Empties: Starting the New Year

Hello!

On my blog to this point, I have not done a whole lot of Empties posts. I definitely have noticed this and I want to change this year!

In the past though, I have done a lot of Haul posts. One of my new year resolutions is to spend less and use up more of what I have. One of the reasons I cancelled my ipsy subscription is the amount of product I was receiving but not having enough time before the next shipment to use it.

I thought I would start off the year with an Empties post to get this shindig started.

Just a disclaimer. This is not a December empties or anything. This is like, months of empties lol. I don’t use of things very quickly.

1. Make Up For Ever Mist & Fix 

Repurchase: Maybe

I thought I would try this after my Urban Decay All Nighter ran out. It was okay I guess. Didn’t notice anything amazing with my makeup, but it wasn’t detrimental or anything. I know a lot of people don’t like the smell of this, but I liked it. 🙂

2. Neutrogena Oil Free Eye Make Up Remover

Repurchase: No

I would definitely not repurchase this. I’ve heard really good things about it, and it worked pretty well, but I found it super duper oily (ironically). The price is good, but there are other good ones for this price too which work just as well.

3. Ole Henriksen Oil Free Pore Refining Makeup Wipes

Repurchase: Maybe

I really liked these wipes actually, but of course the price is a bit of a down side.  I liked these wipes because one side was a regular smooth wipe and the other side had exfoliating beads. The smell I thought was pretty nice too. They smell minty and eucalyptusy.

4. Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Sorbet

Repurchase: Maybe

This was from my 500 pt Caudalie perk from Sephora. I really liked this! It was more of a gel then a lotion which was interesting. It smoothly went on and it wore well throughout the day. The only thing I don’t think I’m cool with is the price….

5. Benefit Stay Don’t Stray Eye Primer

Repurchase: Maybe

I have a lot of ‘maybe’ repurchases! LOL. I got quite a lot of use out of this sample. I liked it because it was more of a concealer consistency than my Urban Decay primer. I did notice that some days it wore better than others, and if you put too much on it would get a bit cakey.

6. Stila Stay All Day Liquid Eyeliner

Repurchase: Yes

This eyeliner has a lot of hype, and I’m on that bandwagon. It’s just so easy to use. The only thing is the shiny look it gives after it dries. I usually like more a matte look, but for how good this eyeliner is, I’ll deal with it. I also do notice it smudges a bit onto the lower outter corner of my eyes but all of them do. I can’t fault this eyeliner for that.

7. Benefit Gimme Brow

Repurchase: Maybe

I quite liked this product. I always like time saving things and this one was definitely it. A brow gel and brow colour in one was great. This was my first brow product and it worked out pretty well. I’ve moved on to Anastassia Brow Wiz, so that’s the only reason why my repurchase is ‘maybe’. I’m loving the Brow Wiz and not sure if I will deviate.

8. Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes

Repurchase: Probably…

During my last empties, I noted that I didn’t like the smell of these. Still sort of don’t, but I’ve gotten used to it. I would say the Ole Henriksen one are definitely better quality but the price definitely denotes this. Even though I don’t love these, I think they are decent and will probably repurchase if I see them on sale. :p

So those are my Empties to start off the year. I look forward to doing more reviews and empties during 2015. I have so many great products that I’ve been dying to try out?

Anybody else trying to do a no-buy thing this year?