February Empties

This is my first empty post and this is my first time tracking how much product I use up in a month. Every time I empty a product I just dump it in the recycle bin so I'm actually amazed at the amount of products I use up in a regular month.

Kiehl's Calendula Herbal Extract Toner Alcohol free: I love using toners and I find toners clear out my skin. This toner is non drying and leaves my skin smooth. I also used this with my ion cleansing device. 

Repurchase: maybe as I enjoy trying out new products

Avene Eau Thermale: I love thermal water. They give my skin a great boost in the afternoon. I especially enjoy using them during the warmer months.

Repurchase: already have!

Give & Give Venus All in one EGF skin care lotion: An all in one skin care lotion that can be used as a last step for cleansing, toning, as a mask, essence. I've been using this everywhere. I use this for cleansing in the morning and the last step of cleansing at night. I also use it as a mask during shower and I use it as a body lotion. 

Repurchase: Yes! 

Sulwhasoo skin clarifying mask: A peel off mask that brightens and deep cleanses. It has the light ginseng smell you find in all Sulwhasoo products. 

Repurchase: Already have

Sulwhasoo First Care Serum: The first step skin care serum you use before your toner. Leaves my skin silky smooth. I use it with my ion cleansing device during the micro-pat mode. I ran out of this product but will go get a new bottle this week

Repurchase: Yes 

Sulwhasoo Balancing water: This is a a gel like toner and I use it every day. It keeps my skin moist and great for winter use. This is my HG toner so I normally have it on my counter. 

Repurchase: Already have

Sulwhasoo Balancing Emulsion: I would say this is a light lotion where I use it after my daily serum. Another HG skin care product that is always on my counter.

Repurchase: Already have

Sulwhasoo Firming Cream: A great cream that smells good and keeps my face hydrated. I don't have dry patches on my face when I use this product. But I haven't noticed any change to my skin in terms of its firming effect.

Repurchase: Maybe

I stopped using my regular toner and emulsion to try this line. I've always been using the whitening serum so I wanted to see if using the entire line will  help brighten my skin a little bit more. 

Sulwhasoo snowise balancing water: This is a gel like toner that I tried. I went through three tiny bottles of this toner. It's like the regular Sulwhasoo balancing water but not as moisturizing.

Repurchase: maybe but during the summer

Sulwhasoo snowise whitening fluid: I also went through 3 bottle of this emulsion. This is like the balancing emulsion but not as good. It's thicker than the regular emulsion. It's still easily absorbed into my skin but it doesn't do much. I tried to like this product but doesn't seem to be working for me.

Repurchase: No

Sulwhasoo snowise whitening serum: This is a milky white serum that I've been using for a while. It does a good job in brightening my skin and lightened my dark spots. It also helped lighten the freckles on my cheek. 

Repurchase: Already have

Sulwhasoo snowise whitening cream: A cream that is not hydrating enough and I don't find the whitening results that obvious.

Repurchase: No

DDF Advanced Firming cream: A moisturizer that stinks. I don't mind using a fragrance free product but this one the smell is just horrible and it did nothing in terms of firming my skin. It was a deluxe sized sample (15ml) so it was so hard for me finish it. 

Repurchase: No

Dead Sea Spa collagen, beta carotene and seaweed mask: It hydrates my skin and leaves it silky smooth. It revitalizes my skin and I do enjoy using this mask. But I have too many face masks at home so I don't think I will buy it even I like it. 

Repurchase: Maybe 

History of Whoo cream cleanser: I got 4 uses from this little sample. I've never tried a cream cleanser before. I've used cleansing soap, foam, gel, oil, cleansing milk but never cleansing cream. This left my skin soft and smooth and it didn't dry out my skin at all. There is also a light herbal scent to it. I love this cleanser and I will get this cleanser.

Repurchase: Yes

History of Whoo Hwa Hyun Essence: An essence that smells great. It's a cream like essence. It is an anti-aging brightening serum. I don't see any results but it felt great on my skin. I'm not used to cream essence and I find it too expensive. It's around $260 for the full size serum. 

Repurchase: No

Thymes Kimono Rose body lotion: Sample too small to really test it out. Smelled nice but not hydrating enough

Repurchase: No

Fancl Mild Cleansing Oil: To me this is the best cleansing oil on the market. I like this even more than the Shu cleansing oil. I've been on and off using this for years.

Repurchase: Yes

DHC Olive virgin oil: I used it on the dry patches on my skin. Helped moisture my skin but I think you can have those results from any face oil. I'm never a fan of DHC so I was just trying to get rid of the product.

Repurchase: No

Fresh Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment: Fresh lip treatments are always good. I kept this at my work desk and it helped keep my lips moist. Do I notice a difference between the lip therapy and regular lip treatment? I actually find the regular lip treatment easier to glide onto my lips. It's a good lip treatment but I prefer the regular Sugar Lip Treatment because there is SPF 15 in it.  

Repurchase: No

Jo Malone Vitamin E Nourishing Hand treatment: A hand cream that is quite long lasting. 

Repurchase: Maybe

Cuccino Naturale butter: This smelled so good I kept on sniffing my hands. I couldn't get enough of it. I don't find it long lasting and wasn't hydrating enough. But I think it would be suitable for warmer months. It smelled so good I will buy it again

Repurchase: Yes

Eucerin calming cream: This sample is too small for me to try out on my skin. I used it on my body and i only had enough product to cover 1 leg so I don't see any results. Given it's a drug store brand I might pick up a bottle during sales just to test it out.

Repurchase: Maybe

Naruko Magnolia Brightening and Firming mask: I already wrote a review for this product. So I'm not going to go through the details. Overall a good paper mask ( Review here)

Repurchase: Yes

Naruko Raw Job's Tears Mask: I already wrote a review for this product. So I'm not going to go through the details. Overall a good paper mask ( Review here)

Repurchase: Yes

Beauty Friends Herb Mask: A mask that didn't have enough essence in it. Did nothing to my skin. At least it didn't dry out my skin. 

Repurchase: No

Beauty Friends Green Tea Mask: Again, there is not enough essence in the mask and I don't notice any difference to my skin after using it. 

Repurchase: No

Elishcoy Snail Skin Repairing Mask: My first snail mask. It's an amazing mask. It pumped up my skin, gave it enough moisture and calmed my skin. The result of this mask lasted two days. Amazing face mask. It's around $2 a piece if you purchase it from Korea. 

Repurchase: Yes

Regene Honey Sos Nourishing Mask: a Royal jelly and honey mask. I use it as an emergency mask when my skin is very dry. An all time favourite paper mask of mine.

Repurchase: Yes

Regene Vita Aqua Spa Rejuvenating Mask: A deep hydrating mask that delivers. Great moisturizing mask.

Repurchase: Maybe

My Beauty Diary Strawberry Yogurt Mask: Didn't do much to my skin. 

Repurchase: No

Beautymate Bright up Nano Eye Mask: Did what it claimed! It helped brighten my dark circles. The effects are not long lasting but great product to use before those special occasions. The price is also reasonable. I remember paying $10 for a box of 7 masks at pacific mall.

Repurchase: yes

Laniege White plus renew apple zone mask: It came as a set with my laneige eye cream. I used up the eye cream a long time ago and all I had left were the eye masks. This is a gel mask that didn't do much to my skin. It just refreshes the skin without providing any whitening effect.

Repurchase: No

So have you tried any of these products?