Empties for the month of January!
Haruharu Wonder Centella Phyto & 5 Peptide Concentrate Cream - I used this as a night cream as it's on the thicker side. Despite being thick it was creamy and seemed to absorb well but it left a weird film on my skin which I didn't like. I wouldn't repurchase it.
Numbuzin No.3 Skin Softening Serum - This was a thin serum that I used during the day before moisturiser. I'd hoped the niacinamide in it would help with the unevenness from my rosecea but sadly it didn't. I wouldn't repurchase it.
Nature Spell Rose Water Facial Toner - I know Rose Water has anti-inflammatory properties so I had hoped this would help with my rosecea. It didn't really do a whole lot, it even made my skin feel dry after application. I wouldn't repurchase it.
Numbuzin No.4 Collagen 73% Pudding Serum - Similar to the no. 3 serum this one is thin and I used it under my night cream. It was nice enough, I don't think it particularly did anything so I won't be repurchasing.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara in Very Black - This was part of a GWP. I've never had any luck with Maybelline mascaras and this one was no exception. I found it too wet to start with so it built up too much bulk on the wand. The wand itself was a good size and plastic which I liked but it was too flexible. It moved with the slightest pressure which made it hard to comb through my lashes. Safe to say I wouldn't repurchase.
In addition to using up my products I'm using days I'm at home to road test all of my makeup products to weed out products I don't like or that have expired. I have decluttered the following products this month:
Spectrum Collections Feline Fatale Eyeshadow Palette - This remove 9 eyeshadow pans from my collection total, now 146 pans. This eyeshadow palette is nice but it's too warm for me and most of the colours look similar on my eyes. The shimmers are pretty but I couldn't get them to stick to my eyes. This was a GWP, I don't think I would have actually purchased this. I've not had this long so I'm going to pass it on.
Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Bronzer in Sunkissed Bronzer - This was within a GWP. I found it kicked up a lot of powder when I put my brush in it and I also found it to be heavily fragranced. That being said I'm going to pass this on as the colour is totally wrong for me, it looks straight up orange.
Hur Moist Ampoule Blusher in Rose Brown - This was a product in my Stylevana advent calendar in December 2024. I was excited to try this as the colour looked like something I would like. The formula is like a serum and whilst it's a relatively deep colour, I struggled to build up pigment on my skin even though I'm whiter than Casper. I also noticed that the product disappeared throughout the day so I'm going to pass it on.
I struggled to squeeze it out of the tube and when I did get some out it was a scrub like consistency so I guess it’s gone off. Binned.
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