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  • eklynne
    eklynne Posts: 2,396 Forumite
    zigmeister wrote: »
    I can't remember who it was saying about the S&G Clean Mary (Eklynne?) not being very scrubby - but Clean Mary is just a facial cleanser, the Greatest Scrub of All is the facial scrub :)
    Aha! Yes, that would make sense, it did feel more like a milk or lotion.
    Thanks.
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  • CompletelyLost
    CompletelyLost Posts: 2,862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 27 January 2010 at 4:41PM
    I would have bought it:o
    freyasmum wrote: »
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    There is no way I could have resisted this:o
    ...I couldn't resist either :o:o:o (and it is that one by the way).
    I'm going straight to hell - why is it that the only time I see such bargains is when I'm doing some sort of challenge?!!!! They are 120ml bottles for £1.79. There were only four left... I bought them all. I'm selling some hair dye, perfume, body lotion and clothes to make the money back.
  • Sophy
    Sophy Posts: 486 Forumite
    I bought philosophy The Pool Man today - so unfair, I was just buying a skirt in the TK Maxx sale and it caught my eye - couldn't leave it for 50p I'm afraid! I also won a mascara. Other than that, slow progress, working my way through many things, but finishing none of them. :)
  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I use clean mary in the shower every morning and the greatest scrub of all once or twice a week when I have a bath!
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  • Am I the only girl in the world who hates Lush?

    No, me too the smell is way too strong![/QUOTE]

    I dont mind the smell, but I hate the cleaning up afterwards!!
    Hey everyone, just sold a Calvin Klein eternity moment for £16 including postage on eBay which i'm impressed about as it was an unwanted gift. :)

    Yay!!! :T
    Ooh also ive made a chicken yoghurt curry for tonights dinner and old recipe from my aunty, anyone having anything nice that i can nick the recipe for pls?

    Cheesy chilli bean tacos here tonight :)

    Nearly finished an Aveda Eye Make Up Remover. I think it'll be done by the end of the week. I'm running low on mascara, so I need to check my stocks. Lets face it, there's going to be a huge choice :o
  • rosemary54
    rosemary54 Posts: 2,495 Forumite
    going to make a mini make up kit in a small purse to go in evening bags,am I getting carried away with this???I have a tiny mascara,lipstick and perfume,all I need to touch up :) and all free with bonus gifts :):)
  • sparrer
    sparrer Posts: 7,548 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Can I join in? Better late than never...
    Since finding the forum I've had a good sort through, and including freebies I think I have enough body lotion, shampoo/conditioner, hand cream etc to last a year :o. Thing is my lovely friend is an agent for a cosmetics company and lets me look through her agent's only handbook, so over the past couple of years or so I've collected a dressing table drawer full of bits.

    One way I like to use the small sachets and vials (as well as taking them on holiday) is to slip one in with birthday cards. I get lots for men too, so they don't go to waste :)
  • teabythesea
    teabythesea Posts: 1,244 Forumite
    On the subject of dinner again, are we allowed to chat about other things on here? Basically I have mint lamb mushrooms onions and gravy with potato waffle for dinner... I'm using up my other stuff before buying anymore as i'm going home for the weekend!
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    OK, haven't got time now to catch up on 7 pages (eek) but will post and say that I was very good today! I was in Poundland and saw Olay facial cleansing mousse and body mousse moisturiser and all sorts of other goodies for £1 each... and I resisted!! With much effort, I might add! But then I went and spoiled it all by buying a box of chocs (which I have now shared with the rest of the rest of the office so I won't eat them all).

    Will read everything later, hope you are all being good and resisting all the glitches and Grabbits xoxoxo
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  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    OMG just sold a voucher (for a shop I never go into) on eBay for 90% of its original value, yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :beer: Shame eBay has to take 10% of it, boo. I am starting a new eBay savings account to see how much I can make from selling my tat (a bit at a time, I am too lazy to list everything at once!). With this sale (admittedly nearly everything I have sold so far has been a voucher from returning stuff without a receipt) I'm over £200 already. :D
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
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