I keep a box next to my vanity where I just toss things when I'm done with them, so at the end of the month it's always a bit of a surprise what I've managed to go through. In the case of this month, I've some things that took me absolutely forever to get through, a few solid all-time favorites, and absolutely no makeup products. Admittedly, I feel like I've failed somehow when I don't get through any makeup products in a month. That being said, I'm going to be doing some more decluttering in February and there's a few products that I'm determined to work through, so look for more exciting empties next month!

If you want to check out what I used up in September, keep reading!

If you've been a long time reader of Prairie Beauty Love, you'll probably recognize this travel makeup bag from the What's In My Travel Bag post I did around this time last year when I was heading out to Toronto to visit some family. I decided to get a little more intense with what I'm showing you guys this time around for my trip out to Orlando for a girls weekend at Disney World and Wizarding World of Harry Potter for one of my best friend's 30th birthday! On top of my makeup picks, I'm also going to show you guys the makeup brushes I'm packing as well as what I'm taking for skin, hair and body care! I've got some of my personal favorite products, travel essentials, and a whole lot of samples in the mix.

So if you're interested in seeing the contents of my travel bag, keep reading!

Hey guys! Welcome to my Stuff I Tried This Month post! In case you've never seen one of these posts, here's what it's about. Basically, I tend to try a lot of things that don't really warrant their own post, so for the past few months I've been gathering up these products and doing a collective post with mini-reviews of each of the products. This is often products that are deluxe or mini sized, but also products that are either quite old or even discontinued. I figure this is a good way to let you guys know what I'm trying out each month and what I think of it. So, without further ado...

Keep reading to take a look!

When it comes to Mother's Day, I like to let my mom know how much she means to me by making it clear that I think she needs a little pampering. It doesn't hurt that my mom's birthday is pretty much always the same week as Mother's Day - and, in fact, the same day this year! Like any other time, gift giving is such a personal thing and the best gifts are the ones that seem to call the receiver's name, but I think that gift giving occasions that are meant to celebrate the care someone has given you through your life call for the type of gift that offers that care back. That's why I decided to do a gift guide of pamper specific gifts for mom!

If you're looking for some inspiration for what to get your mom this year, keep reading!

So, as you can see, I skipped last month's empties post. Why, you ask? There just weren't enough products that I used up so I figured that I would just hold onto the ones I had and do a double empties this month. I think, in the future, I'll do it that way during months when I don't have a lot of empties because it seems silly to do a post without only a few products in it. Anyway, I have some good ones in this month's post - as well as some really old ones that were hanging out in the back of my collection. Those older ones haven't really been touched in a while, so I apologize if my mini-reviews are a little bit lacking. I'll do my best!

To check out what I used up in the last couple of months, keep reading!

So in last month's empties post (which I mistakenly titled as being May Empties, because sometimes my brain escapes me) I mentioned that I found a baggie full of empties from some undetermined time while I was doing some spring cleaning. I recognize that this is a weird thing for a person to find, but I assume I'm not the first beauty blogger who has tucked some of their finished products away and promptly forgot about them only to find them at a later date. Right??? Tell me I'm not some weird trash-hoarding woman! Anyway, this month's empties post is pretty much insane and as I write this, I wonder if I'm even going to be able to remember how I felt about a lot of these products... but we'll see how it goes!

Keep reading for a look at all of the products I've used up... sometime in 2015.