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Hey BESTIES! In this video, I'm sharing my recent empties. Enjoy!
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Hey, I'm Kia
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Welcome to my channel. This is Curls with Kia, where I share my natural hair story
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to inspire others to embrace their natural hair. Today is an empties video
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And I'm super excited because this is the first empties for 2024
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And I am in the spirit of not letting my empties just
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build up. So the list won't be that long, but it's a significant list
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In this video, I have some health and wellness things. I have one makeup item
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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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stay tuned. And if this is your first time here, welcome. I hope you join our little cute, little warm family over here
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Just go ahead, hit that Subscribe button. And if you're a returning subscriber, hey, boo
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Hey, boo. I appreciate you so much. Make sure you hit that Like button
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And let's get right into this video. I always like to start off with something health-related
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because health is pretty much the basis of everything. Health will help your hair grow, will keep you going
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and just be in a better mood, all of those things. As far as my empties in the health category, years ago
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I would never be super excited about these things. But it is what it is
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But my first empty is some protein powder, which is crazy. But I look for vegan protein
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And this has been my favorite protein lately. So this is from Planta
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And this is their strawberry ice cream, naturally flavored, vegan-friendly. And definitely go ahead and make sure you get enough protein
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because that is super important for your hair. The next thing that I empty was the Chewski, the Ultimate
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Formula Women's Multivitamins. So these were gifted to me. And luckily, they sent me another pack of these
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They also have a sleep formula, which I really like. And they have a So Long Stress kind of formula
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And I've taken that as well. I really like that. The only one that I was a little mm about
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was the one for hair growth, which is crazy because this is hair growth
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But it had very high levels of biotin. And I realized that my face started breaking out
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And when I did my research, once you have the 100% of biotin you need in your daily values
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going above that scientifically is not necessarily proven that you need extra biotin
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But it does help some people, especially if you have a deficiency. I do recommend these vitamins
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I think that these are a step up from those gummy vitamins
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These literally taste like Starburst. So definitely check out Chewski. I know I see them in Sprouts and Whole Foods
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And so far, what I know of their company, I've been enjoying my correspondence with them
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I've been enjoying the product. So I hope I get to work with them in the future
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Definitely take your vitamins. Please take vitamins. My last health empty is the Ovarian Care Mixed Berry Flavor
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Inositol Blend by Thorne. Now, I have PCOS. And it is very important for me to make sure
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that I strive for a healthy diet and make sure anything feminine, ovarian-related is together
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So I will say that I didn't necessarily notice a big benefit from taking this
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So I'm not going to continue to take it. But there are some supplements that
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are recommended to people who have feminine challenges. I'm just going to call that that, or PCOS
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If I were to take this again, I would need to take it for a significant amount of months
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to actually see a benefit. It was a little pricey. So I'm not going to repurchase this, at least not right now
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Now, let's just go ahead and get into the hair care. I normally leave the hair care for last
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But I'm really excited. And it's not a lot of products, since this
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is the first natural hair kind of beauty empties of 2024. So the first product, if you are not new to my channel
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you know I'm obsessed with Briogeo. One of my favorite shampoos from them
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is their Charcoil and Coconut Oil Micro Exfoliating Shampoo. I hope y'all can see these
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I really love this shampoo. I get dandruff. And I have some scalp issues, especially
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if I go past a week for washing my hair. And sometimes, I don't want to wash my hair every week
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I'll just be very honest. Sometimes, I'll push it to 10 days, 10 to 12 days
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But this shampoo always gets me back to where I need to be
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I highly recommend checking this shampoo out. I have emptied this maybe three times
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So this will definitely be a repurchase of mine. And I just hope that Briogeo sends me a lot of these
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I really do, because they can be a little pricey. But they always do have sales
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And moving on with the Briogeo theme, this is their Superfoods Avocado Kiwi Mega Moisture Hair Mask
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So I emptied this as well. The reason I really love this deep conditioner
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is because it's protein-free. And as far as my hair care, I have one week
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where it's clarifying. Then I'll have a protein-free, moisture-focused week. And then I'll have a protein week
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And then I'll have just the do whatever I want to do
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or a bonding wash day, pretty much. So I will continue to buy this
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And I can't believe that this was half price on Ulta some random day
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And it was sold out. I was unable to purchase it. So I will repurchase both of these if I absolutely have to
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My next and last hair care item is from Oyen. And this is their Whipped Pudding Rich
