Final empties for 2025. 19.
L'occitane milky bath - I treated myself to this on my birthday and whilst it is very lovely indeed, it doesn't last long. I can't justify the price for RP.
Ameliorate bath oil - I love this stuff and I'm trying to wean myself off fancy bath stuff in this economy. Did you know Ameliorate is THG which is Lookfantastic and Cult Beauty? I thought it was a niche little brand. Also why do Cult Beauty have some brands and LF have the others? And some things are more expensive on one versus the other? It's so transparent and lazy! Do they think we're daft?
THG also own James Wellbeloved, which is cat and dog food that we buy regularly.
Weird. I'm kinda getting the ick, honestly.
Beauty Pie Stronger Shinier Hair Shampoo - Oh I love this. Dammit.
Beauty Pie Stronger Shinier Hair Conditioner - See above. I need to be cultivating budget tastes, not bougie ones.
Pantene - Repair and protect conditioner - fair enough, did its thing, but I don't like the 'experience' <gesturing vaguely in a wanky sort of way> compared to the Beauty Pie products. I am the problem, I see that.
Ameliorate nourishing body wash - just biding my time until I can buy this again, I loved it, although I must admit my 41-year old gnarled hands struggled with the plunger and it did piss me off.
Glaze caramel lights - Have to use lots of this on my fine, thirsty hair. Hair is desperately in need of a) more highlights or b) committing to growing it all out. This helps.
Dove deodorant - coconut, nice, effective.
Perricone MD Vitamin C brightening cleanser - No thank you. This was designed by someone that loathes skincare and everything it stands for. A slightly inhospitable, irritable scent. Would lather if it felt like it. Sneered at being used as: a face cleanser, a body cleanser, a bath product. Eventually achieved mild success as a carpet shampoo, and even then it was with the most reluctant ennui.
REN AHA toner: Already repurchased twice via Vinted. Like exfoliating with a small car. Makes my skin drink actives and moisturisers and wake up in the morning with an A* in glowiness and clarity. I will buy this from Vinted until supplies run dry.
Skin & Me Vitamin c: I mean I just chucked this at my face and moved on. Who knows?
Some sort of tube thing from Clarins that I can't read the print of in real life: What the hell is this. I need an optician.
Lancome face cream: Oh so nice. Oh no.
Fresh Sugar Lemon - A blind fragrance buy! So unlike me! A ha ha. Okay. This SUCKED. I used it as carpet shampoo in our office and it smells divine. Did I learn anything about blind buying fragrances? No.
Another Who Is Elijah - Cherry Fiesta here. Unlike @RoseTeaLady I loved this, it had zero longevity so I looked for an alternative and found Phur - Cherry Stem, which is gorgeous. I've worn coconutty scents for a decade so this is a serious change for me. Kinda weird that when I looked for reviews on Cherry Fiesta, they were all from Cult Beauty staff. Are they even allowed to do that?
Clarins: Much of a muchness with Clarins. It does the job and it all smells the same, which honestly I loved for the first few products but it gets old and it's putting me off further purchases.
The remaining three are candles which I enjoyed. I only found out recently that you're allowed to burn candles if you want to! Huh.