter but I liked it. Even it if was slightly messy/drippy to apply.

Repurchase: Maybe

Dermalogica Age Smart Rapid Reveal Peel this was not at all uncomfortable or burn-y like I expected it to be. My skin was definitely much softer and smoother after but that was the only real benefit I have seen so far. So I don’t know that it is worth $8.50 a mask even though it was nice and made my skin soft.

Repurchase: No

Random (3)

Farmacy Honey Savior All-in-One Repair Salve this is just a honey based slave it is kinda like Vaseline but different texture serves the same kinda purpose though. I put this on my elbows and my lips. Honesty I used it to just use it up I found it chilling in a random drawer it didn’t belong in. This was ok but I have tried better healing salves like my fortune cookie ones or even Aquaphor.

Repurchase: No

Degree Motion Sense Deodorant Shower Clean Motion Sense deodorants are my favorite I feel like the scent really effects the effectiveness which I know is odd but hey what ever. I liked this one.

Repurchase: Yes

Hum Nutrition Daily Cleanse Vitamins can’t really tell much with only three days of vitamins but they didn’t make me feel sick or taste bad so that’s good.

Repurchase: Maybe

Home Scents (3)

Columbia Candle Supply White Tea with Blueberries Wax Melt I loved the scent of this. It had a great scent throw and I love a good blueberry scent. I don’t think they make this scent anymore which makes me really sad I went back on the Etsy shop to order some and they didn’t have a listing for this scent. The wax melts last forever from this company.

Repurchase: Yes

Columbia Candle Supply Blackberry Amber I was hoping the blackberry scent would overpower the amber scent and I would like this but it was not that way the amber scent was very heavy and I don’t like the very heavy warm feminine musk type scent of amber.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Hot Cocoa & Cream Wallflower 100% my most favorite scent I love it so so much. Smells like a Hershey’s bar.

Repurchase: Yes

Lip (3)

Glow for a Cause Lip Love in Flirt this is one of those months where like all the open things run out at the same time. This was ok it had a nice feel on the lips but I wasn’t a huge fan of the color or the scent/flavor. It also was really messy because it melted pretty easily.

Repurchase: No

Softlips Tinted Lip Conditioner in Pearl I liked the feel and flavor of this sorta tingly menthol vanilla mint but I hate the pearl finish it is a full on frosted baby pink like I can only wear this to bed because it looks so bad.

Repurchase: No

Fresh Sugar Lip Caramel Hydrating Balm this was just eh it tasted goof but it was not hydrating at all like this was the opposite of a hydrating lip treatment it was more just a nice feeling balm that tasted and smelled good but did nothing at all for my lip health. I wanted to try this for awhile and was so excited to get it but I am glad I got to use it and see that I don’t really like it at all.

Repurchase: No

Makeup (4)

Lancôme Dual Finish Multi-Tasking Powder & Foundation in One All Day Wear this was a sample in a shade way way way to dark for me but I just chucked it on to see what the formula was like while I was doing chores around the house and I actually really liked how it sat on my skin and I like powder foundation a lot so this interests me.

Repurchase: Maybe

Mac False Lashes Waterproof Mascara I’m pretty Eh about Mac Mascaras.

Repurchase: No

Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes I really liked and enjoyed using this when I would use it. It would make my lashes look so long and full and fluffy. I probably wouldn’t buy this one again because it is really pricey but I am really curious to try some other brands.

Repurchase: Maybe

Smashbox Covershot Golden Hour Eye Palette Card Sample mostly I just wanted to see if this would even work and it did there was just enough shadow to do one eye look but I hate Smashbox eyeshadows they just don’t have the type of pigment and impact I want I have like two Covershot palettes and I am not a huge fan.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (5)

Mickey Mouse Honey Almond Scented Hand Cream well this was super adorable and the scent was weirdly comforting and nostalgic but the lotion is awful. It left my skin feeling so so dry. I have another on in a different scent and I will use it because its cute but it is not a good lotion at all.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Marshmallow Magic Body Cream I don’t love the body creams from Bath and Body Works I am trying to use them up. I loved this scent though. I would repurchase this scent if it ever came back.

Repurchase: No

Pacifica Lotion Wipes Malibu Lemon Blossom these kinda suck they have like no lotion one them barely any scent they are totally pointless.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Aloe Me Body Whip in Good Zombie I loved the scent of this so so so much it was a caramel apple type scent and it just smelled like fall and Halloween and I loved it. Unfortunately I don’t love the Aloe Me Body Whips things that have to much Aloe in them actually dry my skin out my skin just does not like Aloe. So I am going to try to eliminate most of the aloe lotions I have barring the ones that smell too good to pass on.

Repurchase: No (But I’d buy anything I could in this scent)

Sweet & Shimmer Moisturizing Foot Mask in Salted Caramel this was fine its booties with lotion and it moisturizers your feet but it is not a whole lot different than throwing some lotion in fuzzy socks so it isn’t really worth the extra product to me.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (1)

Rituals The Ritual of Hammam Foaming Shower Gel this was ok I didn’t love the scent it was a little too heavy on the rosemary and I wasn’t feeling it I the shower. This comes out as like a gel and then foams up when it gets the slightest bit wet. It was a fine body wash but I was nothing to exciting.

