Review: Empties (Winter 2013)

Hi guys!

Alright I'm gonna do an "Empties" post which is basically a post on products that I have finished up and my thoughts on them. 

Firstly, I have this sample of Philosophy's Hands of Hope Hand and Cuticle Cream. This is actually really nice and it's unscented so if you don't like hand creams with fragrances, this is really good. As for me, I'm alright with both unscented and scented hand creams. 

I also finished using up this Philosophy Hope in A Stick Lip Balm. I'm currently using another one and this is one of the BEST lip balms I have ever used. This is super moisturizing and it is my life-saver during winter. I have a couple other lip balms I will talk about in this post but this is one of my favorites so far. It's also unscented so that's something for you guys to think about. 

Another lip balm that I have finished using is this Alba Un-Petroleum Lip Balm with SPF-18 Vanilla my mum got for me somewhere in the US. I feel that it's an average lip balm, but it does a pretty decent job. I knew that this is REALLY cheap so yeah it's good if you're broke. (;

Now, I have another lip balm that I have used up... Yes, I use lip balms A LOT because my lips are just really dry. This is the L'Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Lip Balm. I'm kind of disappointed for this one. A lot of people gave reviews saying that this is moisturizing and they like it but I just do not feel the same way. It feels moisturizing when you are in the process of applying it but once you take it off your lips, it really does not feel moisturizing. I think this is alright if I were to use it in the summer but there's no way I'm going to use this during the winter again. I technically did not buy this, my dad gets some of these from the airplanes that he flew in. 

Also, I'm very surprised that this lip balm actually is really... short. Some lip balms are like superrrrrr long and you can turn and turn and never see an end to it. So since it's not very moisturizing and I had to use it a lot, it ran out really fast.

Next, I have this sample of the Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion. Okay I think Clinique is known for their unscented products, but sometimes I felt that there was a kind of "smell" to this moisturizer... You know sometimes, unscented stuff are so natural that the ingredients will produce their scents? I know the actual moisturizer is in a really big bottle, and I don't think it's very expensive too, so if you're alright with the smell, you can go try it out. It's moisturizing, but I do have a moisturizer that I like much more than this one (I'll do a separate post on that soon).

This is a make up remover that I have finished using. This is really just a random make up remover my mum got for me online. It works well and I'm pretty sure it's rather inexpensive, but I always feel like there is still some of it left in my eyes even after a shower, which is slightly annoying. 

This is the Body Shop's Aloe Gentle Facial Wash that I have finished using. To be honest, I think I've used up three of these already. I like how it's super foamy and it doesn't sting your skin unlike some cleansers. This is my normal facial wash while showering but most of the time at night before I sleep, I will use another facial wash. Most of TBS's products are really affordable and so I will just continue purchasing this facial wash for now.

Also from The Body Shop, I finished using up the Passion Fruit Shower Gel. Actually I used up one before already. I think this is a bestseller in the stores and it always ran out of stock in Singapore. It does smell really good but I like the strawberry one more!

Thanks for reading! I hope you liked this post and I hope it has helped you a little. (: