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No Buying Toiletries in October Challenge

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  • noynoy
    noynoy Posts: 380 Forumite
    edited 15 October 2010 at 7:12PM
    meee again lol..lovely new shiney thread! feeling a bit blue this am nothing drastic just a stinking cold and the gibbers coupled with hormones..in need of a cheer me up so going to have a wee pamper session this afternoon as a cheer me up. heres my list ive removed the items i used up in september..20 items went (thats just mine there was also 3 cans of dh deoderant, 2 shower gels and baby bath bubble thing) and now i have room in my bottom drawer for the childrens bath toys yay. im defihnatly going to get a pitrock then after ive used up my current deoderant and im also thinking of joining in the £1 per uu thingy

    BODY LOTIONS? MOISTERISERS etc
    avon shimmer rose body lotion 1 (now 1) x 400ml
    dove summer glow fake tan 2 x 250ml (one 2/3 empty)
    [STRIKE]avon backhead toner 125ml 2/3 used [/STRIKE]
    blackhead cleanser 125ml 1/2 used
    [STRIKE]avon strawberry face mask 75ml 3/4 used[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]body shop wild cherry body butter 3/4 done [/STRIKE]
    body shop shea butter body butter new
    body shop cucumber toner
    body shop vit e cleanser
    body shop eye make up remover

    HAIRSTUFF
    alberto balsm hairspray full can
    avon naturals kiwi and orange 2in1 1/4 used
    avon lotus shield hair serum new
    wella high hair sleeker 1/4 left
    avon lotus shield shampoo 250ml new 3/4 used
    avon lotus shield condtioner 250ml new 1/2 used

    make up
    avon anew lip plumper lipstick 1/4 used
    wilkinson roll on 1/4 left
    mitchum roll on new
    no17 star dust powder 1/2 left
    body shop pot of bronze pearls 1/2 left
    dr feel good benefit 1/2 used
    benefit lip and cheek tint..new
    no7 eyeshadow trio 2/3 used
    no7 concealer 1/4 used
    no17 silver eye pencil 1/4 used
    no17 gold eye pencil 1/4 used
    naturals collection white eyeliner pencil 1/4 used
    avon black kahol eyeliner 1/4 used
    avon glimersticks eyeliner brown 1/4 used
    no17 eyeshadow trio new
    no7 green eyeshadow 1/2 used
    bodyshop eyebrow ligtner 1/4 used
    benefit lemonade 1/2 used
    avon foundation 1/4 used
    bodyshop minerals loose powder 3/4 used
    avon pressed powder compact 1/4 used
    lipstick..unknown 1/4 left
    duo ended eyepowder unknown new 1/3 used

    perfumes
    [STRIKE]gucci rush 2 1/4 left [/STRIKE]
    coco chanel eau de perfume 1/4 left
    2 bottles of essential oils

    showergels

    NOW NO SHOWERGELS LEFT>>USE SOAP!

    nail polishes various
    19
    one new bottle nail polish remover
    total debt 4711.00 at lbm (4217.31) dfd aug 2012 :eek: overdraft 800 (400.00) kill overdraft first, loan 1500.00 ,creditcard 2411.00
  • romylou_2
    romylou_2 Posts: 432 Forumite
    100 Posts
    Hi EssexH

    Count me in again! September was very successful and objective achieved. Hopefully I can do the same this month:D

    I have a few splutterers, hopefully this week I will manage to finish them off.

    Good Luck everyone.:T
  • raven-333
    raven-333 Posts: 2,069 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I am in again. I dont think i bought anything at all last month which is a first. Not had any UUs for a while though, but i'm getting through stuff slowly.
  • Pootle_3
    Pootle_3 Posts: 160 Forumite
    Still here in spirit, even though I rarely post.

    I am so motivated by reading everyone elses posts though!!

    September ins - 1
    September uus - 21
    In use - 42
    In stash - 128
  • debidoodle
    debidoodle Posts: 1,152 Forumite
    Count me in again please, this thread really keeps me on the straight & narrow.
  • Pootle_3 wrote: »
    Still here in spirit, even though I rarely post.

    I am so motivated by reading everyone elses posts though!!

    September ins - 1
    September uus - 21
    In use - 42
    In stash - 128

    Your ratio of September uus to ins is very impressive! :T
  • Kaz2904
    Kaz2904 Posts: 5,797 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I'm still in! I shall try to do another inventory this month (don't I say this every month?) to see how I've improved.
    I think that it is far far better than when I started. In fact, I KNOW it's better because we haven't bought shampoo since August 2009 :D. DH bought shaving foam yesterday evening but he needed it and went through every bag in the cupboard first to check that there wasn't already some there.
    I'm in danger of being able to fit loo rolls in the cupboard by the end of the year!
    Debt: 16/04/2007:TOTAL DEBT [strike]£92727.75[/strike] £49395.47:eek: :eek: :eek: £43332.28 repaid 100.77% of £43000 target.
    MFiT T2: Debt [STRIKE]£52856.59[/STRIKE] £6316.14 £46540.45 repaid 101.17% of £46000 target.
    2013 Target: completely clear my [STRIKE]£6316.14[/STRIKE] £0 mortgage debt. £6316.14 100% repaid.
  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,424 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Kaz2904 wrote: »
    I'm still in! I shall try to do another inventory this month (don't I say this every month?) to see how I've improved.
    I think that it is far far better than when I started. In fact, I KNOW it's better because we haven't bought shampoo since August 2009 :D. DH bought shaving foam yesterday evening but he needed it and went through every bag in the cupboard first to check that there wasn't already some there.
    I'm in danger of being able to fit loo rolls in the cupboard by the end of the year!

    Hey - that's a good thought - maybe that should be my aim too - it would be so nice to have spare loo roll in the cupboard (next to the loo) rather than in the spare room (in the next ROOM to the loo - LOL!) for those "caught out without any" moments! :rotfl:
    🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
    Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
    Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
    £100k barrier broken 1/4/25
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  • Could I join again please? I've just used up a Dove body butter I found half empty last month. WIBA; don't think so, a bit greasy.
  • I am also in again this month - finished a can of Mithum deodrant so will now move on to the other 5 cans! I have also started to use all the sample sachets and tubes of creams, lotions and potions as I have quite a lot, I am going to count them at the weekend! I save them from magazines etc and think I will save them but I have had some for I reckon around 5 years! Probably dried out! LOL So far this week I have used up 3 sachets of L'Oreal Revitalift cream bit to greasy for my liking.

    I am aiming for no ins this month unless they are freebies!
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