January Empties

It is once again the end of the month and what does that mean? EMPTIES.

First up, some sachets. The Skin Doctors Eyetuck was something I have tried out before and I'm still not too sure how I feel about it. It is a nice enough product in sample form but I just don't think I can make that solid an opinion on such a small amount. I have so many of these around my house, I need to use them up. The Montagne Jeunesse Peeling mask has been in my stash for ages now and was what I needed the other week - I don't proclaim to be the biggest fan of MJ but for once, a mask of theirs really wowed me. The L'Oreal Lumi Magique didn't wow me but again, a small sample size means I can't form a solid opinion just yet.

Three little tubs from The Body Shop! I bought these at a charity event in aid of my best friends cousin and finally finished them up this month! The Vitamin E Intense Intense Moisture Cream smelt great and felt great on the skin, I'm definitely thinking about picking up the full size version. The Lemon Shower Gel was only enough for one use but wow, did this wake me up in the morning! It is no secret that I love The Body Shop's shower gels so I will definitely be adding this to my shopping list. Finally, the Seaweed Mask. This will teach me for leaving them for a while, by the time I got round to trialling this, it barely existed in the tub, having hardened and shattered. I have only heard good things about this product though so will definitely be testing it out in the future.

Two makeup products this month and you have permission to slap my hand for one of them! Yes, that is the old packaging for the Rimmel Stay Matte Mattifying foundation in 001 Ivory. A little while back, I thought I had run out of this foundation, went out to repurchase and found out that they had changed the packaging. Just after Christmas, I was cleaning out my makeup drawers and what did I find at the back? This! I decided to stop using the newer one for a while in the hope of using this up, and that I did. This has always been a staple foundation for me and I do have a few stored up (new packaging). However, after years of sticking to one brand, I'm trying to branch out a little and try other foundations too. The Rimmel Hide The Blemish concealer isn't technically finished, however it died a very sudden death at work the other day. The small amount that was remaining just snapped off and fell onto my staffroom floor so I had to throw it away. This wasn't a fantastic product anyway and it meant I could finally pick up the much raved about Collection Lasting Perfection concealer. I won't be repurchasing this Rimmel one.

Let's get the boring handwash products out of the way! I recently reviewed a pretty little set but I can't resist picking up the cheap washes at the supermarkets. Don't get me wrong, I love Radox and other branded versions- however, when it comes to price, the Co-Operative Aloe Vera handwash and the Tesco Everyday Value Handwash come up trumps. Both are bound to be repurchased soon.

Technically, only one of these products is finished: the Radox Moisturise shower wash. I will repurchase this over and over as I just can't resist Radox shower products. The two Veet products sadly need to go as they are close to going off. I chop and change between shaving my legs and using Veet creams but recently, it has been all about the shaving leaving these two products rather unloved. Although I've used Veet for years, I've also noticed that the Hair Removal cream is no longer as effective as it used to be, not too sure why. I was also expecting great results from the Hair Minimising Body Moisturiser but was thoroughly underwhelmed with that too.

The final two: an Aquafresh Ultimate miniature toothpaste. I am going to have to start applying for all the freebies again - our stash is now depleted! This was okay, nothing special. I'm still searching for that toothpaste that is the one. Lastly, the Osmo Berber Oil*. I reviewed this here many, many moons ago and have only just finished this. I still remained underwhelmed with this product - there was just something that didn't click for me.

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