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What’s In My Trash? July 2026

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Woo ok getting back on track this month finally.

Skincare (7)

StarFace Tea Tree Patches these just are not that good the shape doesn’t stick to my skin that well and they do not pull gunk out as well as a lot of the other brands I have tried.

Repurchase: No

Clinique Take the Day Off Makeup Remover Liquid it’s a great liquid make up remover I like the Lancome one a little more but this is a fraction of the price.

Repurchase: Yes

Yes to Grapefruit Vitamin C Glow-Boosting Bubbling Paper Mask this was fine.

Repurchase: No

Clarins Bright Plus Brightening Dark Spot Serum I just don’t love Clarins. I never find it to do anything to my skin at all.

Repurchase: No

Exuviance Overnight Recovery Masque this was nice it did make my skin feel good when it was stressed out. Its really sticky as you are wearing it though.

Repurchase: No

Dr. Brandt Bright This Way 24/7 Retinol Eye Cream this was a really good eye cream I liked it really made my under eyes look a lot smoother it is not hydrating at all though so if you have dry under eyes this is not for you.

Repurchase: Maybe

Peter Thomas Roth Even Smoother Glycolic Retinol Resurfacing Serum this was not very good. It really didn’t do anything and sometimes it stung.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (1)

Grace & Ivy Candle Co. Cleansing Room & Linen Spray in Fruity Fun this is one of my most favorite room sprays I have ever used.

Repurchase: Yes

Lip (2)

4imprint Round Lip Balm I don’t know what it is about this company’s lip balms but they are so good.

Repurchase: Yes

Carmex Lip Balm in Vanilla Icing this was great the flavor was so so good.

Repurchase: Yes

Lotion (2)

Williamsburg Fresh Lemon Lotion this smelled so good but it is super thin not very hydrating. Cute consumable souvenir from vacation though so I liked it.

Repurchase: Maybe

Origins Plantfusion Hyrdating Body Souffle I really enjoyed the scent of this it was so herbally and soothing it was a little thinner then I would want from a souffle style lotion though.

Repurchase: Maybe

Bodycare (4)

Ulta Beauty Scented Bath Salts in Marshmallow this had like no scent but it was relaxing.

Repurchase: No

Bath and Body Works Body Wash in Strawberry Snowflakes this was fine it wasn’t as good as the Strawberry Poundcake one.

Repurchase: No

SOS Bliss Sweet Berry Bubble Roll this was not as bubbly as a lush one would be.

Repurchase: No

Korres Renewing Body Cleanser in Santorini Grape I really liked this it smelled good it was nice to use it had a nice foam to it I kinda liked the liquidy consistency.

Repurchase: Yes

Haircare (1)

Bumble and Bumble Bb Thickening Plumping Mask this was fine I liked it. I like other more affordable masks more.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (5)

Shangpree Peppermint Mask this was all dried out so I couldn’t use it.

Sephora Pink Clay Mask (Unifying & Brightening) I just don’t like clay masks any more and am never going to use this.

Sephora Green Clay Mask (Purifying & Pore Perfecting) same as the other one.

Freeman Anti-Stress Dead Sea Minerals Clay Mask same as above.

Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Eye Base this is sticky and glossy like it doesn’t set a base for eye shadow it like mixes with it like Aquaphor would it was gross.

Total This Month: 22

Approx Value This Month: $236.78

Approx Paid This Month: $58.62

Total: 147

Approx Value: $1,205.21

Approx Paid: $428.28

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What’s In My Trash? June 2026

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Well got a little back on track this month but not as much catching up as I really wanted. I have a good handle full of products that are almost used up that just didn’t get there.

Skincare (7)

Avette Coconut Mild Foam Cleanser I don’t like cream to foam cleansers so this was fine but not for me.

Repurchase: No

Kiehl’s Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque me and Kiehl’s just don’t vibe together. This was fine it did clean out my pores I don’t love a super drying mud mask though because they are so hard to wash off.

Repurchase: No

Naisture Tea Tree Mask Pack this was fine I did wake up with a pimple after using this but I think that was more this bringing it out because I’ve been working in heat and dirt a lot lately so I think that was a helpful thing.

Repurchase: Maybe

Fre Glow Me Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 this did not break me out and it looked fine on my skin but it had an almost gritty texture that I didn’t love.

Repurchase: No

Infinitive Beauty Crystal Collagen Gold Powder Eye Mask these were not great they were so thick you had to stay perfectly still to keep them on and I like to do things while I wear eye patches.

Repurchase: No

Garnier SkinActive Aqua Boost Fresh-Mix Sheet Mask really didn’t like this there was so much serum it was so drippy and it’s the cheaper type of Hylaronic acid so it was super sticky.

Repurchase: No

dani beauty Dewy Face Toner Mist this might as well have been water it was cheap if I needed a really cheap spray I would get it but I wouldn’t seek it out over trying something new or one I really like.

Repurchase: No

Random (2)

Sweet & Shimmer Face and Body Mini Wipes in Frosted Vanilla I loved these little scented wipes I hate that Ulta only does the unscented ones now.

Repurchase: Yes

Old Spice Antiperspirant in Peppermint Slopes this was really nice I like the scent I would get it again if it comes out for Christmas again.

Repurchase: Yes

Home Scents (1)

FCS Scent Diffuser in Jelly of the Month Club this was not a great scent. I am really trying to use up the home scents I have and not get new ones and take a break for a bit to just have less items to manage in my life. For a little while.

