April Empties!

Hey everyone! 

I know I've been a bit MIA lately but I am now back and what a way to start off with than an empties! These are always my favourite posts/YouTube videos to watch. Although I don't go in depth, you can tell that I like a product when you see it more than once in my empties! On to this months trash! 

If you don't know how I do my empties, when I finish a product I write into a little note but the retail price (samples equal £1) and throw it into a bin at the end of my bed. When I finish for the month, I then tally the total amount in value and items. 

I used up:

1 Haircare

9 Skincare

9 Bodycare

3 Samples 

5 Makeup 

17 Wax (not shown in photo, see Instagram @Piperbeauty) 

1 Eyeshadow 

2 Misc

The total value I managed to use up this April = £188.74! This is a whopping amount but I think that's due to the fact I used up a lot of products valued at over £10 and my Nars lip pencil was £19 alone! 

I'm seriously getting into using up everything I own at the moment so expect to see next months empties to be a big one! 

Emma 

March Empties!

Hey everyone, 

So it's that time of the month again and I'm shocked this time. I don't have as many empties as I'd imagine I'd have. I have been working through some of my full size items, so maybe that's it. Anyways here's all my empties! 

So I used up:

2 Haircare

6 Skincare

6 Bodycare

5 Samples

7 Makeup

14 Wax (not shown in this photo)

2 eyeshadows 

3 Misc

The total amount equals to £196.16 when all prices added up. I think this is an astonishing amount considering there is so little there, however I do have a Dior lipstick in there and a few other items over £10. This next month I'm planning a no buy once again as I seem to get through more when I do those! Wish me luck! 

Emma 

January Empties

Hey everyone, 

It's time for my monthly empties and boy did I use a lot this month. If you don't know every month I write down the item I've used and the value into a book and at the end of the month I total it all up to see how much I've used up. This number will blow your socks off! First let's see what I've finished. 

I used up:

2 Haircare

12 Skincare

11 Bodycare

9 Samples

12 Makeup

4 Misc

4 Eyeshadows

3 Candles/wax (not pictured as I put my wax empties on Instagram but still write them down) 

The total value I have used up this January is £272.36!! This value is high due to the 12 makeup items, Woodwick Candle and a Nuxe eye cream. I'm going to take this as a very good start for 2016 and hope that my luck continues in the year. 

Emma 

2015 Final Empties List

Hey everyone, 

So it's time to see how much I've actually used over the corse of 2015. Believe me, I was shocked and I'm sure you will be. After seeing this list I've also decided to make my list for this year a lot shorter too and when I come to those sections, I'll explain why with a *. 

123 Samples

7 Eyeliners

7 Lipglosses

7 Lipsticks

16 Handcreams 

6 bodysprays (includes deodarent forms) 

7 Hairmasks /lotions 

27 Facewipes 

5 Shampoos 

4 Hairsprays 

6 Deodarents 

11 Makeup Removers

17 Cotton Pad Packets 

47 Facemasks (includes sheet masks)

15 Bodylotions 

1 Pack of Q Tips *removed from 2016 list*

3 Bath Products *removed from 2016 list*

3 Conditioners

8 Lipbalms 

12 Primers

8 Perfumes 

6 Toners

9 Face Scrubs 

17 Moisturisers

5 Bodyscrubs 

2 Eyebrow Pencils *removed from 2016 list* 

6 Foundations 

7 Eyemasks 

9 Mascaras

1 Blush 

7 Powders

3 Foot Lotions *removed from 2016 list* 

5 Dry Shampoos 

9 Nail Products

9 Body washes 

4 Shave Creams 

4 Blotting Sheets *removed from 2016 list* 

4 Toothpastes 

12 other/misc 

2 Cream Bases 

13 Eyeshadows 

6 Concealers

10 Cleansers

2 serums 

1 Bronzer

1 Sun Cream *removed from 2016 list* 

4 Setting Spray 

3 Lipliners

1 Palettes

15 Undereye *now with Eyemasks in 2016 list* 

Now as you can see that is a massive list and I favour using certain things up more than others like powder and lip products but I do have a huge way to go! I have a massive 2016 starting inventory and I'm a little embarrassed to show it personally! I went mad spending this last year and I want to make it a goal to spend less and save more for my house savings. I can do this! 

