Summer Empties & Review - 2025

 Hi, everyone! How was your weekend?

I had more empties this season, but some of my files on my computer were corrupted and I no longer have those photos. In addition to what's pictured below, I also used up a First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser, an Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Medium Brown, a Caress body wash, a Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara mini, and a deluxe sample of Ranavat Brightening Saffron Serum.

The Ordinary Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Toner

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Lotion

La Roche-Posay Hydrating Gentle Cleanser

That's everything I was able to use up this time. Are you doing project pan? I'm thinking of trying that again for next year. Over the next couple of months I'm going to go through all of my beauty products and decide on some items I'm going to actively try to use up.

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a great week!

 

New Beauty Haul!

 Hello, everybody! How was your weekend? Can you believe it's already the end of July?!

I really need to cut back on my beauty purchases. I have so much stuff that I need to use up before I buy any more products. I think it's time to go through all of my products and create a "use it up" bin. Anyway, here's all the new products I've received/bought recently. T.T To be fair, most of these were free. So there's my excuse this time.

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash

This was free from Influenster. I like that it's lightly scented since I use a lot of other scented products. This lathers up nicely and my skin feels clean after I use it. 

Sun Bum Sunscreen SPF 30 Lip Balm in Kiwi

 

I'm really trying to take better care of my lips. I never thought to use SPF on them until just a couple years ago. This is fine. 

Lip Smacker Lip Balm in Pink Lemonade

 

This was given to me. It's so nostalgic! Lip Smacker was my favorite brand of lip balm when I was in school. 

 

Summer Friday Self-Care Celebration Birthday Gift

 

My birthday was in June, and this was one of the options for Sephora's free birthday gift. 

 

Laura Mercier Lunar New Year Translucent Loose Setting Powder

 

Do I need this? No. Did I buy it anyway because it's a red lunar new year edition and it was on sale? Absolutely yes. 

 

Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint

 

This was also free from Influenster for review. I really like this skin tint! It's a perfect shade match and it looks so nice on my skin. 

 

Lip Smacker x Hello Kitty 10 Piece Lip Balm Party Pack

 

I picked this up from Ulta. I know, I know. I don't need anymore lip balms, but I can't resist when it comes to Hello Kitty products. 

 

Lip Smacker x Hello Kitty Peach Gummy

 

This was also from Ulta. It's very bulky, but it's cute. 

 

Olaplex No. 3 & No. 7 Duo Kit Birthday Gift

 

This was the birthday gift from Ulta this year. 

 

It's A 10 Miracle Leave In Product

 

I love this leave in treatment. It smells nice too. 

 

Philosophy Hope in a Jar

 

This was another free product to review from Influenster. 

 

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Lotion

 

I really like this, as you know. I repurchase it constantly. 

 

Kitsch x Hello Kitty King Size Satin Pillowcases

 

I had $50 worth of reward points to use at Ulta, so I ordered these two pillowcases (both on sale - one was half off for $13 and the other was only $6.50) and the serum under these. 

 

Peach & Lily Super Oasis Concentrated Serum

 

I've never tried anything from this brand before, but I've heard great things about it. I'm excited to see how it works for me. 

 

 

Armani Beauty Skin Tint in L1

 

This was another free gift for review from Influenster. I like this skin tint, but the shade is a tiny bit too dark for me. That's on me though. It can be difficult choosing a shade online. I thought I picked the one closest to my skin tone. 

 

 

That's all for now! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful week!

 

 

Winter Empties & Review - 2023

 Hello, everybody! How was your weekend?

Here is everything I was able to use up this season. Again, it's mostly skincare, but lately I've been more into skincare than makeup. Is this a sign that I'm getting old? Probably. lol

Youth to the People Superfood Air-Whip Moisture Cream

This was good. My skin felt hydrated and soft when I used this. I still don't think I would pick this over my favorite moisturizer though (FAB Ultra Repair Cream).

ACO Renewing Daily Cleanser

 

I received this from Influenster. I wasn't a fan of this. I don't feel like it did much for my skin at all except make it a little bit dry. It's a foaming cleanser, which isn't my favorite anyway. What else is frustrating is that I couldn't even finish this because it wouldn't pump any more product out. There's still about 1/4 of the bottle left, but it just won't come out.

Bumble & Bumble BB Hairdresser's Invisible Oil

 

I liked this a lot. It smells good, and it made my hair look and feel nice.

