No Buying Toiletries in June Challenge!

mineallmine

A couple of use ups at the last spluttering stage:

Clarins Gentle Eye Make up Remover - WIBA no. I prefer the Clinique remover for eyes and lips. Seems a bit more gentle. I have no other eye make up remover in stash! This challenge has really helped get things under control.

Clarins Cleansing Milk for normal or dry skin - WIBA no. It's ok but I think I prefer the Clarins extra comfort wash off cleanser. I have 5 cleansers in stash (all bar one in use).

PS: just seen images of pelicans and birds covered in oil on the Gulf coast, absolutely heartbreaking
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Jacks_xxx

pinkandwhites wrote: »

Jacks - does that make you feel any better about tackling your list now?

At least I can instantly see where my problem areas are and can avoid buying any body lotions, hand creams, moisturisers or perfumes for about 2 years! :rotfl::rotfl:

Hope everybody's enjoying the sunshine ..... oh, I have another toiletries bag full of sun block etc that I haven't included on my list!

Bye for now, love from Candice x

:wave: It does chick :T:A So here goes:

I'm hoping seeing it in black and white will help drum into my addled brain that I don't need to buy any more of x y and z, and I'm also hoping to get rid of the poverty consciousness that makes me worry about what will happen if I don't have backups of my faves.

I'd also quite like the huge deep drawer space back!

This is just the Unused Back Up Stash, the products in use list is still a work in progress.I've listed each product individually because I want to match up my Usey Uppys and not be able to sneak anything new in.

*Deep breath*


Dental
3 Spare heads for my sonic toothbrush
Colgate Advanced White 100ml
Tesco Dental Floss Harps 32
Interdental brushes various sizes, 50

Haircare
Hairfix 123 Shampoo & Conditioner 4 x 50ml = 200ml
Hairfix Heat Therapy conditioning treatment 15 x 25ml = 375ml
Louise Galvin Shampoo & Conditioner x 2 = 250ml
Louise Galvin Mask x 3 = 350ml
Head & Shoulders x 3 = 900ml
Toni & Guy Jamelia Shampoo 250ml
Toni & Guy Erin Shampoo 250ml
Toni & Guy Helena Shampoo 250ml

Shower gel
A'kin bodywash x 2 = 1000ml
Ren Seaweed & Sage body wash 200ml
Ren Neroli & Grapefruit body wash x 2 = 400ml
Ren Rose Body wash x 2 = 250ml

Body Products
Ren Rose Body Cream 100ml
Ren Grapeseed Jojoba Body cream x 3 = 350ml
Zero% body lotion 30ml
Bergamot & Gingko Biloba body lotion 30ml
Shiseido Daily Bronze 150ml
Shiseido Body Creator Salt Scrub 200ml
Nivea Sample Q10 handcream

Skincare
Nude Cleansing Facial Oil 100ml
Ren Jojoba Microbead purifying facial scrub 200ml
Neals Yard Powerberry Daily Moisture 50ml
Gatineau eye compresses 2 pairs
Elemis eyes awake gel 5ml
Natural high eye cream 15ml
Alpha H eye complex 15ml x 2
Mir Argan Beauty Oil 5ml
Ren Glycolactic Mask 4 x 15ml + 3 x 5ml = 75ml
Ren Frankincense Repair Cream 1 x 5ml + 4 x 3 ml = 17ml
Ren Active7 Eye Gel 2 x 3 ml = 6 ml
Ren Detox Mask 1 x 5ml + 1 x 15ml = 20ml
Ren Rose Complex Moisture 15ml
Ren Hydrocalm global protection 3 x 3 ml
Ren Matte balancing fluid 2 x 3 ml
Jo Malone grapefruit cologne sample 2ml I think.
Dermalogica sample sachet x 3 redness relief - Given away
Dermalogica sample sachet x 2 PreCleanse
Dermalogica sample sachet Multivitamin Mask - Used Up WIBA? Nah. The smell aggravates my asthma and I'm not convinced that it does anything.
Dermalogica sample sachet Soothing eye make up remover

Makeup
Amazing Cosmetics Concealer 6ml
Revlon Vital Radiance Green Corrector pen x 2
Revlon Vital Radiance smoothing face primer 15ml
Models Prefer Taupe Cream Shadow with attached eyeliner

Hair Dye

Castings Cafe Latte UU USED UP
Castings Cafe Latte
Nice & Easy Touch up Kit Light Brown

You can see that I've been doing some work on it by myself, and did get it down to a handful at one point.

