Laneige Lip Sleeping Masks in Berry (mini size x2) and Peach Iced Tea (midi size) – Another three of these bite the dust. I have bought a few mini sets over the last couple of years and recently found myself using up 2 mini berry ones. I also used up a mid-sized (not regular sized) Peach Iced Tea which is my favourite scent ever. It pained me to finish it, but I have a full sized one left in reserve. Love these, already have repurchaed a bunch of full sized ones.
Gxve by Gwen Stefani Can't Stop Staring Clean Lengthening & Lifting Mascara - Love this mascara! This was my first tube and it has already been repurchased. It quickly became one of my top 3 mascaras. It lenghtens, adds volume, separates and lifts just as it claims to. Love the solid packaging.
Nivea Pure & Natural Body Milk – I have gone through a number of these bottles and refills. Looks like the refills may have been discontinued, I am not sure, but I don't see them in the store any longer. I decided to switch things up and try a few new body lotions recently so you will see the empties on those in a bit. Would totally repurchase this though. Solid lotion, good price point.
EOS Lip Balm - No idea what scent this one is. Out it goes. I keep finidng them around the house. I think my cat likes to hide them. In case you haven't read any of my previous posts, I had a bad allergic reaction to these.
Urban Decay Lip Junkie in Wallflower - This was a mini as you can see. It was one of my favourite lip products for a long time. I had the full sized version too. There is hardly any left and it smells bad now and has changed colour so out it goes! I had left this in a old purse and recently found it which is why it is so old and was still kicking around. This product was discontinued awhile ago.
Lancome Sheer Magnetic Fruits Delicieux Lipstick - I bought this so long ago, that it would frighten most of you. This is long discontinued. At the time I bought it, this may have been the most expensive lipstick I had ever bought. I remember feeling pain as I paid for it. It was a very dark sheer colour meant for fall or winter. Very similar to Clinique's Black Honey. I loved this lipstick at the time. I found this one too in an old purse (I was doing some cleaning) and there was enough left for one more use. I took it out of the tube with a Q-tip and it smelt funny so needless to say I didn't use the last drop. I still consider this an empty and used up! Happy to be finally pitching this tube. I got my money's worth!
Skinfix Triple Lipid + Collagen Eye Treatment - This was a travel sized tube and it has come in handy when I am on vacay. I had the full sized jar and was not impressed with this product. It's ok, no better, no worse than that. It did nothing for my dark circles and was not even the most moisturizing eye cream at all. Given the price point of $73 Canadian, I would pass if I were you. Won't repurchase.
Quo Beauty Luxury Cotton Facial Pads - This is a Canadian brand so I am sure some of you may never have heard of it. These were AWFUL! They are so coarse and rough! I believe this is the second time I have bought these (once years ago) and they are still simply horrible. I don't think they were marketed as "luxury" previously and in fact, if memory serves me correctly, there are a couple of different versions or levels of these. Let me tell you, Shiseido does not have to lose any sleep over this "competition" for their facial cotton. Never again, it's Shiseido only for me or bust! Can't remember if they were $7 or $11 but the savings are not woth it for such an inferior product.
Aveeno Skin Relief Moisturizing Lotion and Intense Hand Cream - Love Aveeno body care products. Been buying them for years. Already repurchased.
Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Lip Bath Gloss in Pillow Talk - I have mixed feelings about this product. This is a mini size. I got a set of 3 in different colours. I am working on a second one as we speak. So far, the two I have tried are pretty colourless and the difference between the shades is basically undetectable. So I don't love that. They are minty and do appear to make your lips look more juicy with less lines. I normally hate lip plumpers and the discomfort they cause but this one has zero discomfort. This is where the product excels. I tend to dab a bit of this over whatever lip product I am wearing if it is looking a tad dry. Works wonders. A full sized tube is $47.50 Canadian which I think is outrageous for a what amounts to a fancy, clear, slightly plumping gloss. I would never pay full price for this. There are other products on the market that work just about as well for half the price such as the Fenty ones. I would buy these again in a mini set if I got them on sale.
AOA Super Soft Paw Paw Wonder Blender - I have so many thoughts on these. I bought them because 1) I hate paying full price for a beautyblender 2) many beauty influencers have sworn these are just as good as the beautyblender or even better! So I took the plunge and ordered a pack of 6 from Amazon. First of the all, the price is right. You get 6 for less than half the price of a beautyblender. What is not to like about that? I find these smoother and less porous than the beautyblender, which I don't like but some people may. These soak up less product so there is some money savings in that; however, I find it takes longer to blend my makeup as is tends to sit on the surface of the sponge. I don't feel I get as flawless of a look either with these, some areas of my face can hold too much product because of the blending issue. They wash very easily, although, I find that they can rip easily after a couple of washes while you are washing them so I don't find them long lasting. They are almost too soft. That's what happened to this one, I ripped it badly at the base washing it so it's done. Beautyblenders are more sturdy in my opinion, but they do get more tiny rips in them over time. I don't see myself repurchasing these but I will use them up for sure.
Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream - I have mentioned before that my skin looked so good for a couple of years there when I started using Drunk Elephant products. This was before I got rosacea. I still have some products unused lying around as a result since some are too strong for my skin now. This product is one of the exceptions. My skin really likes this and I use it at night sometimes. I know the price of Drunk Elephant has gone through the roof so there may be better options out there. I may repurchase this but won't anytime soon as I have a ton of other moisturizers I like that I need to use up.
Fable & Mane Holiroots Hair Oil - I got this on a whim and bought this mini. My scalp gets very dry in the winter in recent years and hey if this can strengthen and grow more hair for me, I am in! The smell of this product is simply intoxicating. I would buy this for the smell alone! I feel it does a very good job of moisturizing my scalp. The jury is still out on whether or not it strenghtens or grows more hair as I have only been using it off and on for about 3 months. I have repurchased and will be using it more consistently especially with winter coming. I will report back on how it goes.
Caudalie Hand & Nail Repairing Cream in Rose de Vigne - I got a set of 3 of these in a holiday kit last year. I really like them. They are all different scents. I think they could be better, but for the price point they work well enough for me and I like them for my purse. They are strongly scented though and may offend some people. Would repurchase.
Caudalie Premier Cru The Eye Cream - This came in a holiday set I bought last Christmas. I really found nothing extraordinary about it. Didn't notice it doing anything for me. Mine is a mini as you can see. Full size is $104 Canadian and there is no way it is worth that. I do really like their Premier Cru moisturizer at night but that is a far superior product to this. Will not repurchase.
That's it for this month and that was a lot! Happy Thanksgiving to those in Canada!
