Empties Part 4: What (Not) To Buy

I can’t believe I’m on my fourth empties post, especially considering how many products I’ve got in this edition. I am trying really hard to focus and actually use up products rather than flit between loads and never finishing anything.

This month there’s another mascara and it’s Benefit’s Rollerlash which has been used up. I’m a big fan of Benefit mascara’s and this one gives a really good lift to the lashes (hence the name) and it did stay, although I do prefer thicker chunkier lashes. Because of this I probably won’t repurchase and I might try out the new Bad Girl Bang when its time for a new mascara.

Next up I’ve finished another perfume which is impressive for me as I rarely ever get through a full one. Finishing the Jo Malone Lime, Basil and Mandarin cologne did make me upset though as I absolutely love this one. The scent is so fresh and fruity which is my favourite when it comes to perfumes and the scent stuck around for quite a while after. I’m a huge fan of Jo Malone cologne’s so when I’ve used up a few more I’ll be repurchasing this.

On my recent stay in York, I finished my Mini Colour Stay Shampoo* which has been great as it’s so hard to find mini’s of colour protecting haircare and most of the time I either need to decant larger bottles or go for something without colour protection. It was really creamy and left my hair feeling very nourished so I’d repurchase this as my travel shampoo of choice.

Sure is my go-to deodorant so it’s no surprise I finished this Invisible Black + White deodorant, in fact, I’m surprised I don’t go through more of this. There isn’t much to say about this as most people probably know about this but it doesn’t leave white marks (as long as you shake it well before) and it’s great protection under the arms so I’ll keep on repurchasing this.

Next up is my latest micellar water and it’s the Bioderma Hydrabio H20 micellar water*. For a while ,I always wondered if it was worth spending the extra money on this and I have to admit when it’s on promo in Boots and isn’t much pricier than Garnier I think I’d take the plunge as it seems to remove more of my eye makeup than the Garnier water does, even waterproof mascara and my skins felt a little more hydrated using it. I would definitely buy this again.

The final skincare item is the Time Bomb Complexion Cocktail* which I’ve been using as a liquid cleanser when I’ve been too lazy to use a solid balm. It provides a great second lift of my makeup after using micellar water and it’s really smooth on my skin without drying it out or leaving it oily, plus it’s really quick. But I don’t think I’d repurchase it as I feel the solid balms do slightly better on my skin and cut through more.

The first of two shower gels is the Caudalie Gel Douche which I bought in Paris when I went last year. The scent was lovely and it foamed up well but I just don’t think it was anything special to spend that extra bit of money on so I don’t think I’d repurchase.

The next full sized shower gel is the Body Shop Cranberry one which came from their festive collection last year. The fact that I am still using up Christmas items shows how much I own. I absolutely love the Body Shop shower gels are the scents are always strong but not overpowering which is a spot on description of th cranberry one, and although it’s a festive scent it didn’t feel too heavy for the summer. I also think these are really good value (around £5-6) for that amout of product you get so I’d definitely purchase more of these.

The final shower product I used up was a mini Ritual of Shakura Shower Foam. I have just started getting into more of the Rituals skincare items and they’re one of my favourite higher end brands. The shower foams are great as they’re so easy to use and you don’t need much water to get the foam to lather up, my only complaint is that it can be quite hard to get it all out of the bottle so it doesn’t seem to last too long. I think I would repurchase this but only as a one off. 

I finished my Hot Girls hydrating shampoo and hydrating conditioner from IGK last month. I was so excited to give these a go as I’ve heard so many rave things about IGK and other products from the range I’ve tried have been really good. While there was nothing wrong with these two I just didn’t feel they were anything special to justify the increase in price compared to something like the John Frieda one’s I buy which are around £10 for a shampoo and conditioner (which is half the price of the shampoo alone!) I won’t be repurchasing this set but I would be keen to potentially try out another set in the range as a comparison.

The final two items which I finished this month were both candles. The first being this H&M Orange Candle which smelt really good for a reasonably cheap candle. For it’s price it’s really good and the burn time was pretty reasonable considering it’s size so I’d probably repurchase this.

The final item I finished was my Garnet Candle by Gemporia*. I was sent this back when it was my birthday and I’ve only just finished it because it just seemed too pretty to finish with stones set all along the top of the candle itself. It had a warm scent but it wasn’t particularly strong so I usually burnt it alongside having my melts going but it was a really solid candle. I don’t think I’d repurchase this again but I’d definitely buy one as a gift as they’re very pretty candles.

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