Tag: Empties

What’s in My Trash? June 2022

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Wow it is July the year is half over like how did this happen so fast? I am super duper failing this year both on using stuff up and on not bring more stuff in then I am using up.

Skincare (11)

Strivectin TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream Plus this was very thick and I don’t feel necessary.

Repurchase: No

It Cosmetics Confidence in A Cleanser this was fine just a decent gentle cleanser but expensive for being pretty basic.

Repurchase: No

Derma E Firming DMAE Eye Lift I didn’t really like this it was pretty thick it wasn’t bad just not my preference.

Repurchase: No

Bare Republic Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 I really disliked this the zinc was very heavy so this was very thick and very white. Very hard to blend in and sticky.

Repurchase: No

Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protector Lotion 50+ SynchroShield I love this sunscreen it is light and not white and feels really nice on I wish it wasn’t so expensive.

Repurchase: Yes

Clarins Double Serum I didn’t really care for this it was very oily and I don’t like having to mix my products.

Repurchase: No

Clarins Double Serum Eye same goes for this eye serum I did not like it was oily and inconvenient.

Repurchase: No

Josie Maran Argan Beta-Retinoid Pink Algae Serum this was fine but one use is hard to tell if I like it or not.

Repurchase: No

Kylie Skin Clarifying Gel Cream this was fine. I think If you are younger and need an acne friendly Moisturizer this would be great.

Repurchase: No

Coola Sun Silk Drops SPF 30 I thought I would like these and that they would be similar to the Shiseido but they are not they are separate really badly and are just a no.

Repurchase: No

Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water I really don’t like micellar waters but it works fine enough in a pinch.

Repurchase: No

Random (2)

Aquaphor Ointment I am finally done with my tattoo and another tube of Aquaphor down. I will always use this for various things I really like it.

Repurchase: Yes

Ulta Premium Quilted Round Cotton Pads these are good I like cotton rounds there isn’t much special about most of them. I have decided to no longer include them in my empties though because I go through them pretty slowly.

Repurchase: Yes

Home Scents (2)

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Merry Mimosa this was nice enough I really only use these for my bathroom.

Repurchase: Maybe

Homeworx Citrus Mojito Candle this was not that great the scent through on this was pretty weak compared to the one I had previously tried. Pretty disappointing for such an expensive candle.

Repurchase: No

Lip (2)

Clinique Moistue Surge Lip Hydro Plump Treatment this wasn’t my favorite this is more a glossy balm then an actual lip balm or lip treatment.

Repurchase: No

H2O Beauty Lip Gel in Clear as Day they don’t make this anymore I liked it because it tasted good and it was blue but clear and it was just fun to use. I liked the gel feeling of this.

Repurchase: I can’t

Lotion (2)

Aveeno Body Daily Moisturizing Lotion this was a purchased based solely on needing and unscented good moisturizer for my tattoo. I would not have purchased this otherwise. I really don’t care for very generic lotions like this.

Repurchase: No

Burt’s Bees Hand Cream in Honey & Grapeseed this was very greasy and when I cut it open to be able to use it all up it was kinda chunky I didn’t love this. Smelled like honey though.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (3)

Tree Hut Shave Oil in Watermelon I love these shave oils they give the closest shave and leave my legs silky.

Repurchase: Yes

Le Petit Marseillais Vanilla Milk Extra Gentle Shower Crème this was definitely extra gentle but the scent was more milky than vanilla-y to me and I didn’t care for that I was hoping this was gona be the other way around but it was pretty nice to use.

Repurchase: No

Edge 2 in 1 Shave Cream this sucked it was sticky but also wiped away really fast and I did not get a good shave with this.

Repurchase: No

Perfume (2)

Gucci Flora Perfume this was a lot nicer then I expected it to be. I would actually consider wearing this again.

Repurchase: Maybe

Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy La Fleur this was really nice and light and sweet and I really Like it a lot. Too bad it was limited edition from many years ago.

Repurchase: Yes

Haircare (3)

Drybar Triple Sec this is a great texurizer and I love the scent.

Repurchase: Yes

Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Moisture Intense Oil Crème Pre-Shampoo Treatment this made my hair really fluffy and staticy but it also gave my hair a lot of fullness and volume so it was kinda hard to decide how I feel about this.

Repurchase: No

FCS Leave-In Conditioner in FOX I love these spray leave ins from Fortune Cookie Soap company and I really loved the scent as well.

