August and September Empties

With moving house, I completely forgot to let you know which products I used up in August, so I thought why not combine last months empties with this month.

I got through a fair few amount of products over the past two months so buckle up guys! I finally finished my Nars Radiance Primer, which started to turn my foundations slightly pink towards the end. I did enjoy this primer but I'm not sure if I'd repurchase it.I'm especially proud as this was in my project pan. Another project pan item I finished was the Kiehl's butter stick lip treatment. I was given this from my time as a musician by Kiehl's but I didn't enjoy the formula. It wasn't hydrating and actually dried out my lips in the end, but I did love the colour!

I used up my NYX bare with me setting spray, which has become my new favourite. I thoroughly enjoyed this spray; it set my makeup in place, lasted a long time, and hydrated my skin. I will repurchase this in the future but I'm currently using the NYX dewy setting spray which I'm also enjoying. My Barry M Lid Lock eye primer also bit the dust and I couldn't be happier. I really didn't like this eye primer, it had a really silicone base to it, which felt grainy and made my eyelids super oily throughout the day.

In terms of skincare, I finished another Clinique take the day off balm cleanser. This is a great product, which I love. I have recently been sent a few new makeup removers so I'll be trying those, but the Clinique balm cleanser is a staple. I had also been trying a new cleanser over the past few months which is the Simple Micellar Water Cleanser, I loved this cleanser and I have some as back up. This is such an affordable, basic, cleanser that has become a new favourite of mine. Another Simple Product I used up was the Simple Water Boost Gel Moisturiser. I bought this after forgetting my moisturiser when I went home in August so picked this up. I really enjoyed this moisturiser and found it perfect for summer.

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