Repurchase: No

Perfume (1)

Juicy Couture La La Perfume I love the scent on this one it is nice and light and great for summer. My only problem with it is that it does not stick on my skin at all it is gone after like an hour or two which sucks. I won’t seek this out since it has been discontinued but I wouldn’t be against buying a small size if it was a really good price. I do love it it just doesn’t work great for me. I always feel so accomplished when I use up a full size perfume.

Repurchase: Maybe

Haircare (6)

Fortune Cookie Soap Restorative Hair Mask in Rebel Princess I didn’t love this hair mask it was quite thick and I don’t feel like my hair liked it that much it made my hair kinda fluffy in a bad way with not a ton of moisture.

Repurchase: No

Coco & Eve Like a Virgin Hair Coconut & Fig Masque this smelled more floral then of figs and coconuts this was only good for one use on my hair and didn’t do a whole lot for me. It made my hair feel soft and definitely less frizzy but didn’t add shine or any hydrating so only two of its four claims held true. This was just eh for me I have masks I like a lot better.

Repurchase: No

Living Proof No Frizz Nourishing Oil Treatment this was not the best oil I have every used it was weirdly dry ad greasy so it was too much of a fast drying oil for it to do my hair any good in the moisturizing department but greasy enough to leave my hair looking greasy. It didn’t do much for frizz either.

Repurchase: No

Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Shampoo

Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Conditioner

Talking about them as a set since I used them that way. This was a pretty good shampoo and conditioner it didn’t fry my hair out but it also didn’t make my hair glossy. It did give it a lot of volume but left it a bit static-y but it is also like -5 degrees out and the heat can also make my hair static-y so that might not be from this.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (10)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Aloe Me Whipped Cream in Cap I don’t get along with the Aloe Mes they don’t work well for my skin so I am gifting most of these to my gf who does really like them. I only kept one full size one because I love the scent so much so I can at least use that up and get to enjoy the scent.

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Aloe Me Whipped Cream in Summer Lovin’ I will also still get to use these as they aren’t going far away from my life just out of my stash lol.

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Cooling Aloe Me Whipped Cream in Chilly Down this one actually is cooling and minty I really hated it, it made me feel so cold but my gf adored it so she’ll be happy.

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Spray Lotion in Aqua Scum I love the spray lotions but I am not fond of the smell so this is going off to my gf too she also loves Finding Nemo so she’ll like that.

I decluttered like 20+ random carded samples I had I am just counting them as one item.

Ulta Beauty Tinted Eye Primer in Satin Blush this I didn’t really get. Like why would I want a pink shimmer sheer eyebase. This is more like a very light sheer cream eyeshadow so idk weird. As a base it makes your eyeshadow get all chunky and odd. So no go.

Tarte eyeliner in Antique Gold this just doesn’t have enough pigment for me but they are very soft and pleasant to use. They don’t make this on anymore I got it in a set with a ton of other colors like 3 or 4 years ago.

Pur The Grinch Mask Sampler Dirty Detox this was totally unusable I don’t know if it dried up or that’s just how this mask is but it was like clay paste that just balled up in chunks and rolled off my face as I tried to put it on.

Juicy Couture Body Soufflee this is in the original perfume scent which is my least favorite scent that they made. The lotion is so strong like the scent is so overwhelming that I can’t use it it lingers for hours and hours. So if that is something you like you would love this and it is a pretty decent lotion but smelling that intense perfumey scent for so long makes me feel sick and gives me a headache.

~Cue Walk Down Memory Lane~

Urban Decay Floral Shadow Box remember when Urban decay palettes looked like this? I really miss old school Urban Decay style like I wish they do a little retro throwback collection I would eat that shit up. I mean this even came with sponge tipped applicators that I used since I didn’t know better. This was the first palette I ever bought and started a love (addiction) to makeup and Urban Decay. I am not actually decluttering it I am saving it for sentimental reasons but it is just too old and past its prime it isn’t useable any more so I am moving it out of my palette drawer. All the shades have major dips in them because I used it a lot because at one time for like 6 months this was my only palette and then I bought like 2 more Urban Decay Palettes and things slowly grew from there. The glitter fallout on all these shades was terrible but I like loved it so hard I did not even care that I had glitter on my face and in my contacts. I’d pair this up with super heavy eyeliner and I was good to go. I still rock the very heavy eyeliner but I like to think my eyeshadow choices have improved since then.

~Conclude Walk Down Memory Lane~

Total This Month: 51

Total: 51

Approx Value This Month: $361.14

Approx Paid This Month: $85.88

Approx Total Value: $361.14

Approx Total Paid: $85.88

What’s In My Trash? December 2018

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I finished out the year really strong here with 133 empties. Like so many that there is not big group picture because it wouldn’t all fit. Plus a bunch got thrown away when I was in Florida because I was not bringing trash home. So lets get into this because this is going to be a super long post. There will be year end wrap up at the end with a pie chart because math <3

Skincare (30)

Befine Food Skin Care Single Serve Pore Refining Treatment Scrub this wasn’t that great it really did feel like you made it with kitchen ingredients and left like grit on my face but it did smell nice.

