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What’s In My Trash? September 2020

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I am really slowing down on empties and I don’t know if I am going to make my $3,500 value goal. I need like $900 in 3 months. With the rate I am going at right now I am going to fall short. I was trying to focus on more full size products and they just last a long time.

Skincare (6)

L’oreal Age Perfect Rosy Tone Cream Fragrance Free this is so thick and it actually left my skin pink I really didn’t like this at all. I don’t get why you would want your moisturizer to make you pink. So thick that I got three uses out of this tiny little sample

Repurchase: No

L’oreal Age Perfect Rosy Tone Eye Brightener not as bad as the moisturizer but still really thick and hard to blend in.

Repurchase: No

Boscia Detoxifying Black Cleanser this was fine as a cleanser nothing special nothing awful.

Repurchase: No

Medusa’s Makeup Black Hawaiian Sea Salt Facial Scrub this was way too harsh to be a facial scrub. I used it up as a body scrub and it was lovely that way really scrubby and the right amount of oils to leave my skin really soft. I hated it for my face though the one time I tried it. They don’t make this one any more it is a sea salt roses one. But as a body scrub I recommend.

Repurchase: No

Caolion Blackhead O2 Bubble Pore Pack so this mask was super fun it’s the kind that bubbles up and gets all foamy on your face. I really enjoyed it but I don’t think it really did anything for my skin but I want to try other foamy masks now.

Repurchase: No

Trader Joe’s Watermelon Facial Mist this was nice and it was cheap it smelled good I like face mists this was fun.

Repurchase: Maybe

Random (4)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company We Were On A Break Teeth Whitener I didn’t like this at all this was not nearly as good as other charcoal toothpastes I have tried. It had no grit and I don’t feel like I got the same clean and whitening benefits as I did from other charcoal pastes. It also clumped up really weird in my mouth while I was brushing. TMI but true.

Repurchase: No

Tarte Maracuja Oil I used this for hair and my face and just as a multi use oil mostly when I travel or stay over somewhere where. It is nice because I can use it for lots of purposes and it works alright at all of them but not great at any of them. I would use it again but I won’t buy it.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company OCD Hand Sanitizer in Can’t Touch This welcome to 2020 we use hand sanitizer like it is going out of style now. I liked this one because it wasn’t really scented where you could smell it but it was scented just enough to cover the alcohol so it smelled like nothing which was a nice change from a lot of the other sanitizers I’ve been using a lot.

Repurchase: Yes

Pacifica Cherry Kiss Hydrating Lipstick Wipes I love these for taking off matte liquid lipsticks they make it easy and comfortable and they taste really good.

Repurchase: Yes

Home Scents (2)

Yankee Candle Red Apple Wreath I swear this candle smelled different every time I burned it. I got this for free it was fine and it burned along time but I don’t really love yankee candle for whatever reason.

Repurchase: No

Yankee Candle Easy Meltcup in Roseberry Sorbet I clearly wasn’t paying enough attention when I bought this or I would not have bought it I didn’t realize it was a floral. I hated the scent but beside that I hated the quality of this wax it was so highly dye that the dye would like separate out of the wax as it was melting and it was really hard to clean out of my wax melter.

Repurchase: No

Lip (2)

Chapstick in Key Lime I really liked this it was a good chapstick I loved the lime. A+

Repurchase: Yes, except I have like 2 years worth of lip balm so not anytime soon

Alaffia Everyday Coconut Vegan Lip Balm this was more like a cookie then coconut. It was fine but nothing I would go out of my way to spend the money on.

Repurchase: No

Makeup (4)

Tarte Stay Spray Setting Spray I really really liked this it is almost as good as Urban Decay All Nighter and it is a little cheaper I think. So good great sprayer.

Repurchase: Yes

Hank & Henry Stick With it Long Wear Liquid Eyeliner in Blickity Black this has started to go on all patchy and like almost clear in spots so I think it has come to the end of its useful life. I didn’t like this at all it was difficult to work with not super black and not long wearing.

