XXL Products I've Used Up // April

I should have written this post weeks ago - then it would not have been this long. I have been collecting these products for a while now and it is time to talk about them before there are just too many for one post.
 

Herbal Essences Shampoo Oriental Dream: This shampoo was in a haul of mine ages ago. I liked it but did not love it. That is generally how I seem to feel about Herbal Essences shampoos (while I do not really like any of their conditioners at all) but I still try them again and again because I always get sucked in by their packaging (which they seem to switch out every two weeks).

Dove Advanced Hair Series Youthful Vitality Shampoo: Both of the shampoos of the Dove Advanced Hair Series that I have tried worked really well with my hair. I generally cannot use one shampoo for too long before it loses its effect on my hair. That is why I always have two shampoos in my shower that I alternate between. When I use this shampoo I can almost go three days without washing my hair and that is really good for me. I am not sure whether this series is no longer available or whether Dove has just changed the packaging.

Garnier Fructies Conditioner Oil Repair 3 Wonder Butter: I used to love the Garnier Fructies Oil Repair 3 Hair Mask so I thought I might like the conditioner as well. I did like this conditioner but I did not love it and I will not repurchase it. It works fine with my hair but it is not as moisturizing as other hair products I have used and on top of that I used up this product very quickly. I had to use a lot of product to cover my hair - don't ask my why - and so in the end it is not even as cheap as it appears to be.

Guhl Conditioner with Tucuma & Oil: I am a big fan of Guhl conditioners. They all work really well with my hair and make it feel all soft and well taken care of. I used to also love Guhl shampoos and I still have one in my shower I am currently using up but those generally contain hormonal substances I do not want in my beauty products and that's why I only use their conditioners anymore.

alverde Shower Body Scrub Magnolia & Shea Nut: I don't think I ever used up a body scrub this quickly. It has a rather slippery, thin consistency and there are not a lot of exfoliating particles in the scrub so I tended to use a lot of it at once. The scrub was moisturizing to the skin and the scent was subtle and light. The big downside to the product  - at least to me - was that it did not exfoliate my  skin that well. If you want a light scrub and you have sensitive skin I think you would like this. I personally prefer a more intense scrub and therefore I did not repurchase this body scrub.

 

Balea Creme Oil Shower Scrub Berry & Magnoila: This product I did not actually use up - I decided to throw it out before I did. I liked the scent and the packaging and all of that but all these things do not matter when the product does not help your skin or - like it did in this case - makes your skin even worse. Even if this product was not the ultimate cause for my skin getting worse it still did not help. So in the best case scenario this is still a useless product and that in itself is enough of a reason not to recommend it.

alverde Shower Gel Vanilla Mandarine: This has to e my favorite scent alverde has ever done. They used to sell a body butter with this scent and I adored that one. I highly recommend you try alverde shower gels - they have an amazing scent selection, they foam up nicely and they do not dehydrate your skin.

alverde Winter Love Shower Creme: This was the most awful shower gel I ever used. The product worked well on my skin - the big problem I had with it was just the scent. It is strange that I loved the corresponding body butter but I just detested the shower gel. The scent was just disgusting to me and I used it up as quickly as I could.

alverde Winter Love Body Butter: This is the body butter I was just talking about. I liked it so much it even made it into my January Favorites Post. It definitely did not have the same scent as the shower gel and I did enjoy this one a lot more. I still prefer the vanilla-mandarin scent by alverde that I also talked about before but this one was still pretty good.

alverde Body Butter Cinderella: Can you tell I like alverde's body butters? This was my favorite body butter from the Limited Edition Fairy Tail Forest Set so far. I loved the scent and the texture and they way it moisturized my skin - please bring this back as a full size body butter, alverde!

Labello Lip Butter Raspberry Rosé: I used up a labello lip butter before but I don't feel like it took this long for me to do that back then. This one took forever. I only use lip butters at night because they leave a milky, shimmery color on my lips and I do not like that finish. This lip butter does help with my dry lips and it is definitely among the most effective lip balms I ever used.

