All my garbage of the month! :D
Sheet Masks Galore:
innisfree my real squeeze mask in cucumber: This left my skin feeling soft, smooth, and refreshed. It hydrates very lightly which I enjoy.
innisfree Skin Solution Mask in Beta Glucan: This mask left my skin feeling very silky and hydrated.
innisfree my real squeeze mask in acai berry: I really love how hydrating this mask is - it left my skin feeling very soft and smooth while looking dewy, plump, and radiant. I also love that it smells like a berry milkshake.
innisfree my real squeeze mask in rice x2: This is a fantastic hydrating, nourishing mask that leaves my skin feeling very soft and smooth.
lune +aster 5 minute rescue mask in Nourish: This mask smells really yummy and does a wonderful job of leaving my skin leaving soft and smooth - honestly I think it's the very best mask in the lune+aster line and the only one I'd consider purchasing again. Although given that the rest of the masks I review are in the $2-3 range and this one is a whopping $8 I can't make any promises.
Nature Republic Real Nature Mask Sheet in Tomato: This mask is absolutely fantastic - it left my skin feeling very smooth and supple while giving me a nice, light hydration.
Nature Republic Real Nature Mask Sheet in Rose: This mask has a beautiful rose scent and left my skin feeling hydrated and smooth.
lune+aster 5 minute rescue mask in Firm: I wanted to love this like I loved the Nourish but I found it to be just ok. It hydrates lightly but I wasn't blown away by the results.
Nature Republic Real Nature Mask Sheet in Orange: This mask has a really nice citrusy scent and left my skin feeling hydrated and looking radiant.
Nature Republic Real Nature Mask Sheet in Royal Jelly: This mask has a really nice light honey scent and left my skin feeling hydrated and looking radiant.
Nature Republic Real Nature Mask Sheet in Cucumber: This mask has a really nice light refreshing scent and left my skin feeling hydrated and soft.
Nature Republic Real Nature Mask Sheet in Olive: This mask has a somewhat sweet scent and left my skin feeling super hydrated and silky. I love this one so much just because my face feels like butter after having used it.
Nature Republic Real Nature Mask Sheet in Bamboo: This mask has a really nice light refreshing scent and left my skin feeling hydrated and soft.
Nature Republic Real Nature Mask Sheet in Tea Tree: I'm surprised and pleased that this mask didn't dry out my skin at all but rather, left it feeling soft and smooth while giving my skin a nice clarity and bringing all the crap clogging my pores to the surface. I also appreciate that it doesn't have a super strong tea tree scent.
2. Natura Bisse Diamond Cocoon Sheer Eye: I find that this hydrates the under-eye nicely while also providing a tint that brightens the eye area - I feel like I use less concealer when I use this because it gives a little coverage.
3. Eucerin Skin Calming Daily Moisturizing Cream x2: This is a really lightweight moisturizer, I personally feel like it doesn't do enough for me.
4. NARS Audacious Lipstick: Given that I'm unsure of the names of the sample shades I have remaining I don't want to guess which one this might be but it's a soft nude. Frankly I didn't think I'd like it on but found it to be a nice soft shade.
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M-61 Hydraboost Cream: I'm sad to have used up another one of these - I love the texture on this - it's pillow-y and kind of whipped without being heavy yet provides loads of hydration.
6. Dr. Barbara Sturm Brightening Face Cream: Frankly I didn't find this to have any effect on increasing radiance in my skin. I feel that it's a bit too heavy for my skin.
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Dr. Barbara Sturm Facial Scrub: This is a lightly exfoliating physical scrub. It's alright but given its high price point I wouldn't go out of my way to purchase it. Frankly I'm kind of over physical scrubs as I find the vast majority of them to be too abrasive for my skin, I prefer scrubs that you massage into the skin and that cause the excess to peel off.