Emma 

December Empties!

Hey everyone, 

It's that time of the month again where we see how much I've managed to use up from my collection. After doing my inventory of makeup and skincare recently, I've really found out that the amount I've been using up really hasn't made a dent in my collection. So for next year I shall be doing more projects, buying less items (and saving more money!) and writing down everything I do buy. After this last empties post of 2015, I will be doing a total items I have used post sometime by the end of next week. I also think I'm going to continue to write down the values and items I have used up as this has helped me push forward and use more up! 

December I used up:

24 Skincare

5 Bodycare

7 Samples

8 Makeup

2 Misc items

Now although this doesn't seem a lot compared to previous months of my empties, I can promise you the amount in value is staggering! I used a total value of £183.94 this month! I believe this is so high due to the Mac MSF, Talika skincare and Ren Skincare. Also with my empties I have decided to count deluxe samples as full size as they take just as long to use up in my opinion. 

Stay tuned for the final 2015 count of what I used up later this week! 

Emma 

November Empties!

Hey there everyone! 

Doesn't this time of the month come round quick? Before long the end of the year will be over and I can't wait to give you all my total amount of items used and value! This month was a very slow month for myself as I have been using ALOT of full sized items and mostly brand new. However I did make a big dent in my makeup! 

(Sorry for the blurry photo! It's late at night over here) 

In total I used:

2 Haircare

21 Skincare

7 Bodycare

1 Sample 

9 Makeup (including a full palette!) 

1 Single eyeshadow

2 Misc

If you did not know, how I do my empties is I write down a value for each item I out into my bin in a little book and at the end of the month I find my total value. This month the total value was £181.21!! I think the value was so high because the skincare I used up was high value items like the Clinique and the InstaNaturals (both of which I loved!). Hopefully my last empties for this year will be just as good. 

Emma 

October Empties!

Hey everyone, 

I asked everyone on Instagram (@Piperbeauty) what they wanted to see from myself today and October empties was the first choice. This really helped me out actually as my box at the end of the bed was really getting full! If you don't know how I do my empties, I write down in my little book the empty and the value of the item and pop them in a box. At the end of each month I total up all of the empties amounts to see how much the total empties are worth. This month is shocking! 

(Sorry for the blurry photo! It's very dark and raining a lot in Oxfordshire) 

I used up a total of:

2 Haircare

21 Skincare

8 Bodycare

12 Samples

14 Makeup items 

2 eyeshadows (in a palette) 

3 Mics items

My total for this month equals a massive £250 exactly! For the total to be this high I noticed I used a lot of deluxe sized items and finished off a lot of more expendsive items that I receive in my boxes. I also managed to finish a massive 14 makeup items off this month due to project panning and various other projects! I do believe that if I carry on the way I am going (and with a new job and lots of new goodies to use) I can carry on using what I buy and making a good dent in my collection. Here's to next month! 

Emma 

September Empties!

Hey everyone, 

Well you know it's empties time when you can't even put anymore in your empty box! After totalling up this month, I'm extremely pleased with the progress I've made and can defiantly do a no buy month next month! 

If you don't know already, for my empties I write down the value in a notebook and total it up after a month. All my empties stay in a box at the end of my end ready for the end of month photo. 

(sorry for the blurry photo! It's quite dark in my room!) 

This month I used a total of:

4 Haircare

15 Facial care

12 Body Products

10 Samples

13 Makeup

5 Eyeshadow pans

4 Misc

The total for September empties is: £210.61!!! I'm extremely pleased with this value and this was topped up with a few high end empties courteousy of Glossybox, but over all a good value! Next month I would like to continue on using up my makeup via project pans and would like to focus on my samples as I have WAY to many of them! 

