April 2014 Empties

Hey, guys! Today I wanted to share with you my empties for this month. Once again, there aren't very many, and I won't get into much detail on every single products. I'll only talk about those which stood out as really good or really bad, as well as give a run-down of what I would/wouldn't repurchase. Let's see what I managed to use up: 

First, we have my household items. I was really impressed with this Better Homes and Gardens candle (in Creamy Tahitian Coconut) I picked up at Walmart for about 5$. It was a great deal. The candle burned really nice and evenly and the scent was pretty strong as well. 

Next, are my face/makeup items. Let me just start off by saying that I absolutely HATED this Covergirl Clean Sensitive Skin pressed powder! I cheated a little as you can see below: 

It's not technically empty, but I just couldn't take it anymore! It just looks so awful and powdery on my face. It just sits on top of the face and refuses to blend in. I know I have dry skin, but this powder is just horrible. I can't see it working for anyone with any skin type. Hey, if it works for you, then I'm glad because it's a really inexpensive drugstore powder. Anyway, the equate eye makeup remover(comparable to Neutrogena one) was not good either. It didn't remove my makeup at all, especially not my mascara, let alone waterproof makeup. It was just bad. 

Here's my last batch of stuff. I really enjoyed this Clean and Clear makeup dissolving foaming cleanser. I'm not sure if it's no longer available though because I haven't seen it around lately. It was really nice and effective and did a good job at removing my makeup, including eye makeup. This Degree deodorant on the other hand was not good at all! I actually found myself smelling kinda gross if I happened to sweat in this. It also did nothing to stop me from sweating. 

So, that's it for my empties. Again, not a lot of products but definitely quite a few bad standouts. 

Impressed: Better Homes and Gardens candle, Clean and Clear makeup remover

Would Repurchase if good deal: Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara

Not Impressed: Equate eye makeup remover, Covergirl powder, Degree deodorant, and Wet'n'Wild mascara 

April 2014 Ipsy Bag

Hey, everyone! My Ipsy bag came somewhat early this month , so I thought I'd go ahead and share it with you guys right away. I'll go ahead and say that this bag, and I mean the bag itself, is my favorite thus far. I usually just put them away without any intention of ever using them, but this one is just cool and feels really nice and soft. It's better quality than the rest. I'll also go ahead and say that I liked every product that came in this bag, which I believe is a first. So let's get into it shall we? 

Here is my bag along with this month's contents. As you can see I received 5 products once again. (I was a little sad last month when I only got 4). 

First, we have this Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Black Velvet. I was really happy to see this in my bag. I don't own any Urban Decay pencils, so I'm really excited to try this out. I also like that it's a black shade. Pretty good size as well. 

Next, is this Dr. Brandt microdermabrasion skin exfoliant. I'm happy to try this out since I have really dry and flakey areas on my forehead and chin. I hope this will end up helping those areas. 

Next, is this Coastal Scents Medium Shadow Brush, which I have received before. I really liked it and I'm not at all disappointed to receive a second one. However, I will go ahead and give a shout out to the customer service team over at Ipsy. They contacted me before I received my bag to tell me the made a mistake and accidentally sent my this brush, which I had previously received. They then let me choose between receiving a bonus item next month or crediting my account 500 points. I opted for the former since you need 1000 points to redeem an item, but I just found it really awesome and considerate that they even bothered to apologize, let alone fix it!  Oh yeah! To receive 25% off Coastal Scents orders from now until May 6th, use the code BRUSH25OFF . 

Next, is this Starlooks Luscious Longwear Lip Pencil in the shade Naked. I'm not one to wear lip liners. I think I only own 1 or 2, but this is a really nice nude/peach shade that I can definitely see myself using. 

Use code IPSY20 for 20% all starlooks purchases until May 31st. 

Lastly, we have this Elizabeth Mott pop! goes the shadow in the shade Champagne. It's, like the name implies, a shimmery champagne shade. The formula off this shadow is somewhat dry, yet it's not powdery. I'm not sure that makes too much sense. Anyway, the pigmentation isn't amazing. It's good; not great. I'll probably just throw it in to my inner corner highlight stash or give it away. 

