So, this was a busy month for me and empties. I’m still not entirely sure how I managed to use up as much as I did in such a short amount of time (February being only 28 days and all). Oh well, at least it gives me a lot of stuff to talk about. A lot of these products were winners for me. So, let’s get into it!
*Em’s Note* Some of the products featured were sent in PR. I have tagged those products with an asterisk.
First off, thanks to my Gucci Bag of Perfumes™, I managed to polish off 7 perfume samples during February. All of these were good, so I’ll just speedrun through them.
ALLSAINTS FLORA MORTIS EDP – $125.00 for 100ml
I adored the combo of floral and spice that this fragrance had. But I’ve tried other AllSaints perfume’s that I like more.
KAYALI LOVEBEST BURNING CHERRY 48 EDP – $130 for 50ml
I’ve already purchased the 50ml. Definitely a fave!
REPLICA SAILING DAY – $105.00 for 30ml
This made me smell like a rich woman on a yacht. No complaints. Definitely want to buy.
MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN BACCARAT ROUGE 540 EDP – $388.00 for 70ml
First of all, the MFK samples are huge. Second, this is worth the hype.
MOSCHINO TOY 2 EDP – $105.00 for 50ml
This didn’t make a huge impression on me. Though the bottle is seriously cool.
GUESS BELLA VISTA ROSA EDT – $79.00 for 100ml
I liked the original Bella Vista better. But this was still nice.
KAYALI MUSK 12 EDP – $133.00 for 50ml
Totally forgot that I had two samples of this. Guess this means I should buy it for real.
PIXI VOLUMIZING INFUSION SHEET MASK – $20 for pack of 3*
I was very kindly sent these. And I have to say I’m not a fan. The masks don’t sit on my face all that nicely (they are a bit small). And they were also very drippy. Which in the case of a sheet mask is usually a good thing. But this wasn’t pleasant. I still have one of these left. But I won’t be seeking them out.
LA ROCHE POSAY CICAPLAST B5 SHEET MASK – $13.99
These, on the other hand, are still awesome!
NATURIUM THE SMOOTHER GLYCOLIC ACID BODY WASH – $30.75
I have mixed feeling about this one. On the one hand, the formula is fucking incredible! This made such a difference to my skin. My scarring especially. My deal is that I hate the pump on this. My cat accidentally knocked the bottle off of my shelf. And the top of the pump wouldn’t click back on. I, personally, would love to see this in a tube style packaging.
NATURIUM HYALURONIC ACID ESSENCE 2% – $31.50*
I genuinely have no opinion on this one. It made my face nice and wet.
CHARLOTTE TILBURY MAGIC CREAM LIGHT – $125.00
Everyone talks up the OG Magic Cream (and for good reason). But I rarely hear people talk about the Magic Cream Light. I really enjoyed this. It was my preferred nighttime moisturiser during the summer months because it was light, but still extremely hydrating. I’m glad I used this up now though because we are heading into winter. And I do prefer more heavy consistencies during the colder months.
KLORANE DRY SHAMPOO WITH ORGANIC FLAX – $16.99 for 150ml
Is dry shampoo. Is fine.
DAISO PUFF SPONGE CLEANER – $3.10
I just found out that the Townsville Daiso has shut down and I am devastated. The five bottles I have left now have to last me until November.
KLORANE DRY SHAMPOO WITH OAT MILK – $9.95
Is still dry shampoo. Is still fine.
GUINOT EAU DEMAQUILLANTE MICELLE CLEANSING WATER – $35.20*
I’ll hand it to the French. They know what they are doing when it comes to Micellar Water. This was lovely and light. But because of the price (the above price is for the 100ml), I’ll be sticking to Bioderma.
EVEREDEN NOURISHING BABY FACE CREAM – $50.00*
Dang, I’m really flying through the moisturisers at the moment. The cream itself was lovely and nourishing. But I feel like I went through this way too quickly. And I can’t even open it to see how much product is still in there. If anyone else has used this, can you let me know if this was just me?
VOEU CLEANSING BALM – $10.00
Actually one of the better cleansing balms that I’ve used. It had a pleasant scent to it and it didn’t leave my face all filmy. I think this one has been discontinued. But Woolworths is selling a shea butter cleansing balm that I would like to try.
LA ROCHE POSAY ANTHELIOS INVISIBLE FLUID SPF50+ – $35.99 (TGA – Purchased myself)
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CARROTEN EVERYDAY SUNCARE MILK SPF50+ – $14.99 for 200ml (TGA – came in Bellabox that I purchased myself)
I think I was meant to use this on my body rather than my face. Either way, I didn’t like this. It felt heavy on the skin and I hated the smell.
ELIZABETH MOTT QUEEN OF THE FILL BROW GEL – $15.99
One of my favourite tinted brow gels of all time. I do want to repurchase.
ESSENCE MAKE ME BROW – $5.00
Is my favourite tinted brow gel of all time. I will repurchase.
Q + A SKINCARE CAFFEINE EYE SERUM – $13.00*
This was ok. Maybe a little on the thin side for my liking. I’m currently using a caffeine eye serum from The Inkey List and I’m liking it much more.
And that’s a wrap on my February empties! Like I said, this was a lot. What did y’all use up? Let me know in the comments.
Cheers and love
Emily xo
So many empties! That is such a shame Woolworths discontinued the cleansing balm, it was such an amazing price too. I might have to try the Shea butter balm when I need a new one. The Essence brow tint is so cheap, I will have to check that one out.
Janet
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