Five Products I've Emptied

I've been collecting these for a while now because I was originally going to make a video about them (back when I was trying to be a Youtuber) so I've decided to split them up into two posts. I assume this will become a regular thing as I finish up products.

1. Softsoap Body Butter Coconut Scrub Body Wash

I am a huge fan of the Softsoap brand. Ever since I received the Coconut Scrub bar soap in an Influenster Box, I've been enjoying trying all the scents and formulas. This was the first one I tried because I loved the bar version of it so much. It's lovely and exfoliating without being abrasive to my very sensitive skin. It smells really good too! I'd definitely recommend it.

2. Boi-ing Concealer

This was my holy grail concealer when I first found it. I still love it a lot, but I've been trying to reverse the slow move I'd been making over the past few years toward higher end makeup. I still enjoy high end makeup, but I'd rather have affordable options if I can find them. I never truly emptied this product, but once I hit pan on this, it dried up pretty quickly.

3. Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray

As previously noted, I'm not a huge fan of this brand. I received a trial size of this in an Influenster box, and I was really excited about it. I had been eyeing this product (and sea salt sprays in general) for a while now, and I loved that I got to try it before I bought it. I loved it at first, but the more I used it, I just didn't think it did anything for my hair. My hair is naturally wavy, and I didn't feel like I could use this product by itself. It just didn't give me the look I was wanting. 

4. Organix Hydrating Macadamia Oil Intensive Moisture Mask

I've been lusting over the Natural Macadamia Oil brand hair mask for a while, but I just couldn't justify the $33 I would have to spend on it, so when I heard a Youtuber talk about how great this one was, I decided to try it. First of all, I love packaging like this. Love it. Can be sucked in by just about anything in this packaging. Second, there's really nothing wrong with this mask except I didn't feel like it did much for my hair. My hair is not ridiculously dry or damaged and maybe I would've noticed a difference if it was, but I just felt like the formula didn't cling to my hair enough to really penetrate and make my hair super soft. There was nothing bad about this product, per se, but it was more of a regular conditioner than a special treatment mask.

4. Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes

Yet another thing that Youtube raves about that I didn't like. I like the Simple brand a lot. I've used their cleanser, and I'm currently using the moisturizer, and I really enjoy both of those products, so I had no qualms about buying the facial wipes. My issue with these is that they weren't wet enough for me. I felt like I had to scrub my face with them to get makeup off. For a brand that calls itself the "sensitive skin experts" this was unexpected. The truth is, my $2.80 wipes from Forever 21 work way better than these.

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Not Your Mother's Kinky Moves Curl Defining Gel Review

I'm halfway (if not more than) through this product, so I feel like I can make an adamant judgment on it now. I picked up this product because I was interested in trying something else from the brand and because CVS was out of my usual curling mousse. 

I have to say that I'm really unhappy with how disappointed I've been with this brand. I want so much to love it, but neither of the two things I've tried have done much for me. I will be receiving their Way to Grow shampoo and conditioner through Influenster, so I'll see how that works for me unless my mom steals it.

This is a curling gel which I was wary of from the beginning because gel normally leads to crunchy hair. This gel, unfortunately, was no different. So that was my first problem. My second problem was that it weighed down my hair. I'm a night showerer, so I put in styling product after I shower, sleep on my hair, and then use more styling product in the morning. Using this gel, I'd wake up in the morning and my hair was limp and kind of greasy looking. If I was going to put more product in my hair, that was okay because my normal messy-chic waves masked it. But if I wanted to leave my hair how it was, it didn't look clean.

My third issue was the scent. This product smells very grape. It's something that you get used to, but it's very overwhelming and kind of...cough syrupy. I wish there had been more of the jasmine and less of the grape.

Overall, this product probably does better on people with thicker, actually curly hair as opposed to my fine, wavy hair. Gels are just usually too heavy for my hair. And the scent is pretty off-putting to me. Have you tried this product? Did you like it or dislike it?