EMPTIES | September: The Month of Samples

Here we are! Another month of Empties and I did decently well for the month of September as I was nearing the end of quite a number of products and also kept up with sheet masking. It just started feeling like Fall last week and I know that October is totally going to fly by as starting next week, I have a ton of events in my work and personal life happening. Something tells me that as fun as the rest of the month will be, I will need to massively decompress right after!

SKINCARE = 4

I managed to finish two Burt's Bees Peppermint Lip Balms down to the plastic as you can see that I was scooping product out! The First Base Skincare Double Dose vitamin C serum is one of my all-time favourites so if you were to flip through my Empties Stories on Instagram, you will see this serum a lot! I also managed to finish the Jowae Soothing Cleansing Milk which I have had for a VERY long time. Milks are not my favourite textures for cleansers, so I was kind of glad to see this one emptied! 

NAILS | Dior Fall Limited Edition Charm Swatch #CBBxManiMonday

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate! I am working today and a full day at that because we have a brand visit, but I am trying to keep cool about the whole thing even though this month is going to be ridiculously busy for me at work and then by the time it's done, it will basically be November which means the holidays. In retail. So yeah, like I said, just trying not to feel too overwhelmed!

 

Purchased by me

This is the second nail polish from the Dior Fall collection and matches their clover green theme for the season. The shade "Charm" is a shimmery, metallic yellow-based green that under natural lighting is deeper in tone, but in direct reminds me of the black-eyed cats!

SHEET MASK | Dior Prestige Le Masque Micro-Nutritif de Rose

I use so many sheet masks now that many of them are starting to blend together or quite frankly, are just iterations of the ones I was using 20 years ago with fancy new packaging and such, but the sheet masks that DO seem to interest a lot of you, are the ones that cost a boatload of $$$$ 😝! 

 

Purchased by me

I am willing to take that bullet for all of us so let's get this review going for the "new to North America" Dior Prestige Le Masque Micro-Nutritif de Rose Sheet Mask!

MAKEUP | Diorshow Flash Eyeshadow Sticks

Purchased by me

I have often said that I am incredibly lazy in the mornings so when it comes to my makeup routine, as much as I would love to do an incredibly complex, multicoloured look, I generally end up using 1-2 shades and that's it which is why eyeshadow sticks have become such an essential part of my makeup routine. I have used many different brands over the years and certainly have my favourites so when one of my FAVOURITE beauty brands, Dior, released the Diorshow Flash Eyeshadow Sticks, I immediately picked up a few to try! 

NAILS | Fall Flakies #CBBxManiMonday

I am taking it back and getting nostalgic today with two shades that have not been around for a very long time! Remember when Urban Decay made nail polish? I missed out in the late 90s when their original collection was out because I thought it was too expensive and honestly, didn't really paint my nails all that much in high school. In fact, I wasn't really allowed to wear any makeup other than a clear coat of mascara and some blush so maybe THAT'S why I have a beauty blog where I showcase my weakness for all things beauty 😉? 

Purchased by me

In 2016, Urban Decay re-released some of their OG polishes from the late 90s in honour of their 20th anniversary with new slick packaging. Now, that I was making money of my own, I splurged on three shades with one of them being the deep, creamy, chocolate brown "Extra Bitter". 

SHEET MASK | APLB Glutathione Retinol Vitamin C Collagen EGF Peptide and Tranexamic Acid Sheet Masks

I have just wrapped up a 5 day in a row workweek which I rarely do and I have said it multiple times in the past that I don't know how people stay positive during the week and I understand why people who work this schedule despise Mondays and love Fridays. Thankfully, the most stressful thing that happened were the staff washroom toilets leaking so I got to call a plumber which encompassed two anxiety-filled activities for me - flooding and phone anxiety. Obviously, everything was fine, the plumber came and fixed the toilets, but then on Friday evening we saw that one of the client washrooms had started leaking so I look forward to reliving this routine again on Monday! Yay, for Mondays 😉

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Despite a very full week, I DID manage to keep sheet masking with this set of four APLB ("A plus B") sheet masks I picked up from a combination of a K-beauty store called Kiokii and... at Pacific Centre Mall and Yesstyle. I liked the packaging, the price and the very specific ingredient focus and since this brand seems to be all the rage right now for both their skincare and body products, I wanted to see whether they were worth the buy - *hint* yes, yes they are!