 

Catrice Multi-Color Rouge: This is another one of those products I technically did not use up. This is by far my favorite / most worn blush - but not my favorite highlighter. That is why the packaging looks like that now. I also have the newer version of this blush - that I love just as much - and so it just no longer made sense to hold on to what is left of my former favorite blush.

Catrcie Glam & Doll Mascara Waterproof: This is a well known, much loved favorite waterproof mascrara of a lot of people - and that is precisely the problem I have with it. It is sold out everywhere!

Rexona Pure Fresh & NIvea Fresh Natural Deodoran: There is not really much to say about these. I like my deodorant to smell fresh and that is it. I do not want vanilla or tropical coconut in there - the simpler the better. That is what these represent to me. They worked fine for me and I probably will repurchase them. When it comes to deodorant I just tend to buy whatever scent I like that contains no aluminum and that is about as far as my research goes before purchasing one.

What products did you use up this month? What are the reasons for you to throw out products before they run out? What are your deal breakers?

Drugstore Haul // February

I used up a lot of products lately and so naturally I had to fill in some of the gaps. I repurchased some but I also decided to give a few new products a try.

alverde Shower Gel Limited Edition Vanilla & Mandarine: Usually I am not the biggest fan of vanilla - not to say I do not like the scent - but alverde somehow figured out a way to make me love it. They have come out with this exact scent a number of times in limited edition products before and I just hope one day they ad it to their permanent collection.

alverde Shower Body Scrub Magnolia & Shea Nut: I just used up my last body scrub and wanted to try a body scrub from the drugstore next. I generally like alverde body products and even though I do not like the scent of shea butter this product has a subtle enough scent that it does not really matter to me.

Guhl Moisturizing Conditioner with Tucuma & Oil: Guhl hair products work really well with my hair. Most of their shampoos contain hormonal substances which I am trying to stay away from but their conditioners do not. The conditioner is especially designed to give moisture back to your hair and I hope that is what it will do for my hair.

Garnier Fructis Oil Repair 3 Wonder Butter: This is actually an accidental purchase - I thought I was buying shampoo. I should have been paying more attention in the store but now that I have this conditioner I am actually quite excited to try it out.

Catrice Glam & Doll Volume Mascara Waterproof: There is an entire post coming up next Friday about Catrice mascaras so I am not going to talk too much about it here. This is my favorite everyday mascara and I have been repurchasing it for a long time now. 

ISANA Nail Polish Remover:I used to try out different nail polish removers every time I used the old one up but I have been sticking to this one for a few years now. It does a great job at removing nail polish while still not drying out the skin and nails like a lot of other nail polish removers do.

Balea Shaving Gel Pink Grapefruit: This is another repurchase. When it comes to shaving gel I am actually quite picky and this is by far my favorite. The packaging is amazing but I am looking forward to them changing it up again. dm usually switches out their scents and packaging every few months but this particular one has been around for quite some time now.

 

Nivea Double Effect Eye-Make-Up Remover: There was a sale of Nivea products at Rossmann which is why I bought this eye-make-up remover again. I like this product for removing waterproof mascara and eye liner but I think I might like the Garnier Eye-Make-Up Remover 2in1 better.

What did you shop for this month?

Products I've Used Up // September

This month I am trying something new. Usually I do one of these posts every month but this time I collected all of my used up products for two months and put all all of them together into one longer post. It turned out to be a really long post so I am not sure whether I will do this again.

Yankee Candle Tart Spiced Orange: This is a wonderful scent for autumn and winter. The name says it all: it makes your whole room smell like spicy orange. If you want to try Yankee Candle but you cannot afford their big candles try their tarts! You do not have a whole tart at once. I just break of a corner of the tart to melt and that is definitely enough for me.

