Welcome back for another Beauty Talk Tuesday. Today I’m going to show you the beauty products I have used up recently or what I’ll be throwing away even if they’re not completely empty. This is where things get real. It’s where I tell you if products are worth the hype, or simply don’t waste your money on. It takes me ages to finish a product up completely, so this type of post will probably be going up semi-annually.
Let’s jump right on in.
Philosophy Miracle Worker eye cream: It will take me 6-8 months to finish an eye cream when applying it each morning. Miracle Worker was first introduced to me when I went to Toronto for a philosophy event at Sephora, and I was hooked on the consistency as soon as I felt it. This will continue to be a staple in my makeup bag, as I’ve alrady gone through 2-3 tubes of this in the past. I do like to take breaks from products and switch them up, as I have more than one favourite of certain products. Right now I’m using my other #1 eye cream, the Bobbi Brown Extra Eye Repair, which is a completely different in texture, weight, and feel to the under eyes. Miracle Worker is more of a silicone feel, and Extra Eye Repair is more hydrating and sinks into the skin.
Jouer Bronzer: After using up two of these bronzers I have finally decided to go on and try something else. I apply bronzer heavily to my skin, year round due to personal preference — I like the healthy glow year round. I would continue to buy it again, it’s not too gray or orange and it lasted me a good 7 months. Unfortunately my local Nordstrom doesn’t sell this brand, so I have to order it on Amazon, or on the Jouer website.
Equate Makeup Remover Wipes: I’m going to lump these two facial wipes in with one another. The more blue packaged one is what I had been using regularly to remove my makeup, so I picked up a similar 2-pack when it was on sale. Out of the blue, the only thing that I had changed in my routine was using the whiter package set of wipes and the next morning I woke up with swollen puffy eyes. I’m not sure what happened with these since I had last used them, but they do not work with my skin any longer. 3 for 3, I tried them (all within a few weeks of each other because I wanted to clarify it was this and not another product). Sure enough, every time I used one of the two wipes above, puffy, flakey and sore under eyes the next morning. Not a nice sight! These are going straight to the garbage. I’m disappointed because I kept repurchasing the blue package one’s above, without fail — now they irritate my skin.
Dior Diorshow Mascara: One of the most fantastic (yet expensive) mascaras I have for volumizing and lengthening your eyelashes. I prefer a drier mascara formula and this one is fantastic. I’ve gone through countless Diorshow mascaras, and I’ll continue to buy this product.
Principessa Beauty Dry Shampoo: I first found out about this coloured dry shampoo powder when I received it in a beauty subscription box a number of years ago. It was a small sample sized tin at the time, and I love enough to purchase this 4oz full sized tin for $24 at The Bay in Canada. You only need a light sprinkling of this to soak up any oil in your hair, and the tin has lasted me for 2 full years. I panicked when I ran out of it down here in the USA, but luckily found it on Amazon and what do you know — this product is Canadian-made in Vancouver! Represent! :)
Philosophy Purity Made Simple: Saving the best product for last. I can’t count how many times I have purchased the purity facial cleanser. This product will never leave my sink side, and if I have less than a quarter left in the bottle, I’ve already stocked up on the product at the store. I will never go without this, it’s gentle enough on the eyes (never stings) and removes all of my makeup. Occasionally I’ll use my Clarisonic Mia 2 with this to get a nice deep clean.
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I tried a sample of Miracle Worker from Sephora and fell in love – the price was too much to stomach at the time, so I never did end up buying a full bottle but you’ve just reminded me of how much I loved it. May need to go back and purchase :)
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Too bad about the wipes! You know Nancy, this post comes at a great time for me because I need an eye cream. Thank you for sharing! :) Hope all is well with you!
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@Ashley @ A Lady Goes West: A tip for you! If you go to the Livermore Outlets, there’s a cosmetic outlet that sells Bobbi Brown and you can get 3 of her products for the price of that 1 eye cream. I’m buying it next time I’m there :)
That tube of eye cream looks really promising. I’ve been looking for a really effective eye product that will brighten up and hydrate my under eyes. This has to be a must-try for me. Is the Dior Diorshow Mascara also waterproof?
@rochkirstin: No the mascara isn’t waterproof. Not sure if Dior has waterproof mascara – I haven’t really looked into it to be honest.
I’ve literally never used eye cream, or bronzer in fact! I’ve had people tell me that eye cream is really helpful, but I hate getting ready in the morning, so that just adds another step to my day that I don’t want!! Haha. But in recent years the skin around my eyes has been the one thing that shows that I’m getting older. Maybe I should start using eye cream!
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@Bailey K.: I feel like I have to use eye cream in order for my concealer to glide on properly. I’m super dry under the eyes!
LOVE this post!!! AHHH!! My fave. :)
On the wipes- it totally looks like one is for cleansing the whole face when the originals were actually makeup removers! WHAT A BUMMER. I have to use different wipeys for each- the face cleaning wipes can NOT be used near my eyes AT ALL.
@Carla (@charliesue): Well they both say for removing makeup (the second one shows it in small print lol), so I don’t really get it. I’m bummed out that I can’t be lazy when removing my makeup for the next little while haha. Fooie.
I would be so bummed with the eye wipes; I have had it happen before with shampoo before. I don’t get why they need to change things that work well. You have a lot of amazing beauty products in your rotation.
@Tammilee Tips: I’m not 100% it was the wipes that made my skin go wonky, but I definitely won’t be buying them again soon. I ended up throwing away anything that went under the eye area after this…lol
That really sucks about the makeup wipes. I got some from Kroger seems to be the only ones that work best on my skin. I don’t use makeup, but I use them to keep my face clean, may be weird, but I like the smell of them, lol. I’ve never used dry shampoo but I hear a lot about them, I gotta get em a try.
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Jouer is based in L.A., so I think it’s only a matter of time before it makes its way into more Northern California stores! Total Beauty at Fred Segal in Santa Monica definitely carries Jouer if you’re visiting anytime soon. :)
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I am in love with the equate makeup remover wipes! They are my serious go-to to get things off my face!! I also LOVE that Dior mascara! You should try the it-lash next! I love the it-lash even better!!
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Isn’t using up products the best thing ever, I love using things up – strange I know! I’ve heard so many great things about the Philosophy range, I really want to try it for myself. The Diorshow mascara is amazing, if expensive like you said.
I kind of love this series!! So often bloggers write about how they love products so much, yet I always wonder if they actually use up all the product– I know I very rarely use up my products as a non-beauty blogger, so for those who are constantly being sent things to try, it’s been something I wondered.
Goes to show the real quality of a product I think!
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Oooo – that Dior container is soooo nice – love the design! Question: So, when you take breaks between two products, do you find any responses in your skin? I’m always afraid of having some type of reaction if I stop using a product like an eye cream (or something similar). That’s kind of scary about the Equate makeup wipes.
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Great reviews. Now that sucks that those facial cleansing wipes broke you out like that. It’s weird they are all by equate. Well I guess you just have to stick to what you know. I’ve been hearing a lot lately about the dry shampoo. I may try that out.
I use Purity Cleanser too! It is just great for just about everything! It doesn’t dry my skin out and the scent is mild. I have heard some great things about that Dior mascara but I am still contemplating this one and the Overcurl variety. Thanks for sharing your empties!
I received the Dior mascara in a beauty swap I did recently and absolutely loved it! However, I have been meaning to try Philosophy products for the longest time but I never got around to figuring out what I wanted to try first. Now that you mentioned it, I think I’ll start with the Miracle Worker. I could use something “miracle” on my eyes these days.