Tag: Empties

What’s In My Trash? October 2018

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Things marked with (*) I received free in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are 100% my own. I wouldn’t lie.

Well it has been a whole mess of things over here in my life. Just problem after problem with no chance to recover. I got a new phone so the poor picture quality shall be solving itself very soon. Once I figure out the new camera settings but there is already an improvement in the quality.

Skincare (7)

The Body Shop Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask this is one of those chunky clay masks that is really hard to remove and I am not a fan of those at all. I also don’t feel like this did anything for me.

Repurchase: No

 an eye cream.

Repurchase: No

Pacifica Coconut Essence Hydro Mist this has coconut and caffeine in it. It smelled like  a coconut dessert rather than like that sunscreen type coconut smell like I prefer but it still smelled nice. I didn’t find this to do a whole lot it was a bit moisturizing but certainly not the greatest mist I have ever used so I wouldn’t repurchase.

Repurchase: No

 Whamisa by Glow Recipe Green Tea Serum Toner this did nothing.

Repurchase: No

Purlisse Blue Lotus and White Tea Sheet Mask I have so many of these and have used so many of these I got like 25 of them at Gen Beauty two years ago and a few randomly since then. It is ok it is hydrating but kinda sticky I don’t love it its just ok.

Repurchase: No

Freeman Hydrating Cactus and Cloudberry Water Gel Mask this is like a sleeping mask but to me it felt more like a gel moisturizer I got like 5 uses out of just this little packet. I really liked this as a moisturizer and will probably be buying a full size to use that way when I’ve used up a little more of my collection. This was not to sticky sunk in really well and my skin felt cooled and hydrated like I had been drinking tons of water and sleeping well so lol perfect moisturizer.

Repurchase: Yes

Tarte Pack Your Bags 911Undereye Rescue Patches I used these when my under eyes definitely needed some emergency help. These worked fairly well and hydrated my under eyes and helped the situation out a lot but not totally fixed it.

Repurchase: Maybe

Random (7)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company OCD Hand Sanitizer in The Droids You are Looking For I didn’t like the scent of this one but it was a super pretty gold sparkely C3PO color. I am not particularly tied to any special hand sanitizer though I’ll use whatever floatsinto my life.

Repurchase: No

Forever 21 Cotton Pads I liked these they really did  a pretty damn good job for super cheap. I have like two more packs of them as well. The only thing that would keep me from repurchasing is that Forever 21 isn’t super convenient for me to go to just to buy some cotton pads.

Repurchase: Maybe

Parissa Brow Shaper Mini Wax Strips these are awful they barely adhere to your hair and are so mini that you have to like use so many to just do one eye brow. I have another box because these were like buy one get one I think so I will suffer through one more box.

Repurchase: No

Degree Motionsense Fresh Energy Deodorant I really like this line of deodorants they work super well and the only thing is I feel like I use them fast and they are not the cheapest. Idk kinda weird. Fresh Energy is my preferred scent.

Repurchase: Yes

Fortune Cookie Soap Company OCD Hand Sanitizer in Walk the Plank I liked the scent on this more than the other one I used up. This is rare thing to use up two hand sanitizers in a month.  I can barely use up one in like 6months.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Shower Steamer in T-Birds this had a sweet scent and their steamers are the only shower steamers that ever have worked in the shower for me and are good for like 2 uses. I just don’t find these to have much purpose so I won’t buy them.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Shaving Cream in Cyro Can I didn’t really like this as much after I started using it. It didn’t hang together well so it didn’t spread and stay on my legs well. This didn’t give me that great of a shave and I went through it very fast.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (8)

Bath and Body Works Bourbon Sea Salt Caramel Candle I loved this it had a great sweet warm scent and a great throw.

Repurchase: Yes

Febreze Air Effects in Linen& Sky I like Febreze sprays a lot they make everything smell really fresh and clean and I love them for like carpets and pillows and things that are hard or impossible to wash.

Repurchase: Yes

Swan Creek Candle Co. Herbal Melts in Cinnamon Hazelnut Latte this smelled just as described I really like these melts from this company. I have been stocking up on them as prizes at an arcade I go to (yes I know that is very odd) and am afraid they won’t get more in because these can only be bought wholesale.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Cherry Snow Cone Candle this smelled really nice is the jar but the scent throw wasn’t great and faded over time. So the first few times I burned it I did get the cherry scent but about half way through it really stopped having much of ascent.

Repurchase: No

Glade Atmosphere Collection Patchouli Amber (*) the scent of this was ok but not my personal scent preference I don’t like those more heavy musky scents. I liked the continuous spray feature because it didn’t do that spitty thing a lot of room sprays do where it feels like you are actually wetting down your room. It also lasted forever.

Repurchase: Maybe

Bath and Body Works Hot Cocoa& Cream Candle I love this scent but there are a few different varieties of this scent that have different scent compositions and they are not all the same or as good. This one is one of the less good ones. The ones that have the Nutmeg essential oil in them I do not like as much as the ones that don’t have the essential oil.

Repurchase: Not this one, but others of this scent confusing I know

Bath and Body Works Banana Split Milkshake this smelled so yummy you could smell the banana and the vanilla and the chocolate.