Garnier 2-in-1 Eye-Make-Up Remover waterproof: This is a product I use up and repurchase all the time. It has been part of my everyday routine for forever and I am almost through my next bottle of this.

tetsept A Portion of Love Champagne-berry & Currant Bath Salt: As soon as the temperatures started to drop over the last week I got excited about baths again. First of all I love the packaging and the scent combination is lovely. When you pour this into your bath water the scent is sadly not very strong - but the color is give to the water is wonderful. It turns your bath water deep purple and with the white and silver swirls it makes the bath water look like a magic potion. It keeps my skin from drying out but it does not moisturize it either. To me this is fine but not amazing.

Isana Shower Gel & alverde Shower Gel: Out of these two shower gels I liked the alverde one better. The Isana shower gel had a stronger scent (that I really liked) but I did not like the consistency as much. The alverde shower gel is thicker and I think it moisturizes my skin better. Over all I still liked both of them and I would repurchase either one.

alverde Shower Sorbet Rhubarb & Orange: This was a really nice shower gel. It moisturizes well and the scent is lovely. It usually takes a while for me to repurchase a shower gel because I like to try new scents and there are sadly not a lot of different scents available.

Balea Shaving Gel Pink Grapefruit: I can only recommend Balea shower gels. They are inexpensive, smell wonderful, work well with my sensitive skin and the packaging is gorgeous.

Nivea Repair & Care Conditioner: I wrote a whole separate review about this conditioner you can check out here: click.

Guhl Conditioner: I loved this conditioner. It makes my hair really soft, smooth and easy to brush through. I already repurchased this and I think I will try out a lot more Guhl ahir producsts in teh future. I have used Guhl products before but for some reason I just forgot about the brand and now I am so excited about it again.

Garnier Fructies  Oil Repair 3 Hair Mask: Best hair mask ever. It has an amazing effect on my hair. It does everything I want a hair mask to do and I have repurchased this numerous times and it was part of my favorite products of 2015.

wellaflex Hair Spray Volume: Considering how long it took me (and my boyfriend) to use up hairspray before I was quite surprised at how quickly we used up this bottle - even though it is only a travel size. I liked it and repurchased the exact same one already.

alverde Creme-Oil-Lotion Jasmine & Sesame: I am not a big fan of body lotion but for a lack of  body butter selection in the drugstores I decided to try this one. It is moisturizing and it does its job but after I used this up the first thing I used was a body butter - and I remembered why I am team body butter again. This body lotion does not moisturize as well and it does not sink in as quickly as I want it to. If you are a fan of body lotions you might like this but I myself will not repurchase this.

Gillette Venus Spa Breeze Blades: I have repurchased these blades for years now. They work well, last a long time and the scent is amazing. What I do not like is the prize. I have tried cheaper blades before but they never work with my sensitive skin and they go blunt really quickly. So spending less money on something that simply does not work isn't worth it in the end. That is why I keep repurchasing these but the prize makes me hesitate every time.

What products did you use up this month?

Repurchases & Decor // September 2016

I just realized after taking the pictures for this post that all of these products - besides the candles - are repurchases. So I might as well call this a favorites-haul. I only repurchase products I really liked or I missed after using them up. Some if these products I have even repurchased multiple times.

essence Better Than Gel Nails Top Sealer: When it comes to top coats mine usually start drying out before I actually use them up. I do not really no why that is because that never happens to my normal nail polishes. My current top coat - also by essence - is starting to get ticker and harder to put on and it is probably time to replace it.

Catrice Liquid Camouflage High Coverage Concealer 010 Porcelain: I already wrote a detailed review about this concealer that check out here: click. I still really like this concealer and since there is no new concealer out this season that I am curious about I just repurchased this one.

Catrice Glam & Doll Volume Mascara Waterproof: This must be in my top three most repurchased products of all time. This is by far my favorite mascara and would recommend you to check it out.

alverde Facial Oil Wild Rose for dry skin: I almost feel like every time I go to dm alverde has changed their packaging. They do it all the time. I like the new design but I also liked the old one so as long as the formula has not changed I am happy with this. My skin type is changing at the moment and I am still trying to figure out how to deal with that but I think this will still work for me. 

wellaflex Volume Hairspray: I don't actually use that much hairspray - but my boyfriend does. We both like this hairspray and so I just repurchased it without thinking to much about it. They - just like alverde - change their packaging all the time. In this case I actually preferred the old design.

alverde Shower Gel with Pomegranate & Ginger: How often do you repurchase shower gel? I hardly ever do that. This shower gel on the other hand even made it into my January Favorites! 

