OCTOBER EMPTIES | Hannah Louise Poston | MY NO-BUY YEAR 

Hi friends, when I say "CeraVe night cream," I'm talking about the CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream, not CeraVe PM (which is more of a gel, I believe). Sorry for any confusion.

i'm going to miss the "hello my name is hannah and this is my no buy year" intro in 2 months' time :))

It’s nice to see how even though you’ve barely purchased things, you STILL have numerous empties! So encouraging, especially around this time of year with all of the sales. I am anxiously awaiting to see what you decide to allow yourself to do during 2019. I think I want to follow suit with what you’re doing. Hope you enjoy your Wednesday! 😊

I wish most things came in minis. My problem with skincare, sunscreen, primers, concealers , etc is that I buy the full size (if mini is not available) and I realize the product is OK but I don’t love it so I move on to the next thing and either give it away or have the stuff just sitting there. If I was able to get my hands on minis it would help me push through and finish them bc it’s not months and months worth of product. That’s how I bit the bullet with Drunk Elephant, I bought the littles kit, finished it and then bought minis of what I liked and now I’m going to purchase the full size bc I know what I want.

Omg 47mins of Hannah, yeaj :) I need to be better at skincare, I see that when seing your empties HAHA. (my nightcreme has been with me for almost a year... HAHA). But let me know, is that eyecream worth it? Or whats your best one so far?

Always a watcher, never a commenter 😅 BUT I wanted to say that what I love most about your reviews is that you're okay with saying that you didn't like something WITHOUT any caveats or apologies. So refreshing to listen to someone just thoughtfully explain why something didn't work for them and move on. Thank you! Also, I haven't looked into CeraVe too much, but I recently started using Weleda Skin Food on my face and it's been amazing! It's an all over moisturizing cream, but the ingredients are great for the face and have made my skin so much more luminous and healthy looking since I started using it. Edit: I typed that or half way through the video, and now that I'm through the skincare section, it's worth mentioning that the Weleda is THICK! Def check it out if you haven't already!

CeraVe is really such a good moisturizing cream. The body cream is only $13-$15 dollars for a very big tub and the larger tub does come with a pump. Dermatologists also say it’s great for use on the face! I love that it has hyaluronic acid and ceramides which protect and rebuild your skin’s barrier and helps prevent transepidermal water loss. For setting spray/hydrating mist, I really enjoy just using a rose water spray from Heritage Store. I’ve seen it in practically every co-op or Whole Foods I’ve ever been to. Also, L’Oréal makes a primer called “Glotion” which is somewhat similar to the Laura Mercier Radience Primer and its only around $12. I use both and never really notice a difference.

I loved being able to hear your thoughts on all these products. I can't wait for January to hear what you are planning for next year

Hannah...your hair..gorgeous!!!

I would love to see more about the items you're going to try replacing with drugstore for next year!

I love your empties so much! You look SO beautiful in this video, I LOVE your romantic eye look and dreamy marie antoinette-esque updo! Style Icon

This is the perfect video to watch because I need to go edit my empties video. And I know I have at least an hour’s worth of footage. I never feel bad posting long videos now because I know how much I love watching 45+ minutes with Hannah. :-)

Hey Hannah! Cerave PM is an amazing lightweight moisturizer, and I used it for about a year, but it’s not really a night cream. It has a kind of gel-like texture, and it would be difficult to “mask” with. Cerave moisturizing cream, on the other hand, is a heavy cream that might work well for that purpose. I use the first aid beauty ultra repair cream now, have been for a couple years. Thanks for the video!!