Phew. I feel better for that! :j

Becky_2

Morning all,

I am up for this challenge this month as well. So far, I have got £32 in my pot, I put a pound in there for every product I use up/throw away etc. Last week I decided that I will save up for a 2 hour beauty treatment for £80, so only need another £48, that should help me not to buy anything. My target for June is to buy nothing. In May I spent £44 on beauty products so I don't need anything.

Well done to those of you who have been brave enough to write what you have got in your stash.

Good luck to everyone with this challenge. I am so glad that I joined, it's such a great feeling to create more space in the bathroom.

Becky

Jacks_xxx

Ok, The Products In Use List. :eek:

I've decided to follow the standard advice for any task that feel too overwhelming to even begin and break it down into bite size chunks. I've begun listing individual items but if I start stressing I'll switch to writing "3 black eyeliners" instead of listing each one separately.

:wave: Ok... Make up first (Part One)

Make up Palettes

Too Faced Quickie Chronicles Fabulous Flirt
Too Faced Insurance Policy
Models Prefer Backstage Pass Viva Glam
Pop Eyeshadow Trio Plum
Pop Eyeshadow Trio Grey
Smashbox Pro palette eyeshadows
Smashbox pro palette blusher trio
Jemma Kidd English Rose palette
Bobbi Brown Essentials eye palette
Bobbi Brown Bridal palette (white one)
Bobbi Brown Bridal palette (black one)
Bobbi Brown Raspberry palette
Bobbi Brown Mauve palette
Bobbi Brown Pink palette
Bobbi Brown Violet palette
Bobbi Brown Summer Pink palette
Bobbi Brown Sun Kissed palette
Bobbi Brown Jet Setter palette
Bobbi Brown Lip palette dark
Bobbi Brown Lip palette light
Bobbi Brown Nude palette
Bobbi Brown Ski Slopes palette
Bobbi Brown Face palette for eyes and cheeks - 3 variations of

Blushers & Bronzers

Jemma Kidd Contour & Flush
MyFace Paradisio Pink
Dior Blush Rosebud
Everyday Minerals Soft Touch
Mally Shimmer Shape & Glow In the Pink Lighter
Daniel Sandler Watercolour Blush Cherub
YBF Cheek Color Passion Petal Blush
Cosmetics a La Carte Silk Touch
Prescriptives In Bloom Cheek Color Cool 02
(plus most of the BB palettes have a blusher in them)
Bobbi Brown Bronzing Gel

Primers, Correctors, Foundations, Concealesr & Powders

Jemma Kidd Pro Bio Complex Veil x 2
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer
Revlon Vital Radiance Primer
Laura Geller Tinted Spackle

Bobbi Brown Tinted Moisturiser
Revlon Vital Radiance foundation
Jemma Kidd Pro Mineral Skin Tint
Daniel Sandler Mineral Sheer Tint
6 Everyday Minerals foundation Samples
3 Christopher Drummond mineral make up samples
Bare Escentuals Fairly Light
Bare Escentuals Medium

Amazing Cosmetics Concealer
Mally Cancellation Concealer & setting Powder
Bare Escentuals Bisque
2 Everyday Minerals concealer samples

YBF Neutralizing Creme
Revlon Vital Radiance Green Corrector
sample size Everyday Minerals green redness corrector
Daniel Sandler Magic Wand wrinkle filler

Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil
Bare Escentuals Tinted Mineral Veil


Eye bases

Jemma Kidd I Rescue Complex Cover
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Laura Geller Eye Spackle
Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Highlighters

Smashbox French Kiss
Prescriptives Magic Illuminating Liquid Potion
Bare Escentuals Natural Light & Backlit

Mascaras

Lancome Definicils x 2
Urban Decay Skyscraper
Bobbi Brown Extreme Party

Lip Liners

Mally Nude Light
Bobbi Brown Mauve x 2
Bobbi Brown Baby
Urban Decay 24/7 Wicked

Ok, That's it for now, but I'll do the rest of Make up, plus Skincare and Bath and Body later today.

footymadgal

Thanks for the lists girlies, very impressive!