Repurchase: Yes

Cobblestone Candle Orange Popsicle Candle this had no scent throw what so ever this was totally pointless. I found this at Kirkland and just this is terrible don’t buy this it isn’t cute and doesn’t smell good so like no point.

Repurchase: No

Lip (3)

Ilia Lipstick Femme Fatal this was more of a tinted balm then a lipstick and really sheer not what I am looking for in a lipstick. None of the Ilia lip samples I tried worked out for me.

Repurchase: No

H2O+ Beauty Oasis Lip Gel in Clear as Day this is like a regular lip balm but its like a clear blue. It was fun to use and I liked how it felt on my lips very balmy and slick which I like and had no color but it is super pricey for a lip balm that isn’t also a treatment so I don’t know that I will repurchase. I have another because they were on a buy one get one sale.

Repurchase: Maybe

Chapstick Medicated Lip Balm I peeled off the label because it was like falling off and now I can’t remember exactly what this was called it is a medicated balm from then it is very Carmex like but not as thick I really liked it I would pick it up again. It had alight blue label if that helps at all. Not all Chapsticks are equally good.

Repurchase: Maybe

Declutter (4)

Morphe Crease Fluff Brush from the Eye Slay set this brush sucked from the beginning and now it is just shedding and falling apart and it is scratchy and not good at picking up or applying shadow it just all around was awful. None of the brushes from that set were really that good.

Origins Ginzing Refreshing Eye Cream I think there are actually two different eye creams in this line I might be wrong. I am actually using one up right now and I don’t really like it so I am decluttering the new one. This is not hydrating is doesn’t depuff it does brighten but only because this is tinted and shimmery so it looks like you put a shimmer over your puffy dark circles which is not a good look at all.

Absolute NY Nano Liner this proved really hard to use it was not like firm enough to get a nice application it was all flimsy and not super pigmented.

Deproce Cleanbello Collagen Essential Moisture Cream I could not stand the smell on this to even try to use it more then twice. It has a really strong baby powder smell that lingers. I hate the smell of baby powder I know most people like it but I can’t stand it, it gives me such a headache.

Makeup (2)

Medusa’s Makeup Setting Spray this is a pretty decent setting spray. It also weirdly to me smells like cinnamon but I think that is just me. It doesn’t burn or feel sticky which is nice but I wouldn’t actively seek it out because you have to buy it on their website.

Repurchase: No

Make Up For Ever Step 1Smoothing Primer this is definitely a smoothing primer and does a little blurring and pore filling. It was just ok I wasn’t wowed but I liked it.

Repurchase: Probably not, I have so much primer

Lotion (4)

Bath and Body Works Hand& Body Cream in Sea Salt I liked this alright it smelled sea salt like which was the goal. This is an ok hand cream but it is a little slick on the skin which I don’t prefer most of the time and it is pricey for these little tubes so I’d only buy it if it was on sale.

Repurchase: Maybe

 Nivea Aloe Vera Body Lotion thiswas very sticky and smelled very aloey which I didn’t like. I got this in the fall Walmart box that just got sent out.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Whipped Cream I Mermaid Lagoon I love these they are my favorite for my hands and arms. They are creamy and soft and smell awesome. This was a lovely fruity scent from a Peter Pan themed collection awhile ago.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Pretty as a Peach Lotion this is the older formula I like the older formula better. I think they may have or be reformulating again so I would try that but currently would not repurchase because I don’t like the newer super smooth shea formula or whatever it is called. I like the scent of pretty as a peach it is a real sweet nice fruity peach scent without that weird dirty tinge that fake peach scents have sometimes.

Repurchase: Maybe

Bodycare (4)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Shimmer Body Wash in Time to Shine this was no shimmery but had a nice champagne fruit scent I liked it I almost always like their body washes.

Repurchase: Yes

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Solid Bubble Bath in BFFs this is like the lush solid bubble bars I guess but this didn’t provide any bubbles it just changed the water to a really pretty purple.

Repurchase: No

Lush Bubble Bar I think this was the tulip one but I lost the tag. These make really fluffy long lasting bubbles but the ones on the stick are not as good as the ones that don’t havethe stick the actually bars are creamier which I think is why.

Repurchase: No

Whish Body Oil in Coconut I really liked this oil it did its job it smelled nice and it lasted a long time.The packaging really sucks though. The paint on the glass bottle was dissolving and flaking off with the oil getting on it.

Repurchase: Maybe

Perfume (1)

Bath and Body Works Winter Candy Apple Fine Fragrance Mist I don’t love the winter candy apple scent it smells very middle school to me but I believe I got this free and my gf liked it on me so I would use it when I was at her house and now it is all used up. I didn’t like how the tube didn’t meet the bottom fully it like is off at an angle so there was a little bit at the bottom that was so hard to try to get sprayed out.

Repurchase: No

Total This Month: 40

Total: 520

Average per Day: 1.7 items

Category Totals:

Skincare: 111

Makeup: 39

Declutter: 155

Home Scents: 51

Lip: 21

Lotion: 18

Bodycare: 33

Perfume: 23

Random: 46

Haircare: 22

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What’s In My Trash? July 2018

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There is no cumulative picture this month because I had 72 empties and just no way I could fit that all in one picture. That is like an entire shelf worth of products I am super impressed with myself. *pats self on back* Still on that figuring out the new formatting grind posts are taking triple as long now so expect weirdness and slowness for a bit. Grab a Red Bull and a snack because this is another long one 3,392 words to be exact if only it was that easy to spit out that many words for my papers I have to write.

