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No Buying Toiletries In September Challenge!

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  • hm, not a good day on the using it up, or not buying front!!

    Purchased - clarins mask thing (it's in a green tube and the mask is pink), Nick Lowe anti blemish day cream, No7 new mascara (the one thats advertised everywhere), 2 packs cotton wool pads. Grand total = £39 *exits thread quickly*

    let's hope my skin looks better after that lot!
  • Well to repent for my sins above, I have used up some lotion

    Enchanted body lotion - coffee caramel cream WIBA? Oh yes, it smells amazing!
  • eleanor73
    eleanor73 Posts: 1,615 Forumite
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    Oh no I got 2 packs of simple wipes, Olay total effects sample and Olay 3 Point serum samples today. I know it's free stuff but I'm trying to get the list to go down not up!!

    P.s but yay for free stuff ;)
    Since starting again after beanie: June 2016: Child development DVDs, Massive Attack tickets. July: Aberystwyth trip, hotmilk nightie. Aug: £10 Hipp Organic vouchers, powerpack. September: Sunglasses. October: £30 poundland vouchers.
  • Mags30
    Mags30 Posts: 1,792 Forumite
    brighthair wrote: »
    hm, not a good day on the using it up, or not buying front!!

    Purchased - clarins mask thing (it's in a green tube and the mask is pink), Nick Lowe anti blemish day cream, No7 new mascara (the one thats advertised everywhere), 2 packs cotton wool pads. Grand total = £39 *exits thread quickly*

    let's hope my skin looks better after that lot!

    Thank you, I don't feel so bad about last months spends now:D

    I haven't bought anything or been to Boots in September (but it's only Sept 6th so not exactly a prize winning achievement!)
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  • Jacks_xxx
    Jacks_xxx Posts: 3,874 Forumite
    I have these and the same thing happens, I am going to give them to my teenage daughter who loves the Alice Cooper style! LOL

    I'm sorry to hear that you've had the same trouble AT - but glad it wasn't just me if you see what I mean!

    Oh well at least all these chuckaways might mean that my list shrinks by more than an inch this month! :o:D
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  • Mags30 wrote: »
    Thank you, I don't feel so bad about last months spends now:D

    I haven't bought anything or been to Boots in September (but it's only Sept 6th so not exactly a prize winning achievement!)

    humph, I don't feel better about my spend :D:rotfl:
    getting there though with the using things up which was my main aim
  • IlonaRN
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    eleanor73 wrote: »
    So if I get free stuff (I am good at that!) is it a good thing or is it a bad thing because my list gets longer? (I know I haven't done my list yet!)
    Free stuff is definitely a Good Thing :)
  • noynoy
    noynoy Posts: 380 Forumite
    lol im not counting free stuff as its free..im not buying stuff thats all that matters!

    2 uses ups another essential oil cheapy..all i have now is 1.5 proper bottles of real oil so these should be effective and last ages, and my other use up loreal, demer scrub thingy was the first derma scrub to come out, came with a face cream for after..the scrub i used up months ago but the cream i didnt...wiba? yes to the cream, not sure you can get it seperatly though!

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  • eleanor73
    eleanor73 Posts: 1,615 Forumite
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    IlonaRN wrote: »
    Free stuff is definitely a Good Thing :)

    I'm glad you said that!!! I think I need to make sure I don't buy things but welcome the freebies!!
    Since starting again after beanie: June 2016: Child development DVDs, Massive Attack tickets. July: Aberystwyth trip, hotmilk nightie. Aug: £10 Hipp Organic vouchers, powerpack. September: Sunglasses. October: £30 poundland vouchers.
  • One UU to report ladies - Avon frizz control conditioner - WIBA? yes, I probably would. This was given to me free by my Mum who was an Avon rep at the time, to trial for her. I'm due to finish the matching shampoo in a couple of washes. Been pretty impressed, but won't be buying any conditioner for a while as have a cupboardload from the Tesco glitch!
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