Hi there! I was thinking about doing a post about all the products I finished in 2016, but then I decided against it. However, my buddy Stashy did an amazing post about everything she emptied last year. And I loved her post so much that (after a little thinking) I decided to do a post too. So here it is! I only started to do Empties posts in April, but I still finished a lot of products in those 9 months. Take a look (and keep scrolling down)!
I counted all the empty containers – and I arrived at 124 emptied products in 9 months. That’s just under 14 empties per month. I think this isn’t bad!
The products I finished the most of are…
1. shower & bath gels (36),
2. body lotions & butters (17), and
3. conditioners (14).
The top 3 aren’t surprising to me at all. 🙂
If you’re wondering why there aren’t any shampoos in my empties… I wash my hair every day, but I use more conditioner than shampoo. So every time I empty a conditioner, the matching shampoo becomes ‘useless’ to me. And I just pass the leftover shampoo on to my husband who uses it up. But let’s move on…
I also managed to finish 9 perfumes and body mists which is quite alright, I think. And there are 3 product categories with 7 empties each – face creams, nail polish (Yay!) and random tester-size products (single use products or samples are NOT included in this category because I don’t keep track of those). On top of that I finished 5 face washes & face scrubs and 4 face serums.
I was surprised when I realised I managed to use up 3 lip balms, 3 nail polish removers and 3 body scrubs. It often takes me a while to finish products like those because I don’t use nail polish remover or body scrubs on a daily basis, and I tend to lose lip balms… so yes, I’m happy that I managed to finish these products. 🙂
There are a few product categories with 2 empties each – hand creams, eye creams, eyeliner pencils and cleansers & toners. And, believe it or not, I emptied 1 foundation. Yes, only 1. A single Max Factor Pan Stik! However, I’ve been using six different Max Factor Pan Stiks (2 shades) for the past six (or so) months, and sooner or later they’ll all be finished. 🙂
What did I learn from this summary? Hoarding toiletries is OK because they get used up. However, hoarding make-up is not OK because nothing gets used up ever!
Any thoughts? Feel free to comment if you want to. And thanks for stopping by!
Mrs Strawberry Blonde
Mrs Strawberry Blonde 