What is it: Every season Walmart sends out a box of samples and sometimes coupons in their “free” subscription box. The box is a flat shipping rate of $5 and the box is considered free. There are two categories of boxes “Trendsetter” which you receive if you provide a birth date that has you aged at under 35 and “Classic” if you provide a birth date that has you aged above 35.
We really didn’t get alot of stuff this season and normally these boxes are like packed full. We did get a surprisingly nice quality makeup bag but I would have rathered more products.
I have only gotten to try this once or twice because any samples of these I get my gf scoops up right away because she loves this lotion. It is really nice it absorbs well even when your skin is wet which some wet skin moisturizers don’t actually do it is really smooth and nice feeling but i can’t speak much to the repair qualities since i don’t get to use it long term.
This i have recently seeing and I am so EXCITED to try this. I love that we got a full size of a brand new product. As soon as it is hair washing day I am trying this out.
Always nice to have a random makeup remover cloth. This is one of those dry ones that you add water and then it gets kinda soapy. This is supposed to be able to be all the steps of a skincare routine in one. I don’t see how that could be possible.
Another sheet mask I have so many I will like never need to buy a sheet mask lol. But a brightening and detoxifying mask is right up my alley. I am trying as a 2019 goal to be better about using up my sheet masks and masks in general so far it isn’t going so well. I wanted to use 2 masks a week I am averaging about 1 and still not my sheet masks so gotta work on that.
Not alot of stuff this moth but alot of full size stuff which is awesome for a “free” box. Definitely worth the value you you pay ad I tend to use up the stuff i get in these boxes because they are just general life things and whatever travel stuff that just gets used up easily.
What is it: Every month you will get a bag, a $5 off coupon (sometimes $10), 5 deluxe samples and 1 bonus sample. Why not just say 6? I don’t get it.
All the brands will be brands you can find in Macy’s which is cool since they sell Mac and a lot of other brands that are never to rarely in subscription boxes.
The cool thing about the coupon is that it is good in stores and online (beauty ships free at Macy’s) also Macy’s does have sales and $5 products so if you are strategic you can score a free product every month. Depending on your state you may still have to pay tax but it is still basically free.
I weirdly like the bag this month it isn’t fully my style but it has the smoothest and softest feeling patent vinyl I have ever felt and all I want to do is pet it. They picked really pretty shiny red lips as the Valentine’s day bag and the back is like a bubblegum shade.
I can already tell this is going to be a really good value for this bag.
I feel like I get so many freaking Orgins masks. And they take so long to get through. I legit try to do at least 1-2 masks a week and if you follow my empties you see how few masks I am able to get through it is nuts. This is a retexturizing mask which I am pretty interested in can always appreciate some help with the texture of my skin.
I like the micro mini sponges they are really nice for like cleaning up mistakes and blending out harsh edges for like highlight and eyeshadow that’s what I use them for. They are so so soft and squishy.
I am so surprised to see a full sized ABH liquid lipstick in here. Excited though I have wanted to try these but didn’t want to spend the $20 dollars. I really liked it to. It is dry but not as uncomfortable as alot of liquid lipsticks can be, my tolerance for a dry liquid lip is high thought. This stayed on nicely and didn’t crack off or flake or wear weird. It also made my teeth look super white it is one of those really red reds that does that.
I don’t like this mascara I have used it a few times. It just does nothing for my lashes like for that natural of a look why bother and it takes all the curl out of my lashes too. This just isn’t a great mascara in my opinion and I’ll be passing this on I have enough mascara I like and want to try that I don’t need a mascara I don’t like.
This is a really fine but heavy powder that does alot of blurring. I have a few samples of this that will probably take me years to get through.
High value you box with lots of really good sizes in it this month I am super happy with this box this month. I love the lipstick which is worth more then what I paid for the box so I am really happy this was a good month despite the weird addition of pasties.
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.
