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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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What’s In My Trash? May 2018

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I can’t believe it is June already, and that I already used up 9 products spoiler alert lol. May was super eventful and busy. I graduated, am almost finished with classes had so many things going on it was a really good month.

Skincare (12)

Kneipp 24h Face Cream Reactivation this was so thick and heavy and did not sink into my skin. Worst of all when I woke up my face felt rough and dry which was so weird and not like my skin at all.

Repurchase: No

Sephora Mud Mask Purifying & Mattifying I don’t love this mask I like it better than the first time I tried it but I still don’t love it. I find it hard to wash off and I don’t love the chunky texture.  It also takes a lot of product to cover my face and I don’t know that it really does that much.

Repurchase: No

Clinique Pep-Start 2 in 1 Exfoliating Cleanser I haven’t liked anything I have tried from the pep start line and this is no exception this is a fine exfoliating cleanser. I found it a little hard to get all the grit off my face. If you like vitamin c you might like this.

Repurchase: No

Hey Honey Open Your Eyes eye cream this did jack shit.  The first time I used this I thought maybe it was doing something, but no this was utterly useless and not very moisturizing.

Repurchase: No

Skinceuticals Simply Clean Gel I like this a lot but I can’t say that it really was improving my skin as it claims just based on one use. I was a really nice cleanser that left me feeling cleaned and refreshed without being stripped or irritating.

Repurchase: Maybe

Neutrogena Night Calming Makeup Removing Wipes these are super gentle and felt really nice on the skin. They removed light makeup but not really heavy makeup or waterproof makeup like they claim I would get these again for lazy days when I just want to clean my face when I haven’t been wearing makeup.

Repurchase: No

Charcoal Deep Purifying Cleanser I got this in a Beauteque box. I liked this at first but then it’s been like a year and a half now and I just got so sick of it. It was an ok cleanser but it didn’t  wow me. It smelled like lemons which is a plus but was really hard to get off my face. It was really thick and very grey so it would take two or three rinses to get it all off and that just wasn’t cool with me. Also can’t be good for your skin to have to keep rubbing it like that.

Repurchase: No

Olay Fresh Effects Shine Shine Go Away! Cleanser this had a pleasant smell and a pretty creamy texture it was actually really similar to the cleanser above but my skin felt cleaner and it was easier to remove so like a better version. But still not my favorite face wash I have ever used.

Repurchase: Maybe

Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash this was frothy which was fun to use but it felt slightly stripping on the skin which I don’t always mind especially when my skin is being really oily but this would not be good on dry skin.

Repurchase: No

Clinique Pep-Start Eye Cream so far I have not been a huge fan of the pep-start line this eye cream was no different it was pretty tacky under the eyes and I don’t feel like it moisturized well.

Repurchase: No

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask I really didn’t want to like this I hate watermelons but omg I loved it. It smells like watermelons and like fresh and clean so it isn’t too overpowering. This is a great sleeping mask my skin was so much brighter and clearer and softer after I used it.

Repurchase: Yes

Caudalíe Vinosource Moisturizing Sorbet I really liked this but it did not like me back. It is a really lightweight almost gel like moisturizer but it broke me out really bad so I ended up using it as a hand cream. It was really nice as a hand cream but that is way too much money to spend on a hand cream.

Repurchase: No

Random (1)

Rembrandt 3 Day Whitening Boost Kit I got this in the most recent Walmart Beauty Box. I really liked this. It did make my teeth a bit whiter but really nice they made my teeth look less stained. There was enough of a noticeable difference that I will definitely try this again and more consistently and would expect better results as well. It did irritate my gum line a bit on the second and third day but it wasn’t terrible and I have very sensitive gums so this likely won’t be a problem for most people.

Repurchase: Yes

Home Scents (2)

I finished off a random bag of cone incense from Ocean Tokes I really liked them but you can’t buy them they only come with pa subscription box so I won’t be buying more of them.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Copper Coconut candle this smells amazing it sells like a cookie. I love this candle.