Hi Hannah! For Vitamin C - my mom uses the Timeless vitamin C that she gets from amazon. A bottle lasts her around 3 months, but its usually between 10-20 dollars. It's in the traditional dropper bottle that's tinted blue. I kept mine for longer than 3 months and it oxidized, but I think if you use it up in 3 months it will be fine (it's only 1 oz). She had watched a video or read an article somewhere that compared lots of cheap vitamin C serums and expensive ones, and she told me it concluded that they all performed about the same, with the Timeless one being the best of them all. I don't think the Timeless one is any more shelf stable than the drunk elephant, but I think if you're looking for shelf stability in a vitamin C serum you should find one that comes in a smaller bottle. The timeless one is 1 oz, I'm not sure about drunk elephant. But the key might just be in buying sample sizes of drunk elephant if you think it's only good for 1 month!

I hate the Living Proof PHD line. It has ruined my hair. It's so dry and tangled. I'm not a fan of the Fresh Soy Face Cleanser, either. I have really been enjoying your videos, Hannah. I have decided to do my own no-buy year beginning in January. My categories will be makeup, skincare, hair care, and body care. I'm looking forward to learning more about my spending habits, and using up all these products that I have accumulated. No more backups! My bathroom cabinet is overflowing!

watching your empties makes me want to use ALL THE SKINCARE! Skincare takes me forever to use!

omg I just randomly found you and i LOVE your vids, such a great concept!! do you have a video on how you style your hair? or how you do this little half up, half down situation, its the cutest!! Also love the way you do your makeup

Love watching your empties/review videos! I watch all your videos, just watching this one a bit late as I’m behind and have missed a few. One budget tip: cutting open any tubes can in most cases give you up to 2 or more weeks of product! Taking the stopper out and getting an inexpensive makeup spatula to scrape out what’s left is great too! I do that and put the product in one of those sample containers you can get at Sephora or MAC. Hope you see this comment after so long! 😊💕💕

I have extremely sensitive and watery eyes and I had basically given up on eye creams, until I got a mini of the Drunk Elephant one. It is SO GOOD. It's so good in fact, my partner randomly complimented me the other week saying how plump and awake my eyes have been looking lately. I'll definitely be investing in the full size once I run out and my skin care no buy is over!

Your description of the Sol De Janeiro Bum Bum Cream scent is amazing. I love the texture, but honestly don't like fragranced lotions. I like the bum bum cream, but I also haven't repurchased in awhile.

Hannah,I realy loved these empties video so much,I liked it that it included so many sample sides.When I started my no buy year I had many sample sides by my own,but I was always collecting them and never used them,but something has always intriges me abou sample sizes,I don’t no why.When I still traveled a lot I always loved it to bring sample sizes,but now because of my illness I never travel anymore.At the beginning of my no buy year I got from a friend a big bag,all with sample sizes,mini sizes and delux sizes.and I reorganised all my own sample sizes and the big bag I got from a friend,in boxes,each box included one catagory,and I decided to use the sample sizes during my no buy year,just to switch sometimes from product or brand in that catagory.Now after ten months I used about 75%from all my samples,with so much plessure.Each time when I fill my basket with products I want to use that month in my shop my stash,I always include several sample sizes from different catagory.I had samples from make-up,perfume,shampoo,conditioner,showerproducts,bathproducts,body lotions and oils,moisturizer,faceoils,face cleansers,facetoners,toothpaste,hairproducts,I never new before that there were so many different sample sizes,with so many different products,and I realy love to use those samples,Some samples are to small to see or feel differences,but I write down which samples I realy like,and I Will regret it when I used all samples up.Samples are perfect when you like to switch between products like me.That same friend keeps her samples for me because she hate to try different products.I hope I can still use samples for a long time,but when you see how many garbage you get from all those packaging from those samples,that’s so huge.But I always recycle my garbage,I always did,and I always keep doing that.But because I love samples so much was this video very nice for me to watch,only you use your sample sizes for traveling,like I did in the past.When you use a lot of samples it’s easier to decide which products you realy like,and sometimes I can realy enjoy a sample size product which I know that it Will be to expensive to buy sometimes,but it gives a very lux,and special feeling to use such a sample.It was nice to see that you have so many empties now because the last few months the empties were getting more sparse,completely Logic after ten months of no buy,but you are doing so well with looking up how much Some products costs,and if you can afford it next year,or if it’s in the budget that you want to spend on a product.When I am further in my no buy and I have used up many products,and I see my stash shrinking,than I Will for sure think about how much I want to spend on a product,because of my low budget,I Will not buy more expensive products in the future than my budget allows,that’s why I keep all my emptie packages from the whole year of 2018,so I can count the last day of december how many products I use in each catagory,in a whole year,just to know how high my costs Will be for all beauty and beautyrelated products in a year,and than I can count my costs per month.I did the same with the products that my husband used,and my Son.I like to know that kind of stuff because when we worked to our stash,with beautyrelated products,like soap,shampoo,shavingcreme etc than I can buy those things when they are on a good sale,for a whole year,just to save money.I don’t want to do that with make-up,because I want to go on with my no buy untill I have a normal and decent amount of make-up,and I don’t want to buy a lot,but when I know with all those other products how much we use that on a year,than I can realy save a lot of money by buying it on a good sale,and I have a special closet for those products,and it gives me a relaxed feeling that I have enough of these products in the house for a year,so we never fell without shavingcreme or showergel,because it’s very difficult for me to go shopping,my husband does that and I always keep up what things are on sale in which store.Thank you Hannah for this amazing video,I love those long video’s❤️,xoxo wendy