Repurchase: No

Befine Food Skin Care Single Serve Night Cream this wasn’t horrible but I didn’t like it. It is really thick and takes a long time to sink in if you have really dry skin this would probably be great for you but for me I hate that. Once it sank in it did feel nice but I hate that feeling of letting cream sink in.

Repurchase: No

Ulta Beauty Gingerbread Cookie Brightening Warming Gel Mask I love the Ulta masks I have had nothing but good experiences with them. This smelled  looked and felt like gingerbread cookie dough which was so nice and fun and christmasy I loved that. It was a teensy bit warm on my skin but not a whole lot and my skin was brighter and softer after.

Repurchase: Yes

Shea Moisture African Black Soap Clarifying Mud Mask this did absolutely nothing. My skin looked and felt exactly the same so this was shit and a waste of time.

Repurchase: No, wouldn’t even reuse another one

Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask I don’t feel like this did anything at all for my face the few times I used it it felt like a waste of time.

Repurchase: No

Peter Thomas Roth Hungarian Thermal Water Mineral-Rich Moisturizer this smelled really minerally which I like. This feels really tacky on the skin but somehow still feels really nice. I liked using this little sample.

Repurchase: No

NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth these are some of my favorite face wipes they are just soft and my skin feels so good after I use them but they are so expensive I was able to use my Macy’s coupon that comes in the Macy’s box to snag a 5 pack for free so I am excited about that.

Repurchase: Maybe

Peter Thomas Roth Acne-Clear Invisible Dots I don’t feel like these have been working for me lately like they used to so I am switching up brands for awhile and see what’s going on.

Repurchase: Maybe in the future

Ole Henriksen Clean Truth Cleansing Cloths I don’t like these as much as the green ones. They are still nice and I liked the whole Vitamin C thing but I got so bored using these. There was 100 in this pack ad I thought that was a great deal but I feel like they really lost effectiveness around the 50 or 60 wipe mark and they were just so boring and I never wanted to use them. I would repurchase but not a giant pack like this of any wipe ever again.

Repurchase: Yes, not this size though

Mario Badescu Enzyme Cleansing Gel this was like eh whatever soap it smelled and felt very soapy which I don’t like it was also super thick.

Repurchase: No

Pond’s Cold Cream Makeup Removing Wipes these are gentle and do take makeup off but they are so creamy and soapy that I have to wash my face after.

Repurchase: No

Dr. Hauschka Regenerating Neck and Décolleté Cream this was fine. Not super memorable.

Repurchase: No

Sephora Express Eye Makeup Remover Wipes (2) these are fine the do take my makeup off and are convenient for traveling but not my favorite way to take off my makeup up. These are the best eye makeup remover wipes I have tried.

Repurchase: Yes

Dr. Jart+ Dermaclear Micro Makeup Remover (7) these were alright but they were not that great at removing makeup not as thoroughly as I like it was gentle and non-irritating though.

Repurchase: No

BeFine Single Serve Exfoliating Cleanser this was horrible it was really thick and rough and hard to use it tore up my skin and broke me out in places.

Repurchase: No

Drunk Elephant B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Gel this was light but a lot of moisture all at the same time I liked the feel but it was too much moisture for me.

Repurchase: No

BeFine Single Serve Daily Moisturizer this was so thick and heavy and so hard to rub in I do not like this at all.

Repurchase: No

Korres Greek Yoghurt Smoothie this was thick but nice it rubbed ii well but it was more a thick sticky feel then the light moisturized feel I like.

Repurchase: No

Clinique Daily Exfoliating Toner I love this toner when it comes in the sample wipe like this but for some reason I can’t get into it in the bottle idk why.

Repurchase: Maybe?

Clinique Pep Start 2 in 1 Exfoliating cleanser this cleanser is growing on my the more I try it the more I like the light exfoliation level of this one.

Repurchase: Maybe

Kate Somerville Oil Free Moisturizer this was just so so. I have no opinions about this.

Repurchase: No

Laneige Water Bank Moisture Cream I liked this I would try it again.

Repurchase: Maybe

Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizer I don’t love this moisturizer but I use the samples when I get them. Repurchase: No

Random (7)

Target Mickey Bath Poof the ear pieces were super annoying and floppy, they soaked up so much water and would like smack me while I was using it. Cute but not functional.

Repurchase: No

Degree Motion Sense Deodorant this is my favorite deodorant I wish it wasn’t so expensive.

Repurchase: Yes

Kleenex Wet Wipes these worked great for like cleaning up hands and what not after eating and spilling a bunch of pineapple juice on my hands.

Repurchase: Yes

Yuni Shower Sheet this was ok for just refreshing I used it after a flight and it made me feel cleaner and less gross but baby wipes or anything else work just fine as well.

Repurchase: No

Axe Phoenix Deodorant this had such a strong lingering fragrance like I could smell it hours later. This is not for me.