Repurchase: Yes

Lip (2)

Carmex Classic Lip Balm in the stick form this is important it is worlds better than the one in the squeezy tube. This is my go to when my lips are really dry or if I am going to be out in the wind and need a layer of protection. I like the menthol zip to it. I just hate how hard it is to find in this format.

Repurchase: Yes

Naked Cosmetics Lip Scrub in Vanilla Crème this smelled and tasted good but it didn’t exfoliate my lips at all.  This was so like moist and balmy with very little grit in it.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (5)

Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy Shampoo see review in Haircare.

 

Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy Conditioner see review in Haircare.

 

Revlon All in One Treatment this was bad. It was the epitome of one of those sticky useless hair leave in sprays. It was sticky and clumpy in my hair and I didn’t like it so it needs to go.

 

Brow Food Brow Gel I don’t use this I don’t really do my brow and have not need of brow gel.

 

Lorac Behind The Scenes Eye Primer this was awful it made my eye shadow crease and fade which are problems I do not ordinarily have with my eye shadows.

Makeup (1)

Benefit The Pore Professional License to Blot this is a blotting stick it is like a oil controlling primer stick almost it was ok as a primer like it held on to my makeup fine and blurred my skin a bit but it didn’t control my oil and definitely is a bit of a uncomfortable texture to rub on any part of your skin that isn’t oily so this is kinda a miss product.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (4)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Whipped Cream in Kiss do I really need to talk about these anymore?

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Oh What Fun (Sunlit Apple Blossom) Hand Cream the formula on this hand cream is fine nothing that special that I would need to purchase this over any other kind of lotion when I got it it was like a dollar so I wanted to try it.  The scent on this was kinda awful when you first put it on it is apple and lovely and then all of a sudden it turns into a heavy floral that does not go away for like an hour and it was terrible. I might get the hand cream again for a dollar but definitely not this scent.

Repurchase: Maybe, but not this scent

The Face Shop Hand Cream in Ocelot just to show that the hoarding is real this expired 5 years ago. 5 YEARS. I HAVE LITEREALLY HAD THIS AND HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR AT LEAST LIKE 8 YEARS . It is kinda insane. It never went bad so there was no reason to get rid of it. But this packaging was so so cute I am definitely keeping it. It was an ok had cream really nothing to write home about.

Repurchase: No

The Face Shop Mini Baby Pet lotion this is as old as the ocelot cream but this doesn’t expire until October go me lol. I didn’t really like this one as much this had a strong like baby powder clean and soft almost floral scent not my jam and it was very strong and lingered for a long time so if you’re into that.

Repurchase: NO

Bodycare (1)

Pacifica Kale & Mint Shave Whip this smelled nice and minty but other than that this was kind of not great. This literately disintegrated the second water touched it so I was basically shaving with nothing which  makes this product pointless.

Repurchase: No

 

Perfume (2)

Tory Burch Love Relentlessly I love this perfume. I actually received a bottle as a graduation present (perk of slaving away in school lol) so excited to have it.

Repurchase: Yes

Juicy Couture Peace Love & Juicy Couture now that I can use it again finally I finished up my original bottle of this. Love this so much.

Repurchase: Yes any time I can find it

Haircare (7)

Raw Beyond Bleach White-Out Kit Raw bleaches are my absolute favorite I have very dark hair and these bleach my hair the quickest and get them the lightest like this bleach will take me to white blonde if I let it and it doesn’t kill my hair as badly as some other bleaches do. They have a one-step kit and this one is a two-step kit I prefer the one step kit but both are good.

Repurchase: Yes

Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask this is nice on my hair very nourishing but I hate the very floral scent.

Repurchase: No

Shampyou Nourish and Protect customizable shampoo this was cool you added different mixes to the shampoo to customize it to what you like. I added the red mix which was so supposed to enhance any red tones in your hair and it definitely worked.

Repurchase: Yes

Dry Bar Detox Dry Shampoo in the Lush Scent this scent is not as good as the original scent but still nice. This is my favorite formula of dry shampoo because my hair really feels looks and smells soft and clean after I use it. It does need to be really worked in though or it leaves a white cast. I won’t buy this scent again but the regular scent I will.

Repurchase: No

Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy Shampoo this had a very floral scent that I did not like. Granted I hate all shampoo and don’t use them I co-wash but this was extra not my cup of tea. It definitely was not moisturizing.

Repurchase: No

Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy Conditioner again with the terrible scent and not moisturizing which defeats the point of a conditioner do not recommend.

Repurchase: No

Shea Moisture Sugarcane Extract & Meadowfoam Seed Silicone Free Miracle Styler Leave-in Treatment I put this in the day after I died my hair I used more then you need to be fair because I really wanted it to soak in so parts were a little greasy but overall this is not a greasy leave in and this packet should have been good for two uses on my long hair but I really wanted to soak my hair. I felt like this really added a lot of shine and softness back to my hair it didn’t smell gross. I definitely like this more than the Marc Anthony one I got in my Ipsy bag.

Repurchase: Yes

Total This Month: 37

Total: 289

Average per Day: 1.9 items

Category Totals:

Skincare: 56

Makeup: 16

Declutter: 103

Home Scents: 29

Lip: 13

Lotion: 7

Bodycare: 20

Perfume: 13

Random: 21

Haircare: 11

There are no doubts now that I am definitely going to make my yearly goal and definitely beat it as well it would be almost impossible not to at this point. I am feeling very accomplished this month.

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What’s In My Trash? April 2018

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I actually couldn’t fit all my items in one picture this month. I had so many full size and big items that I couldn’t get them all in sorry for the really crappy pictures. This is a really long post. At the end this month I have a new way I am keeping track of everything I find it interesting so you can read more about it at the end if you are interesting.

There is everything all lumped together in my empties bucket.

Skincare (13)

Pond’s Exfoliating Renewal Face Wipes these have the scrubby dots that make your face feel nice and clean. They also have Pond’s cold cream in them so they are really gentle on the skin. Because of the cold cream my skin feels a little sticky and residuey after I use these which is my only complaint.

Repurchase: Maybe, if they are on sale again I got these for really cheap with sales and coupons.

 

L’Oreal Revitalift Intensive Overnight Mask I hate this it had the thickest stickest texture and it was really hard to get out of the jar.  It was slime almost it would reform back into a flat smooth surface after every time I used it. It didn’t absorb easily into my skin at all and smelt odd I was not a fan.

Repurchase: No

 

Primark One Strip Cleansing Nose Pore Strips I’m pretty sure I have reviewed these before but they are terrible they don’t pull anything out and just leave a sticky residue on my nose.

Repurchase: No

 

Sephora Express Cleansing & Exfoliating Wipes these were on clearance and can tell why they are so scratchy and abrasive on the skin like I could not stand them they hurt so bad. My girlfriend really liked them and like how abrasive they are so maybe if you need really over the top exfoliation you would like these but I hated them.

Repurchase: No

 

Sephora Green Tea Sleeping Mask this is god for so many uses and is really cheap I like this for sucking up oil before I go to bed I just put it on and my face is more matte in the morning which is nice. This is the second one of these I have gone through.

Repurchase: Yes

 

L’Oreal Detox and Brighten Pure Clay Mask this is the black on I really enjoyed these I never would have thought to pick up or try any of these but these were sent through a samping company for me to try and review and I fell in love with them. I love the heavy glass jar it comes in because it feels super fancy. This black clay one is meant to brighten and like clean out some pore congestion. There are five versions now all for different uses, I have tried four and I rank this one third.  I liked that it made my skin feel a lot smoother but I need more for cleaning out my pores and I have others that clean them out better.  If you want a no irritating smoothing mask that will not make oily acne prone skin worse give this one a try.

Repurchase: Maybe

 

The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Clay Mask this is holy grail status for clearing up my misbehaving skin.  When I have really bad deep breakouts or breakouts that just won’t go away this is my go to mask and really helps clear them up so much faster.  It is a huge pain in the ass to wash off though and very messy but the results are worth it. It really helps clear and soothe painful break outs and just all sorts of pimple related unhappiness.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Peter Thomas Roth Max Complexion Correction Pads (2) I wanted to not like these I really really did because they are ridiculously expensive.  Since I stopped using Oxy pads I have been really missing that step in my routine and my skin has been so much more congested since I have stopped but at the same time the alcohol content was really  not doing my skin any favors I really like these I may need to pick these up. They made my skin feel cleaner and felt like over time they would help with the horrible pore congestion I get.

Repurchase: Maybe

 

Neutrogena Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes I feel like these are the OG makeup wipes lol they are still good I got a bunch on sale at one point these are good they are nice and gentle on the skin they aren’t the best or the worst at removing makeup or swatches.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Simple Pleasures Vanilla Cranberry Scented Face Wipes I like these wipes from swatches and like wiping like my neck if its hot I get these for really cheap around Christmas at Ulta.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Kate Somerville EradiKate this is one of those Sulphur drying treatments I didn’t like this at all I don’t feel like it did anything for my pimples. This would also flake off my face and make a mess as it dried which I really hated.  Also this is fairly expensive and there is a much cheaper one form Mario Badescu so if you really have a deep desire to try a product like this I go for that one.

Repurchase: No

 

Peter Thomas Roth 24k Gold Hydra-Gel Eye Patches these did absolutely nothing. There was no point to it at all.

Repurchase: No

Random (3)

Degree Motionsense Ultraclear Deodorant I really like degree deodorants they work really well.  They go through pretty fast though.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Secret Invisible Solid Deodorant these are fine not quite as good as the degree ones but I will get whatever is on sale so in the future I would get this again.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Mauloa Paper N Planning Swatch Stencils these are some swatch stencils that make curvy lines.  I bought a few different types from her Etsy shop. They are good quality and I really like them this style just didn’t work out for me it was too hard to use. I need something that is like one sticker and apply. Every stripe needed to be applied individually and it was really hard for me to space them out and line them up straight these were too much work for me not a style I prefer. I like that once you apply them nothing seeps under the edges so you can get a really clean swatch.  They are fun to use when I feel like being really extra. I would repurchase some of her other styles (the adhesive is only going to last so long obviously) but not this one.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (12)

Victoria Secret Pink Vanilla and Shea Butter Body Mist this smells like something a little girl would wear and I bought it when I was much much younger I used it up over the month as a room spray but the scent just isn’t my taste anymore. This is one of those products I have just been hanging on to forever for no reason because I didn’t like it enough to use it but there was so much left that seemed a waster to throughout.

Repurchase: No

 

Bath and Body Works White Mint Latte Candle this smells so much like a Starbucks drink.  It is nice and chocolatey and coffee I would definitely get this again during Christmas.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Bath and Body Works Scentportable in Vanilla Bean I love vanilla scents so this was nice I just don’t find these to last long or be very strong in the car. I am just trying to work through the ones I have.

Repurchase: No

 

Bath and Body Works Be Mine (Hot Cocoa and Cream) this is not the same as the regular hot cocoa and cream candle that I love so much this actually smells better and the notes are actually different.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Bath and Body Works Hot Cocoa and Cream candle this is one of my favorite candles ever I love it. It smells like a Hershey’s bar.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Home & Body Company Soap Quotes Lemon Verbena Room Spray I picked this up on a whim at TJ Maxx because it was really cute and smelled really good. It is a good room spray it smells nice freshens up the room. It takes a lot though so these run out really fast so I don’t think they are worth it.

