No Buying Toiletries in November Challenge....

Kaz2904

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Thanks to EssexHebridean for preparing last months thread, a lot of which will be familiar in this first post....! Lets hope that with Christmas coming and us all needing to watch the pennies at this time of year we can have another successful month to come! GOOD LUCK!

Well, believe it or not, it's soon the 1st November so here we go with the NEW THREAD!! :j


This fab challenge was set up in January 2010 by katie clampet

Here's her original challenge post:

"No buying any new toiletries, cosmetics, perfume etc... until I have used up ALL the ones I already have. I got a huge amount of (really nice) stuff for christmas but I am going to resist the urge to browse Boots, Asda, Superdrug etc, and pop another tub of cream, face scrub, shampoo or conditioner into my basket. I reckon the stuff I have will last me until possibly June. I have decided that the money I save I will put into my special holiday account.

Anyone else?"


Lots of us have taken part in the challenge over the past few months and are making great progress reducing our stashes and unnecessary/excessive spending.

Come and join us for the month of November. The more the merrier!!

Regulars ignore this, but I thought a quick resume might be helpful for newbies;

Why not add the challenge to your sig as a reminder?

How about taking a bit of time to do a stock-take and see if there are any gaps in your stash that you might need to spend on this month? Some of us set a budget for the month for essential purchases or to help with withdrawal symptoms, others like to go cold-turkey!! Other ideas which some people find useful: Listing everything out so you can cross things off as used to increase the sense of achievement, and putting a sum of money in a pot each time you use up an item to save for something you really want, or simply to assist in making future essential purchases "cash neutral".

Remember the challenge is about making the most of your money, enjoying your products, finding which products really suit you best and are worth buying, giving yourself a well-deserved pampering and breaking the habit of buying for the sake of buying. In money-saving tradition, it should also be about making your products l-a-s-t as long as possible ( although the temptation of using an unloved shower gel extravagently to finish it off is sometimes too much to bear!)
Brand new products ( or opened perfume) sell well on ebay
Unsuitable products can be used for other jobs (shower gel/ shampoo as handwash etc)
Some items can be returned to certain stores for exchange (for essential items or gifts!!) without a receipt
Unwanted items can be recycled as gifts or for gift hampers (saving the money you'd have spent on gifts)
Unsuitable items can be donated to charity as mentioned earlier.
It helps to avoid the places where temptation lurks for you; be it QVC, Boots, Bodyshop, the supermarket toiletries aisles, grabbit board, online toiletries browsing, seductive department store beauty counter offers etc. Remember retailers are making offers and promotions all the time, so there'll always be another deal!

Good luck all for November and remember to keep popping in for inspiration and support, and to report your UU's and IN's.


Welcome to all newbies - the more the merrier :hello: Please introduce yourselves so we can welcome you properly!

Good Luck Girlies :j

Useful abbreviations!
WIBA? - Will I Buy Again?
UU - Use Ups
IN - Self explanatory - stuff you've gained into your stash - warning, lines may be given out for unnecessary purchases!
WNBA - Will Not Buy Again!
Glitch - when a shop/online store make a pricing mistake so you end up paying less or even get freebies!
PYN(M/T/W/Th/F/Sa/Su) DELETE AS APPROPRIATE! - Paint Your Nails Monday/Tuesday...... it allows everyone to try and finish those dastardly nail varnishes with group support! You can never be too groomed for this thread Also see PY(T)N... - for toenails!
Splutterer - the stage where an item is nearing the end of it's life and spluttering - also the most annoying and seemingly never ending stage!
GWP - Gift With Purchase - a sample or mini sized item
HG - Holy Grail - this is the product you would go back for time and time again, it does the job brilliantly, and is either economical, or so fantastic price becomes no object!

If anyone can think of anymore we can add to the list so newbies won't be intimidated by our jargon! :hello:

littlepinkstars44

I joined last months thread with about a week to go in Oct, so i am looking forward to my first full month of doing this challenge! I had a massive clear out today, and found even more stuff hidden away in drawers and handbags, so i thought i would post my updated list.

