empties: products i've used up! december 2014

this post contains some of the products I have used up. from the photos, you can see what are my clear favorites. these are old empties, so I can't really say a lot of about these products. but I will be able to determine whether or not I would repurchase these items. (items with full reviews will be linked to their names)

Would I repurchase?

soap & glory: sugar crush body scrub? NO

j.r. watkins: lavender body scrub? NO

lush: ro's argan body conditioner? NO

oscar blandi: aerosol dry shampoo? NO

psssssst!: dry shampoo? YES

bastiste: dry shampoo original? YES

bastiste: dry shampoo blush? MEH

bastiste: dry shampoo cherry? YES

bastiste: dry shampoo wild? YES

bastiste: dry shampoo tropical? MEH

klorane: dry shampoo? YES

the body shop: banana conditioner? HELL NO

colure: hydrating conditioner? YES

"white foil packet"? ????

l'oreal: everstrong reconstruct conditioner? YES

dior: capture totale one essential serum? HELL YES

philosophy: purity facial cleansing cloths? HELL YES

klorane: cornflower makeup removing wipes? NOT ANYMORE

bath & body works: antibacterial exfoliating hand wash fresh picked tangerine? FOAMING KIND ONLY

bath & body works: antibacterial exfoliating hand wash fresh picked strawberries? FOAMING KIND ONLY

bath & body works: antibacterial foaming hand wash black cherry merlot? HELL YES

the body shop: vineyard peach body butter? HELL YES

avene: cold cream? YES

bliss: body lotion? MEH

yes to cucumbers: hypoallergenic facial cleansing cloths? NOT ANYMORE 

up & up: make remover wipes? YES

up & up: make remover wipes, lavender scented? NO

cvs brand: make up remover wipes? NO

simple: cleansing facial wipes? HELL YES

 kat von d: makeup remover wipes? NO

philosophy: purity facial cleansing cloths? HELL YES

murad: acne clarifying wipes? NO

ponds: clean sweep makeup remover wipes? MEH

ponds: luminous clean makeup remover wipes? NO

absolut!: makeup remover wipes with green tea and cucumber? HELL NO

mac: face and body (c3)? YES

amore pacific: sponge foundation? NO

blinc: rewetting drops for eyes? NO

rotho: redness relief eye drops? HELL YES

bath & body works: antibacterial hand gel fresh picked strawberries? YES

philosophy: hands of hope? YES

aussie: hair insurance leave-in conditioner spray? MEH

l'oreal: eversleek hair mask? MEH

lush: king of the mods curl cream? NO

suave kids: detangle spray dutch apple scent? YES

tresemme: heat protectant spray? YES

ogx: moroccan argan oil shampoo? HELL NO

l'oreal: everstrong reconstruct shampoo? YES 

aveeno: pure renewal sulfate-free shampoo? YES

pantene pro-v: aqua light shampoo? MEH

bumble & bumble: colorminded shampoo? HELL NO

opalis: creme de shampooing? ????

bare minerals: purely nourishing moisturizer? MEH

murad: oil control mattifier? MEH

bare minerals: active cell renewal night serum? NO

too faced: primed and poreless primer? YES

hourglass: serum primer? HELL NO

my primer: multi-purpose mattifying primer? HELL NO

urban decay: all nighter makeup setting spray? YES

ahava: time to clear purifying mud mask? YES

biore: warming anti-blackhead cleanser? MEH

benefit: refined finish facial polish? NO

made from earth: green tea toxin cleanser? NO

dermalogica: daily microfoliant? NO

kiehls: rare earth deep pore daily cleanser? MEH

bioderma: crealine H2O micellaire water? HELL YES

neutrogena: clear face spf 30 facial sunscreen? YES

origins: vitazing spf 15 "tinted" moisturizer? NO

fresh: brown sugar lip polish? HELL NO

smashbox: hydrating under eye primer? NO

elf: gotta glow blush (highlighter)? YES

le metier de beaute: cream blush? HELL NO (awful texture and greasy)

rimmel: stay matte powder (006 sandstone)? NO (made me ashy)

marc jacobs: gel foundation (28)? MEH (need to try again)

so now go buy all the good stuff from this list. they are worth it--the hell yes one for sure.

xo dames

focus feature: batiste "fruity & cheeky" cherry

ok, so i have a love affair with dry shampoo. to my friends, this is no surprise. i am sure they are sitting, reading this post, and thinking, "i wish she would shower more." fact of the matter is that i do shower regularly. i am not a caveman. BUT i absolutely, positively HATE washing my hair. hence the love affair with dry shampoos.