Repurchase: Maybe

 

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Pillow Spray in Briar Rose this was a great sweet comforting citrus scent that I love spraying on my pillows before bed I will really miss this but I went through this so fast it barely lasted 2 months.

Repurchase: No

 

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Personal Space spray in Prince Valium I love the personal space sprays from FCS and Prince Valium is one of my favorite scent they do it smells like a really nice hotel and it is really relaxing smell.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Bath and Body Works Warmth Candle (Fireside Comfort) this was eh to me it smelled like a fire kinda but not enough for me to really enjoy it and it wasn’t strong enough.

Repurchase: No

 

Bath and Body Works Whiskey Butterscotch this was a really strong candle the throw was ridiculously good and the scent lasted really long even after the candle was out.  This also melted down really well in my warmer I was able to get more uses then normal out of it.  This is a very sweet vanilla caramel scent.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Bath and Body Works Lavender Marshmallow this smelled so so good it was so sweet and marshmallowy but the lavender helped cut through the sweetness. Lavender has been growing on me lately I used to hate it. And at first this burned so pretty the wax was this gorgeous purple color and then half way through it started burning horribly it was so uneven and started to almost be burnt in some spots it was really unfortunate.  I’ve notice the pastel colored waxes seem to have this problem, because of how it burned it threw off the scent at the end so I would not repurchase.

Repurchase: No

 

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in At the Beach I love the at the beach scent and this smelled so nice as a wall flower so beachy and clean, I do feel like this got used up faster then other scents which was a bit odd but I loved this scent it is just so good.

Repurchase: Yes, already have

Lip Balm (2)

Purlisse Daily Lip Nourisher this was horrible I am actually decluttering the second one I have of this. This had a terrible texture like chunky Vaseline and it dried my lips out more than it did anything else.

Repurchase: No

 

Basin Lime Sugar Lip Balm this was ok I didn’t love it it was a little gritty and not the most moisturizing and the flavor was a little two fake tasting and smelling.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (3)

Purlisse Daily Lip Nourisher Ugh see review on the one I did manage to finish.

 

Dior Lip Addict Lip Glow in Matte Raspberry this was very odd it is a lip balm and moisturizing but matte which was cool but this just isn’t the type of thing I’m into and I didn’t love how these balms like slip and slide all over your lips.

 

Dior Lip Addict Lip Glow in Holo Pink This is a very shimmer glittery lip balm with no really color though. Again not a product I enjoy.

Makeup (1)

Eyeko Eye Do Liquid Liner this was terrible I know it gets rave reviews and I don’t know if I got a bad one because this was so bad like possibly the worst liquid liner I have ever use.  It was far from the waterproof it claimed if I even gently touched my eye it smeared every where and I could not get a clean straight neat line with this.  It just bleed and smeared and skipped and just was horrible. I will day it was very black but I mean that’s a small consolation prize  for all the makeup looks this ruined in the process of me trying to make this work.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (2)

True Blue Spa Super Softening Hand Lotion Mini this has been discontinued. Bath and Body Works has two new products to replace them and I have tried them the paraffin lotion is exactly the same but the moisture factor is a bit improved and the new active line one that is supposed to replace True Blue is ok idk about that one really yet.  This was a really thick paraffin hand cream that was good during winter it has a light citrusy scent that I am a fan of. This is a little now sticky or waxy or oily but a little something like you can feel it on your hand which I don’t love so I only used this at night.

Repurchase: No, discontinued

 

Ulta Beauty Sugared Vanilla Ultra Rich Body Butter this was definitely a rich body cream I wasn’t in love with the scent on this the vanilla was just a little meh but the formula was nice so I would try on this cream in other scents. It was thick and took a bit to absorb but didn’t make me feel greasy.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (7)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Exfoliating Body Wash in Master the scent on this was great a nice fruity scent and that’s where all the good stuff ends.  This was really messy it splattered everywhere and left a huge mess in my shower the exfoliators clogged up the pump and it wouldn’t go through so I had to pour it out this really needed to be in a squeeze tube.

