This first month of the year was rather boring in terms of what I bought and I used up, but I do have a few products I would like to talk about, especially since half of them are products that I’m just tossing away because I didn’t actually use them up.
Balea Exotic Vanilla Body Cream
This huge 500 ml jar has lasted me a loooong time. The cream was not too thick and it had a very pleasant vanilla scent, so I enjoyed using it. Also, it has a very affordable price so I’ll will probably buy more of these. Balea products are cruelty free as far as I know. Also, it says it’s for dry skin, but I don’t know if it would be so effective for those who have really dry skin.
Balea Purifying Face Wash Gel
This one was too harsh for my skin, at least during the winter season, although it’s supposed to have a gentle exfoliating effect due to some fruit acids. I ended up using this as a body exfoliator because it irritate my skin on the face. I wouldn’t recommend it, or it should be used with caution.
Fa Brazilian Vibes Ipanema Nights Body Spray
I used this just to spray it on at night after a shower or a bath. It has a nice scent, but I won’t be using any Fa products again because they are not cruelty free.
Avon eyeshadow duo
This were the oldest eyeshadows in my collection and honestly I really shouldn’t have used them anymore because I think I had them for years and years and years. I don’t know how the duo was called, but it was a beautiful dusty pink and a bronze shade and I intended to hit pan on them before I threw them away, but now the quality just isn’t there anymore, plus Avon is not cruelty free, plus they were really old and I don’t want to risk an eye infection. So yes, it was time to throw this away.
Rimmel London Royal Blush
You can read my review of this blush here. I used quite a lot of this cream blush and it was still good, but I decided to throw it away because Rimmel is not cruelty free and I feel like I got my money’s worth with the amount of product I did use up.
Avon True Color Perfectly Matte Lipstick in Berry Blast
I had this lipstick for more than a year now (you can read more about it here) and I didn’t use much of it because I don’t usually wear lipsticks in such dark colors and while it was very long-lasting, it felt uncomfortably dry on my lips. Plus, with Avon being a non-cruelty free brand made it easier for me to let go of this lipstick.
So there you have it, these are the few products I removed from my collection last month. I do have some other makeup products that are on the chopping block, so we’ll see how that goes in the weeks to come.
Beauty with Oana 