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Shea and Aloe Cream. So I did empty this out. You can also use this as a body butter
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So towards the end, that thing is clean. But towards the end, I used the little tiny bit
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the last part, on my elbows and my feet and stuff like that
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This, over time, started to feel too heavy for my hair. I am trying to get back into butters
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And I actually just purchased the mango butter from Kinky Tresses. So you'll probably see a video of me using that butter
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But I want to get back into my oils and my butters
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So I will be doing that. I don't necessarily think I will repurchase it
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I did want to support this brand because it's an indie Baltimore-based brand
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And I'm from Baltimore. But definitely look into this if you are looking for something that can double as a hair butter
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and a body butter. I think it's a good option. I do
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And I actually used this product on my wedding day. And it came through for me
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And my results were amazing. If I come up off this butter, I'll use it
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But it was like, over time, it started to feel heavy on my hair
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But if you like heavy butters, this is a really good option for you
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This is the Oyen Whipped Pudding Rich Shade in Aloe Cream. I hope you guys are enjoying this video
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The next products that I'm going to share are my skincare empties
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I do have a skincare routine that I try to follow. It's not extensive
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But it's not necessarily basic, basic. I love eye care because my family has
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they get really big bags under their eyes as they age. So I'm just trying to stay on top of that
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On that note, my first empty is the Topical's Brightening and Clearing Eye Mask
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So I just received a refill of this in the mail today, actually
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And I also emptied the eye mask from Bolden. I don't have the package
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So I can't show it to you. But I'll put it on a screen or something like that
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But these eye patches, this eye patch feels more like a bandaid
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The texture feels like a bandaid. The Bolden one, not so much
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As far as effectiveness, I think both of them are great options
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And I am going to continue to purchase and continue to use this
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I actually gave this to all of my loves that came to my bachelorette party
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That's how much I like this product. So if I would gift it to people who are really close to me
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that means something. So Topical's. This is their Brightening and Clearing Eye Mask
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The next thing is not necessarily an empty, but it's expired. So I have to get rid of it
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But this is the Dam Dam Tokyo Silk Rice Cleansing Oil. And I really enjoyed this
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I got this product off of Skeepers. If you're a creator, you know what that is
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It's pretty much where they'll give you products in exchange for doing something
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or they'll give you products in exchange for a text review. So I think I just did a text review for this one
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But this actually ended up being a really great product. It was good for taking makeup off
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And it's just a clean cleansing oil. So if you're into cleansing oils
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I don't want to necessarily say that, hey, I'm going to promote this product
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But it's a good option. It is. The next product is from Necessaire
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I am obsessed with this body wash, y'all. And I'm irritated that I'm obsessed with this body wash
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And it's because you don't really get a big lather from this
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So it's easy for you to go through it very quickly. But I really like the Necessaire brand
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I've tried the majority of their products. I did repurchase this. I will continue to repurchase this
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This body wash makes me feel like I'm experiencing some luxury at the end of the night
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when I wash my body or when I'm traveling. So cheers to this
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And this is in the sandalwood scent. I recently have been getting into more earthy kind of scents
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So I like this. But this is the Niacinamide Brightening Toner. I am a big fan of this toner so much
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that I continue to purchase it. And I purchased it again. So this is empty
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And there is one more thing. There is one more thing. The last thing is actually a beauty item
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And if you are familiar, you know that this orange is from AmiCole
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And this is their mascara. And I don't know if I will purchase this again
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It says the Lash Amplifying Mascara. They are pretty much clean beauty for melanin-rich skin
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And I love that mission. And I love their products. However, the mascara, I feel like it's just OK
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It's just OK. Towards the end, probably when it was expired, it started to kind of clump a little bit
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And it wasn't the worst, but I've experienced better. So if they have a promotion where
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you can get this at a discounted rate, I'll go ahead and repurchase this
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But paying full price, I probably won't. But I love AmiCole. So if you've never tried any of their products
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definitely go ahead and check them out. So this concludes my video
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I hope you all like this style. This kind of empties me. Just sit down, be laid back, and chat with you
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And I hope that you're having a great day. And until the next one, I'm just
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going to go ahead and log out because it is late. And I have to go ahead and take this makeup off and get
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in the bed. So thanks for tuning in. And I'll see you in the next video. Bye
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