Happy Quarantine or Self-Isolation or what ever we are calling it now. I have been so so productive my house has never been cleaner I have reorganized closets that I have wanted to organize for over a year. All this to keep myself from going completely stir crazy. How are you all doing? I have also been masking so much since I have the time its nice. I am on track for the year with my goal but this month I actually felt short of the monthly average I need but I was so over the first two months that all is well on that front for now.
Skincare (16)
BioRepublic Green Tea Detox Mask this was nice enough it made my skin feel good and look a little less congested and brighter. Sheet mask are hard because even if they work and are nice so are most of them so unless I love it, I’m not going out of my way to find them.
Repurchase: Eh Maybe
Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus+ Neck & Chest Broad Spectrum 25 I don’t need a dedicated expensive neck specific cream but it was fine. A bit thick but not awful.
Repurchase: No
Biossance Squalane + Omega Repair Cream this is a fine moisturizer I love how cool and creamy it feels but it is a bit thick for my liking.
Repurchase: No
Ulta Beauty Strawberries & Champagne Hydrating Glitter Peel Off Mask this really did smell like champagne which I wasn’t expecting but the scent dissipated quickly. I really didn’t like this mask at all. There was glitter in it but it was minimal my main problem with this is that it never dried for me to be able to peel it off and it was so sticky and hard to get off. I have had good luck with Ulta mask in the past but this was not good.
Repurchase: No
Yes to Super Blueberries Recharging Greek Yogurt & Probiotics Mud Mask this was so thick and stick I couldn’t even get it spread over my skin.
Repurchase: No
Soo Ae Donkey Milk Skin Gel Mask this is very hydrating and nourishing but also very sticky. I don’t like that overly gelled sticky feeling it leaves on my skin but if you have drier skin this may be great for you. I don’t hate it enough to use up what I have but I would not repurchase:
Repurchase: No
Pacifica Crystal Lit Moon Oil this is supposed to be a guess a rejuvenating oil with lavender and blue tansy but for some reason there’s a ton of glitter in it for no damn reason and it left my skin feeling congested and blue and glittery! I ended up using it as a body oil on my legs and it was pretty and shimmery but definitely not a serious skincare product.
Repurchase: No
Purlisse Watermelon Energizing Marshmallow Peel Off Mask this wasn’t great but it wasn’t terrible either. It was so incredibly sticky that it was hard to spread around on my face to get an even layer. It smelled like watermelon candy which didn’t bother me but it you are sensitive this probably would bother you. For a peel off mask it wasn’t too painful either, but it did have glitter in it which makes this a total no for me. This left my skin looking brighter and feeling softer but also really dry.
Repurchase: No
NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth these are my favorite face cloths ever them make my skin feel nice and exfoliated and clean and glowing I really hate how expensive they are so that I end up saving them as special treats. I’ll use my $10 Macy’s coupon to get the travel size pack for free which is the only way I can bear to buy them at $2 dollars a wipe.
Repurchase: Yes
Strivectin TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream I didn’t like this it was so thick but not spreadable so it was really hard to rub in which I feel like would be more damaging to your skin over time then helpful.
Repurchase: No
Leaders Pore-Scaling Black Aqua I don’t know that this did that much I just really can’t say. I have a few more so maybe I’ll notice something next time I try.
Repurchase: No
Double Dare OMG! 4 in 1 Kit Zone System Mask my skin needed this the day I used it and I really liked it. It was a multi mask so it came with under eye gels, a charcoal mask for oily spots a kaolin clay mask for the more normal parts of your skin and then a moisture cream to put on after you take the masks off. I really loved it my skin felt a lot smoother and soothed after. The only thing is I can and often do multi mask like this with all the mask I have so this is more convenience over necessity.
Repurchase: Maybe
Yes To Pore Perfection Paper Mask this mask was really small and did nothing. I really don’t love the Yes To line. I have like maybe 3 or 4 items from them left that I just need to use up and get them out.
Repurchase: No
Whole Foods Cotton Cupra Hydrating Coconut Mask this was a very drippy mask which I don’t love. It felt nice on though very cooling and soothing but did absolutely nothing, not even hydration once I took it off.
Repurchase: No
Peter Thomas Roth Cucumber Gel Mask I don’t get this mask it felt cooling and moist but left my skin a bit tight. I don’t understand I feel like this mask was trying to do too much and failed.
Repurchase: No
Dermal Wine Collagen Essence Mask I really liked this it really hydrated and plumped my skin when it was in a dehydrated bad place.
Repurchase: If I saw it somewhere yes
Random (3)
Daylogic Brush Cleanser this wasn’t a great soap it took extra effort to get stains out of brushes.
Repurchase: No
Degree Motion Sense Deodorant Fresh Energy favorite deodorant I I like the scent the feeling and the performance.
Repurchase: Yes
Aquaphor Oinment I love Aquaphor I use it for so many thing lip balm. To heal chaffing or dry spots. For tattoos just an all-time loved product. Life essential.
Repurchase: Always and Forever
Home Scents (5)
Swan Creek Candle Co. Drizzle Melt in Valencia Orange & Grapefruit this is one of my favorite wax brands because they have great scent throw. While the scent on this was so nice and bright and citrusy which I love it wasn’t as strong as their sweeter scents.
Repurchase: Probably not
Bath and Body Works Strawberry Pound Cake Candle this smelled so good but I could hardly smell it while it was burning. I wanted this to be like my strawberry shortcake wonderland smelling dream candle and it just wasn’t.
