No buying toiletries in February challenge!

tara747

lynzpower wrote: »

Resisted body shop :A I feel weak though.

Come on girls pull it together- tara stop encouraging us off the wagon with your bargains :T

Sorry I'll be the one in the corner with all the gone-off 'bargains' in a year or three so don't worry!

chickywiggle

end of day 2 and th enail polish is starting to chip......... so much for the 10 day claim!

ohh I also got some belated christmas pressies..................blasted toiletries (hand wash/ creme) and some lush lavender aromatheapy stuff. DH got yet more deodrant he will never wear so someones gonan pick up a fab bargin on ebay next week.

Melonade

Drum Roll Please....... DDDDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.............

I have used up a 40ml tube of No7 Blissfull Bodywash :T It's only took 4 tries but it's gone, in the bin, outta my life, see ya!!!!!

Actually I'm a bit gutted because it was really lovely and sudsy... I've got enough stuff that I can't justify replacing it either.... which is kind of the point lol.

Anyway I've finally finished something that isn't toothpaste :rotfl:

tara, we can still read your small tiny font even though you think we can't lololol :rotfl:

Babafette

Evening ladies. Another day with no purchases for me.....

After following this thread for several weeks, I have realised that I don't actually buy that much; for some reason I just store it all instead of using it which is why I have ended up with so much. Some of the things in my stash are truly ancient. I also must be rather frugal with my products; shower gels last me months, as do moisturisers, shampoo and conditioner.

When I do buy something, I either buy it simply because it is reduced, because I've read about it in a magazine or I buy three of something without trying it first just because I want it.......

Like a couple of others have mentioned, I seem to have done the same thing with fruit tea bags. I can't ever imagine that I am going to be able to get through all the stuff I have.

trudij

lynzpower wrote: »

What colour do you want I have loads of unused spares you can have for free

OOOOOOOOOOOOoooooh !!!! Im not sure to be honest - needs to be a pale colour, cos the dark red wont go down well at work (boring lot that they are!!) and i tend to go for the browny colours - something a bit different that isnt going to be too "in your face" would be fab !!!! Id pay the postage, obviously !! thankyou !!!!

Babafette wrote: »

Like a couple of others have mentioned, I seem to have done the same thing with fruit tea bags. I can't ever imagine that I am going to be able to get through all the stuff I have.

oh yes..... ive given away 3 bags of fruit teas, aand still have loads left - I hate the stuff, god knows why i havent just given the lady at work it all !!!! (other than my whittards teas - love those, just never think to drink them !!!)

tara747

Melonade wrote: »

Drum Roll Please....... DDDDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.............

I have used up a 40ml tube of No7 Blissfull Bodywash :T It's only took 4 tries but it's gone, in the bin, outta my life, see ya!!!!!

Actually I'm a bit gutted because it was really lovely and sudsy... I've got enough stuff that I can't justify replacing it either.... which is kind of the point lol.

Anyway I've finally finished something that isn't toothpaste :rotfl:

tara, we can still read your small tiny font even though you think we can't lololol :rotfl:

:o:o:o:o:o

And :T:T on the body wash!!! I have 3 of them still awaiting my attention lol.

p.s. fruit tea, bleh! I prefer herbal myself.

thevicster

Queen - on the subject of foot creams, I really like the Avon African Shea Butter foot and elbow cream in a tub, it's on offer at £2 at the moment too! I've got a tube of the heel genius but have a few tubs of old moisturiser to get through first!!!

tara747 wrote: »

Body Shop vitamin E facial oil, eye cream and face spritz - 3for2 and £5 off = £30 of products for £10... just too tempting. Sorry.

Erm, also might have fallen victim to the evil body shop:o same deal too but on the cocoa butter stuff...even did 2 orders did get my dad a birthday present though! Did get a £5 tip and won £8 today so kind of paid for it?!

On the plus side I finished off 2 Lee Stafford shampoo and conditioners (poker straight) today, didn't dry my (naturally wavy) hair but even so, it was excessively CURLY???????!!! Also finished off a shower gel mini too!

Also, I have signed up to 'Dooyoo' today, thought it might be a good way of getting some vouchers reviewing products which I have finished, so in a round about kind of way paying for part of the stash! (hope to heck they don't do Boots vouchers :rotfl:)

tara747

thevicster wrote: »

Erm, also might have fallen victim to the evil body shop:o same deal too but on the cocoa butter stuff...even did 2 orders did get my dad a birthday present though! Did get a £5 tip and won £8 today so kind of paid for it?!

On the plus side I finished off 2 Lee Stafford shampoo and conditioners (poker straight) today, didn't dry my (naturally wavy) hair but even so, it was excessively CURLY???????!!! Also finished off a shower gel mini too!

Also, I have signed up to 'Dooyoo' today, thought it might be a good way of getting some vouchers reviewing products which I have finished, so in a round about kind of way paying for part of the stash! (hope to heck they don't do Boots vouchers :rotfl:)

Genius justification! :rotfl:

Well done on using up stuff, wayhey! :T

I must look into dooyoo, is it very time consuming??

Yorkielass

I was going to have a bath tonight and do some using up/pampering and then suddenly it's nearly midnight and I've not got round to it - oops!

Off to bed and to put more old moisturiser on my feet! (the one thing I really didn't break the back of last year in my 100 day challenge was random opened body moisturisers!)

thevicster

tara747 wrote: »

Genius justification! :rotfl:

Well done on using up stuff, wayhey! :T

I must look into dooyoo, is it very time consuming??

I'm not entirely sure yet, from what I understand every review has to be at least 150 words of 'consumer opinion' for which you get 500 dooyoo miles and 15 miles every time someone reads your review. I think 500 miles is worth £1. To redeem the site says;

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I'm thinking (my maths is v poor ) thats 40 reviews for 20,000 miles?! Considering the amount of rubbish I have that shouldn't take long at all!! And my entirely useless English degree might come in handy for a change :rotfl:

I reckon it's probably not hugely time consuming as 150 words is not a massive amount.