July has been such an amazing month! I was guest again on MyLipAddiction.com Beauty Podcast with Cat which is always fun! If you haven’t had a chance to listen you can find all the links in my post here. I also travelled to Las Vegas for a bachelorette weekend which I shared a bit of on my instagram. Lastly, I was invited the Estee Lauder Fall Preview, you can read that post here.

I’m looking forward to August! I have more travel plans and looking forward to more summer fun!

Skincare

I used up my Sephora Rose Cleansing Wipes soon after I did my post on my Night Time Routine. These wipes were OK. Although they worked for removing face makeup, I couldn’t use it around my eyes which is really important to me so I won’t be repurchasing them. I also finished my bottle of Nivea’s 3 in 1 Micellar Water. I received this product through Chickadvisor.ca to try and review and I thought it was quite nice! It removed all of my makeup including any waterproof mascara or eyeliner easily. I would definitely repurchase this.
I received this Pur-Lisse Face Mask from my May 2107 Topbox and I was really excited to give it a try. The packaging reads that this is intensely moisturizing but after trying it my skin felt tight and dehydrated. I don’t think I would purchase this product. The next mask I used was the Green Tea Mask from the The Face Shop. This mask is meant to purify the skin. After use I had really nice clean skin that felt really clear. I can’t ever go wrong with the Face Shop masks, they are reasonably priced and work really well for me.

Body Care

I go through my Yves Rocher Body Wash pretty quickly. It’s because I also like to use them for bubble baths too. This one has a very nice minty/tea scent which I enjoy because it just smells clean. I also finished up my Bath and Body Works Gentle Foaming Hand Soap in Turquiose Waters. Anything from Bath and Body Works that has any beach theme is a scent I tend to enjoy most. Again, they just smell clean and fresh and are usually not crazy strong. I will be repurchasing both of these items although currently I’ve bought a 1 litre bottle of refillable hand soap so it may be a while before I get another body shop soap! LOL!

Hair Care

I’ve had this N4 Lumiere d’hiver Super Comb Prep & Protect spray for such a long time. I got it in my January 2016 Birchbox (oh Birchbox, why won’t you come back to Canada!!). I wasn’t a fan of any of the products I tried from this brand and this leave-in conditioner wasn’t much different. I really wanted to like it because it claimed to be good to de-tangle the hair as well has providing UV and colour protection. I never really had a chance to really test any of this out because I just got lazy to use it and eventually it started to smell REALLY bad! I won’t be purchasing a full size of this.

There you have it! All the items I managed to finish up.

What have you used up lately? Have you tried any of the items I’ve listed above?

Lots of Love,
Dal

Summer is finally here! I have some travel plans in the next coming months so I’m excited to share posts different from beauty ones soon!

I feel like I did pretty well for June empties. I finished up a good number of products I’ve been wanting to finish.

Skincare

I finally finished up my Caudalie Polyphenol Anti Wrinkle Fluid, if you recall in my review I wasn’t the biggest fan of this product because I really didn’t see any difference using it. You might probably guess that I won’t repurchase this. I also used up my Body Shop’s Nutriganics Refreshing Toner. For me this was OK, it felt filmy towards the end. I personally like toners that feel like they deep clean so I won’t be repurchasing this one. Lastly, I used up my Bella Aura Gentle Purifying Cleanser. This was a sample that I received in my January 2017 Topbox. This cleanser is great! It feels really creamy and lathers up nicely. The sample lasted maybe 8 washes but I was being very conservative using only a pea size at a time. Another plus for me is that it removes my makeup without irritating my eyes. I would definitely purchase I full size of this it’s just pretty pricey. I would also be interested in trying more from Bella Aura.

Hair & Body

I finished up my Dove Nourishing Oil Care Conditioner. I enjoy this line because it’s perfect for my dry hair. It helps tame frizz and works great with whatever oil or creams I use afterwards to style. I am picking up this again soon! Another item I finished up is Yves Rocher’s Jardins du Monde Soft Shower Cream in Cotton Flower from India. I have 5 back-ups of these body washes (yes, I counted them) I love so many of these scents and for me I can’t go without them! I like to use them as both body wash and as bubble bath! This scent is one of my favourites, it’s sweet and clean.

