No buying toiletries in March challenge!

lostinrates

I've been giving my skin a throurough examination, because its a week since I oil cleansed (time and product usage) and you know what: my skin is not as good, so a task for today is a face massage with oil. Cost of caster and jojoba oil versus the Decleor cleanser I thoughts I'd make a dent in? Significant I imagine.

mrs-moneypenny

ouch poor you, i wonder if asda would lt you take it back do you think its worth trying?

andrinaperry

I would love to try this for March, not sure if I can acheive but would love to try,

CompletelyLost

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

ouch poor you, i wonder if asda would lt you take it back do you think its worth trying?

I'm not sure it's worth it really, it's my own fault for not checking. I got it as part of the '4 for £3' deal so would only get 75p back. I think I'll just give it to my mum/sister.

InaPickle

andrinaperry wrote: »

I would love to try this for March, not sure if I can acheive but would love to try,

Well you have to start someehwere, so hop aboard!

Sophy

Just painted my nails Snowdrop again, would love to finish this, but for a cheap nail varnish it is very hard wearing! Not finished any product, but another herbal tea has been finished today, so that's something :rotfl:

Bronnie

Happy St David's Day, ladies!



Welcome to all the newbies to the Challenge:j
Regulars ignore this, but I thought a quick resume might be helpful for newbies;

Why not add the challenge to your sig as a reminder?

How about taking a bit of time to do a stock-take and see if there are any gaps in your stash that you might need to spend on this month? Some of us set a budget for the month for essential purchases or to help with withdrawal symptoms, others like to go cold-turkey!!

Remember the challenge is about making the most of your money, enjoying your products, finding which products really suit you best and are worth buying, giving yourself a well-deserved pampering and breaking the habit of buying for the sake of buying. In money-saving tradition, it should also be about making your products l-a-s-t as long as possible ( although the temptation of using an unloved shower gel extravagently to finish it off is sometimes to much to bear!)

• Brand new products ( or opened perfume) sell well on ebay
• Unsuitable products can be used for other jobs (shower gel/ shampoo as handwash etc)
• Some items can be returned to certain stores for exchange (for essential items or gifts!!) without a receipt
• Unwanted items can be recycled as gifts or for gift hampers (saving the money you'd have spent on gifts)
• Unsuitable items can be donated to charity as mentioned earlier.

It helps to avoid the places where temptation lurks for you; be it QVC, Boots, Bodyshop, the supermarket toiletries aisles, grabbit board, online toiletries browsing, seductive department store beauty counter offers etc. Remember retailers are making offers and promotions all the time, so there'll always be another deal!

Good luck all for March and remember to keep popping in for inspiration and support.

asset2004

Well I've decided to join too. I've been a long time lurker on both January and February boards but fell off the wagon with all the cracking Body Shop deals that were on.
so I'm here and hoping to stay on the straight and narrow.
I don't need anything, lots of shampoo, shower gel, body butter and handcream on the go, but I am trying to use things up and I've cut the ends off the tubes that are nearly at the end to use up the extra last bits.

Need_a_break

Hello ladies and i hope your well, have had a few small slips in february but no where near what i was like , so think i will set my self a budget this month of £5 for any essentials ( may need toothpaste and some deodorant, floss etc)

Bronnie wrote: »

Happy St David's Day, ladies!



Welcome to all the newbies to the Challenge:j
Regulars ignore this, but I thought a quick resume might be helpful for newbies;

Why not add the challenge to your sig as a reminder?

How about taking a bit of time to do a stock-take and see if there are any gaps in your stash that you might need to spend on this month? Some of us set a budget for the month, to help with withdrawal symptoms others like to go cold-turkey!!

Remember the challenge is about making the most of your money, enjoying your products, finding which products really suit you best and are worth buying, giving yourself a well-deserved pampering and breaking the habit of buying for the sake of buying. In money-saving tradition, it should also be about making your products l-a-s-t as long as possible ( although the temptation of using an unloved shower gel extravagently to finish it off is sometimes to much to bear!)

• Brand new products ( or opened perfume) sell well on ebay
• Unsuitable products can be used for other jobs (shower gel/ shampoo as handwash etc)
• Some items can be returned to Boots for exchange for essential items or gifts without a receipt
• Unwanted items can be recycled as gifts or for gift hampers (saving the money you'd have spent on gifts)
• Unsuitable items can be donated to charity as mentioned earlier.

It helps to avoid the places where temptation lurks for you; be it QVC, Boots, the supermarket toiletries aisles, grabbit board etc. Remember retailers are making offers and promotions all the time, so there'll always be another deal!

Good luck all for March and remember to keep popping in for inspiration and support.

Well put Bronnie :kisses3:

asset2004 wrote: »

Well I've decided to join too. I've been a long time lurker on both January and February boards but fell off the wagon with all the cracking Body Shop deals that were on.
so I'm here and hoping to stay on the straight and narrow.
I don't need anything, lots of shampoo, shower gel, body butter and handcream on the go, but I am trying to use things up and I've cut the ends off the tubes that are nearly at the end to use up the extra last bits.

A few ladies have fallen foul of the Body shop so do hang in there .

Welcome to all the newbies and lurkers, remember if you fall of the wagon you have to spill the beans and then do your lines :rotfl:.

Nab

x

saverholic

Sophy wrote: »

Just painted my nails Snowdrop again, would love to finish this, but for a cheap nail varnish it is very hard wearing! Not finished any product, but another herbal tea has been finished today, so that's something :rotfl:

I might have to mentally add my herbal teas to my challenge. I have 5 varieties of tea in my cupboard, though to be fair I drink 3 of them quite regularly. Still, one person does not require that much tea