Hey there my loves! Today, I am FINALLY starting the college series that I have been wanting to start for the longest time now. Without further ado, here are the things I wish I would have known.



 1.) Studying is so important. 



I was one of those lucky student who breezed through high school. I ended up breezing through my general education courses as well. However once I actually got to my major classes, that was a different story. Yes, some were easier than others. However, I don't believe that there really are many "Easy A" classes in STEM majors.

2.) "Easy A" classes won't always be an easy A.



Man, let me just tell you. Never judge the caliber of a course just by the course title. I have taken classes like Marriage & Family and African American Studies courses thinking they would be easy courses. My Marriage & Family class was tough, but I respected that. I learned a lot of useful information in my class and I'm so glad I took it. As for my African American class, there was constant reading assignments and papers to be written. Granted, I ended up with an A and an A+ in these classes respectively. However, they still required A LOT of work to pull that off.

3.) Pick a college based on you. Don't just pick from a pool of popular colleges.




When I tried to decide what college to attend, I picked big name schools (with the exception of one). There is nothing wrong with attending a big name school. I actually still attend one. However, I believe that you should pick schools based off of your major, where you want to be location-wise, and the opportunities the college can provide to you.
4.) Decide what you want to do and what you want to study.

1. Black Radiance Body Building Mascara -($2.99, select Walgreen's and Walmart stores)- There is honestly nothing special about this mascara. It might be great if you were looking for that natural lash look or you have naturally long, pretty lashes. Definitely not a repurchase.

2. Fresh Sugar Lip Serum Advanced Therapy (sample) -(sample value $7.20, full size value $36, Sephora)- First of all, it's crazy to think that a small sample like this could end up being worth so much money?! This product had the lemon scent that Fresh lip products seem to have. However, this scent just seemed to be more intense. Also, the formula is way more liquidy. If you have tried the Fresh Sugar Lip Balm (the original clear one), just imagine that product 3-5 times more intense in moisture. However, I honestly prefer the regular Fresh lip balm over this one.

3. Wet 'n Wild Silk Finish Lipstick in 510A (Light Beige Frost) -($0.99, Walgreen's stores)- First of all, this specific lipstick is discontinued. The Wet 'n Wild Silk Finish Lipsticks were reformulated, and I honestly haven't tried any of the new formula ones. However, if you're still curious as to how I feel about this particular product, I didn't like the shade. It was too frosty. I decluttered most of these that I had in my collection. I'm so glad that this is done!

4. ELF Shimmer Palette (white shade) -(value for white shade $0.75, whole palette $3.00, eyeslipsface.com, Target stores)- To be completely honest, I wasn't going to include this product because it's not a complete empty project. However, I know that I included the price value of this in my project pan empties/ makeup empties last year. Therefore, it is continued to be consistent. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a part of this post. Anyways, I love this palette as a highlighter. I would definitely repurchase it. The only reason I'm panning it is because it's getting on the older side of the products in my collection.

Total $ for April Makeup Empties: $11.93
Total Makeup Items Finished in 2016 (so far): 13 - I'm not counting the ELF palette as an official empty.
Total $ for 2016 Makeup Empties (so far): $74.77