A good month for empties

1. Missha aqua spf 50+ PA++++ 9/10. It’s a really good sunscreen and reinforced how behind a lot of American sunscreens are to their international counterparts. I docked some points because I found it just a bit too greasy for me. But I do have very oily skin. So I may have liked it better in the winter when I’m just less greasy overall. But I found the sunscreen to lay really well under makeup and it never stung. Once it’s rubbed in there’s no white cast and no bad sunscreen smell.

2. Ology sunscreen lotion spf 50 2/10. I’m honestly giving it two points because it did what it said. It blocked uv rays and I didn’t get burned. But it’s awful in every other way. It was so greasy. No amount of rubbing in the product would get rid of the white cast. It made me look like Casper. It had a lingering sunscreen smell. It would never fully absorb so I would just sweat and it would leave white trails. It was just an overall awful product. A definite hate pan.

3. ROC multi correxion revive and flow vitamin c daily serum. 2/10. I used this to try to reduce some post inflammatory hyperpigmentation and I felt like it did nothing. Like tactile wise it’s nice but i felt like I was using it just to use it up. I literally finished the entire bottle and saw very little difference in my post acne dark spots.

4. Peach & lily transparen-c pro brightening moisturizer. 4/10. I really wanted to love this product but like the ROC vitamin c serum I did not find this product brightening at all. I saw very little improvement in the hyperpigmentation and my skin didn’t have that post vitamin c glow I get from other products. It’s nice as a moisturizer but it’s definitely pricey and for the cost I would like more effectiveness.

5. The ordinary niacinamide serum 10% and zinc 1%. 1/10. It’s marketed to target dullness, uneven texture, and excess oil. After using the entire thing I still have similar levels of dullness and a ton of excess oil. Like it did nothing. It was definitely a hate pan and I’m so glad it’s over and out of my cabinet.

6. Fresh lotus youth preserve eye cream. 7/10. I loved how this cream felt. But it could lean a bit heavy feeling some days. I think I would probably use it over the winter if I ever decided to buy it again. But I felt like it did make my eye area brighter.

I finished six full size products and I didn’t have to purchase anything else because I have so much in my stash that I could just dig things out. Really highlighted how much stuff I bought. Continuing with my no buy until I get some sense of organization in my hoard.