Repurchase: No

Dr. Bronner’s 18-in-1 Hemp Peppermint Pure-Castile Soap this was fine for cleaning my brushes but not the most effective it had a hard time breaking down like cream liner or foundation and was hard to rinse off. I just don’t know what else I would use this for.

Repurchase: No

Ulta Makeup Brush & Sponge Cleaner. This is awful it smelled so strongly of alcohol and chemicals that I couldn’t breathe while I was using it and it was hard to rinse out. Repurchase: No

Home Scents (5)

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Pink Lemonade Punch this smelled really good at first I love sweet fruity scents like this but like halfway through it just had barely any scent anymore. I find a lot of wallflowers to be super hit or miss. Honestly most things from Bath and Body Works can be really inconsistent.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Beach Nights (Summer Marshmallow) Fine Fragrance Mists I use these as room/linen sprays. I loved this scent it was the perfect sweet marshmallows beachy scent like it legit smelled like summer nights at the boardwalk. I loved it so so much I wish I had more.

Repurchase: Yes

Victoria Secret Pink Naughty is Nicer (Mulling Spices & Orange Zest) Candle I really liked how this smells I wish I could find this in a full size I got this like for a $1.00 at an outlet on a total whim but it ended up smelling really nice like very warm and grow up and classy but without giving me a headache like those heavier scents usually do.

Repurchase: Yes

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Pink Lady Wax Tart this was a girly fruit scent I liked it I didn’t love it but its scent lasted forever I melted this one for weeks and I have two more still. I like their waxes a lot.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Twisted Peppermint Candle the label melted off this which is super weird but its just a minty candle they aren’t bad. Repurchase: Maybe

Lip (1)

Algenist Genius Liquid Collagen Lip this was odd it’s like a liquidy lip balm with chunky things in it was really stingy and I don’t know that I saw any difference.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (56)

Medusa’s Makeup The Fix Glitter Adhesive (2) this was not a great glitter adhesive. It was kinda oily.

Befine Food Skin Care Single Serve Night Cream (2) review above in skincare not for me.

BeFine Single Serve Daily Moisturizer (2) worse than the night cream.

Bang Beauty Gel Eyeliner in Chocolate the formula on this is super creamy but I just don’t use brown eyeliner it does nothing for me.

Colourpop Brow Boss Gel this is a really thick gel that doesn’t totally dry clear and I just don’t need it.

Physician’s Formula Mineral Wear Cushion Corrector + Primer Duo in Yellow/Green this is like meh this is too sheer for real color correcting. The packaging is so cute which is why I held on to it for so long.

Gillette Sensitive Cool Shave Gel (2) I hated this I don’t feel like it gives a good shave and it doesn’t like stick to my skin it just immediately melts off. Worst of all is the “cooling” effect like it feels stingy and it lasts I also hate the scent. I have an open one that I am committed to using up but I just can’t use up 2 more.

Marc Jacobs Highliner Matte Gel Eye Crayon in Earthquake I just don’t use brown eyeliners ever for any reason so like the fact that I kept like 2 already means that others need to go. Even if they are expensive ones. I also don’t love the Highliner formula as  much as everyone else seems to.

Milani Stay Put Matte 17Hr Wear Liquid Liner in 01 Black Matte this does not stay put on me it bleeds and runs all over my face it is awful.

Physicians’ Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Trio for Green Eyes the Black pencil this has glitter in it I just really hate black eye liner with glitter in it, it is a pet peeve of mine.

Katherine Cosmetics Eyeliner Solution in Royal Plum this just isn’t great and the color is just sorta weird it is a golden dark purple but it isn’t really pigmented enough.

Cargo Swimmables in 02 Pebble Beach just a boring brown eyeliner.

Tarte Eyeliner in Chocolate I love the formula on these they are super soft but this is just a brown that I will never use that came in a big set with a bunch of other colors I really liked.

Primark Glitter Eye Liner I am sure this is great because the black one I got in the same little advent calendar is legit top 5 best liquid eyeliner I have tried. I just won’t use a glitter eyeliner like this.

Butter London Glazen Lustrous Liner in Disco again this has glitter and it is really watery. NO good.

Em Cosmetics Illustrative Eyeliner Brush Tip this is hard to use not super dark and opaque and it bleeds.

Tarte Silk Amazonian Clay Eyeliner in Plum this is a purple that basically looks like a black on the eye and it just isn’t what I want. I do like the formula and the other colors that I have.

Nyx Faux Blacks Inner Eye Liner in Blackberry this just looks black on the eye you can’t see the purple at all and it faded and rubbed off really quick.

Tarte Lights Cameras Lashes Precision Longwear Liner in Black this made my eyes really itchy and was hard to use. The brush started fraying after only a few times I wasn’t a huge fan. It is very long wearing though even though my eyes were itchy wearing it the watering and rubbing didn’t cause it to smudge or rub off.

Ulta Beauty Precision Liquid Eye Liner in Slate Grey this was awful the color is more like light taupe which you can barely see and it faded into nothing within like two hours.

L’oreal Infallible Never Fail Eyeliner in Carbon Black this is awful kinda irritated my eyes and it would wear off by like balling up and sticking in chunks on my waterliner super not flattering.

