October EMPTIES! Haircare, bodycare and makeup!

Hey everyone! 

I really get a kick out of finishing things, haha! I hope I'm not the only one. My friend's who are not makeup junkies hate finishing things because it means they have to go out to get a new one. For me it's an opportunity to try something else in my collection! Love it <3

But enough of the nonsense, over to the empties!

Once again I have my little box of empties to show you! There aren't that many items in here now, but I'm still happy with the progress. Especially since there are some makeup in there.

For off is body and face items!

Veet Hair Minimizing Body Lotion

I had high hopes for this, but sadly it didn't really do anything for me. Maybe I didn't use enough, maybe I didn't use it often enough, but either way, it's not a repurchase from me.

Garnier Nordic Essentials Cleansing Gel Mousse with Grape Extract

This one, however, I really did like! I think Garier is my all time favourite brand for facial cleansers. I will definetly repurchase this in the future.

Palmolive Aroma Therapy Absolute Relax Shower Gel

This one is supposed to have a relaxing scent and to calm you down. For me it took a little while to get used to the scent, but now I quite like it. I don't know if I would repurchase this spesific scent, but I might repurchase other Aroma Therapy-products from Palmolive later.

And then there's my haircare items from October.

System Professionals Color Save Shampoo

I got this from my mum because she didn't really like it. I didn't have any problems with it, but it's way out of my price range when it comes to shampoo.

Schwarzkopf Got2b Rockin' it Dry Shampoo

I've shown this many times, I think this was my 3rd bottle. I never get it when it's full price though, but if I see it at a sale, then I'll pick it up again and again!

VO5 Perfect Lengths Conditioner

This one I really liked! I'm a little picky with my conditioners, but for the price this is a real bargain! I'll keep buying this for sure. I already have a backup!

Syoss Professional Beauty Elixir Absolute Oil

This is a hair oil, and I did really like it at first. But because this was my first one, I hadn't tried anything else. now I'm using the L'oreal Extrairdinary Oil and I perfer it alot to the one from Syoss, so I would not repurchase.

Then on to the fun stuff; the makeup!

Sence Strawberry Lipbalm

I really liked this one, and I have another. It's very cheap and works fine, but what I don't like is that it doesn't stay on my lips. If you eat, drink, kiss or anything with this on it's gone. I might repurchase.

Fingr Acetone Free Nailpolish Corrector Pen

This was fine, but I perfer a q-tip dipped in polish remover. The tip gets all covered in nail polish, and after a while it just doesn't work very well.

Clinique Chubby Stick - Mighty Mimosa

This one I really liked! I got this in the middle of July, and it's gone already! It's a perfect everyday lipcolor that goes with anything and I'll definetly get more Chubby Sticks in the future when I've used up the three other ones I have.

IsaDora Extra Volume Build-Up Mascara

This was just a little sample, but I'm considering buying the full size. I got some compliments on my lashes when I wore this, and let me tell you; that doesn't happend a lot! A+

L'oreal Matte Morphose Foundation - Rosy Ivory
This was pretty good! It was easy to just slap on and I didn't have to set it with a powder either. I don't know if I will repurchase this, but I really liked it while it lasted. Not to mention; I was really excited to have finished up a foundation!

Oriflame Wonder Lash Mascara
No no no, I did not like this at all. I'm not really sure why, because the formula seemed alright and the brush was OK, but this was just not my cup of tea for some reason.

First Price Facial Cleanser Towlettes
I've used this up so many times I can't even tell you. Anyways, I will keep repurchasing this or another generic brand of makeup remover / facial cleanser towlettes for sure.

That was everything! Not too bad huh ?
I'm at least happy, I'm really glad every time I use something up, and seing it in my box at the end of every month really makes me happy!

Thanks for reading everyone, I'll be back soon!

Empties - Semptember 2013!

Hello guys!

Here are my empties from the month of Semptember! Really happy to see so many things here! I have a few other bits too that's soooo close to being finished, one of them being a foundation which is really exciting as I rarely finish of foundations!

In these posts I'll do a short review of the products and tell you whether I'd repurchase or not.

Anyway, let's dig in hah!

Here are all the things I've used up! Quite alot eh?

Rexona Clear Aqua Deo

I love this! I don't know why I didn't use Stick Deos before! They're so much more comfortable than a roll-on, and you don't have to wait for it to dry. I will definetly repurchase!

Define Protein Repair Conditioner

This was good, but it's a little expensive. This is about 50NOK for 250ml. The only reason I have this is because my mum got a coupon for a free bottle in the mail hah! I would repurchase if it wasn't so expensive.

PureCare Conditioner

Didn't like this. I had to use soooo much product to get any effect or soft feel to my hair. Will not repurchase this.

