This was a really bad month I did not use up alot of things at all. So let’s get into it this one will be a quick one for a change.
Skincare (8)
Follain Eye Cream I hated this so much. If you have sensitive skin run far away. So I had some irritation under my eye and I thought this would soothe it. It did not it burned like crazy. Even when I didn’t have irritation it just felt harsh. I ended up using it all over my face to just get it used up really quickly.
Repurchase: No
Dermalogica Clear Start Breakout Clearing Booster this was pretty good for a spot treatment I liked it. It was really runny but I think that was partially a packaging problem because the full size is packaged differently.
Repurchase: Maybe
Beekman 1802 Dream Booster Bakuchiol Beta-Retinol Serum (x3) this is pretty decent for a beta retinol I just prefer a non beta retinol I feel like the result as more impactful and faster. But it you have sensitive skin this would be great for you and it is a good price.
Repurchase: No
Naturally Good For You Balance & Boost Serum well this is not a serum it is a moisturizer and it was really good for redness relief and my blemishes but it smells like Elmer’s glue and I hated using it because of that. It was also sticky.
Repurchase: No
Clinique Take the Day Off Makeup Remover Towelettes I thought I would love these since I love the take the day off line for taking off my makeup but these fell short for me they are a bit too oily for what I want in a wipe but they also don’t take off really full on make up or mascara and eyeliner so these aren’t right for me.
Repurchase: No, unfortunately I have a ton of these because I bought them on a super good sale I may end up giving some packs away.
The Crème Shop Caffeine Eye Sheet Mask this was nice very refreshing. Stayed on well.
Repurchase: Maybe
Home Scents (5)
Victoria Secret Pink Yuzu + Sea Salt Candle I loved this it smelled so good and yuzu-y and the scent was so strong that I could smell it the next day.
Repurchase: Yes
Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Coconut Cream Pie this was fine it was unimpressive really.
Repurchase: No
Huntington Home Essential Oil Wax Melt in Lemon & Ginger this was not worth the $2. The melts were only good for one melt each they couldn’t be reused and they smelled good but they were not worth it.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Fine Fragrance Mist in Gingerbread Latte I always use these as room scents because why not. This was nice it smelled like gingerbread.
Repurchase: Maybe
Juice Sugar Fix Candle this had no scent throw at all.
Repurchase: No, it was a gift with purchase anyway you can’t buy it
Lip (2)
Victoria Secret Balm Addict Moisturizing Lip Balm I hated this it was really stick and not at all balmy or hydrating.
Repurchase: No
Weleda Skin Food Lip Butter I really did not like this it was really slick but some how really drying at the same time and I really found the yellow tint to be unappealing.
Repurchase: No
Makeup (2)
Maybelline Great Lash in Wink of Pink this was surprisingly great I hate that it was limited edition. This really coated my lashes and made them pink with out needing a million layers which is often a priblem with colored mascaras.
Repurchase: Yes
Apocalyptic Beauty Badass Setting Spray in Green Tea this is such a good setting spray it really holds on makeup well and the scents are all really great.
Repurchase: Yes
Lotion (1)
Rituals The Ritual of Happy Buddha Recovery Hand Balm this was a really interesting texture it was really a balmy feeling lotion. The scent was really strong though and the cedarwood in this kinda overshadowed the orange and I didn’t love that but it was a good hand cream.
Repurchase: No
Bodycare (4)
Dr.Teals Pure Epsom Salt in Cannabis Sativa Hemp Seed Oil these are good and cheap and I like that because I can use a lot in a bath to get the really good soothing effects without feeling like I am wasting it.
Repurchase: Yes
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Shimmer Body Wash in Fairytales & Make Believe I don’t really need my body wash to have shimmer in it but this all washed away and didn’t stick so it was fine. This didn’t have a strong scent and I like really scented body washes do this was just not for me but it was tiny it lasted like a week a little less? It was fine.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Bath Bomb? I don’t know which on this is. It was fun though it changed from yellow to green to blue with was fun and it had a lotion bar/ bath melt in the center so it was nice to rub on my skin and I felt so moisturized and smooth after.
