No Buying Toiletries in August Challenge!!!

peedie

Hiya
I'm in again

Was doing a good impression of Mrs Mopp today and started to clean and sort out/declutter the upstaires, then started to get palpitations looking at what is left of my stash. Started to worry that I was getting low on a few things and thinking that I will have to make a list of things I was running low on.....only 6 body butters and 7 shower gels left. What am I going to do if I couldnt get to the shops:eek:

I've not bought any toiletries since DECEMBER 10th and starting the challenge has truly help'd (except the need for cotton wool pads and anti-whiff as I'd run out)

I dont need any.......it was the thought of my stash being so relatively small sent me into a panic......

A few minutes of deep breaths and walking away to eat chocolate stopped any panic rush to the shops. Just in case you understand.

It might just be the New Year sales before I really have to venture back to Debs or wherever......cant wait. the sales girles used to know me by name:) hope they will be as free with their samples. think I used to get so many as they realised I was always a sucker for the latest/improved formula

footymadgal

My weakness at the moment is body lotions/butters - I keep being drawn to them in the toiletry aisles and if there are testers I just have to try them. I go through different phases though. I was terrible with shampoos at one stage... and then I moved on to shower gels. I also love foot products - my stockpile of them got riduculous at one point but I've managed to tame myself recently. GWPs are also a big temptation, especially if they include a nice makeup bag - the little miniatures that they often include are so cute.

footymadgal

Welcome to all the newbies by the way :j. This is a great thread, you will love it and everyone is so nice!

Lemon_Tree

bunnykins wrote: »

deep cleansing conditioner - make n/k - (very very large bottle)Netto cheapy and not much good so dont know how to use this up

hi bunnykins, i haven't read further yet but i use cheap hair conditioner when i shave my legs etc. Just a thought

Lemon_Tree

Here's my starting list (stolen from July thread) still have some things to add to it though.
I'm going to challenge myself to no spending anything at all in August as it's clear from my list that I DON'T NEED ANYTHING! anytime soon.

Shower Gel & Scrubs
Dermol 200 shower emollient x2
Dove Body Wash 250ml
Dove Visible care body wash 200ml
Sanctuary Body Wash 250ml x3
Sanctuary Salt Scrub 650g x3

Shampoo & Conditioner
Herbal Essences 200 ml x2
Pantene Ice Shine 500ml
Paul Mitchell Instant Moisture Daily Shampoo 300 ml
superdrug Coconut & Sweet Almond conditioner 300ml
Pantene Ice Shine Conditioner 400ml
Paul Mitchell Instant Moisture Daily Treatment 200ml
Herbal Essences fruit Fusions 400ml x2
Natural extracts Coconut conditioner 400 ml x2
timotei repair & nourishment 400ml
V05 Hot oils 15ml x3

Deodorants
Dove Sensitive 150ml x3
Nivea Pearl Beauty 250ml
Sure Crystal 35ml
Dove Invisible Dry 150ml
*One Planet Body Spray 75ml

Facial Stuff
Simply Pure 28 wipes
* L'oreal Pure Zone Moisturiser 75ml
No 7 Gentle Foaming Face Wash 150ml
No 7 Radiance Revealed Exfoliator 75ml
No 7 quick thinking wipes x4
Avon Eye Makeup remover 50ml
Sanctuary Warming Charcoal Detox Mask 10ml
skin therapy facial wipes

Body creams / Lotions
Epaderm 500ml
Sanctuary Mande Lular Body souffle 500 ml x2
Sanctuary Mande Lular Body souffle 150ml
Sanctuary Hand Cream SPF15 100ml
SSS Dry Oil body Spray 150ml
*Sanctuary Kyphi Nourishing Intensive Salve 50ml
No 7 Enriched Hand & Nail Treatment 30ml
Epaderm 25g
Sanctuary Crème Souffle 475ml
Avon After Sun Lotion 500ml
Sanctuary Kyphi body butter 300ml
Aqueous Cream 500g x2
*baby oil 300ml
*Bells Coconut oil 90g
*Double base 500ml

Bath foams etc
Sanctuary Foaming Bath Soak 250ml
Sanctuary Hand Wash & Soak 200ml
Sanctuary Foaming Bath Soak 75m
Sanctuary Soothing Milk Bath 400ml

Foot stuff

*Sanctuary Foaming Pumice Footscrub 50ml
* Boots Prepare to Bare Foot polish 150ml
Boots Foot Fizz 250g
Sanctuary Pumice Foot Scrub 50ml
* Sanctuary Relaxing Foot Soak 50ml
Scholl Party Feet 1 pair
* Foot works Revitalising Spray 100ml
Foot shaped Pumice Stones x3
Scholl Verruca removal gel 5ml
Sanctuary Foot Souffle 150ml

other
* Nail Perfect Nail bath 50ml
Avon Sun lotion 25 SPF 150ml
* Nail Perfect Drying Spray 75ml x2
200 Cotton buds x3
Razor blades 10 packs x5
Razor blades loose x25
Handbag tissues 10 x3
Colgate Herbal toothpaste 100ml
Movelat Relief Cream 40g
Aquafresh frest & minty 100ml
Bic Soileil razor heads x4
Oral b toothbrush head x5
Cussons Baby talc 350g x2
* Johnsons Baby talc 200g
Elidel Cream 60g
* Surgical Spirit 250ml
*No AD SPF 30 250ml
J Lo. Live Eau de parfum 50ml
Johnsons baby powder 500g
* Lanacane talc 175g
Asda sun system SPF25 200ml
tea tree oil 10ml
Bells Epsom Salts 200g
Carex Aloe Vera hand wash 250ml
Flower shop Anti bac handwash 400ml x2

