October Empties

Hello everyone, and welcome to my empties for the month...

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Dove Purely Pampering Nourishing Body Wash in Shea Butter/Vanilla

Sally Hansen Nail Polish Remover

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength polish

Ulta3 polish

Dove Body Wash

This was indeed quite nourishing for my skin and didn't leave it feeling dry (thanks to the shea butter) so I found it great to use through winter. The smell was fairly average though. I'd like to try out a different scent in this range.

Sally Hansen polish remover

This appears in my empties more often than not!

Garnier Cleansing Water

This stuff is cheap and awesome. I use this on a daily basis and it's super convenient. I do also have Bioderma but barely use it because its so expensive. This is so much cheaper so I have no hesitations in using it as much as I need to. I find it does sting my eyes a little bit while trying to remove mascara but nothing major - I've experienced a lot worse. Will definitely repurchase.

Sally Hansen Nail Polish

Not much to say here, old and gluggy. I've had it for about 5 years so its done well.

Ulta3 Polish

This colour is very pretty, but it went gluggy after a few months. I find my Ulta3 polishes thicken up within a year but you get what you pay for I guess. 

So thats my trash for the month. Nothing too exciting really. What have you been using up lately?

Winter Empties

What empties did I accumulate by the end of winter? Let's see...

Benefit They're Real Mascara (sample size)
The Body Shop Tea Tree Blemish Gel

Palmer's Olive Body Butter Tub

Lucas' Papaw Ointment

Dirty Works Coconut Body Btter

Nail Tek Foundation II

Sally Hansen Nail Polish Remover

Britney Spears Curious perfume mini size

Benefit They're Real Mascara

If you've seen some of my FOTD/FOTN posts, you'll see I use this a lot! I do love it, but I probably wouldn't actually buy it because it's kind of expensive. I've still got a few sample sizes floating around for now.

The Body Shop Tea Tree Blemish Gel

I love TBS, but this did nothing at all. I don't generally have much success with spot treatments so it was wishful thinking. Not repurchasing. Anyone have a recommendation for me?

Palmers Olive Body Butter

Omg. Love! This was sooo good for my skin and smelt amazing. Sadly, the tub version isn't available anymore, but I might try out the lotion form. 

Lucas' Papaw Ointment

One of those handy products to always have around. I do like it, but I think I might go for a petrochemical free alternative now.

Dirty Works Body Butter

Not empty, but I'm over it. I didn't find it to be very hydrating throughout winter and the smell is starting to bother me. 

Nail Tek Foundation II

This stuff is the best! It helps to keep my nails strong, and works an excellent base coat. I've been using it for years and swear by it. It still has a bit left in it but its gone gluggy. Already repurchased 2 bottles.

Sally Hansen Nail Polish Remover

You always see this in my empties! Still have a few bottles stocked up.

Britney Spears Curious perfume

This smells really nice but I probably wouldn't repurchase. I've got way too many other perfumes on the go at the moment. 

That's my empties collection for winter. What did you use up this winter?

Makeup Graveyard

Instead of doing an empties post for last month, I thought I would do a 'makeup graveyard' post. I got this idea from Loz over at Polish and Patterns! I didn't really have many empties last month, and certainly nothing noteworthy (just the usual, Seche Vite, polish remover etc).

So let's see what I've decided to eliminate from my collection this month...

Kleancolor Baked Eyeshadow

Rimmel BB Cream

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 'Temptation'

Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in '07

Nivea Pure & Natural Moisturising Day Cream

Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in 'Heather Shimmer'

Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in 'A Drop of Sherry'

Kleancolor Eyeshadow

I bought this a few years off, off Beautyjoint, for a few dollars. It was pretty good, but I'm not really into using single shadows these days, I prefer palettes.

Rimmel BB Cream

I could never worked out if I liked this or not. I think I tried to force myself to like it. It's about half full still, but I can't be bothered trying anymore. Luckily, the other Rimmel base products I have are awesome (the Stay Matte and Match Perfection foundations) so I won't hold a grudge against this!

