December 2016 Empties & Declutter

Welcome to the beginning of 2017, which means it is empties time! To watch the video click the video below! I split this post into three categories: makeup, beauty and random! Enjoy! 

Makeup Empties

1. Benefit Watts Up (Not Repurchase)- This highlight is great, but I have come to realization that I prefer powder highlights, as of right now, so I will not be purchasing the full size.  

2. Laura Gellar Air Whipped Lip Wear in Praline (Might Repurchase)- I really liked this gloss and the texture. I would like about purchasing this again once I have cleared out most of my lipglosses. I would however, probably get a different color.

3. Eyes Lips Face 144 Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette (Not Repurchase)- I worked on this all year (click here to watch the playlist). While the shadows were good quality I wouldn't purchase a big palette like this again. It was hard to store and it came with a lot of colors that weren't my favorite. 

Beauty Empties 

7. Got2b Rise'N Shine Whipped Mousse (Not Repurchase)- I didn't see an effects either positive or negative when using this prodcut. Even afterward, nothing seemed to be affected. I got this on clearance and shouldn't have wasted my money. 

8.  Secret Mean Stinks Body Spray (Not Repurchase)- My mother-in-law actually gave this to me. I really liked the smell, but the spray seemed to have gotten clogged and I can't get it clean. I decided to get rid of this because it became too difficult and a hassle to use. 

Random Empties 

9. Mainstays Mulled Cider Wax Cubes (Repurchase)- I loved the scent of these and they actually last quite a long time in a wax warmer. It is a scent I go back to time and time again and would definitely recommend it for the fall and winter time. 

10. I love Cookie DOugh Hand Sanitizer (Not Repurchase)- I got really sick of this scent as I used it. I prefer a clean or the original scent. I used this as I applied my makeup in between to clean my hands since I use my fingers as I apply my makeup. 

And those were my December Empties!  By the end of 2016, I wanted to have 300 products. I didn't keep track, but I know I didn't make it. I am will be lowering my goal (especially without Birchbox tin 2017 and trying to work through larger products). 

Have a wonderful day!

~Annelise

June 2016 Empties

Welcome to the beginning of July, which means it is empties time! To watch the video click the video below! I split this post into two categories: makeup, and beauty! Enjoy! 

Makeup Empties

1. E.L.F. Lipgloss in Baby Doll (Not Repurchase)- This gloss gave my lips a great shine, but it wasn't long lasting and it felt very thick on your lips. 

2. E.L.F. HD Concealer in Brightening (Might Repurchase)- I really liked the effect it gave under my eyes, it really brightened up my under my eyes. I have other concealers I want to try but this might be one I repurchase this one in the future. 

3. The Balm's Cindy-Lou Manizer (Not Repurchase)- I received this sample in my Birchbox and loved the formula the color was too pink for me all year round and so I decided to purchase the Mary-Lou Manizer which is perfect for my skin tone. 

4. Coola Makeup Setting Spray Green Tea & Aloe (Not Repurchase)- This setting spray didn't seem to keep my makeup on any longer than not using it and it smelled too natural (I know that sounds odd) to 

5. Pop AquaLaquacer in Flowering Fuchsia (Not Repurchase)- I have been trying to use this up for a year! I am so excited that it is finished. It had a great pigmentation, but I wasn't a fan of the plastic applicator or how sticky the gloss was. 

6. Marcelle BB Cream in Golden Glow (Not Repurchase)- While this product did give my skin a nice glow, but it isn't something I find pessary in my routine. I feel like bronzers and highlighters can give my skin the glow I want. 

Beauty Empties 

7. Bath and Body Works Body Mist in Black Raspberry Vanilla (Not Repurchase)- I haven't purchased a body mist in years and I won't be repurchasing them because I prefer perfumes majority of the time to body mists. I have been mainly using them for room or clothes sprays because the scent was nice, just not something I would repurchase.

8. & 9. Sea salt Sprays (Not Repurchase)- I finished both the Not Your Mothers and Davines Sea Salt Spray and while the Davines smelled amazing neither of them did anything for my hair. My hair is straight and it seems like whatever I do it is always straight so I am just going to embrace it for now. 

10. Batiste Dry Shampoo (Repurchase)- I love this stuff! It is the only dry shampoo that has ever seemed to do anything and so far the nozzle has never gotten clogged. This is a wholly grail product for me. 

11. Amina Un-Done Texture Spray (Might Repurchase)- I loved the scent of this and how it made my hair look. It also seemed to keep the greasiness away a little bit longer. It is on my list to repurchase once I finish all my other hair products. 

12. Dove Go Fresh  (Might Repurchase)- I think this does a good, but not great job. I have another one because I bought it in a twin pack and then I might look for something different. 

13. Masqueology Pore Minimizing Mask (Not Repurchase)- I received this in mY birchbox months ago and it took my forever to use it. I finally did this month and I have decided I am not a huge factor of sheet masks. 1- I can never get them to fit on my face 2- they always fall off 3- I can't do anything because I wear glasses and it doesn't work to wear with sheet masks. It was hydrating just not for me. 

