No buying toiletries in March challenge!

VALM

I've used up a full size of the Elemis Visible Brilliance Serum today. WIBA? No way - have not noticed any difference to my skin and would have sent it back to QVC had it not come in a kit with the cleanser and toner that I wanted to try out most. The cleanser is proving not to be so brilliant either. Let's hope the toner does something. x

Pootle_3

Yay!!!

Just resisted an evil email from the beauty room, telling me that my favourite (and now discontinued) exfoliator was in the sale, 5 mini tubes for £5!!!

Actually got to the point of checkout (with 10 tubes in my basket) but remembered my stash and this thread and closed the window. I actually feel really good about not buying them now. It is a very good product but I may as well get used to using something else anyway.

Nothing else used up yet, but I am working on it!!

roshydoshy

Pootle_3 wrote: »

Actually got to the point of checkout (with 10 tubes in my basket) but remembered my stash and this thread and closed the window.

ohhh envious of your willpower - well done!!!!!! :T

lostinrates

whats happening to me? Flakey scalp, a spot, um..under the cover of clothes..seriously why do I admit this on a forum? and now a cold sore? weirdly the rest of my skin looks pretty great...

lin.c

Evening ladies :beer:

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all - even though some may not have had the best one, hopefully the sincere sentiments posted here made at least a little difference

I ended up getting a Mavala mini nail varnish set and a HUGE Botanics set with massive jars of bath creme and body butter (must've been an Xmas set!).

Painted my nails last night a very fetching No 7 'Salsa' - really love this colour

Have binned:

John Frieda Brunette Shine Shock (trial size) - WIBA? Most definitely, in fact, took advantage of the recent Tesco glitch to get some more. Really made my hair so lovely and soft.

L'Oreal Microdermabrasion Scrub - WIBA? If it wasn't discontinued most definitely, but have another one left then onto the Boots brand tube. It wasn't empty, but started to smell off so it had to go

Sophy wrote: »

lin.c wrote: »

Oh dear, someone got me her 'Outrageous' for Xmas - even though the packaging looks tarty and cheap, the scent isn't nearly as bad as I thought it might be, but I still can't bring myself to using it :rotfl:

Oh, you've been so brave admitting that - and thevicster has nearly guessed it - so I suppose I'll come clean :eek:

it was Coleen :o:o:o

Never have I been given a gift, said 'you shouldn't have' and meant it so much! Oh well, all gone now :A:rotfl:

I know EXACTLY how you felt! The ex-Mr.c was responsible for the bottle of eau de Kerry Katona - need I say more :shocked:

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

stash got added to yesterday:o
angel shower gel and little perfume bottle
SJP Lovely perfume
big tub of sanctuary body butter - wont have quite the same appeal now after littlest DS gave it me let him smell it he recons it looks like lard and smells of marmite:rotfl:
sanctuary "me time spa treats box" contains little bottles of bath float, body wash a mini body butter and a couple of sachets -a face mask and a salt scrub. there is also a £3 off facial products voucher in it.
i wont list the edibles or flowers lets just say having 5 kids does kind of spoil you;)

I got both of these gifts for my birthday - isn't that Sanctuary box great? Loved all the little products in it

lin.c

Have been trying to convince DS that I'm due another Mother's Day in May, but he still hasn't bought it. I still plan to take the day off anyway

thevicster wrote: »

Bit scary, but I have booked myself a little mini cruise to Spain! My first time abroad and I'm going alone. I got a passport in December and am desperate to use it! Will be good for using up all those pesky little samples :rotfl:

That's brilliant, vicster :T

I also used to travel a bit on my own back in my 20's, and am really glad I did. You made the first huge step by booking it, so I know you'll be fine. Most people don't even get that far, and usually regret not reaching out when they had the chance.

Good luck

tara747 wrote: »

Hello all!

I've been AWOL for a couple of weeks due to hols and just being so busy since returning. But I am still on track (except for a minor slip up today with some Body Shop essentials - essentials I tell ya!) I have not bought ANY toiletries for weeks!!!

I've used up numerous little samples while on hols so will put £5 in the virtual savings pot for those. I also used up the end of a Champneys Vitamiracle hand cream (mum's - she couldn't be bothered scraping the ends out of the tube lol - so I did, used it on my feet with socks and got 3 nights out of it). WIBA - yes, it is lovely. I also (FINALLY) used up a Klorane mango conditioner this morning, and said good riddance to it as it went in the bin!!! WIBA - no, no, no! AWFUL stuff. Don't touch it with a bargepole, ladies! I still have a little bit of the matching shampoo to use up, gah. Think I got them on BOGOF ages ago so will put in £3 for the conditioner.

Off to try to catch up... 27 pages eek!!!!

It's good to be back.

Good to have you back, tara :j

Body Shop Essentials today? Hmmmm, that couldn't be a few sale items for about the £5 mark could it?

Queen_of_NO_MATTER_WHAT

Hi everyone, I'm so bad at being a regular on this thread these days. I'm still going strong though, not bought anything since I stated this challenge at the end of jan except a couple of bits I'd run out of (cotton wool pads and nail varnish remover, oh and a tube of tooth paste but that comes out of housekeeping).

My stash is very slowly going down, used up a soft and gentle deo this week WIBA yep no need to yet tho as couple more in stash, and just finished No7 bubble bath WIBA I bought it as part of a gift set in the boots 75% sale but wouldn't have paid full price for it, it's ok but I think there are much nicer out there, I'm actually out of bubble bath now but think I'm going to just use a few squirts of S&G clean girls instead since I have so many shower gels (including another 2 clean girls) and they last for ages. I'm on the last dregs of my Body shop vitamin e face wash WIBA I will be when I've used the others in stash, it's gorgeous and my skin loves it

I almost feel free of the mad toiletries buying, I walked through boots the other day as a short cut and I wasn't even temped to look, let alone buy anything, hurrah!

Queen_of_NO_MATTER_WHAT

p.s I don't know if people are still doing PYNM? I'm going to paint my toe nails tonight, and I think I'll do a pinky colour for a change since spring is trying its best to knock on the door of winter

lostinrates

Queen_of_NO_MATTER_WHAT wrote: »

p.s I don't know if people are still doing PYNM? I'm going to paint my toe nails tonight, and I think I'll do a pinky colour for a change since spring is trying its best to knock on the door of winter

yep, between coats now.

h007

lostinrates wrote: »

whats happening to me? Flakey scalp, a spot, um..under the cover of clothes..seriously why do I admit this on a forum? and now a cold sore? weirdly the rest of my skin looks pretty great...

me, my sister and a friend of mine all have cold sores at the moment
i think it is the change in weather - evil !!!!!!s arent they