Rimmel Lipsticks

These lipsticks were amongst the first that I bought when I was getting into lipstick, about 3 years ago. I don't really use these shades anymore. I never actually used 07 at all because I just can't seem to do nudes. Throwing these out wasn't too hard; if I ever feel compelled to repurchase, they're only around the $12 mark!

Nivea Day Cream

I also have the sensitive version which I much prefer, so I'm getting rid of the 'moisturising' version because I find it too heavy and we didn't really get along.

So those are a few things I've culled, in order to downsize my makeup/beauty collection because it was actually making me a bit stressed out how much stuff I had and that I was running out of storage space. Hopefully I'll do another one of these posts in the next few months, so stay tuned.

Have you done a clean out of your collection recently?

March Empties

I was tossing up whether to even do an empties post this month. I haven't finished anything particularly exciting. This month I've had a few allergic reactions to beauty products, and been bitten by some nasty insects. I got bitten by a small spider on my back about 4 weeks ago and I'm still suffering from it. So to sum up March - itchy, pain and swelling. I hope you've had a better month than I have!

Nivea Pure & Natural face wipes

Simple Eye Makeup Remover

Aerogard

Palmer's Cocoa Butter lip balm stick

Nivea wipes

They were okay. Wipes don't really get me that excited and I've never used a brand of wipes that's made me think 'ohh I must repurchase!'. These are inexpensive and free from lots of nasties which is good if you've got sensitive skin!

Simple Eye Makeup remover

Grrrr. This isn't empty as you can see, but I've had a bad reaction to it now. I used to love this, it was so efficient and gentle when removing eye makeup...then it started burning my eyes. It made my eyes burn, water and sting for periods of up to half an hour! I find it odd that it started happening randomly. I emailed the company about it but haven't heard anything from them. To the bin with you.

Aerogard

Still didn't protect me against that spider bite and multiple green ant bites, did you? I'm going to have to go for something stronger. 

Palmer's Cocoa Butter lip balm

It was cheap and I was looking for something to throw in my handbag. This smells really good, like their body butter and it's pretty thick in terms of consistency. I've noticed that it makes my lips burn though...so it's also being chucked! 

So in summary, I'm not going to repurchase any of my empties from this month. I hate to write such a dismal, negative post but that is an accurate summation of how my month was. I'm wondering maybe the insect bites, which have put poisons into my body, have triggered these unusual product reactions?

Anyways, what have you used up this month? 

February Empties

I hope everyone has had a great month! My month has been busy and tiring, but mostly a good month. Here are my empties...

Elizabeth Arden Splendor Perfume

Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes

China Glaze Metallic Crackle polish 'Haute Metal'

Rimmel Extra Super Lash

Elizabeth Arden perfume

I've never bought myself a perfume. I always receive them as gifts. This one is almost used up, but it has passed its expiry date of 3 years so it smells funky! While it was a nice smelling perfume, it wasn't anything unique or super special. Would I repurchase? No, I have plenty of other perfumes to use!

Simple cleansing wipes

They do an okay job of removing makeup, smell fresh and are soft to use. I generally chop and change when it comes to facial wipes and just buy whatever is cheapest!

China Glaze crackle polish

This looks full because it is...it's being chucked out though because it dried up and is unusable. Quite sad really, I've only had it for about a year and used it maybe 2-3 times. It is gorgeous when applied so I might consider buying a different shade from the collection. They are pretty cheap so I can live with the fact that they dry up so fast.

Rimmel mascara

Aw, my trusty mascara has been used up. This is one of my favourites and I've been using it for years (not the same tube of course!). It gives volume, thickness and I get compliments on how nice my lashes look when I use it. I have not repurchased this, simply because I was lured in by the $10 Covergirl Clump Crusher deal. Don't worry Rimmel, I'll be back. 

What have you used up this month?

December Empties

Another month ends and another bunch of products have been used up. But before I get into it, I hope you are all having a relaxing and rewarding Christmas break! I hope Santa brings you lots of fabulous goodies :)

Australis Mineral Inject Foundation

This isn't empty, but I've had it for over 12 months so it's time for it to be chucked out. I did like this when I started using it, but after a while I didn't like it anymore. The packaging is excellent, but the product is average. I don't like the strong sunscreen smell to it and it doesn't last very long. I won't repurchase this, as I have chosen to go for a slightly more expensive option - Revlon Stay Natural foundation.

