Today, I have an updated makeup inventory list. These posts are more for me to track what products I have/had at a given time. Products in BOLD are unopened.
Primers: 7
elf Vitamin C-Bright Putty Face Primer (mini)
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water
Physician’s Formula Spotlight Illuminating Primer (mini)
Pixi +C Vit Brightening Perfector*
Tula Prime of Your Life Smoothing & Firming Treatment Primer
Foundations: 7
bareMinerals Original Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF15 in Light
Heimish Artless Perfect Cushion in 23 Natural Beige*
Maybelline Shine-Free + Balance Stick Foundation in Classic Ivory
Maybelline Shine-Free + Balance Stick Foundation in Natural Beige
Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream in No. 21 Light Beige
Shiseido Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Custom Finish Powder Foundation in 220 Linen
Uoma Beauty Say What?! Foundation in Fair Lady T2N
Concealers: 4
L’Oreal Infallible Full Wear Concealer in 340 Fawn
Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer in SC-2: Fair To Light Skin Tones
Shiseido Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Concealer in 202 Light
Shiseido Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Concealer in 203 Light
Powders: 4
Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder
Becca Hydra-Mist Set & Refresh Powder (mini)
Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Microfinishing Loose Powder (mini)
Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Powder in Translucent
Blushes/Highlighters/Bronzers/Contour: 13
Bare Minerals Gen Nude Powder Blush in That Peach Tho
Burt’s Bees The Luminizer in 1906 Starlight*
Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel Bronzing Base
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter in 2 Fair
Honest Beauty Crème Cheek Blush in Rose Pink
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Nude Bronze Light
Jane Iredale PurePressed Powder Blush in Barely Rose*
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush in Joy
Milk Makeup Lip + Cheek (mini) in Werk
Milani Strobelight Instant Glow Powder in Afterglow
Too Cool for School Artclass By Rodin Shading #01 Classic*
Wet N Wild Megaglo Highlighting Powder in Blossom Glow
Wet N Wild Dual-Ended Contour Stick in Light/Medium
Brows: 7
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Ebony
Benefit Precisely, My Brow Pencil in Shade 6 Cool Black
2x Colourpop Clear Brow Gel
Maybelline Brow Fast Sculpt, Mascara for Brows in Clear
Shu Uemura Hard Formula Eyebrow Pencil in Stone Gray 05
Uoma Beauty Brow-Fro Blow Out Volumizing Gel in 6
Eyeshadows: 9 (I’m counting the palettes as 1)
Anastasia Beverly Hills Single in Intense Gaze
Anastasia Beverly Hills Single in Rosette
Anastasia Beverly Hills Single in Sunset
Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Glam Palette
Charlotte Tilbury Easy Eye Palette
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerize Cream Eyeshadow in Champagne
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerize Cream Eyeshadow in Chocolate Bronze
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerize Cream Eyeshadow in Oyster Pearl
Urban Decay Naked Eyeshadow Single in Half Baked
Eyeliners: 4
Annabelle Kohl Eyeliner in 116 White
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Color Pencil: Eye, Lip & Brow Pencil in 100 Whatever Black
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Color Pencil: Eye, Lip & Brow Pencil 502 Infinite Sand
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Color Pencil: Eye, Lip & Brow Pencil in 612 Dimension Dark Brown
Mascara: 3
Blinc Original Tubing Mascara*
L’Oreal Bambi Eye Original Mascara in 400 Blackest Black*
Pacifica Activist Volume Volume & Curl Mascara
Lips: 14
Burt’s Bees Gloss and Glow Glossy Balm in Winning in Pink*
Drunk Elephant Lippe Balm*
Etude Fixing Tint in #05 Midnight Mauve
Giorgio Armani Rouge Ecstasy Lipstick in 400
Honest Beauty Lip Crayon in Rose
L’Oreal Rouge Signature Matte Lipstick in I Create 416
One Thing Moisturizing Lip Essence*
Pacifica Vegan Collagen Complex Lip Balm*
Pixi Botanical Collagen Lip Gloss*
rom&nd Glasting Water Tint in Brick River
rom&nd Juicy Lasting Tint Bare Juicy Series in #22 Pomelo Skin
rom&nd Juicy Lasting Tint Bare Juicy Series in #23 Nucadamia
rom&nd Juicy Lasting Tint in #25 Bare Grape
rom&nd Juicy Lasting Tint in #07 Jujube
rom&nd Zero Velvet Tint in #16 Burny Nude
TOTAL NUMBER OF MAKEUP ITEMS: 72
I’m also including my nail polishes and perfumes, but not including them in the makeup item inventory count.
