In this video I’m finally sitting down with my massive empties for the rest of 2025 (April through December) and then rolling everything together for a full-year total. We’re talking makeup, skincare, haircare, and the random “misc” stuff like acetone and brush cleaner. I share what I actually finished, what I loved enough to repurchase (like my Milani hypochlorous acid mist, Rimmel Stay Matte Primer, and those Revolution Vitamin Base primers I’m basically flying through), and what I’m absolutely not buying again—especially if it’s expensive and the drugstore does it just as well. I also get super real about how I track empties: I total everything at full sticker price (not what I personally paid), and I’ll tell you when something wasn’t fully finished or shattered and I counted it anyway. At the end, I break down the dollar totals by category and compare 2025 to 2024—and the difference shocked me. The numbers really show my “beauty budget lifestyle” in action: I used up fewer products and way less money overall because I curbed spending and rotated in more affordable haircare and everyday basics. If you love honest empties, project pan motivation, and seeing where the money actually goes, this one is packed with opinions, repurchase decisions, and the kind of budgeting reality check I needed going into 2026.