Hey everyone! It's time for yet another empties post, where I share with you all the products I used up the month before. July wasn't so great with using up products, but at least I finished up some things.
I used up a few different skincare products, and the first one is the Ole Henriksen Balancing Cucumber Face Mist. I used this by spraying some onto a cotton pad and applying it to my face that way. If I sprayed it directly onto my skin, it burned my eyes pretty bad. Despite that, I felt this was a decent toner. It got the job done but it was pretty fragrant. I doubt I'd repurchase.
I finally managed to use up the StriVectin Repair & Protect Moisturizer. I had done a full review on this here, and I much preferred this in the colder months versus the warmer months. I just had a little left, and even though it made me pretty greasy, I didn't want to wait until Winter again to finish it. This is an ok moisturizer. I found it made my skin a bit itchy though, so I won't purchase myself.
Next up is the DDF Ultra Lite Oil-Free Moisturizing Dew. I freaking LOVED this stuff! It was a hybrid gel-cream formula that made my skin so silky soft, and it was great on days when I didn't go outside but wanted to hydrate my skin. I may repurchase this once I use up the moisturizers in my stash.
Last for skincare is the Pur~Lisse Blue Lotus + Seaweed Treatment Sheet Mask. I was honestly pretty impressed with this mask! I've always said in the past that I wasn't a fan of sheet masks, but I think I'm starting to change my tune. I've realized that I need to tone my skin before I apply one and they work so much better. I definitely want to try more sheet masks but ones that are more affordable.
I feel like my husband and I go through the Sound Body Dandruff Shampoo fairly quickly. I don't use this often, but my husband washes his hair alot and mainly uses this stuff. Since it's been on the blog often, I won't go into this much, but we both like it and it's pretty much just like Head & Shoulders, just much cheaper at Big Lots.
I did a review here on this Keranique Scalp Stimulating Shampoo and Volumizing Keratin Conditioner duo back in December. For lack of better words, I absolutely loathed these products so much! They did nothing to help my hair and actually made it feel like straw. Even though I was sent these to try, I hate wasting product, so I used these up but hated every second of it. Stay away from these!
Lastly, we have some bodycare. My husband and I both used up the Suave Creamy Cocoa Butter & Shea Body Wash, and I LOVED how this smelled! I just love shea butter in general, but this was amazing, and super inexpensive. I usually buy these at my local Wegmans when they're on sale and if I have a coupon, so I end up only paying about $2 for it. We will repurchase when we use up our massive stash.
I used up a deluxe sized sample of the Perlier Honey Shower Cream. I have so many deluxe samples of many different products, and I want to get through them. I really enjoyed using this! It smelled a little more flowery than sweet, but it was still nice. I had a whole set of Perlier things sent to me a while ago and still need to use the rest of them up. I don't think I'll repurchase this though.
Number of products used up: 9
Total for the year: 96
I was so hoping to break 100 products by now! I definitely think my goal of using up 250 products for the year is further out of reach, so now I'm going to aim for 150. I need to make it a priority to do my makeup more and treat my skin better, which will hep me clear out my massive collection. Being pregnant hasn't made it easy, but I'm almost half way through, so I need to get my booty into gear!
What did you use up recently?
*Disclosure* I received this product complimentary from StriVectin for review purposes. All opinions are 100% honest and my own, like always!
Hey everyone! When I was contacted to try out the new StriVectin Repair & Protect Moisturizer, I was so excited! I have heard of the brand before, but held off buying anything because their products are kinda expensive. I put this to the test for a few weeks, and now it's time to give my thoughts.
Taken from the StriVectin website:
Repair & Protect Moisturizer is a lightweight, wrinkle fighting
daily moisturizer with broad spectrum SPF 30 sunscreen that reduces
visible signs of aging, neutralizes free radicals and helps prevent UV
damage. The formula combines next generation antioxidant technology and
patented NIA-114™ to enhance skin’s innate defenses and boost its age
fighting abilities.
This nourishing anti-aging cream is scientifically proven to help reduce
the appearance of lines and wrinkles by improving skin texture and
elasticity as it defends against UV damage with broad spectrum SPF 30.
Helps skin retain natural moisture with ingredients that maintain
optimal hydration regardless of climate.
After 4 weeks of use:
- 93% agreed skin was more nourished
- 93% agreed skin was smoother
- 83% agreed skin felt healthy/radiant
Reading the claims and what it's all about, I was definitely intrigued and excited to try this out. I love that this has an SPF of 30, so it's great for if you're going to be out in the sun and it also says that it quickly absorbs into the skin without leaving behind the heavy, sticky feeling often associated with with high SPF moisturizers. It also says it's dermatologist tested, clinically tested, paraben free and non-comedogenic.
The thick, white moisturizer definitely feels heavy and hydrating at first touch, but once applied into the skin, it does feel very light and it sinks in quite well. This does make a good base for makeup and my makeup did apply nicely after using this. My concern with my skin, is that it's so oily in the hotter months that thick moisturizers like this can make it even more oily, but I gave it a good shot before I wrote it off completely.
Unfortunately, this broke me out alot and made my skin so oily after just a couple of hours. I thought maybe it was a fluke and stopped using this for a few days. In those days I didn't use this moisturizer, my skin cleared up and wasn't as oily. I went back to using this, and low and behold, I started breaking out and my skin became a greasy mess again. I'm so sad that happened to me, but I have a feeling this might work better for me once Winter comes, as my skin has been getting much drier at that time. If you have super oily skin like I do, I would stay away from this. I can see this being an amazing moisturizer if you have very dry/dry, and maybe combination skin.
This moisturizer costs a whopping $89 and you can find it on the StriVectin website, and in my area, I can get it at Ulta, Macys and BonTon. You can input your location on their site to see where it's sold.
Have you tried this moisturizer? If you have/haven't, what do you think of it?