Repurchase: Maybe
Skintimate Moisturizing Shave Gel in Raspberry Rain this was terrible it was dry it rinsed off way to quickly and it did not help me get a smooth nice shave.
Repurchase: No
Haircare (1)
Beauty & Pin-Ups Fearless Hair Rescue Masque this was a great hair mask I really liked it it made my hair feel super soft and healthy.
Repurchase: Yes
Declutter (2)
Physcian’s Formula Glide on Gel Eyeliner in Black Velvet life is too short for mediocre black eyeliner. It is black and soft but it isn’t long wearing and it does smudge so bye bitch.
FCS SPF 15 Shimmer Sunscreen Stick in Golden Hour I don’t this this was doing anything in terms of sun protection and it was really hard to apply and I just don’t like it.
Well I really did poorly this month. I didn’t use up much or any high value items.
I finally caught up to where I need to be to be on track for meeting my goals! Hurray! I used up a whole heck of a lot this month so grab a drink and a snack.
Skincare (14)
Patchology Mega Moisture Sheet Mask this felt so nice on. My skin was so tired and dry from me having a sinus cold and this was just so soothing and moisturizing and maybe me skin and face just feel so much better.
Repurchase: Maybe
Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant I just don’t like this it is too messy.
Repurchase: No
Tony Moly Peach Punch Sweet Foam Cleanser this was what every smelled like peach really nothing to say here. It would probably be a fun face wash for a kid.
Repurchase: No
Dermalogica Dynamic Skin Recovery spf 50 (not pictured) this was really thick and sticky but it didn’t irritate my skin. I found that it was not water and sweat proof so this is not great for being outdoors or swimming in hot weather.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Rejuvenating Facial Oil in Southern Belle this was way to greasy for my face so I used it up on my neck and chest. I like having stuff for my neck and chest but rarely want to buy something for that purpose. This was fine but I would not recommend due to how greasy it was.
Repurchase: No
Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel this was fine it was just a face wash it washed my face well and was gentle but effective but the price makes me balk even though a little goes a long way and per use it is like 16 cents which isn’t that bad I just can’t.
Repurchase: No
Juice Beauty Prebiotix Instant Flash Facial this was nice I loved that you did it on wet skin so I was able to use it in the shower. It did some light exfoliation but I am looking for more then this was providing my skin. If you very much need an in shower chemical exfoliator this might be for you though I haven’t really found too many other in shower ones.
Repurchase: No
Dermalogica Precleanse this was not great it did not remove my makeup as well as other oil cleansers or balms that I like.
Repurchase: No
Ole Henriksen Transforming Almond Facial Polish this was terrible it stung my skin and was really harsh.
Repurchase: No
CVS Adapalene Gel I don’t feel like this did anything to help my skin. I have been curious about adapalene but it did not help my break outs. I think it may have help pore size a bit but not that much.
Repurchase: No
Glamglow Dream Duo Overnight Transforming Treatment well this two step treatment felt really nice on but I don’t know that it did anything I used it for like 4 or 5 days. Felt nice was a fun experience to put on the two steps since one was a pretty iridescent one and the other was dark grey but blended into clear. They don’t make this anymore so it doesn’t really matter.
Repurchase: No
Beekman 1802 Bloom Cream Probiotic Moisturizer this I love it makes m y skin look and feel so glowy and healthy.
Repurchase: Yes
Beekman 1802 Golden Booster Amla Berry Vitamin C Serum I tried this mixed in with the cream like you are supposed to but I didn’t like how it mixed it it kinda wouldn’t mix in evenly. So I don’t feel like it I have a good feeling on it. I have about one to try that I am going to put directly on my skni how I like to use my Vitamin C.
Repurchase: No
Beekman 1802 Dream Booster Bakuchiol Beta-Retinol Serum I do like this I feel like the results are a lot slower then they are with a non-beta retinol but it is much gentler.
Repurchase: No
Random (4)
Assured Hand Sanitizer in Lavender I don’t like Lavender that much. When hand sanitizer was so hard to get, I would have been so thrilled to have this but from an actual quality stand point this was really thin and it would splurt out so much so fast.
Repurchase: No
Dove Go Fresh in Revive this was fine I like how smooth it is and it smelled nice. Not my favorite like the degree is but these were on sale.
Repurchase: Maybe
Sweet & Shimmer Face and Body Mini Wipes in Merry Mint I love these for swatches they smell nice they work well and they are small.
Repurchase: Yes
Aquaphor Ointment I love Aquaphor I use it for so many things. Lip balm abrasions chafed skin just everything.
Repurchase: Yes
Home Scents (7)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Wax Tart in The Dark Sea this was fine it was a pretty color scent and throw was unimpressive.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Wax Well Begun is Half Done Linen Spray I loved this I don’t really know what the scent was but it was such a comforting scent to have on my sheets and pillows. I will miss this.
Repurchase: Yes
Bath and Body Works Single Wick Candle in Orange Zest + Sea Spray this had no scent throw so sad.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Fine Fragrance Mist in Salted Caramel Apricot I always use these as room scents, they last a long time I like that the scents are more complicated than you can usually get in a room scent. The also aren’t as strong which I also like a lot of the time. This was nice it was way more caramel than apricot which was disappointing but it did the job.
Repurchase: No
Little Egg Harbour Soap in Coconut this was ok it was soap it wasn’t drying.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Cinnamon Caramel Swirl this smelled so yummy and had a good throw but the last 25% of if really lost a lot of its scent. It always bugs me how hit or miss Bath and Body Works stuff is.
Repurchase: Maybe
Bath and Body Works Scentportable in Winter Candy Apple I don’t love this scent but I had it so I used it. I just got a new car and the scentportables don’t really fit in my air vent as well so I probably won’t buy more of these.
Repurchase: No
Lip (2)
Malin + Goetz Mojito Lip Balm this was very very thick and glossy and a sticky. It also wasn’t very hydrating it smelled and tasted nice and I do like the feeling of a really thick balm that stays on my lips but this didn’t do anything. It was a great sensory experience but it didn’t do anything for my lips which is more the point.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Kiss Lip Scrub this was great perfect texture I love the Kiss scent/flavor I wish the Peter Pan collections of scents would be permanent.
Repurchase: Yes
Makeup (1)
Hourglass Caution Extreme Lash Mascara this was so so so good. It made my lashes look amazing and it does not smudge of flake at all. The only really downside are the price is $29 which is ridiculous and that it was very very hard to take off it is full waterproof. No matter how many times I cleansed I would still find it on my lashes the next day.
Repurchase: Yes
Lotion (2)
Bath and Body Works Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Body Cream I really enjoyed this and I am pretty sure its been discontinued like every good product they have. This had like an oceany sea minerals scent and it was really hydrating and very smooth. A bit sticky but I find that with all hyaluronic acid products so I can’t fault it for that. I am sad that this is a discontinued product for sure. I am glad I cut this open because there had to be at least half to three quarters of an oz of product left which is a lot with a 2.5 oz product.
Repurchase: I would
Sudsy Duck Soapery Lotion in Memphis so I kinda hated this the packaging was awful the plastic is so thick and hard that I couldn’t squeeze it to get the lotion out easily. Then the lotion would come out like a giant blob and it had a weird consistency some how thick but almost watery at the same time. I also felt I needed to reapply quickly so I went through this bottle really fast.
Repurchase: No
Bodycare (5)
Nair Leg Mask ehhh this did work, you have to leave it on for like 20 minutes not 5 like the package says but you just need so much product to get a good layer and it takes so long that it just is so much more inconvenient then shaving.
Repurchase: No
Lush Shower Gel in Snow Fairy this actually started turning the color and the scent and the texture all started to change so this was really my last chance to finish it up. Like if I hadn’t finished it this week I would have had to throw it out either way. I like snow fairy a lot as a scent it is so sweet and delicious. I think I actually would rather have the spray then the body wash having fully finished the two items. The spray just has more uses for me. I find Lush shower gels to be so thick and a bit harder to use then others so I don’t know if I would want it again.
Repurchase: No
FCS Be a Pineapple Shower Oil this was great I love body oils after showers and this smelled like pineapples.