Emma 

August Empties!

Hey everyone, 

Seen as I'm going to be on holiday when this is normally updated, I asked you all on Instagram (@Piperbeauty) which you would like to see first and August empties came up top. As this is only 3 or so weeks worth of empties compared to normal, the amount is a little low but it does have a massive value! If you don't know already, every time I finish an item it goes into my empties box and the value is written in a note book for the end of the month. Here is everything I finished this month. 

I used up:

- 2 Haircare

- 14 Facial Care

- 1 Body product

- 16 Samples

- 6 Makeup + 1 eyeshadow pan

- 1 Misc 

In total the value for all this is £107.39 which I was totally surprised at considering I used a big lot of samples this month! As you can also tell this was a big month for face masks for myself as one was in a project and another two I was reviewing. 

Hopefully next month will be just as good as a few makeup products are on their final legs.

Emma 

July Empties!

Hey everyone, 

This month I expected to see a lot more in my empties and a higher value, to which I did! I also found that with a low buy (supposed to be a no buy!) that I've been enjoying my makeup more. If you don't already know, when i finish a product it goes into my empties basket and the value of the product is written down in a book. At the end of the month I total up how much I used up. 

This month I used up:

1 Haircare

11 Face products

10 Body products

20 Samples 

6 Makeup and 3 eyeshadows from palettes

1 perfume 

I managed to use up a whopping £163.73 worth of items this month and I can see my collection going down. I have also been partaking in #panthatpalette on Instagram (@Piperbeauty if wondering) and that's how I managed to use up 3 pans of shadow from there. 

Here's to another awesome month (but also my traveling month!) 

Emma P 

June Empties!

Hey everyone! 

It's that time of the month again and I really did use a lot up! I managed to finish 6 items from projects and a lot of others all finished at once too! Whilst on holiday I took the advantage of using up samples from my collection and that added to the total amount too. If you don't know how I do my empties, at the end of all my saving over the month, I calculate the total value of all the items with each sample equaling £1. 

This month I used up:

2 Haircare

7 face products

4 body products 

22 samples 

6 makeup

2 "other"

In total this month, my empties came to the value of £145.82. This amount is higher because a few other items in here are high value etc Mac Fix + travel and the Rodial Stem Cell Cleanser travel. 

Hopefully my post for Pan4x4 will be up soon but I warn you, there isn't much progress! 

Emma 

May Empties

Hey everyone! 

I didn't think I'd be posting today but then I realised I totally forgot about empties! This month I used a load of my #pan4x4 and #12emptiesofChristmas project items and also finished a lot of half full items. As always with my empties I calculate the total value of the items and see how much I've saved by using them up instead of buying new! 

(Sorry for the horrible photo here! It's a horrible rainy day in Oxfordshire at the moment)

This month I used:

2 Haircare

7 Face Products

7 Body Products

3 Samples

9 Makeup (I was incredibly happy with this!) 

1 "Other" 

In total, I used up a massive amount of £122.86 value of products. This was helped by using up my Beauty Protector Hair Mask (£16 value!) and my No7 Concealer (£13.50 value). 

Emma

April Empties

Hey everyone! 

Today's post will be all about my empties and seen as I was on a beauty no-buy this month, I actually haven't got a lot. If your new to my blog, I always add up the total amount of empties in value to see how much I've saved/used. On to the empties! 

I think this month I was on a little bit of a Soap & Glory kick (especially their Hand Food! I love it). Here we have:

8 Samples

1 face wipes

2 Cotton Pads

3 Hand Cream 

3 Face Products (including my GlamGlow!) 

3 Makeup Products (One Dried out) 

1 Perfume

3 Haircare Samples 

7 Body Products (including my #finish5bycinco Body Wash by Soap & Glory)

My total value for usage this month is: £98.97. This was made higher by the GlamGlow and Perfume. I'm hoping next month to have a higher value and more full sized items in my empties as then I'll hopefully be in a better place with my projects. 