Like a couple others have commented, Cerave PM isn't a thick cream that I think you would like as a night cream. I use Cerave PM as an oilier skinned gal, and it isn't always enough in the winter months. I love it for the morning year round though. It's almost gel-like. I do think you would really like "Cerave in a tub" - Cerave moisturizing cream, which is always the first thing recommended by r/skincareaddiction. It does come in an option with a pump. You can even buy a smaller sample size that's about 2 oz or something (in a smaller squeeze tub) if you don't want to commit to the massive tub. It's thick, but soaks in really well. I actually think it absorbs so well that you won't feel like you have a moisturizing mask on - so I think you would absolutely love it with a couple drops of oil mixed in.

Hannah, your skin is absolutely glowing and beautiful. Whay you are doing skincare wise is definitely working.

Cerave PM Is SO good.

I like to use salt in a jar topped with olive oil and mixed together with essential oils - in the shower as kind of an exfoliant but it leaves your skin super moisturised

I'm a new subscriber and I'm binge watching your channel. I love that your videos are longer and aren't super visual. Its perfect to listen to while I'm getting ready or doing housework.

Vit C ISDIN in ampoules has: 1) vit C 2) HA 3) proteoglicans (moisturiser) So u get 3 in 1 and each ampoule is for 2 times use. I bought it for all my friends as it s just amazing. It gives immediate glow to skin and it s very vety hydrated

Keep the All Nighter bottle. I decant all my setting sprays into UD All Nighter bottles because the sprayer on them is good.

Hi Hannah, I love Cerave PM but it's light gel texture doesn't really scream night cream for dry skin. I always layer with a sleeping pack, and it's light enough for daytime use. DHC is a Japanese brand btw~

I’m going to throw a recommendation in for the Vanicream moisturizing skin cream. It comes in a tub with a pump and is SO hydrating and thick, perfect for night and dry skin. I’ve never been able to use any Cerave, one of the ingredients caused my skin to burn and was very irritating to me. I check the skincareaddiction subreddit, and I noticed people either love their products or find them super irritating, so definitely a YMMV type brand. The Vanicream though is lovely and soothing and moisturizing. I also love their cleanser and the lite lotion is nice for daytime. I find it at Walgreens

On vitamin C, I've used the Paula's Choice vitamin C booster and it was a texture I LOVED (thin, watery and immediately absorbed in completely) and is such a flexible product (can be applied directly or mixed into any other cream/serum). It didn't oxidize for months and months until one day I accidentally left the top slightly unscrewed. It's clear, so you can easily tell when it starts to oxidize (which is one of the reasons I haven't tried the DE and didn't repurchase the OH Truth Serum, its starts yellow to begin with). On setting sprays; price per volume, I haven't found one that's much less expensive than the ones I enjoy from Sephora, but then again Canadian drug store prices are ridiculous.

