September Empties

Here are the products I used up last month:
(from left to right)
~Drunk Elephant C-firma Day Serum (sample from Sephora) - this leaked out of the sample container, hence the orange smudges everywhere. However, I liked it enough to repurchase the full size! It smells like honeysuckle, and I felt like my skin was more radiant when I used it regularly.
~L'Oreal felt tip eyeliner - I wish I could say which one, but the writing rubbed off. It was my first liquid liner, and it worked decently well, but I found that my overly sensitive, blinky eyes do better with the lighter pressure of brush tips. I would not repurchase this.
~Lancome Energie de Vie deluxe sample (from my August Sephora Play! box) - I'm not sure if this was a moisturizer? A serum? A moisturizing serum? Regardless, I put it on my face every night until it was gone. I didn't really notice any difference in my skin. I didn't really like how perfumey it was - I would not repurchase this.
~Nest Citrine sample (also from myAugust Sephora Play! box) - I enjoyed this light, floral/citrus scent, but it was a bit strong for my boyfriend. I already have a rollerball of this scent that I'll probably use up when he goes out of town.
~Philosophy Take a Deep Breath Oxygenating Gel Cream foil packet - I don't think squeezing from a foil packet is the best way to experience samples, but I enjoyed this one! It felt light on my skin and had a cucumber smell. I might purchase a full size of this someday, but I have other moisturizers I'd like to try first.

Goals for October:
~finish sample of Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black perfume
~use 1/3 of Michael Kors Very Hollywood perfume
~finish Clinique Welcome Wednesday lipstick (deluxe sample from holiday 2015)
~finish as many samples as I can - I've gone HAM on getting samples, but less so on actually using them

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I have a couple products in here I'm particularly proud to have finished up. It was a very productive month considering it was the shortest! Clockwise from top left: ~ Marc Jacobs "Decadence" and "Divine Decadence" foil sample card - I honestly can't tell the difference between these two scents, but I do like them. They had a sweet, slightly floral scent. The fiance isn't the biggest fan though, so I would not purchase a larger size. ~ YSL "Mon Paris" sample - I thought I would like this more than I did. It's also a sweet floral, but once on my skin it started to smell more powdery and chemical-y. Would not purchase. ~ Elizabeth and James "Nirvana Black" DS rollerball - I've had this for a while, and I think it started to go off on me. It's a warm and spicy scent that I used to enjoy more. Might repurchase. ~ Too Faced lip injection glossy "Milkshake" - This was a surprise love from last February

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