Empties #9

Another week, another small pile of empties... 

Empties #8

Another day, another small lot of empties to talk about. With this lot, I actually feel like weeping because they have all been fantastic products to use - so needless to say they'll be going back on the shopping list as soon as possible!

Empties #7

Today I bring you a trio of goodies that I have finished up; all of which have been superb...

Empties #6

I only have a few empties at the moment - all of the skincare variety and items that I've already repurchased, they are just great products to use...

Empties #5

Second part in today's empties posts and it's all skincare which to be honest is what most of my pennies go on...

Empties #4

I'm not usually one for an empties post; I love doing a mini review once I'm done with a product but the whole keeping empty bottles around can get a little frustrating. Regardless I managed to keep a whole bag full of empties ready for today's two part post (yes, two parts) so without further ado...

Empties #3

It's been a while that I've done an empties post - it's just usually the hatred of having any empties lying around for a certain amount of time when they should be in recycling... 

These past few months (and I mean only a few, otherwise this post wouldn't of happened at all due to impatience and no where to store empty bottles and tubes,) however I actually used a fair bit up and keep the empties for this little show and tell.

First is the Dove Colour Radiance shampoo and conditioner - I really loved this combination and so far it's been adding a healthy amount of radiance to my coloured hair. I always have a problem making colour stay in (I dye mine a copper/red/orange combination,) and it's nice when a shampoo and conditioner actually do their job for coloured hair. I did notice although these products aren't sulfate free, they are lower in sulfates than a standard shampoo/conditioner - which is always good to know.

The Toni & Guy Sea Salt Spray has been a long term favourite - I've tried a few on the market (not the bumble and bumble, that's next on the list,) but this one just adds that perfect beachy texture and volume. I prefer to add this on damp hair before I go to sleep so I wake up with insane hair. The beach bed head. ;)

A while ago people raved about the Nivea In Shower Body Moisturiser - and it was something that appealed and luckily for me there was a sample in a magazine so I gave it a go and fell in love, then promptly bought a tube of it. I'm now on the second bottle of it. What I will say is that I personally still need a light lotion after this, but I'm sure for people who don't have dry skin this could be a time saver during the week when you're in a rush.

I loved Bioderma for getting rid of my make up but for some reason if I used more than two days running it was breaking me out (so disappointed,) so I was on the hunt for a make up remover/cleanser that would be suitable for dry and sensitive skin. Enter the Nuxe Reve de Miel cleansing gel. It's super gentle, smells amazing and gets rid of make up very well (even pesky eyeliner and mascara,) obviously when paired with a flannel or muslin cloth. I have nothing bad to say about this product and will be repurchasing when my Avene Cold Cream gel cleanser runs out.

The Palmers Cocoa Body Scrub is perfect for winter, I'd say as it is quite rich so definitely feels nourishing whilst obviously exfoliating as well. I've gone through about four tubs of this stuff and love it. I've just picked up a different scrub that doesn't feel half as nourishing as this, but I will use it up and then probably repurchase this one. Definitely a must for dry skin in particular.

Last but not least is one of my favourite toners, ever. The Vichy Purete Thermale Hydra-Perfecting toner is my favourite hydrating toners around (I use the pink version as I have dry/sensitive skin but the blue version is just as good which is meant for normal/combination skin - I've used that too,) as its free from parabens, alcohol and is hypoallergenic. It leaves skin feeling soft and supple so you're ready for serum afterwards. It just helps my skin feel much more plumper too. I'm currently using the Avene Gentle Toner which is just as good, so I'm in a pickle as to which one to repurchase! 

So that's it for a while, and I'm pretty pleased that all of these products have been rather nice - it's not to say I don't end up with rubbish products of course, but at the moment I've been doing pretty good with my purchases. Score.

Peace!

Empties...

Toni and Guy - Casual - Sea Salt Spray

Liz Earle - Hot Cloth Cleanser

Batiste - Dry Shampoo

Aussie - Dual Personality Texturising Spray

Caudalie - Beauty Elixir

No7 - Extravagant Volume Mascara

Hello lovelies! More of a reasonable post today for you, which is by the way of empties. I won't lie a majority of it is hair care, but I digress.

This collection of goods have really surpassed expectations for me. The sea salt spray is fantastic for putting on damp hair before bed to actually give my hair some subtle waves. I will be repurchasing shortly!

The Aussie gel spray is similar but I spritz this on dry hair, usually when I want more volume. I've already gone through about four bottles of this stuff this year - so yeah, a cult pick for me, and so readily available and usually on offer. 

Dry shampoo is something I'd been looking out for 'cause of my current job at the moment. I work odd shifts sometimes so I don't always have time for a hair wash beforehand. I tried the mini bottle (so cute!) and it's worked amazingly well. The other half actually uses it too - and we've since purchased the cherry flavoured one. My idea, of course...

Liz Earle + Caudalie are hot on the blogosphere and have been for a good while now, and shamefully I adore them also. I love the scent of the cleanse and polish - and the scent of the beauty elixir actually relaxes me first thing in the morning... perfect combination...

And for the mascara? I really does curl my lashes and lengthen perfectly. But then again, I've always favoured No7 mascaras anyway....

Peace!

some mascara empties

For the past few months I've been using these two mascaras. One being by Barbara Daly Perfect Lash and the other being L'O'real Paris Volume Million Lashes (for Hazel Eyes.)

I love the Million Lashes mascara, it gives the perfect amount of volume, separation and indeed enhances my eye colour, due to it's slight black/purple colour. Totally worth the money, it's middle of the range for pricing and can be found in most drug stores or supermarkets (if they stock L'O'real, which most do or so I have found...)

I didn't know what to expect with the Perfect Lash, because I had never used Barbara Daly products before. I have since come to love the eye-shadow (taupe) and cream blushers - but this mascara left me feeling a bit disappointed. It improved the length of the lashes, but it clumped so wasn't really great for separation and didn't make my lashes look very thicker. It's all well and good with a dual eye brush for brows/lashes to separate and a good eyelash curler at hand... but I won't be buying this one again.

Have you used any of these products? What did you think?

Peace!