Nails: 13
CND Vinylux Long Wear Polish in Black Pool
CND Gel Like Effect Top Coat
Dior Base Coat Abricot
L’Oreal Color Riche Le Vernis à Huile Gel Nail Polish in 554 Carmin Parisien*
Revlon Ultimate Shine Top Coat
Static Nails Liquid Glass Lacquer Perfect Sheers Set (minis)
For me, they all performed about the same. I don’t wear waterproof mascara or eyeliner, so I can’t say how well these cleansing balms work for those. I cleanse with a regular cleanser after using the cleansing balms, so I don’t mind if there’s a film from the cleansing balm.
Texture
Youth to the People (YTTP)’s cleanser is the most crumbly and it’s not as emollient as the others. Due to the texture being more crumbly, it didn’t remove my makeup as well. I had to work it in longer than the others. The Inkey List one comes in a tube, so it’s a more runny texture. I have to make sure to massage the tube first before squeezing any out. I was sent the Juno & Co cleansing balm and it came melted . They sent me a new one, but I’m worried about how easily it melted.
Comparing the textures to food: The YTTP one is like mashed potatoes (with nothing added in). The melted Juno & Co one was like melted butter that had cooled down a bit (still runny, but not completely liquid). The new tub I was sent still wasn’t as solid as the other ones.
Packaging
The K-beauty cleansing balms come with spatulas, while most of the others don’t come with one. Glow Recipe wins for best packaging since it comes in a glass jar that closes nicely. I wish the spatula could fit inside the jar, but I understand why they have a larger one since the jar is quite deep. I keep all of my spatulas in a little glass container, but it’d be nice to have it in the jar if you travel. The Youth to the People one also comes in a glass jar, but when I unscrew the lid, it doesn’t feel as smooth as the Glow Recipe. The Clinique, Heimish and Banila Co. cleansing balms come in sturdy, plastic containers. When you open the lids of the Heimish and Banila Co balms, there is a spatula inside. The Juno & Co one is a cheaper container that I sometimes have trouble closing if the inner lid isn’t perfectly aligned. The Inkey List one comes in a tube. This is my least favourite packaging since the cleansing balm is already more emollient than the others. I would not travel with the Inkey List or Juno & Co ones. A few times, I’ve had to wash off both of them because the products got onto the packaging.
Cost
In the table below, I’ve calculated the cost per mL for the cleansing balms I’ve tried. I also added others that are available on Sephora and K-beauty ones I want to try.
Price (CAD)
Size
Cost per mL
Packaging
Banila Co. Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm (Original) - 100mL
25
100mL
0.25
plastic with spatula
Banila Co. Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm (Original) - 180mL
Youth to the People Superberry Dream Cleansing Balm
45
100mL
0.45
glass jar, no spatula
Looking at the cost per mL, I was surprised which ones were more expensive. The Drunk Elephant one actually isn’t the most expensive one on the list.
The Clinique one was the first one I tried. I finished it before trying other ones, so I wasn’t able to compare them side by side. I liked it a lot because it doesn’t have a scent and I don’t remember it having a filmy feeling after using it. I will buy it again once I’ve finished my current ones and update this post with a final verdict. For now, I will exclude it from the ranking. My favourite is the Glow Recipe Papaya Sorbet Smoothing Enzyme Cleansing Balm. It is on the more expensive end, so for the lower range, I would pick the Heimish All Clean Balm. It doesn’t have any added fragrances and you get more in the tub (120mL vs 100mL for most of the other brands).
Have you tried these cleansing balms? Which is your fave?
Love,
Products marked with * were sent to me for review.