Emma 

March Project Pan

Hey everyone! 

Today's post is the start of March's project pan and hopefully I've made this one a little easier on myself. I've chosen only a few items and all of them are nearly finished, so you never know, I may be done before the end of March.

Here are the products I'm starting with:

In closer detail:

Maybelline Baby Skin- now this has become a holy grail so it will be repurchased in time. However I do have a lot of primers to get through. 

Clinque Chubby Stick Sample- now yes this is an expendsive brand however there is only a tiny amount and I can finish it.

Miss Sporty Liquid Concealer- I've had this concealer FOREVER and it no longer matches my skin tone. However I can wear it when I get spots (which is often as I have oily skin). There isn't much in this one either.

Stilla lip glaze in Glamour- I dislike this so much! It's way too slippy and sticky. So it's time to use it up (I also got this from birchbox, so no love lost).

Seventeen facial powder- HOLY GRAIL product. I love this but have 4 face powders to use up and this was the closest one to going. Will be repurchased.

Hair mask- unknown brand- I hate the smell of this but use it once a week and have already hit bottom. Time to use it up! 

The last 3 are:

-Aussie Take the Heat Spray- almost used but do not love.

- Soap & Glory Heel Genius- LOVE LOVE LOVE. This is my 2nd bottle and I will repurchase once gone.

- Soap & Glory Hand Dream- almost gone but I always need hand cream.

Fingers crossed we'll get somewhere by next week! Updating on the 8th. 

Emma P 

Project Pan Finale- February

Hey everyone! 

It's time for my finale of February's project 10 pan. Thank god it's over because even though I used everything almost everyday- nothing seemed to go. 

This is what I started with:

I used up:

- Netrogena Facial Scrub

- Sex & the city Body Lotion

- Garnier Toner

- Harajuku lovers perfume in G

- one more body lotion

- Flutter Perfume

This is where I finished with my NYC blush. I can't believe I didn't make a dent in this. The hollow just before the C was there before I started... 

Thankfully I've seen the most progress with this item. Before I started the pencil wasn't even at the writing, now look where I am. Hopefully this will be gone in a future project pan. 

My pallet. Oh this one was and still is a pain. My goal for this was to hit 2 more pans. I only hit one (the far bottom left), however I can say I do enjoy these colour and am glad I can still play around for a little longer.

I've seen so much progress with my 08 lipstick by rimmel. As this is my favourite lipstick I probably was using it sparingly, however it will probably be gone in the near future. 

I've decided to throw these two into my empties. My collection 2000 mascara is incredibly clumpy now and only good for my bottom lashes- time to go. The benifit Benetint has started to get powder settling in the bottom (from application) and I don't like the idea of putting germs onto my face again and again- time to go! 

Watch out for March's project pan starting tomorrow! 

Emma P

February Empties

Hey Everyone!

If you already follow me on Instagram (@PiperBeauty) then you would have already seen this photo. However I want to go into a little more detail about what I used in February (seen as project pan makes empties!)

Here I used:

- 2 body lotions (project pan)

- 2 face pad packs

- 7 face masks

- 2 perfumes (project pan)

- Morgan body scrub

- Chapstick in strawberry (#finish5byCinco)

- L'oreal True Match Foundation (so old thank god it finished!)

- 2 hand creams (one project pan)

- Q tips

- So? kiss me body fragrance

- 3 hair care (one #finish5byCinco)

- 2 face wipes

- Simple Eye makeup remover (holy grail)

- Dr Jart Primer (#finish5byCinco)

- Garnier toner (projectpan)

- Netrogena facial scrub (project pan)

- Nivea Moisturiser (holy grail!)

- 8 sample

The total amount of this is £109.44 ( samples class as £1 each). I always take a value of each empty I make and write into a note book. This way, when I buy more products, I don't feel so bad! 

Thank you for reading! 

Emma P