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October Empties

Starting with the Fresh packets, going clockwise:

~Fresh soy face cleanser (foil sample): Meh. It was an okay cleanser, but I wasn't the biggest fan of the smell. I have a larger deluxe sample from the Sephora birthday gift to use up too...
~Fresh lotus youth preserve face cream (foil sample): This felt nice going on at night, but I usually woke up feeling oily, so I would not purchase a full size of this.
~Clinique liquid face soap (deluxe sample): I think this was the dry skin version, and I have combination/oily skin. It was fine, and I liked that it smelled like sleepytime tea. I would probably not purchase a full size.
~Sephora outrageous volume mascara: I was able to use this for 4 months before it started looking clumpy. I really liked it at the beginning though! I would consider repurchasing once I work through my mascara samples.
~Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black (Sephora sample): I love the dark, spicy, amber scent of this perfume. I have a Sephora favorites set with this in it, that I'll use next. I also plan to use the full-size perfume voucher to get the full size of this.
~Lush lotion sample: I think this was "healing hands"? It was moisturizing as a hand cream, but I think it's a bit too thick for what I like to use every day.
~Clinique eye serum (deluxe sample): I enjoyed using this at night, since I usually wake up with dry eye skin. I would consider repurchasing after I use up my backup samples of other eye creams.
~Boscia pore pudding (Sephora sample): My skin felt really soft and smooth after using this mask. It's one of the few masks I'd consider repurchasing. Again, after I use up some of my other samples.

How I did on my goals:

~I did finish Nirvana Black!
~I just barely made my goal of using 1/3 of Very Hollywood. It smells like gardenias, which I think I'll enjoy more in the spring and summer. I'll put it aside for later now that I've met my goal.
~Still working on that Clinique lipstick - it's my work lipstick now, but it's the little nub that will not give up.
~oh, yes. All the samples. Mostly skincare, but I'll take it.

November goals:
~Finish my samples of Atelier Sud Magnolia and Elizabeth & James Nirvana Bourbon.
~Finish Clinique Welcome Wednesday lipstick.
~Paint my nails at least once a week.

Bonus pan!
Its a tiny little spot right in the middle of that dip. It's "white" from the Lorac Pro 1 palette. I use it as my base shade to set my eye primer. It's my first eyeshadow pan!


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