April 2020 Empties

Empties time again

Benetton Colors EDT 100 ml

So proud of myself for finishing this bottle. I barely had an inch of the perfume left but it took forever... At least it felt that way. Loved the scent a lot but not repurchasing again.

Good Vibes Green Apple Gel 50 gm

Honestly I'm a little disappointed with these Good Vibes gels. They are nothing out of the ordinary & this one has a supremely strong fragrance which I hated. Glad to see it gone. Using the orange variant currently.

NY Bae SkinFIDENT Serum Eternal as the Empire State (Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate)

This is not an empty, per se. It just seems to have gone bad & that too a full year before it was supposed to expire. After the horrible experience using NY Bae SkinFIDENT Serum last time I was vary of using this one anyway. I don't know whether to be happy that they are actually using ingredients mentioned on the package or to be sad that they are making such poorly formulated products. Sigh!


Discards

ADS Matte Lipstick 38

Way too pale on me. This was part of a set with nude shades & every one of them is a winner.

Swiss Beauty Soft Matte Lip Cream in 12 Soft Pink

Nothing soft about this pink. It's a loud Barbie pink... Almost similar to the one I discarded last month

Swiss Beauty Matte Lipstick 212 Berry

Bought this only for the packaging & because it was supposed to be a dupe for Mac Rebel. The lipstick tends to settle into lines on the lips & makes me look years older. Plus I have a near perfect dupe. Won't be missing this one.

That's all for this month. Cheers

Makeup Inventory - Primers

At long last I've decided to finally inventory my makeup. This has been a long time in the making. Let's start with the primers. When I first started using primers 10 years back, they were an indespensible part of my routine. My oily skin simply loved it & my makeup stayed put for much, much longer. I started with the L'Oréal Base Magique one which was pretty much the only Primer available in India back then. While I loved the product I felt it was overpriced (like ALL L'Oréal products) at nearly a thousand bucks. After that I've used ELF Mineral Primer in Green which was also decent & tried the God-awful Nivea After Shave Lotion.

Now 10 years down the line, my skin is less oily & makeup seems to stay put without the use of primers. Consequently I use primers only for special occasions when I am wearing makeup for extended periods of time. Here are the ones I currently own.

ELF Mineral Face Primer in Clear

USD 5

Fairly decent quality. It's not the best but does an OK job.

Maliao Magic Perfecting Base Face Primer

INR 300 for 30 ml

I love this primer. It looks & feels so luxurious and performs like a BOSS. If I ever run out of primers this is the one I will be repurchasing.

SFR Color Primer in #120 Green

INR 99 for 30 ml

This is the worst primer I've ever used (not counting the Nivea one). Doesn't seem to do anything at all. Plus the green tint does not show & hence does not colour correct like it's meant to.

Ideal number of primers I would like in my stash - 1
(Including this just to track my progress in about a year's time)
Also Primers are on the No-Buy list since I have so many & don't use them nearly enough