Repurchase: Yes
FCS Bath & Shower Gel Hunny Pot this was so great it smelled like honey it was adorable I didn’t love that the consistency was like honey but also it was very cute that it was like that.
Repurchase: No, but I loved it
Skintimate 2 in 1 Shave Cream & Skin Conditioner this was truly terrible don’t buy this. First of all the package is impossible to use it squishy in the middle but hard on the top and bottom so you can’t use all the product with out cutting it open and its so crappy I was not going to bother doing that. It also rinsed off really fast but still gunked up my razor and didn’t give me the best shave.
Repurchase: No
Perfume (2)
Juicy Couture Oui this was such an unexpected empty I haven’t been targeting it for that long maybe 2 or 3 months and then just one day it was empty. I really liked this scent it was really light but nice and I got lots of compliments on it.
Repurchase: Eventually
Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Perfume viva isn’t one of my most favorites but it is nice in small doses.
Repurchase: No
Haircare (2)
Briogeo Be Gentle Be Kind Avocado + Kiwi Mega Moisture Superfood Mask once again Briogeo just doesn’t do it for me. It didn’t do enough to add moisture to my hair. And I needed this whole tube and it still wasn’t enough to coat all my hair.
Repurchase: No
Bed Head Control Freak Extra Extra Straight this is like an “instant” hair straightener. It kinda works like that but not really. It more like takes does all the frizz and helps the hair look smoother and like I blowdried it rather than letting it air dry. If I use too much of this it makes my hair look stringy though less is more with this. I have another bottle of this but I don’t know if I will rebuy this I just don’t use products like this as much as I used to so I just don’t know if it is for me anymore.
Repurchase: I don’t know
Declutter (5)
Winky Lux Eyebrow Pencil this is a very thick eye brow pencil and I just really don’t like that or eyebrow pencils in general. The packaging is cute as heck though. This is a product that Winky Lux doesn’t make any more.
Physician’s Formula Magic Mosaic Multi-Colored Custom Bronzer in Light Bronzer/Bronzer I couldn’t even tell you why or when I got this. But because of the ombre effect the effect on the skin was usually patchy and hard to work with. Also, the packaging is just so bulky and annoying it does not need to be that way. It is so thick and heavy and then to top it off the lid is domed so you can’t even stack it nicely.
Acnomel Acne Cream this just did nothing for my skin. And the texture was really gritty and matte feeling and did not play well with any of my other skin care and was super hard to integrate into my routine. Since it did nothing to help my acne I’m just gona let it go.
The Organic Pharmacy Lip & Eye Cream this was so thick and sticky and impossible to blend into my under eyes. I got this in an Ipsy years ago and its just moved around and I thought I could use it up as a travel eye crem but I can’t I hate it.
Qveen Studio Dragonliner Liquid this is so smudgey hard to work with and just smears off my face after an hour with out me really doing anything crazy just from blinking. This formula sucks it’s a shame the packaging is cute but I don’t have time for crappy liquid eyeliner.
The weather is getting so warm and things are starting to just feel better all around so hopefully good things will be coming but optimism scares me lol. It was a pretty good month though.
At the end of the first quarter of 2021 and I am still behind in total value but ahead in total items. I feel like I didn’t use that much this month. This month was a whole blur.
Skincare (14)
Glow Recipe Avocado Melt Retinol Eye Sleeping Mask I loved this so much. So much so that even though I have so many eye creams I bought another one already. I actually saw results and quickly with out irritations this was a really good eye cream. The only sorta down side is that it isn’t really hydrating so I would either layer another eye cream over it or skip this one or two nights a week in favor a hydrating eye cream but I don’t even care because personally I don’t need a very hydrating eye cream every night. I am so in love with this. It is a really thick balmy texture two so it doesn’t migrate into your eyes or all over your face and it really made all the fine lines disappears so much love for this.
Repurchase: Literally did the night I used it up
BioRepublic Aloe Rescue Mask this was fine a moisturizing sheet mask.
Repurchase: No
Skinfix Barrier+ Triple Lipid Boost 360 Eye Cream this was thick but blended in pretty well and was very soothing. I liked this a lot a little went a long way.