14. Cute Nali Polish Remover (Repurchase)- I really enjoy this method to take off my nail polish and most of these I have tried have been great. I just pick whichever is available (and normally cheapest) when I am picking them up.

15. Clean Blossom Parfum (Might Repurchase)- I have a lot of scents I want to get though before I purchase one. I plan on going to a store and finding a scent I love! I did like this clean floral scent but who knows what I will be in the mood for when I buy one. 

16. Davies Love Conditioner (Not Repurchase)- I received this in a Birchbox and I used it up. While it was nice I didn't notice any difference in my hair then when I use cheaper or really any other conditioner. I have a few favorites I might repurchase when I finish up what I have. 

17. Davies Authentic Replenishing Butter for Face, Hair and Body (Not Repurchase)- This actually came in my June Birchbox , stay tuned for a review coming up soon. 

And those were my June Empties!  By the end of 2016, I want to have 300 products. I had 117 products in January thru May. Now, in June there were 17 for a total of 134 products which is great, but not quite half. 

Let me know if you have ever tried more natural foudnation! Have a wonderful day!

~Annelise

May 2016 Empties

Welcome to the beginning of June, which means it is empties time! To watch the video click the video below! I split this post into two categories: makeup, beauty! Enjoy! 

Makeup Empties

1. Maybelline Color Tattoo in Pomegranate Punk (Not Repurchase)- I am so excited to have this finished! While it was a fun color, I prefer to have a neutral base for my eyeshadows.  
  

2. Liplicious If the Tiara Fits (Not Repurchase)- I am excited that I was able to finish this! I have been working on it for months and I am glad to say good bye!   

3. E.L.F. Blush in Candid Coral (Might Repurchase)- This blush was really powdery and started to break off and kick up lots of powder as I used it. I am glad I used it up when I did because it clearly needed to go.  

4. E.L.F. Concealer in Fair (Not Repurchase)- This was not a very great concealer. It didn't cover many things up and it oxidized pretty bad during the day. 

5. Cynthia Rowley Brightening Illuminator (Not Repurchase)- I received this from Birchbox and while I liked it, it wasn't my favorite. I mixed it with my foundations but it made them turn a little too pink for me. 

6. Au Naturals Trio Sampler (Not Repurchase)- I received this from Birchbox and besides the samples being quiet small the product was not good. It was very greasy and hard to get out of the container.

7. L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Extra-Volume Collagen Mascara in Blackest Black (Not Repurchase)- This mascara gave GREAT volume, but it came at being very clumpy and I prefer more length then clumpy volume.

8. Tea Tree Pore Minimizing Primer (Not Repurchase)- It did okay keeping my makeup on, but I need a primer that works on brightening my face because pores aren't something I currently struggle with. 

9. C.O. Bigelow Menthe Lip Shine (Not Repurchase)- I decided to finish this up because I realized I had two of them. I do really like this as a lip gloss but it is not moisturizing. I want my makeup collection to shrink and to do that I am going to want/need multi-tasking products and this is not one of them. 

Beauty Empties 

10. Bodycology Sweet Seduction (Not Repurchase)- While this lotion was great I am trying to move to more natural lotions. I have some other ones to get through first but I would recommend this lotion if you want a cheap alternative to Bath and Body Works. 

11. Perricone MD (Not Repurchase)- I believe I got this at Sephora. I used it up and was glad it had SPF in it, but I didn't notice anything great so I will not purchase the full size. 

12. Botanics Eye Cream (Not Repurchase)- This was an okay eye cream. I have one eye cream left, after that I will not be purchasing eye cream and I will just use face moisturizer for that area. 

13. Marcelle 3 in 1 Micellar Solution (Not Repurchase)- I received this in my Birchbox and really loved it! I will not being purchasing the full size because the Simple Micellar Water is cheaper and works just as well. 

14. Clinique Happy (Might Repurchase)- I really liked the scent of this! I might repurchase it. I plan on once all my other scents are gone going to into a store and deciding which perfume I would like. 

15. Garnier Fructis Full and Plush (Might Repurchase)- I really liked this Conditioner,  I want to try some more natural hair products. Leave your recommendations below! I would repurchase this though it really did volumize my hair. 

And those were my May Empties!  By the end of 2015, I want to have 300 products. I had 102 products in January thru April. Now, in May there were 15 for a total of 117 products which is pretty great! 

Let me know if you have ever tried more natural shampoo! Have a wonderful day!

~Annelise

April 2016 Empties

Welcome to the beginning of May, which means it is empties time! To watch the video click the video below! I split this post into three categories: makeup, beauty! Enjoy! 

Makeup Empties

1. CoverGirl Wetslicks Amazemint (Not Repurchase)- I received a lot of these from my friend and all the other lip glosses were SUPER pigmented. This one was not, it was okay but so many other glosses are better than this.  

2. Loreal Collagen Voluminous Mascara (Might Repurchase)- This mascara gave my lashes lots of volume. It was a great mascara but I want to try some others before I repurchase this one. I have another one of these I am currently using. 

