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Belated October empties! Realised I hadn’t used much up, so I went through and culled a bunch while I was supposed to be cleaning the bathroom.

Empties
Ultra Violette supreme screen - holy grail sunscreen, will repurchase once I’ve used some others up
Paula’s choice BHA - nice formula, but I think I prefer an AHA
Skinstitut even blend serum - love this brand, but didn’t see results with this one

Binned
YSL crème de blush in Rose - must have been ten years old 😂 haven’t used it in years. Stunning, used it all the time but never made it through the pot. Pretty sure it was discontinued
Lust mineral blush 1 - don’t like loose powder blush and shade wasn’t pink enough for me
Maybelline brow ultra slim - prefer brush on brow products
Lust cream illuminate - never reached for it
Revlon skin lights face glow sunburst bronze - was influenced to buy this, but I don’t use bronzer 🤦🏻‍♀️
UV Queen Screen - past use by, too glowy for me
Loving Tan bronze shimmer cream - gift with purchase, shade was wrong for me
Clinique smart moisturiser spf15 travel size - gift with purchase. It’s nice enough, but feels (and smells) more like a sunscreen than a moisturiser and only spf15, so not worth the effort
 
Nature Love Vitamin B forte - counting this here as I had specifically bought it for my hair. Tasted vile, don’t think it did anything, good riddance!

Also used up and declutterred some makeup sponges and eyebrow razors. The razors I like and have repurchased multiple times, still have two left.
 
Codiaeum said:
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  • Maria Nila Structure Repair Hair Mask (great but needs to be used up, has been open for ages)
  • Missha BB Cream Bright Beige (similar, I think I've had this since 2019 :censored:)
  • Maybelline Fit Me Powder in 115
  • Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 03
  • Inkey List glycolic acid toner
  • Inkey List polyglutamic acid serum
  • Jean & Len Leave In Spray
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And an unexpected empty today, the Inkey List polyglutamic acid - it's an airless pump so you can never quite tell when it'll be empty. I liked this a lot in the past but never quite could find a good spot in my routine, plus suspected it's giving me blocked pores. Won't repurchase for now.
 
Emma Hardie Lift & Sculpt Firming Neck treatment - I received this in my subscription beauty box. As I’ve found with all neck products so far, this did nothing. I did like the roller applicator though. I would not repurchase.

The Seated Queen Cold Cream Cleanser Mask - I received this in my Liberty Beauty Drop. I used it as a cleanser rather than a mask. I used it for a week and got 3 spots so I stopped using it. I went back to it a couple of months later and no spots this time. I do prefer a cream cleanser to a gel but this left my skin feeling a little tight. There are other cream cleansers that I prefer, so I‘d not repurchase.

Lisa Eldridge Skin Enhancer Cleanser - I received a sample sachet with my make up order. I love Lisa and I really wanted to love this but it just didn’t wow me. At £43 for a full size I was expecting more and I just felt it was no better than a budget cleanser. I’m so pleased I had a sample to try first. I’d not repurchase.

Tarte Lip gloss - binned. This has been in my handbag for years. 😳 I’ve left it in there as an “emergency” lip colour in case I forget my lipstick when I’m out. I’ve never used it and I have much nicer products so out it goes!
 
Byoma rich moisturiser, I really liked this and seemed to last me ages. Good for the price. Would repurchase but have about 50 others to use first.

Ole henrickson banana eye cream. Not sure it actually did anything but made my under eyes quite soft. The pot lasted me about 10 months so well worth the price for cost per use.

Neil's yard bubble bath - my favourite bubble bath range, makes your bathroom smell amazing.

Ogx argan shampoo and conditioner, this range has meant I can go 3 days without washing my hair and has made it feel lovely. Will buy again once I've used the kerastase I've had in the cupboard for ages. I've put off starting to use it incase I love it as the price is so high 😂
 
  • Maria Nila Structure Repair Hair Mask (great but needs to be used up, has been open for ages)
  • Missha BB Cream Bright Beige (similar, I think I've had this since 2019 :censored:)
  • Maybelline Fit Me Powder in 115
  • Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 03
  • Inkey List glycolic acid toner
  • Inkey List polyglutamic acid serum
  • Jean & Len Leave In Spray
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Well, not proud of it, but I decluttered the Missha BB Cream today. I think it expired or something, for the past few weeks I had been making an effort to use it, but it often came out of the little pump not smoothly like it used to, but spritzing all over the place and with bits of oil separated. I tried kneading the tube to emulsify it again and mix it on the back of my hand, but lost my patience with it this morning, after four pumps of mess on my hand. bought ~ 2019 and it says it expired Oct-2021 on the tube, so.... shouldn't be surprised. I should have bought the smaller version, but as usual, I bought the bigger one as it's better value, someday I learn that lesson.
 
Benetint. I think I remember someone saying how quickly they’d used one up not so long ago and I thought it odd as when I last used it almost every day (some years ago now) it still lasted me forever. Turns out the new formula (it’s much less pigmented and has a different applicator) is a rip-off compared to the old - what a surprise eh! I have many other shades to use up but it’s not worth the price tag anymore given the wide range of makeup options available now.
 