Wackra Facial Toner with Perfume

I used this before I went to bed, and when I woke up my face felt oily and gross. The smell is a little strong as well. I probably won't repurchase this either, maybe if I find the version with no scent.

Sensations Exfoliante Gel de Ducha (Exfoliating showergel)

I got this in Gran Ganaria to exfoliate my shoulders after I got a massive sunburn, and for my arms it worked fine, it was gentle enough to scrub sunburnt skin without hurting. When I got home and tried it on my legs it wasn't rough enough. I don't think I'll repurchase this, but it's not avaliable in Norway anyway.

Flux Mouthwash 0.2 NaF

This is what my dentist told me to use, so I guess I don't have a choice but to repurchase, hah! It's fine, and I like the squeeze-mechanism on the bottle.

Pepsodent White Now Cool Mint Toothpaste

Really like this one! Didn't taste much of a difference between this and the original, but I'd repurchase both.

OceanPotion Protective Spray Gel Oil Free SPF 15

Loved this! The continous spray of the product made it so easy to apply and reapply during the day! Really like this and these types of sunscreens in general. Would repurchase!

Sensations Toallitas Desmaquillantes (Makeup Remover Wipes)

They work fine, but they smell so strong! Won't repurchase for that reason.

Gunry Avsminkingsservietter (Makeup Remover Wipes)

These are cheap and they work fine with no strong smell, so I think I will repurchase these next time I go to Sweden!

Soft Styles Bomullspads (cottom pads)

Definelty will repurchase.

Comodynes Convenient Cosmetics Easy Peeling New Face Effect

I think these are way to rough for my face, so I use them on my legs instead, which they work fine for, but I will not repurchase these.

ELF Eyelid Primer - Sheer

Love this stuff! I've probably finished 3 or 4 tubes, and I will get it again and again and again!

Carmex Lipbalm

This was great too, the only thing I didn't like was the pot. It's so unsanitary.

L'oreal Resist & Shine Titanium Nailpolish - 735

This is so pretty! It's a black with gold shimmer in it. If I find it for a reasonable price I'll buy it again for sure!

Eucerin Complete Repair Intensive Lotion

This was very good, and the bottle of 30ml lasted for a surprisingly long time! But it's very expensive so I won't buy it as I don't have dry skin.

H&M Nailpolish - Red

This was really good! It was my go-to red nailpolish,a nd it came in a set, so I probably wont get ahold of it again. But H&M polishes are very good anyways, so I might pick up another red from them once I've used up a few of the ones I have already!

H&M Permanent Hair Color - 7/45 Copper Red

This is great! It smelled really strong, but I love the color and I have a back-up! As long as I want my red hair I'll get this!

That's it you guys! 18 items, I don't think that's too bad! And I can't wait to go out with the trash now, I just love it when I can throw empty items out, haha!

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July Empties!

Here are the empties I had emptied during the two first weeks of July! Quite happy with the amount for just two weeks, and I've really come to love finishing items!

This month I finished

Patons Nail Polish Remover

My go-to nailpolish! It's really cheap and it's the best one I've tried!

Professional Touch Salon Hairspray

Really impressed I finished I hairspray, because I don't really use hairspray. Anyways, it does the job and again; it's cheap!

Dermica Intimvask

Does the job and it was on sale. If it was on sale again I would buy it because I don't like buying stuffat half price!

Clearasil Skin Perfecting Wash

The formula of this one is kind of strange, it's like a lotion. But however, it didn't break me out, but it didn't really heal my acne either as it claims to do.

H&M Silk Smooth Foundation - 10. Pastel Beige

Love the formula, but the shade is way to dark even though it's the lightest shade avaliable.

Kiss Mineral Smoothie Base Coat

I bought a bunch of these when they were like 90% off or something and I think this is the 2nd or 3rd I finished. It's an okay base coat, but it doesn't protect my nails from stains as much as I wish.

Max Factor Vibrant Curve Effect Lipgloss - Majeste

This was okay, but I probably wouldn't repurchase.

Make Up Factory Shimmer Liquid Eyeliner - 9

Very pretty but it stains badly... No repurchoso...

ELF Nail Polish - Clear

I used this as a top coat, but it's not a top coat, it's just a nailpolish that is clear. It just didn't dry quickly enough for me...

H&M Nail Polish - Paradies Pink (Yes, really, Paradies)

This was really great, I love H&M's nailpolishes!

H&M Cuticle and Nail Cream - White Blossom

Meh, nothing special, so I just used it as a hand cream instead.

Etude House Juicy Pop Tube

This is really lovely! The formula is really smooth but I'd like it to be a little more pigmented. I might get this again though!