Repurchase: No

 

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Polyjuice Potion Bath Bomb, this was a mini sample so it was already all crunched up and powdery so it was more of a fizzy bath salt. I love the PJP scent but this bath bomb was filled with glitter and I was covered in it when I got out of the bath no Bueno.

Repurchase: No

 

Village Naturals Therapy Aches + Pains Muscle Relief Mineral Bath Soak this smelled so mentholly and minty. It definitely helped ease a lot of the muscle and tendon pain I was having in my legs but the bigger more intense knotted area of pain it didn’t do a whole lot for. I don’t really go for baths so I won’t buy this but if I was really suffering I would run to Walmart to pick it up.

Repurchase: No

 

Pūrlisse Coconut Oil + Coffee Body Scrub this smelled nice it was a fine, but it is pricey for what it is you can see my review in April’s Ipsy bag. The nice thing about using something up in one sitting that you just got is that you never have to put it away lol.

Repurchase: No

 

Lush Father Christmas Bath Bomb yea I know its April lol but this is like an orange citrus scent that doesn’t scream Christmas to me.  It smelled nice turned my bath a nice green color and made my skin feel soft. I am not a huge bath person so I have a really large collection of bath bombs that take me forever to get through. I get these in all sorts of ways and I won’t go out of my way to buy them bath bombs are just a thing that show up in my life and then live in my bathroom cabinet.

Repurchase: No

 

Kneipp Body Wash in Almond Blossom I did not like the scent of this and it wasn’t pleasant to use which is something I have never said about a body wash before it felt really sticky and dry when I was using it. They make a foam body wash that I am really curios to try though.

Repurchase: No

 

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Solid Sugar Scrub in Eat Cake this was not the scrub for me it was a very aggressive scrub but left a really thick white coating of moisturizer on my skin that would not sink in or come off. I don’t have dry skin that I think would benefit from this type of product. It smelled amazing though.

Repurchase: No

 

Perfume (3)

Juicy Couture Malibu Surf I found this randomly at like a Khols. I love Juicy Couture perfumes so I snagged it I don’t know anything about it but I’m pretty sure it was limited edition. I liked it it was a nice summery scent.

Repurchase: Yes, If I ever saw it again

 

Juicy Couture Peace Love & Juicy Couture so I know that this is in an entirely different bottle but this is my travel/small reusable atomizer that I use. So I found some teeny tiny bottle of my favorite discontinued perfume and emptied them all into here and have now finished that up. I lucked out and found 3 bottles of this stuff at Marshall’s so I am finally able to start using it again I love this perfume more than I can explain. It is a light almost beachy hippie scent.

Repurchase: Yes

 

Juicy Couture Couture La La Malibu this is the limited edition Malibu version of the Couture La La perfume. I like La La a lot but this one was a lot better it was fresher and brighter. I don’t think I can get this anywhere any more but I would if I could.

Repurchase: If I could

 

Haircare (1)

Rock Your Hair Dry Shampoo this was a perfectly good dry shampoo if you want something really simple.  Didn’t really have a scent and didn’t leave much of a white cast.  It absorbed oil well enough but this is not the kind of dry shampoo you can just layer into your hair day after day it would stop working once it was built up into your hair.

Repurchase: No

Total This Month: 47

Total: 252

Average per Day: 2.1 items

Category Totals:

Skincare: 44

Makeup: 15

Declutter: 98

Home Scents: 27

Lip Balm: 11

Lotion: 3

Bodycare: 19

Perfume: 11

Random: 20

Haircare: 4

I want to break everything down into these categories so I can really see what I use and what I don’t so I know what not to buy or buy less of in the future. Like I have so much lotion on back up and I am starting to see that I do not go through it very fast so I really don’t need to buy so much of it. My problem is I always find it for like ridiculous sales but i need to learn to say no even if it is a good deal.

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