Welcome to the first empties post of the new year!! Started off the month really strong! So first I am going to go into what the goals and new things I’ll be doing with my empties this year and then I will go into the products I used up.
So first this years goal is 600 products. Instead of a monthly goal my goal will be to use up or move out 600 products this year.
I also will be keeping track of the approximate value of the products I use up and the approximate amount I paid for the products I used up. And category totals. Just for funsies and because I am really curious as to how much legit “money” I am going through each month.
I will calculate values the best I can there are going to be things that I can’t get or don’t know the values of. For how much I paid there are going to be plenty of things that I don’t know or remember but I will do my best. It is only an approximate value.
Skincare (16)
Bath and Body Works Sea You Soon Sea Minerals + Hyaluronic Acid Sheet Mask this is definitely not a high quality mask with amazing ingredients all the advertised ingredients are on the bottom of the ingredient list but it does feel nice on the skin. They don’t make this anymore you know how Bath and Body Works is like everything is friggen limited edition it is ridiculous. I would not repurchase even if I could because it is expensive for what it is but I didn’t hate it.
Repurchase: No
Origins RitualiTea Mind Over Mate Invigorating Powder Face Mask they don’t make this anymore and I am not really surprised. It smells awful like it smells like dog food and that smell is on your face. It is also really clumpy on your face and hard to remove and it like clumps up and makes a mess in your sink it was just gross. It did make my skin feel smooth and tight in a good way but there are far better masks. I am not shocked that this is no longer around.
Repurchase: No
Juice Beauty Hydrating Mist this was ok it wasn’t great it was refreshing but also sticky. This also claims to be a setting spray and a refreshing spray do not spray this over your makeup it is not a setting spray. It leaves your makeup sticky and it starts to rub off.
Repurchase: No
Mario Badescu Facial Spray Aloe, Cucumber, and Green Tea I didn’t really love this I have the new one with the sage and orange that just came out and then I like a lot. I don’t love the scent of cucumbers (I got food poisoning off cucumbers once and its kinda ruined them for me.) and aloe isn’t great for my skin personally so this is like not an ideal product. Everyone raves about this so I felt like I needed to try it. It wasn’t any better than any other spray I’ve used.
Repurchase: No
Garnier Skin Active Refreshing Remover Cleansing Towelettes these were pretty nice they were very soft didn’t leave my skin sticky. I really liked these.
Repurchase: Maybe
First Aid Beauty Coconut Water Cream I didn’t really like this it was just kinda a meh cream and it didn’t even smell like coconuts.
Repurchase: No
Ren Evercalm Ultra Comforting Rescue Mask this is a good mask it really is but I have some mixed feelings about it. On the positive side it does good things for my skin it is really comforting if my skin is like freaking out like dry and oily and dehydrated but weird breakout in one spot and like all the things at once this really does help to just balance everything out and calm it all down. It also smells pretty comforting. What I hate about this is the textureof this mask. It goes on kinda like a clay mask which is fine but then as it warms up ad does its thing it turns into like a thick heavy oil grease type thing. It feels so heavy and slimey and it is kinda hard to wash off and I don’t like the slimey oily thick feeling of it. The fumes/scent as it makes this change also makes my eyes sting and water even though I can’t actually smell anything off it kinda weird. Idk how I feel about this I would use it again but I probably won’t buy it.
Repurchase: Probably Not
BioRepublic Pomegrante Crush Illuminating Fiber Mask I didn’t like this sheet mask at all. It left my face super super sticky which I hate.
Repurchase: No
NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth these are my favorite wipes I love them make my feels feel so clean and good but they are very expensive so I use them sparingly.
Repurchase: Yes
Pur The Grinch Mask Sampler Purple Pore Punisher this was ok it is a peel of mask it left my skin feeling smooth but it really didn’t do anything for my pores. This also has a really fruity scent to the mask not as bad and nauseating as the Glamglow one but enough that it needs to be noted. I mostly bought this because the ornament containers were adorable and I wanted them. The containers are definitely reusable.
Repurchase: No
Pur The Grinch Mask Sampler Soak It Up this was not that great this was not nearly as moisturizing as the Freeman mask or other hydrating masks I have tried.
Repurchase: No
The Face Shop Real Nature Mask in Olive I was worried that this would be greasy gross on but it was a great face mask my face felt refreshed and plumped and hydrated. It fit my face and sat on it well it didn’t have any scent it was really nice.
Repurchase: Yes
Global Beauty Care Sea Kelp Spa Treatment Mask this was a really goopy sheet mask there was so much serum on it it also fit my face terribly despite all that I really really liked it. It left my skin feeling really soft and hydrated. My skin/face/life felt so puffy and irritated and awful and after this mask everything just felt so much better. I am pretty sure this is like a super cheap and I have no idea where it came from but I liked it a lot.
Repurchase: Yes
No7 Lift & Luminate Triple Action Serum I hated this it smelled really weird like heavily fragranced with generic fancy skincare scent if anyone know what I am talking about also I felt like this didn’t do anything for my skin at all.