Repurchase: No

Colourpop Brow Boss in Brunette hated this so hard to work with really dry and scratchy on the skin.

Repurchase: No

Lancôme Hypnose Drama I don’t really like Lancôme mascaras they are so clumpy and gooey.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (1)

Avon Foot Works Deep Moisture Cream this was not good as the the other foot cream I used up from Avon this was really thick but didn’t feel like it was penetrating well. Either way I don’t like to support MLMs even though the products themselves are often good.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (1)

Da Bomb Fun Size Fizzers in Cozy Bomb this was more warm fall scent then pumpkin spice scented which I greatly preferred. It came with a super adorable red leaf charm inside that I loved. It was a really nice bath bomb a little small for a full bath tub though If I ever bought these again I would get the full size ones.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (5)

Garnier Fructis Damage Eraser Liquid Strength Treatment With Protein you put this in your wet hair and it is supposed to reduce breakage and I feel like it worked and it has that nice Garnier scent. You do need a fair amount though.

Repurchase: Probably

Earth’s Nectar Mint Leaves Scalp Oil I really liked this it made my scalp feel invigorated and it would help anytime my scalp was itchy. I wish it came in a spray rather than a pump though.

Repurchase: Maybe

Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub with Sea Salt this used to be like such a favorite for me but I think it is just to drying and hard to work in now. I need to find another scalp scrub that works for me.

Repurchase: Maybe

Cake The Posh Wash Shampoo I hated this it made my hair feel like straw and instantly tangled it so much I immediately would have to conditioner and then a hair mask every time I washed my hair.

Repurchase: HELL NO

Cake The Soft Serve Cream Rinse Conditioner this was not very conditioning at all I would use it to reverse the straw feeling of the shampoo and then have to put on a hair mask everything about these products was awful.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (1)

Bath and Body Works Vanilla Bean Noel Body Butter this went bad. It changed colors and had this weird plastic crayon like scent to it.

Very poor showing this month and I wasn’t really overly thrilled about most of the stuff I used up.

Total This Month: 26

Total: 290

Approx Value This Month: $183.68

Approx Paid This Month: $40.56

Approx Total Value: $2662.22

Approx Total Paid: $548.56

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What’s In My Trash? August 2020

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I got nothing to say really August was a terrible month and let’s just get into the empties shall we?

Skincare (6)

Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm I do like this cleansing balm it is really gentle and doesn’t make my eyes sting or even feel cloudy but it isn’t quite oily enough to break down heavy mascara or really heavy eye looks without a lot of work. I will use any of these that come into my possession but I wouldn’t purchase this over my favorite, the Take the Day Off Balm from Clinique.

Repurchase: No

Dermovia Lace A Peel Black Bamboo Charcoal Peel Off Mask I don’t remember what I thought of this last time I used it but I wasn’t a fan this time. I really don’t like peel off masks. The lace cover seems like more of a novelty then it actually doing anything. This left my face feeling soft but more because it is peeling off that dead layer of skin then because it is actually doing anything to improve your skin.

Repurchase: No

Kate Somerville Kx Active Concentrates Bio-Mimicking Peptides Serum this is supposed to firm and smooth and I think I did see some firming but it was really thick and sticky and I don’t know that I loved it but it did work.

Repurchase: No

Leaders Amazonian Acai Anti-Pollution Mask I don’t know that this did anything but it felt nice.

Repurchase: No

ESW Beauty Raw Juice Mask Deep Detox this did make my skin look a little clearer but I wouldn’t call it a deep detox I don’t know that any sheet mask would be capable of that anyway. It is really hard to impress me with a sheet mask enough that I would go out of my way to re buy it, considering how many I have.

Repurchase: Maybe

Garnier Skin Active Refreshing Remover Cleansing Cloths these are my favorite face wipes that I have found so far that are also a reasonable price. They are gentle they are nice for just refreshing my face. I don’t use them for makeup removing so they take me awhile to get through and they stay moist for a long time.