Perricone MD Cold Plasma+ Face Serum* (read my review) – This was a nice product, but it’s way too expensive for what you get. I used this up in about a month (used it day and night). Because it comes in a tub and it’s very fluid, I used way more than I needed to and therefore finished it quicker than a bottle of the same size.
Repurchase? Probably not.
Pixi Vitamin-C Tonic* – I enjoyed this and my sensitive skin didn’t have any reactions to it.
Repurchase? I would definitely buy this in the future.
Heimish All Clean Balm (read my review) – I don’t know if the cleansing balm went bad or something, but it smelled very different from when I first got it. My skin was reacting to something and I don’t know if it was the cleansing balm or something else, but now I won’t know because I probably won’t repurchase it.
Repurchase? Probably not.
Amorepacific Treatment Cleansing Foam – It was nice, but my face felt quite dry after using it. It wouldn’t become my everyday cleanser, but I might use it once a week to get a good clean.
Repurchase? Probably not.
Benefit Precisely, My Brow Pencil Ultra Fine Shape & Define in 6* (read my review) – Love this!
Repurchase? Absolutely.
Elle Derm Anti-Stress Age Perfector Rejuvenating & Brightening Cream* (read my review) – This cream had salicylic acid. I prefer having a salicylic acid in a cleanser or a serum instead of my creams.
Repurchase? Probably not.
Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Shampoo – I’m picky when it comes to coconut scents, but this is one of my favourites. it doesn’t smell like fake coconuts or plastic.
Repurchase? Probably.
Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Frxxxtion Stick 3-in-1 Exfoliating Cleanser – I like this exfoliating stick. It’s gentle on the face and easy to travel with.
Repurchase? Yes.
COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patches (read my review) – Love these. If you haven’t tried them, you should get acne patches!
Today, I’m going to be talking about eye creams I’ve tried. I never realized that I’ve tried quite a few and there’s actually only one that I love that made my under eyes feel smooth and didn’t give me milia. Several of the eye creams were just okay for me. I need one that hydrates because I have dry under eyes, but I also want one that helps with dark circles. Usually eye creams are hydrating OR for dark circles. So, maybe I have to find one to use for the day and one for night. I’m still on the hunt for one. While I do have a fave on this list, it’s the most expensive eye cream out of all of them, but you don’t get a lot for the cost.
I’ve written a mini review of each eye cream I’ve tried and also said if I had a reaction to it or not. Keep reading to find out which one is my fave!
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream for Eyes (read my review)
Unlike the Hydro Boost Cream for the face, this didn’t have a smell and it wasn’t tacky at all, but it just didn’t ‘wow’ me.
Both my mom and I tried this eye renewal serum. We both felt itchy using it and it wasn’t allergies or anything because we were using this in the winter time.
Reaction? No physical reaction, but eyes felt itchy.
Origins Ginzing Refreshing Eye Cream to Depuff and Brighten(read my review)
I’m not a huge fan of the smell of this. I accidentally bought this instead of another product – I meant to get the Ginzing moisturizer. A little goes a long way and while this does brighten the under eyes, you have to be careful not to use too much or it looks too white. I was using this off and on because I got one spot and I wasn’t sure if it was the eye cream or something else. I stopped using it until it got better and then I used it again and I’ve had a bit of texture under the eyes since. So, I won’t be using this anymore.
Reaction? Got a milium (singular of milia) and also got red bumpy spots
Kiehl’s Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado (read my review)
I’ve been using this for about a while now and I’ve been using it on and off because whenever I use it, I get 1-2 red spots under both eyes. Also, it has a weird texture that’s almost glue-y. If you use too much, it doesn’t blend in very well, but if you use a very small amount, it absorbs into the skin and almost feels like water.
Reaction? Red spots under eyes whenever I used it.
Clinique Even Better Eyes Dark Circle Corrector
I love the metal applicator on this and this is my favourite eye cream I’ve tried so far! It kept my under eyes smooth and hydrated. It also helped with darkness around my eyes for a while, but I stopped seeing results after a while. Maybe it did everything it could or my skin got used to it and stopped working for my dark circles. It still kept my under eyes nice and hydrated though. This is the most expensive eye cream I’ve tried (if you work out cost per mL). I like that it comes in a tube and not a pot which keeps it hygienic.