Skincare (13)

Forever 21 Rimmel Ulta Skincueticals Philosophy Walgreens Derma-e Lancome Tarte Murad Korres Fortune Cookie Soap Company

Forever 21 Love & Beauty Tea Tree Oil Sheet Mask first off I have no idea when where or how I got this like no memory what so ever which is weird for me and disconcerting lol. Second this really didn’t do a whole lot but it felt nice on my skin.

Repurchase: No

Philosophy Ultimate Miracle Worker Fix eye cream this really did nothing.

Repurchase: No

Simple Pleasures Peppermint Swirl Scented Face Wipes I love how these always smell nice I mostly use them for swatches. Ulta always carries them around Christmas and I pick them up then so these are a standard. This is my last pack for awhile.

Repurchase: Yes

Skinceuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 this cream has ceramides and fats in it I was excited to try it but it was a miss for me. It was way to thick and did not absorb at all which led to my skin getting really itchy.

Repurchase: No

Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Marine Boosting Mist this smells so good it smells like a spa. I found it really refreshing and not at all sticky but it definitely didn’t set my makeup at all. It smelled so good I think I might need a full size bottle.

Repurchase: Yes

Rimmel London Gentle Eye Makeup Remover this is a pretty terrible makeup remover but that isn’t what I used it for.  It takes a lot of effort for it to break down makeup but it doesn’t make my eyes stig or water so I have been using this for literally ever on qtips to clean up makeup mistakes and it is perfect for that. Granted you can really use anything for that.

Repurchase: Maybe

Korres Golden Krocus Ageless Saffron Elixer this is one of those things that when you get the sample it’s so exciting because this is like a $90 product or something else equally ridiculous. I felt like a friggen princess using this but a little does not go a long way and this packaging meant you couldn’t quite get every little bit out there is probably 1 more use in the dropper and bottle that are just stuck. This really made my skin look awesome so bright and smooth and just healthy looking but still soft and matte like not all greasy and gross. It is just so damn expensive this is something that in like a few years I can see myself buying but I can’t justify such expensive skincare right now.

Repurchase: In the future, far off future

Walgreens Tea Tree Oil I like tea tree oil for really tough breakouts and especially for body breakouts.  I didn’t love this one I used to use a Lush Spray but I ran out and just picked this up a year or two ago in a skin care emergency this was really thick and sticky it worked but I hate the texture.

Repurchase: No

H2O+ Oasis Hydrating Treatment this was such a thick sticky gel and it sorta looked like aloe but didn’t have any of that moisturizing coolness of aloe so I didn’t really get the point of this it felt pretty terrible on my skin but it didn’t clog I can’t really say that it was or wasn’t hydrating I just was like overcome with how sticky it was.

Repurchase: No

Murad Advanced Active Radiance Serum I really liked this it felt nice on it wasn’t sticky a little went a long way and I feel like my skin did look a lot brighter after I used it.

Repurchase: Yes

Lancome Energie De Vie Water Infused Cream I like the Energie De Vie line a lot this is a nice moisturizer and I used every last bit but it isn’t so special that I would spend the money on it.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Oil Facial Cleanser in Aqua De Vida I really like their facial oil cleanser for when I am doing a double cleanse it breaks down my foundation pretty well. I already have a full size in a newer scent.

Repurchase: Yes

Derma-e Microdermabrasion Scrub I really like this scrub I like it better than the Dr. Brandt one it is a good dupe for it as well I would buy this over the Dr. Brandt one I forgot how much I liked this for a while.

Repurchase: Yes

Random (4)

MUA Skinfix
Sally Hansen All-Over Body Wax Kit

Pumice Stone/nail brush combo the pumice stone all wore down and broke off so this ones is dead.

Repurchase: No, I am not tied to any brand of these in particular

Skinfix Inked Tattoo Balm I found this way too thick for my taste it smells really nice with the orange peel but the texture doesn’t do it for me I have tattoo balms I like a lot better.

Repurchase: No

MUA Brush Cleansing Balm this left my brushes kinda sticky I was not a huge fan. Still looking for my holy grail brush soap.

Repurchase: No

Sally Hansen All-Over Body Wax Kit this is a hot wax kit and I used it for my eyebrows. It worked fine but having to heat up the wax was so inconvenient that I won’t repurchase. Why I took the picture of this separate the world will never know because I have no idea.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (4)

Swan Creek Candle Co. Break Apart Drizzle Melts in Roasted Espresso I loved this so much and it smelled so amazing and lasted for a while I am going back to the place I got these tomorrow so I am going to try to get another pack.

Repurchase: Yes, got the last pack they had

Bath and Body Works Suntan Candle I love the scent of suntan lotion and this smells just like suntan lotion but not very strongly while it is burning unfortunately I did like it and it burned for a long time but I wish the throw was stronger.