Toiletries Stash Inventory

Hair products
Treseme shampoo
Treseme conditioner
T Gel Shampoo
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][STRIKE]
Batiste Blush mini Dry Shampoo[/STRIKE]
Batiste Blush Dry Shampoo
Lush American Cream 500g
Lush American Cream 100g
Lush Jumping Juniper Solid Shampoo
Lush Ultimate Shine Solid Shampoo

Skincare products
[STRIKE]L’oreal Re Nourish Face wipes[/STRIKE]
L’oreal Re Nourish Face wipes
My Face wipes
Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit face scrub
Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit face wash
Garnier Soft Essentials face wash
St Ives Apricot face scrub
[STRIKE] Neal’s Yard Power Berry moisturiser [/STRIKE]
Body Shop Tea Tree Exfoliating face wash
Body Shop Carrot Moisturiser
[STRIKE]Body Shop Vitamin E Moisturiser[/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]Clinique Liquid Facial Soap Mild[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lush Tea Tree Water toner[/STRIKE]
Lush Breath of Fresh Air toner
[STRIKE] Lush Angels on Bare Skin [/STRIKE]
Dermalogics Deep cleansing pore strips x6
Good Things five minute facial mask

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
[STRIKE] Lush Fizzbanger Ballistic[/STRIKE] Given to a friend
Lush Fizzbanger Ballistic
Lush Fizzbanger Ballistic
Lush Avobath Ballistic
Lush Ickle Baby Bot Ballistic
Lush Space Girl Ballistic
Lush Waving Not Drowning Ballistic
Lush Waving Not Drowning Ballistic
[STRIKE]Lush Blackberry Ballistic[/STRIKE]
Lush Blackberry Ballistic
[STRIKE]Lush Sex Bomb Ballistic[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lush Happy Chick Ballistic[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lush Honey Bun Ballistic[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lush Candy Fluff Ballistic[/STRIKE] Sold on Lush forums
[STRIKE]Lush Magic Mushroom Bubble Bar[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
Lush Magic Mushroom Bubble Bar
Lush Magic Mushroom Bubble Bar [/STRIKE] Sold 3 on Lush forums
Lush Magic Mushroom Bubble Bar
Lush The Comforter Bubble Bar
Lush Amandopondo Bubble Bar
[STRIKE]Lush Candy Cane (09) Bubble Bar[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lush Dreamtime bath melt[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lush You’ve been mangoed bath melt[/STRIKE]

Shower type products
Body Shop Pink Grapefruit shower gel
Body Shop Fuzzy Peach shower gel
Body Shop Wild Cherry shower gel
Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom shower gel
[STRIKE]Body Shop Black Velvet Apricot shower gel[/STRIKE]
Body Shop Black Velvet Apricot shower gel
Body Shop Black Velvet body scrub
Body Shop Black Velvet body scrub
Soap and Glory iFoam shower gel
Soap and Glory iFoam shower gel
Soap and Glory Peaches and Clean shower gel
Impulse Real Love shower gel
Impulse Romantic Dream shower gel
Clinique Sparkle Skin
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]
[STRIKE]Lush Sugar Plum Fairy sugar scrub[/STRIKE]
[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
[STRIKE]Lush The Comforter shower gel 500g[/STRIKE]
Lush Flying Fox shower gel 100g
Lush The Olive Branch 100g

Soap
[STRIKE]Lush Summer Pudding soap[/STRIKE] Sold on Lush forums
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
[STRIKE]Garnier Summer Body 250ml[/STRIKE]
Johnsons Holiday Skin
Sun Shimmer
St Moriz self-tan mist
Vaseline Cocoa Butter lotion
Vaseline Essential Moisture dry skin lotion
Body Shop Monoi Miracle Oil
Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Butter
Soap and Glory The Daily Smooth Body Butter
[STRIKE] Lush Vanilla Dee-lite body lotion[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lush Charity Pot body lotion[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lush The Comforter body lotion[/STRIKE]
Lush Heavenill massage bar
[STRIKE]Lush Strawberry feels forever massage bar[/STRIKE] Sold on Lush forums
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
[STRIKE]Lush Stepping Stone[/STRIKE]