Repurchase: Yes

27 items the third most I think this year and that’s really just not that great.

Total This Month: 27

Total: 173

Approx Value This Month: $299.02

Approx Paid This Month: $44.67

Approx Total Value: $1935.48

Approx Total Paid: $341.33

Well ok I still don’t feel good about my progress but looking at the overall stats I have only increased my collection by 72 items which is 12 items a month that isn’t so terrible. The only category that I decreased in my lip balm collection.

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What’s in My Trash? May 2022

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I literally cannot believe it is June and Summer and like wow where has this year gone.

Skincare (10)

Avene Thermal Spring Water this was just water in a can it was nothing I would buy or recommend it just made my face wet it didn’t give me that refreshed feeling I like my facial sprays to give me.

Repurchase: No

Derma E Overnight Peel this did nothing.

Repurchase: No

Dermalogica Prisma Protect Spf 30 I really didn’t care for this it was very sticky and heavy. It worked well but I just really hated how long it took to sink in.

Repurchase: No

Makeup Revolution Skincare Pick-Me-Not Blemish Patches these are ok they help reduce the size and inflammation a bit but they don’t fully heal it but they help a lot with keeping me from touching pimple which is good.

Repurchase: Maybe

Laura Mercier Illuminating Eye Cream so I thought this would be one use I actually got like 3 or 4 uses out of this. It was nice it was hydrating and really thick but it is far to pricey compare to even really expensive eye creams that I like.

Repurchase: No, I would use it again but I wouldn’t buy it

The Creme Shop Fusion Sheet Mask in Vitamin C and Hyaluronic Acid this was a great mask I have had good experiences with crème shop masks they stay on well and my face fully absorbs the essence which is great.

Repurchase: Yes

Covergirl Clean Fresh Skincare Weightless Water Cream I really liked this it is a water cream gel smooth texture that I just find really pleasing my skin felt nice. It was a little tacky but it didn’t bother me. I really liked this.

Repurchase: Yes

Elizabeth Arden Vitamin C Radiance Renewal Serum Capsules these are fine I like the oil consistency of them but I really don’t care for the little pod format where you have to break them open I just find it inconvenient and a waste of my time.

Repurchase: No

Drunk Elephant C-Tango Multivitamin Eye Cream this was fine I think it did a little brightening but nothing that special for the price.

Repurchase: No

Maapilim Exfoliating Solution I think this worked and my skin was a bit softer in the morning but there were only three or four uses in this bottle and it is kinda hard to say.

Repurchase: No

Random (1)

Degree MotionSense Ultraclear Deodorant in Pure Rain this is always and forever my favorite deodorant though I am starting to really fall in love with the dove ones so it make get usurped that remains to be seen.

Repurchase: Yes

Home Scents (3)

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Sugared Snickerdoodle this was fine I liked it I like sweet scents I feel like the quality of wallflowers has kinda gone down since they raised the prices.

Repurchase: Maybe

Nest Candle in Bamboo this was a lot better then the grapefruit it had a real spa/grassy type of scent and it did really fill the room but holy heck it is so pricey I just can’t justify that.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Tomato Vine Candle this is a very old candle that I had kinda shoved to the back of my cabinet. I really like those herbal garden but not flower scents so this was unique at the time but not so much unique now.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (1)

The Bath Apothecary Body Lotion in Arawiya this was meh nothing to even really say because I don’t remember it was very thin and I used it up pretty quick.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (2)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Shower Smoothie in Sandra Dee I didn’t care for this scent it almost smelled masculine to me which doesn’t really make a whole lot of sense. Also I felt like I needed a lot of this product to get a good lather. I will say great packaging though this is a really thick product so having a really easy to squeeze bottle like this was a necessity.

Repurchase: No

Zest Tssss! Sauna Steamy Shower Scrub I loved this so much and I am so sad that they don’t make this anymore I loved the sauna-y scent I loved the scrub level. I really loved that it was warm when I used it. I just am so sad. I really milked this forever because I loved it so much.

Repurchase: I would

Haircare (2)

Not Your Mother’s Anti-Frizz Smooth Moves Shampoo

Not Your Mother’s Anti-Frizz Smooth Moves Conditioner

These were fine I have wanted to try them for a while they were nice enough I might consider them in the future but I feel like I am always trying to try new products to find something for my very uncooperative hair.

Repurchase: Maybe

Declutter (5)

FCS Linen Spray in King of the World I just don’t really like this scent so I will pass it along. I do love using their linen sprays though.