Repurchase: Maybe

Bath and Body Works Summer Boardwalk Candle I loved the scent on this and I expected not to to be honest but it smelled so caramel popcorn in a good way.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Coconut Water Candle I liked how this smelled but it burned really awful and unevenly and would not fully burned I had to end up melting most of it.

Repurchase: No

Lip (2)

Ilia

Ilia Tinted Lip Conditioner in Nobody’s Baby I just don’t really love most tinted lip balms and this was no exception this also felt kinda thick in an unpleasant way.

Repurchase: No

Ilia Tinted Lip Conditioner in Bang Bang this was a pretty vibrant red tinted lip balm I liked this better then the Nobody’s baby shade but still not for me.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (35)

Beauteque Brow Shaping Scissors I will just never use these and I need to accept that and move on lol.

Primark Nose Pore Strips these don’t work at all and they leave fuzz and stickiness on my face.

Love Beauty and Planet Lavender & Argan oil Shampoo

Love Beauty and Planet Lavender & Argan oil Conditioner I don’t really use traditional shampoo and conditioner and I don’t love lavender so these need to go.

Nyx Wonder Stick in Medium I used these a lot when I first started contouring and I really liked them I just haven’t used them in a long time they’re are getting old and the tone is just too orange and not right for me.

Manna Kadar Sheer Glo Shimmer Lotion I have no use for this pink shimmery lotion.

Absolute NY Spot Light Illuminating 3D Liquid Highlighter This is still sealed and I have a few more I would like to get though so this needs to go.

Dermablend Glow Creator I liked the formula of this but it was just way to dark for me to make work.

Nudestix All Over Face Glow in Illumi-naughty I really like cream highlighters and this is a really pretty pink pearl but I have two and I don’t need two.

Bare Minerals Complexation Rescue in Chestnut 09 this is too dark for me.

Smashbox Harterade Liquid Metal Liquid Lipstick I don’t like these they are so thick and sticky these are better then the liquid pigments they look much smoother on the lips but I just don’t like thick sticky lip products that get all over everything. They look gorgeous they just are not practical for my life.

Smashbox Rose B4 Bros Liquid Pigment these are so heavy thick and stick on the lips and settle in lines I just cant.

Urban Decay Vice Special Effects Liquid lip sample pack I just don’t use these and I have had them sitting around forever. I want to be the person that users lip topper but I am not I just don’t like how they make what ever I am wearing on my lips smear and I have one or two full size lip topper options if I ever really want to try this is just taking up a lot of room.

Skinfix Inked Tattoo Balm I found this way too thick for my taste it smells really nice with the orange peel but the texture doesn’t do it for me I have tattoo balms I like a lot better.

Global Beauty Care Charcoal Wash- Off Mask I just don’t need another mask and I redid my mask storage ad somethings just didn’t make the cut like this.

John Masters Organics Rose & Apricot Hair Milk I don’t know how this snuck its way into my collection I am allergic to roses so I can’t use this.

Clinique A Different Nail Enamel I bought this because I needed something cheap to get the gift with purchase I used it once but I just have no desire to paint my nails.

Briogeo Rosarco Milk Reparative Leave-in Conditioning Spray I just don’t like the Briogeo Rosarco line.

Philosophy Purity Made Simple Moisturizer I just don’t really like the Philosophy products they kinda are just meh to me.

Fortune Cookie Soap Company bath bomb this is just a random bath bomb I don’t know I don’t need it and it is making a mess.

Sally Hansen Extrasmooth Aftercare Lotion I didn’t find this post wax soothing lotion to really soothe that much. And I have some other lotions that I want to try out.

Ulta Nail Laquer in Army of 1 I think I got this in a gift with purchase I did use it a few times but I just don’t care for painting my nails and this is like 5 years old and has gone bad and started changing colors.

I Am Juicy Couture Shimmering Body Lotion (2) I am just not into shimmery lotions I have like 2 or the occasions I need or want them but for the most part these just need to go.

Josie Maran unidentified mask this was a make your own mask I got almost a year ago at GenBeauty so I don’t really want to put it on my face. I don’t really like the Josie Maran masks they always stain my skin.

Burt’s Bees Deep Cleansing Cream this burned the shit out of my eyes so bad that I just can’t bring myself to use it again.

Wet n’ Wild Gel Balm in Rule I was dying to try these and I got a tinted one and a clear one the clear one isn’t that bad but this is just kinda messy and gets all over my face and since it is purple you can see it.

Temptu Liquid Glow this is amazingly gorgeous when you first put it on but like disappears into the abyss about 10 minutes later this is like exclusively for photos and I don’t have time for that, really it is because I don’t have space for keeping products I will never use.

Sephora Mud Mask I just have never loved this having tried it a few times I just know it won’t get used.

Fortune Cookie Soap Company thing? I have no idea what this is and that is why it is so important I get myself to regularly clean out my drawers I have no idea what this is but I found it all mushed up and it needs to go. Oops.

Quai Wave Spray this is sticky even for a wave spray and I don’t use wave sprays so even though I did use this I tried It just isn’t for me.

Simple Micellar Cleansing water I have two of these and I don’t love micellar waters so even though I want to try it I don’t need two.

Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment (3) I am so over Glamglow mask I don’t feel like for the pricey they are doing as much for my skin as they should be I liked them at first because it felt really luxe to be using such an expensive mask but I have since tried so much stuff that is so much better that these are a no.

Makeup (5)

Butter London Double Decker Lashes Mascara this was a really awesome mascara it gave me so much volume and curl, not so much length though, I really enjoyed this mascara. It is a clumpy dry formula so this did goop up and dry out a little quicker then I would like so in the future I will try to get the travel size if possible.

Repurchase: Yes

Urban Decay Trouble Maker Mascara I had two mascara wins which is amazing to me I like this one more then the Butter London one but I do love them both. This makes my lashes literally double the length without clumping, I hate clumpy lashes on me. This mascara gives me the long fluttery look that I love and the brush has really nice separated bristles so it doesn’t get all gooped up. The only down side is this dries on my eyelashes like cement so my eyelashes are really dry and hard and it is hard to wash off but it is worth it for the look. It will flake if you rub your eyes but if you’re good about not doing that it doesn’t flake.

Repurchase: Yes

Smashbox Liquid Metal Liquid Lipstick in Crimson Chrome I can’t get over how gorgeous this looks like it is mesmerizingly red and shiny and metallic and pretty I just can’t wear it. It is super sticky and thick on the lips I mean it shiny and pretty and opaque on the lips but it is so sticky and gets on everything and I can’t be worrying about my lipstick all the time. It also stains the shit out of your skin (not your lips).

Repurchase: No

Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar this has like no coverage what so ever like none and if you build it up it gets kinda cakey.

Repurchase: No

Algenist Reveal Concentrated Color Correcting Drops in Blue I did not think I would like this but I did it went on smooth didn’t break me out and really evened out my skin tone.

Repurchase: Maybe

Lotion (3)

Bath and Body Works Recharge Body Cream I really enjoyed the scent of this too bad it was a limited edition winter scent I have the body wash as well that I am saving since it really is a more of a Christmasy scent. I have found I don’t love the body creams from Bath and Body Works I find them to be really sticky and heavy and not sink in to my skin well so I will not repurchase body creams from them anymore. I do have a couple to use up though.

Repurchase: No

Victoria Secret Hand Cream this smelled like straight cotton even though it was supposed to Acai. I didn’t like this hand cream at all I didn’t like the smell or how greasy my hands felt after using it.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Best Cup of Coffee Ever Whipped Cream I love this scent it is maple syrup and coffee, kinda Elf themed. It smelled so good I have had it forever using only little bits so I could save it as long as possible bit it has been like 4 or 5 years and it was finally starting to turn so I used it up be for it went bad.

Repurchase: Yes

Bodycare (1)

Bath and Body Works

Bath and Body Works White Mocha Kiss Shower gel I hated using this but that was my own fault. In the bottle it smelled like a white mocha latte type of scent but In the shower it only smelled of orchids. I saw the orchid note but ignored it so it is my fault I just didn’t expect it to be so strong.

Repurchase: No

Perfume (2)

Dolce Tom Ford

Tom Ford Eau de Soleil Blanc this smells so so good like the fancy version of At the Beach and In the Sun from Bath and Body Works. It is also super super pricey. I may try to get this with a sampler set from Sephora but I don’t know yet it is a very very strong perfume and I think I need to see how it wears over a few days sometimes strong perfumes can irritate me after a few days.

Repurchase: Maybe

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Garden this smelled really nice a light sweet coconut scent but it was way to light this would not stick on my skin so I wouldn’t buy the perfume with how light it is.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (3)

IGK Punk Colour Marc Anthony Haircare

Punky Colors Hair Dye Alpine Green I used this to do a green blue mermaid ombre lol I like that these dyes because they smell fruity rather than chemically which is nice. I don’t love the narrow jar these come in because when you are all covered in dye it is really hard to get it out as you need it.  This was enough to dye about 6 inches of hair 2 times. This month I used the green for some final touch ups because I will probably be going back to a normal color at the end of August.

Repurchase: Maybe, I like Manic Panic more

IGK Smoke & Mirrors Conditioning Cleansing Oil I wasn’t a fan of the smell but as a cleansing conditioner it was alright I will be exploring other options still. It was fine but not great.

Repurchase: Maybe

Marc Anthony Refreshing Coconut Clear Dry Shampoo it is clear so if you hate white cast this is for you it does not leave a trace on my fairly dark hair. It smells really nice like coconuts too but it doesn’t do enough for me I want my dry shampoo to really absorb oil and not leave my hair feeling sticky this is light so it doesn’t dry out my hair but it doesn’t absorb enough oil for my purposes. I would use it again but I wouldn’t buy it.

Repurchase: No

Total This Month: 72

Total: 361

Average per Day: 1.7 items

Category Totals:

Skincare: 69

Makeup: 21

Declutter: 138

Home Scents: 33

Lip: 15

Lotion: 10

Bodycare: 21

Perfume: 15

Random: 25

Haircare: 14

Well 4 items away from my goal (SPOILER ALERT: I have already hit it in these first few August days). I don’t know that I will double my goal but that is sorta the over ambitious hope at this point. I am really going to try and push myself to use up alot of the little samples I have around. I am starting to get over the weird anxiety I have about using up products because I am a big numbers and goals person so having a concrete number to strive for really makes me excited every time I use something up. Using up makeup is still a hard thing for me and I don’t get as excited because I am a huge collector of everything so I feel like I am losing a piece of my collection and that makes me sad but I can accept that about myself.

