Oct & Nov Empties

Another month (well 2 months 🫣) and another empties list.


















1. Cutex nail polish remover: I got it from Superdrug store. I went to buy their nail polish remover which is lot more economical but this one have more variants and bought it instead. It definitely works better - removes nail polish comparatively easier. It doesn’t dry the cuticles but in colder climates I still get them anyway 😔. It lasted quite long, though most times the polish comes off on it’s own so 🤷🏻‍♀️. For now I am using Colorbar but I would like to repurchase, if not for quality for packaging 😁.
2. Ciate nail polish: nail polish, like lipstick, takes forever to finish-even the mini ones. Ciate became my second favourite nail polish after Essie (in some bottles even more). This greyish mauve colour became my favourite so much so I got 3 bottles of same colour. 
3. Lancôme micellar water: I got this as a freebie with a purchase-it’s actually part of freebie kit and I didn’t even start using some of the items in the kit 😅. As much as I like Bioderma micellar water, this one did a good job in removing light makeup. My skin also felt little hydrated and I mostly don’t follow up with anything else. I went back to Bioderma now which is still better and more economical, so not planning on spending money for Lancôme 🤑.
4. Dove shower mousse: this is my first shower mousse and it was quite fun to use. Package and usage mechanism are similar to any mousse (like shaving or hair) and it could also be used as shaving mousse (I didn’t though). It is mildly hydrating, however on colder days I couldn’t skip body lotion. I am using L’occitane almond shower cream but I would purchase the mousse again sometime.
5. Origins Mega Mushroom soothing treatment lotion: I used it more like a toner than a lotion as it didn’t provide much hydration. It’s main purpose is to help with redness and my skin is not prone to it, but it does feel quite soothing especially on warmer days. I bought Kiehls rare earth toner which is more suitable for my skin.
6. m’Caffeine cappuccino shampoo: I love coffee and anything that smells like it 😍. This shampoo is for dandruff which I don’t have, but my scalp gets itchy sometimes and I find this one calming for the scalp. It also cleans up well. Though I went back to my favourite Khadi saffron shampoo, I will purchase this one again.
7. Vatika bringaraj hair oil: my mom used to apply vatika hair oil regularly when I was a kid and she used to like it a lot. After a long time I bought the oil from this brand again. Instead of the original version, I bought bringaraj variant as it seemed to work well with my hair. However, I didn’t notice any improvement in my hair with this oil-maybe I outgrown it or there was something else working for me before🤷🏻‍♀️. I bought Keshini hair oil and I like how my hair feels after the use - hope I will know more after completing first bottle.

Thought no makeup products, I finished up a nail polish and I am happy with this list. As always, Looking forward to add my lipsticks to empties list😄.

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