No buying new toiletries etc until.....

GrammarGirl

Okay, here it is... my list! I am really, honestly shocked with how much I have. Especially because I had a massive clear out only a few months ago and threw/gave away lots of stuff. Eeep!

Hair:
Tresemme shampoo & conditioner X3
Tresemme shampoo & conditioner minis
Tresemme Detangle spray
Boots Ingredients shampoo & conditioner
Tigi shampoo & conditioner
Trevor Sorbie shampoo & conditioner minis
Bastise dry shampoo
VO5 hair wax X2
L'Oreal hair mousse (nearly empty)
Toni & Guy hair wax
Tigi hair shine
Brylcreem X3

Body:
Soap & Glory hat box
Soap & Glory Some Like It Hot
Soap & Glory Clean On Me
Soap & Glory Girligo
Boots Ingredients shower gel
Vaseline shower gel
Burt's Bees peppermint foot lotion
Burt's Bees body lotion
Burt's Bees cuticle wax
Body Shop cocoa butter body butter
Butterfly body butter
Dove gradual tanner (nearly empty)
Vaseline foot lotion X3
Palmers Cocoa Butter mini
Champney's shower wash
L'occitane hand cream
Clinique body scrub
Sure deodorant minis X2
Normal deodorant X2
Mens' deodorant X3
Perfume X4
Perfume samples X6

Face:
Toothpaste X4
Mudd face mask X2
Floss
Vitamin E face wash
Vitamin E cleanser
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream X2
Face moisturiser X2
Botanics toner (nearly empty)
Cucumber face wash
Organic Source face wash
Cucumber face wipes
Eye brightening cream

Other:
Lush bubble bars X4
Molton Brown hand wash
Molton Brown hand cream
Original Works bubble bath
Tea tree soap
Handwash

So looking at this list, I'll need some hair mousse, toner and possibly gradual tanner when summer comes. I'm so glad I did this as I'll definitely refer back to this to remind me of everything I have squirrelled away before I take a trip to Boots!

GrammarGirl

Just thought as well... this doesn't include my makeup bag, which is obscene, or the millions of lip balms I have floating about the house. Yikes!

lostinrates

Fwiw I'd be prepared to buy a friend something they would use, or at the very least a coffee, for things they wouldn't but I would. Body lotions/butters seem something loads of people don't use as much as me from this thread (though I do think you should all embrace the body moisturising thing!). The reason I would be less keen with people I don't know is I'd be slightly concerned about any skin conditions etc...

chickywiggle

i love body butter............ but never use it.

Was a very nice mummy and let DS use up the last of my creme caramel bubble bath the other night. And I am using my last 2 (they are tiny) hot apple pie and cinneman (yes they smelll LUSHHHH) bath bombs tonight. Noww - if i use a face mask i will have to buy more (i am addicted to the superdrug chocolate and raspberry ones) ..... boooo.

Need_a_break

Hi all, well have decided to join this thread as i am truely addicted to Boots, cosmetics etc. The only thing i will need to buy is deodorant, foot scrub and hand wash as i only have a couple of those and do use them regularly, but ive got perfume, body butter etc coming out of my ears and strangely enough im actually finding it quite stressful. So i will really need your help to stay on track pls..

Nab
xx

trudij

Nab - welcome, and have to say - LOVE that first part of your sig - I know someone EXACTLY like that !!!!

pretzelnut

Count me in i have way to much i used to be a regular on the boots thread ( it was the reason i registered on this site) and although i havent bought much in 2009 im still using stuff from the last boots sale, i still have way to much stuff. Damn boots and their £5 off NO7 vouchers.

quick count up of whats in my stash:

13 bottles of perfume,
18 hairbrushes,
3 hairdryers,
2 sets hair straighteners,
17 mascara's,
67 nail varnishes (several duplicates)
44 eye shadows (some single, some doubes some triples some quads)
7 foundations,
6 powders,
11 blushers,
31 lipsticks (R&M glitch)
9 eye liners,
8 nail files,
5 eye make up removers,
8 bottles nail varnish remover
12 packets No7 wipes,
20+ different make up brushes,

2 giant no 7 make up cases from xmas 08

44 bottles of HE conditioner i did have almost 100 but gave loads away
4 tins hairspray
2 tins mousse,
11 deodrants roll on & spray

6 facewash,

27 S&G minis of various sorts,
4 giant tubs S&G righteous body stuff,
4 big bottles of S&G clean on me,
various other bits of S&G,

Loads of bach rescue remedy stuff

11 bottles of brilliant brunette shampoo
13 bottles brilliant brunette conditioner,
2 razors,
14 razor blades,

varios lotions that came with perfumes. And a few other bottles of other stuff.


16 bottles of gelli baff bubble bath,
7 bottles of vosene 3in1 head lice repelant, (fantastic product all kids not frr for over a year since using this product)

3 normal bubble baths,

12 kids toothbrushes,
1 childs electric toothbush,
2 adults electric tooth brushes,
about 10 replacement heads.

8 different toothpastes,
3 mouth washes,

DF has 27 full size bottles of the mens No7 range (he loves it) plus about 40 mini's,
3 razors,
17 blades,
electric razor,
14 tins lynx,
7 aftershaves,
plus various other products like shower gels.
22 different hair products, like gel, wax etc.


