February 2015 Empties

Hi guys! Today I'm going to be showing you all what I used up in February. I know I keep beating a dead horse, but with being so sick last month, I'm really surprised with all the products I have. Some of it is just really old stuff that had to go, but that still counts!

Starting off with vitamins/supplements, I first used up the Life & Food Garcinia Cambogia Supreme supplement, which I did a review on here. This was supposed to be a dietary supplement for weight loss and improving your mood. It didn't help at all with weight, but that was expected, and I did notice a bit of improvement with my mood. I also had a bit more energy but nothing to write home about. I wouldn't buy this for myself.

Next up we have the Nature Made Vitamin D3. I take these supplements because I'm a vampire and hate the sun (not really, but you get the point), and I always hear the sun is a great source of Vitamin D. Since I am super pale and burn very easily, I do try to avoid being outside when it's sunny as much as possible, so that's why I take these vitamins. I currently have a huge bottle of these right now that I probably won't go through for a while. 

Then we have the InstaNatural Phytoceramides Youthful Skin Formula, which I also have a review on here. In all honesty, I did notice a difference in my skin while taking these. It felt softer and more youthful. Even though I'm only 26, I did notice a big difference. This Winter has been horrible to my skin, so I've been doing all I can to it to keep it soft, hydrated and flake free. These really were pretty awesome. Would I buy myself though? Not sure really. The skincare routine I have right now has been working pretty well for me lately. 

The TopCare Gentle Dandruff Shampoo is the Wegmans brand version of Head & Shoulders. It's exactly the same thing! Seriously, it looks the same, smells the same, and feels the same. Plus, it's way cheaper. This bottle is only about $3 but they often have sales and coupons, so I got this bottle for I believe under $1. I only used this occasionally when I had an itchy scalp, and this will be what I purchase for the rest of my life for dandruff. 

I used up the Colgate Sensitive toothpaste, and to me, this was good but it wasn't anything special. It didn't do anything great, but my teeth didn't feel sensitive while using this, so it did its job. I'm currently using a store brand sensitive toothpaste that I think is pretty darn good, and it's cheaper too!

I finally used up the Bausch & Lomb Advanced Eye Relief. I had been using this for ages, but it was great stuff and was super inexpensive too. I have gone back to my trusty Similasan eye drops which are more expensive, but they're just my favorite and it's hard to stray away from them. 

I used up quite a bit of skincare stuff and I used up the Philosophy Spiced Gingerbread Cookie hand cream. Holy crap does this smell just amazing! It literally is a spiced gingerbread cookie in a tube and it was surprisingly really nice. It was hydrating and kept my hands feeling good even after washing them a few times. The scent also lingered, which to me was a big plus. This came in a holiday kit Christmas 2013 I think.

I used up the InstaNatural Moroccan Rose Water, which I did a review of here, along with their Skin Clearing Serum. I'm still using the serum and that's about half way gone. This rose water was amazing. I put some on a cotton pad mixed with my Aloe toner from The Body Shop and it just made my skin feel extra hydrated. I'm kinda sad this is gone, but I may repurchase once I go through my stash a little. 

I used up the Boscia Pore Purifying Black Strip, which is just a strip you put on a wet nose, wait for it to dry, and gently take it off. I have to say, I find these more satisfying to take off than the Biore pore strips I always used. Since this is a dark strip, you can see all the gunk better, and boy was there alot of nastiness that came out of my pores. I loved it, but these are expensive. This particular one came in a 500 point perk from Sephora with a bunch of Boscia products. 

I got a sample of the GlamGlow Supermud Clearing Treatment in a skincare sampler pack, and I truly didn't find this to be as amazing as everyone says. I didn't like the Youthmud mask they have either, and this one is a bit better, but it's not life changing. The hydrating mask they have is phenomenal and I will always repurchase that. I don't know why people love this particular one so much. 

I also used up the Korres Wild Rose Moisturizer. I used up another baby sample I had and didn't like it. I still don't like it, but used it up because I hate wasting product unless I have a bad reaction. This just wasn't my cup of tea. It doesn't really sink into the skin well, and the rose scent is a bit overpowering. 

Finishing up a makeup product is really hard, but I'm pleased to be able to get rid of a few things! I first used up the Korres Vitamin E Face Primer. I loved this because it felt more like a moisturizer than a silicone based primer, which I desperately needed. I feel like it did make concealer/foundation go on better, but it didn't really do much for longevity. 

