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November 2016 Beauty Empties

November was another good month for empties! I just love when I can recycle full-size empties. Let’s see what I used up.

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November 2016 beauty empties neversaydiebeauty.com

Skincare

Always the most empties, I finished up a number of full size skincare products.

November 2016 skincare empties neversaydiebeauty.com

  • Bioderma Sensibio: This is my second bottle of Bioderma Micellar Water, but the first bottle of Sensibio. Sensibio was fine for my skin during the summer (or for anyone with normal to combination skin), but I think the more hydrating version Hydrabio is better for my dry skin during the cold weather. They both do a great job removing makeup. Repurchase? I repurchased Hydrabio, and I just bought some more on Beautylish during the Cyber Week sale. $16.90
  • PCA Skin Ideal Complex Revitalizing Eye Gel: I love this eye gel. It does such a good job making the loose skin above my crease look tauter. But it’s so expensive! I only buy it when Dermstore has a sale. But I am seeking more affordable alternatives. Repurchase? Yes, I did. reg. price $84
  • Nourish Organic Moisturizing Face Cleanser: I liked the deluxe sample of Nourish Organic Face Cleanser. It was creamy and gentle as well as natural and affordable. Repurchase? I have so many cleansers, so not right now. But I did like it. full size $8.19
  • Nudu Konjac Sponge: This was my first konjac sponge. It’s got a weird jelly-ish consistency inside and a somewhat stiff fibrous network outside, but it does a good job cleaning and exfoliating my skin. It’s quite gentle. I used this of about 6 weeks, and it definitely helped clean my skin. As you can see, the white has become “foundation color” because it did a good job removing the foundation that micellar water, my first step, left behind. Repurchase? Nudu sent me a second one. Yay and thank you, Nudu!
  • Crest Sensi Repair Toothpaste: I thought I’d try Crest toothpaste for sensitive teeth that is said to repair tooth enamel erosion instead of the Sensodyne I usually buy. It was a good alternative. Repurchase? I bought Sensodyne again, though Crest was fine. $4.79
  • Swisspers Cotton Rounds: I finished up my last pack of Swisspers Cotton Rounds that I use as makeup removers and to apply my toner. I love them. They don’t pill or fall apart. I bought an 8 sleeve box of rounds at Costco – 900 rounds total, and this sleeve was the last one. Repurchase? Yes, on my list for next Costco trip. about $2 per sleeve, about $9 for Costco box of 8

November 2016 empty large box of Swisspers cotton rounds 900 count, neversaydiebeauty.com

perfume-empties

Fragrance

  • Musc Ravageur by Frederic Malle: Although I have been branching out and switching up the scents I’ve been wearing, Musc Ravageur remains my favorite. Repurchase? Yes, I did during the Barney’s Fall Beauty Bag event.
  • Maison Margiela Replica By The Fireplace: I got this sample in my Sephora Play bag in November, and I was happy that it was a scent I could actually wear. It was warm, woody and actually smelled like a fireplace but in a good way. Here’s how Sephora described it on their website: “warm fragrance blends notes of smoky woods and grilled chestnuts. The frosted top note contrasts with the warmer heart for a soft, enveloping, and addictive experience. The scent subtly evolves on the skin to offer winter’s hot and cold contrast; outside it is snowing on a frosty, shivery landscape, but inside the flames of a comforting fire crackle with glowing warmth.” The notes are: Pink Pepper, Orange Flower Petals, Clove Oil, Chestnut Accord, Gaïac Wood Oil, Cade Oil, Vanilla Accord, Peru Balsam, Cashmeran. Purchase? No. I liked it a lot, but I recently purchased both Musc Ravageur and Hermes L’Ambre Des Merveilles so I can’t add a new $125 scent to my stash right now.

November 2016 body butter empties, neversaydiebeauty.com

BodyCare

  • Nature Island Botanicals Caribbean Escape Coconut Body Butter: I adore this whipped light as a feather but still very hydrating handmade body butter. I have written about this gorgeous body butter that’s much consistency than say, The Body Shop Body Butter. The scent is summer in a jar. My friend Daphne Frampton of NIB makes this fabulous body confection by hand along with probably 30 other products including a million varieties of beautiful, fragrant soaps and a full line of facial skincare. Repurchase? I have another jar waiting in the wings, I think, as well as a bottle of the citrus scented body lotion that is actually a heavier consistency than the body butter. Perhaps topsy-turvy but I love them both.
  • The Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Butter: I bought this limited edition body butter to go with Rituals Sakura Foaming Shower Gel and Sakura Water Mist Fragrance Spray. Unfortunately, the scent wasn’t quite right and it wasn’t cherry blossom enough for me. The consistency is TBS’ heavy, hydrating body butter that definitely lasts for a full 24 hours. Repurchase? No, I don’t think this scent is available now and the scent was disappointing to me. I have a huge tub of the TBS Wild Argan Oil Body Butter, and I just bought a regular size tub of the TBS Vitamin E Body Butter than I had hoped was unscented. Unfortunately the Vit E has a strange, chemically scent so I think I will bring it to the TBS store at the mall and exchange it for a different scent. I was looking for unscented to wear along with Hermes L’Ambre Des Merveilles to help it last longer.

