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No Buying Toiletries in October Challenge

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  • I am aware that there is only 6 days left in the month...but i want to join in too please!

    I've been rummaging in my room all night and making a toiletries inventory list...and my god is it scary already!! I still need to rummage in the bathroom and see whats in there tomorrow.
    I'm not sure if i should include make up and nail polish in my list or not? I think i should really be honest and put the whole lot down. Does everyone else include make up and nail polish too? My list is completely obscene already, and i know my make up collection is crazy as it it, without adding it to this challenge...oh i just don't know what to do!! I think i'll sleep on it, and see how i feel in the morning!
  • scubaangel
    scubaangel Posts: 6,600 Forumite
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    Two in's to report, a pair of envelopes were handed to me by my landlady as I got home from work this evening, its the two Benefit lippys from the flake giveaway.
    It’s not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren’t doing it.
    Sir Terry Pratchett
    Find my diary here

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5135113
  • debidoodle
    debidoodle Posts: 1,152 Forumite
    Morning

    Finished a No 7 mascara was a GWP


    In over the last week

    A scrubby/shower mitt to test for Cosmetics Research

    Avene body lotion to trial for the Avene panel

    Pack of Nivea wipes freebie when I signed up to facebook

    Simple face wipes give away

    Crabtree & Evelyn Iris perfume sample & body lotion

    I love freebies, keeps me on the straight & narrow

    Stayed away from the Boots points this weekend & the Sanctuary gift box.
  • noynoy
    noynoy Posts: 380 Forumite
    hello all sorry no chance to have a good catch up ..shattered from getting of the plane , getting home at 3am and both kids waking up at normal time of 7 zzzzzz..Anyways some uu to report but they are all freebies as i took samples with me.

    simple spotless makeup removing skin wipes..wnb where ok but still left eye make up on..but hey freebies cant complain
    vasaline intensive care for very dry skin..wnb..eww left a really thick film on my skin and just took forever to sink in
    herbal essenses..light? shampoo and condtioner trial size freebies..wnb ..shampoo made my hair very frizzy, although condtioner was a great in shower skin balm ..felt very soft after.or.maybe it was the mountian water?
    avon chritsian louroix ..something or other..wnb..couldnt smell it!
    pacco rabain? million dollar woman or something?? ..wnb..smelt like cats piddle on me..ewww
    avon natural beige foundation..wnb..too dark (again!) and didnt rub in well..but i have a tube of lighter shade of this to uu in my stash
    avon lumonisity cream..wba..makes my skin tight but its about £16 a tube so might wait till end of next year to use up all my stash in my xmas box
    avon lotus shield serum wba..already have this in my stash though

    umm thats enough lol..im going to keep applying my gold eye cream and nail polish to uu and make me feel like im still on my hols ..also my hair needs a gooood hair mask too i look like oive stuck my fingers in a plug socket!

    hope to catch up with this thread now xx
    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
  • noynoy
    noynoy Posts: 380 Forumite
    littlepinkstars :D hello ! do it list it all i find it really liberating to see my list coming down!
    I do not include my freebies just my purchases, although i do write what i think of the freebies..i find it helps when i see others expereinces of products.
    also i do have a christmas box that i have put some bargins into that im not spending anymore than £20 on that is a gift to me . some people are putting a £1 into a box everytime they use something up then using the money as a treat at the end of the month (beauty treatment) .Also i found by keeping the freebies to one side in a box..they become my treats when im feeling a bit stuck in a rut with my bought stash..good luck see you on the other side x
    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
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    I FINISHED THE NEVER ENDING BAR OF SOAP!

    TBH I could have made it last another bath but its gone gone gone!

    I also finished the dregs of a elemis night time moisturiser thats been being used at all times....I'm going through duty fre in a fortnight, so nee to find something to use until then. :)
  • noynoy wrote: »
    littlepinkstars :D hello ! do it list it all i find it really liberating to see my list coming down!
    I do not include my freebies just my purchases, although i do write what i think of the freebies..i find it helps when i see others expereinces of products.
    also i do have a christmas box that i have put some bargins into that im not spending anymore than £20 on that is a gift to me . some people are putting a £1 into a box everytime they use something up then using the money as a treat at the end of the month (beauty treatment) .Also i found by keeping the freebies to one side in a box..they become my treats when im feeling a bit stuck in a rut with my bought stash..good luck see you on the other side x

    Thank you, i am going to add all my make up to the list this morning then, i will post my full inventory later when it's all done!!
    I like the idea of saving £1 everytime i use something up, i'm going to start doing that as well!
  • eleanor73
    eleanor73 Posts: 1,615 Forumite
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    After me thinking there would be no ins for Oct I got given a £3 off Body shop voucher. Bought a £4 conditioner and got for a quid so not feeling too naughty.
    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.
  • littlepinkstars44
    littlepinkstars44 Posts: 2,950 Forumite
    edited 28 October 2010 at 10:25PM
    Okay, so here i my entire list (inc nail polish and make up) To be honest i am quite embarrassed to put it up, i'm so ashamed of just how much stuff i have, i dread to think how much this lot has cost me, which could have probably paid off a couple of my debts! There might be a few odd things missing, i know i have another tendertone, and 2 other lipsticks, which are probably in bags somewhere, but i've had enough rummaging for the now!!

