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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