November 2016 empty makeup products neversaydiebeauty.com

Makeup

  • Urban Decay Perversion Mascara, travel size: I typically like mascaras with a small wand with short plastic teeth for my weird lashes, but somehow I fell in love with Urban Decay Perversion Mascara. It has a bigger wand with bristles, but I really like the formula and I find I can make the wand work for me. This stuff gives me a lot of volume as well as length. It’s one of my favorites now. Repurchase? Yes, I bought a full size! $22
  • IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream, Fair: I finished up my tube of Fair that I went back to after my bit of a tan from the summer faded. I had been using Light during the summer. This is one of my go-to foundations for everyday. So easy to use. Repurchase? Yes, already did. $38
  • Urban Decay Anti-aging Eye Primer: I’ve been using UD AA Eye Primer for years. I liked the formula and the eye to use squeeze tube. Repurchase? Yes, I did, but I discovered that they changed my favorite eye primer to a new UD AA Eye Primer, and now I don’t love it so much. They added an unnecessary applicator IMHO, and they lightened the formula in both shade and consistency. I am very disappointed. I wish I had the receipt (I bought it months ago, and had this waiting in the wings.) because I’d return it in a flash. Sorry UD, you lost me on this one. $24
  • Butter London Bloody Brilliant Lip Crayon in Teddy Boy: I have a bunch of these so comfortable to wear lip crayon that each have their own built-in sharpener. The shades are all great, but Teddy Boy is perfect for everyday. It’s a medium pink/mauve MLBB shade. Repurchase? I bought one several months ago when BL had a 30% off sale.

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  1. I will have to look into those cotton rounds because I buy Shiseido Cotton Pads and while I love them, I’d love something al little bit more budget friendly!

    I also think my mom would love the eye product you mentioned in this, so I’m going to pass that product name to her!

    Also, I have been the biggest fan of the it Cosmetics CC Cream. It gives my skin the most beautiful finish! It seems to take me forever to go through a tube of it though!
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  2. I love Swisspers in general, have you tried their beauty blender? They make a mini (duo) for less than $3 at Wal-Mart! I almost have enough empties to talk about hehe

    1. Swisspers are such a bargain especially at Costco. I didn’t realize, though, that they made beauty blenders! I will definitely look for them at Walmart, though I probably won’t set foot in there till after the holidays, lol.

  3. I love you for loving Perversion! It’s an amazing mascara isn’t it? I found another good one just yesterday, it’s PUR Cosmetic Triple Threats mascara with a tiny weeny wand. I use it as a primer (first coat) and then theBalm Mad Lash on top and holy cow, my lashes never looked so long!
    Shireen L. Platt recently posted…Stay Flawless All Day With CoverGirl Outlast All-Day Concealer and Matte Finishing PowderMy Profile

    1. Wow, I need to take a look at Triple Threats from PUR, Shireen. Thank you for telling me about it because I do love those tiny wands. I’m wearing PUR Fully Charged today, and it has a similar bigger wand like Perversion. The Perversion formula is just terrific. Have you tried any lash serums, Shireen? My lashes have grown so long that they hit my glasses unless they’re curled, and they are so much fuller.

      1. I am using Rapidlash and it does help my eyelashes A LOT. Believe it or not, without it my eyelashes are stubby little sticks that you might need magnifying glass to see….they are that pathetic. 🙁
        Shireen L. Platt recently posted…Stay Flawless All Day With CoverGirl Outlast All-Day Concealer and Matte Finishing PowderMy Profile

        1. I’m so glad you’ve had good luck with Rapidlash. I haven’t tried that one, but I’m a true believer in lash growth serum!

  4. This is a particularly impressive Empties post, Allison! I can’t believe the number of makeup items that you finished up– that is definitely the hardest category for me to finish! I have to get that IT Cosmetics CC Cream based upon your raving review!
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    1. Helen, it’s just so easy to use, and it’s great for my dry skin. Definitely my favorite for everyday!

  5. The PCA Skin eye gel sounds nice.
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  6. Wow! You used up a ton of great products as always!
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  7. Great month. I finished very little though I tossed some things that were old. I wish I could wear UD Perversion but it flakes on me. I’ve had two mini tubes and both did it. Pur Fully Charged though I really like. And you know I love the IT Cosmetics!
    MarciaF recently posted…Diaper bags can make or break your fashion sense (and a diapers.com giveaway)My Profile

    1. I need to do a post called “expired things that I’m tossing”, stuff that I didn’t use up! Sorry to hear that UD Perversion doesn’t work for you, but I’m glad to hear that Fully Charged does. I’m wearing FC today as a matter of fact. On a different topic, what’s going on with your foot? Was yesterday your appointment?

  8. I so enjoy empties posts, it’s so much fun to creep what other people are using.
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  9. Perversion used to be my go-to! Heck, it might still be, but I’m trying out other kinds 🙂
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    1. Anything you recommend?

  10. Love spying empties! You’ve made me realize I need to check out Costco for cotton rounds. I never would have thought of that.
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    1. I definitely save money by buying my cotton pads at Costco, and I always have them on hand too. This big box lasted almost an entire year.

  11. I enjoyed your reviews on products for your November empties…I am seriously thinking about buying “in bulk” for cotton pads and save gas/money to the store monthly!

    Ursula

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    1. Buying Swisspers at Costco really was worth it for me, Ursula. I paid about $9 for 8 sleeves of pads that lasted for almost an entire year for me – I use about 3 pads a day. Each sleeve at CVS costs between $2-3, so I saved quite a bit.

  12. Yay – you really got through a lot of products in November. I love those Swisspers and pick them up when at Costco… I go through them quickly.
    Honeygirlk recently posted…Holiday Gift Guide – For The Beauty Lover {Honey’s Favorite Things}My Profile

    1. I went to Costco to buy some more Swisspers, and there were none to be had. I’m hoping they’ll stock them again soon since I only have about enough for another three or four weeks.

  13. Holy cow!! You really hit it this month. I have a big collection for December coming!! Also, I love my UD products!! Good job
    Color Me So Crazy recently posted…GA-DE Cosmetics is a First for Me… Feel the Beauty!My Profile

    1. Eager to see your December empties!

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