Repurchase: Yes

Random (3)

Degree Motion Sense Ultra Clear in Pure Clean favorite deodorant. That is all.

Repurchase: Yes

Sweet & Shimmer Face and Body Mini Wipes in Marshmallow Mint I always grab these for legit pocket change prices at Ulta and I use them for wiping off swatches, for wiping my hands all sorts of uses these are perfect and small ad cheap and smell good.

Repurchase: Yes

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Shower Steamer in Pit of Despair I like shower steamers for the fun ambience and this one smelled especially good. I just feel like they are too extra for me. Something about how frivolous and pampering with no really benefit makes me feel guilty and bad so I never buy them. But I very much enjoyed this.

Repurchase: I loved it but I probably won’t ever buy

Home Scents (3)

Bath and Body Works Mint Chip Shake Candle this just didn’t have a strong enough throw for me point blank period and that is really becoming more and more important to me.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Vanilla Bean Noel Candle I don’t like these flat jars they don’t burn all the way through and they don’t burn evenly. This was also pretty one note and meh for a candle.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Wakiki Beach Coconut I love this scent and I do like the wallflowers these are something I will continue to buy from them even though I am limiting purchasing other products from them. They work well they last a long time and I don’t really have a substitute for this kind of item but if you know of any let me know.

Repurchase: Yes

Lip (1)

Laniege Lip Sleeping Mask in Apple Lime this was my least favorite of the flavors I have tried so far it basically had no flavor and I don’t feel like it lasted as long as the other flavors on my lips but that might just be in my head.

Repurchase: No

Makeup (1)

Maybelline Great Lash in Very Black this is like the old faithful of mascara that we have all see in our mother’s makeup bag. I had never tried it before ever and I can see why at one time this was like the end all be all of mascara it is nice it is lengthening and the brush is a really great shape it’s a cone so it is super easy to work with, but it is also super fussy it is pretty wet it gets super clumpy and can stick all your lashes together if you aren’t really careful with it. It just isn’t special enough for me to want to fuss with it as much as I need to.

Repurchase: No

Lotion (3)

Body Scientist High Dive this was a nice foot cream, it was really thick and hung around for awhile but I wouldn’t pay money for a foot cream specific cream unless it has some kinda active or something that made it do more then just moisturize while it is one since foot creams are weirdly pricey.

Repurchase: No

Avon Foot Works Overnight Renewing Foot Cream this was super nice and super moisturizing with the jojoba beads in it but I don’t really want to support MLM companies even though I have family members who sell things from them I just find the business model so manipulating though most products I have tried have been nice.

Repurchase: No

Vitabath Body Cream in Heavenly Coconut Crème I liked this a lot it was like a coconut cake kinda coconut scent rather than a beach suntan lotion coconut which is different for me but I liked it a lot. This was also a really good lotion I liked it.

Repurchase: Maybe

Perfume (1)

Juicy Couture Bowdacious so this smelled terrible on me like so terrible it turned really sour and off smelling like it was totally unwearable. So I ended up using it as a linen spray and spraying it on all my sheets and pillows and it smelled nice and comforting before bed.

Repurchase: No

Haircare (1)

MoroccanOil Moroccan Oil Treatment I love this hair oil it absorbs well and leaves my hair feeling so spft and shiny and moisturizing.

Repurchase: Yes

Sigh. That is really All I can say. That one $98 dollar serum and $99 dollar perfume really saved me this month.

Total This Month: 19

Total: 264

Approx Value This Month: $314.49

Approx Paid This Month: $40.03

Approx Total Value: $2478.54

Approx Total Paid: $507.81

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What’s In My Trash? July 2020

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Well this is super late because I have been intensely busy I had about 4 days off in the past 6 weeks and that trend is about to continue for at least the next 6 week so so yea my life is like just a busy trainwreck right now. And these empties really show it I only used up 16 things that’s probably the lowest I have ever used up. I did use up alot of high value items though so I’m still ahead of the game for my goal but the amount of items coming in is way exceeding what is moving out right now. But that seems like a problem for some time in the future when things are less insane.