3 more empties

Salt of the Earth 100% natural Deodorant spray - received this in my subscription box. I don’t usually like “natural” deodorants because I don’t find them as effective but this was surprisingly good. The only reason I won’t repurchase is because it takes ages to dry and I just don’t have the time in the morning to walk around for 10 mins with my arms in the air! 😆

Liberty Maze perfume sample - received in my Beauty Drop box. Nice enough but it didn’t wow me enough to purchase the full size.

Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Foundation samples “Light Set 1” - I love Lisa and I was really hoping this would be “the one”. It was fine but again didn’t wow me. I have “Light Set 2“ to try so perhaps a different shade might look better on me. I do love her Seamless Skin Tint though.

I have also been having a clear out of my beauty products and have sold 3 items on eBay. Yay!
So, although not technically empties, they’ve left the building. 😁 (We won’t mention the 3 items that I’ve ordered in the Black Friday sales…) 😳
 
50sGirl said:
3 more empties

Salt of the Earth 100% natural Deodorant spray - received this in my subscription box. I don’t usually like “natural” deodorants because I don’t find them as effective but this was surprisingly good. The only reason I won’t repurchase is because it takes ages to dry and I just don’t have the time in the morning to walk around for 10 mins with my arms in the air! 😆
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omg, I thought I was the only one! I bought this stuff ages ago an actually liked it, it worked to the extent that I expect a natural deodorant to work, but I simply couldn't stand the drying time. I think I gave up after the third bottle and never bought anything else from the brand.
 
1. Byoma brightening serum - was okay, didn't like it as much of their hydrating serum. Was a mini from a set, probably wouldn't repurchase.
2. Brazilian bum bum cream. Didn't love this as much as its hyped about online, the smell was OK. Did make my skin feel really soft though and absorbed well.
3. Body shop almond milk and honey body scrub. I love these body scrubs for the shower, make your skin feel lovely.
 
The last quarter of 2024 is (almost) upon us and I will do my yearly ritual now of aiming to use up several products:

  • Maria Nila Structure Repair Hair Mask (great but needs to be used up, has been open for ages)
  • Missha BB Cream Bright Beige (similar, I think I've had this since 2019 :censored:)
  • Maybelline Fit Me Powder in 115
  • Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 03
  • Inkey List glycolic acid toner
  • Inkey List polyglutamic acid serum
  • Jean & Len Leave In Spray
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Emptied the Jean & Len Leave In Spray this morning. Will not repurchase, it made my hair fluffy. Still in search of a leave in I like, as I'm not always in the mood of the eternal rinsing process of conditioner.
 
2 from last week
Revolution Miracle skin night serum, liked it , very much a dupe for EL advanced night repair but costs a lot less , would buy again.
Lacura whipped moisturiser, lovely , very creamy, absolutely would repurchase and it's a drunk elephant dupe..
 
November empties!

Garnier vitamin c micellar water - felt like I’d never finish this! Fragrance was too strong. It stung my eyes if I tried to use it to remove makeup. I’ll go back to Bioderma.

Airyday Golden Glow spf 50+ Dreamscreen - really beautiful sunscreen, excellent under make up or looks super pretty on its own. No cast, no sunscreen smell. I’ve got another tube somewhere that I can’t find 😭. Haven’t reordered, (yet) because I wanted to try some of the new Naked Sundays offerings in their sale instead.

LRP Cicaplast baume travel sample - I’ve tried this before and didn’t get it, but now that I know that a cica balm isn’t a moisturiser and I used it properly, I really liked it 😂. Reduced redness and helped with sore, dry patches around my nose from having a cold.

Maybelline 24 hour skin tint - binned half the bottle. It looked nice when I first put it on, but always oxidised and went super orange over the course of the day. It would settle and get cakey especially around my hair line. Binned it to save myself from trying again. It had such good reviews, but I can’t make it work so it’s time to let it go!

Skin Physics 15% Vitamin C + Ferulic - binned. I know it sounds crazy, but it gave me night sweats?! I took me a while to figure out and I took it in and out of my routine a few times to test 🤷🏻‍♀️

Also used up a bunch of other little travel sized bits and samples
 
Just 2 empties for me.

Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Foundation Sample card Light Set 2 - I’m still not sure which shade is my match because I could wear all of them! At the moment I wouldn’t purchase a full size because I’ve other foundations to use up and I prefer her Skin Tint to her foundation.

YSL Volume Effet Faux Cils The Curler - it was okay. I didn’t think it curled my lashes more than any other mascara. I wouldn’t repurchase because I’ve several mascaras from beauty boxes to use up first.
 
Empties from the last week or so..

Ren - Ready steady glow glycolic toner, I really like it and I have 3 more as it featured in a few beauty boxes, The Lacura from Aldi one which is a Pixi
dupe is pretty good too.
Beauty pie Supercheek cream blush, lovely and lasted a very long time, I won't repurchase as I am no longer a member of Beauty pie
NARS - soft matt complete concealer, very good stuff with really decent coverage , lasted a long time, would buy again but I am using a Benefit one at the moment
 
2 more empties:

Aurelia Probiotic Concentrate. Received this in my subscription box. I liked it. My skin has improved but I’m unsure if it is down this or another product which I started a week after. At £89 for 30ml it’s not cheap but if it’s this product that’s made the difference to my fine lines then I would repurchase. I’m still using the other product so we shall see. Tbh I’m hoping it is this product because the other serum is even more expensive! 😬

1 Million Eau de toilette sample spray. It was nice enough but I have other fragrances that I prefer.
 
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