3. Coola Makeup Setting Spray (Not Repurchase)- I received this in a birchbox and the bottle didn't spray I ended up putting it into a Wet N Wild Makeup Setting spray. It had an odd smell and it didn't seem to work any better than my E.L.F. setting spray which is much cheaper.

4. Wet N Wild Photofocus Setting Spray (Not Repurchase)- This product really seemed to work well. I enjoyed that it was cruelty free. I don't think I will repurchase because like the Coola Setting Spray (see above) I prefer the Eyes Lips Face setting stray over both of these. 

5. W3ll People Bio-Brightening Stick in Moonstone (Not Repurchase)- While I really liked the formula and the look of this highlighter I will not purchase the full size. After using different highlighters I perfer powered versions.

6. E.L.F. Baked Blush in Pinktastic (Repurchase)- This was only part of the blush ( I still have some left) but I love this blush for a highlight. It is perfect! Definitely something to look into for $3!

7. Neutrogena Mineral Sheer Powder Foundation in Natural Ivory (Might Repurchase)- I really liked the coverage this powder gave. It was not too much to go over foundation, but I normally prefer translucent powders. 

8. Ulta Bronzer and Splendor Duo (Not Repurchase)- I got an Ulta sample box last year with a promo code. This was one of the products inside. I wasn't a huge fan of the shade of bronzer and the blush was nothing special. 

9. Maybelline Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe (Not Repurchase)- I love the Maybelline color tattoos I have had many for years and they haven't dried out on my yet. I wasn't a fan of this color, matte gray still didn't look good on me. 

10. Bare Essentials Lip Guard in Cocoa Beach (Not Repurchase)- while I loved the formula the packaging wasn't my favorite. The color also didn't suit me very well. 

11./12. Sephora Samples (Might Repurchase)- One was TheBalms BB Cream and it was nothing special so I won't purchase the full size. The other was a sample of the Marc Jacobs Foundation, while it is $55 I might get it in the future once I have tried other foundations. 

13./14./15. Brushes- Last month I did my makeup collection and inventory with my mascaras. While filming that video I realize some of them had gone bad so they went straight to the empties bucket. 

Beauty Empties 

16. Parlor Smoothing Blowout Spray (Not Repurchase)- This did nothing for my hair. It didn't make my hair greasy but it wasn't anything great. 

17. Batiste Dray Shampoo (Repurchase)- I love this stuff! I will continue to repurchase this dry shampoo. It works wonders for my 2nd and 3rd day hair.  

18. Simple Cleansing Micellar Water (Repurchase)- I love this stuff for taking off my makeup. It is so gently and seems to get most of my makeup off quickly. It is not very expensive so i plan to repurchase once my other makeup removers are gone. 

19. Clinique Happy Heart (Not Repurchase)- I really liked the scent of this perfume. I don't know if I will repurchase it because I plan on once all my others are gone going and picking one out. I have only done it once in my life. I always get gifted scents. This one was from my husband. 

20. Kiehls Ultra Facial Cream (Not Repurchase)- It did keep my face hydrated pretty well but I wasn't something amazing! Let me know if you have a facial cream you love! I am still on the hunt. 

21. Lancome Youth Activating Concentrate (Not Repurchase)- I didn't notice anything different about my skin while using this product. I got it as a sample and I have another one to try so maybe I will be able to see a difference when I use that one. 

22. Avene Thermal Spring Water (Not Repurchase)- I received this in my Birchbox over a year ago and I have been using it slowly since then. It felt nice to spray my face when it was hot or when it felt extra dry for some quick moisture. I will not repurchase it because I don't see the need for it. 

23. Whish Renewing Mud Mask (Not Repurchase)- I received this in my Birchbox and while it felt nice I didn't notice anything drastic for my skin. 

24. Swisspers Cotton Rounds (Repurchase)- These work great! I love how thin the rounds are, the work better then cotton balls.

25. WilmaSchumann Hydrating Collagen Eye Pads (Not Repurchase)- These were something I had never tried before they were silicone eye pads that went under your eyes. I don't struggle with under-eye dryness or dark circles so I didn't notice a different with these.  

26. Catherine Malandrino Romance de Provence (Not Repurchase)- I wasn't a fan of this scent. It reminded me of a scent I remember growing up with bad memories. 

Random Empties

27. Downy Unstoppables (Repurchase)- I like sharing these overtime I finished them because I really like them and would recommend them with any detergent. It makes your close smell amazing!

28. SenChai Green Tea Leaf Mints in Bombay Chai (Might Repurchase)- I really liked the flavor of these mints. I got it at a boutique in my city. I wouldn't go out of my way to find them but I would repurchase them if I saw them. 

And those were my April Empties!  By the end of 2015, I want to have 300 products. I had 74 products in January, February and March. Now, in April there were 28 for a total of 102 products which is pretty great! 

Let me know your favorite facial cream below! Have a wonderful day!

~Annelise