September Empties!

Hey guys!

For September I really challenged myself to use up some of my stuff.  I'm notorious for constantly having half bottles of everything laying around my house.  I have like no joke 10 bottles of different lotions, several shampoos, let's don't even go into the amount of mascaras I have open!  So this past month I really tried to make a dent in some of my things.  Let's get started!

We'll get started with the non-beauty products and get those out of the way first :).  If you can't tell I like my house to smell like all things Bath and Body Works at all times!  I have quite the hoard of BBW Candles and Pocket Bacs.  This month I used up:

• A foaming anti-bacterial hand soap in Coconut Cove - I love all things coconut in the summer!
• A pocket-bac in Winter Spice and Vanilla - Not season appropriate LOL but I was getting myself in the mood for the colder weather that is ahead!
• A pocket-bac in Fresh Picked Strawberry - I freaking LOVE everything strawberry scented, even more than I love coconut!! 
• A BBW candle in Coconut Leaves - Did I mention I like coconut in the summer?
• A BBW candle in Passionfruit - I like this scent but this one has been lurking in my collection for SEVERAL years now, it had to get used up and outta here! 
• A BBW 3-wick candle in Peach Bellini - really liked this one too! 

 

My shower has way more products than any one person should I ever need!  This month I was determined to try to de-clutter my shower a bit!   Here are the things I was able to clear outta there:

• Aveeno - Nourish & Dandruff Control Conditioner - I have a really dry scalp and this product (along w/ the shampoo I haven't used up yet) have seemed to really help that.  I definitely see myself repurchasing this in the future.  
• BBW Aruba Coconut bodywash - Again, I like coconut, what can I say?
• WEN Pomegranate Cleansing Conditioner - Meh...  I won't repurchase Wen.  I bought this as a set of 3 so I still have 2 others that I'm working on.  I used Wen exclusively for about 6 weeks.  I think that it conditions well and my hair definitely looked great when I was using this exclusively but it made my scalp itch like crazy!  Wen and my scalp are just not compatible w/ one another.  I now just use it about once a week or so.  
• CVS Apricot Scrub - This is a knock off of the St. Ives scrub.  I know some people say this product is bad for your skin but I like a really scrubby scrub LOL so I really enjoyed this product.  I have about 50 other facial scrubs I've gotten through various sample programs and things tho that I'm going to try to go through first before repurchasing this. 
• BBW Sleep, Lavender Vanilla Bubble Bath - I don't particularly love this scent but I really do feel like I get tired faster when I take a bath with this stuff.  I like to use this on nights when I've had a particularly stressful day to help me unwind.  

I made it through TWO lotions this month!  TWO!  Who am I?  LOL.  I really like lotion but, let's be real, I'm lazy.  This month I pretty much forced myself to apply lotion every time I got out of the shower or bath.  So this month I used up:

• BBW Signature Vanillas - Cherry Body Lotion - I really like this scent, they usually bring it back for the semi-annual sales so I like to stock up on it then!  It's my favorite of the signature vanillas collection.  I like to use these lotions from BBW when I get out of the shower b/c I think they absorb really well. 
• Victoria's Secret PINK Fresh Vanillas Dream On Body Butter - I really liked this product and it was HUGE.  I always used this one at night after I got out of the bath.  I also got this product at VS Semi Annual sale about a year ago I think.
• St. Tropez Bronzing Mousse - This isn't a lotion but I loved loved loved it.  Did I mention that I loved it?  I'm extremely fair and this product looked very natural on me.  If you're looking for a dark tan you won't like this.  It gave me just enough color that it still looked natural but helped even out my skin tone while giving me a nice kiss of color.  I totally recommend it, and if you put it on with their bronzing mitt it doesn't streak at all!  

 I used up very little makeup this month.  I just have so much of it that it's hard to go through.  I really rotate through my makeup instead of just using up one product at a time.  This month I actually threw 2 products out. 

• Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Night Moisturizer - I won't repurchase this.  I'm sure it's a great product and I know a lot of people love it but my sensitive skin was not a fan.  I could really only use this 2-3 x a week.  
• Dr.Jart BB Cream - Loved this!  I originally received this as a sample in my Birchbox and then I purchased the full size.  I have a few other drugstore BB creams I'm currently working on but once I use them up I definitely see myself repurchasing this!  If you're looking for a good BB cream I definitely recommend it.  
• NYX Gloss Chocolate Mousse - HATES IT!  This product just went in the garbage.  I love NYX products and this gloss feels great.. but the color is horrendous! I don't know anyone that would look good in this color, hence probably why I got it for free from sirclesamples.com lol.  
• Mirenesse Glossy Kiss, Quick Kiss - HATES IT TOO! Again, this one also went in the trash.  The color is very very orange and orange just ain't my thing!  I'm a Sooner fan, it's against my religion to like/wear orange at all times! :-p (I also got this for free BTW, my aunt got it in her Birchbox and also hated it so gave it to me who equally hated it lol)

 I used up a couple of foil packets this month:

• Garnier Fructic Pure Clean 2in1 - This product was ok, I probably wouldn't purchase it though.  I do have to say though that I love these foil packets of shampoo/conditioner for traveling.  Great to throw in your bag for an overnight trip somewhere! 
• Dove Hair Therapy Nourishing Oil Care - This was also ok but I'm going to stick to my L'Oreal Mythic Oil (See my post on Mythic Oil here)

 Last but not least I used up some face wipes and cotton pads:

• Body Prescriptions Pomegranate Infused Makeup Cleansing Wipes - I wouldn't repurchase these.  I got them cheap at T.J. Maxx and mainly used them for wiping off my hands and cleaning off swatches while doing my makeup.  They also dried up really quick.
• Up&UP Makeup Remover Cleaning Towelettes - these are a knock off for the Ponds Clean Sweep Wipes, not much to say about these but I did like them and would probably repurchase. 
• Ulta 50 Premium Oval Cotton Pads - I used up two packs of these this month. These are my holy grail cotton pads.  Love that they're a big size and that you can use one pad to take off all your nail polish or all your eye makeup.  I did recently find some just like these at Target (Up & Up brand) that are a dollar cheaper so I'm going to give those a go before repurchasing another pack of these. 

Well that's it folks! Hope you enjoyed seeing all the stuff I used up in September!  I'm off to go throw all this stuff in the trash! ;)

Please leave a comment below and let me know what all you managed to get through recently!

Thanks!