Year-End Empties

– Saltair Golden Hour Body Wash. 7/10, WNRP.
Formula is wonderful. This one had a golden shimmer to it which was really pretty and made it fun to use, but I still prefer the original scents (Santal Bloom and Pink Beach) so that’s why I probably won’t repurchase. It’s very tropical and fruity, but kind of reminds me of a bath and body works candle. Doesn’t smell bad, but not the kind of scent I want on my body.

– Sol de Janeiro Brazilian 4-Play Shower Gel. 8/10, WNRP.
I’m a sucker for the SDJ scents. I LOVE them. I want to bathe in them. So naturally I love the shower gel. The formula is nice and it smells delicious. But because of the price, I began only allowing myself to use it on special occasions…a shower gel….only on special occasions….That sounds ridiculous right? Well I finally realized how unhinged that was and I happily used it up this month. I can’t justify buying a shower gel so expensive that I feel the need to ration it. Saltair is 1/3 of the price and it works just as well and they have wonderful scent options. For that reason, I wouldn’t repurchase. Unless they came out with the Cheroisa 71 scent in a shower gel then I’d happily fork up the money for that AND not ration it!

– Rhode Peptide Lip Treatment in Passionfruit. 7/10. WNRP
I have mixed feelings about Rhode. When the lip treatments first came out, I ordered 3 and I loved them. The formulas were great and not gritty. I ended up ordering several other scents and they’re ALL gritty. This scent in particular was nice at first, but I quickly grew tired of it. It’s almost kind of sour-smelling? And makes me nauseous sometimes. I found myself gooping it on pretty thick at night just to finish up the tube and be done with it. I would even pawn some off on my boyfriend to use it up faster. The formula is nice, I feel like it does a good job at making my lips soft and plump, but it’s incredibly sticky. DO NOT WEAR THIS OUTSIDE ON A WINDY DAY. Because of all the aforementioned issues, WNRP. But stupid me I have like 5 more tubes or other flavors I need to work through 😅. I’ll stick to my Summer Fridays lip balm during the day and Laniege lip mask at night once I finish up the rest of these.

– Farmacy Green Clean in Warm Vanilla Chai. 10/10, WRP.
The Farmacy cleansing balm is my absolute favorite. It gets all my makeup off, emulsifies well, and leaves my skin feeling soft and clean. This one is from the holiday trio and it’s my favorite scent of the bunch. I wish they made this in the jumbo size!

– Dove Crushed Macadamia & Rice Milk Exfoliating Body Polish. 10/10, WRP and already have her replacement.
I love this scrub. It’s gentle but effective at smoothing out my skin. I self tan and this helps me exfoliate as part of my prep. It leaves my skin soft but doesn’t leave any kind of residue, which is important because oil can mess up my spray tan application. The smell is also divine. They have several other options in this line, such as mango or pomegranate, but I always repurchase this one because it’s so good. And it’s inexpensive!

– Sacheu Sweet Lips Lip Mask. 0/10, WNRP.
God I HATED this. It was awful. Using it up felt like torture. It was so gritty, but not gritty enough to be repurposed as a lip scrub. Because it was gritty, it couldn’t be used a balm either. And when I left it on to use it as a lip mask, it left such a weird residue on my lips I had to scrub them clean. This was awful and I would never ever repurchase it. EVER!

– Farmacy Deep Sweep Toner. 10/10, WRP and already have her replacement.
I love this toner. I’m on my 4th bottle now because it’s THAT good. I have sensitive combo skin that is prone to breakouts. This toner has never made me breakout, never caused irritation, and it’s made such an improvement in my skin. My texture is noticeably better/smoother and pore size is much smaller. I feel like it does a good job of keeping pimples at bay too, because I don’t breakout as much since I started using it. I’ll keep buying this forever.