    So here goes my list:

    Toiletries Stash Inventory


    Hair products
    Treseme shampoo
    Treseme conditioner
    Toni and Guy Straight and Protect shampoo
    Toni and Guy Straight and Protect conditioner
    Toni and Guy Shine Spray
    Toni and Guy Rubber Shine gel
    L’oreal Absolut Repair Serum
    Charles Worthington Volume mousse
    Body Shop Ice Blue shampoo
    Soap and Glory Hair Supply
    Treseme Salon Finish Hair Spray
    Aussie Volume and Gloss Hair Spray
    [STRIKE] Batiste Original Dry Shampoo[/STRIKE]
    Batiste Blush mini Dry Shampoo
    Lush American Cream 500g
    Lush American Cream 100g
    Lush Jumping Juniper Solid Shampoo
    Lush Ultimate Shine Solid Shampoo

    Skincare products
    L’oreal Re Nourish Face wipes x2
    Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit face scrub
    Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit face wash
    Garnier Soft Essentials face wash
    St Ives Apricot face scrub
    Neal’s Yard Power Berry moisturiser
    Body Shop Tea Tree Exfoliating face wash
    Body Shop Carrot Moisturiser
    Body Shop Vitamin E Moisturiser
    Body Shop Vitamin E Facial Oil
    Mac Fix +
    Mac Fix + Rose
    Mac Charged Water
    Mac Pro Eye make-up remover
    Clinique Take the day off
    Clinique All about eyes
    Clinique Clear blemish gel
    Clinique Clarifying lotion
    Clinique Liquid Facial Soap Mild
    Lush Tea Tree Water toner
    Lush Breath of Fresh Air toner
    Lush Angels on Bare Skin

    Lip Balms/scrubs
    Korres Jasmine Lip butter
    Body Shop Yes Yes Yes Oui Oui Oui lip balm
    Mac Tinted Lip Conditioner
    Mac Sweet Tooth Tendertone
    Lush Let Them Eat Cake (09) Lip Balm
    Lush Snow Fairy Lip Balm
    Lush Mint Julips Lip Scrub
    Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub

    Bath bombs/ballistics/bubble bars etc
    Body Shop Tropical jar of mini bath bombs
    [STRIKE] Lush Mrs Whippy Ballistic[/STRIKE]
    Lush Calavera Ballistic
    Lush Fizzbanger Ballistic x 3
    Lush Avobath Ballistic
    Lush Ickle Baby Bot Ballistic
    Lush Space Girl Ballistic
    Lush Waving Not Drowning Ballistic x2
    Lush Blackberry Ballistic x2
    Lush Sex Bomb Ballistic
    Lush Happy Chick Ballistic
    Lush Honey Bun Ballistic
    Lush Candy Fluff Ballistic
    Lush Magic Mushroom Bubble Bar x4
    Lush The Comforter Bubble Bar
    Lush Amandopondo Bubble Bar
    Lush Candy Cane (09) Bubble Bar
    Lush Dreamtime bath melt
    Lush You’ve been mangoed bath melt

    Shower type products
    Body Shop Pink Grapefruit shower gel
    Body Shop Fuzzy Peach shower gel
    Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom shower gel
    Body Shop Black Velvet Apricot shower gel x2
    Body Shop Black Velvet body scrub x2
    Soap and Glory iFoam shower gel x2
    Soap and Glory Peaches and Clean shower gel
    Impulse Real Love shower gel
    Impulse Romantic Dream shower gel
    BNevertoobusy B Scent sugar scrub
    Lush You Snap the Whip Body Butter
    Lush Buffy
    Lush Calacas Shower Jelly
    Lush Double Fast Luck (09) Emoitibomb
    [STRIKE] Lush Fairy Tail (09) sugar scrub[/STRIKE]
    Lush Sugar Plum Fairy sugar scrub
    [STRIKE]Lush Snow Fairy (09 batch) shower gel 250g[/STRIKE]
    Lush Snow Fairy (10 batch) shower gel 500g
    Lush Butterball (09 batch) shower gel 500g
    Lush The Comforter shower gel 500g
    Lush Flying Fox shower gel 100g

    Soap
    Lush Summer Pudding soap
    Lush Honey I washed the Kids soap
    Lush Love soap
    Lush 17 Cherry Tree Lane soap
    Lush Lady Catrina Soap
    Lush Karma soap

    Body products
    Garnier Summer Body 400ml
    Garnier Summer Body 250ml
    Johnsons Holiday Skin
    Sun Shimmer
    St Moriz self-tan mist
    Vaseline Cocoa Butter lotion
    Body Shop Monoi Miracle Oil
    Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Butter
    Soap and Glory The Daily Smooth Body Butter
    Lush Vanilla Dee-lite body lotion
    Lush Charity Pot body lotion
    Lush The Comforter body lotion
    Lush Heavenill massage bar
    Lush Strawberry feels forever massage bar
    Lush Each Peach massage bar

    Hands and Feet
    Carex Splash Gel
    Body Shop Hemp Hand Protector
    Soap and Glory Hand Food (big one)
    Soap and Glory Hand Food (small one)
    Gadi Hand lotion
    Burt’s Bees Beeswax and Banana Hand cream
    Burt’s Bees Hand salve
    Garnier Foot Cocoon cream
    Lush Stepping Stone

    Nails
    Ambray Nail Polish Remover
    Cutex Nail Polish remover pads
    Sally Hansen Cuticle and Nail cream
    Sally Hanson Hard as nails
    Avon Cuticle balm
    Beauty Secrets Cuticle oil
    OPI Kyoto Pearl
    OPI Japanese Rose Garden
    OPI Italian Love Affair
    OPI Melon of Troy
    OPI A-Rose at Dawn…Broke by noon
    Barry M Basecoat, Topcoat and hardener
    Barry M 116
    Barry M 279
    Barry M 293
    Barry M 309
    Barry M304
    Barry M 308
    Barry M 295
    Barry M303
    Nails Inc Victoria street
    Nails Inc Paris (Free diet coke one from Boots)
    Nails Inc Beaumont street
    Nails Inc Portland place
    Nails Inc Portman place
    Nails Inc Baker street
    Nails Inc mini aspen glitter
    Nails Inc mini south molton street glitter
    Nails Inc mini Jermyn street glitter
    Nails Inc mini caviar topcoat glitter
    Gosh Pink Rose
    Gosh Nail Hardener
    No7 Twinkle
    Avon Viva Pink
    Rimmel Nail Tip whitener
    Mac Something About Pink (Hello Kitty Collection)

    Perfume
    Ghost Deep Night
    Juicy Couture: Juicy
    Chanel: Coco Mademoiselle
    Britney Spears Fantasy
    Paris Hilton
    Soap and Glory
    Lacoste Pink
    Anna Sui Secret Wish
    Harajuku Lovers: Baby
    Harajuku Lovers: Angel
    Harajuku Lovers: G

    Others
    Veet Hair Removal Cream
    Impulse Romantic Dream body spray
    Sanex Invisable deodorant spray 250ml
    Sure Crystal stick deodorant
    Mitchum smart solid stick deodorant
    Avon Sleep therapy Pillow Spray

    Foundations etc
    Gosh Velvet Touch Foundation Primer
    Mac Select Foundation NW20 (new)
    Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation NW20 x2 (both almost finished)
    Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation NW30 (too dark for me)
    Mac Studio Sculpt Foundation NW20
    Benefit You Rebel Lite
    Mac Select Cover-up Concealer NW20
    Mac Studio Finish Concealer NW20
    Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Medium (new)
    Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Medium x2 (both almost finished)
    Prestige Skin Loving Minerals Powder in Pure Shimmer

    Blush/Bronzer
    Mac Beauty Powder in Alpha Girl (Heatherette collection)
    Mac Beauty Powder in Flower Mist Dew (Emanuel Ungaro collection)
    Mac Beauty Powder in Sassed-Up (Fafi collection)
    Mac Beauty Powder inVerve-acious (Fafi collection)
    Mac Beauty Powder in Pretty Baby (Hello Kitty collection)
    Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Blonde
    Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Refined
    Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle
    Mac Bronzing Powder in Golden x2 (one new, one nearly finished)
    Mac Blush in Pinch o peach
    Mac Blush in Dollymix
    Mac Blush in Spaced Out (Neo Sci Fi collection)
    Mac Blush in Pink Swoon (Manish Arora collection)
    Mac Blush in Tippy (Hello Kitty collection)
    Mac Blush in Fun and Games (Hello Kitty collection)
    Mac Mineralized blush in Moon River
    Mac Cream coloured base in Cooled Pink

    Lip products
    Mac Capricious lipstick
    Mac Pure Rose lipstick (Emanual Ungaro collection)
    Mac Gladiola lipstick (Dame Edna collection)
    Mac Pleasureseeker lipstick (Neo Sci Fi collection)
    I have 2 other Mac lipsticks that I can’t find right now, most likely in a bag somewhere!
    Barry M 129 lipstick
    Barry M 101 lipstick
    Gosh Magnolia lipstick
    Gosh Darling lipstick
    Gosh Tropical Pink lipstick
    17 Balmy Beige lipstick
    17 Antique lace lipstick
    Clinique Blushing nude lipstick
    Mac Underage lipglass
    Mac Tres chic lipglass
    Mac Moonbathe lipglass
    Mac Spring Bean mini lustreglass
    Mac Pastel Emotion lipglass (Emanual Ungaro collection)
    Mac Possum Nose Pink lipglass (Dame Enda collection)
    Mac Pink Minsh lipglass (Manish Arora collection)
    Mac Style minx lipglass (Heatherette collection)
    Mac Starlet Kiss lipglass (Heatherette collection)
    Mac Cult Fave lipglass (Fafi collection)
    Mac Sugar Trance lipglass (Fafi collection)
    Mac Nice Kitty lipglass (Hello Kitty collection)
    Mac Mimmy lipglass (Hello Kitty collection)
    Mac Unkown name, sticker has came off the bottom :s lipglass (neo sci fi collection)
    Dior 557 lipgloss
    Gosh pink cool lip jam lipgloss

    Mascara/Liners
    Mac Uniform Technakohl liner
    Mac Graphblack Technakohl liner
    Ruby and Millie black liner
    Urban Decay Flipside liner
    Urban Decay Zero liner
    17 Onyx liner
    Gosh Funky Violet liner
    Gosh Bananas liner
    Gosh Blue Lagoon liner
    Gosh Easy Mango liner
    Maybelline The Colossal mascara in black
    Cover Girl Lash Blast Length mascara in very black
    Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara in black
    Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara in very black
    Cover Girl Lash Blast Luxe mascara x2

    Eye shadows
    I have 3 Mac pro eyeshadow palettes, the ones you fill yourself. They are too fiddely to get the individual shadows out to see their names so I am just going to list how many I have for now!
    Individual Mac eyeshadow pans x 31
    Mac pigments/glitters DIY’d into eyeshadow pans x7
    Urban Decay single shadow in narcotic
    Urban Decay single shadow in green goddess
    Urban Decay single shadow in kiss
    BNevertobusy single eyeshadow in Beathless
    BNevertoobusy single eyeshadow in Bubble
    Urban Decay Skull palette
    Urban Decay Gun palette
    Urban Decay Deluxe palette
    Urban Decay Wood palette
    Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland palette
    Sleek Original palette
    Mac Spiced Chocolate quad
    Mac Heatherette Trio #2
    Mac Royal Tour trio (Dame Edna collection)
    Mac Wisteria Trio (Dame Edna collection)

    Other Eye products
    Urban Decay Primer Potion mini x2
    Mac Paint in Mauvish
    Mac Paint Pot in Painterly
    Mac Paint Pot in Bare Study
    Mac Paint Pot in Girl Friendly
    Mac Paint Pot in Rubenesque
    Mac Paint Pot in Groundwork
    Mac Paint Pot in Delft
    Mac Pigment in Provence
    Mac Pigment in Smoke Signal
    Mac Pigment sample in Fairy Lite
    Mac Pigment sample in Lovely Lily
    Mac Pigment sample in Frost
    Mac Pigment sample in Blackened Red
    Mac Pigment sample in Pink Mauve
    Mac Pigment sample in Quietly
    Mac Pigment sample in Teal White
    Mac unknown names Pigment samples x3
    Sleek Eye Dust in Glory
    Collection 2000 Dazzle Me Dust in Magical
    Collection 2000 Dazzle Me Dust in Fairy Dust

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  • fixx
    fixx Posts: 792 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Quick update, not much to report:

    In:
    Toothpaste - needed this as have none in stash, and it was only £1.09
    John frieda foam hair dye - freeeeeee :D

    Out:
    Matrix Smooth shampoo. WIBA? No - nothing amazing, didn't see any change in my hair from it.

    I'm now down to 2 sachets of shampoo (I'll use these next) and one full bottle! (and my T&G one for removing brassiness, but I don't count that as 'stash' as I do use it, and only every couple of weeks or so). And that's it for my stash... So now I'll need to start the serious serach for a HG shampoo. I've been keeping an eye on these threads, and looking at salon brand and organic options, no idea where to start!
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