Ok, I’m glad I’m not alone with my aversion to body lotion. It’s just icks me out. I try so hard to want to be that person who enjoys putting “the lotion on the hands” but I just can’t!!

The Clinique fresh pressed vitamin c is small and activates when you start to use it. And a four pack is around 38 dollars. So you always have fresh vitamin c serum

Am I the only one who hates Bum Bum smell?

Another good setting spray option is to do it yourself! Some rose water and 1/10 glyserin! Essential oils are also a good option to add, Lavender is my personal favourite.

Ooo, also: in case you want an even more affordable hydrating setting spray, the Flower Beauty one is fab. It's 3.4oz and it's taking me forever to get through even though I use it generously.

How do you go about 2 weeks between hair washes? Teach us your ways Hannah 😊

the biossance squalene and peptide eye gel is a wonderful eye cream and it really diminished my undereye bags

Illamasqua makes one of the best primer for dry skin call Hydra Veil, it is thick and pasty but it is expensive. But I started using all my other primers until they are gone and I will re-purchase. Loved your October Empties. I am similar I will spend on eye cream, but I will also spend on night creams. I haven't found a favorite yet though. I have been using them since I was 16 and now I am 58 and people are surprised so they must make a difference. I think you have beautiful skin, I can tell you take very good care of it. Have a great day!

Masha oNashemoGlavnom said about your channel to the russian community. So we are here. Love empty videos

If you like thinner cleansing oils my HG is the KOSE softy mo deep cleansing oil! Great price and lasts me about 6-8 months with daily use! Also, I have recently jumped on the CeraVe bandwagon and use their face/body in the tub with the pump and holy cow it’s good as a sleeping pack! Edit: Also, timeless skincare has a great vitamin c serum and I keep mine in the fridge and it takes ages to oxidize. On the counter it’s ~3 months and in the fridge it’s at least double the time and I finish it before it starts to change colors. If you’re interested definitely order on their site and not amazon since their stock is fresher on their site.

i love the pixi mist too!!! for me it’s still a bit too expensive though, so i use the ulta brand priming mist, the mister isn’t very consistant across every bottle i’ve found, but i guess i love the actual product enough to repurchase it though because i’ve repurchased it 3 times!! i would say it’s like a cross between the smashbox primer water and the mac fix+

I love watching/hearing about your hunt for less expensive skincare. I don’t go through things as fast as you, but that’s partly because I’m stingy with the product because it’s expensive! But I always check out the cheaper items you find! I have totally different skin from you but I look for some of the same ingredients. I’ve haven’t tried the CeraVe night Creme because the PM lotion didn’t work for me. I can’t quite remember why, but I’m afraid it will break me out. Everything breaks me out. But there’s a Palmers one I want to try and I’m interested in the DermaE one you have shared. For vitamin C I have used Timeless for a long time. But I have to put half in the fridge covered in foil to make it stay good longer. And it still goes bad before I can use it up. If I left it out in thirds it might work. Most other vitamin c serums are too oily for me and break me out (I hated Drunk Elaphant sadly, it made me an oil slick and broke me out terribly. Marula oil breaks me out). But I’m trying the new Peter Thomas Roth one. It’s easily the most expensive skincare item I’ve ever purchased. But if it stays effective the entire time it takes for me to use it up, it will be worth it. And I like it because I use my vitamin c in the morning and it works really well under makeup. Anyway, I always love hearing the skin care you are using!!

Angie at Hot and Flashy recommends the Timeless Vitamin C + E + Ferulic Acid and I know Renée from Gothamista talks about it in her video too - if I could get my mitts on it here in the UK (before it's already several weeks into its shelf-life) I would definitely grab it but I'm still hunting for a vitamin C bargain.

