Empties Since July

Empties from July to August so two months. I couldn't bring myself to tackle samples despite my goal to finish them. Also took photos a bit early, but you gotta seize the moment when you have time! Been so busy and tired so all beauty stuff has been secondary.

Face

Etude House Camellia Sheet Mask

Can't remember details so I guess the fit and scent were ok!

Brow Knife

These little knifes are so handy for brows or other facial hair... I did try shaving my facial peach fuzz and it was relatively easy with a new sharp knife and didn't get irritation. Maybe should do it again, the result is nice, but I am afraid of irritating my skin! I have a few knives left and going to purchase more.

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Gel Wash

My staple. Going to repurchase, haven't yet, I try to finish other cleansers first. 

Dr Lipp Nipple Balm Mini

Pure lanolin. Good stuff! Used this for lips and other irritated spots. Very effective. Had this in my coat pocket when travelling as well, a little goes a long way. Treatment and lip gloss in one. I have another mini somewhere... then I am going to purchase a lanolin product again, not sure from where, maybe just from pharmacy.

Lumene Nordic Hydra Aerating Gel Mask

Irritated my skin and got cysts! Wasn't really hydrating either. Maybe I am allergic to birch, the product has birch sap. So just tossing this almost unused old mask since I can't use it.

The Ordinary Ethylated Ascorbic Acid 15%

Expired, definitely. It had changed smell and feel on skin. Luckily there was only little bit left on the bottom (the serum is maybe 3 years old?). I have a habit of leaving a little bit of product to expire. Probably "just in case I need this serum as a backup" but it makes no sense and I am trying to stop it. But EAA 15% was nice Vitamin C serum for my skin! Despite it being only a derivate I felt my skin improved. But if you want a real science backed Vitamin C, go for Ascorbic Acid. I could repurchase EAA15%.

Body

The Body Shop Shower Gel Mango

Fruity, summery, tropical. I like TBS shower gels and currently I am thinking of purchasing more. Mango was nice but I wouldn't purchase it myself, this was gift. I think I am more into floral scents.

Rexona Maximum Protectiom Sport Strength x2

My staples! I have one more backup but will have to repurchase soon...

Hair

Philip Kinsgley Elasticizer Egyptian Jasmine & Mandarin

Great product for dry and processed hair! This scent was too strong for me though. The original one is unscented.

Less Is More Herbal Tonic Scalp Treatment

Got this as a gift long time ago. Tried it a few times, but it just made my scalp and hair slimy and flat. Had a herbal scent. Now I just use the bottle as a water bottle to spray my hair.

Loton Micelarny Shampoo

So old! Bought in Poland when travelling before covid. This was better than the hotel shampoo, but otherwise nothing remarkable.

Head&Shoulders Classic Clean Shampoo

I do love these huge 1 liter bottles! Don't have to repurchase very often and don't have to clutter the shower with several different bottles. Good basic shampoo.

Shopping from July to August

Here we go, beauty shopping from July to August so two months. Altogether 78 €. Last year at this point I had spent already 746 €, this year I have spent altogether 347 €. About half of last year! I wonder if I will overspend during the holidays now or something... It is still 4 months left of 2022.

But, I did buy lots of vitamins now, so I did spend maybe closer to 50 € on magnesium, multi vitamins (A, C, B6, B12, biotin, zinc, iodine, folic acid etc) vitamin D and calsium. 

In the past few days I've seen contents of beauty advent calendars 2022 and I am not too impressed. I will not ask for Lookfantastic calendar at least (my partner usually buys it for me as a christmas gift if I want it), mostly such boring unnecessary stuff this year. Other calendars that are already revealed like Cult Beauty and SpaceNK look nice but I am not sure if they would be worth it to me currently because they are triple the price of LF. Looking forward to seeing what Feelunique and Skincity will be like. Interesting to see if any calendar available to me makes the cut this year!

Marc Jacobs Daisy Love Skies Eau De Toilette Limited Edition 50 ml

Ordered this fragrance from Cocopanda. Daisy Love Skies EdT is a limited edition released in late 2021 I think. I was interested in the notes from the beginning (salt, moss, cream with raspberry), but just a few weeks ago went to the store to sniff it. They had the sampler but no more products to sell. 53 €

I do not have the original Marc Jacobs Daisy Love but I did order a small bottle of Marc Jacobs Daisy Love Eau so Sweet in the beginning of this year and I do enjoy how sugary and raspberry it is! Daisy Love Skies is definitely not as sugary. It is more "basic", smells like an airport tax free, a mix of things, slightly suffocating while having that oceanic note. I know this description sounds so cheap, but it makes me feel some of that freedom when travelling and exploring!

Sorry about the blurring in photos... this bottle is impossible to photo without reflections. Didn't expect the flower to be so huge. It's amazing and probably my favorite bottle because of the ridiculousness, but it also collects dust easily.

A-Derma Dermalibour+ Barrier Cream

Bioderma Cicabio Pommade

These were on sale and I had been wanting to try Bioderma's Cicabio Pommade. I wonder if I got a dud, because it feels very oily and separated. Will have to experiment with it, but at least as a hand cream for super dry hands the result was surprisingly silky. 25 €

Comparing two of my Max Factor Facefinity blushes, I bought Nude Mauve last year.

Indirect sun.

Direct sun. Nude Mauve is more glowy.

Blurred swatches, probably more what they would look like on face. But Nude Mauve has this pink sheen that doesn't translate to photos really.

Max Factor Facefinity Blush 40 Delicate Apricot

The Curl Company Curl Cream Mini 50 ml

Both of these were gifts...  also got The Curl Company Hair Oil, but I left it for my mom. I tried it too and it was nice, thin oil, not too strong scent. I think the cream has a stronger scent, it's not bad but I don't particularly like it either and it lingers. However otherwise the cream is great! Boosts my curls just like Philip Kingsley's Elasticizer (39,95 €/150 ml) but at around 10 €/200 ml. I feel it is a bit heavier than Elasticizer though, but my hair slurps it in easily. I do have very processed hair now, dyed about 3-4 times and a curl permanent! 

The Max Factor Blush in Delicate Apricot is delicate indeed. Very natural, slightly brightening, but very very sheer. Like the other Max Factor Creme Puff Blush in Nude Mauve. Excellent blushes if you are afraid of applying too much! Because it is impossible with these. Good shades too.