Skincare (6)

NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth I love these wipes they are so good and they don’t feel like they are wrecking my skin when I use them they feel like they are doing something good for my skin.

Repurchase: Yes

Sunday Riley C.E.O. Glow Vitamin C + Tumeric Face Oil very much loved this but I love vitamin c oils in general. I don’t know that I loved this more than cheaper vitamin c oils. It was brightening and just makes my skin glow but without being super oily and greasy.

Repurchase: Probably Not

Elemis Superfood Cica Calm Hydration Juice another thing I really loved but I don’t think is worth the steep price for how fast I went through it. It was a really hydrating gel I really liked it it was a bit cooling I liked it a lot but it only lasted like a month and it is expensive. It broke down in cost to like a little over a dollar a day.

Repurchase: No

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Afterparty Walnut Body Scrub so I know this is technically a body scrub but this is really a rebrand of a face scrub they used to make years ago that I loved to death. I know you aren’t supposed to use walnut shells on your face because they can cause micro tears but my skin responds so well to them and is so soft and clearer after that I feel like as long as I’m gentle it is fine and it is my face my rules.

Repurchase: Yes

Dr. Brandt 24/7 Retinol Eye Cream this did nothing? Like I really expected to see a difference with this and I saw more of a difference with the ROC eye cream that is half the price of this. Also I cut this open because expensive thinking there would be like one or two more uses stuck in the tube and there was like 2 weeks of eye cream in there.

Repurchase: No

Belif The True Cream Moisturizing Bomb this is ok it’s a fine moisturizer but it is nothing special equal to its price.

Repurchase: No

Random (1)

Forever 21 Cotton Rounds these are great cotton rounds, cheap and not linty or scratchy but they don’t make them any more.

Repurchase: Guess not

Home Scents (5)

Bath and Body Works Firecracker Candle this was pretty lackluster. It really didn’t smell much like a rocket pop like it was supposed to and it burned really fast.

Repurchase: No

Swan Creek Candle Co. Herbal Melts in Saturday Morning Cereal & Milk these are some of my favorite wax melts. This really did smell like cereal but it wasn’t as strong as a lot of their other wax melts.

Repurchase: I don’t know

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Fresh Sea Walk I liked this it was strong and very beachy.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Fresh Orange Candle I liked this but it wasn’t strong enough.

Repurchase: No

Ulta Beauty Foaming Hand Soap in Citrus Fizz I like the Ulta soaps they last forever like they just last and last and last I also really appreciate the pumps on them you can actually get every last bit of soap out with out struggling. This citrus scent was fun I liked it, it was limited edition so I don’t think you can get it. But I will buy more soaps from Ulta.

Repurchase: Yes

Lip (1)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Lip Scrub in What’s This? I wasn’t keen on this flavor. But I used it up it was a little dry for my liking.

Repurchase: No

Lotions (2)

Bath and Body Works Body Lotion in Clementine & Mint Leaves I am slowly getting through my BBW collection I do really want to limit what I buy from them to just really special things. They keep raising the prices and lessening the sales and coupons and I feel like the quality isn’t worth what they are now charging. Either way this was fine the scent was nice it was the main reason I bought it.

Repurchase: No, because reasons

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Whipped Cream in Aqua Scum I like the whipped creams and this scent was nice very sea like and summer and nice.

Repurchase: Yes

Bodycare (1)

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Third Times The Charm Bath Fizzy this was a very relaxing scent I enjoyed it and it turned the water a very pretty mostly opaque grey another plus. It lose marks for leaving a glitter ring around my tub that I had to clean off.

Repurchase: No

It was a rough July and it is a rough August and I anticipate a rough September. Stay tuned and join me on the struggle bus.

Total This Month: 16

Total: 245

Approx Value This Month: $223.30

Approx Paid This Month: $48.76

Approx Total Value: $2164.05

Approx Total Paid: $467.78

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