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What’s In My Trash? June 2018

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Happy July 4th, to any one here in the US. Another jam packed empties post.

Skincare (18)

Skinceuticals Gentle Cleanser this is a cream cleanser it was nice perfectly average nice cleanser lol.

Repurchase: No

 

Sunday Riley Martian Mattifying Melting Water-Gel Toner I really didn’t like this it didn’t feel like it did that much for my skin.

Repurchase: No

 

Skinceuticals Replenishing Cleanser this was a really thick creamy cleanser which I don’t like at all if you have dry skin you might like this. It has ceramides in it to help restore skin.

Repurchase: No

 

Korres Pomegranate AHAs and Enzymes Resurfacing Mask this has physical and chemical exfoliators it was pretty intense exfoliation. Also I tried it twice, there were only 2 uses in the little tube, and it broke me out really bad both times.

Repurchase: No

 

Peter Thomas Roth Acne Clear Invisible Dots I love these for putting on really bad painful pimples to help draw them out and heal them.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Sunday Riley U.F.O. Ultra- Clarifying Oil I really didn’t want to like this because it is so pricey. This is a acne treatment oil that I decided to try because I felt like just spot treatements weren’t working and my skin was getting worse and it was getting dry and oily and broken out and it was a mess.  This really did help clear up my skin and really made my skin look better after I got through like a purge phase that was pretty bad and painful a lot of cystic like type of stuff it brought out but after that I found it to really clear things up and oddly enough the parts of my skin that aren’t oily this oil actually made me break out I could only use it on my trouble areas so it did last awhile like 9 months which isn’t bad. I think since it is a heavier product I am going to see how I fair with out it in the summer and then probably repurchase in the fall when the Sephora sale comes around and use it in the winter. I have a treatment pad from Peter Thomas Roth I am dying to try out that seems better suited for my summer skin any way.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Sephora Pomegranate Sleeping Mask this lasted for quite a few uses. This just was refreshing and brought a lot of life back to my skin when I was worn out and tired.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Derma-e Very Clear Acne Spot Treatment this wasn’t any better then a spot treatment I would buy at the drug store.

Repurchase: No

 

Ole Hendriksen Grease Relief Cleansing Cloths I have definitely talked about these before I really like them for wiping of any oily grossness after sleeping or being outside doing stuff or what every when I don’t have makeup on.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Simple Pleasures Sugar Frosting Face Wipes I used these for swatch removal mostly but the sugar sweet smell is nice and they get swatches off pretty good.

Repurchase: Yes

 

First Aid Beauty Skin Rescue Deep Cleanser I did not like this at all it is super messy and leaves read marks in the skin as well as being really sticky. It felt like washing my face with honey or glue. Since it was so sticky it would not rinse off either.

Repurchase: No

 

Estee Lauder Dark Spot Correcting Night Serum I don’t feel like this did anything at all.

Repurchase: No

 

Pearlessence Mint + Bamboo Tonic Water face mist this smelled like bathroom cleaner and the mint stung my eyes.

Repurchase: No

 

BioBelle #Unicornglow sheet mask for starters omg the packaging, all their packaging though, is so freaking cute and magical and just aesthetically pleasing. Who wouldn’t want this sheet mask with the magic unicorn hot chocolate on it? But it is what is on the inside that counts and this is not heavy on the actual skincare really the chocolate and honey are super far down the ingredients list.  This felt nice on the skin and my skin felt bright and soft after but almost in a highlighter way rather than a skincare way if that makes any sense. This is definitely a pre night out type of mask I would do this like an hour or two before makeup when I wanted to look really nice. This mask happened to be made on my birthday this year which is kinda cool lol.

Repurchase: No

 

Cera Ve Eye Repair Cream this did not do anything and the hole was too big so to much product came out which was super annoying.

Repurchase: No

 

Clinique Moisture Surge I rarely use this for my face. I have to be rally dry or had like a really really long cry where my face is just raw because this is too much moisture for my face but they light gel texture is so nice I like to use this on random dry or itchy spots on my hands and arms and as a hand cream when my hands feel chapped which happens way more often.

Repurchase: Maybe, I have a few samples still I think

 

Glamglow Youthmud Tinglexfoliate Treament I don’t really like Glamglow any more I feel like the quality has gone down and the texture of the products has changed. This is a really chunky gross feeling mask on the skin it is exfoliating but I just don’t like it, it doesn’t feel good on the skin and I am really just trying to use up and get rid of the Glamglow products I have and honestly if I have any left next time I do a clean out they will all be getting decluttered.

Repurchase: No

 

Dermadoctor Kakadu C Amethyst Clay Detox Mask I have used this before I like it a lot it is a fun purple color not that that is important lol. It makes my skin feel really soft after but I don’t know if it is doing a whole lot of detoxifying.  It does smell like grape soda though and it is strong you can smell it the whole time it is on your face that doesn’t bother me but it is good to know if you are sensitive this wouldn’t be for you.