Repurchase: No

Lip (1)

Carmex Lip Balm in Merry Berry did not like this flavor as much as the other flavors but still really  great Carmex squeezey tubes are really a top ten lip balm for me.

Repurchase: Yes

Makeup (1)

Lime Crime Venus Liner in Baby’s Breathe I think this company went out of business maybe from all the scandals. This was a great white but hard to use and dried out fairly quickly.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (3)

Robinson Family Soaps Blissful Summer Salt Soak this was pretty terrible I didn’t like the scent and it left bits all through my tub that were hard to clean.

Repurchase: No

FCS Body Bomb in I Love You Most this had no scent and no color.

Repurchase: No

365 Coconut Milk Bath Bomb this was pretty good it had no color which I get this is a more natural brand. I could really smell the coconut milk and it really made my skin feel nice.

Repurchase: Maybe

Haircare (2)

Not Your Mothers Tough Love Intense Bonding Treatment this was fine not as good as Olapex.

Repurchase: No

Amika Normcore Signature Shampoo I really didn’t like this it left my hair dry.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (1)

Garnier SkinActive Aqua Boost Fresh-Mix Sheet Mask I didn’t like this so getting rid of the other one I had in my stock.

For a mid year check in I need to use up 54 more items and get nothing new in to meet my goal for the year it feels doable now but lets see.

Total This Month: 18

Approx Value This Month: $103.47

Approx Paid This Month: $35.73

Total: 125

Approx Value: $968.43

Approx Paid: $369.66

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What’s In My Trash? April 2026

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Better this month using up stuff but being away for awhile the pictures are really terrible quality sorry about that

Skincare (6)

dearcloud Tone Blur Essence Sunscreen SPF 50 this was a pretty good sunscreen a little sticky but not terrible.

Repurchase: Maybe

Koneuk Honey Sheet Mask this was fine nothing special.

Repurchase: No

No7 Derm Solutions Oily & Blemish Prone Skin Daily Lightweight Moisturizer this was nice I liked it. It wasn’t special but it was fine had a nice texture.

Repurchase: Probably Not

Soo Ae Unicorn Glow Hologram Mask this was moisturizing but I didn’t love the fit and it didn’t sink in super well.

Repurchase: No

Meg Good Morning AM Mask this is a good mask but not a favorite it isn’t super hydrating but it did make my skin look more awake.

Repurchase: No

Clinique Take the Day Off Makeup Remover Towelettes I hate these I love the liquid and the balm but I don’t think the wipes are very good at all.

Repurchase: No

Home Scents (3)

Ashland Wax Melt in Sugar Cookie this is this is fine nothing really special.

Repurchase: No

HomeWorx Candle In Trick Or Treat I really like this candle it smells good it burns good I enjoy it.

Repurchase: Yes

Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Cereal Milk Soft Serve this one weirdly had a little scent throw which was nice and sweet while it lasted which wasn’t long.

Repurchase: No

Lip (2)

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm in Brown Sugar I really liked the flavor of this one but the color was a little dark for a no mirror application for my taste.

Repurchase: No

Chap Ice Citrus Orange Lip Balm I love these tiny little push up ChapSticks. I used to get them from my dentist they don’t give them out any more. I didn’t realize how blurry this was until I got home sorry.

Repurchase: Yes

Makeup (2)

Mac Magic Extension Mascara this was very thick and hard to manipulate.

Repurchase: No

Milani Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Smoothing Primer I didn’t like this primer it didn’t stick well under my make up and it was not blurring or smoothing.

Repurchase: No

Bodycare (5)

FCS Lemon Sorbet Bubble Scoop this did not make good bubbles like the Lush ones at all.

Repurchase: No

Tree Hut Shave Oil in Frozen Honey I really liked the scent of this I did not like the travel sized bottle.

Repurchase: Yes to the scent

Vacation Chardonnay Oil SPF 30 so I did really enjoy this product but I couldn’t stand having to pour it out into my hands. They have a misting one now that I am really curious about but that will have to be a winter purchase it is only spf 15.

Repurchase: Maybe

da Bomb Bath Fizzer in Easter Bomb these bath boms are really fin they are big they smell good the prizes are super fun even though they are not like really great.

Repurchase: Yes, make not this scent though.

Necessaire The Body Wash in Eucalyptus this was really nice I really liked it I like the twist cap. This was really a luxury experience for a body wash.

Repurchase: Yes

Perfume (4)

Glossier You this was fine very light.

Repurchase: No

Glossier You Fleur this I liked it was light and fresh not actually very floral.

Repurchase: No

Glossier You Deux this I did not like it smelt kinda mature.

Repurchase: No

Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue I should like light blue but I just tend not to like it on me for what ever reason.

Repurchase: No

Declutter (6)

FCS Crystal Infused Perfume Oil in I Wished for You I hated the scent it was very heavy and older smelling to me.

Wen Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner I just am not into cleansing conditioners anymore.

AG Cleansing Cream (x2) I just am not into cleansing conditioners anymore.

NudeStix Intense Matte Lip and Cheek Pencil in Belle I took this on vacation and decided I was going to declutter the pink is just too light and I don’t like it anymore and then I lost it so it didn’t even matter.

Acure Brightening Facial Scrub this is a really really good face wash but I just can’t handle cleaning up the kelpy clay goop if that doesn’t bother you this is a good face wash.

Well we are going in a positive direction I have gotten the stash down by 40.

Total This Month: 28

Approx Value This Month: $144.42

Approx Paid This Month: $56.92

Total: 97

Approx Value: $687.49

Approx Paid: $299.31

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