I loved the eye patch sounds, they made me giggle! 😄

Amazing amount of empties even if sample sizes were amongst them! I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on everything that you used. I am on the hunt for a good Vitamin C product. I soon will be trying out a new eye cream that I recently purchased but am finishing the remainder of another eye cream now. I also will be finishing up the moisturizer I use on my face and switching to argon oil for the fall and winter. It saved my face from being excessively dry last year and was the only thing that helped. This is really a November finish but I’m so happy it’s gone that I’m declaring it now- a NYX eyebrow pencil. The brown was too warm for me and I was tired of using it but I made it work. When I was using it yesterday, the last little product left fell off the pencil and into the sink and I’m not sad about it! Lol! Onto finishing up the two other partially used eyebrow products in my stash. Actually, one is nearing the end so it should become an empty by December at the latest I think.

do you keep any of the tiny sample bottles? you could transfer larger skincare items to them when you travel!

You should keep some of the empty deluxe sample jars and bottles to clean out and use as a travel containers for your regular products.

CeraVe pm will not be enough for ur dry skin as night cream. As i mentioned before, check Bepanthen cream (not ointment) in pharmacy / parapharmacy for like 8 usd Maybe to mix with TO buffet if u want ceramids

I love the optical illusion primer too. You may like NYX angel veil from drugstore. I also like Muriad blur with SPF but it’s pricey. I can’t wait to see where your Chanel goes in 2019!

Regarding body care-im loving Soap and Glory Rich and Foamous bodywash and the Smoothie Star Body Milk. It smells like baked goods. Its so good and cant really explain. Before these I was using the Sol De Janeiro Bum Bum line of bodywash, lotion and body spray. Too expensive for me now. Soap and Glory is sold at Target, Ulta and some drugstores. They run about $9.99 for about 16 oz worth of product and are sometimes bogo 50% off at Ulta and can be used with a 20% off coupon.

The Mae Love glowmaker is an excellent Vitamin C Serum for like 30 bucks. Its 1 oz so it would be fresher. Its a great product from a small brand and its truly amazing. Honestly everything from Mae Love is amazing and great for sensitive skin too. But the glowmaker serum is just the best.

The Fourth Ray Beauty cleansing oil is my new favorite. The brand is ethical (no animal testing, vegan, all that) and is super affordable. The oil is somewhat moderate in terms of thickness, but it rinses completely clean. The pump is super handy too :)

I believe the peach and Lily website has a vitamin C powder you can mix in to anything I’m going to be looking into that when I run out of my other exfoliating products!

the derma-e vitamin c serum is what I use and I quite like what it's done for my skin.

Could you please do a video on your skin care routine and give some affordable recommendations? I also have dry skin. I am a girl on a budget so I appreciate recommendations without skipping steps. I loved this video. I love it that you understand not just that some of us can’t afford high priced skin care but that there are just better affordable options.

Highly recommend you look into Maelove as a Vitamin C serum. It's not just Vitamin C - it has many other ingredients that are great for your skin. However, it's worked well for me and the price is insanely reasonable!

There is something very satisfying about a long empties video. I think I will forever be searching for the best for me vitamin C serum. I'm trying one from NIOD, and it's fine. I want to try the one from Clinique next.

The Timeless vitamin C 20% serum is great! And it is not very expensive

I love your long empties videos the best and congrats on your no buy year, you're almost done! I am starting mine in 2019, pray for me lol

Morning, Hannah! Love it when I catch a video you just put up.

I love the Laura Mercier radiance primer as well! And I actually just found a great dupe! The wet n wild photofocus dewy primer! It feels the same and gives me the same glow. It has some of the same few ingredients as well, but it doesn't break me out! I have an issue with primers and the Larua is the only one that hasn't broken me out, but the WnW is now in the same boat. It will be replacing the Laura Mercier for me, and that's a big step in my book! xo

PS...I had to lol at your discussion re: the Bum Bum cream. I almost didn’t pass it on but recalled you had it in a prior empties video. I really don’t understand the hype surrounding it, but then again I have an adversion to synthetic fragrance. The only time I used it was right before bed and I didn’t sleep well all night because of it’s overpowering scent! So happy all of the littles I passed on have been getting some love! Looking forward to your hair video. xo

