It's been another good month for finishing things up! Here are my monthly empties and whether I would choose to repurchase them:- The Body Shop Mango Body Butter - I have probably tried all of the flavours from the standard body butters range and must admit that Mango is the one that I like the least. The scent is just far too sickly for me, which is a shame because the formula is great for dry winter skin. Repurchase? No. Lush Snow Fairy Shower Gel - Have been using up the little bottles of this that I acquired at Christmas and still love it, wish it was available all year round! Repurchase? Definitely. Weleda Pomegranate Regenerating Body Oil I love oils and this is just so lovely to use after a shower. Repurchase? Yes. Neal's Yard Remedies Power Berry Daily Moisture Cream - I was recommended this by a Mac MUA as it's great to use on oily/combination skin if you don't want to use a primer. It does smooth out the skin nicely which creates a good base, but I found the more that I used this, the dryer my skin sometimes got towards the end of the day. Repurchase? No. Barry M Imperfection Correction Concealer Pen in Shade 3 - The worst item I have ever bought from Barry M, it didn't suit my skin at all, looked awfully cakey and dried up in less than a month. Repurchase? No. Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream - I was excited to try this out after reading some rave reviews but it sadly didn't suit my skin and smells awful. Repurchase? No.
Green People Fruitful Nights Night Cream - Can't vouch for the younger looking skin claims, but this was lovely to use and made my skin very soft and smooth in the morning. I also liked how a little went a long way with this. Repurchase? Yes. Rose & Co Rose Petal Salve - As much as I liked using this up, I'm trying to steer clear of products that have petroleum in them so I'll try and find a similar product that is natural. Repurchase? Not sure. Monu Recovery Balm - Such a tiny sample that it's difficult for me to judge really, thought it was OK from what I used. Repurchase? Probably not. Leonor Greyl Palme Oil - This little 25ml bottle has lasted me several months of weekly uses. I liked it, but probably not enough to buy a full size due to the price. Repurchase? No. Santaverde Aloe Vera Creme Light - I think I'm super sensitive to aloe vera as this irritated my skin so much so that I had to wash it off straight away, not for me! Repurchase? No. Colbert MD Nourish Eye Cream - This was the famous £90 eye cream sample from a Boudoir Prive. My verdict? It was OK, but my significantly cheaper Clinique one is much better and far more moisturising. Repurchase? No.
What are your empties this month?
I absolutely love your empties posts Evelyn!I've mainly been trying to use up body products I got for Christmas, I have a bag in my room full of body butters, shower gels and lush soap x
ReplyDeletethank you! :) i've been doing the same, got a lot of mini/travel size gift sets from xmas to use up x
DeleteLove your empties posts as well! I've tried that Dr. Hauschka cleanser and it's kind of weird-I didn't mind it, but then it kind of felt like my skin wasn't getting clean-that it was just getting dirtier. Tossed it.
ReplyDeletethanks! :) yeah it's so strange, glad I tried out a sample first.
DeleteI love these kind of posts to see what everyone's been using up! Especially when I hated things and other people hate them too. I should do one of these posts myself but i have so much to use up I end up getting rid of it as soon as it's empty to create more space!
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you should do an empties post, i'd love to see! i know what you mean though, i generally store my empties throughout the month in one of those big Carmine boxes, but sometimes i end up putting big items like shampoo bottles into the recycling because i need space!
DeleteGreat empties! My buy again product is leonor Greyl (though I have a healthy collection from swaps!) x
ReplyDeletethat's a good idea, i might get another mini bottle :) x
DeleteI'm having a love-fest with Leonor Greyl products at the mo, bought the palm oil from a blog sale, cant wait to try it.
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i've heard so many great things about them, not sure I would buy a full size of the Palme oil, but might be tempted to pick up another mini bottle of it x
DeleteYou are soooo good with this project! :) I am trying to finish LUSH cuticule cream and it is HARD! ;)
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ooo is that the lemony butter one? i'm about half way through a pot of that and i must have bought it like 7 months ago, lasts forever! x
DeleteAhhh Snow fairy! I still have my big bottle that I received on Christmas two years ago and I barely touch it because I don't want to use it up LOL! I wish the gel was thicker and more foamy though but hey, I guess the smell is worth it all!
ReplyDeleteI think I have TBS Mango Body Butter somewhere in my stash, I'm glad you say it's great for dry skin because I'm dealing with annoying patches of eczema ):
i was very tempted to purchase a big bottle of Snow Fairy in the sales, but I received quite a few of the little ones for xmas. agree with you - i do wish the formula was a bit thicker!
Deletethe mango body butter is great for very dry skin, hopefully it'll help :)