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Volumizing Shampoo in Fireys I won’t use this even though I tried to tell myself I will so I am going to pass this along to someone who will use it.

Clinique Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eyes in 04 Ample Amber I really don’t like these but I had so many so I have a hard time decluttering them for some reason. This one is kinda dry now but it was particularly bad. It is a shimmery wash of nothing on the eyes that ends up falling out and making a mess. If I am going to use a stick shadow I really expect it to be quick and easy to use and to stay in place that it kinda the whole point of them.

Ulta Beauty Matte Lip Cream in Allusive I really don’t like the formula on these even though the colors are pretty. They are too creamy and messy and they never set down they are just kinda thick and messy.

Maybelline Master Kajal Cream Kohl Eyeliner in Onyx Rush I love Kohl eyeliner but it is so hard to find a good one (my favorite was the one Victoria Secret one lol) this doesn’t go on smooth and rubs off and smudges everywhere.

Absolute New York Lip Mousse in Pin Up I like the formula but not so much the color so its going but I may get more in other colors in the future. I am really into that like powder matte feel lately and this has that.

Nicole Miller Tweezers these didn’t grab shit they suck. Yes I know the picture is in the wrong spot for this and the wash cloth below.

Five Below Wash Cloth these are just eh the shape didn’t trill me for some reason so I am using the few I have as travel washcloths until they are all throw out they were cheap.

L’oreal EverPure 6 in 1 Cleansing Balm at first I thought I loved this thought I found a drugstore cowash I could be happy with but after a few uses I realized it was making my hair so dry and tanglely and super unmanageable and my hair is never like that. It also made my hair like shrink up into nothing making it look way short.  My girlfriend on the other hand who has very dry very short hair really liked this so if you have  short hair this could work for you. It wasn’t terrible on my roots but the rest of my hair it was horrible on so I could see that. This will be moving on to her.

Covergirl Melting Pout in 105 Gel-Ful this are sticky and patchy and this color is weird and light and just no I don’t like these.

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Liquid Highlighter in You Glow Girl this isn’t bad but it isn’t worth the amount of work I need to put in to use it when I have so many easier better options. This is a liquid highlighter that you rollerball on to your face so it picks up really inconsistently and you really need to blend it out and touch up spots and while pretty after all that work I would want it to stay on a long time and it just doesn’t.

Kiss New York Truism Color Intense Lipstick in 18 Red Head super pretty red color and a really interesting like Marquise Diamond shaped bullet but this is just a messy cream lipstick and I don’t like that I like a lipstick that stays put. I have Very similar reds that are less mess and smell a hell of a lot better this has that very chemically old school lipstick smell that I just can’t get down with when I have things I like a lot better.

Flower Lip Suede Velvet Lip Chubby in Red-dy to Bloom this was good I concept but didn’t work out for me. I like the idea of a comfortable velvet matte crayon but this is so freaking messy it slides all over is hard to apply and like comes off on everything you touch or drink. And as it comes off it leaves patches on your lips. I haven’t tried anything from Flower that I have liked I might need to explore them some more.

BH Cosmetics Fan Brush I don’t use fan brushes often and I have two from Tarte I like better.

Wet n Wild Duo Fiber Brush this is the only one from them I have tried that I didn’t like and did not hold up well it went all frayed and bent and awful. They are only a dollar and I LOVE the other ones in this white handle line so not much of a loss.

Luxie 640 Pro Precision Tapered this is just too floppy for me this is for a really light dusting of product and that doesn’t work for me and how I like to do my makeup.

Tarte Tapered brush same problem as the Luxie 640 they are both really pretty and they will be loved by someone else I am sure.

Clinique Flat Foundation Brush I just don’t really use flat foundation brushes anymore. If I do it is to paint product on my face before I use a sponge if I am being really extra so I kept one brush for that purpose.

Real Techniques Pointed Foundation Brush this is like the most pointless brush it is an awkward size and flat but fluffy. I just couldn’t find a use for this.

Royal and Langnickel Triad Concealer this was another that is just an awkward size and shape for me I just don’t need an angled triangular brush.

Crown Brush C465 this is like a glitter applicator I don’t know I have like another one of these I rarely use it it is almost more work than it is worth I may get rid of the other one too soon.

L’oreal Eyeliner Brushes (2) I used these as lip brushes for a long time I have better lip brushes now these are just a little too soft. They suck as eye liner brushes.

Ulta Beauty Crease Brush I don’t like domed crease brushes and this was really had and dense. The domed shape really does nothing for my eye shape and I will get rid of more in the future but I want to see if I can make my others work in other ways since they are much softer.

Royal and Langnickel Moda Small Oval Brush I don’t need an oval brush this size it came in the pack with the brush I did want so here we are. It is really pretty just not for me.

Random no brand brushes (6) and Sponge (1) these are just sizes and shapes of brushes I don’t need or use so away they go.

Makeup (15)

Glamglow Glowstarter in Nude Glow this is a tinted moisturizer and I love it. It provides just enough tint to make my skin look alive and healthy. It also smells like lemon pound cake.