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Revive Moisturizing Renewal Cream SPF 15: This moisturizer is so wonderfully lightweight while being hydrating. I love how well it sinks into my skin and that, although it contains SPF, it isn't sticky or heavy. I'm so sad to have used this up because it's so pricey and I can't just go and buy it.
9. Secret Shower Fresh Deodorant: I feel like I went through this very quickly! After using a natural deodorant that gave me quite the rash this summer this deodorant was a welcome reprieve - natural though it is not, this keeps me dry and rash-free.
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Miche Bloomin' Glamorous Line Lashes in No.29 Glamorous Sexy x2: To be fair I used up two pairs in September and two pairs on October, although I didn't mention this in my September empties post. I find this lashes a bit too natural for me and because they're very short toward the inside of the eye I find it difficult to fix the lash band being wonky in that area - typically if a lash is longer I can sort of manipulate it to stick where I want it to but these were somewhat annoying to work with.
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. Odacite Bioactive Rose Gommage: I'm still unsure with this product what it's meant to do or how it's meant to be used. I thought this whole time you put it on, wait for it to get kind of tacky and then roll it off like you would with those chemical exfoliators I mentioned earlier that I liked. Oh and rose scented! I was excited. But I'm not really sure that this exfoliates - it does leave my skin feeling very soft and smooth after I wash it off so there's that, but I don't get any skin flakies balling off the skin.
12. Dr. Barbara Sturm Anti-Aging Body Cream: I think this cream smells really nice but it's not hydrating enough for me. Given how expensive this is I expected it to make my skin feel brand new.
13. Dove Go Fresh Pomegranate & Lemon Verbena Scent Body Wash: I really love the way this body wash smells - I just wish it was slightly more hydrating. I use this to shave with and I think it's great for that.
14. R+Co Balloon Dry Volume Spray: Frankly I'm surprised by how well this works because I really didn't think it would do anything for my hair - it gives a really fantastic boost of volume to the hair while being essentially weightless.
16. Indie Lee Superfruit Facial Cream: I really liked this moisturizer because it's deeply hydrating and smells delicious! It has a really yummy citrusy scent.
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Tree Hut Bohemian Escape Shea Sugar Scrub in Turmeric: As we all know these are my favorite body scrubs - really grainy and super exfoliating.
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Eau Thermale Avene Physiolift Eyes: This is a really great lightweight under-eye cream.
19. HUM Daily Cleanse: Although this is in no means super intense I find that it does keep you... very regular... if you catch my drift. I didn't really see a big improvement in my skin with these supplements though but I'd assume it would take longer than a three-day sample pack to see results.
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Guerlain Light Lingerie De Peau BB Cream: Six years after falling deeply in love with this wondrous product I am now completely out of it. This stayed put and wasn't heavy in high humidity environments (Puerto Rico for instance), gave my skin great coverage, had a pretty dewy finish to it... I got so many compliments on my skin when I wore it. I'm so sad that it's gone.
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Lash Star Visionary Lash Adhesive: This is a pretty good run-of-the-mill lash glue - does the job of gluing my lashes on and keeping them in place.
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Revive Intensite de Yeux Firming Eye Cream: I really enjoyed the texture of this eye cream - it's very lightweight yet hydrating and it did a great job at reducing puffiness around the eye area.
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Sigma E40 Brush (synthetic): This is a really great blending brush for the crease area or for fluffing setting powder under the eye area, precise highlight application, blending out concealer... heck it's very multipurpose but unfortunately I've had mine for years and it's falling apart at the ferule.
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NYX Epic Ink Liner: You folks... this is by far one of the worst liquid liners I have EVER used. Like, I cannot in good conscious suggest this to anyone but to people who have wronged me terribly - that's how bad it is. I had this eyeliner for three months and for some god forsaken reason was determined to make it work, to believe that at some point it would dry out, just a little... You see, the formula is too wet, it gets into every tiny little fold in the eye and bleeds. To be honest I really hate how crummy the formula is because the brush itself is precise, flexible, and overall easy to use.
