FIRST EMPTIES OF 2024! Natural Hair, Skincare, Wellness

Hey, I'm Kia

Welcome to my channel. This is Curls with Kia, where I share my natural hair story

to inspire others to embrace their natural hair. Today is an empties video

And I'm super excited because this is the first empties for 2024

And I am in the spirit of not letting my empties just

build up. So the list won't be that long, but it's a significant list

In this video, I have some health and wellness things. I have one makeup item

I have some hair care. And then I have some skin care. So if you want to see the products that I emptied

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And let's get right into this video. I always like to start off with something health-related

because health is pretty much the basis of everything. Health will help your hair grow, will keep you going

and just be in a better mood, all of those things. As far as my empties in the health category, years ago

I would never be super excited about these things. But it is what it is

But my first empty is some protein powder, which is crazy. But I look for vegan protein

And this has been my favorite protein lately. So this is from Planta

And this is their strawberry ice cream, naturally flavored, vegan-friendly. And definitely go ahead and make sure you get enough protein

because that is super important for your hair. The next thing that I empty was the Chewski, the Ultimate

Formula Women's Multivitamins. So these were gifted to me. And luckily, they sent me another pack of these

They also have a sleep formula, which I really like. And they have a So Long Stress kind of formula

And I've taken that as well. I really like that. The only one that I was a little mm about

was the one for hair growth, which is crazy because this is hair growth

But it had very high levels of biotin. And I realized that my face started breaking out

And when I did my research, once you have the 100% of biotin you need in your daily values

going above that scientifically is not necessarily proven that you need extra biotin

But it does help some people, especially if you have a deficiency. I do recommend these vitamins

I think that these are a step up from those gummy vitamins

These literally taste like Starburst. So definitely check out Chewski. I know I see them in Sprouts and Whole Foods

And so far, what I know of their company, I've been enjoying my correspondence with them

I've been enjoying the product. So I hope I get to work with them in the future

Definitely take your vitamins. Please take vitamins. My last health empty is the Ovarian Care Mixed Berry Flavor

Inositol Blend by Thorne. Now, I have PCOS. And it is very important for me to make sure

that I strive for a healthy diet and make sure anything feminine, ovarian-related is together

So I will say that I didn't necessarily notice a big benefit from taking this

So I'm not going to continue to take it. But there are some supplements that

are recommended to people who have feminine challenges. I'm just going to call that that, or PCOS

If I were to take this again, I would need to take it for a significant amount of months

to actually see a benefit. It was a little pricey. So I'm not going to repurchase this, at least not right now

Now, let's just go ahead and get into the hair care. I normally leave the hair care for last

But I'm really excited. And it's not a lot of products, since this

is the first natural hair kind of beauty empties of 2024. So the first product, if you are not new to my channel

you know I'm obsessed with Briogeo. One of my favorite shampoos from them

is their Charcoil and Coconut Oil Micro Exfoliating Shampoo. I hope y'all can see these

I really love this shampoo. I get dandruff. And I have some scalp issues, especially

if I go past a week for washing my hair. And sometimes, I don't want to wash my hair every week

I'll just be very honest. Sometimes, I'll push it to 10 days, 10 to 12 days

But this shampoo always gets me back to where I need to be

I highly recommend checking this shampoo out. I have emptied this maybe three times

So this will definitely be a repurchase of mine. And I just hope that Briogeo sends me a lot of these

I really do, because they can be a little pricey. But they always do have sales

And moving on with the Briogeo theme, this is their Superfoods Avocado Kiwi Mega Moisture Hair Mask

So I emptied this as well. The reason I really love this deep conditioner

is because it's protein-free. And as far as my hair care, I have one week

where it's clarifying. Then I'll have a protein-free, moisture-focused week. And then I'll have a protein week

And then I'll have just the do whatever I want to do

or a bonding wash day, pretty much. So I will continue to buy this

And I can't believe that this was half price on Ulta some random day

And it was sold out. I was unable to purchase it. So I will repurchase both of these if I absolutely have to

My next and last hair care item is from Oyen. And this is their Whipped Pudding Rich

