Autumn Empties - 2021

 Hello, everybody! How was your weekend?

Can you believe it's already almost Christmas?! This year flew by so fast for me!

So, here are my empties for autumn. There are a lot of bad ones this time! I don't know what's going on. Maybe I just had bad luck with products this season?

Purlisse Daily Lip Nourisher

This isn't something I'd repurchase. It had a weird smell and didn't sink into my lips. It felt heavy and gross.

Dr. Teal's Moisturizing Bath & Body Oil

This isn't the best. The scent was fine, but it was really greasy and took FOREVER to sink into my skin. My hair barely touched my skin after I applied this, but my hair looked super greasy and dirty afterward.

 

 

Dr, Teal's Body Lotion

This was fine. Again, the scent isn't bad. I don't think I'd go out of my way to repurchase though.

 

Aveda Nutri-Plenish Leave-In Conditioner

This was eh. The smell isn't that great, and I don't think it did much for my hair.

 

Beauty For Real Lip Scrub

This smells just like Juicy Fruit gum! It exfoliated my lips very well. 100% would repurchase for the scent alone.

 

Beauty Counter Counter+

I liked that this definitely brightened my skin, but I don't think it did anything else for me. It sinks into the skin fairly quickly and it isn't greasy. I'm undecided on whether or not I would repurchase this.

 

La Mer

 

This was such a small sample that I honestly have no idea whether or not this does anything. I saw no difference in my skin after using this. For the price, I would say this is a no for me.

 

 

Youth To The People Kale + Green Tea Spinach Vitamins Superfood Cleanser

This was nice. I felt like it really cleansed my face well without stripping my skin of all oils. I would repurchase this.

 

Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion Age Defying Exfoliator

If you've been around a while, you already know I really like this exfoliator. I have, and probably will again, repurchase this.

 

 

Burt's Bees Hydrating Sheet Mask

 

This was terrible. The mask was HUGE. I had to fold it down on almost all sides to get it to fit my face. Also, the holes for the eyes and mouth were way too small. I was afraid this was going to get into my eyes. It constantly slid down my face. I maybe wore this for 2 minutes before I ripped it off and threw it away.

 

Kiehl's Vital Skin Strengthening Super Serum

Again, this is such a small amount that I had no idea if this works well or not. Obviously I'm undecided on whether or not to repurchase this.

 

 

Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector

 

This was a 100 point perk from Sephora. I had heard good things about this, so I added it to my order. I really like this! I hate that you have to get your hair wet before you apply it, but it works wonderfully! I have already ordered a full size of this (spoiler - you'll see it in my next beauty haul) because I love how my hair looks and feels after using this. This is definitely becoming a staple in my hair care routine.

 

 

Neutrogena Makeup Remover Wipes

 

I like these. I don't really have much else to say about them.

 

Sunday Riley A+ High Dose Retinoid Serum

This was a lightweight formula and it sank into the skin quickly. There really wasn't enough product in this sample to see any differences in my skin though.

 

Princess by Vera Wang

 

I really enjoy this perfume. I've had this bottle for an embarrassingly long time. My husband bought it for me for an anniversary present in the early years of our marriage. We've been married for 13 years. Surprisingly, this still smelled nice even after all these years.

 

 

That's everything I was able to use up! Have you tried any of these products? If so, what are your thoughts on them?

 

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have an amazing week!

My Makeup Collection 2018: Lip Balm

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

For this week's MMC, I'm going to be showing you all of my lip balms.  I'm going to be really honest here and say that 90% of my lip balms are the Lip Smacker x Disney Tsum Tsum ones.  Haha!  I can't help it, it's an addiction.

Lip Smacker x Disney Tsum Tsum

Soft Lips x Hello Kitty
(T-B, L-R) Pink Lemonade, Tangerine, Strawberry, Hot Cocoa, Cinnamon Roll, and Sugar Plum

Tony Moly
Blueberry (Pink) and Honey (Red)

EOS

Misc. High End
Bite Beauty Line & Define Lip Primer, Benefit Cosmetics Lolli Balm & Bene Balm, Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey, and Fresh Beauty Sugar in Rose

Misc. Drugstore
L'Oreal Nude Balm in Heavenly Berry, Maybelline Color Whisper in Coral Ambition, Rimmel London x Kate Moss Clear Lip Balm, Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me, Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Red Velvet, and NYC Applelicious in Big Apple Red

Intensive Lip Balms
Carmex x 3 (one is in my car and I didn't want to go out there just to include it in this picture lol), Aquaphor Lip Repair, Pur-lisse Daily Lip Nourisher, First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Lip Therapy in Rosy Red, DIY lip balm that my sister-in-law made, Vaseline Lip Therapy in Rosy Lips, O'Keeffe's Lip Repair, and Blistex Medicated Lip Balm

That's all of them!  What is your favorite lip balm?  I'm always on the lookout for a good one.

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

My Makeup Collection 2018: Foundations

Hello, everybody!  How was your weekend?

This week I'm going to be showing you all of my foundations/BB Creams/CC Creams/tinted moisturizers, etc.  I don't own very many because I don't like having a bunch of open foundations at one time.  Also, I'm STILL on the hunt for my "Holy Grail" foundation, so if you have any suggestions as to which foundation I should try next, let me know in the comments!

Liquid Foundations
Bare Minerals Made-2-Fit Fresh Faced Foundation in my customized shade & Wet N Wild Photofocus Foundation in Soft Ivory

BB Creams
Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream in Light & Pur-lisse BB Tinted Moist Cream in Light

Tinted Moisturizer
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in Nude

Powder Foundation
Bare Minerals Matte SPF 15 Foundation in Golden Fair

That's all the foundation that I own right now.  Again, any recommendations are gladly welcome.

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

April 2016 Boxycharm Unboxing!

Hello, everyone!  I hope you're having a great week!

I finally signed up for my first monthly beauty subscription service earlier this month.  After looking at all the different monthly subscription services I decided that Boxycharm has the best value.  There are 4-5 full size products in every box which always add up to over $100 value but the box is only $21 a month.  This month's theme is "Cloudy With A Chance Of Charms".

Here's what I got!

Anderson Lilley Beach Butter Hand Cream "Manhattan Beach" - $24

Purlisse Lip Comfort "Daily Lip Nourisher" - $16

Ofra Cosmetics Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick "Pasadena" - $19.90

Blinc Cosmetics "Black Lash Primer" - $26

Your Minerals Eyeshadow "Brown Hypnotic" - $21

Here are swatches of the Ofra liquid lipstick and Your Minerals pigment.

The total for this box comes up to $106.90.  I've never tried any of these before and I can't wait to do so!  I'm pretty excited to see what's inside the upcoming boxes!  Are you subscribed to Boxycharm or any other subscription?  What are your thoughts?

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