the belle lumiere

37: Givenchy Photo Perfexion Foundation in Perfect Ivory – I’m sure you’re all sick of hearing me harp on about this foundation, but it is my holy grail and I will continue to repurchase it until the day that I die (or until they discontinue it).

38: Philosophy ‘The Supernatural’ Blotting Papers – I quite like these blotting papers, and did consider them my favourite until I tried the Boscia papers that I started using once I’d finishing these up. I did enjoy using the Philosophy papers but I don’t think I will repurchase them purely because I prefer the Boscia brand ones now.

39: Skindanavia No More Shine Makeup Finish – I am still in two minds about how I feel about this product. I don’t feel like it does anything at all to control the shine on my face, but I do think that it helps to keep my makeup on for the whole day. I’ve repurchased this since finishing up this bottle, so hopefully I’ll be able to decide how I really feel about this product soon.

40: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in Fair – This product has trumped Benefit’s Erase Paste and is now my favourite concealer. I prefer the consistency of the Maybelline concealer, and the colour match is pretty much perfect on my skin. The only thing I don’t like about this concealer is the packaging. The sponge tip applicator feels kind of unhygienic and gross after a week or so of using the product, and it can get quite messy. Despite that, I really enjoyed this product and would definitely repurchase it in the future.

32: Lancome Hypnose Mascara – Another holy grail item for me, this time my favourite mascara. Luckily I have a backup of this in my cupboard ready to go for when I finish up the sample size tube that I’m currently working through.

33: Bath + Body Works Aruba Coconut Body Lotion – When Bath + Body Works launch a new fragrance range they usually have a limited time offer where you can buy a trial size of the product for $1 or so. I bought this body lotion during one of these promotions & used it almost exclusively when I was on holiday in Bali. Because of that I have fond memories of this scent, and as I like the formulation of the Bath + Body Works Body lotions in general I can see myself repurchasing this in the future.

34: Dermalogica Precleanse – This is my holy grail cleansing oil so I’m not sure how well I’ll fare without it, but I have a few other precleanse products that I’m going to try to use up before purchasing another bottle of this (which I will definitely do in the future).

35: Bath + Body Works Caramel Apple Anti-Bac Foaming Hand Soap – I usually buy 2-3 Bath + Body Works Hand Soaps every season and this was one of my Autumn picks for this year. I was kind of disappointed with the smell, it’s more of a medicine scent than anything too caramel for me. Having said that, my sister & other people who used this soap really liked it so go figure. I don’t think I’d opt for this scent when buying hand soap in the future.

Note: I don’t normally write mini reviews of products when I finish them up, but I’ve noticed that a lot of people do and it’s actually the way I prefer empties posts to be so I think I’ll stick to this format from now on.

These empties have been piling up for a while now, so I decided to do a big lump 10 pan empties post in one. It’s so satisfying rounding these babies up and then throwing them out once I’ve posted about them. I’m sure that says a bit too much about my rampant consumerism and obsession with finishing things but eh. I’ve slipped slightly and bought a few things that I shouldn’t have, so I think what I’ll do is when I’ve finished up my original 50 items, I’ll finish up another X amount of products totalling the amount of things I ‘accidentally’ bought while trying to complete this challenge. Sound fair?

I’m still plugging away with the empties and resisting the new stuff popping up left right and centre on all of my favourite beauty blogs. I have come to the realisation that I use a lot of hand soap.