Tag: Project Pan

What’s In My Trash? August 2021

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I was so close to meeting my monthly value “goal” so close like off by like 30 dollars. Ugh.

Skincare (7)

Exuviance Vitamin C Serum Capsules there were only three in this pack and It was perfect for my 3 night vacation. Not enough to say it does anything but it felt nice on these capsules had the perfect amount in them unlike the Elizabeth Arden ones.

Repurchase: Probably not

Murad City Skin Overnight Detox Moisturizer I think this broke me out but it was hard to tell. I didn’t love this it was fine as a moisturizer made my skin feel good but I don’t think it was $74 special.

Repurchase: No

Too Cool for School Egg Cream Mask this was fine a really nice face mask my skin felt really great after but not anymore great than any other sheet mask. I am pretty like eh I’ll use what ever.

Repurchase: No

Purlisse Blue Lotus 4 in 1 Eye Adore Serum this was pretty meh it was moisturizing but I did not see any 4 in 1 effect or firming and depuffing and whatever.

Repurchase: No

Makeup Revolution Skincare Pick-Me-Not Blemish Patches these are ok. They are very clear and they get the job done but they don’t stick as well as some other patches I have tried.

Repurchase: No

Biore Rose Quartz + Charcoal Daily Purifying Cleanser hated this so so so much. So did my gf this was our face wash for vacation and we both didn’t like it. Why does it have glitter in it? It did not make my skin feel clean. I am decluttering the other one that I have of these as well because awful.

Repurchase: No

Clinique Fresh Pressed Renewing Powder Cleanser I don’t like having to mix my own cleansers but if you do like that this is a good brightening cleanser.

Repurchase: No

Random (2)

Axe Phoenix Antiperspirant I don’t like this I don’t love the scent and I don’t find it super effective. I just got them for very very cheap and use them for travel.

Repurchase: No

FCS OCD Hand Sanitizer in Oogie Boogie these are practically the only hand sanitizers I use. I really like the formula of these gel ones with out the glitter and the green color and Nightmare Before Christmas theming is right up my alley.

Repurchase: Yes

Home Scents (1)

Trader Joe’s Super Lemon Room Spritz this is amazing. It is so good at refreshing a room and dispelling smells and I love the lemon scent. And it is dirt cheap.

Repurchase: YES

Lip (1)

FCS Lip Shine in Strawberry Smoothie this tasted so good but I don’t love glossy lip products and it was so hard to put on with this mini popsicle design. Adorable sure but functional not so much.

Repurchase: No

Makeup (3)

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer this is one of my all-time favorite bronzers I have been traveling with this mini for ages. And I am super sad to see it go. I still have a full size and one in a palette but the mini was so convenient. It is a perfect cool bronzer that can be bronzer and contour so it is really great for minimalizing my makeup when I pack.

Repurchase: Yes, I own it in a full size, but if there was a mini I would probably buy it also

It Cosmetics Superhero Liner one of my favorite gel liners super easy to get a thick black wing with this that last through everything and anything.

Repurchase: Yes

Glamnetic Liquid Magnetic Eyeliner I really liked this and the magnetic lashes when I first tried them but this dried out so quickly and it is really expensive so I am not a fan of that this dried out in like less then 6 months. And full price is $38 that is not ok.

Repurchase: I don’t know I have another to try and hope that was a fluke

Lotion (3)

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion this was fine. Not really scented fine moisturizing I used it as a body lotion on vacation and it was fine. I prefer my lotions to be more fun scented.

Repurchase: No

Barefoot Scientist High Dive this was nice and hydrating but nothing fancy. I am pretty sure I have tried another mini packet of this before and I still feel ambivalent.

Repurchase: No

FCS Sugar Rush Body Frosting I love the body frostings they are just such a unique texture and feel almost like an oil. But this one kinda sucked the scent smelled weird to me from the second I got it and there was too much dye in it so it left red streaks all over my skin and my sheets.

Repurchase: Not this one

Perfume (4)

Burberry Blossom Her this was fine light girly not super my thing.

Repurchase: No

Nest Body Mist in Ocean Mist & Coconut Water this was nice. This was really nice. I hate expensive Nest products are but this was really nice.

Repurchase: Maybe

Prada Candy Perfume this was very sweet and strong I didn’t super care for it but my gf liked it on my so I would consider a mini size.

Repurchase: Maybe

Pinrose Wild Child Perfume I liked this it was nice and summery but I would not purchase it over my favorite Gilded Fox.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (3)

Dry Bar Detox Dry Conditioner this is fine this is sorta like “washing” your hair with out water to get like one more day out of dirty hair. You definitely can’t use this multiple days in a row it will start to get sticky in your hair this is for emergencies only lol.

Repurchase: Maybe

Verb Ghost Oil I really like this oil it is smooth and gloss and absorbs well with out being heavy.

Repurchase: Yes

Drybar Liquid Glass Miracle Smoothing Sealant this was fine but unimpressive I rather use the Ghost Oil from above.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (6)

Biore Rose Quartz + Charcoal Daily Purifying Cleanser hated this talked about it above in the one I finished.

Nudestix Nudies All Over Face Color in Illumi-Naughty this is more like a dewy balmy glow on my rather than a pretty cream highlight and that is just not something I am super into so it can go. And not take up space in my life for the off chance I might want a balmy glow once.

Lottie London am to pm Eyeliner in Black super smudgey and smeary no thank you.

Ofra Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick in Monaco I do love this formula but the metallic mauve is just not a shade I like on me.

FCS Let is Shine Lip Plumping Oil Treatment I gave myself months to try to use this and I just never wanted to. A glossy plumping lip thing is just not my vibe it was stingy it wasn’t hydrating it just was not for me.

Tony Moly Mini Berry Lip Balm in Cherry I don’t like this it is super cute but it doesn’t taste good it is tinted and I don’t want a tinted potted balm its too messy and inconvenient.

JR Watkins Aromatherapy In-Shower Mist in Detox (not pictured) I ended up returning this because I was so disappointed it was supposed to steam up your shower and smell nice it didn’t do either of those things at all.

gggh

Total This Month: 31

Total: 287

Approx Value This Month: $220.62

Approx Paid This Month: $26.96

Approx Total Value: $2,297.40

Approx Total Paid: $395.92

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What’s In My Trash? May 2021

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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.

Total This Month: 25

Total: 183

Approx Value This Month: $198.24

Approx Paid This Month: $13.47

Approx Total Value: $1408.22

Approx Total Paid: $261.66

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What’s In My Trash? April 2021

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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.

Total This Month: 44

Total: 158

Approx Value This Month: $390.63

Approx Paid This Month: $71.42

Approx Total Value: $1209.98

Approx Total Paid: $248.19

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