You didn't check the colour of the Drunk Elefant C-vitamin serum! Is it still clear or how much did it oxidise? The newer one I mean, not the neighbors gift :)

There may be a drugstore dupe for that IGK 1995 shampoo, which I see contains cosmetic clay. Loreal makes Elvive Extraordinary Clay shampoo and conditioner. I have some now, and I do like it. It is marketed for "oily roots and dry ends," and also contains salicylic acid for scalp exfoliation. Seems like it does also offer the texturizing, as well, since it leaves some clay powder deposit behind on the scalp and hair for oil absorption. I imagine the IGK shampoo does the same thing. I have found that adding other hair products, in addition to the shampoo and conditioner, can weigh my hair down noticeably, but I haven't tested this with a wide variety of additional hair products. Only one additional hair product, so far, so no real conclusion about that yet.

You are very lucky that you can slather so many different products on your skin without being out or red rashes.

I really enjoy your videos! lots of love from Switzerland!

Hi Hannah, I was on the search for an ascorbic acid that maintains potency for a decent price too...I decided to purchase the ordinacry 100% L-Ascorbic Acid Powder and mix with a pretty benign 100% pure hyaluronic acid serum from ASDM Beverly Hills (amazon -4 ounces). So far it's a great combo (been using about 2 months). And PS, the housecoat is amazing!!

Stratia just came out with a new C serum that looks v nice. I'm using the Derma E C serum and moisturizer, and I like both for morning. I don't think Derma E makes creams in pumps, but I could be mistaken.

I cant figure out what is different whether its Your makeup and hair but you look amazing!! Just missing the wings to turn into a fairy!!

CeraVe also has a Moisturizing Cream that's in a tub. You get more for less money per ounce and it's thicker! Great for use on the body too!

The Fresh Soy Cleanser was my hg in high school (yikes in 1993-94) it was relatively thick and creamy back then. Flash forward a gazillion years and I was shocked at how thin and in effective it is. Always shocked to see it in people’s favorite videos. The 90s version yes...now not so much. Love your empty videos and hearing your thoughts on alternative products. ❤️

About the Bum Bum cream-- I liked the texture, but the scent, on me, was hideous. No caramel, no pistachio; it was like the bad incense at a funeral. The Dr. Roebuck's cream, I have tried and loved. It's like magic on my skin. FYI, you may want to check out Hot & Flashy's video on C serums, she does great testing on the products.

The RU-vid channel hot and flashy makes good informative videos about a bunch of vitamin c serums and many other things

even my 5 year old step daughter said "you smell good!!" when I wore the brazillian bum bum cream. However, I try not to wear heavily scented products out of respect for those with sensitivities so I don't think id buy a full size of this. I wear the samples I have but only at home on weekends. Also, you have inspired me to revive my youtube channel, with my own no buy year project.

My favorite alternative to the Bum Bum cream is the Pistache body butter. It's on Amazon, and way thicker and more moisturizing. It also smells better, it my opion, way less sweet.

Have you considered giving up using primer altogether? I stopped using it altogether when I finished my last bottle (Tom Ford eeeek!) and just don't miss it in my makeup routine anymore. I use good skincare (DE) and my face is well moisturised enough for either foundation or just concealer to adhere to, and I don't think I need primer anymore.

What did you end up deciding on the vitamin c serum? I have seen some that come in powder from which is said to be more stable. I think the brands agent nateur and true botanicals carry this form of vit c.