Shea and Aloe Cream. So I did empty this out. You can also use this as a body butter

So towards the end, that thing is clean. But towards the end, I used the little tiny bit

the last part, on my elbows and my feet and stuff like that

This, over time, started to feel too heavy for my hair. I am trying to get back into butters

And I actually just purchased the mango butter from Kinky Tresses. So you'll probably see a video of me using that butter

But I want to get back into my oils and my butters

So I will be doing that. I don't necessarily think I will repurchase it

I did want to support this brand because it's an indie Baltimore-based brand

And I'm from Baltimore. But definitely look into this if you are looking for something that can double as a hair butter

and a body butter. I think it's a good option. I do

And I actually used this product on my wedding day. And it came through for me

And my results were amazing. If I come up off this butter, I'll use it

But it was like, over time, it started to feel heavy on my hair

But if you like heavy butters, this is a really good option for you

This is the Oyen Whipped Pudding Rich Shade in Aloe Cream. I hope you guys are enjoying this video

The next products that I'm going to share are my skincare empties

I do have a skincare routine that I try to follow. It's not extensive

But it's not necessarily basic, basic. I love eye care because my family has

they get really big bags under their eyes as they age. So I'm just trying to stay on top of that

On that note, my first empty is the Topical's Brightening and Clearing Eye Mask

So I just received a refill of this in the mail today, actually

And I also emptied the eye mask from Bolden. I don't have the package

So I can't show it to you. But I'll put it on a screen or something like that

But these eye patches, this eye patch feels more like a bandaid

The texture feels like a bandaid. The Bolden one, not so much

As far as effectiveness, I think both of them are great options

And I am going to continue to purchase and continue to use this

I actually gave this to all of my loves that came to my bachelorette party

That's how much I like this product. So if I would gift it to people who are really close to me

that means something. So Topical's. This is their Brightening and Clearing Eye Mask

The next thing is not necessarily an empty, but it's expired. So I have to get rid of it

But this is the Dam Dam Tokyo Silk Rice Cleansing Oil. And I really enjoyed this

I got this product off of Skeepers. If you're a creator, you know what that is

It's pretty much where they'll give you products in exchange for doing something

or they'll give you products in exchange for a text review. So I think I just did a text review for this one

But this actually ended up being a really great product. It was good for taking makeup off

And it's just a clean cleansing oil. So if you're into cleansing oils

I don't want to necessarily say that, hey, I'm going to promote this product

But it's a good option. It is. The next product is from Necessaire

I am obsessed with this body wash, y'all. And I'm irritated that I'm obsessed with this body wash

And it's because you don't really get a big lather from this

So it's easy for you to go through it very quickly. But I really like the Necessaire brand

I've tried the majority of their products. I did repurchase this. I will continue to repurchase this

This body wash makes me feel like I'm experiencing some luxury at the end of the night

when I wash my body or when I'm traveling. So cheers to this

And this is in the sandalwood scent. I recently have been getting into more earthy kind of scents

So I like this. But this is the Niacinamide Brightening Toner. I am a big fan of this toner so much

that I continue to purchase it. And I purchased it again. So this is empty

And there is one more thing. There is one more thing. The last thing is actually a beauty item

And if you are familiar, you know that this orange is from AmiCole

And this is their mascara. And I don't know if I will purchase this again

It says the Lash Amplifying Mascara. They are pretty much clean beauty for melanin-rich skin

And I love that mission. And I love their products. However, the mascara, I feel like it's just OK

It's just OK. Towards the end, probably when it was expired, it started to kind of clump a little bit

And it wasn't the worst, but I've experienced better. So if they have a promotion where

you can get this at a discounted rate, I'll go ahead and repurchase this

But paying full price, I probably won't. But I love AmiCole. So if you've never tried any of their products

definitely go ahead and check them out. So this concludes my video

I hope you all like this style. This kind of empties me. Just sit down, be laid back, and chat with you

And I hope that you're having a great day. And until the next one, I'm just

going to go ahead and log out because it is late. And I have to go ahead and take this makeup off and get

in the bed. So thanks for tuning in. And I'll see you in the next video. Bye