No buying new toiletries etc until.....

Mags30

There must be at least 15 bottles of cleanser lying around my house, including Lancome, Clinique, Clarins, Vichy, ROC, Time Delay, No7 + OLAY from Boots vouchers, face wipes, samples and travel sizes from the GWP (Gift with purchase) bags that I always wait for if I am buying something expensive and yet last night................I went to bed without taking my make-up off:o

mrs-moneypenny

question for those who know about these things
how do i use body butter? (i have 5 in my stash) guessing its a 'slather over bod before bathing' product but if its just a posh mouisturiser i dont want to waste it by washing it all off straight after ive put it on:o
also i need useage instructions for body souffle (i've got 2 sanctuaryy mande lular (guessing this is just posh mouisturiser

thank you:D

PS really pleased/relieved as while sorting my stash i found the perfume DH had brought me for christmas and id lost, i was starting to think it had been chucked out with the bags of wrapping paper

fixx

I finished a big bottle of Clinique Clirifying lotion last night, hurray! I do have another full one to immediately replace it with though

I also had to remove all my mail polish last night, after only putting it on on Wednesday night - i used a blue polish, and it was horrible! Nasty colour, i was so conscious of it all day. That polish has now been relegated to an odd box of fancy dress stuff - that's all it's good for. Thing is, it was half empty, so i must have used and liked it at some point?! I'm counting that as one thing used up as well though :A

I've decided to start a little savings pot as well for using stuff up, but i can't afford to put in the real colst of everything, so i'm putting in between 50p and £3 depending on size and cost of stuff finished. Plus, for everythign i buy, i have to put in the same amount i spent in to the pot - should help convince me not to buy anything!

So far i've saved £19 + £8.99.

By the time i've worked through my stash i'll hopefully have enough to replace it with my fave things, even if they do cost a little more :T

fixx

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

question for those who know about these things
how do i use body butter? (i have 5 in my stash) guessing its a 'slather over bod before bathing' product but if its just a posh mouisturiser i dont want to waste it by washing it all off straight after ive put it on:o
also i need useage instructions for body souffle (i've got 2 sanctuaryy mande lular (guessing this is just posh mouisturiser

thank you:D

PS really pleased/relieved as while sorting my stash i found the perfume DH had brought me for christmas and id lost, i was starting to think it had been chucked out with the bags of wrapping paper

ooh no, use them both after bathing! They're good to use on clean dry skin, but i really like massaging body butter in to slightly damp skin - extra moisturing!

joesaunt

Last night I:

Emptied:
8 hotel shampoos into my pump dispenser of shampoo
6 hotel conditioners into the pump dispenser of conditioner
9 hotel shower gels into the hand wash dispenser.

Threw away:
1 St Tropez tanning lotion, couldn't get it our of the pump (had it 5 years :eek:)
2 half used moisturisers as they were caked up and dry
1 empty moisturiser tube (why did I keep it when it was empty)
1 witch hazel stick, it crumbled all over my bed when I opened it.
3 finished mascaras (Or they were dry)

Used:
A sachet of honey night cream (absolutely gorgeous, but can't remember where it was from!)
A travel size deodarent, only enough for one arm!
A small sample of advocado (sp) foot cream (given to me 3 years ago when I first started having pedicures regularly)

Found:
6 pure soaps (trial size for facial use) from a company called DHC, why oh why didn't I use them before, I tried one last night and it is superb, I love it. I'm glad one last about 10 washes and I have 6 yippee.:T

I put all of the pots and tubes I have into a couple (ok 4) soap bags and all the sachets into 2 soap bags, I am going to use all the sachets up first and then start on the pots and tubes. I have enough in my travel kit for about 30 holidays.:rotfl:

Feel like I am getting somewhere now.

I don't have excessive makeup or shower gel, I have too many body scrubs, moisturiser, facial wipes and deodarent, I could moisturise the whole of the England rugby squad for the next season, nice thought!:p

I have been using my stash since August and now feel I am getting on top of things, what a great thought.:T

mrs-moneypenny

thanks fixx, im really glad i asked. I'll put one in the bathroom to remind me to use it.

fixx

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

thanks fixx, im really glad i asked. I'll put one in the bathroom to remind me to use it.

Careful, you'll be a body butter addict before you realise - they multiply as they're so delicious! They're the biggest part of my stash (well, apart from shampoo maybe...)

mrs-moneypenny

joesaunt wrote: »

Last night I:

Found:
6 pure soaps (trial size for facial use) from a company called DHC, why oh why didn't I use them before, I tried one last night and it is superb, I love it. I'm glad one last about 10 washes and I have 6 yippee.:T

oh ive got a few of those a friend when on hol abroad and sent me some, ill give them a go

Melonade

Queen_of_NO_MATTER_WHAT wrote: »

I've only got a little tub of S&G body scrub left, (and it's my only body scrub) so keep debating whether to buy a bigger one while they are on offer...must be strong.

I've finished debating with myself about the fact I'm on the verge of finishing my S&G shower gel and I'm off to Boots in about 5 minutes to get some more while the offer is still on

I'm gonna make sure I use my £5 No7 voucher too befor it runs out. Hopefully I'll find something I need and not something I've got loads of but like the look of it and am saving £5 so think I'll just buy it anyways!!

joesaunt

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

oh ive got a few of those a friend when on hol abroad and sent me some, ill give them a go

My skin is quite sensitive, but there was no dryness or tautness, I wish I had tried them before, these might be on my essential buy again list. I also have some of the oils for moisturising etc only samples, but can't wait to try them either:T