Repurchase: Maybe

Random (7)

Crown Brushes Brow Blade this is one of those microderming face razor type things I love these they work great for peach fuzz and exfoliating off dead skin but make sure you know what you’re doing when you are using them or you can really hurt yourself.  So make sure you read instructions or watch some tutorials. I bought some cheaper ones from Amazon to try and see how they compare but I like how these fold up so you have two handle lengths to work with depending on where on your face you are working.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Nad’s wax if forgot what it was exactly called the packaging on this is terrible but the product itsn’t awful. It is a twist up pen with wax to wax your eyebrows you have to run it under hot water or it doesn’t work but beside that it works decent and is convenient for waxing. The twist up stops with at least an entire brow wax worth of wax left in the tube ad I could not get it out to use which is annoying because this is still like 7 or 8 dollars. And you need to buy the waxing strips if you don’t already have them because they do not give you enough in the box. I liked the convenience but it wasn’t the best product I have ever tried.

Repurchase: Maybe

 

Dove Advanced Care Cool Essentials Deodorant I don’t like these scented Dove Deodorants they don’t really work well at all.

Repurchase: No

 

Fortune Cookie Soap Company OCD Hand Sanitizer Totally Grool I don’t love the ones that have glitter in it like these do also I never have to actually buy hand sanitizer I don’t go through it very fast and I have plenty that just make their way into my life lol this is a hand sanitizer.

Repurchase: No, Only because I don’t need this

 

Mauloa Paper n Planning swatch stencils I don’t like this particular style because they I have to space them out myself but the larger stencils she makes That I don’t have to space out I do like.

Repurchase: No

 

Shiseido Facial Cottons I don’t know that these are as life changing as every review says. They are super soft but they are not seemed so that annoys me and cutting them up is annoying because in half they are a touch to small but whole they are way too big.

Repurchase: Maybe

 

Degree Motion Sense Tropical Touch I like these deodorants feel like they work really well, they do leave white marks on your clothes even though they say they won’t.

Repurchase: Yes

Home Scents (8)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company You Had Me At Holo Scoopable Wax this was super fun I had been really interested in trying wax melts instead of candles and this pushed me into it. It was fun watching it melt and it smelled nice I liked it I would get more.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Bath and Body Works Hot Cocoa & Cream Candle I love this scent so much it has a great throw and smells like a Hershey’s bar I will forever and ever have these around.

 

Repurchase: Yes

 

Bath and Body Works My Spirit Animal is a Unicorn (Lavender Macaroon) I was hoping this would smell like the Lavender Marshmallow candle but it did not this smelled more like straight lavender and I hated it so of course it burned forever.

Repurchase: No

 

Victoria Secret Coconut & Palm Candle I honestly bought this for the jar. I found it online there was a sale I had a gift card I had no idea if I would like it or not but I knew I wanted the jar. The candle burned really crappy it left a lot of unburned wax and the scent gave me a huge headache it ended up being very floral which I did not expect. Now I have a pretty jar though.

Repurchase: No

 

Bath and Body Works Coconut Scentportable I liked the coconut scent it didn’t last that long I don’t feel like the Scentportables ever really do. I don’t know if I will buy more scents I have a bunch I am working through.

Repurchase: Maybe

 

Bath and Body Aromatherapy Energy Candle omg I loved this so much more than I thought I would. It was so bright and orangey and citrusy I loved it so much and it had a really great scent throw.

Repurchase: YES

 

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Champagne Toast this had like no scent you could not smell it at all.

Repurchase: No

 

Bath and Body Works Strawberry Sorbet Candle this was really sweet and strawberry smelling I liked the artificial strawberry scent it smelled like candy. The throw wasn’t the best though.

Repurchase: Maybe

Lip (3)

Fresh Sugar Tinted Lip Treatment in Bloom I don’t like these they leave a really messy line on your mouth no matter how careful you are. This one was also really thick and gummy and was really patchy on.

Repurchase: No

 

Softlips Vanilla lip balm I didn’t love this it is more vanilla mint then just vailla and that is fine but the texture was just too waxy.

Repurchase: No

 

Chapstick Sugar Cookie lip balm I liked this, this was a little thicker and waxier then I usually go for but the sugar cookie scent/flavor was great.

Repurchase: Yes

Declutter (6)

Swan Creek Candle Co. Break Apart Herbal Melts in Olive Verbena this was just a poor scent choice on my part. The wax itself was really good so I’m sure the other flavors I have are going to be bomb. This is an Olive Verbena and in the package it smells so much like verbena which I love. At first as it melts it only smells of verbena but as it warms up and melts down more it smells like olive oil and I just do not like the scent of olive oil at all.  This had an amazing throw so the more sweet scents I picked out I am super excited to try.  This scent just was a no for me.

 

(2) Bobbi Brown Illuminating Moisture Balm this is more like a sticky primer and I tried it a few times but I just didn’t like the feeling on my skin at all.

 

Proactiv Renewing Cleanser this is a gritty cleanser I just could not stand the way it smelled.