when i first started using dry shampoos, i swore by and only used ones that i could find in french pharmacies (i was living in France at the time, but the obsession continued upon my return to the US). however, the $18 a can price tag for the amount of dry shampoo i used was just getting to be rather ridiculous. i had heard some beauty bloggers/vloggers mention the batiste line, and at $7 a can, i was all in.

i love batiste dry shampoos. if you have read some of my other posts, i mentioned how i use dry shampoo at night before bed so that way it has sunk in or rubbed off on my pillow. ta-da! presto chango! beautiful hair.

ok, so my love affair with batiste has grown even more! they came out with a cherry scent. it smells like synthetic cherry, but i love it. it also has the cutest design on the can. very retro in my opinion, plus i love anything with cherries on it too. here's a pretty picture.

i highly recommend trying the batiste dry shampoos. they have a bunch of different scents, and i am sure you can find one that suits your fancy.

TWEETS OF THE WEEK: 8/22

tweets i find amusing from myself and people i follow. laugh away my little friends.

The 7/18 Playlist

i love music. i mean, who doesn't? but back in high school, i was quite the music snob. these days i listen to whatever i like, from country to experimental genres. here are some of my current favs:

1] Sweater Weather- The Neighborhood "I'm Sorry... -EP"

been out for a while, still can't get enough of it.

2] Hot Damn- Ivy Levan "Introducing the Dame -EP"

heard on a youtube vid, old school vibe. me likey.

3] No Diggity- Blackstreet & Dr. Dre "Another Level"

oldie but always a goodie. pitch perfect reinforced my love for this song.

4] Chicken Fried- Zac Brown Band {ZEY-BAY-BAY}"Play On"

i blame my friend for my love for this song, but who doesn't love chicken and beer?

5] Dark Paradise- Lana Del Rey "Born To Die - The Paradise Edition"

say whatever you want about the singer, but the song is awesome nonetheless.

6] Wagon Wheel- Darius Rucker/Old Crow Medicine Show

whichever version of the song you like better, it doesn't matter. it's just a real feel good song.

7] Heads Will Roll- Yeah Yeah Yeahs "It's Blitz!"

another song that just never gets old in my book.

listen.

xo damers

a girl's best friend....

i love makeup AND i am a compulsive shopper by trade. this leads to many dollars wasted on things i dont like or are the wrong color, especially foundation. i never wore it until recently, and i still hardly reach for. so, basically, i am a foundation noob.

in a recent youtube video i came across, the vlogger recommended this website. it will literally make shopping for foundation a million times easier, especially since in the US it is very uncommon to have testers in the drugstore.

http://findation.com

i highly recommend using this website. i played around on it a bit earlier today and know i will be visiting it frequently.

the intellectual corner: hemingway's the sun also rises

i came across this book on a list of books that should be read in one's twenties posted on buzzfeed. i remember hearing about this book, as well, from a friend while perusing the city lights bookstore in san francisco. i finally caved and downloaded said book on my e-reader.

at first i really didn't care for the book, but after a while i got into the story. i did find that there was no real arc in the story as it just commented on events that were transpiring, however its main setting was paris, france. i am a HUGE sucker for anything parisian. i did enjoy the book, but it isn't something i would reread or stand out to recommend to others.

SHOCK HORROR! i know. what can i say? i am a weirdo, and this hemingway book didn't do it for me.

do you have a favorite hemingway book that i should read? did i miss the whole point of the sun also rises? let me know. sometimes things are lost on me. i can't help it.

xoxo damers

it's like i have ESPN or something....

over xmas break, my sister forced me into seeing a psychic because she wanted to see one. being in the state of Florida, where nothing is normal, she wasn't allowed to have her fortune told because she was under 18. therefore, the pleasure fell upon me. now this psychic worked at Universal Studios, need i say more? so i was extremely skeptical of this spiritual adventure that i was about to embark on.

i have to say that all the mumbo jumbo that was discussed about my love life to be complete bullshit. i am a lone wolf in the world and will probably continue on in that way, but the psychic did say something that has been so extremely true. she said that i was going to be traveling a lot this year. now all those who are reading this who know me are all like what else is new, dipshit? BUT!!! i have been traveling so much more in 2013, than i have before. i have barely spent anytime in my apartment since the beginning of the year and i miss it so.

that being said, there are some other things that this woman said that i hope to be true too! but hopefully, i will own my own business before age 47!!!

should i believe all the other shit this woman said based off one good guess?? who knows. i guess only time will tell.

from the real world,

xoxo damers