December Empties

Last month for 2011! December 😀 Which means more products I’ve somehow managed to work through, and yes I am totally cheating by including a bunch of samples, but so be it! I’m trying to work through all my samples to clear them out!

Clinique 7 day scrub cream
Not something I would personally purchase with my own money. It always tends to leave this greasy film after using it that I can only removed if I use a cleanser right after.

Estee Lauder Gentle Eye Makeup Remover
This is the first of two bottles I’m working through, they were samples in a gift set I received. Not a fan of this at all, it doesn’t do a great job at removing all makeup, and so I use it mostly to clean my hands during my swatching sessions.

Benefit They’re Real Mascara
Love this! This is certainly one of my all time favourite mascaras out there 🙂 I would buy this again in a heart beat if I wasn’t already reviewing a bunch of others. Ah, the life of a beautiful blogger. You can read my review here.

Swisspers Cotton Pads
My favourite cotton pads, mostly because they are soft, very cheap (especially since I by them bulk when on sale), but I love how the edges of the pads are sealed so less likely for the fluff to spread everywhere.

Hello Kitty Mascara
Not a fan, it left my lashes clumpy and I kept finding random strands of…. something *shudder* in the tube. Will not purchase, you can read my review here.

L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara
Another mascara I loved, but I mostly loved using this for my bottom lashes because the wand was so thin and easy to angle. It worked well for my top lashes too, but it was a true winner for bottom lashes, especially if you’re like me and have almost non-existent ones 🙁

Benefit Foamingly Clean Facial Wash
No, that was not a typo. That’s really what it’s called. This was okay, I wouldn’t repurchase again, not because it was bad, but because I could get much better cleansers for a similar or even lower price.

John Frieda Full Repair Shampoo
I loved how this smelled, and I would be tempted to repurchase (though I noticed no improvement on my hair) if I didn’t have a stack I already need to work through. Again, another pit fall of being a beauty blogger, you can never really stay and enjoy any good products because you’re constantly working through the next new thing to review.

ORLY Won’t Chip Polish
I’ll be honest, I never used this as a proper top coat, so I don’t know how well it performs. As you know I swatch a TON of nail polishes for the blog, and so I always always need to apply a clear polish beneath each swatch in order to prevent my nails from turning yellow, so that is what I used this polish for. However I haven’t heard any favourable reviews regarding this top coat (one of the reasons I didn’t bother using it as a top coat)

Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Lip Balm
Hmmm, still in two minds about this. On the one hand, I really love it because I think maybe I’ve gotten used to it? But it isn’t a lip balm I’d personally want to repurchase again (though I have a 2nd tube I need to finish, damn you gift sets). You can read my review here.