Dear Makeup Lovers,
I gathered a lot of products throughout the months. I like doing these #empties posts because it´s quick and easy. Plus my thoughts have changed on so many products in comparison to when I first purchased them. Maybe I´ve been buying this and that product because a friend has recommended. Maybe I bought this and that product because I liked the packaging or a TV ad has caught my attention. Either way, after using it completely your idea on promises like `longlasting`, ´5 in 1´ or `magic´ might change.
So here my monthly empties.
Be sure to follow me on instagram, @jeyproductions2 as my #empties posts over there are much more snap. On insta I like the simple thumbs up or thumbs down method to quickly tell weather I´d be repurchasing a product or no.
These are the products I´ve been using up in the past months. Scroll down for more detailed information about brands like:
*budni care - famous brand of our local (North of Germany) drugstore
*Avène (couvrance) - french brand available at german pharmacies
*Lush - the you know who brand from GB; first store in Germany happened to be in Hamburg
*CD - german brand; not much to say about it - cruelty free products
*santé - natural cosmetics
*aliqua - german brand from drugstore
*real - german supermarket
*benefit - beauty brand since 1976
*êtrebelle - european brand
*balea - brand from german drugstore ´dm´
*Dr. Hauschka - together with WALA Arzneimittel a prestigious cosmetic brand (german)
*Kiko makeup milano - italian brand
These are the essentials one needs I guess every month. I wanted to try the cheapest, maybe to save up some money. All of these are under one Euro, which is hilariously little amount of money.
But I have to say, it´s not worth it. Or vice versa?
*budni care Glanzshampoo* -
mit Pro-Vitamin B5 & Weizenprotein
strahlender Glanz - ohne Silikone
stumpfes & glanzloses Haar 300ml
I didn´t like it at all. It had a horribly bad smell. I had such a hard time using it every day.
I´m not the person to throw out a product, when I don´t like something so trivia as the smell, but this one... it didn´t keep it´s promise to leave the hair nice and moistured. No, my hair had the same dryness as before. No extra shine, no softness. Unfortunately a fail in our drugstore.
*Balea shower gel* -
Dusche & Creme - Limette & Aloe Vera
moisture care 300ml
very cheap, very attractive packaging, but nothing to get there. It doesn´t do anything for me. Actually I´m not a fan of any shower gel. I think showering or more soaping up your body is that one step that I do very quickly. As I don´t think that my legs get very dirty in these jeans all day. Anyway, I think shower gels are more for the drain, which is a sad thought. I like using soaps that make me feel crisp and clean after usage.
*budnicare hairspray* -
Ultra power Haarspray, mit Vitamin B3 & Panthenol
5 Ultra stark 300ml
not much to see here also. I ran through this bottle way too fast. My hair is not very stiff after using it, which some may prefer. But also this hairspray didn´t hold my curls very well.
*budnicare*
facewash - facemilk cleansing milk
Unfortunately I can´t give you any recommendations in this quartet. I didn´t like this facewash. It didn´t clean my skin. It made it bumpy and dry after using it every night. I had to wait two or more days to use it again.
*Avène*
+Hydrance optimale - sérum hydratant
+Crème peaux intolérantes
+Xera calm - Crème relipidante
+Eau thermale 300ml
*Couvrance* mascara haute tolérance noir
Avène is such an eye opening brand. I wish it was cheaper, I wish it was available everywhere. I am so in love with almost all of their products. And I´m willing to save up all my money to afford these beauties of beauty products. :)
In the front row you´ll see my all time favorite mascara. It is black, the wand is tiny, curved and it gives my lashes volume as well as seperation and density. I love it, have I mentioned?
The other packages are packages of travel size cremes. I use them all for my face, as they are so tiny.
The big spray bottle in the background is their famous and most talked about thermal water. I love it. And I can repeat that it is helping me as much as rosewater is helping and curing.
*L´Oréal*
11.11 Island - mit extra Farbaufrischer
Infinia Préférence les blondissimes
L´Oréal makes these beautiful haircolorations. I love their ads that the new colors are as cool as you see them on the packaging. Doesn´t work with my hair though. My hair has too many red undertones I heard someone teaching me. Oh well, three to four packages of hairdye later I am the same blond as before. Really frustrating. I can recommend the silvershampoo that comes with the package.
*Santé* cosmetics
eyeliner
Santé has a small stand in our drugstore. I purchased an eyeliner, it came also with this fancy paper packging. But I didn´t like it at all. It was just too natural as it didn´t stay on my lid. The color was just disappointing.
*Kiko*
Makeup Milano - skinny fit kajal
crayon yeux 1,6g
Kiko has the best liners. This was a summer limited edition of their kajal in a blue / purple. I loved it and still love it. Kajals are the cosmetic that lives the longest life in my makeup collection. Is it for you also?
*CD*
CD Deo - 24h - Wasserlilie 75ml
CD deodorant is also a disappointing product. No sweat protection whatsoever. Unfortunately, as the packaging is nice and the smell is not too bad also.
*real*
electric toothbrush headers
real,- makes a very nice and affordable dupe for those electric toothbrush headers. If you´re looking for a dupe for those way too expensive toothbrush headers look out for this packaging and the real,- brand (supermarket).
*Dr. Hauschka*
Lippenkosmetikum 4,5ml
Dr. Hauschka has never been a favorite of mine. I know a lot people enjoying the products very much. Recommended by so many dermatologists, Dr. Hauschka has never made it to my bathroom. This lip balm is an exception. I never finished it, but as it is so natural, it has changed its smell quite a lot.
*Lush* soap
*Lush* shampoo
What should I tell you about Lush. It´s such a famous brand. If you have never been to one of their shops, you must go and check them out. The smells are beautiful, out of this world. It is a rather high end brand but the ingredients are all natural which is just amazing.
*être belle*
lip scrub
This has been one of the few fails. I would have never picked it up. I´m not a fan of lipscrubs. At most I am scrubbing my lips with my toothbrush or in the shower with a shower sponge. But having a leave on product for lips. Na, I don´t know, it´s not my thing.
*Kiko*
Makeup Milano creme crush
lasting colour eyeshadow 10 - 4g
Such a nice color. Such a soft product. All in all I´m a big fan of Kiko and if you want a proof for that brand being so good, go and pick this creme eyeshadow pot.
*aliqua*
Gesichtsöl - face oil
Jojobaöl & Mandelöl - trockene Haut - 15ml
I bought this product several times these years. It lasts a long time. I feel my skin can recover for days with this oil. I don´t know is it the jojoba or the almond. This stuff is just amazing. I use it after taking shower in the morning. I can immediately wear make up, actually the makeup especially the L´Oréal true match foundation sits very well on top of the oil, and it won´t stop the healing of the oils.
*bionarca*
Wohlfühlbad - 20ml
It recommends on the packaging to use it for one or two baths. But to be honest I used it so many times. I always just dropped a few drops in my bath. It gave a very nice scent. Bathing is my favorite thing to do, if you can´t tell.
*benefit*
they´re real! - beyond mascara 3g
This they´re real mascara sample size was rather disappointing to me. I´m not looking for extra drama lashes. I don´t want extra black thick lashes which look like they´ve crumbled up.
As I mentioned above the Couvrance mascara is much more delicate. Some may use it just for bottomlashes but I think having delicate long lashes is more suiting my face makeup and eyeshape.
At Alster, Hamburg. May 2016
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