I had to throw out the Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in the Eden version. I'm not sure where this sample came from, probably with a palette, but this stuff is just not good at all! I was shocked because I love the original Primer Potion, but this made my shadows crease within just a few hours. I even tried to keep using it by setting it with powder, using the tiniest amount possible and everything I could think of. Nothing worked, and my shadows still creased. After about 10 uses, I decided I had to just get rid of it. 

I also had to get rid of the Covergirl & Olay Simply Ageless Eye Concealer. This was discontinued, but I loved how it had an eye cream type product mixed into the concealer shade. When I first used it, it was great. As time went on, it wasn't applying evenly and it would eventually make my under eyes look dry and cake-y. I hadn't even made a good dent in this, but it has to go.

I'm also so sad to be getting rid of the Urban Decay Sustainable Shadow Box Palette. I had mentioned in a post over a year ago that I think this was my first ever Urban Decay palette, so there is a bit of nostalgia associated with this. I used it a ton back in the day, but the screw on the side broke off on the bottom, so the lid comes off, and the palette itself has been unglued so it's just falling apart. Part of me wants to keep it for the nostalgia reason, but the logical part of my brain says throw it away. I haven't even used it in I don't know how long. If you could let me know in the comments what you think I should do with this, please do as I really am on the fence with throwing it out :/

Now I bought this Profusion Sultry & Neutrals palette over 2 years ago and only used it maybe twice. I was going through my palettes, pulled this one out, swatched it and was immediately horrified at how bad the quality is. Seriously, this stuff is not pigmented at all! It was only $5, which is a great price, but with Wet n' Wild being around the same price but better quality, it's just sad. In the trash it goes! I wouldn't even give this to a friend it's so bad.

What did you use up in February?

HAUL! Walgreens & Bath & Body Works

I hate to say it, but I broke my promise about not buying any makeup until Black Friday.... but the good news is, I've finally found Wet N' Wild products at my local Walgreens! You guys have no idea how excited I am. I've been looking for the brand for quite a while now and couldn't find it anywhere until today when I was doing some errands. I also went to Bath & Body Works too, so here's my little haul for everyone! 

Everything I bought

Bath & Body Works hand sanitizers

I'm going to go over the B&BW stuff first since I wanna save the best for last. Now I've probably said before, I work in retail. With the cold weather and the holiday's coming up, I'm going to be around a lot more people and really don't want to get sick. I already got my flu shot so the next important thing to me is using hand sanitizer while I'm working. It's often hard to get off the selling floor to go wash your hands so I always have to have hand sanitizer with me at all times, and the ones from Bath & Body Works are so cute, fun and the scents they have are amazing! Anyways, they're having the 5 for $5 sale for these and I'm running low so I wanted to stock up a little. The scents I got are Sparkling Pink Champagne, Island Margarita, Vanilla Buttercream, Candy Cane Bliss, and Strawberry Cupcake. I don't really have to go into detail about each scent because I know everybody knows about these and loves them, but I will say, Sparkling Pink Champagne smells soooooooo good! I might have to go back and get more while they're on sale.

After B&BW I was still on my mission to find Wet N' Wild products, and I was successful, but I also found this little guy. This eyeshadow palette is from a brand called Profusion and this is the Sultry & Neutrals 10 Eyeshadow Palette. They had another one that had cooler colors for more smokey looks. I thought about getting both but I just got this one to try and see how I like it. This baby only cost me $4.99! I couldn't believe that price! When I got home I googled the brand because I had never heard of it before and I read mixed reviews of the palettes so we'll see how this compares to my Urban Decay Naked Palette, which is what I automatically thought of when I saw this. This also comes with a black eyeliner pencil and a sponge applicator, which I don't use so I'll probably throw it away. This palette looks like half shimmer, half matte which is a change for me because I love my shimmer. Anyways, I'm very excited to try this, especially because of the price, so once I try it enough, I'll do a review on it!

Here's what I was most excited about! I was so happy when I saw the Wet N' Wild display, I actually squealed a little. Now because I had never found any of these products anywhere else, I was surprised that they didn't have a big selection, but hey, with how good people say the products are, probably no one cares about that. I almost missed it though because they were squeezed between rimmel and Almay products. But this palette in Comfort Zone was what I wanted to try the most. And for $4.99 again, you just can't beat the price. And the color payoff is really amazing. I lightly swatched some colors and wow, just wow. To me, this is like Urban Decay quality. If I end up really liking this one, I may go back and get the palette with the purples in it called Petal Pusher. I'll probably end up buying some of their trios too.

Well there you go! That's my little haul that I'm quite proud of! I only spent a little over $15 total including tax so all this was definitely worth the money in my opinion. We'll just have to see how I like the Profusion palette!

Talk to everyone later!