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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in April

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  • Catriona_P
    Catriona_P Posts: 843 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    I've had a good month - no purchases at all and the only purchase I made in March was of E45 shampoo on the advice of the pharmacist due to my itchy dry patch on the underside of my head. :)

    Also 17 UUs (some were sachets) and 14 GAs.

    On to May! See you all there! :)
    "Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it."
  • dolly84
    dolly84 Posts: 5,851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Have another uu

    Lavera Sensitive hand cream - 20ml, this was from a Beauty box a while back, I WBA as it absorbs quickly and smells like health food shops (which I quite like). Have replaced it with a Madara hand cream.

    I think that will be it for April for me, see you all in May.
    Debt Free and now a saver, conscious consumer, low waste lifestyler


    Fashion on the Ration 28/66
  • kadison
    kadison Posts: 3,662 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    Hello all!

    I have some things to report, I went to Boots today and got a couple of facial sunscreens that were on half price plus I used a £5 Nivea voucher I received after making a complaint about one of their body moisturisers (advanced hydration, it was so tacky and synthetic! :cool:).....

    INs
    Nivea Facial Cleansing Wipes x 25 (Fragrance Free)
    Nivea Facial Cleansing Wipes x 25 (Pure & Natural)
    Nivea Facial Cleansing Wipes x 25 (Refreshing)
    (These were also on offer £2.99 each or 3 for £5!! :D so free after my voucher!)

    No 7 Beautiful skin cleansing water 200ml - I use this to clean my make-up brushes
    No 7 Beautiful skin purifying exfoliator 75ml - I have no face scrubs in the stash now
    (Bought both of these with £5 No7 vouchers)

    These are the facial sunscreens....both are HG products of mine as I'm very fair, freckly and prone to pigmentation (not to mention I have a lot of moles) so a good facial sunscreen is a must for me from now until about October.
    Soltan Face SPF 50+ 50ml
    Soltan Face Once SPF 30 50ml

    Also a UU - Philosophy Eye Hope eye cream sample 2ml - WNB - I would recommend getting a sample if you're looking for a good anti-ageing eye cream as it was like a balm and sunk in very quickly, I would not buy it though as I prefer gels to creams.

    Will do my sums shortly!
    No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries 2023
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  • asset2004
    asset2004 Posts: 2,453 Forumite
    I've already posted in the May thread, got carried away :) times flies as it is!

    No more INs for this month, not very many UUs either but everything I use are going down gradually.:p
    Been a lovely sunny day today, had some time off so been out in the garden.
    See you all next monthc:D
    Life is a coin, you can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once.
    Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further.
    Take time but don't waste time
  • mcculloch29
    mcculloch29 Posts: 4,972 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler
    Small IN. Daily Mirror had a 30% off voucher which brought the price of A!di's 15 SPF day cream down to a ridiculous £1.09. My Olay is running low so duly purchased, though I did take note of the advice on SPFs, but let's face it, sunburn isn't a huge risk these days.
    Now I've had another shampoo and a look at it in good light, I'm really impressed with my 50p hair dye job, the colour - medium brown - has some lovely tonal effects. Food for thought.
    Erma Bombeck, American writer: "If I had my life to live over again... I would have burned the pink candle, sculptured like a rose, that melted in storage." Don't keep things 'for best' - that day never comes. Use them and enjoy them now.
  • sunshineyday
    sunshineyday Posts: 743 Forumite
    Stoptober Survivor
    evening all

    have fallen spectacularly off the wagon :o:o:o
    went shopping at the weekend and have to declare the following ins:
    Mop lemongrass conditioner - 70% off in debs
    Mop glisten shampoo - as above
    Mop C shampoo- again as above
    L'occitane shea body lotion - 50% off
    Rituals fujiyama (sp?) shower gel
    Molton Brown blissful templetree sg
    Molton Brown ginseng shower gel (free from survey)
    Molton Brown patchouli mini sg (freebie)
    Tesco pro-radiance hot cloth cleanser
    Vo5 plump it up mousse

    phew! would somebody kindly please remind me what the purpose of this challenge is - I seem to have forgotten :o:o:o:o:o

    see you on the May thread

    happy pampering, xo
  • luvlycake
    luvlycake Posts: 313 Forumite
    minicooper272 wrote: »
    I agree, not every DSS tenant is like that! I rented a 'no DSS' flat once, and later wound up as DSS, and we took really good care of the place. But I suppose a lot of landlords have been stung!

    ...and a lot of tennants too. We had unscrupulous landlords both timed we rented. Some people are nice, some people are not. *shrug*
    Cookie, I think you're tame. :heart2:

    No buying unnecessary toiletries in 2014 challenge
    2013 Out: 307; In: 38 2014 Out: 100; In; 8

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  • sam.4000
    sam.4000 Posts: 1,396 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Last few items for the month.

    IN's
    2 x colgate sensitive pro relief toothpaste
    pantane conditioner

    UU's
    Marzibain bubble bar
    2 x Lil pud bath bomb
    colgate sensitive prorelief WBA
    oral B pro expert toothpaste (sample size)
    Sensodyne pro enamal WBA
    Dermalogica special cleansing gel (sample size) WNBA
  • Alton_Towers
    Alton_Towers Posts: 757 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    UU S&G heel genius WNBA too sticky and I didn't think it was anything special. Will be using up the body butter mountain on my feet.

    See you in May x
  • moneyless_mac
    moneyless_mac Posts: 532 Forumite
    Final UU of the month

    L'oreal Lumi magic - I used this as an undereye concealer it was OK but nothing special - im still in search of my HG.

    Despite still buying too much, this month I managed to ebay some products I will never use so it did balance out my spending.

    I ended the month -35 items
    so a total of -51 since the started.

    On a positive note I am managing to use up some of the relics of my stash.

    So only small steps but at least they are in the right direction.
    No more buying toiletries
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