October Empties

Another month, and more stuff that I have used up. Definitely feeling accomplished and making a dent at all the crap I am forcing myself to go through. Say it with me, "no more hoarding!"

Unfortunately, this month was using up a lot of products that I wasn't really crazy about... so a lot of this starting to get the pump and dump while using it. Made me feel better than just throwing it away. DAMN YOU CONSUMERISM!!!!

More Samples!!!
Philosophy Salted Caramel Shower Gel- nothing special about the shower gel, I guess the only reason people get these are the smells. I found the smell to be nauseating and sickly sweet. Luckily, the smell didn't linger long on the skin.
Hourglass Veil Foundation in No. 1.5- perfect match for my skin and amazing finish on this. I LOVE this foundation, and once I start going through some of my other foundations I will definitely consider purchasing this!!!!
Biore makeup removing towelette- it was OK, decently moist (hate that word). I am not a big fan of makeup wipes- but this wasn't terrible.
Freeze 24-7 icecream moisturizer- liked this- didn't love it. But it was pretty good, sunk into the skin well, and left my face feeling soft.
Urban Decay Naked Skin foundation in 2.0- another foundation that I actually really liked. It wasn't heavy, but still had decent coverage, and left a good finish on the skin.
Strivectin Eye Concentrate for Wrinkles- I liked this- really liking all of the Strivectin samples that I got. I purchased a gift set for my mother for Christmas already, I would possibly purchase this for myself as well. 

Clean and Clear Morning Burst Facial Scrub- the smell was nice and that is where the liked end. The exfoliating beads were huge, pretty much just scratching the surface of my skin, and didn't really exfoliate much of anything. At about the halfway point of using this, I just started using it to scrub my hands and feet too, and maybe some extra squirts down the drain in every shower. It has sulfates and all kinds of gross stuff, will never be repurchasing.
Neutrogena Naturals purifying pore scrub- not really any scent, pretty liquidy for a scrub. The exfoliating beads were not as big, but still didn't notice that this did anything to my skin. This has no sulfates or parabens, but didn't really notice any difference in my skin. Wouldn't repurchase, since I found my holy grail face scrub!!!!
Clinique Clarifying Toning Lotion- not a lotion- this is a very astringent toner, I used half and dumped the rest out- I had it for about a year. Really strong, and didn't do much for my skin, and felt like it was a bit drying to my skin. No repurchase.
Say Yes to Cucumbers Night Cream- god i couldn't wait for this to be done!!! The scent was OK at first, and I was SO sick of it by the middle of it. The cream sat on the skin, and left my feeling oily, but I feel like this lasted FOREVER!! It just wouldn't end! Finally done, no repurchase.
Ren Replenishing Night Serum- This was pretty good. Sunk into the skin quickly and I love the Ren Brand- no parabens, sulfates, etc. It was a gel like serum, but pretty liquidy as well. I liked it, but not sure if I would repurchase.

The Body Shop body butter in Japanese Cherry Blossom- wasn't crazy  about the smell, and definitely not crazy about the finish. This really didn't sink into my skin quickly, at all, and I always felt a bit oily after using it. Not a fan, will not repurchase this- or really anything from Body Shop, haven't been impressed by anything.
Melaluca liquid soap- random product, but I am absolutely OBSESSED with this scent (grapefruit splash). Yes, I am a sucker for anything grapefruit, but this is amazing. Love it!
Sensodyne Pronamel- yup, another one, and still no allergic reaction. Will continue to repurchase over and over and over.
Maybelline ustoppable eyeliner in onyx- who even knows how old this is. It sucked, didn't go on well, transferred like a mother, and would clump up in the corner of my eye almost immediately.
Lancome L' Extreme mascara- I had only used Lancome mascara since I was 17 years old, and I have tried them ALL! I would say this and the Hypnose mascaras are my favorite. I know that the Definicils is hyped up and their best seller, but it is probably my least favorite of their mascaras. I have repurchased this mascara about 3 times, and once I go through some of my other mascaras, I would consider repurchasing it. However, I have a sample of the new Hypnose star mascara, and I have a feeling I am going to love that, and probably purchase that one instead. The L'Extreme was my day time mascara, didn't give a ton of volume but really good length on the lashes. No flaking, or transfer- good mascara.
Fresh lip treatment- this is the original brown sugar one, and if this lip balm wasn't so expensive, I would definitely repurchase it. I am very intrigued by the advanced therapy lip treatment, since my lips are prone to being very chapped during winter. Love the smell of these- lemony- and they are super smooth and great to put on before bed.