Viva la Diva On Stage Mascara - Electric Blue Volume

I didn't really use this too much. I did get it for the blue color, but it didn't look as blue as I'd like on my lashes. It was pretty though, but I don't think I'd get it again.

SoftStyles Ansiktsservietter (Facial Cleansing Cloths)

These I've gotten many times, and I will continue to repurchase them...

Thank you so much for reading! 

Makeup Products I've Hit Pan On!

As of right now, the products in the picture below is what I've hit pan on, or I'm almost running out of, even if there's no pan to hit as with the foundations and such. I have previously hit pan and used up several other products, but these are the ones I currently have.

My assembly of products I'm running out of.

For the face-products first. I'm so close to the end of my IsaDora Perfect Cover Stick which you can see on top. It's part of my project 30 pan, but once I got to where it is now, it doesn't seem to go lower, no matter how I use it! Then there's the H&M Silk Smooth Foundation. It's really cheap, but it's surprisingly good, and it doesn't break me out. The color I have is the lightest avaliable, but it is quite dark. The other one is a Skin79 BB Cream-sample thingy that's almost gone. I think there's one or two more applications left, and it's going in an empties-video!

On the bottom is the rest of my ELF Essentials Blush in Glow. I hit pan so bad it was really hard and time-consuming to get any more product out, so I smashed it up and put it in a little jar. Seems it got more pigmented too, as it's easier to pick up the product.

Here are the two ELF-eyeshadows I've hit pan on. To the left is the ELF Duo Eyeshadow in Black Licorice and to the right is the ELF Brightning Eye Color Quad in Drama which is basically a smokey-eye palette. On the bottom is a Maybelline ColorSensational Lip Liner in the color 440 Coral Fire. The lipliner is geat, because you can turn it red by applying a red gloss or orange by putting an orange gloss on top.

Then I've also hit pan on a few more eyeshadows. The highlighter shade to the left is by Max Factor, but I was stupid and didn't save the name when I depotted it. It's just a standard skin-tone shade with a sheen but no visible shimmer. The brown eyeshadow is from my NYC Metro Quartet-palette in sandbar, and it's the right one of the two brown-shades in the palette. The other one I've also used up. Then the palette is Wet n Wild's Comfort Zone palette!

Here's my Manly 120 Eyeshadow palette, and the matte white eyeshadow in the corner is the only one I've hit pan on. As a very fair-skinned girl I can get away with a stark white highlight, hehe. Then the skintoned-color is from my Sersell 88 Natural Palette, and so is the black shade.

Is it obvious that I LOVE hitting pan? When you have so much makeu it just feels amazing!

Then there's these. These are a few products that I'm so close to hitting pan on, but it's just not all the way there yet. Left to right is my ELF Complexion Perfection (now Tone Correcting Powder) in Cool, ELF Duo Cream Eyeshadow in Black Licorice and the white color in the palette you can't really tell, but there's a huge dent in it! It's by Max Factor, but again, I don't have the shade name/number. The Tone Correcting Powder I've previously used up another before, as well as other powders from ELF as well!

That was all the stuff I'm close to using up!

Thank you so much for reading, guys.

What did you hit pan on last?

Update: Project 30 Pan

I just realized I haven't done an update here on my blog since I let you know I was doing a P30P in the beginning of May!

Anyways, here's a little update for you guys, as I'm almost done!

Here's my list of products that you also saw in my last Project 30 Pan post! As you can tell, there's a lot more checkpoints now than when I did that post.

Here's the inside of my box of Project Empties. It's pretty full, so luckily the things I have left are pretty tiny.

1. Isadora Perfect Coverstick - Light
2. Miners Voluptulash Mascara - Black
3. Max Factor Kohn Pencil - Black
4. L'oreal Superliner Carbon Gloss - Carbon Black
5. Ulta Eye Highlighting Wand
6. Yves Rocher Lash Plumping Mascara - Black
7. Hema Lipgloss Shine
8. Maybelline Kohl Express - Glamblack
9. Maybelline Color Sensational Lipliner - Coral Fire
10. NYC Sandbar Quad - Brown Shade
11. Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation - Ivory
12. ELF Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 - Rosy Beige
13. Max Factor Age Renew Foundation - 45 Warm Almond
14. Deadly Passion Pearl Perfume
15. Amèlie English Lavender Foot Lotion
16. Natuvive Pomegranate Body Lotion
17. Yves Rocher Eye Makeup Remover
18. NYC Sandbar Quad - Highlighter Shade
19. Lee Stafford Poker Straight Dry Shampoo
20. Dove Deostick
21. Farmasi Facial Cleanser Tonic - Rose
22. Farmasi Facial Cleanser Gel - Lime
23. Define Hairthickening Haircream
24. Garnier Pure 3in1 Wash/Scrub/Mask
25. ELF Studio Pressed Powder - Sand
26. ELF Eyelid Primer - Sheer
27. "Blistex" Lipbalm (refilled the container)
28. Garnier Eye Roll-on
29. TCW Lipgloss Palette
30. Biotin Hairspray

 All things in bold writing has been used up!