Nyx Matte Liquid Liner in Black this is terrible. It smears it isn’t long wearing it isn’t even that easy to apply.

Nioxin Scalp Relief Scalp & Hair Conditioner this is not moisturizing enough for my dry hair.

Pacifica Mineral Face Stick SPF 50 I wanted to like this because Pacifica sunscreens don’t break me out but so many also don’t work for me this is super heavy and left such a terrible sticky white cast on me that took forever to blend in and be comfortable and I just can’t.

Physicians Formula The Healthy Lip Velvet Liquid Lipstick in Dose of Rose this was just not I color I loved and since the formula is pretty generic there is not reason for me to keep it.

Well I definitely didn’t use up much this month but that is just how this whole year seems to be going.

Total This Month: 24

Total: 146

Approx Value This Month: $232.09

Approx Paid This Month: $39.16

Approx Total Value: $1636.46

Approx Total Paid: $296.66

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What’s in My Trash? April 2022

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Well this has been a better month for stuff usage life not so much.

Skincare (6)

Skinceuticals Hydrating B5 this was the nicest least sticky hyaluronic acid I have ever used but it is in no way work 83 fucking dollars it functions exactly the same as the $6 Ordinary one.

Repurchase: No it is way to expensive

Tony Moly I’m Red Wine Sheet Mask this was nothing I have no feelings no thoughts.

Repurchase: No

Lap Cos Red Wine Sheet Mask this was a very nice sheet mask I enjoyed it.

Repurchase: Maybe

NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth these are my favorite faces wipes they actually feel like skincare like exfoliating and cleaning and make my skin feel fresh and glowy. I just hate how expensive they are.

Repurchase: Maybe

The Creme Shop ‘Tis the Season to be Lovely Collagen 7 Squalane Essence Sheet Mask this was very nice very hydrating and plumping.

Repurchase: Maybe

Amore Pacific Youth Revolution Radiance Concentrator this is super damn expensive. It felt really nice but this was only enough for like a week so I can’t say it did anything. At $250 a bottle I won’t ever buy this but it felt really nice on my skin.

Repurchase: No

Random (3)

Aquaphor Ointment I love having Aquaphor on hand I use it for all sorts of things irritated skin really chapped lips but lately I have been going through it really fast with all my new tattoos. It is my favortie for healing tattoos.

Repurchase: Yes

FCS OCD Hand Sanitizer in Mint Chip this is like my fried and true hand sanitizer brand it lasts for ever it is super great this smelled like mint chip and I loved it.

Repurchase: Yes

MegRhythm Gentle Steam Eye Mask in Unscented these are so odd I have come to appreciate them but not for what they are meant for I use them for like tension in my forehead or jaw rather then my eyes they don’t really have the tightness or pressure to do enough for my eyes.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (8)

Wishes Candle Company in Greenhouse Tour this was not my favorite scent ever and throw wasn’t great but I love the fun of getting a pin in the candle.

Repurchase: Maybe

Bath and Body Works Lemon Verbena Candle this had no scent throw at all.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Blueberry Sugar love this Bath and Body Works really does blueberry scents well.

Repurchase: Yes

Dollar Tree Candle in Rosemary this was so freaking weird. Like it smelled terrible while it was burning it smelled like a cigarette but once it was put my whole room would smell like Rosemary.

Repurchase: No

FCS Wax Tarts in Good Zombie this was great I like the scent the color was spot on to be a murky dirty rotting zombie which I like but also maybe not the most attractive looking in my melting pot lol.

Repurchase: Yes

Trader Joe’s Scended Candle in Nutmeg this didn’t smell like anything.

Repurchase: No

Victoria Secret Hibiscus + Vanilla Candle I hated this which is the reason it is getting thrown out at half used up. It just smelled like burnt smoke it burned black the wax would be totally gross and black while I was burning it this was just bad. I haven’t really ever had that experience with Victoria Secret candles before they are usually really really nice so that was kinda a one off weird thing.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Pillow Spray in Raggedy Man this was vaguely sweet not as strong or as good as a lot of their other pillow sprays.

Repurchase: No

Lip (4)

Fortune Cookie Soap Scrub in Life’s Delicious this was fine I don’t enjoy using lip scrubs but they are necessary so I use them. This just tasted sweet and it didn’t taste weird or leave my lips feeling weird.

