The year has ended and so have several of my products. I usually either flat out don't run out of things, or only run out of one thing in like five months, so I never really have any content for empties posts, but now I do!
I've tried a few eye primers but I usually stick with the Nyx primer as it works well and is cheap. Ran out of this a few months ago and repurchased! It lasts for ever, I think I had the other tube for well over a year (yeah yeah expiration and all that, if I paid money for it, it expires when its gone).
Another product from Nyx that I ran out of was the Nyx HD Concealer in Alabaster. This stuff is great, although I do wish it was a little bit lighter. Its definitely doable though (even better when mixed with the same product in Lavender), and I repurchased this as well!
While on the topic of concealers, I also went through my Kat Von D Lock It Concealer Creme in L1. I really love this stuff its sooooo light! I wear it almost every day in rotation with the Nyx one, so I wasn't shocked at all when I ran out, and of course purchased a new one.
This technically isn't an empty but I think its close enough to include. I'm almost done with my bottle of the Tarte Rainforest of the Sea in Porcelain. I have a review here on it, but its so great! Skin-like, color I don't have to mix in to wear, nice finish etc etc. I already repurchased it so I'm counting it as an empty!!!!
Now onto skincare empties. I've had the The Face shop BlanClouding Cream since I went to Canada like two Spring Breaks ago....refer to what I already said about expiration dates. I finally am coming to the end! This stuff served me well, was a great second to last step in my routine, but it is time to be replaced! Partially because I want to try something knew, and partially because I can't actually find it anywhere online, lmao.
I stopped regularly using my Cosrx BHA Liquid at some point, and when I went to use it again, I realized the shit had expired. This is an exception to what I already said, because its an active and there's no point in it if its expired. So technically I didn't empty this product, but was forced to replace it. Nonetheless I love this shit and will continue to repurchase, maybe this time I'll actually empty it!
I got the Corsx Honey Ceramide Full Moisture Cream forever ago and was convinced I would never see the end of it. Well it sure took a while but I finally emptied it! That shit was so thick so I could only use a little, therefor making it last even longer. I mainly used it as a neck cream, as it was too thick for my face unless I applied the tiniest bit. Not a repurchase, but a product that still served me well.
The It's Skin Green Tea Calming Cleansing Oil is my HQ cleansing oil so its no surprise I ran out, and repurchased. Not much else to say, this stuff is the shit.
Usually I use the Barbasol Soothing Aloe Shaving Cream, but when I ran out I purchased the Extra Moisutirzing version. That said I'll definitely be switching back to Aloe as its much thicker and better imo!
And that's it for empties, I emptied all of these probably within the last few months, so October/November/December. Like I said this is an impressive empty "haul" for me, lmao.
I used to stay far away from golden toned highlighters, but lately have been more willing to try them. That's why I picked up the elf Baked Highlighter in Moonlight Pearls. They have another shade that's pinkish that I want to try out too, but I figured I'd try out this one first.
This retails for $4 for .21 oz; for comparison Essence Pure Nude highlighter is $4.49 for .23 oz and the Nyx Duochromatic highlighters are $7.99 for .21 oz. This is supposed to give you a "radiant glow" with a "sheer wash of shimmering color".
Now its pretty well known amongst the makeup community that if you want to get any pigmentation from this product, you need to scrape off the first layer. And that was the case for me, before scraping it off I barely got any product when swatching, but after it performs much better.
Moonlight Pearls is a golden tone with no glitter and a really nice sheen.
It applies really smoothly and evenly, and can be built up to be very intense. It lasts on my for 8+ hours with no fading. It does not emphasize texture at all.
Overall this gets a 10/10 from me. There's nothing I dislike about it and it performs very well (once you scrape off the top layer!). I really wish there was a white shade, I'd be allllll over that. I'll definitely repurchase if I ever run out of this.
I have come a long way when it comes to eyebrows. I once had the dreaded sperm brow, I'll admit, but I like to think my brows are pretty decent nowadays. I have a few different brow products in my collection that I'll be talking about in this post. I'm going to be including a few pictures of myself for in which I was using each product. I'm doing more than one, because my brows honestly come out different every single day; showing you different days will give you the gist, I think.
First we have the iconic Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade. I used to use the shade chocolate for whatever god awful reason, but have since tossed that one. Right now I currently have the shade Ash Brown which is a much cooler shade thank god. I went through a period where I used this religiously, but lately I never reach for it.
I also have the elf Eyebrow Kit in the shade Dark. This product is somewhat cool toned, but still does look a little off/warm on me. For awhile I was using only the gel side, then I was using the gel side on 2/3 of my brow and filling the front with the powder. Its a solid product, especially for $3. The following pictures are how my brows looked when using this.
The next product is the Nyx Micro Brow Pencil in the shade Ash Brown. I bought this when I realized the elf kit was still too warm. It was the first time using pencil since the very beginning of my doing my brows, so it had a bit of a learning curve. I liked it, but found it to still be too warm. When using this product I would do the same as with the elf kit, just using the pencil where I used the gel, and still using the powder.
One of my most recent brow product is the Etude House Drawing Eyebrow in the shade Gray Brown. This is cooler than the Nyx pencil, and its what I typically use on a day to day basis.
I also picked up the Nyx Automatic Eyebrow Pencil in Charcoal. This is super pigmented and I can use it on its own if applied lightly (first picture) or i mix it with the Etude House and Nyx Micro Brow (second picture).
Also, when using the elf kit, the Nyx pencil, and the Etude House pencil (sometimes) I use the Essence Make Me Brow in Browny Brown. I never use this product by itself, as my brows aren't full enough.
And that's really it for brow products! Personally I'm a fan of all of these! I think they all give my brows a unique look, but I really stick to using the Etude House one and/or a mix of Etude House and the two Nyx ones!
Okay okay, I know contour products are different from bronzers. But I literally only have one bronzer so I felt like it would be okay to include it in this post, sue me.
Finding the perfect contour shade is hard no matter your skintone, but especially so when you're on the end of the spectrum, be it light or dark. Obviously I'll be mentioning products that work for very, very light skin, as that's what I'm working with here.
First thing I'll be mentioning is the first ever product I contoured with; Nyx blush in Taupe. This is hailed all over the internet as the pale girl's holy grail contour powder. So naturally I bought it and used it for weeks...without realizing it looks orange on me. Its weird because it looks fine swatched, but on my face, noooope.
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Next is the Too Faced Snow Bunny Luminous bronzer. I got this in a gift set and was unsure of how well it would work on my skin, turns out it looks great! Its got four stripes of different shades, a white highlight, dark bronzer, pink blush, and lighter bronzer. I've found that when I swirl the shades together I get a beautiful bronzer! I can even apply it as a blush due to the pink and get away with it. It thankfully doesn't look too dark or too warm on my skin. Its super sparkly!
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And last is a product that isn't intended to be used as a face powder; the elf Brow Kit in the shade Dark. I use the powder side to contour occasionally. Its light enough and cool toned enough to work perfectly.
And honestly that's all I've got as far as this type of product goes. I feel like contour products and bronzers are something I really don't need a lot of, which is a rare feeling for me when it comes to makeup, lmao.