Here are the things I have left. The brown shade I've hit pan on pretty bad as you can tell. The Eyelid Primer is almost gone, and I've taken the stopper out. As for the Roll-On, I think I've ised up 2/3, but I can't really tell through the packaging.

As you can tell the concealerstick from IsaDora and Maybelline Lip Liner are almost gone as well, so I'm excited!

If Ihaven't finished all of my Project 30 Pan items within the 15th of July, I'm done as I'm going to Gran Canaria, Spain on the 17th and I want to be able to buy makeup if I see something I like! I do hope Ill be able to finish everything though, but probably not the eyeshadow.... Maybe I'll finish the Garnier Roll-On if I start to use it more than twice a day as I am now.

Thanks for reading guys!

If you have any requests, then let me know, as always =)

My Project 30 Pan

If any of you are subscribed to my youtube-channel, chrisbeeblack, you probably already know this, but I've started a Project 30 Pan. I started on the 1st of April, and I'm over halfways after just a month.

Here is my list of things I'm going to finish.

1. Isadora Perfect Coverstick - Light
2. Miners Voluptulash Mascara - Black
3. Max Factor Kohn Pencil - Black
4. L'oreal Superliner Carbon Gloss - Carbon Black
5. Ulta Eye Highlighting Wand
6. Yves Rocher Lash Plumping Mascara - Black
7. Hema Lipgloss Shine
8. Maybelline Kohl Express - Glamblack
9. Maybelline Color Sensational Lipliner - Coral Fire
10. NYC Sandbar Quad - Brown Shade
11. Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation - Ivory
12. ELF Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 - Rosy Beige
13. Max Factor Age Renew Foundation - 45 Warm Almond
14. Deadly Passion Pearl Perfume
15. Amèlie English Lavender Foot Lotion
16. Natuvive Pomegranate Body Lotion
17. Yves Rocher Eye Makeup Remover
18. NYC Sandbar Quad - Highlighter Shade
19. Lee Stafford Poker Straight Dry Shampoo
20. Dove Deostick
21. Farmasi Facial Cleanser Tonic - Rose
22. Farmasi Facial Cleanser Gel - Lime
23. Define Hairthickening Haircream
24. Garnier Pure 3in1 Wash/Scrub/Mask
25. ELF Studio Pressed Powder - Sand
26. ELF Eyelid Primer - Sheer
27. "Blistex" Lipbalm (refilled the container)
28. Garnier Eye Roll-on
29. TCW Lipgloss Palette
30. Biotin Hairspray

All the things in bold writing are finished! That's 16 products I believe, and I can't wait to be finished! 

I did haul 8 makeup products from ELF, but I have also given away 14 products to a friend, so I feel it's okay, I still have less products than I had when I started! 14 + 16 are 30 products gone, and then - 8 are 22 products. And I also have 14 other products left from my Project 30 Pan. 

22 + 14 are 36, so all in all I will have 6 products less than if I were to just finish my Project.

Can't wait to be done! I have a wishlist of things I want to get when the Project is over, so I'll post that here later today or tomorrow. I have gotten a few of the products on the list already in my 1st of May-haul, though.

Thank you so much for reading, I really appreciate it!

Review: ELF Pumping Lip Glaze

I know I said I would do the reviews after I finished the products, but then I found out it would be hard to swatch them that way. Clever, huh?

Anyways, I'm almost done with this, and I'll have to use a brush to get to the bottom of the tube.

Here is the packaging. Very simple and kind of cheap, but this cost £1.5, so the packaging doesn't matter that much, at least not to me. I forgot to mention this, but I have the shade fire coral.

Here are the swatches. The left shade is a little more pink than it originally was though. Reason being I've used it over bright pinks and reds. The glosses are a little sticky, but that also means they stay on longer. It's not overly sticky, though, so don't worry. The coloured side is fairly pigmented and it does give some colour to your lips. My lips aren't super dark, though, so if you have very pigmented lips it might now show up as much.

Here you can see what I was talking about above; the sponge-tip doesn't go all the way down in the tube so there is quite a lot of product left in the bottom. You can reach it with a lipbrush, but it is a little unconvenient to carry a lipbrush in addition to the gloss when it alreaedy comes with an applicator.

I really like this, but I'm not sure if I'll repurchase it, just because there's so many other lip-products I'd rather get to try out.