Repurchase: Maybe

Honey Jarret Lip Sleeping Mask in Lemon Honey I hated this it was super sticky and it did not hydrate or wear a long time. Tasted and smelled great though.

Repurchase: No

Pur X-Faux Lips Plumping Lip Exfoliator I don’t think this exists anymore but I really hated this. It was not exfoliating or plumping it was more like a gooey balm.

Repurchase: No

Dionis Goat Milk Lip Balm in Vanilla Bean this is a perfectly good lip balm it is smooth and smells good but it lasts forever I think It took 6 months of daily use to use this up and I could have dug it out and put it in a pot and it probably would have lasted another month at least but I am at the point where I am so bored that I need to move on. You very much get your money’s worth with these balms.

Repurchase: Maybe

Makeup (3)

Jd Glow Cosmetics Multichromatic Gel Liner in Spectra I had a good run with this and I am sad to see it go I loved the multichrome effect and it was so pretty and easy to apply. But being a multichrome it was always drier as a formula and it is just too dry and flakey to use now. And I am not about that trying to rehydrate life the risk to my eyes is not worth it to me.

Repurchase: Yes

Benefit Bad Gal Bang! Mascara this was a good mascara it gets really clumpy and really dry really fast though and it isn’t my favorite to work with but the look is very lengthened and pretty.

Repurchase: No

Estate Precision Liquid Liner this has started to dry out and it wasn’t great liner. It was black enough or long wearing enough for my tastes I have a very high standard for my liquid liners I need them to last and that just a light eye rub or something isn’t going to smudge it away.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (4)

Victoria Secret Berry-C Glow Boosting Body Lotion I really liked this it smelled like strawberries but real strawberries not candy. It was really smooth and light and my skin look glowy. I loved it.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Hand Cream in Hot Cocoa & Cream this was great I really do like the hand creams from Bath and Body Works and this is one of my favorite scents I love the hot cocoa scent it is so good.

Repurchase: Yes

Clarins Body Fit well I didn’t think this would be enough to even try but it actually was enough for one full application but this was just a lotion I didn’t feel any tingly or anything that would indicate it doing anything and with only one use I can’t really speak to the long-term effects of using this.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Body Lotion in Pretty as a Peach I loved the peach scent on this it is candy like rather than weird scent that can turn kinda sour. This didn’t do that it smelled great they body lotions are really thin and not super moisturizing. I prefer the actual hand creams.

Repurchase: Maybe

Bodycare (3)

Drunk Elephant Sugared Koffie Almond Milk Scrub I hated this a little doesn’t go long way and it is the kinda of scrub that is almost sand like and just makes a huge mess in the shower.

Repurchase: No

Mario Badescu Coconut Body Scrub as I said in my Macy’s post I I am very picky about scrubs so this didn’t quite work for me it kinda melted away as I was using it.

Repurchase: No

Theorie Body Nourishing Body Scrub this was fine. It wasn’t anything memorable.

Repurchase: No

Perfume (2)

Juicy Couture Noir this is one of my all time favorite perfumes I love that it is sweet and light but also dark and wintery at the same time. I’ll rotate my next bottle in once fall hits. I am trying to use up a few of my not so signature perfumes so I can move them out of my life.

Repurchase: Yes

Jimmy Choo I Want Choo Perfume I found this to be a really heavy scent that I wasn’t in love with, but I got so many compliments while I was wearing it that I would be willing to consider a small bottle of this.

Repurchase: Maybe

Haircare (3)

Tarte Hair Goals Dry Shampoo this was awful it left my hair so sticky and heavy and hard to brush through and gross feeling. If you want volume and texture for like a special look this would really give it to you though.

Repurchase: No

Marajo Deep Butter Treatment  this has been discontinued which sucks because it is a really nice hair mask but there are plenty of other hair masks that I love so it is fine. This is a really thick heavy mask for really high moisture which I need my hair is dry as hell.

Repurchase: No

Outre 8 in 1 CBD Multipurpose Nutrient Mist this was fine but it was thicker then you want for this kinda spray mechanism so a lot is stuck in the bottle and I can’t be assed to try and make it work this was not that special.

Repurchase: No

Well I definitely made up alot of ground this month and and now I am even a slight bit ahead for next month which is awesome.

Total This Month: 36

Total: 122

Approx Value This Month: $466.54

Approx Paid This Month: $89.42

Approx Total Value: $1404.37

Approx Total Paid: $257.50

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