Hello again,
Welcome back to another Empties. If this is your first time joining me for an empties, let me explain... I keep all of the beauty related products in this cute little bin (from Dollar Tree) when the bin gets full I do a post like this where I tell you a bit about the product, what I thought of it, and if I plan on repurchasing it or not. I feel by using an entire product, I have had time to form an opinion on it and that way can tell you if I would recommend it or not.
Let's get started...
This was one of my favorite fragrances for the longest time. This is Billionaire Boyfriend. It is a really musk type scent and I loved it! Unfortunately, this went bad before I could use all of it so I had to get rid of it. Apparently, they stopped carrying this at Sephora and I was only able to find it on sale at ebay. Perhaps Sephora gave it up because it turns rancid so fast. Bummer!
Maybelliene Better Skin
I use this in the shade Light/Medium to help cover up my dark undereye circles. I love this stuff and I already have a new one that I am using as well as one in my backup bin. Good stuff! and you can't beat the price!
Maybelliene Fit Me
You have seen this in every tutorial I have done that I am doing my face. I can't live without this concealer. I use the shade 15 in this and it's slightly lighter than my skintone. I use this aroound the red areas on my face. It blends like a dream and again, you can't beat the price!
Blistex Soft & Lush Lip Balm
I always have a few of these floating around my house. This is my favorite lip balm and I go through them like crazy! It smells like a vanilla cupcake and is so moisturizing. I also like that is has SPF in it but it doesn't have that weird SPF smell or feeling on my lips.
Maybelline Master Drama Eye Liner
I got this last year when I was preparing for my Halloween Tutorials. It is a really black pencil and once it sets, it doesn't budge! But it does mean that it's really hard to get off. I had to scrub the life out of my face to get this pigment off! I don't know if this has been discontinued because I was not able to find it online so I linked to something similar.
elf Undereye Setting Powder
I have used this stuff for the longest time! It's no secret that it has fine pieces of glittery particles in it. I have noticed over the years of using this stuff that when you have a new container of this, the glitter is nearly undetectable on the skin (unless you're in direct sunlight) but towards te bottom of this container it was like a glitter fest! No, ma'am! She had to go! I did start using a new container of this before I switched over to the Coty Airspun and I didn't notice nearly as much glitter in the new one. Perhaps they changed the formula?
Wet n Wild Lash Primer
This stuff was surprisingly good! Until a terrible elf liquid liner ruined it! Let me explain, a few months ago I did a video of me getting ready. In that video I used a new elf liquid liner. It was one of those liquid liners that gets all over your lashes. Therefore, when I went in with this primer, the liner got all up in the brush and ruined the formula of this. It made it very thick and clumpy so it had to go! I have not repurchased and honestly, I don't know that I will.
elf Poreless Primer
This is one of my favorite primers. I started using this for Halloween Tutorials and fell in love with it. I already have a new tube of this that I am currently using. It does have Tea Tree Oil in it so if you are sensitive to that then you might want to stay away from this. If you are looking for something that will help blur your pores then you should give this a shot. Especially for $6!
Maybelline The Rocket
I had a love/hate relationship with this. I loved the brush, loved the formula, loved how black it was, and how it made my lashes look. Until it would dry and the tips of my lashes would fall down. Not cute! I used a good amount of it but once it started drying out the tips of my lashes got even worse so it had to go. I've heard that the waterproof version of this doesn't do that but I stay as far away from waterproof mascara as I can because I hate tugging on my eyes to get it off.
Maybelliene Lash Sensational
I don't need to tell you guys anymore about this product because you have seen it a ton in my tutorials. All I will say is that it's my favorite mascara I have ever used and I'm pretty sure I have about 4 of these in my backup bin.
Maybelline Lash Discovery
Again, wont go into detail because you know I love this product! I use this on my lower lashes and I have some of these in my backup bin as well.
Physicans Formula Organic Wear
I really liked the brush and formula of this but it bled to my lower lashline like no other so it had to go!
Argan Oil Hair Color
This is the hair color I have been using for the past several months. Yes, I dye my own hair! I got sick of paying a ridiculous amount of money for one color on my head so I decided to do it myself and I love this color! It fades very nicely and as it fades different colors come out in it. At first it is a very dark violet color but I like it! The one thing I don't like about it is the smell. I can't stand the smell of my hair for the first week or so after I dye it. One word of warning before you think about going red, red hair color bleeds like crazy! So make sure to use a black towel and wrap your hair up quick when getting out of the shower or you will have red spots all over the place from your hair dripping!