So there's this month's bag. I'm really happy with it. Do you subscribe to Ipsy? Let me know what you got down below! Thanks for stopping by! 

Bottom line: Impressed!

March 2014 Empties

Hi, everyone! I've decided that from now on I would change the format of these types of posts. It's kind of hard/long to write about every single product I used up, so I decided from now on I would only talk about the products that stood out in either a good or bad way as well as list the things I would repurchase. Hope that's okay with everyone. If you have any questions about a particular product I didn't talk about, feel free to ask in the comment section. 

I broke down the items by category. (At least I tried to.) Here are all my face products. My favorite has to be this Clinique clarifying lotion. It is amazing! I love it, and have a new one that is quickly getting used up. I wrote all about it here. I'm also really enjoying the new proactiv+ cleanser. It's not as scrubby as the old kind, but loving how it's working. Everything else was just meh. Nothing special. 

Here, we have my hair/body products. I really enjoyed the shampoo/conditoner. However, I went to Target to repurchase, and I can't find it anywhere! Has it been discontinued? If so, I'm going to be really disappointed. This duo allowed me to do my skip days without making my hair super oily. Still looked clean by the time it was time to wash my hair. I also feel like it did add come heat protection, which is always nice. 

Finally, we have my home section. Nothing here stood out as amazing. However, this Yankee candle was a total bust. I had pour out half the wax in order for it to burn nicely, so it was a lot of trouble. Smell was great, and I really enjoyed it. The rest are my usual go to soap and hand sanitizer. We all know I enjoy BBW candles. 

Those are my March empties. Very few total fails and a few loves. Hope you enjoyed this post!

Would repurchase: Proactiv+ cleanser, Clinique clarifying lotion, makeup wipes(if I can get a good deal), 

shampoo/conditioner, body wash, hand soap, hand sanitizer, and BBW candle. 

Impressed:  Proactiv+ cleanser, Clinique clarifying lotion, and shampoo/conditioner

Not Impressed: Yankee candle

March 2014 Ipsy Bag

Hey, everyone! OMG! So sorry this post is so incredibly late, but I have been so busy with all my wedding stuff. It's been really hard to stay on top of things. Anyway, here's a look at this month's (by the time this is up it'll be last month's) bag. This month's bag was themed "Destination Beauty." I guess this meant that the products are all destination/vacation themed. Let's get into it shall we: 

As you can see, I only received 4 products this month as opposed to the usual 5. However, I did like the products I received so I guess that's good. Let's take a closer look: 

The bag itself is definitely not my style. However, I do like the quality. I may just end up giving this one to my sister. She might like it, as she is much more artistic than I am. (This bag was designed by some artist, so she may appreciate that more than me.)

First, I got these KLORANE soothing eye patches. I've only tried dry shampoo from this brand, and it ended up being the only dry shampoo I have truly enjoyed thus far. I haven't tried these eye patches, but I will on a day when I wake up super exhausted with massive bags under my eyes. (Luckily for me, this isn't a daily occurrence. LOL )

Next, is this sample sized BareMinerals lipstick in Get Ready. It's a really nice formula with great pigmentation. I really enjoyed the color. The size isn't bad either. 

Next, is another Be A Bombshell product. I'm actually pretty tired of seeing this brand. I get at least one product from them every month it seems. This time I received this eyeshadow quad in Bora Bora. I was pretty impressed with the quality of these shadows. They're very buttery and smooth, and have pretty good pigmentation as well. I'm really liking the teal color. 

Lastly, we have this Chella liquid eyeliner pen in the shade Indigo. It's a really nice blue. I like how fine a line you can get from the tip. However, I used this liner and it is one of the driest formulas ever! I could only do one eye, and couldn't really do the other. It was so hard to draw that second line! Not to mention it is not in the least bit water/smudge proof. It comes right off. I truly enjoyed the color and the effect it gave on my eyes, but definitely not worth the time/effort to get it on. I think it might just go straight in the garbage. I'll have to look for a better liner in this shade. 

Overall, I liked this month's products and am already anxiously waiting for my next one.

Bottom Line: Impressed