When an assorted array of brightly coloured bottles and tubs start to set up camp in the corner of your bathroom you know it's time to bring it over to Cagney and Lace and talk empties, am I right?

Pureology Essential Repair Shampoo - As the owner of some crazy thick and unruly locks I'm forever on the hunt for the perfect shampoo. I'm a tricky customer as my scalp is easily irritated and whilst my hair craves moisture there's a seriously fine line between just hydrating enough and making my follicles greasy. The Pureology range contains no sulphates, is designed with coloured hair in mind and although pricey at £12 it's highly concentrated so you only need the tiniest amount. Compared to all the shampoos I've ever tried (and there's a lot) this is my favourite by far. I've just bought the Super Smooth shampoo by Pureology in hope of comparing the two so I'll report back soon. 

Rodial Dragon's Blood Hyaluronic Moisturiser - Another empties post, another bottle of Dragon's Blood Moisturiser I just can't get enough of this plumping wonder, it's genuinely is a joy to use every morning. I recently discovered this has a very similar ingredient to the Tom Ford primer which will explain why my make-up stays put when I use this moisturiser. How many bottles before I give it HG status? You'll just have to wait and see.

Body Shop Cocoa Body Butter - It wouldn't be an empties gathering without a Body Shop Butter rocking up. The cocoa scent has long been one of my faves and the rich texture is exactly what you'd expect from a body butter. I could frankly open a body care shop with the number of body butters I have waiting in the wings so I won't be repurchasing this one just yet although fingers crossed there's one in my advent calendar.

REN ClearCalm 3 Clarifying Clay Cleanser - Everyone has that skincare item they can rely on to tame their skin when the going gets tough and for me that's got to be the REN ClearCalm Clay Cleanser which I first got my mitts on last Summer. Whenever my skin decides to welcome a hormonal break on board this bad boy gets to work and soothes everything with just a couple of uses. At £18 I think ClearCalm Cleanser is fantastic value and I adore how you can see when it's running out, that said I should really have bought a back up...

Algenist Gentle Rejuvenating Cleanser - Hmmm is the only way I can describe this Gentle Cleanser from Algenist. Bought on a whim when my skin was having a really angry time in Space NK Manchester I was assured this would calm my skincare woes. Consistency wise it's quite thick and creamy with a pearlescent shimmer running through it - once removed with a flannel my skin feels soft and a little plumped but sadly I didn't notice a decrease in my breakouts. I think this would be ideal for someone with dull, lack lustre skin but I feel there's better options out there for me personally.

Have you tried any of these products before? What's your cleanser of choice?

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