• may 2020 empties

    May 2020 Product Empties

    Hi Everyone!

    I’ve got quite a few empties for you this month. I love trying travel-sized products to test things out. I know they’re not the most cost effective, but I’ve found a fair share of products that I don’t like. So I’m glad I didn’t buy the full size versions right away.

    Amorepacific Purify & Polish Set

    Amorepacific Purify & Polish Set (includes Treatment Cleansing Foam and Treatment Enzyme Peel Cleansing Powder) – Both of these cleansers are so strongly fragranced. I have dry skin and I feel like the cleansing foam was too drying for me.  

    Repurchase? No. They’re both quite expensive and too fragranced for my liking.

    Tosowoong Repair Sleeping Hair Pack* – At first, I enjoyed this because it was a rinse free hair mask and it smelled pretty good. But once it dried, it felt like I had left product in my hair and forgot to wash it out. 

    Repurchase? No.

    Institut Esthederm Cellular Water Gel* – I liked the consistency of this, but it was very fragranced. It reminded me a lot of the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel (read my review).

    Repurchase? No.

    tatcha the water cream

    Tatcha The Water Cream – I didn’t want to like this cream because of the price, but it’s quite nice for the warmer weather. It’s very similar to the Sonia Roselli Water Balm (read my review).

    Repurchase? Yes.

    Nars Soft Matte Complete Concealer – I’ve had this concealer for almost 2 years and I thought it was time to declutter it. I really loved it for spot concealing.

    Repurchase? Absolutely!

    Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Brows Eyebrow Gel in Perfect Brow – I loved the size of this brush. I don’t really have any complaints about it, but I think I slightly prefer the Benefit Gimme Brow because of the selection of shades.

    Repurchase? Probably not.

    Cinema Secrets Makeup Brush Cleaner – This did a good job of cleaning my brushes, but the vanilla scent started to get to me. I originally put this in my July/August 2019 faves post, but I’ve changed my mind. The scent would linger on the brushes and make my room smell like the scent.

    Repurchase? No.

    What products did you finish this month?

    Love,

    Products marked with (*) were sent to me for review.

  • My Biggest Sephora Sale Haul Yet! | May 2019

    Hi Everyone!

    If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that I used to buy stuff from Sephora throughout the year at full price. I used to see Sephora hauls and wonder why people bought so much during the sale (10 or more products at a time) and would also buy backups of products. Now I know why! They’re stocking up in case they run out before the next sale! From now on, I will only buy makeup and skincare whenever there’s a sale. I made my biggest haul from Sephora and I split my purchases into three orders so that if it were to get lost or stolen, I wouldn’t lose all of the products.

    Some of the products that I bought were on my wishlist in January and October I bought enough products that I shouldn’t need to buy anything until the next sale comes around and to be honest, I am pretty close to my yearly budget already.

    Check out my blog post on my new beauty budget

    SKINCARE

    Youth To The People Cleanser + Cream Youth Duo Mini

    Youth To The People Superberry Hydrate and Glow Oil

    Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel

    MAKEUP

    Winky Lux Whipped Primer

    Touch In Sol No Poreblem Primer

    NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer in Alaska

    Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Self-Setting Concealer in 21 Cinnamon

    Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder

    Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder in Medium

    bareMinerals Gen Nude Powder Blush in That Peach Tho

    Kevyn Aucoin The Precision Brow Pencil in Dark Brunette

    Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Brows Eyebrow Gel in Perfect Brow

    Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil: Eye, Lip & Brow Pencil in 502 Infinite Sand

    Jouer Cosmetics Essential Lip Enhancer Balm

    Sephora Favorites Lashstash To Go

    MAKEUP TOOLS

    Morphe Highlight & Contour Beauty Sponge

    Cinema Secrets Makeup Brush Cleaner Mini

    Love,