Repurchase: Yes

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Black Market I love the glide on pencils and Black Market is my second favorite black them make second to Zero Black Market is a lot more matte then Zero. I obviously have to keep this because there is an another shade (Smoke) on the other end that I plan to keep.

Repurchase: Yes

Wet n Wild MegaLiner in Electric Purple I didn’t like this one as much as some other the others I have tried from Wet n Wild. This was not as opaque.

Repurchase: No

Nyx Vivid Bights in Gunmetal I just don’t use silver eyeliner often enough to justify buying another one of these but I like the Vivid Brights liners in general.

Repurchase: No

Urban Decay Naked Skin Beauty Balm I love this I have so many backups because they don’t make this anymore. This is basically a light coverage BB cream but I love it when I want a little evening out of my skin but something I can wear when I am out or going to be taking pictures when it is hot out so that I have something on my skin but not going to melt off my face and into my pores. This is my Disney World foundation think perfect for that kinda stuff.

Repurchase: IF I FIND IT I WILL BUY IT.

Smashbox Photo Finish Primer (2) this is the OG of primers and it is still really the best of this style of primer it is very smoothing and blurring and velvety soft I like it.

Repurchase: Maybe

Physician’s Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Extreme Shimmer Eyeliner Trio for Green Eyes in Purple. This is a really pretty eyeliner it is this really lovely dark but light purple with shimmer in it and I love the look but it is so hard to put on it. It is really kinda stiff and you have to spend like ten minutes to get it to show up on your eyes and the tip will break off because it is stiff. Which is unfortunate because it is pretty.

Repurchase: No

Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Foundation I forgot to note the shade but I love this foundation it doesn’t break me out or get cakey or gross on my skin. I wish it had a little more coverage but I still really like this and I am very picky with foundation.

Repurchase: Yes

Mac False Lashes Extreme Black Mascara I hated this it was dry clumpy and flakey. The brush was also super hard to work with.

Repurchase: No

Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Prime also forgot to not the color on this one it is sort of a neutral tone. I hated this. It was very thick and hard to blend out. It did really neutralize my eyelid but my shadow didn’t stick well to it I had a ton of creasing and fading,

Repurchase: No

Benefit Girl Meets Pearl Liquid Highlight this was ok it was slightly dewy and illuminating but nothing impressive.

Repurchase: No

Chanel Le Volume De Chanel Mascara this was a meh mascara it was ok and a little lengthening but nothing great.

Repurchase: No

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer in Eden I don’t like the shade on this one too much but the quality is just as good as the original.

Repurchase: No

Tarte Lights Camera Lashes Mascara I don’t like or dislike this mascara but it’s just a little too natural for me at this price point. Also if you were ever curios as to what’s under the fancy fake leather cover they put on this is just a plain black mascara tube. I was so curious to I cut it open. Repurchase: No

Lotion (2)

Ulta Sweet and Shimmer Salted Caramel Foot Mask this is legit just lotion in a bootie it was really nothing special it was hydrating but not different than putting lotion in a pair of fuzzy socks.

Repurchase: No

It’s Skin Cookie & Body Ice Cream in Original this was an ok body cream I don’t think $10 bucks for this little container is worth it but I think it would make an adorable gift wince it really does look like an ice cream container. It smelt really good and felt nice and had “real” chocolate pieces that melt into your skin which is cool but it needs to be bigger for the price for me to want to buy it for myself but I would totally buy it as a gift I know that is weird.

Repurchase: Probably not.

Bodycare (10)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Exfoliating Body Wash in Black Pearl I liked the consistency of this exfoliating body wash it didn’t leave little gritty pieces on you after you were done. I didn’t love the scent though on this one.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Foaming Sugar Scrub in Amok! Amok! Amok! This smelled really good and was ok but not the best exfoliating scrub it was to gentle to be a really good scrub because it didn’t have enough scrubby bits and not foaming enough to be a good bodywash so this one missed the mark a bit.

Repurchase: No

Gillette Sensitive Cool Shave Gel  I hated this I don’t feel like it gives a good shave and it doesn’t like stick to my skin it just immediately melts off. Worst of all is the “cooling” effect like it feels stingy and it lasts I also hate the scent. I am glad this is gone and I am decluttering the other 2 I have in my stash.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Creamy Body Wash in Marshmallow Pumpkin Latte I love the creamy washes even though they are more expensive they are super soft and lathery and bubbly. I hated this scent thought. In the shower it ended up smelling like burnt marshmallows in the shower and I don’t like that scent I thought it would smell more creamy idk this was a poor scent choice.

Repurchase: No

Clarins Body Tonic this was a very thick oil that smelled strongly of tea tree I didn’t not enjoy this oil but I have ones I like a lot better for a much better price so I didn’t think it did anything extra special.

Repurchase: No

Softsoap Earth Blends Body Wash in Coconut & Fig this was heavily fig scented less coconut scented but it was very bubbly it was fine but didn’t wow me. I can’t help but feel like I am using hand soap when I use Softsoap products.