I am going to PY(T)NS. A count up of my nail polishes last night came to 35 or it could be 36 as I'd put some varnish in the fridge to use today and can't remember if I counted that bottle. When I was looking through my stash I came across some that I'd forgotten I'd got and I really fancied trying one of the shades in an unopened bottle but decided to be MSE and to use an old favourite. It is a lilac Bourjois one, "lilas sucre", which I must have had at least 3 years. It is difficult to tell how much is left in the bottle, possibly a third.

Some of my nail polishes have come from using No 7 vouchers and I make sure now that I buy other products with these vouchers as I have enough shades to choose from without needing any more! Some of the polishes in my stash that I've had for years look a bit iffy but "I promise to" (you can tell I was in the Brownies :rotfl:) give them a chance by putting them in the fridge/adding clear varnish etc before I give up on them.

footymadgal

Sorry, me again! I forgot to say I opened a sachet of Clinique Youth Surge SP15 moisturiser yesterday. I was hoping I'd finish it up today but no there's still enough in there for tomorrow and possibly the day after. I was looking forward to trying this as I know Clinique is popular and I've never tried their range. WIBA? No, mainly because it has an unpleasant smell, never sure when this happens is it because I've had the product too long?! Ok, this was a freebie from a magazine but I think there is a lesson to be learned in buying too much stuff and by the time you get around to using it the product isn't at its best which equals wasting money.

mineallmine

Some more use ups -

Indola 4+4 Hair mask - wiba yes. hard to find though. a nice pampering hair mask.

Darphin cleansing milky emulsion, pink one - wiba no. I bought it reduced (at an outlet) but it was nothing special. Especially for circa £20!

Neutrogena face wask/mask visibly clear - wiba no. it was one of the Beauty Bible beauty steals winners, but it was really hard to wash off. Prefer their other wash which comes out as a foam/pump.

Pronamel toothpaste - wiba - maybe if on offer. it helps the teeth feel really clean but is a slightly watery consistency.

Very pleased with lots more stuff gone. Made a concerted effort this morning to focus on stuff with just a few splutterings left.

Happy pampering and remember the SPF today - no point all that body butter if we tan to look like leather is there.:eek:

WelshWoofer

No use ups but a mini spend to report - £1 on a big bottle of Carex showergel - both OH and I will use this and I like the clean smell and effect on my skin. (Bought from the Pound shop)
Added to Sig.

eklynne

Sorry I haven't been around much girls, been under a lot of pressure at Uni, but FINALLY got all exams, essays and a 15,000 word report *finished*.
I've updated my signature to show off my proudest achievement this year though!
Can't believe it's June already, the year is flying by for me!
My overall spend included the John Frieda glitch which I just *couldn't* resist. I didn't include stuff like razors, deodorant or make up as I don't tend to stockpile that stuff and only buy as I need but the best part has been the kicking of the habit. I am now rarely in Boots or Superdrug and my stash is beginning to look quite humble if I do say so myself. I may even need to buy a body scrub soon as my last BS one is now in use! I'll be getting it with the online shop though, so as not to be tempted by the shiny smelly goodness of Boots!
I reckon I've saved in excess of £200, as I would have been right in amongst all the Body Shop glitches and 1/3 off S&G, and yes, it was hard at times but it became so liberating.
So, a big thank you to everyone who contributed to this challenge, it's been fantastic for me, I will try to pop in more often now that the Uni year is over, but the sun has been shining in Bonny Scotland recently, and we need to grab it while we can! (pun totally intended!)
Good luck to everyone just starting or continuing the challenge, it's been such an eye opener knowing I'm not the only one with a bathroom full of enough toiletries to clean, buff, tone and moisturise the planet's population 3 times over!
Keep up the good work!
L
x

raven-333

I started making a list but its never ending it will take days. I really did not know how much stuff i had. problem i have is when i get something if i like it i go and buy loads more of it but before its half finished i go off it then on to something else. i did have a spend today of £8. before i joined this challenge i ordered some perfume oils and they came today and are so lovely i ordered some more. all different ones and a girl can never have too many smellies
I did allow myself £20 for this month.