You know the drill. Here are the things I emptied and now get to throw away: Disclaimer: All products purchased by me unless indicated next to the product name. This post does contain affiliate links. Purchasing an item through an affiliate link does not add any cost to the customer but does help support this … Continue reading Q1 2018 Empties
I've been trashing a lot of toners (among other things) from my skincare stash. I hate being wasteful but I finally came to the realization that I don't have the mental energy to force myself to use up products that don't bring me joy if I want to do other unenjoyable, adult things like eating vegetables or going to … Continue reading Comparison Review of 5 Japanese Ceramide Toners
This is the second product Glossier developed by sourcing input from their readers and since I liked their cleanser ok, I wanted to give this a try. However, whereas with the Milky Jelly Cleanser, Glossier was able to develop something innovative and stand-out in the oversaturated cleanser market, they've done the exact opposite with this moisturizer. What they seem … Continue reading Glossier Priming Moisturizer Rich Review
For the longest time, all I wanted was a cleansing oil that worked. Something that removed all my makeup, didn't leave any residue on my face, and didn't break me out. After a comically long struggle, I found one, and I still think it's the best no-nonsense, super functional, great value, oil cleanser out there. … Continue reading Astalift Cleansing Oil Review
As much as I love summer, it doesn't make for interesting skincare, at least for my dry skin yup, I'm going to go ahead and blame the neglect of this blog the past couple of months on summer and now that autumn is upon us, I'm finally getting my act together and am busily stockpiling new … Continue reading Dearpacker Moisture MasCream Review
I haven't done an empties post since February, so there are lots of items in this post! Muji Sensitive Skin Cleansing Oil Previously reviewed. This is the best cleansing oil I've ever used! Acwell Bubble-Free pH Balanced Cleanser Previously reviewed. This cleanser doesn't play nicely with my face so I used it up as a hand … Continue reading March and April Empties
I used to swim 2 hours a day, 11 months out of the year, and I played water polo before my high school even had a team, so when I moved to Southern California and decided to take up surfing, I assumed it would come naturally. I have probably a record number of battle scars … Continue reading COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence Review
I've been agonizing over this review for quite some time now because, well, do you guys remember this song? When I shop for second cleansers, I have a list of deal breakers and pitfalls, such as having a high pH, producing foam, sodium lauryl sulfate or papain, because my skin doesn't tolerate those things well. This cleanser avoids every … Continue reading Acwell Bubble-Free pH Balancing Cleanser Review
See my January empties here. I just wrapped up part 1 of a project at work that has completely taken over my life the past couple of weeks. I'm hoping to make some progress on the backlog of posts I have in my draft file, but in the meantime, here is a quick rundown of … Continue reading February Empties
Quick post for today! In a continuing effort to stop buying new things and actually use up things that I have, I will be sharing which products I've used up every month. As such, here are the things I've used up in January: Let's Cure Honeybunny 40 Propolis Ampoule - full review here Of all … Continue reading January Empties
