Empties!

Hey there!

So you've come back yet again to ramble through my bathroom trash can. Well come on in. You'll see some of the same items and a few new ones.

Major shocker -- I used up two AVON Bubble Baths (Vanilla Cream & Warm Vanilla & Fig - 2 for $10). I love them both and will always have both of these in my bathroom.  A while back I purchased 3 ULTA brand bubble bath minis (Marshmallow Chick and Yum Yum Yumberry - 3 for $10). None of them were super remarkable and I have no plans of repurchasing them. They didn't lather that well and honestly I was glad to get rid of them.

Another tube of Clobetasol Propionate. As I say each month, I don't have dandriff, I have seborrheic dermatitis. I know, I know. You can learn so much medical stuff from my blog! This is real life people! Anyway, I get a prescription from my doctor's office for this.

I finally finished my last Jergens Extra Moisturizing Hand Wash ($1 from Dollar Tree). I say finally because while this USE to be my favorite hand soap of life, I traded it in for the Bath & Body Works hand soaps. But, before I pulled out a B&BW hand soap, I wanted to use all of my Jergens up. Well, a few days ago that dream happened. Of course I'll purchase this again, when B&BW stops making hand soaps -- or I get tired of them and come back.

I finished a Colgate Total Toothpaste. I always stick with Colgate because my dentist said so. I don't think I always tell you good people about it. Sorry about that because I know that you want to know!

I've mentioned my uses of the eyebrow razor that I use to the unruly beasts above my eyeballs. These Annie Eyebrow razors. I get a pack of 3 or 5 from the beauty supply store. I can't remember the price but I normally go through one per month.

I included a toothbrush to remind you to change your toothbrushes every few months. If you get a cold or sick, change it after the illness. I keep mine and use them to clean things.

I picked up new large hair pins. As you can see, these were getting pretty darn ratty. I use this to pin my hair up each night or just get my hair out my face in general.

Pacifica Color Quench lip balm. I did a blog post on it. Nuff said.

I am tossing a CVS Nail Polish Corrector Pen. It was a nice idea but this didn't work.

The next items were used by the kiddo. I purchased the Murad Acne Starter Kit ($30) for her. We did a 15 day review. Consider this our 30 day review. I don't feel that it did anything better than anything else. She didn't think so either.

She did try the Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Daily Cleanser ($8.47) and felt that she got better results from that than anything else she had used. We tried the sample and then I purchased the full size for her.

And, last but not least, my random item. It gets cold at night and sometimes I need a bit of tea to get warm. I finished a box of Yogi Tahitian Vanilla Hazelnut tea. It's caffeine free so I drink it at night before bed. Love this. If you haven't tried it, pick up some from Wal-Mart or Target and try it.

And that's my trash. I can now throw all these items out!

Empties!

Happy July!

I tried something new during the month of June. I showed a few of my empties throughout the month. I did a post on my bubble bath empties (and some of the stuff that I was loving during the month). I thought that would help reduce the length of my empties post.

Just to review the post on bubble bath products, I have an Avon Bubble Bath - Pomegranate & Peony. It's ok but I won't be buying it again. In fact, I was kinda happy I was done with this. I also used up a Whole Foods 365 Shower Gel in Lavender. Not really a fan of this either. No plans to repurchase.

Moving from the tub to the sink, I use to have a real love for my Jergens Extra Moisturizing Hand Wash. It was my holy grail hand soap (is there such a thing?). It was in all the bathrooms and the kitchen. Then I rediscovered the Bath & Body works hand soaps and my life was forever changed. Yes, I'd still buy this one, if I couldn't get to B&BW.

Yep, you do see a razor in the mix. It's an Annie's Eyebrow razor. I don't remember what it cost because I buy several packs at a time. I go through one a month usually. I like this brand because it fits in the hand nicely. You don't want your razor to be an odd fit that close to your eyeball. Trust me. Of course I'll repurchase.

There are 2 types of facial wipes this month. I tried the L'Oreal Paris Ideal Clean Wipes and the Neutrogena Night Calming Cleansing Wipes. I already reviewed the Neutrogena wipes. Both of these wipes are normally on the expensive side. The L'Oreal were on the discount shelf at Wally World and I had a coupon so I paid about $1.50 for them. The L'Oreal Paris wipes were just ok. Neither was anything special and without a deep discount, I wouldn't purchase again.

There is an empty Lush mask. I purchased the Oatfix Fresh Face Mask. It's really one of the only ones I can use. I have some fruit and nut allergies so anything else on my face might be bad. I liked this one. It felt good, it smelled good and my face felt really soft afterwards. The only issue is that you have to keep it in the fridge so I forget about it and then it expires. This container got 3 uses before I had to toss it. I probably wasted 2 or 3 more uses.

You also see my Colgate Baking Soda & Peroxide toothpaste (I only use Colgate brand but I'll use almost anything from the line) and my Secret Powder Fresh Invisiblesolid deodorant. Both of these are staples and you'll see one or both of these in almost every empties post. There's also Clobetasol Propinate Cream - my prescription hair ointment for my seborrheic dermatitis (I ain't shamed -- well a little, but what's a girl to do?).

On the home smell good front I have candles! I purchased the For Everybody Birthday Cake Soy candle from Marshalls back in April (to light on my birthday). It smelled pretty good but not good enough to spend $5.99 for it. It didn't fill the room (like my B&BW or Target Spun Sugar candles do) and it was only a strong scent the first week or so of burning. Then it was very faint. The other candles are Bath & Body Works candles (Coconut Leaves, Garden Strawberry, Lemon Verbena and Pineapple Palm Grass). Yes, there are 2 Lemon Verbena. No, it isn't that good. I just didn't realize I picked up two of them. Garden Strawberry and Coconut Leaves are that good and I have backups of them right now.

And now you have traipsed through my trash. Nothing too exciting and maybe not interesting to anyone but me. What's in your trash can this month? What are you willing to repurchase and what will never darken your doorstep again?