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
[STRIKE]OPI Kyoto Pearl[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
OPI Japanese Rose Garden
OPI Italian Love Affair
OPI Melon of Troy
OPI A-Rose at Dawn…Broke by noon[/STRIKE] All OPI Sold on Lush forums
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
[STRIKE]Nails Inc mini aspen glitter[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
Nails Inc mini south molton street glitter
Nails Inc mini Jermyn street glitter
Nails Inc mini caviar topcoat glitter[/STRIKE] All minis Sold on Lush forum
Gosh Pink Rose
Gosh Nail Hardener
Gosh High Shine Top coat
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
The Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom

Others
Veet Hair Removal Cream
Impulse Romantic Dream body spray
[STRIKE] Sanex Invisible deodorant spray 150ml[/STRIKE]
Sanex Invisible deodorant spray 250ml
[STRIKE] Sure Natural Minerals deodorant spray 250ml
Sure Crystal deodorant spray 150ml[/STRIKE]
Sure Crystal deodorant spray 150ml
Sure Crystal deodorant spray 150ml
Sure Crystal deodorant spray 150ml
Sure Crystal deodorant spray 150ml
[STRIKE] Sure Crystal stick deodorant
Mitchum smart solid stick deodorant[/STRIKE]
Avon Sleep therapy Pillow Spray

Foundations etc
Gosh Velvet Touch Foundation Primer
Mac Select Foundation NW20
Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation NW20
Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation NW20
Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation NW30
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
Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Medium
Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Medium
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)
Mac Cute-ster (Hello Kitty Collection)
Mac Bombshell
Mac/hue
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 lipglass (neo sci fi collection)
Mac Fashion Pack (Barbie 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
Urban Decay Primer Potion mini
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

Willow92

Oooooh! first time I'm joining from the start!

roshydoshy

count me in again!xx

mineallmine

Hello, good evening and welcome to November, well near enough. I have 3 splutters to report:

Elemis Visible Brilliance serum - WIBA. Nope. Tis ok. Nothing special.

Liz Earle line serum - WIBA. Yep. Love this. It's expensive (based on the teeny tiny amount you get) but it's good to use at night around eyes and so on.

L'Oreal collagen re-modeller - WIBA. Yep. Too rich for my face, was better on my neck and back. So will hunt out to see if they do a body product in this.

:A

Fiasco55

I am in for this month too.

Good luck all

romylou_2

Hi

Im doing quite well at this. Can you count me in again this month please.

welshgirl78

me me me - can I be in please, I luuurve reading it and was gunna join last month til I spent £120 on S&G! xxx

sunshineyday

I'm back in for another month,
Thanks to Kaz for starting the thread off :T

Good luck everyone, xx

Bronnie

:j Thanks for starting the new thread kaz and hello any newbies!

I'm in again. Didn't post much in Oct, distracted with other stuff, which in fact made for a VERY frugal month for me, don't think I actually bought anything, which is probably a first as my stash isn't very big now anyway!

My birthday is mid month, so will be asking for some of my "wants" as pressies.

Good luck everyone. Suspecting Boots is going to be a bit of a challenge this month for some......you know who you are!! DD has already succumbed at a Boots Xmas shopping evening, although restrained herself to buying new half-price straighteners £35 for me to give her for Xmas and Gucci "Guilty" for my birthday with £12 in points off a £50 spend. Hmmm. Trying to work out how much I actually owe her is complicated!

scubaangel

I'm back for another month, done pretty well so far, only a couple of purchases that I can remember since i started the challenge which weren't a replacement for an item UU.