Makeup

Some of my makeup items are actually empty and some are just products I think are old and need to be discarded. I’ll start with actual empties. When Joe Fresh first released their line at Shoppers Drug Mart I wanted to try it and started with the illuminating concealer.  I wasn’t the biggest fan of this at first because it’s not full coverage but with a change in foundation I found that this looked nice under my eyes adding a light highlight and woken up look. It looks the best with my Maybelline Fit Me foundation. I wish I took a picture of the applicator because I think it’s a really great design. It was long and flat and the angle was great to apply the concealer directly onto my face. I will likely repurchase this.

I also finished my sample of Urban Decay’s All Nighter Setting Spray. I really like this to set my makeup because it helped to blend in any powders and help keep my makeup in place. I will be purchasing the larger size.

This next item in my empties isn’t exactly an empty but an oldie! I’ve had my Too Faced Melted Metal in Melted Candy for way too long and I just wasn’t wearing it. The colour is too bright for everyday and I’m not into super bright lipsticks so this expired before it actually emptied.

The last item is also an oldie which is the Ruby Cosmetics Eyebrow powder. I did a whole review on this product when I first got it here. I pretty much summed it up in my final thoughts about the product, it’s not bad but there are so many brow products on the market I would probably move on to something new. That’s what I ended up doing. I just stopped using this and thought it might be best I just throw it out.

What items have you finished up this month?

Lots of Love,
Dal

There is something really satisfying to me to finish up an item from the vast amount of products I have! What I’ve done below is list the item I’ve emptied, what I thought of it, and whether or not I’d repurchase it.

Let’s start with skincare!

The Body Shop Nutriganics Foaming Facial Wash – I bought about 5 of these back in June of 2015! I think I’ve gone through 4 and have one more to use up. I did review these on my blog before here and I still love this wash over any other facial wash I’ve used. It’s very gentle on my skin but still great at removing my makeup really well. I’m repurchasing this for sure!

Yves Rocher Cure Solutions Anti Fatigue 24 HR Vitality Skin Care – I am completely in love with Yves Rocher skincare. I really love using this whenever my skin is extra dry because this is super thick and hydrating. That’s probably why I finished it up this winter. I’m currently awaiting an order of different skincare from Yves Rocher so I won’t be repurchasing this for some time.

Now the makeup items in my photo above are not all empty but they are really old so I must get rid of them.

Stila Color Balm Lipstick in Brigitte – I don’t know what possessed me to pick up this colour back in late 2015. I guess I wanted to go outside my comfort zone with this deep wine. I wore this a few times when I first got it but there were a few things that I ended up not liking about this balm. First, it has a very strong mint scent which really annoyed me. Second, the tube is thick and made applying this colour without a lip brush difficult. Lastly, it didn’t hydrate my lips. I’m getting rid of this now even though it’s not empty because it’s extremely old and I haven’t used it at all in the last year. I won’t be repurchasing this.

Benefit Fake Up Undereye Hydrating Concealer in 01 light – I wasn’t the biggest fan of this concealer when I got it back in 2015 but grew to love it. You can see it as one of my summer face faves here from when this blog was just a little babes. I do currently have about 4 concealers in rotation so I did neglect this a little bit and when I grabbed it to use about a week ago I realized it smelled old and that I should probably throw it out. Currently, I have no plans to repurchase this.

Sephora Collection Contour Eye Pencil 12hr Wear Waterproof in Blonde Ambition – I’m really impressed with how well the Sephora Collection eyeliner wears! It’s pretty long lasting and glides on so easily. I got this to wear on my waterline but I haven’t worn it in the last 6 month because I don’t gravitate towards lighter liners. I will repurchase this in black.

Lastly, are a few body items I used up.

Yves Rocher 24H Deodorant in Cotton Flower from India – I bought this in July 2016 and used it like crazy over the summer. I love the scent and how it feels on. It does roll on a bit wet at first, especially when the bottle is new, but it soon dries down and I’m left with fresh smelling underarms. I have quite a few different deodorant brands that I’ve opened but I always have one of these available just in case because I know it works really well for me. I already repurchased 2 of these!

Yves Rocher Cranberry & Almond Liquid Hand Soap – I got this in a holiday collection soap set which I shared with my mom. I’ve forgotten what the other scents were but this was my favourite. It was perfect for the holidays and the bottle was small enough that it finished by the time the holidays were over. Unfortunately, I have to wait until next year to repurchase this exact one but during the year I use their Hamamalis super soft hand soap.

Anything you’ve emptied this month?

Lot’s of Luv,
Dal