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Laura Mercier Caviar Volume Mascara: This is a really great volumizing mascara, I really enjoyed using it.
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Bath & Body Works Tiki Shore Antibacterial Hand Gel: I really loved this hand sanitizer in particular because it smells like my beloved
Tiki Beach candle.
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Bumble & Bumble Hairdresser's Invisible Oil Conditioner: I've been wanting to try this for ages and I really enjoyed it. This gives the hair a lot of silkiness and hydration without being heavy or weighing it down.
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Christian Dior Forever Skin Glow Foundation in 1CR: I really loved the coverage and glow this foundation gave me but unfortunately it's somewhat too dark for me - it sort of worked in the summertime but even so I find this slightly oxidizes to a darker shade.
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Tree Hut Shea Sugar Scrub in Pear & Chia Seed: This scrub smells so delicious! It's fruity and sweet without being cloying and, as you folks know, I love how gritty and exfoliating it is.
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Everyday Minerals All Over Shimmer in Sunny: I used this all over my face as a setting powder although, honestly, it should've mostly stayed as an under-eye setting powder. This gives the skin a really beautiful lovely glow which looks nice in real life but has the tendency to want to look kind of oily on camera/in photographs.
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Dove Sensitive Skin Nourishing Body Wash: This really came in handy for several reasons - because it's getting colder, and therefore drier, this does a wonderful job of being a moisturizing alternative to a shave gel - which is mainly what I used it for. But in addition, I got my very first tattoo in early September and this was a fantastic soap to wash it with because it's hypoallergenic and has no fragrances, alcohol, or soap but is, as I mentioned, hydrating which helped take the itch out.
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Klorane Ultra Nourishing Body Lotion with organic Cupuacu Butter: Honestly with a name like "ultra nourishing" I was expecting heavy hydration which I felt that this didn't particularly provide. It was a bit too light for my liking.
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Pampers Baby Wipes: I use these to wipe down counter-tops and my makeup items - I like that they're unscented and gentle.
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. Chantecaille Lip Chic Lipstick in Camellia: I found this to be just ok - I like that it's hydrating but it doesn't stay on the mouth for anything over an hour and at $38 I think it's too expensive to be wearing off so quickly.
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Bite Beauty Chai Amuse Bouche Lipstick: I didn't use this up so much as it went missing at work. Seeing as how I was nearing the end of it though I'm not too heartbroken. This lipstick is quite odd in the sense that some days when I wore it, it would look super brown while other days it was kind of a reddish terracotta. 🤨
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Revive Intensite Complete Anti-Aging Eye Serum: This is a really liquid-y, lightweight yet hydrating eye serum - I found that it really brightened (because of the pearl it contains) and de-puffed my under-eye area.
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. Korres Pure Greek Olive Body Cream in Sea Salt: I really liked its mild scent and nice hydrating ability - it was lightweight yet did a good job hydrating my legs - although like most things it didn't do much for the soles of my feet, which need help the most.
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Laura Mercier Ambre Vanille Eau Gourmande: As you folks know, this is one of my absolute favorite fragrances especially as the weather gets colder because it's so wonderfully cozy. I am so sad to have used it all up.
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Christophe Robin Delicate Volumizing Shampoo With Rose Extracts: This is a relatively gentle shampoo that's lightweight and leaves the hair feeling soft and hydrated. It has a floral rose scent and I find that it does give me a bit of a boost with volume.
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Trader Joe's Lemon Verbena Triple Milled Soap: This soap smells delicious and performs really well in terms of me having washed mostly just my hands with it.
Disclaimer: I purchased all of the above with the exception of the
Natura Bisse, NARS. Dr. Barbara Sturm, Revive, Odacite, Avene, Hum, R+Co, innisfree (just the volcanic mask),
Laura Mercier, HUM, Bumble & Bumble, Dior, Klorane, Chantecaille, Christophe Robin, and
m-61 products. The
Korres product was a gift from my bestie.