Repurchase: No, Jar’s cute though
Trader Joe’s Lemon Cookie Scented Candle this was really nice it smelled like iced lemon cookies it was yummy it burned along time for such a small candle I don’t like that there was so much wax left in the bottom and on the sides I like for candles to burn a bit cleaner than this one did but for $4 it was good.
Repurchase: Yes
Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Fresh Orange this was a nice orange scent but it was one of the wallflowers that isn’t as strong and I prefer the really strongly scented ones.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Blackcurrant Vanilla Candle this is a much more fancy sexy scent then I would normally burn but I really really enjoyed it. Normally I would have been disappointed in the scent throw of this one but since it was such a strong dominate scent the weaker scent through worked in its favor. I also really like the jar it came in the frosted purple glass is super pretty.
Repurchase: Maybe
Lip (3)
Lipsmacker Mickey Mouse Ch-ear-ful Cherry I liked the cherry flavor of this but it was very very read and really was messy looking on my lips. Some Lipsmackers are really waxy and some are smooth this was one of the smooth ones and I appreciated that. I got a whole pack of different flavors when Target had that Mickey Mouse collection.
Repurchase: No
Laniege Lip Sleeping Mask in Vanilla I like these and they are very hydrating in that more thick gel type of way but they are not life changing. I did not like this flavor as much as the previous flavors I have tried it was kinda bland.
Repurchase: No
Skyn Iceland Berry Lip Fix this is one of those things that I loved when I had a sample of but the full size didn’t live up to how much I liked it in the smaller size. You could kinda feel taste the berry and the texture more in the small size the full size was more smooth as well as being more sloppy to apply since more would come out of the bigger applicator.
Repurchase: No
Makeup (3)
Urban Decay 24/7 Slide On Glide On Eyeliner in LSD I love these liners but LSD is just not the liner for me. It was always a drier formula because of the glitter and it has completely gotten to dry too use now. It was too dark of a blackened blue for me and I wasn’t super fond of the glitter. They are great liners in general though.
Repurchase: No
Mac Eyebrows in Spiked they have since repackaged this to have a spoolie which is great it was pretty annoying that this didn’t have one. This is a really stiff non retractable pencil and it took me awhile to get used to if but I think I like it better than a softer pencil. I am using a softer pencil now but we shall see. This color was a bit to warm for me I would try a darker cooler shade probably Stud if I bought it again.
Repurchase: Maybe
Fenty Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch Primer this was nothing special as a primer it was pretty sticky so it held on to my foundation well. But it didn’t blur or fill pores or hydrate or anything I would want it to do.
Repurchase: No
Lotion (1)
Hempz Candy Cane Crush Triple Moisture Herbal Whipped Body Crème this was not as thick as the other lotions that had come in this scent. It was more mint then candy cane which was really refreshing. It wasn’t that great though I felt like ten minutes after I put it on I needed to reapply.
Repurchase: No
Bodycare (2)
Lush Marmalade Jelly Bomb this took forever to break up and dissolve in the tub. It smelled good I love citrus things and turned the water so orange but unfortunately this left my skin really dry.
Repurchase: No
Up & Up Epsom Salt For Soaking in Eucalyptus & Spearmint this is not as good as the Dr. Teals one it claims to be comparable to at all. It didn’t have as strong of a scent and didn’t dissolve as well. It also didn’t feel as relaxing for my muscles as the Dr. Teals ones do.
Repurchase: No
Haircare (3)
Marc Anthony Repairing Macadamia Oil Deep Rescue Conditioning Treatment I thought I was going to love this when I was in the shower but it did not agree with my hair after it dried. It made my hair feel really silky soft, but it gave me a lot of frizz and fly-aways. It didn’t leave me with that lovely shiny glossy just washed hair feeling.
Repurchase: No
Pure Brazilian Deep Conditioning Masque this was meh its didn’t do anything to my hair at all.
Repurchase: No
Tony Moly Angel Glow Ring Hair Mask they don’t make this any more which is sad because it is a really nice hair mask even if it is a bit labor intensive. You put a mask on freshly washed wet hair and then sit with the provided shower cap on for twenty minutes then rinse it out. It makes my hair so glossy and smooth.
Repurchase: I would if it comes back
Declutter (5)
Covergirl Sponge this is hard as a rock and feels like tough rubber. It does not blend well or wash well this is awful.
She Makeup Abracadabra Mega Volume Mascara there is so little mascara in this tube that you can’t cover the brush and it is really gunky.
AOA Studio Fat Lash Mascara this is just too light and natural and too much work to coat the lashes.
Nyx Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator in Gleam this is just chucky and patchy and does not look great on the skin. I am pretty sure they have reformulated this but I have no interest in trying it. Essie Nail Polish in Viva Antiguai I am really not a nail polish person but I have a few bottles and I am trying to paint my toe nails and this I didn’t like. The color was not as bright on as I thought it would be and it was really liquidy and if a polish needs more than two coats its an automatic no for me.
That was a whole lot of big stuff this month. Pretty good I think. I have to use up roughly $291 worth of product per month to be on track for the year I was like $20 something short this month but I was way over the past two month so I am still ahead which is great.
Total This Month: 41
Total: 132
Approx Value This Month: $269.83
Approx Paid This Month: $57.48
Approx Total Value: $1006.23
Approx Total Paid: $201.95
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