Repurchase: Maybe
Belif Moisturizing Eye Bomb I just used this for some hydrating in conjunction with the Glow Recipe eye cream. I don’t care for this I feel like it is really expensive for a do-nothing hydrating eye gel it is just light and lightly hydrating.
Repurchase: No
Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream this was nicer then I expected. I thought this would be really heavy and thick kinda like the First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream but this is really light and fast absorbing. Pretty nice cream. I have plenty of moisturizers that I love so I wouldn’t repurchase this but I liked using it.
Repurchase: No
Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar Peeling Mousse I hate these kinds of products. The ball up on your skin to make you think that it is dead skin cells, it isn’t that’s just a chemical reaction between your skin oils and the product, and the real exfoliation is usually chemical or should be on an expensive product like this. This did nothing. I just don’t get along with Philosophy skincare.
Repurchase: No
Naisture Tea Tree Mask Pack this is fine there isn’t much to say about most sheet masks. I feel like they are all just ok unless they are super amazing or super awful there isn’t much to say about them.
Repurchase: No
Dr. Dennis Gross Ferulic + Retinol Wrinkle Recovery Peel I think I liked this but only using it once and then I have one more I’m not going to see any results but it didn’t upset my skin and my skin felt nice in the morning.
Repurchase: No
Beekman 1802 Milk Foam Calming Bubble Mask this was whatever I don’t feel like it did anything and bubble masks are fun but a little bit of a pain because they are messy and you can’t really do anything else while you are wearing them.
Repurchase: No
Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream this was unimpressive and a bit thick for my taste.
Repurchase: No
Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant so I have tried this before and didn’t like it. I found out I had used it wrong I tried it again correctly where you dissolve this in water or a cleanser and then let it sit on your face and while better, I still don’t like it. It is messy and a pain for a pretty mediocre exfoliating experience.
Repurchase: No
Strivectin Anti-Wrinkle Wrinkle Recode Line Transforming Melting Serum can you marry a skincare product because I want to marry this. It actually works like it actually got rid of lines that were forming on my face and I love it so much and I am so sad that it is $89 because I think I am going to go into actual shock when I go re buy this in the future.
Repurchase: Yes
The Beauty Crop Avocado Hydrating Eye Mask I didn’t really these they didn’t stick well and didn’t have a ton of serum so it felt like they were doing nothing.
Repurchase: No
Lord Jones Acid Mantle Repair CBD Moisturizer this was very thick I actually got two nights out of this packet. I don’t know if it did anything after two used but it felt really nice on.
Repurchase: Not at this point
Random (2)
White Vintage Mickey Mouse Pouf (not pictured) last of my Mickey Mouse poufs I liked these and they lasted a super long time.
Repurchase: Yes
Lush Shower Bomb in Comfort Zone (not pictured) the quality of this did n ot meet my expectations it lasted two showers but it melted weird and was messy and didn’t really steam or add much scent to my shower and I love the comfort scent from Lush but this did not do it for me.
Repurchase: No
Home Scents (4)
Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Blueberry Maple Pancakes I love all the blueberry scents from bath and body works they always have such a good scent throw and I love sweet bakery scents.
Repurchase: Yes
Bath and Body Works Copper Coconut Candle this is one of my favorites it smells like girls scout cookies to me and I like it a lot. I don’t know if it is special enough to class as one of the candles I am still willing to buy from Bath and Body works we will see.
Repurchase: Maybe
Bath and Body Works Whipped Coffee Candle this burned through really really fast and it must have burned really hot because it melted the sticker on the outside. Not great.
Repurchase: No
Hand Soap in Vanilla Nutmeg this is a unbranded soap that I picked up at a Marshalls or TJ Maxx like years ago I forgot I even had it until I found it in the back of a cabinet So long that it had lost its scent. This was fine as a soap a soap it literally lasted forever there is more in there but I can’t pump it out and I don’t care enough to pour it out and use it up. It smelled nice when it had a scent.
Repurchase: No
Lip (5)
Victoria Secret Goodnight Kiss Overnight Lip Mask this was fine it was more like a glossy balm then a lip mask but it tasted really good it was a really interesting vanilla and it was thick and fine.
