Monday, June 27, 2016

3 Empties: Nails Redesigned Hand Scrub, Julep Body Milk and KB Shimmer Mani Shot

Greetings and Nailutations,

It's another installment of 3 empties, where I review 3 products I have used up and express my opinion on how well they worked, how they smelled, their packaging and if I'd make a repeat purchase.

First up is Caramel Espresso Hand Scrub from Nails Redesigned Calm Your Tips hand care line.  This is a medium grit hand scrub, so I recommend only using it once a week on your hands (or more often on your feet during summer season).  I did get this as a press sample and finished using it up awhile ago and fell way behind on my reviews of empties.


Smell Test:  warm coffee smell, with a hint of sweetness.  
Feel Test: courser grit, leaves hands exfoliated and moisturized
Packaging Test: tub contains a ton of product and it's super easy to use the adorable wooden spoon it comes with
Buy Again:  I enjoyed the scent, grit helped keep me exfoliated.  I would definitely purchase this in the future more for pedicures.


Next is a KB Shimmer mani shot in the scent of Paradise.  I had read so many great reviews about the mani shots, so I went in with high expectations.  I was left with hands feeling very dry after a pat dry and  I also noticed that the mani shots foamed up quite a bit I had to dump some of the water out since it was overflowing with bubbles.  I believe the product may have been ineffective due to the packaging - there were small vertical cracks all around the plastic container, which may have allowed any oils and moisturizing agents to dry up.  



Smell Test:  smelled like a vacation, notes of fruits as well as a light hint of flower
Feel Test: after soaking for a good 5 minutes, I pat dried my hands and instantly felt like my hands were dry and had to reach for my lotion.
Packaging Test: Packaging is in a little jello shot plastic containers.  I may have gotten a bad batch/old batch.  The plastic at the sides were all split (maybe this is what dried out the oil & made the mani shot not effective?).  
Buy Again: Honestly, I bought quite a few, so I will test out the others.  This was one of the few that had packaging issues, so I'm hoping it was just this one.

Lastly is a creamy body milk from Julep.  I had gotten this in a Julep Box, when I used to subscribe to Julep.  I was really impressed with this product and was a bit sad when it was all used up.



Smell Test:  soft and clean, perfect for right after a shower
Feel Test: skin absorbed the body milk and left it moisturized without feeling greasy
Packaging Test:  easy squeeze tube, allowed me to utilize every last bit
Buy Again: Since I'm no longer a Julep subscriber, I'll probably never buy this again.  BUT - everything is always subject to change and were I to join again, I'd definitely look into buying.

Have you tried any of these products?  What are your thoughts?  And if you love reading about empties, be sure to check out the links below!

Happy Polishing,

Kristi aka @BeginNails


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14 comments:

  1. Love the look of the kbshimmer mani shot :D x

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    1. Me too! I hope this one was just a fluke due to the fractures in the packaging.

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  2. Well done on the empties! Do consider linking up to my Beauty Empties link party; closes on June 5th - I'm the only linker so far, sob, sob :(

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    1. Just did! :) how often do you do them? I try to do a 3 empties post in between polish posts. I have a basket full of empties I need to catch up on.

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  3. Love empties posts! I like KBShimmer mani bombs, but have had the same packaging issues as you!

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    1. This was the only one. I checked the others I bought & all were non-fractured. I will have to try another and see how it goes.

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  4. I love the KBShimmer mani shots, and used to have to buy 4 of them to load up a bathtub. SO happy that she has come up with BIGGER sized ones for the tub! <3

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  5. I have heard nothing but great things from Mani Shots... but while I love KB Shimmer, I haven't tried it yet so I need to get one. They sound great.

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    1. I had also only heard great things, so I'm hoping this was just a 1 time issue. I have another one on deck to try out this weekend. :)

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  6. Looks like a good roundup. :) Sorry the mani shot was a miss for you. That hand scrub sounds amazing, it's probably my favorite of the three things here.

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  7. Nothing is as satisfying as empty containers! I go through SO much hand care stuff each month!

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  8. I love the hand scrub from Nails Redesigned and I'll like to try the KBShimmer mani shot some time. I hope the other shots work out for you.

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