Saturday, April 30, 2016

april empties & a hit pan!

hi guys! it's the end of the month, and it's time for another empties!!! w00t! actually, the weather this weekend's not so nice, so we'll be inside cooking up a storm..?! hashtag mealprep?? teh paul's starting his internship on monday, so we've been experimenting with ideas for our work lunches. hope your april was great! it's gonna be may =P, and summer's around the corner! ~Lin-chan ^.~
  1. maybelline fit me matte+poreless in 120
  2. simple micellar water wipes
  3. rimmel london stay matte in translucent
  4. clinique ddm gel
  5. tree hut sugar scrub in almond & honey
  6. neutrogena anti-residue shampoo
  7. tony moly tea tree face mask
  8. tony moly bubble mask -- this was an interesting experience. it was actually only the bottom half of the face and it began bubbling as soon as i opened the package. at first, it was a bit difficult to remove from the package, then i struggled to figure out how to open the mask itself to put it on---all the while it's getting slippery and foamy... then after 5 minutes, it was super foamy. i took it off after 10 minutes, after a sad attempt to rub in the foaminess on my whole face and shifting the mask to the point where it just needed to come off. even after i took it off, it was still foaming up, which was kind of neat. as far as how my face felt afterward, it was interesting, but i'm not sure that it really did anything.... so i think i'll pass on this one.
    repurchase? nah
  9. tony moly strawberry nose pack -- this was very interesting. i can't decide if i liked this more than the holika holika one though. the first part had a slight warming and tingling sensation. the second was like your normal nose strip, and the third, cooling, part smelled like strawberries and felt pretty nice. overall, i think it was effective, but as said before, my nose doesn't get that bad.
    repurchase? maybe
  10. dermactin-ts pore refining sheet mask -- this was an ok mask. i'm not really sure that it did much though. the sheet itself was pretty thick and fairly well saturated, but it had a lot off difficulty adhering to the face well around the edges and hairline, if i moved my face, it would fall.
    repurchase? no
  11. caolion hot & cool pore pack duo sample -- this was also interesting to try. the blackhead pack was a black, thick scrub kind of, that you massaged on for about a minute, then left it to sit. by the end of the 10 minutes, it was really warm. kind of reminiscent of the biore self-heating mask. after rinsing, my nose looked a bit clearer. then i used the cooling pack, and that was kind of weird. there was a very familiar menthol-y minty type scent. it definitely felt very cooling while wearing. i feel like the experience was more interesting than the actual results. don't get me wrong, i do think it worked and helped, but i'm not sure if i'd buy this product.
    repurchase? undecided
  12. dove dry oil moisture body wash -- while this felt great, i'm not so sure i liked the scent. in the bottle it was great, but using it..it was ok. i do like the dove body washes because they feel super moisturising, but i'll pass on this one.
    repurchase? nah
  13. curel itch defense body wash -- i feel like this was a pretty good body wash. like i said before, my skin's generally not dry or itchy so i can't attest to that part. i will say that this was unscented if people have sensitivities to fragrance or skin irritants.
    repurchase? maybe
  14. nyc metro girl tea tree & lavender face mask -- this was a great face mask! it was powder that you add to water. the only thing that sucked about this was that i went ahead and dumped the entire 1oz that was in the package into a bowl and added a little water. i mixed it and started applying it, and realized i could have gotten two uses out of this package..which kind of sucks because i couldn't save it since it had clay and would have hardened up by the time i'd try using it again............ anyway, my face felt super amazing afterward, and i wasn't actually expecting much beforehand either. and i don't like the smell of lavender, but i didn't really notice it too much.
    repurchase? yes! but it's not currently on the site..
  15. tree hut sugar scrub in marula & jasmine -- this one smelled really nice! you guys know i'm not a huge floral fan, but jasmine is something i'm ok with. i really enjoyed using this one, but pending on sales or time of need, i might not repurchase this one since it's only available at ulta (as far as i know).
    repurchase? maybe
  16. caress body wash in love forever -- so let's first start with the 12 hour fragrance claim. i'm not on that side. i did not notice any difference throughout the day when using this. so i think it's gimmicy. on the other side, the fragrance. i like this, but it's not my favorite. and third, the formulation -- it's what i love from this brand, no difference from their others that i've tried.
    repurchase? nah
  17. caress body wash in adore forever -- i actually really enjoyed this one a lot. again, i think the claim is a bit much, but within the hour or so after showering, it lingers and smells really nice!
    repurchase? maybe
  18. alterna caviar repair multivitamin heat protection spray -- while i love their cc hair cream, i'm not as sure about this one. this has a very similar scent to it, but the feel's a bit different. i do think that the heat protectant aspect is true, but you're supposed to use this on wet hair...so maybe it's more for blow drying?? i'm not totally sure. i definitely don't advise using this on dry hair before curling or flat ironing.
    repurchase? nah
  19. clear scalp & hair therapy total care conditioner -- this came in a target box? and i'm glad i tried a mini! this conditioner forumation is pretty nice, but it smells chemically and awful. even when i was using this when i was sick and congested...i could still actually smell this. bleh!
    repurchase? no
hit pan
  1. ulta eyeshadow in sable
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  1. nyc metro girl inner chi coconut soap -- this was a pretty good soap, but it didn't really lather like i would have liked it to. and the scent was great before i started using it, but when using it doesn't smell like much.
    repurchase? nah
  2. pantene beautiful lengths conditioner -- i got this to try, since i loved the hair mask version of this scent..?...formula? anyway, this worked quite well and if i'm buying another conditioner--not at sam's where i usually do--then i might go for this one.
    repurchase? maybe

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