JESUS CHRIST i have more S&G on the way from my .com order. Think i might return it and save the cash, as i clearly dont need anymore.

I have just had a wake up call.

DEFO NO MORE SPENDING FOR ME.

But i would just like to add that i do look and feel fabulous, lol.

ETA: i forgot to add the 2 dozen packs of No7 4in1 cleansing wipes.
No7 P&P stuff, hydra mask etc

And i havent even started on my baby box yet, inc cremes, talc, baby oil etc.

I must stop looking for stuff im scaring myself. And i dont even live anywhere close to a boots its 20 miles away.

InaPickle

lostinrates wrote: »

Goding through more of our stash I really am beginning to think DH needs this more than I...we have LOADS of unfinished aftershaves, shaving foams etc. ne of the things we have found really expensive in flight restrictions, DH travels a lot and takes hand luggage....work travelling, so has a permanantly packed travel wash bag...ut still, seems to pick stuff up. Some things are ust so uneconimical travel sized and difficult to decant: toothpaste, shaving foam...and hair product is difficult too.

Can you not buy a kit of those travel bottles which you could refill with his products and put in his hand luggage? You can get them in supermarkets: my mum got some a few weeks ago at Mr T's. It would use up some of his excess toiletries and mean he doesn't have to buy the small travel sizes.

sortingitout1980

princesswoo wrote: »

Count me in i have way to much i used to be a regular on the boots thread ( it was the reason i registered on this site) and although i havent bought much in 2009 im still using stuff from the last boots sale, i still have way to much stuff. Damn boots and their £5 off NO7 vouchers.

quick count up of whats in my stash:

13 bottles of perfume,
18 hairbrushes,
3 hairdryers,
2 sets hair straighteners,
17 mascara's,
67 nail varnishes (several duplicates)
44 eye shadows (some single, some doubes some triples some quads)
7 foundations,
6 powders,
11 blushers,
31 lipsticks (R&M glitch)
9 eye liners,
8 nail files,
5 eye make up removers,
8 bottles nail varnish remover
12 packets No7 wipes,
20+ different make up brushes,

2 giant no 7 make up cases from xmas 08

44 bottles of HE conditioner i did have almost 100 but gave loads away
4 tins hairspray
2 tins mousse,
11 deodrants roll on & spray

6 facewash,

27 S&G minis of various sorts,
4 giant tubs S&G righteous body stuff,
4 big bottles of S&G clean on me,
various other bits of S&G,

Loads of bach rescue remedy stuff

11 bottles of brilliant brunette shampoo
13 bottles brilliant brunette conditioner,
2 razors,
14 razor blades,

varios lotions that came with perfumes. And a few other bottles of other stuff.


16 bottles of gelli baff bubble bath,
7 bottles of vosene 3in1 head lice repelant, (fantastic product all kids not frr for over a year since using this product)

3 normal bubble baths,

12 kids toothbrushes,
1 childs electric toothbush,
2 adults electric tooth brushes,
about 10 replacement heads.

8 different toothpastes,
3 mouth washes,

DF has 27 full size bottles of the mens No7 range (he loves it) plus about 40 mini's,
3 razors,
17 blades,
electric razor,
14 tins lynx,
7 aftershaves,
plus various other products like shower gels.
22 different hair products, like gel, wax etc.


JESUS CHRIST i have more S&G on the way from my .com order. Think i might return it and save the cash, as i clearly dont need anymore.

I have just had a wake up call.

DEFO NO MORE SPENDING FOR ME.

But i would just like to add that i do look and feel fabulous, lol.

ETA: i forgot to add the 2 dozen packs of No7 4in1 cleansing wipes.
No7 P&P stuff, hydra mask etc

And i havent even started on my baby box yet, inc cremes, talc, baby oil etc.

I must stop looking for stuff im scaring myself. And i dont even live anywhere close to a boots its 20 miles away.

Sweet baby J and the orphans!!! Wow i thought i was bad. Can i ask how you got 18 hairbrushes?

I've not added up my makeup as a bit scared of that! If i wanted to i could locate enough pots a vaseline to put me into double figures without actually looking for them. I'm scared of how many lip glosses i have.

I do have a set of 8 or 10 mini nails inc varnishes that i bought and haven't even used yet so i might Ebay these.

sortingitout1980

katieclampet wrote: »

Wow, pleased to see how many have joined the challenge. Looks like we can expect shares in boots & superdrug to drop drastically over the next few weeks!

Someone mentioned how to work out how much we have saved. I have given it some thought and decided that
to work out how much money I have saved, when I finish an item of shampoo or conditioner (or other toiletries in my stash,) I am going to put the approx cost into a savings tin. When I am down to my last item of each, and actually HAVE to buy something, then I will count up my cash.

I will need to buy toothpaste & deoderant in a few weeks, so I'm not counting them. For some reason I don't stockpile those. So only counting items in my stash! I'm not sure if this would work for anyone else? I suppose everytime you really want to buy something, BUT don't you could put that money away?

katiex

I LOVE this idea :T:T Definitely going to be doing this as i have a sealed pot given to my last Xmas that i've not used so this will stop me dipping into it and cheating.