SensatioNail Gel Cleanser
This is the stuff I use to get the sticky layer off of my gel nails, when I do them myself. This tiny little bottle came in my starter kit so of course I blasted through it. I have since purchased the full size.
PocketBac from Bath & Body Works
This is the old packaging. I stocked up on these when they were on a crazy discount. They have since changed over to an adorable new shape. I am going to use all of these before I buy the new ones. I have on of their little holders attached to my purse so I always keep this stuff handy.
Rather than going individually about all of these products I will say this, I liked all of these but since I started using Perfectly Posh Skincare and have noticed a dramatic change in my skin, I have no plans on going back to these products. I got all of them at the drugstore or Walmart. Instead of linking to them I recommend checking out Perfectly Posh for any of your skincare needs.
TreSemme Tres Two Hairspray
How many of these have you guys seen? Goodness sakes! This is the only hairspray I use and I am so surprised that I only went through one of these!
Pantene Smooth and Sleek Shampoo and Conditioner
These are the travel size (obviously) but I have these in full size as well. I really like the way this smooths out my frizzy hair and it smells amazing! The scent lingers in my hair for a really long time too!
Shampoo:
Conditioner:
OGX Coconut Water Shampoo
I really liked this shampoo and conditioner! I got this travel size for a vacation and I plan on getting a full size soon. It made my hair really soft and smelled like coconuts! What's not to love about that?
Dreamy Vanilla Woods by Bath & Body Works
I had this in my stash from a sale order I placed long ago. It wasn't anything special so I don't know that I would repurchase this fragrance. I do really like their body washes but I only buy them when they are at a crazy discount.
http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=4191834&cm_sp=LN-_-Body+Care-_-Body+Wash+%26+Shower+Gel&cp=12586965.12587141
Caress Evenly Gorgeous Body Wash
I love the smell of this. It smells like a sweet caramel. It is exfoliating but gentle enough to use every day. I got this when it was practically free (because of a coupon) I would repurchase as long as it was on sale again.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Caress-Evenly-Gorgeous-Exfoliating-Body-Wash-18-fl-oz/12166165
Lush Ocean Salt
This was a hardcore love of mine! One thing about Lush is that is is SO expensive! This tiny little thing is like $20 something! and as I said above, now that I have seen the miracles Posh has done to my skin, I do not plan on using any other skincare!
Lush's Prince Charming Shower Gel
Yuck! This was supposed to have a sweet smell and it was sweet, which was fine. What I couldn't get over is the weird smell of cigarette smoke that would come into my shower when I used this. Thankfully I got this in a small bottle so I used it on my feet with my pumice stone.
Secret PH Balanced Deodorant
This has been the deodorant I have used for the past several years. I was always big fan of Secret but I would find that the other kind just didn't work the same as the PH Balanced one. I usually get these in the 2 pack when I got to Walmart because they have the best price there. This deodorant will show up on clothes so I don't wear this when I am wearing sleeveless shirts. But other than that it is great!
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Secret-Berry-Fresh-Invisible-Solid-Women-s-Antiperspirant-Deodorant-2.6-oz-2-count/43494480
Simple Cleansing Wipes
These are my favorite wipes. I haven't been using these a whole lot lately because I have been using a different product to remove my makeup. However, when I need a towelette, these are the kind I love! I get these in a 2 pack at Walmart because they have the best price there. These don't burn my eyes at all, they take off all of my makeup, and all of the towels are saturated with product to the very end of the pack.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Simple-Cleansing-Facial-Wipes-25-count-Twin-Pack/46101355
The Up & Up are the Target version of the Simple wipes above and I did not like these AT ALL! So I didn't even bother to link to them. I say, stay away from these unless you want wipes that dry your skin out and burn your eyes.
The same goes for the Neutrogena wipes. I got these for a vacation and I knew I wasn't going to like them. They too burned my eyes and didn't remove my mascara (that was not waterproof) without me having to tug on my eye and then go back in with soap and a towel. Not impressed!
Man! Did you make it through that whole thing? That was a ton of products and my empties bin isn't that big! Let me know if you have tried any of these products and what you think of them.
Until next time...
Xoxo,
Adela
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