Garnier Fructies Oil Repair 3 Hair Mask: It is a little ridiculous that after repurchasing this so many times and loving it every time I still contemplate about maybe getting another hair mask every time I am at the drugstore. This is the most moisturizing,  detangling and simply amazing hair mask I have ever tried.

Candles: I love shopping for little decor pieces at Rossmann. They have a great range and they release new stuff all the time. You should also definitely check out their scented candles - they offer great, inexpensive and a little more special scents all year around.

What are your most repurchased products?

Products I've Used Up // February

How did I use up half my shower products all at ones? I do not really get it...

alverde Shower Gel With Pomegranate & Ginger: This definitely up there with my favorite shower gels of all time. The scent is intense, fresh and original. It does not dry out my skin and foams up nicely. Over all a great product I can recommend to everybody.

NIVEA Long Repair Shampoo: It takes forever for me to use up shampoo, I do not get how other people do it. Over all this is a strange product (or maybe my hair is strange). Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it. I generally have to switch up my shampoos quite regularly in order for them to work for me. When I use a product for too long it just stops working, like my hair gets used to it.

the Body Shop Body Butter Vitamin E & Moringa: I know these are just samples and usually I would not include them. I am basically just mentioning them so that I remember that I liked them. I often get this little samples at theBodyShop but I hardly ever use them because I want to safe them for when I travel. When I travel I hardly ever take them with me because these samples are so small, you can only use them once or twice which is usually not enough for a trip. This time I used them up right away and really liked them. Maybe I will get a full size when they go on sale the next time?

L'occitane Pivoine Flora Hand Creme: Now that I have used this up I realize how much I liked this hand creme. It works really well for my dry skin and the scent is intense but at the same time natural. The only thing that bothers me about this product is the price.

Garnier Fructis Oil Repair 3 Hair Mask: I freaking love this stuff. I have generally dry hair and this is the best product to cope with that. It has been in favorites post and in my favorites of 2015 - no wonder I already repurchased this.

Pantene Pro-V Conditioner For Sleek and Straight Hair: Another product from my favorites of 2015. This is my favorites conditioner of all time. Just like the Garnier Fructies Oil Repair 3 hair mask this is a constant roduct in my hair care routine.

Balea Shaving Gel Sweet Mandarin: I generally like the Balea shaving gels but I think I still prefer the blueberry version of this.

What products did you use up this month?

Drugstore Haul // Ferbuary

There are a lot of products available in the drugstore right now that I am interested in but I held myself back. I did not actually get anything! It's a little silly but I am rather proud of that.

Garnier Fructis Oil Repair 3 Hair Mask: This is my most repurchased hair mask of all time - and I repurchased it again. When it comes to hair products I really enjoy trying out new products so it really does mean something if I repurchase a product multiple times.

Balea Dead Sea Salt Peach-Mango for dry skin: I do not get why so many people are obsessed with shower gel. I only found two types I like so for (one by alverede the other one by Balea). Hopefully this is another one I can add to that list?

ebelin Konjac Skin Care Sponge Grean Tea: This is a little out of my comfort zone. I have never tried anything like this ever before. It is supposed to work like a mild face scrub but we will see how it actually works. 

Catrice Glamour Doll Mascara Waterproof: I actually wanted to try the new version of the Glamour Doll mascara but it is sold out everywhere. I am still on the lookout for that one but until I can get my hands on it I am just going to continue using this one.

essence Eyeliner Pen Waterproof 01: I am still looking for the perfect eyeliner. I do not really care if it is a pen or liquid liner. This one is my best friend's favorite liquid liner so of course wanted to give it a try.

What did you shop for this month?