little white truths

I decided to split my empties post into two this month because I have quite a few products to include, and I'm also into my 39th week of pregnancy and could pop any day - so I wanted to knock this post over while I still can!

Plus I have a Project Pan 2015 update post to write, so there'll be a few empties in that one too. A good month for finishing things off : )

Garnier Body Tonic Instant Firming Hydrating Lotion

This was actually my husband's body cream, but I always poach his stuff so I can review it - just as he's one of the reasons I manage to get through quite a few products each month because he steals mine. It's nice to share ; )

I quite liked this cream. I feel that it did have a (temporary) toning action, and it was nicely hydrating and rich enough for me without being heavy. Mex obviously liked it too because he went through it much more quickly than he normally would a body cream. Repurchase? Probably.

Jergens Ultra Healing Body Moisturiser

Full review here. In short, I absolutely loved this cream and I'm sad it's gone! It came in the Summer Edit of Marie Claire's The Parcel and it's one of those products that makes you glad you're signed up to subscription boxes - I'm not sure I would have noticed it in Priceline and bought it otherwise. It's super hydrating and my skin drank it up; plus the hydration factor lasts all day. Purchase? Definitely.

Original Raw Deluxe Kit ver 3.0

Full review here. This was one of those situations where a bit of experimentation made a difference in terms of my experience of a product. I didn't think too much of this kit when I first used it, but I tried applying double the amount of each product per application and found this made them work much better. In the end I quite liked this little kit and my skin did too. Of course, you don't want to have to apply lashings of a product to make it work for you, so I won't be sourcing this one. But it was a Memebox inclusion and I wanted to get something from the kit, so I'm happy I did. Purchase? No.

ddung Family Peeling Gel

Well, this is the first product I can ever remember throwing out before it finished (or expired). You may know how much I hate waste, so I must have REALLY hated this product to turf it and not even use it as a body item. Full review here. I don't want to waste any more words on saying just how bad it was. Trust me, it was AWFUL. Purchase? NO.

Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Bath and Shower Gel

I bought the 100ml fragrance of this last year and really liked it, so I was happy when Mum gave me the gel to use (she's a Clarins fanatic and didn't want it). It's not a bad one at all - it cleans and foams well and smells lovely. You can usually pick this up from Priceline or Chemist Warehouse in a kit along with the fragrance, if you're planning on buying the fragrance anyway (which is really lovely - so fresh and light). I wouldn't buy the gel, but I'd buy the kit for the fragrance - since the kit often costs the same as the fragrance alone - and I'd be happy to have the gel as a 'free' inclusion. Purchase? Maybe.

Calvin Klein Eternity EDP

This was one of the last products I bought before commencing my year-long spending ban. I needed a new everyday fragrance but didn't want to buy an expensive one, so I picked this up for $19.95 in Chemist Warehouse. It's an ok fragrance and definitely not my favourite, but it's light and inoffensive enough for day and I got through the bottle reasonably quickly. It smells too peppery for me, however - something that began to bother me about halfway through the bottle, and at that point it got sent to the bathroom for use as an air freshener. Repurchase? No.

23 Years Old Air-laynic Pore Mask

I received this from Memebox and absolutely hated it. It's a mask that's shaped and packaged as a syringe (gross) and it's meant to tighten enlarged pores and fight against blemishes on the nose and cheeks.