In use in the Bathroom
Get Em Off Artificial Nail Remover 200ml
Hair Removal Cream 200ml
Intimate Femine Care Wash 200ml
Coconut & Sweet Almond Intensive conditioner 375ml
Botanics Body Wash 250ml
Nourishing Nail Polish remover 200ml
Avon colour protection shampoo 250ml
Imperial Leather Hand wash 300ml
Avon colour protection conditioner 250ml
Tresemme 24hr body shampoo 900ml
Tresemme thermal recovery conditioner 900ml
Natural Collection Cucumber & Eye Bright Eye gel
Advance techniques Dry Rescue 100ml
Nourishing nail polish remover pads
Capasal Therapeutic Shampoo 250ml
Sanctuary toning facial spritzer 200ml
Sanctuary Gentle Hydrating Cleanser 200ml
Sanctuary moisture mask 100ml
Sanctuary Body Moisture spray 50ml
Cussons Original 250ml
Dermol 500 dispenser 500ml

Gift Sets
Sanctuary Spa Minis
Bath Relaxer 75ml
Bath Wash 75ml
Body Lotion 75ml
Sanctuary shower bag
Detox Bath & Shower Gel 75ml
Detox Body Scrub 50ml
Relax Bath Soak 75ml
Relax Body scrub 50ml
Relax Body Balm 50ml
Nourish bath elixir 75ml
Nourish Body butter 50ml
Sanctuary Hand treatment mask with gloves
Intensive Hand Mask 100ml
2x Sanctuary Pure Pamper box
2x Body Wash 250ml
2x Body Scrub 200ml
2x Body Butter 150ml
Sanctuary Mini Spa treats
Body Wash 75ml
Foaming Bath Soak 75ml
Body Scrub 50ml
Body Lotion 75ml
Sanctuary Spa Pamper bag
Body wash 250ml
Body Scrub 200ml
Body lotion 250ml
Sanctuary Foot Spa Set
Pumice Foot Scrub 50ml
Foot souffle 150ml
Sanctuary Spa Pamper box
Body Scrub 200ml
Luxury Bath float 250ml
Body wash 250ml
Body Butter 150ml

InaPickle

Lemon Tree musn't smell of lemons with that lot!

Tee hee!

trudij

I plan at some point (god knows when though!!) to do a new stash count - I know for a fact that there is no bath oil/bubbles/anthing like that left - but im using my old shower gels for that....

and im down to one shampoo/conditioner combi, though i also have dregs that are in a washbag....

still got a zillion shower gels and soaps though !!

Kaz2904

I'm in again for August I'm doing fairly well. I've not bought anything for a long time other than toothpaste which I think I bought in April. DH has bought himself some Euthymol too which is eeeeeuuuuuurgh!
I've still got lots to use up though!
Had a bath after work this evening and whilst I was washing my hair, I was trying to remember whether I had bought my tonnes of shampoo and conditioner last August or the year before. I really can't remember but I have a horrible feeling that it was 2008. Now (while I was on the loo) decided that as a family, there is no way we are grubby enough to have had a mix of £20+ of shampoo and conditioner at 4 for £3 (Tesco voucher) for more than a year. UNTIL...... It then occured to me that actually we would have had shampoo and conditioner in our stash in shed loads already. I also remeber leaving a huge bottle of tresemme conditioner in our holiday house in France because we had so much at home. And that wasn't last year!

I've been really rubbish with using face cream and make up for ages now. Need to pull my finger out and get using my lovely stuff again. Actually to be honest, I've been shying off the moisturiser too as I'm sooooooo fed up of baby oil- (shhh!). Will try to do my best then this month. Cheerio chaps!

footymadgal

This morning I have finished using up a small tube of body scrub (plenty more "in stock") and a Simple deodrant (I bought one in July in readiness to replace this one).

When I was packing for our hotel break, the OH said "it doesn't matter if you forget something, we can always pop into a Boots" :eek:.

rosemary54

just used up a simple age resist eye cream WIBA yes it is great under eye shadow to avoid it drying and going crinkly:)
also uu palmers cocoa body butter(from beauty bible)WIBA no way far too greasy,put it on this morning and am sliding around my chair:rotfl:

have planned to be good this month as credit card bills have been more than wages recently:(but will need a new eye cream as dont think I have any stashed away:(

Off to dentist (near Boots)on wednesday so will have to see what they have and will resist(hopefully) all other goodies