March Empties 2013

Another month, more garbage- get on it.

Sarah Mcnamara Miracle Skin Transformer FACE- This is supposed to hydrate, prime, enhance, mattify, and protect (spf20). I had tried the BODY version and thought it was terrible- transferred like crazy. However, I was pretty impressed by this, evened out your skin tone and left it really smooth. I would think about buying the full size of this.
Josie Maran Argan Cleansing Oil- wasn't expecting much from this, and am SO impressed! I use this as a makeup remover, I use 2 pumps and rub it onto dry skin- then wet my hands and work the product in more. When I rinse it all off, my skin is not greasy at all, just really clean- and just MELTS your makeup away. Bought the full size already.
Ren Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask- LOVE this mask. The texture is pretty sticky, I would say that is the only bad thing. It smells citrusy but not overpowering, I leave it on for about 15 minutes and when I take it off my face is glowing. I love the REN brand and have been using them for years, I already have the full size of this.  REN has no petrochemicals, sulfates, parabens, synthetic fragrance and colors, TEAs, DEAs, silicones, etc. Such an amazing brand.
Evologie blemish serum and cream- I got these 2 samples in my glossy box. The smell is horrendous, very chemical/ doctor type of smell, but the products aren't bad. I would say they don't work if you don't use them combined though. I was only using the serum, and it didn't do anything, but when I introduced the cream- I noticed some spots starting to get lighter and any active breakout started to dry up. I wouldn't go out of my way to purchase these, but they were OK.
Ahava Essential Day Moisturizer- Typical ahava smell and performance- mediocre. It was not amazing, nor was it terrible. Will not purchase.
Lancome la vie est belle- was not into this perfume at all, forced myself to put it on twice- did not enjoy it. The notes are iris, patchouli, and gourmand, which sounds like it would be something up my alley. But, it's not.
Ojon rare blend oil- I've been interested in oil since it released. It is a hair oil that has 3 colors a pink, white and yellow. You shake up the oil and it makes a pinky color and apply it to wet hair on your roots. I was hoping for much more, while I think the product is beautiful- I didn't notice much results from this.

Bath and Body Works Frosted Cranberry candle- really love this scent, burned well, and had a good scent pay off. I bought a back up.
REN clearcalm 3 clarifying clay cleanser- I don't even know why I bought this particular cleanser because it is for blemish prone skin, which my skin isn't really. So it isn't the cleansers fault that it didn't work amazing on me. It worked well enough- but if I were going to purchase another REN cleanser, it would be one that suited my skintype.
OSEA ocean cleansing mud- I would use this about once a week, it is a very strong cleanser. It is a brown mud and slightly stings a little when applying. However, I do love this stuff- and all natural. I haven't purchased from OSEA in a while, but I think I am missing some products- so I will have to do that!
Soap and Glory Hand Food- I ended up getting this free with an online Sephora purchase. The smell was nice, the product was OK. It didn't do anything crazy for my hands, but it is priced well. I still prefer my Caudalie hand cream better, which you can get in sets for a really good price.
Bath and Body works Tangerines hand soap- This was given to me at Christmas, I don't do anti bacterial soaps, and definitely not the ones with all kinds of chemicals in them. I used it up- won't repurchase. But the smell is really nice.
Schick Intuition razor- This is one of those razors that has the soap/lotion around the razor, so you don't need to use shaving cream. Great in theory- terrible in practice. The lotion is not nourishing, and all it does is clog up the razor. Makes shaving last 10 times longer- hated it.

Redken quick dry 18 hairspray- apparently on the can it says that this was limited edition- so I have no idea if you can purchase this still or not. It lasted me a while and worked pretty well. Didn't leave my hair too stiff and was pretty manageable but still held curls.
Maybelline Insant Age Rewind Concealer in Light- when I first got this I hated it, then I started to like it, then I hated it again. I really loathe the packaging of this- twist up into this sponge tip applicator and who knows how much product is still in the tube that I can't get to. It does an OK job of covering dark circles. I might repurchase to leave in my purse- for the price- its OK.
Lancome artliner in black- one of my all time favorite liquid liners. It is felt tip and really easy to glide on- doesn't skip around and leaves a really black line. Will repurchase this at some point.
Buxom lash mascara- the brush on this is a large plastic bristled brush. The size of the brush is a little daunting, and it gave OK length, but I didn't notice any real volume. Wasn't a big fan of this- will not repurchase.
Stila glamoureyes mascara- the wand on this was very short- which was a little awkward to use. The brush was bristled, pretty ordinary. The results were ok, a bit clumpy though. However, I'm pretty sure this was making my lashes break or fall out, all I know is that after using this my lashes started to look like HELL! They are finally looking normal again after stopping using this about 3 weeks ago, so no- will NOT repurchase this!