Get the Cerave in the tub, not the PM version! I'm pretty sure the PM version is for oily skin. There are some versions of the tub one with a strange pump on them though, if you can find that lol There's also a No7 vitamin C serum that you mix yourself kind of and it's just a months supply. I got the L'Oreal Revitalift Vitamin C serum through Influenster and it's nice so far but it's more of a light cream than a regular serum. (I keep editing my comment to add more suggestions... lmao) But next time, try the Flower Beauty Illuminating Spray! The sprayer on it is absolutely incredible One last edit - For an illuminating primer, Wet n Wild Dewy is incredible! For long lasting thicker primer, I swear by the Ordinary's High Adherence Silicone Primer. It's a silicone primer (obviously) but it's not a weird feeling like the Smashbox one kind of is

I completely agree about the Smashbox Primer Water. I feel like this was so hyped up and everybody loved it, but it did absolutely nothing for me and I hated the sprayer. I ended up putting it into my empty Clarins setting spray bottle, which had an amazing primer, and I did use it up, but like you, I kind of felt less and less like using any setting spray towards the end. I also have the Pixi spray in my large box of products I haven't used yet, and I am excited to start using it soon. :) As for primers, if you are looking for a light, inexpensive primer, try the Catrice Prime and Fine series. I tried one of them when they only had one I really liked it. Now there are different ones in the series, so I don't know if they are all good, but it might be worth a try.

I’ve been looking for dupes to some of my skincare items as well. I’ve heard great things about Bliss. Their products are sold at Target in the $9.99-$19.99 range. I heard Mel Thompson say great things about their make up remover. I just purchased their dupe for the Watermelon overnight mask from Glow Recipe. They also have a dupe for the belief moisture bomb.

Cerave PM and AM are excellent gentle moisturizers. Give them a go.

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Have you taken a look at Erin's Faces peptide eye cream? I think it's $60 for an entire ounce vs. $64 for half an ounce! I'd be happy to send you a sample next time I make an order from them. After getting their sunscreen upon your recommendation, I've been transitioning all my skincare to her line, and I've been so impressed! Let me know babe😁

Mad Hippie Vitamin C is awesome.

I don't know if this is quite as good as the UD primer but the effect of Revlon's PhotoReady Primer is comparable. I find the UD more 'correcting' from a coloring perspective but the Revlon is great for pores/smoothing/price.

Have you ever considered trying aloe Vera as a night cream? I am the same way as in i love slathering my face in a thick heavy layer of night moisturizer and it is obviously a gel not a cream but it’s pretty inexpensive for a large tub! I only use it at night because it takes a while to sink in but it’s the cheapest alternative I’ve found!

Oh, another vitamin c serum I might try after this one is Maelove the glow maker. It sounds intriguing.

Hi Hannah, first of all thank you for your channel - it really helps me to keep up with my low(ish)-buy in 2018. You are a gem! For the eye cream. I decided to drop in with my 2 cents - I'm 34 and have similar eye-lid shape as you and my eyes are quite sensitive. I strongly believe in retinol, so I was trying to use for the eyes my The Ordinary Retinol 1% in Squalane, but it was a disaster - the treatment is way too harsh and the eyelids gone dreadfully dry, like no joke, I had dry flakes and was all swollen. So I tried to make some research in the beginning of the year to find may be something milder and possibly not too expensive for my eyes that also contains retinol. And I did - it was La Roche-Posay Redermic R Eyes Retinol Eye Cream, where I live it costs around 20-25 USD (but I found out the price varies across the world). It is a metal tube, 15 ml - purchased it in the spring and I used up quite a bit it is still going strong, I do hope it will last me till the end of winter. This product I use at night, top and bottom lids. The effect is mild and delicate but it really helped with tightness and texture. I'm a fan, will repurchase 100%. They also have vit C cream in this Redermic line, but I'm using up another eye treatment in my morning routine. When I had my vit C serum, I was just applying it to my eyelids and it was OK.

I use the ordinary ascorbyl glucosode 12% I really like it. Was using the truth serum but I like this just as good for a vitamin C

Finally! Bum bum cream is so a la bath and body works. It makes you smell like a teenager... which is not a bad thing, but not what I want.

I have so much hair jealousy, every time I watch I'm like girl your hair is always just so elegant and pretty. I'm over here fighting mine, thinking it needs an exorcism.