Repurchase: No
Dr. Jart+ Water Drop Hydrating Moisturizer this was insane it comes out like a gel but the second it touches your skin it melts into like legit water. It feels like water on the skin it is really cool and feels really light and nice and watery on the skin this is definitely more of a summer moisturizer the winter but I liked it. Even it if was slightly messy/drippy to apply.
Repurchase: Maybe
Dermalogica Age Smart Rapid Reveal Peel this was not at all uncomfortable or burn-y like I expected it to be. My skin was definitely much softer and smoother after but that was the only real benefit I have seen so far. So I don’t know that it is worth $8.50 a mask even though it was nice and made my skin soft.
Repurchase: No
Random (3)
Farmacy Honey Savior All-in-One Repair Salve this is just a honey based slave it is kinda like Vaseline but different texture serves the same kinda purpose though. I put this on my elbows and my lips. Honesty I used it to just use it up I found it chilling in a random drawer it didn’t belong in. This was ok but I have tried better healing salves like my fortune cookie ones or even Aquaphor.
Repurchase: No
Degree Motion Sense Deodorant Shower Clean Motion Sense deodorants are my favorite I feel like the scent really effects the effectiveness which I know is odd but hey what ever. I liked this one.
Repurchase: Yes
Hum Nutrition Daily Cleanse Vitamins can’t really tell much with only three days of vitamins but they didn’t make me feel sick or taste bad so that’s good.
Repurchase: Maybe
Home Scents (3)
Columbia Candle Supply White Tea with Blueberries Wax Melt I loved the scent of this. It had a great scent throw and I love a good blueberry scent. I don’t think they make this scent anymore which makes me really sad I went back on the Etsy shop to order some and they didn’t have a listing for this scent. The wax melts last forever from this company.
Repurchase: Yes
Columbia Candle Supply Blackberry Amber I was hoping the blackberry scent would overpower the amber scent and I would like this but it was not that way the amber scent was very heavy and I don’t like the very heavy warm feminine musk type scent of amber.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Hot Cocoa & Cream Wallflower 100% my most favorite scent I love it so so much. Smells like a Hershey’s bar.
Repurchase: Yes
Lip (3)
Glow for a Cause Lip Love in Flirt this is one of those months where like all the open things run out at the same time. This was ok it had a nice feel on the lips but I wasn’t a huge fan of the color or the scent/flavor. It also was really messy because it melted pretty easily.
Repurchase: No
Softlips Tinted Lip Conditioner in Pearl I liked the feel and flavor of this sorta tingly menthol vanilla mint but I hate the pearl finish it is a full on frosted baby pink like I can only wear this to bed because it looks so bad.
Repurchase: No
Fresh Sugar Lip Caramel Hydrating Balm this was just eh it tasted goof but it was not hydrating at all like this was the opposite of a hydrating lip treatment it was more just a nice feeling balm that tasted and smelled good but did nothing at all for my lip health. I wanted to try this for awhile and was so excited to get it but I am glad I got to use it and see that I don’t really like it at all.
Repurchase: No
Makeup (4)
Lancôme Dual Finish Multi-Tasking Powder & Foundation in One All Day Wear this was a sample in a shade way way way to dark for me but I just chucked it on to see what the formula was like while I was doing chores around the house and I actually really liked how it sat on my skin and I like powder foundation a lot so this interests me.
Repurchase: Maybe
Mac False Lashes Waterproof Mascara I’m pretty Eh about Mac Mascaras.
Repurchase: No
Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes I really liked and enjoyed using this when I would use it. It would make my lashes look so long and full and fluffy. I probably wouldn’t buy this one again because it is really pricey but I am really curious to try some other brands.
Repurchase: Maybe
Smashbox Covershot Golden Hour Eye Palette Card Sample mostly I just wanted to see if this would even work and it did there was just enough shadow to do one eye look but I hate Smashbox eyeshadows they just don’t have the type of pigment and impact I want I have like two Covershot palettes and I am not a huge fan.
Repurchase: No
Lotion (5)
Mickey Mouse Honey Almond Scented Hand Cream well this was super adorable and the scent was weirdly comforting and nostalgic but the lotion is awful. It left my skin feeling so so dry. I have another on in a different scent and I will use it because its cute but it is not a good lotion at all.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Marshmallow Magic Body Cream I don’t love the body creams from Bath and Body Works I am trying to use them up. I loved this scent though. I would repurchase this scent if it ever came back.
Repurchase: No
Pacifica Lotion Wipes Malibu Lemon Blossom these kinda suck they have like no lotion one them barely any scent they are totally pointless.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Aloe Me Body Whip in Good Zombie I loved the scent of this so so so much it was a caramel apple type scent and it just smelled like fall and Halloween and I loved it. Unfortunately I don’t love the Aloe Me Body Whips things that have to much Aloe in them actually dry my skin out my skin just does not like Aloe. So I am going to try to eliminate most of the aloe lotions I have barring the ones that smell too good to pass on.
Repurchase: No (But I’d buy anything I could in this scent)
Sweet & Shimmer Moisturizing Foot Mask in Salted Caramel this was fine its booties with lotion and it moisturizers your feet but it is not a whole lot different than throwing some lotion in fuzzy socks so it isn’t really worth the extra product to me.