Repurchase: No, too expensive
Medusa’s Makeup Lip Balm in Cha Cha Cha Cherry Bomb of the three lip balms I have tried this was my least favorite from them the flavor was very off and it was really melty and gross I didn’t love that this was tinted either. I also do not under stand how this is priced at $8.95 none of their other lip balms are even close to that in price it makes no sense.
Repurchase: No
Columbia Candle Supply Green Apple Lip Balm this came weirdly with a wax melt order I made a long time ago and it isn’t even a product they sell. I don’t know it was weird. This balm had no flavor even though it was supposed to be green apple but it was a super nice balm it had that thick slippy feel I like.
Repurchase: Can’t
Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy I really like the Fresh balms they are feel so nice on and they taste and smell really good but I hate how soft they are because they break and I go through them really really fast which is not great for the price.
Repurchase: Probably not
Elf Lip Exfoliator in Cherry Tart they have since renamed this flavor to sweet cherry. When I got this I thought it was the best lip exfoliator but I have grown past it. I don’t love how sticky it is mixed with the balm in it I find it surprisingly mess and hard to get off as well as it leaks every where into the packaging making it messy.
Repurchase: No
Lotion (1)
Burt’s Bees Body Lotion in Milk & Honey this was nice it smelled like honey it was really thick and moisturizing. I am really glad oi Cut this open because there was so much left in the tube like 2 weeks’ worth of lotion that was couldn’t be squeezed out.
Repurchase: Maybe, I have so much lotion
Bodycare (2)
Bath and Body Works Merry Cherry Cheer Shower Gel this was nice it was all the fruity scents I like with cherries and raspberries and such I liked it. The purple color was fun too.
Repurchase: Maybe
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Walnut Body Scrub in Sorcery & Seduction, so just to call myself out I used this on my face and body because their walnut “body” scrubs are the same formula as the walnut face scrubs they used to make that I loved. I know walnut scrubs can cause a lot of skin irritation and problems for a lot of people so don’t do what I do but for me my skin really responds well to walnut scrubs. That said the scent on this was so strong, it was meant to represent Jafar and it really did, that I used it more on my body then face because it was a lot of scent to have up that close to my nose. I loved it but the scent not so much.
Repurchase: Not in this scent
Perfume (2)
Juicy Couture Perfume Malibu I liked this a lot but I preferred the other two versions of malibu the surf and the la la. This has been discontinued so it really doesn’t matter either way.
Repurchase: No
Pinrose Secret Genius I liked this a lot it is the kind of sweet perfume I really like. I liked Gilded Fox a lot better so would purchase that over this.
Repurchase: No
Haircare (3)
Bumble and Bumble Bb. Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Heat /UV Primer I don’t really like heat protectants I find them always to be sticky and heavy in my hair. And I just struggle to force myself to use them.
Repurchase: No
Pravana Chromasilk Vivids in Magenta (not pictured) this was good it is a professional hair dye that I don’t know if a non-cosmetologist can buy so I wouldn’t be able to buy this. I did like this better than the dyes I can normally access it dyed faster and with less mess.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Restorative Hair Mask in Not Now, Ma! I really like their restorative hair masks they have almost a balm texture so a little goes a long way and it ends up always coming down to the scent for me and this smelled very fruity and delicious.
Repurchase: Yes
Declutter (5)
Skinfix Foaming Oil Cleanser (x2) I hated this it didn’t feel like it was cleaning my face at all just like there was oil sliding around on my skin. And it just felt gross.
Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment I just hated this I couldn’t force my way through it. It was so sticky and thick that it was hard to blend in and it was really important to fully blend it is because it is green. I get that it is supposed to neutralize the red in your skin but it was so green it made my skin look grey and it was so thick and sticky.
Mac Lustre Lipstick in Hug Me I don’t loke this color it is a little too light on my and I don’t love the lustre finish.
Physicians Formula The Healthy Lip Velvet Liquid Lipstick in Noir-ishing Plum this is fine but I have lipsticks in this same color that just perform better. So I need to make cuts because I just have too many lipsticks.
I can’t believe we are 1 yr from when the world shut down it is just been such a wild 15 months I just can’t even.
