Day 12-4 more empties!

Hi everyone!

School is back in session (fun, fun) and I have finished a few more items.  I still have not bought anything, which is very exciting for me.  I've also been changing my nail polish everyday, which is good because I have so many nail polishes that I haven't even tried.  I recently downloaded a new app for my iPhone called ListMaster after seeing it recommended on the nail board on MUA.  It was $6.99, which made me hesitate because I typically only get the free apps or the 99 cents ones.  BUT, it's pretty amazing, you can customize your list and how it displays the information, which I find really helpful.  For nail polish it's great, because I could color code the polishes and add an image.  I just found swatches online and took a screenshot because I don't have pictures of all my polishes on my hands.  I highly recommend at least checking out the app, I've always used it for groceries and I'm in the process of putting my lip products on it.  Nail polish is easier because the qualities for each polish are more discrete and there are more accurate swatches online.

On to the empties!

Naked body butter.  I adore this.  I have two big back ups and a lemon sage body butter lite.  It is the best body lotion I have ever used, period.

And a mini body butter.

Pond's Evening Soothe Towelettes, yes there were only 5 in there, but I'm counting them anyway.  I got them in a sample bag from Target that they send out.  I really enjoyed these, the scent was nice, the towelettes were really wet and very effective at removing makeup.  They didn't remove all of my waterproof mascara, but the only thing that works for that for me at least is Purity or baby oil.  I have 3 more packs for towelettes to use up, so on to those.  :)

Finally, Suave conditioner in tropical coconut.  This is my standard conditioner to have in my shower.  I use it on days that I'm not washing my hair, because I still need conditioner on my ends.  I can also it it prior to shampooing if my hair is feeling dry.  The nice thing about using this on my second day hair is that it's light and doesn't weigh my fine straight hair down.  This is the smaller size and I have 2 more full bottles and a partially used family size one.

I made the mistake of going on Sephora's website and I saw that they're offering a Fresh duo of Supernova mascara and their Soy Cleanser for $10 and I'm resisting.  I will be strong.  I love Fresh's Supernova, it's probably my HG mascara, one of the few that I have repurchased and I like the mini size because it doesn't go bad at all.  I must resist.  I'm also lemming the original Naked palette hard, but I have Naked 2 and ELF 100 palette (which I absolutely love by the way), so I know I can recreate any Naked palette looks, but it's so PRETTY!  But I will remain strong.

My birthday is soon and I know my mom got me a Laura Geller set from QVC that I'm excited to try.  I've never tried her brand, but hearing emilynoel83 talk about it sold me on it.  Emily (beautybroadcast.net) has talked about her baked products for a while, so I think I'll like them.  Also, my mom signed me up for the year of QVC Beauty Test Tube, which is like Birchbox, but is from QVC.  It's about $30 with shipping and it comes 4 times a year.  I don't count this as buying, because they are gifts from my mom for my birthday.  My mom will also probably try out the products as well.  I was really excited for the first one because it includes a full size Mally mascara, which is also recommended by EmilyNoel83.  It also included a First Aid lotion, which I am also excited to try.

I am HOPING that a can finish a real cosmetic, like foundation, powder, lip gloss, eyeshadow, mascara, anything!  This is taking forever!  I realize it's only been 12 days, but it feels like forever.  I need to do this, I need to succeed at this.  When I get frustrated or sad or angry, I turn to makeup and products to make me feel better.  In my opinion, I cannot allow myself to use this coping mechanism anymore, because I need to deal with my emotions and problems instead of covering them with lip gloss.  This got a little deep, but I wanted to tell you that makeup is a real problem for me, that's why I'm being so harsh with myself.  This also explains why 12 days (including a horrific holiday season and last semester grades coming out) were so hard for me.  I was so tempted to walk down to Sephora or MAC and soothe myself by looking at neat rows of tubes and bottles giving promises of a beautiful life.

Alright, I'm off my soapbox and off to bed, as I have class early tomorrow.