Aveeno Positively Radiant Skin Brightening Daily Scrub

 

This was just okay. I wouldn't purchase this again though. It was mostly gel with a few exfoliating beads spread throughout. Honestly, I could barely feel them at all.

 

 

Fresh Sugar Lip Balm in Rose

These are pretty waxy and don't really do anything for my dry lips. I like the hint of color though, but I just don't think these are worth the price.

 

 

Eva NYC Mane Magic 10-in-1 Primer

I liked this! It smells nice and made my hair feel soft. It also helped de-tangle my hair after washing.

 

Bath & Body Works Twilight Woods Fine Fragrance Mist

I FINALLY finished this! I've had this for such a long time. I have one more B&BW spray left that I need to use up, but that's it. I used to have sooo many of these and I barely used them, so they were collecting dust in a bathroom drawer. I'm so happy to finally be on my last one!

 

First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads

I like these, but I don't think they do much for my skin. I have another jar of these, but I don't think I'll purchase another one when that one is empty.

 

 

ACO Purifying Day Cream

 

I received this from Influenster. This was okay. It has a gel like consistency which I wasn't too fond of, but my skin still felt hydrated. Even if I wanted to purchase this, I don't know if I can purchase this brand locally.

 

 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Definer

 

I didn't really like the shape of this. This is the brow pencil with a triangular shape to it. The tails of my brows are just too thin for this thick of a pencil. ABH's Brow Wiz is my go to brow product.

 

 

Bath & Body Works Ultimate Hydration Body Cream in Twilight Woods

 

I love the scent of this, and my skin feels soft and hydrated when I use this lotion.

 

 

Bath & Body Works Shower Gel in Twilight Woods

 

You can already tell I love this scent seeing as I used up three different products in this same smell. lol

 

 

That's everything I was able to us up for now. Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful week!

Summer Empties - 2022

 Hello, everyone! How was your weekend?

Here are all the products I used up during the summertime.

Verb Ghost Hair Mask

I really liked this hair mask. I bought this from Sephora on clearance, so I was worried that it was being discontinued. However, it's still up on their website, but it says "limited edition". So I'm back to being worried that I won't always be able to purchase this product.

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash

 

This was fine, but it felt like it left a residue on my skin that I wasn't a fan of. If it weren't for that, this would be great.

First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub

I don't think this worked very well. It didn't take away my KP issues at all. It felt like it was doing a good job; it was very abrasive without using much pressure, but my red spots haven't gone away at all. I would not repurchase this product, unfortunately.

ACO Perfecting Serum

I don't feel like this did anything useful to my skin either. I'm not even sure where to purchase this brand from, and for something that doesn't "wow" me, I'm certainly not going to go searching high and low for it.

 

 

Eva NYC Tone It Down Blonde Shampoo & Conditioner

I feel as though these products dulled my blonde rather than brightened it. Because of that, I won't repurchase these.

 

Keys Soulcare Be Luminous Exfoliator

I really liked this exfoliator! I was surprised when I first used it because I wasn't expecting it to be a powder, but it was gentle and my skin felt so soft after using this. Since it was a powder that you mix with water, this lasted SO long. I would 100% repurchase this!

 

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion

If you've been around a while, you'll know that I use this lotion all the time. I like it, and I'll more than likely repurchase it once my new body creams run out.

 

 

Beauty Counter Overnight Resurfacing Peel

This didn't do anything for my skin. I didn't notice any kind of difference in my skin texture. Unfortunately, I would not repurchase this.

 

Peter Thomas Roth

 

The scent of this wasn't my favorite. I don't feel like this sank into my skin very well either. This is why I like to pick up deluxe samples of products. I don't have to regret buying the full size of this.

 

Degree Advanced 72 Hour Motion Sense Dry Spray in Vanilla & Jasmine

This smells nice, but I have to say that I am not a fan of spray on deodorants. I just prefer to use a stick deodorant.

 

Batiste Dry Shampoo in Floral & Flirty Blush

This smells nice and gets the job done. I really like this brand of dry shampoo because it works great without breaking the bank.

 

 

Soap & Glory Ultra Smoothing Lip Oil

 

This isn't actually empty, but there's a tear at the top and it's leaking like crazy. Unfortunately, I'm going to be tossing this out. I'm bummed about it because I really like this product! It feels hydrating on my lips and makes them so smooth and supple. The plastic is just too thin I think, so it tears easily.

 

 

That's everything I was able to use up this season! Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a fantastic week!