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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!

<3 Nightmare Before Makeup

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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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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