No Buying Toiletries in April Challenge!

roshydoshy

morning all! (early i know!) it's lovely hearing all these gorgeous stories, i know in the past people have referred to forums as a community but i've never really understood the comparison until now it's so nice to hear that there is an outlet for nice people to be a 'community' like this, even if (for whatever reason) they are not able to be in a similar one in RL.

I have one wash left of the John Freida - i heard it spluttering, almost had a party in the shower when i heard it! I finished the Original Source scrub WIBA nope, more like a wash than a scrub and considering i managed to use half a bottle in 2 washes :eek: it's not very MSE. Granted, I was trying to use it up lol but not excessively!
I couldn't find my vita liberata tan - typical - so found 3 opened fake bake beyond bronze bottles/sprays in my stash (whoopsie) and proceeded to use up the dregs of one bottle (yay), sprayed a bit of the can and then it clogged and couldn't get any more out (only a bit in there to begin with so no massive loss) so binned that one and of the third one I think there might be one, maybe two full body applications left. So without meaning to, I managed to get rid of some bottles from the stash, good times! WIBA yes, i like the rosewater smell of this tan (shocker - a tan that smells nice! :rotfl:) but I slightly prefer the vita liberata one (no smell and the guide tan looks like an instant tan whereas the guide colour on FB BB looks a bit more grey-ie on application in comparison) I might alternate in future as they both give a similar tan and are definately worth the money when buying online half the price (c.£10 thanks to my favoured google product search )

And one perfume down (CK Eternity Moment) WIBA yes it is lovely and summery, but time to change to one I don't particularly like, Christina Aguila night one in the red and black lace packaging or Ultraviolet...

Have a good day girls, i will be lurking on this board while at work anyways hehe x

tara747

roshydoshy wrote: »

I finished the Original Source scrub WIBA nope, more like a wash than a scrub and considering i managed to use half a bottle in 2 washes :eek: it's not very MSE. Granted, I was trying to use it up lol but not excessively!
x

Oh, I hate it when that happens, boo to runny scrubs!!!

I started my Body Shop jojoba rich night cream yesterday, OMG it is so fab. Think I bought 4 pots when it was £1, thank goodness!!! :rotfl:

rosemary54

tara please can I stop writing lines now my wrist hurts!!!!
just bought 2 cineworld tickets via MSE email,different firm to last tiem,says 2 per house allowed but would not let me use my 2nd credit card so had to use OHs to buy his ticket(I just said can I borrow your card and he gave it to me and when i said do you want to know why I want it he said no!!!!!!

using BS Shea scrub at the mo,love it as not blood red like the last one(raspberry) and feels more salty,if I just use water to wash off (not shower gel) my skin is left with a layer of oil and feels lovely.


I know I have been very bad buying stuff recently(clothes and toiletries) but after this week I will be on hols then hard at work till the end of june so no more buys(well then it will be sale time:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:)

tara747

rosemary54 wrote: »

tara please can I stop writing lines now my wrist hurts!!!!

I know I have been very bad buying stuff recently(clothes and toiletries) but after this week I will be on hols then hard at work till the end of june so no more buys(well then it will be sale time:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:)

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

p.s. I like your OH just letting you use his CC!!!

rosemary54

tara747 wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

p.s. I like your OH just letting you use his CC!!!

me too :rotfl:guess he knows I would never abuse it...was only for £1 for cineworld deal!

we are now friends again I think,he turns into the strong silent type when annoyed with me which just freaks me out as I am more the tears and tantrums sort of girl:rotfl:one thing that caused the big row (him missing a concert I spent £60 on tickets for)didn't happen as his customer decided he was not needed so he goes away tomorrow and can come to the concert tonight:j(I had said he didnt need to go and see her last week as she was not sure if there was a problem with the machine)

mrs-moneypenny

havent been in for a while
hope all are well and pampering (without spending)
been good went in boots but only to get photos printed off and have a use up to report - a big bottle of pantene shampoo, got loads of shampoo in stash so dont need to consider buying again for a while . youngest DS school are organising boxes for the troops so ive donated a lip balm and pack of cleanser wipes to that shame i decised to use up all my sachets at the beginning of joining this challenge i could have donated them as they only really want little products.

still testing a body lotion not use what it is but its lovely my skin feels really smooth and soft - it says boots on the label but other than that no clues, its white and doesnt really smell so great with perfumes etc as it doesnt clash

Pootle_3

I released 2 products from my stash at the weekend, and my skin has reacted to one of them!!

I don't (normally) have sensitive skin, so don't know why this has happened. My skin doesn't look too bad, but is covered with lots of tiny little bumps!!

I have stopped using both products and have taken an anti-histamine, and it appears to be calming down now (after 2 days).

Once better, I will patch test each product seperately so I know which one it was.

One is a Neals Yard Toner and the other Sarah Chapman Dynamic Defence Day cream. I suspect the cream as it is super-loaded with ingredients (the ingredient list is horrendous and in teenie-tiny print so virtually unreadable without a magnifying glass...).

So be warned when liberating products from your stash!!!

roshydoshy

Pootle_3 wrote: »

I released from my stash at the weekend, and my skin has reacted to one of them!!

I don't (normally) have sensitive skin, so don't know why this has happened. My skin doesn't look too bad, but is covered with lots of tiny little bumps!!

I have stopped using both products and have taken an anti-histamine, and it appears to be calming down now (after 2 days).

Once better, I will patch test each product seperately so I know which one it was.

One is a Neals Yard Toner and the other Sarah Chapman Dynamic Defence Day cream. I suspect the cream as it is super-loaded with ingredients (the ingredient list is horrendous and in teenie-tiny print so virtually unreadable without a magnifying glass...).

So be warned when liberating products from your stash!!!

additionally just be careful for how long you have had products as sometimes they can fester and ferment when they have been lying around i hope your skin clears up soon and no more reactions happen!

Pootle_3

roshydoshy wrote: »

additionally just be careful for how long you have had products as sometimes they can fester and ferment when they have been lying around i hope your skin clears up soon and no more reactions happen!

Thanks!! I have normal skin that has never reacted before...I don't like it!!

Both products are newish, so it must be something in one of them that has done it.

Another reason to stop buying and trying everything new. Find something that you like and stick with it, the grass is not always greener!!

roshydoshy

Pootle_3 wrote: »

Thanks!! I have normal skin that has never reacted before...I don't like it!!

Both products are newish, so it must be something in one of them that has done it.

Another reason to stop buying and trying everything new. Find something that you like and stick with it, the grass is not always greener!!

wise words but if we stuck to it then this thread would be very lonely and boring! lol

maybe try out one of your tried and tested products in its place for a few days to rebalance your skin?