Repurchase:  No

Shick Hydro Sense Hydrate Shave Cream I didn’t like this at all it was like thick and melty so it didn’t stay on my skin long enough to make for a moisturizing shave.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Bath Powder in Scandal this was fine it had a really barely there scent but did its job as a bath soak.

Repurchase: No

Village Naturals Aches & Pains Cold and Allergy Relief this was great I loved the scent and it really did make me feel better.

Repurchase: Yes

Kneipp Bath Salt in Everything is Going to Be Alright this was orange which I totally didn’t expect. It made my skin feel really soft, but had no scent. Repurchase: Maybe

Perfume (5)

Atelier Cologne Clementine California I love this perfume it is very citrusy but not overwhelming.

Repurchase: Maybe, it is very expensive

Jimmy Choo Fever I like this it was a hard to describe scent almost a little of everything but I liked it.

Repurchase: Maybe

Kat Von D Saint Perfume this was almost sweet I really liked it.

Repurchase: Maybe

Kat Von D Sinner Perfume I prefer the designs on this but I didn’t care for the scent on this one.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Perfume Oil in FCS Cheer I used this a ton for years it smelled really sweet and warm but it is starting to go bad now and takes forever to use so I let it go on this vacation. I used up 97% of it but that last 3 percent would have taken at least 3 more weeks to use up I feel like I got more than enough use out of it.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (2)

DevaCurl No-Poo Decadence Zero Later Ultra Moisturizing Milk Conditioner I really liked this is was silky and smooth feeling and rinsed out well.

Repurchase: Maybe

DevaCurl One Condition Decadence Ultra Moisturizing Milk Conditioner I can’t tell if this is a treatment or an actual conditioner. I liked it and my hair was super soft after using it but if I have to go back to two steps I don’t know that I would stick with these DevaCurl products. Repurchase: Maybe

Year End Recap

I knew going in that Decluttered items and Skincare items would be my highest categories 54% between the two but i was surprised and proud of myself to see that Makeup came in third place with 9%. I really thought it was going to be Lotion or Bodycare it always feels like I am using those two groups up so fast.

I really like getting to see where i should be investing money and where I should not be buying so much and having such a massive stash. I have legit over 25 lip balms right now and I just do not go through them that face as this shows. I am not even going to get started on lotion I have a ton but I am very attached to it but I think I am going to try to let some go this year that are formulas I know I don’t love.

Total This Month: 133

Total: 678

Average per Day: 1.9 items

Category Totals:

Skincare: 146

Makeup: 59

Declutter: 218

Home Scents: 57

Lip: 23

Lotion: 21

Bodycare: 44

Perfume: 28

Random: 57

Haircare: 25

I am so proud that I beat my goal of an empty a day for 2018. I am going to be adding new and interesting statistics to my 2019 empties but this post it long enough so come back next month to hear all about that and my goals and what not.

Happy 2019 everyone! New Year Same Crappy me!

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What’s In My Trash? November 2018

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Well slightly delayed empties post because I was away the first part of this month. I did really really bad on empties this month. I missed my 1 product a day goal. Shit happens but I used up so much on my trip that December will make up for November. I did use up a fair bit of makeup in November which always feels like a win for me even when it is mostly mascara.

Skincare (5)

Peter Thomas Roth Max Complexion Correction Pads I wanted something that was going to work better and be better for my skin then like an Oxy pad and while these are great the ingredients aren’t any better and then have added fragrance so maybe actually worse ingredients? I really like a harsh toning pad sometimes my skin just really needs it. So I will search on for the perfect pad but as of now I still think Oxy Pads might be the best. These just aren’t worth the price. I actually have a toner from Olay that I am using that feels almost identical to these pads I may soak some pads in that and see if I can diy  these  pads. I’ll keep you updated if I do that

Repurchase: Maybe

Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix I don’t feel like this did much and this packaging is terrible. You can’t like get to the product its in a hard bottle ad you get it out with this like rollerball stick thing it is just so aggravating.

Repurchase: No

SK-II Facial Treatment Essence I don’t get what the fuss about this is it legit did nothing.

Repurchase: No

Indie Lee Brightening Cleanser this was just meh it wasn’t brightening (can a cleanser really be brightening I mean it’s on your skin for like 25 seconds) and didn’t really make my skin feel clean so this was just not for me and it I am pretty sure it is kinda pricey.

Repurchase: No

Clinique Dramatically Different Hydrating Jelly I like so much Clinique skincare but not this one. I was so excited for this water based moisturizer when I heard about it because it sounded perfect for me. I don’t need a ton of hydration most days I like a really light moisturizer but this was almost too watery and almost felt sticky on the skin. I have another sample of this that I think Noam going to save until summer and see if it works better for me in the heat.

Repurchase: No

Random (4)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Veggie Protein Deodorant in Sugar Pits this is kinda the only natural deodorant I am really into I like them for just days I need a break or am just kicking around the house or just running out real fast for something.

Repurchase: Yes

Sally Hansen Crème Hair Remover works as well as any other.

Repurchase: Yes

Tinkle Facial Razor this is ok but I don’t like it as much as the ones I got from Crown Bushes. These wear out a lot faster and I find them slightly awkward to hold.