The Body Shop Strawberry Body Butter

Amazing stuff, smells delicious. I get tons of compliments whenever I wear this. The smell is quite strong and does last a while, it's also very moisturising. There was a little bit left that I was going to use, but from the erratic hot and cold weather that has been happening lately, this is what happened to it...

Wow! It's looks like a hard gluey mess. Luckily there wasn't much left. I think I'll wash out the tub and use it for storing things. Will I repurchase? Yep, already have! I'm a huge fan of the Body Shop.

Nail Tek Foundation II Base Coat
I know this looks full when I lay it down flat, but it's about 1/3 full and has reached that gluggy, unusable state. At the moment, when I use it, it has the same effect as using Clag glue on my nails. However, this is an excellent base coat that dries opaque, fills in ridges and strengthens nails. It is probably my HG base coat. I also like that because of it dries as a milky white colour, it means you can use less coats of polish to achieve an opaque colour. Will I repurchase? Absolutely. 

Ophelia Makeup Rounds (top)
I think these are from Aldi? Either way, they are very handy for removing polish and eye makeup. Cheap and great quality. If I visit Aldi soon, I'll repurchase them, but as Big W is closer to me and are selling the Swisspers cotton pads in bulk, I'll probably go for them instead. 

L.A Girl Endless Auto Liner
I prefer the wind up crayon eye liners. This was okay, but the crayon was quite hard and I had to use a bit of pressure with it. In fact, I had to use so much force that I managed to snap half the crayon off! Ooops. Luckily it was only $2.50 from beautyjoint.com.  I won't repurchase this.

What have you used up this month?

November empties

I've never written an empties post before, mostly because I don't use up that many products in a month so it doesn't seem worthwhile. Throughout November, though, I have racked up a few used up items!

Lee Stafford dry shampoo 

This was a good product, did the job and was great for 'emergencies', but I really disliked the smell, it was like a very strong baby powder smell. I think this is a little on the expensive side too, I've heard that Batiste is cheaper and still does a great job. If I see the Batiste dry shampoo, I will definitely pick that one up instead.

TIGI Bed Head Urban Antidotes shampoo 'Recovery' Damage Level 2 

Yes this is upside down, I accidentally broke the lid so it won't sit up the way it should. I didn't like this shampoo as much as I liked the Resurrection (level 3) one. But don't take my word for it, on Makeup Alley, level 2 has a higher rating than level 3! I won't be repurchasing this as I prefer to change shampoos when I finish a bottle.

Coles nail polish remover 
Does the job, does it pretty well. I prefer this one to the Cutex remover as the mouth at the top is smaller so there is less excess liquid poured out. Also, if you knock the bottle over accidentally then you won't lose as much liquid! It is very cheap, from memory about $4ish so I will continue to repurchase this.

Seche Vite Dry Fast top coat 
This is an amazing top coat which dries polish fast and gives a fabulous glossy look. Theres about 1/3 of this bottle left but its getting too thick to use. I have repurchased this.

Nair facial hair remover cream 
I really liked this hair removal cream, I find it much better than the others I've tried. It didn't burn or sting my skin at all. I also liked the applicator. I tried to repurchase this when I was at the chemist the other day, but they seemed to be all out so I picked up a different one. When that is used up, I'll definitely come back to this one!

Maybelline The Falsies mascara 

Your average mascara, I did find it clumpy at times. I'm not sure whether I'd repurchase this.

Palmers Lip Butter 

This smells delicious but I won't repurchase this as I don't find it moisturising. It is very oily and wears off quickly. 

Maybelline Baby Lips 

Will definitely repurchase this! HG lip balm. 

Australis eye pencil (top) 

Its getting quite short so I'll have to repurchase this soon, its cheap and works fairly well. It does smudge in hot weather but I only use it on my waterline as I prefer liquid liner for the top lashline. 

What products have you used up in November?