October went by fast and I have a feeling November is even going to go by faster. Just 3 more weeks of work and then I'm off to somewhere sunny for 10 days. Much deserved, even if I say so myself ;-)
Anyway, I was on a roll in September, emptying a lot of products and I'm forcing myself to continue this process. So here's what I emptied out in October and what I replaced it with:
Facial care:
I used up my Neutrogena Alcohol Free Toner and replaced it with Body Shop Vitamine E face mist. Technically not really a toner but it works the same to me and since I had half a bottle left I decided to use it and not buy a new toner until the face mist is empty. Also my much beloved Neutrogena Raphid Wrinkle repair moisturizer has been emptied. I'm so bummed by this, it's not available in Europe and I love this one so much (I do need to put a hydrating serum under this). Yet another reason to plan a trip to the US soon. I replaced it by Vichy Normaderm Tri-Activ Anti-Imperfection Hydrating care that I found laying around, I think it was in a Deauty box at some point.
Body care:
Bath and Body works time!! I finished the Beautiful Day hand cream and got started on my tube of Crisp Morning Air Handcream. The Maui Mango Surf body cream replaced my Love & Sunchine body cream. I also found this Clinique Water Therapy foot smoothing cream somewhere in the back of a closet, it was almost empty, I only got 3 more uses out of it and I replaced it by the Body Shop's Spa wisdom honey & beeswax hand and foot butter that I found in the back of the same closet. I remember I was hooked on this stuff at one point and then they stopped selling it. So I'm kind of hoping I don't get hooked again since it's no longer for sale.
Makeup:
My sample size Photo finish primer by Smashbox lasted until the end of the first week of October and I replaced it by 2 primers. Kiehl's Micro Blur Skin Perfection (which I love by the way, you can find a review of this on the blog real soon) and Too Faced Hangover replenishing face primer. I intended to alternate between both but I'm loving the Kiehl's one so much that I haven't tried the Too Faced primer yet. When it gets colder I probably will start alternating more because the Too Faced one is more hydrating and that's what my skin needs in winter. And than there's my Guerlain Lingerie de Peau bb beauty booster ... this one got me through 2 summers. It's so lightweight it feels like a bb cream but gives a foundation like coverage. I'm happy this one is now empty. As much as I loved it, I was so sick of it by the end, I really wanted to try something new and the damn tube kept producing product. I'm now using the Cover Girl Ready Set Gorgeous foundation in the color 110 as my everyday foundation, especially for workdays. It's very lightweight and gives you that pretty healthy finish. Another Neutrogena favorite is their Healthy Skin foundation (shown here in 110 Classis Ivory), since the formula is a bit heavier I currently only use this one on special days or if I'm going out at night. And last but not least one of my all-time favorite Mac eyeshadows: Satin Taupe, that one got replaced by itself.
Nail care:
There they go, my two favorite nail care products of all time, in the bin: trend nail balsam and nail repair. Trind products are definitely among the best nail products on the market and I already have backups of them at home but I decided to go with Sally Hanssen Vitamin E Nail & cuticle oil and nail hardener and I'm liking them so far.
Miscellaneous:
I've been a very good girl lately cleaning my makeup brushes every sunday. I usually use the same colors every day when I'm working so it wasn't really necessary color-wise to clean them often but of course it's more hygienic to clean them regularly. So on sunday I clean brushes! I emptied my Mac brush cleanser and replaced it by a new bottle.
And that's it! I'm liking this process a lot: empty out one thing before opening another. It's working well for most products but in case you're wondering; I'm not even going to try to implement this in my nail polish and eyeshadow collection because I'd never be able to write a post like this if I did that ;-)
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