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August Empties

I'm actually pretty proud of the products I finished in August! I finished two makeup products I wanted to finish in 2017, and was able to weed out more of the deluxe sized skincare things I'm trying to move out. As per usual, there's a picture below and I'll do mini reviews below that.



Starting from top left:
~ Origins a perfect world eye cream: I liked that this had spf in it, which makes it a decent daytime eye cream. Will probably not repurchase just because it wasn't that special otherwise.
~ Smashbox pore minimizing primer: I feel like this made my face kind of greasy/slippy. I have so many primer samples that I will never need to purchase one intentionally.
~ Viktor & Rolf Flower Bomb sample & card: I like this scent. Its a warm, spicy floral. It just doesn't smell like "me" to me so I probably wouldn't buy a larger size. But I'd totally use another sample if it came my way.
~Tarte Frixxion Stick: this was okay. Went through it way too fast for me to want to repurchase.
~ BareMinerals Marvelous Moxie lipgloss in Stargazer: this layered beautifully over the other lip product I finished and I'm glad it's gone as it's one of my older products.
~ Sunday Riley Good Genes DS: this was a 100-point perk. I would totally grab another sample/point perk, but I'm not entirely convinced this works. At least not enough for the price.
~ Buxom lipstick in Bombay: this had a minty tingle, and was easy to apply because of the shape. Happy to have moved another makeup product out of my collection. Might consider buying another color from this line at some point.
~ Origins Modern Friction: this was a gentle exfoliator with a nice scent. If I ever need to buy an exfoliant I might consider this one.

Bonus pan! new pan in Flower Child in my Tartelette in Bloom. Also a slightly larger pan in Charmer.




That's it for this month!

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