Finished! December Empties

For the first time in my life I have overflowing drawers of products. I mean everything from shampoo, shower gel, moisturisers, cleansers. I want to make a point of not buying anything else until I’m actually running out of things. In future I’ll be including things like bath products and hair stuff. Although a lot of these products have already had full reviews I find it interesting to see if my opinions have changed by the time I get to the end of a product.  I didn’t get too much used up last month but here is the stuff that I did manage:

Lush Catastrophe Cosmetic Fresh Face Mask – This was a little too drying on my skin though it smelled lovely and didn’t irritate it. If you have oily skin this would be better for you (as opposed to me who has oily skin on my nose and dry everywhere else... yey)

Clinique Hand Cream Sample – Worked well but smelled awful.

Botanics Soothing Eye Makeup Remover – This is a definite repurchase. Worked really well, cost less than a fiver and didn’t irritate my skin or eyes. Love it!

Carmex Strawberry lip balm with SPF15 – I already had a mint one in the back ups box. I love these as they are thick enough to last a while on the lips and actually feel like they are doing something rather than just sitting on top of the skin like Vaseline does. 

L’Oréal Youth Code Sample – This didn’t provide enough moisture on my dry bits so I won’t purchase this.

Estee Lauder Makeup Wipes (sample pack) – These were actually pretty good and that’s coming from someone who doesn’t really like makeup wipes! Given that I don’t use them very often I won’t be purchasing a full sized pack though for fear of spending all that money (£19!) and having them dry out on me before I can use them all up. 

The Body Shop Shea Body Butter – I think I got this free with a magazine. I used this as a hand cream as I find that body butters don’t spread too easily on the skin and the last thing I want to be doing in the middle of winter is standing for 10 minutes in my freezing bathroom rubbing moisturiser in. It smelt fab but left my skin a little greasy so I won’t be buying it. 

Norwegian Formula Hand Cream – I did a fair bit of flying over the last few months and this always went in my carryon luggage as it is the mini size. I love this stuff, it does such a great job of soothing my horrid dry hands and you only need the smallest amount. I will definitely repurchase! 

Jergens Natural Body Moisturiser – Again I used this as a hand cream and it did a fab job. Smells inoffensive, moisturises well and didn’t leave my hands feeling overly greasy. 

Simple Kind To Skin Vital Vitamin Night Cream – This was my second pot and I’m sure I’ll buy more in future. It’s cheap, doesn’t irritate my fussy skin and provides just enough moisture for the dry bits without upsetting the oily bits. 

Urban Decay Primer Potion (in the scratty little pot) – I depotted a miniature one and still had a load of product left in it! Unfortunately the pot cracked and it dried out. I have to say I was falling out of love with it. Whilst it keeps shadows on and vibrant all day it’s a bugger to blend shadows when you use this. I do have another miniature which I won’t be opening until I’ve used my other primers up but once that is gone I don’t think I’ll buy it. 

What have you used up recently? Would you repurchase it? Let me know in the comments xxx

*All the above products were purchased by me*