Repurchase: No
Bodycare (1)
Rituals The Ritual of Hammam Foaming Shower Gel this was ok I didn’t love the scent it was a little too heavy on the rosemary and I wasn’t feeling it I the shower. This comes out as like a gel and then foams up when it gets the slightest bit wet. It was a fine body wash but I was nothing to exciting.
Repurchase: No
Perfume (1)
Juicy Couture La La Perfume I love the scent on this one it is nice and light and great for summer. My only problem with it is that it does not stick on my skin at all it is gone after like an hour or two which sucks. I won’t seek this out since it has been discontinued but I wouldn’t be against buying a small size if it was a really good price. I do love it it just doesn’t work great for me. I always feel so accomplished when I use up a full size perfume.
Repurchase: Maybe
Haircare (6)
Fortune Cookie Soap Restorative Hair Mask in Rebel Princess I didn’t love this hair mask it was quite thick and I don’t feel like my hair liked it that much it made my hair kinda fluffy in a bad way with not a ton of moisture.
Repurchase: No
Coco & Eve Like a Virgin Hair Coconut & Fig Masque this smelled more floral then of figs and coconuts this was only good for one use on my hair and didn’t do a whole lot for me. It made my hair feel soft and definitely less frizzy but didn’t add shine or any hydrating so only two of its four claims held true. This was just eh for me I have masks I like a lot better.
Repurchase: No
Living Proof No Frizz Nourishing Oil Treatment this was not the best oil I have every used it was weirdly dry ad greasy so it was too much of a fast drying oil for it to do my hair any good in the moisturizing department but greasy enough to leave my hair looking greasy. It didn’t do much for frizz either.
Repurchase: No
Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Shampoo
Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Conditioner
Talking about them as a set since I used them that way. This was a pretty good shampoo and conditioner it didn’t fry my hair out but it also didn’t make my hair glossy. It did give it a lot of volume but left it a bit static-y but it is also like -5 degrees out and the heat can also make my hair static-y so that might not be from this.
Repurchase: No
Declutter (10)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Aloe Me Whipped Cream in Cap I don’t get along with the Aloe Mes they don’t work well for my skin so I am gifting most of these to my gf who does really like them. I only kept one full size one because I love the scent so much so I can at least use that up and get to enjoy the scent.
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Aloe Me Whipped Cream in Summer Lovin’ I will also still get to use these as they aren’t going far away from my life just out of my stash lol.
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Cooling Aloe Me Whipped Cream in Chilly Down this one actually is cooling and minty I really hated it, it made me feel so cold but my gf adored it so she’ll be happy.
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Spray Lotion in Aqua Scum I love the spray lotions but I am not fond of the smell so this is going off to my gf too she also loves Finding Nemo so she’ll like that.
I decluttered like 20+ random carded samples I had I am just counting them as one item.
Ulta Beauty Tinted Eye Primer in Satin Blush this I didn’t really get. Like why would I want a pink shimmer sheer eyebase. This is more like a very light sheer cream eyeshadow so idk weird. As a base it makes your eyeshadow get all chunky and odd. So no go.
Tarte eyeliner in Antique Gold this just doesn’t have enough pigment for me but they are very soft and pleasant to use. They don’t make this on anymore I got it in a set with a ton of other colors like 3 or 4 years ago.
Pur The Grinch Mask Sampler Dirty Detox this was totally unusable I don’t know if it dried up or that’s just how this mask is but it was like clay paste that just balled up in chunks and rolled off my face as I tried to put it on.
Juicy Couture Body Soufflee this is in the original perfume scent which is my least favorite scent that they made. The lotion is so strong like the scent is so overwhelming that I can’t use it it lingers for hours and hours. So if that is something you like you would love this and it is a pretty decent lotion but smelling that intense perfumey scent for so long makes me feel sick and gives me a headache.
~Cue Walk Down Memory Lane~
Urban Decay Floral Shadow Box remember when Urban decay palettes looked like this? I really miss old school Urban Decay style like I wish they do a little retro throwback collection I would eat that shit up. I mean this even came with sponge tipped applicators that I used since I didn’t know better. This was the first palette I ever bought and started a love (addiction) to makeup and Urban Decay. I am not actually decluttering it I am saving it for sentimental reasons but it is just too old and past its prime it isn’t useable any more so I am moving it out of my palette drawer. All the shades have major dips in them because I used it a lot because at one time for like 6 months this was my only palette and then I bought like 2 more Urban Decay Palettes and things slowly grew from there. The glitter fallout on all these shades was terrible but I like loved it so hard I did not even care that I had glitter on my face and in my contacts. I’d pair this up with super heavy eyeliner and I was good to go. I still rock the very heavy eyeliner but I like to think my eyeshadow choices have improved since then.
~Conclude Walk Down Memory Lane~
Total This Month: 51
Total: 51
Approx Value This Month: $361.14
Approx Paid This Month: $85.88
Approx Total Value: $361.14
Approx Total Paid: $85.88
