Empties #1 Skincare, Makeup and More

I don't know about you but I always liked the empties posts because people can say their final opinion about the products and know for sure whether the product is good or not. Personally I have never done one in the past because it was quite hard to collect enough products for one post. I'm honestly  surprised when I see empties posts for girls every 2 weeks or so. How can they finish products so fast? I was trying really hard to finish some products to make empties post but it took me months to collect all these that you see in the pictures.

Although I had a lot of shampoos and conditioner that I could show I decided to narrow it down and include those that I actually liked and that worked for me. As far as shampoos I did enjoy the  L'Oreal Elvive Smooth and Polish [MK] Perfection shampoo. It did leave my hair feeling soft and even though it is quite moisturizing shampoo it didn't make my hair become greasy faster. Also, it has a very pleasant smell which unfortunately didn't stay on hair for long. The conditioner that I loved and it might be the best that I have tried is from L'Oreal Elvive from the same line as the shampoo. It made my hair feel incredibly soft and smooth. Although I'm not a huge fan of hair masks I did try one which I quite liked but can't say that I liked it enough to repurchase it for sure. The Schwarzkopf Gliss Hair Repair 1 min mask with liquid keratin has an amazing perfume-y smell that stay on hair for 1 or 2 hours and it did great job at conditioning my hair. What I liked the most is the fact that it's a 1 minute mask and you don't have to wait 5 or more minutes which was always the annoying part of hair mask for me.

Let's move on to makeup removing. First is the L'Oreal Micellar Water and I'm currently on my second bottle of it. I do like it and it does good job at removing makeup for a good price. Although I'm on second bottle I won't purchase it again because Garnier released same water and offers double the amount for the product for same amount of money. You can read my detailed review on both here and here. Next is the L'Oreal Bi-phase eye makeup remover, the waterproof version, and it might be the best drugstore bi-phase eye makeup remover. I have tried several other from different brands but I found the L'Oreal one doing the best job. It removes everything without making my vision slightly blurry. One of those other makeup removers is the Nivea Double Effect eye makeup remover which was ok but I definitely wouldn't purchase it again because it wasn't as effective as the L'Oreal one.

In a long search for a good and effective deodorant I found the Dove Go Fresh with pomegranate and lemon verbena scent. Not only it has a slightly fruity and very pleasant smell but it also lasts for a long time. I've been using it when I was going to gym and it kept me nice-smelling throughout my whole work out. Now I'm using one from the same line but with lemon and grass because I didn't find this version.

As far as moisturizers I have two. The first is in travel size of Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief . It has almost gel like consistency and it is the perfect moisturizer for my combination skin during warmer months. I was really close to purchasing the full size but because I happened to try the Garnier Moisture Match for combination to oily skin I didn't purchase it. The Garnier one is a light moisturizer with green tea extract which also provides enough moisture for my skin during warmer months and it absorbs into my skin really quickly.

Finally let's talk about makeup empties. First things first, you see many mascaras because I recently went through my makeup collection and decided to throw away all the old and dried mascaras and not all of them are actually empty. Also I forgot to include two from MUA, the extreme curl and extreme volume, which I only used once or maybe twice and didn't like them at all! My least favorite was the Smashbox Full Exposure mascara. It's definitely not bad but for less money you can get the same effect which is a bit of volume and length. I wasn't impressed that's why I only used it few times. You can read a full review here. Next mascara is Lancome Hypnose Drama. I used it up completely, well at least until it became dry and not easy to work with. Even though it gave a lovely effect to my lashes I wouldn't purchase it again simply because the result doesn't justify the money, over 30 euros here in Greece. I have a full review here.

The last two are in my all time favorites list. Max Factor False Lash Effect is an amazing drugstore mascara which adds lots of volume and length but also separates you lashes. I think this was my second if not third tube of it. Lastly, Benefit Badgal Lash mascara is a love at first sight. Gives lots of volume and length and lashes really look almost like I was wearing falsies whenever I had this mascara on. I was really close to purchase the full size but I didn't because I received another mascara which I liked and I find it pointless to have more than 1 or 2 mascaras at the same time.

Probably more than a year ago I had purchased the Revlon ColorStay Active foundation. It has a lighter coverage than the original ColorStay but it stays on for as long as the original. Unfortunately  later I found out that it was discontinued but some shades are, surprisingly, still available on ebay. Next are two eyeshadow primers from elf, the Eyelid Primer and the Mineral Eyeshadow Primer. Both are great primers for the price but I definitely prefer the Mineral primer because it performs better. You can read a comparison review here. The last item is the Elf Wet Gloss Lash and Brow Clear Mascara. The tube you see might be my 5th and it's a great cheap clear mascara which I use to set my brow hair in place.

Phew, that's it for my empties. That's a Long post but hope you enjoyed it. Let's know in the comments below if you prefer small empties posts with like 4-5 items or big ones like this.