 

Soap and Glory Vitamin C Facial Wash this has those like plastic beads in it and I hate them because they never break up and I feel like they just stick to my skin and once my skins dry there is always one left some where that scratches and irritates my skin.

 

Nip + Fab Bee Sting Fix Toning Pads these do nothing I am officially giving up on Nip + Fab I want to like them but everything I have tried from them has just done nothing and been totally pointless for me. These are starting to dry up they take up too much space on my counter and I am just ready to give up and let go of them.

Makeup (3)

Pop Beauty Ink Outliner I am not a huge fan of these thick sharpie style eyeliner pens they were my favorite in highschool but I just find them too difficult to work with now and they are not as black as I know I can get with other products to be this in particular was a very grey formula for me.

Repurchase: No

 

Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray I really like this setting spray it definitely makes my makeup last and doesn’t make my skin feel sticky and gross.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Boscia BB Cream this has super super light coverage like there was almost no point to wearing it. It also has like glitter particles in it that I just don’t understand why you would want.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (2)

Peace Love Juicy Couture Body Lotion I love the Peace Love Juicy scent and I used up this little travel sized lotion.

Repurchase: Yes, if I could find it this scent is discontinued

 

Cake Beauty Delectable Ultra Nourishing Hand Cream in Sweet Mint and Cream this is a nice sweet vanilla mint scent I loved it and I love their hand creams (not the heavy cream that is awful). I want to get one of the multi scent packs but I just have too much lotion so eventually I will buy this but not in the near future.

Repurchase: Yes

Bodycare (4)

Scutellaria Firming Body Wash this I got in a Beautyque box way back and I used it up it smelled nice but even if I new where to get it I would not repurchase it was a really thick gel and not a sweet or fruit scent that I would typically go for.

Repurchase: No

 

Kneipp Safflower & Olive Body Oil this was a really nice oil it was just too thick for me it took about two hours to sink into my skin and I don’t have two hours to wait around being oily.

Repurchase: No

 

Organic Feelings The Coffee Scrub in Coconut this was a great scrub it was super gritty with out tearing my skin apart it smelled great too but it was so super messy I had to wash my whole shower every time I used it, it looked like I painted my shower with coffee grounds. I am so on the fence with this one I liked it but it was also a lot of effort and the paper bag packaging for a product you use in the shower sucks so I don’t know.

Repurchase: Probably not

 

Fortune Cookie Soap Company You’re My Favorite Deputy Solid Sugar scrub. This was much better then the other solid sugar scrub I used from them it was not as abrasive and did not leave a weird residue on my skin. I prefer a not solid scrub so I wouldn’t buy this.

Repurchase: No

Perfume (1)

Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris this was just eh didn’t smell super strong or last very long on my skin

Repurchase: No

Haircare (6)

Medusa’s Makeup 100% Maracuja Oil this felt almost synthetic in the thickness of it I found it weird and it didn’t add the kind of moisture and shine I wanted it to add to my hair

Repurchase: No

 

Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub with Sea Salt I love this it does seriously dry my hair out but this is a product with a purpose not something to use all the time so I can deal with the side effect that I know I have to use a really good hair mask anytime I use this. This is a salt scrub for your scalp and hair, I only use it for my scalp.  Whenever I have massive product build up on my scalp or my scalp just feels itchy and dry and just like it needs some help I’ll scrub it with this that works out for me to be like once every 3 or 4 months this tiny jar lasted me for like 2 years of uses and my gf used it a couple of times too. A tiny bit is enough for my whole scalp it scrubs up all the buildup and dead skin and then lathers and foams like a shampoo so you can rinse it out really easy I love it I have another sample size of it but it is something that in like another 2 years when I run out I would buy again.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Marc Anthony Haircare Coconut Oil Deep Nourishing Conditioning Treatment. This is my all-time favorite hair mask I love it so much my hair always feels so so soft and hydrated after I use it I love it so much. I have the foil packets it comes in I prefer the little sample bottles you get in like Ipsy which are the same size as the packets that you but but so much better packaging.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Punky Colors Hair Dye Mermaid Blue I used this to do a green blue mermaid ombre lol I like that these dyes because they smell fruity rather than chemically which is nice. I don’t love the narrow jar these come in because when you are all covered in dye it is really hard to get it out as you need it.  The blue was also not that blue and didn’t take to my hair really well the green did but the blue didn’t take as well which was odd. This was enough to dye about 6 inches of hair 2 times. I touched it up this month which is how I used it up haven’t had to touch up the green yet.

Repurchase: Maybe, I like Manic Panic more

 

Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Omega Anti Frizz Dry Oil Mist this was alright for me in the winter it add the softness and moisture I need but it did not do anything for frizz. Being a dry oil it is not enough for me in the summer as my hair gets drier now.

Repurchase: Maybe

 

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Tame the Beast Detangler this absolutely helped work out knots in my hair but it also left my hair feeling really coated and like I needed to wash it which I don’t like.

Repurchase: No

Total This Month: 58

Total: 347

Average per Day: 1.9 items

Category Totals:

Skincare: 74

Makeup: 19

Declutter: 109

Home Scents: 37

Lip: 16

Lotion: 9

Bodycare: 24

Perfume: 14

Random: 28

Haircare: 17

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