Repurchase: No

Nair Brazilian Spa Clay Hair Remover this actually took my hair off I was like really shocked because that almost never happens with these things but I had to use so so much I only got like 2 uses out of this whole can. I picked it up on a whim for like 2 or 3dollars so I wasn’t that mad but based on that I would not repurchase and the smoothness only lasted about a day not as long as shaving would.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (1)

Bath and Body Works Blueberry Maple Pancakes I loved this candle BBW seems to do blueberry scents well I loved this and I loved their Blueberry Sugar candle. This didn’t have a lot of maple which I prefer.

Repurchase: Yes

Lip (1)

Aquaphor Lip Repair I love Aquaphor it is my healing balm of choice I love the slick hydrating soothing feel of this on my lips. Love this in this lip balm style and the big tube size meant for skin both work for both purposes though so multipurpose.

Repurchase: Yes

Declutter (7)

Smashbox Always on Liquid Lipstick in On Demand I love the formula of the Always on Liquid Lipsticks but I just could not make this color work for me. It is a very Nude Coraly shade that just does not look go on me in my opinion.

It Cosmetics Superhero Mascara see review in makeup for the one I used up.

Tarte Tarteist Pro Glow Liquid Highlighter in Sparkler this just never worked for me no matter how I tried it, it would go on chunky no matter how much I blended it would end up bunched up on my face and it was inconsistently glittery it just it is a no for me.

Ilia Lipstick in In My Room I didn’t like an of the other samples I tried from Ilia so there is no reason for me to keep this and try it.

Clinique Liquid Facial Soap This is a perfectly good face soap but it burns the crap out of my eyes if it gets in them so I don’t like using it at all my eyes are sensitive and it isn’t worth the risk to me.

Cargo Swimmables Eye Pencil in 10 Dorado Beach this isn’t bad per say but it isn’t great either the formula is just fine. This color is just blah though. It barely shows up on my skin and is just a sparkely nothing on my me if you have a really light skin tone I could see this being a really pretty warm shade that isn’t overwhelming but if you are in the light/medium skintone or deeper I don’t see this working for you.

Benefit Gimme Brow in 3 I will start with saying this is totally not a good color for me but I decided to just give it a shot and see what I really thought of this type of product and formula and all that since the universe keeps sending me these damn things. I hate it it felt and tome looked like I had weird gooey mascara in my eyes I don’t really need that kind of volume in my brows I don’t like that look so just no and now I firmly know that I don’t like this just like I knew I wouldn’t. 

Makeup (5)

Wet n Wild Megaliner Liquid Eyeliner in Trim with Lace I really like the Megaliners because they are amazing like the first two times you use them so when I need a colored liner that I know I’m only going to use once or twice these are a perfect cheap options. I also love the very stiff hard “brush” applicator I find it really user friendly. After 2 or so uses they start to thin out and lose their opacity which isn’t great. I will keep buying them but probably not the white one anymore because I need a white that can stick around a little longer because I use white a bit more frequently but other colors I will still buy.

Repurchase: Other colors, not black or white

Too Cool for School Dinoplatz Escalator Mascara this is one of those mascara where you can twist the brush into different positions which is cool. The packaging is so adorable with the dinosaurs on it I love it. This is also a really pretty mascara and it definitely lasts all day but it is so impossibly hard to take off eve with my best makeup removers.

Repurchase: No

Beauty For Real I-Line in Black Magic I love their eyeliners they are comfortable richly pigmented so easy to put on they don’t break and dry out like a lot of retractable eyeliners do. I will probably go through the hassle of locating and buying this despite the hassle and price.

Repurchase: Yes

It Cosmetics Superhero Mascara I really hated this mascara. It looked really pretty on gave a lot of length, but it flaked horribly. It was a very dry mascara so if I even accidentally touched my eyes it would flake and once it started flaking even blinking would like rain down dry particles into my eyes that hurt and was uncomfortable.

Repurchase: No

Essence The False Lash Mascara this did not impress me this is a very standard natural looking mascara that adds a bit of length. If you need a natural mascara its cheap and not terrible if that is the look you are going for.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (1)

Bath and Body Works Vanilla Bean Noel I love the way Vanilla Bean Noel smells in this packaging especially I swear it smells different in other packaging. I would if I repurchase this it would be just for the smell. It’s just an ok lotion.

Repurchase: Maybe

Bodycare (1)

Dove Exfoliating Body Polish this was not that special. It didn’t scrub especially well it didn’t smell especially great it is pretty much like everything from the Dove brand in my opinion not offensive not bad but not memorable.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (1)

Manic Panic Amplified Semi-Permanent Hair Dye in Ultra Violet this faded so so fast like less than 2 weeks and kinda dried my hair out. The bottle was such a mess that I didn’t keep it for a picture.

Repurchase: No

Total This Month: 26

Total: 546

Average per Day: 1.6 items

Category Totals:

Skincare: 116

Makeup: 44

Declutter: 162

Home Scents: 52

Lip: 22

Lotion: 19

Bodycare: 34

Perfume: 23

Random: 50

Haircare: 23

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