Mad hippie has a vitamin c serum that costs less than $30!

Derma E and Mad Hippie are both great brands for affordable Vitamin C and eye creams!

I’ve tried Drunk Elephant C Firma and I really like Timeless Skin Care 20% Vitamin C Plus E Ferulic Acid Serum better. To keep it longer I split it in half, putting half in a previously used and cleaned dropper bottle and keep the other half in the refrigerator. There are a couple of Drunk Elephant products I’ve decided are worth the price to me but the C Firma isn’t one of them.

I could’ve swore I wrote you a nice long comment about C-firma but my WiFi is spotty here so maybe it didn’t go through. I 100% agree about everything you said about DE’s c-firma it is the best vitamin c serum on the market *when its fresh*. I find that after about 2 months it starts to turn though and almost causes a negative reaction. I wish that they made it in a 50% smaller size so that I could buy it fresh more often. I can’t wait to hear what you come up with on your vitamin C journey. Its interesting how traveling really makes you look at routine and what makeup you need in a different way. It also leads to a ton of empties (I have 5 already!) Things are going great in BsAs. Despite my lists on lists and lists of lists I managed to screw up and only pack one matte shadow! I’m doing good though and haven’t bought anything and I’m just watching shimmery, metallicy, glittery eye looks every day. You eye patch sound effects were the best...”You peel them off and blubbluhblub. Then stick them and scweppppp”. Yep... I know exactly what you mean :) Loved the long video... I’m going to my first tango show tomorrow night! I’m so excited! Can’t wait for my first glimpse into that world

Hi, I am viewing your no-buy year because, I make perfumes, fragrances and body care items from essential oils and fragrance oils, that's my side job in my everyday life I am a Registered Nurse. I would say that my fragrance business/hobby does very well, simply because I am surrounded by co-workers that want what I have to sell. So I came from the "Fragrance Community" keeping up with what is new and hot and trending etc...but I want my kitchen and spare bedroom back, really my life. I don't want to make another fragrance, or take another complicated order. So I have tried to stop, but something or somebody keeps dragging me back in. It's not as Dramatic as the Godfather.... but you get my drift. I am on a "no-buy" Of fragrance oil and perfume making supplies. I want to minimalize myself, my home, my spending, because I was not paying close attention to any of the stuff that was coming in. So February was a tough month, I just couldn't say No to anyone, because it's a big fragrance month, I did a low-buy, just getting by, no huge oil purchases. Now I am firmly on a "NO-BUY" of anything that has to do with fragrance making. I have a huge declutter ahead of me, and I don't know where to start, well being a Nurse I know to stop the hemorrhage first, which is the no-buy. I have a wonderful husband, and he just watches me, do what I do and is in full support of the no-buy. He does hate clutter, so I am always cleaning up and putting away. I started reading Marie Kondo's book and got completely overwhelmed and anxious, I have to ease my way into that system. Your journey has given me hope. Something you said in this video, is priceless and that was that you use a chunk of coco butter in the shower and rub it all over to moisturize your body, that's where I want to be. Where do you get these chunks of raw coco butter? I desperately want to do that. You can only imagine how many lotions and potions I have, but I'm done.

Oh oh oh! Where do you buy your solid cocoa butter?! I adore it as a moisturizer but it’s so expensive around here. Always looking for suggestions! ❤️

I always enjoy your empties and you explain everything so well. I feel like I learn a lot. I love skincare but I have been very lazy with it lately. Some nights, I just use a make-up wipe and a little moisturizer, while some I do a whole routine. I recently tried the Timeless Vitamin C serum, and if you go through it I think it's good but I haven't used it up before the advised time and now it's turned from clear to yellow so I don't know if it is still doing any good. My daughter and I both like the facial sprays by Mario Badescu, they smell nice, feel nice and are cost effective, but their actual sprayer on the bottle isn't the best.

Can you please link your two toners that you like? I know you have posted in another video, but can’t find it!!!