No Buying Toiletries in November Challenge....

noynoy

EssexHebridean wrote: »

I probably shouldn't be encouraging you, but Bond Girl will be £12 in the next book (18) but there is a free gift offer with any £12 spent on fragrance or makeup, they're calling it a "Shimmering christmas gift" and it is a Supershock Mascara, shimmering body lotion and a nail varnish in what looks like a rather nice colour. I'm hopeful that a couple of my customers will order small bits that I can combine next time so I can blag the gift!

no you really shouldn't breaking strain of a kitkat..however my avon rep will be happy as im also doing the skin so soft 5 bottles for £5..well i have been very very good in the last 4 months and it is chritsmas and its not too dear..and and and :rotfl: (fil gives me money for christmas so he can inadventaly buy campaign 18 goodies...I used to combine customer orders when i was a rep to get the freebies too..its a given perk!

karom

sunshineyday wrote: »

do you mind if I ask what do you use for dermabrasion and what facewash?

many thanks, xx

My fav dermabrasion after trying a few is Sanctuary Warming Microbasion Polish (once a week in a hot bath to open up pores,I apply and leave for several min additionally). For facewash I have 2 in order to keep balance right: Olay Gentle Cleanser and Olay daily thermal skin polisher - Use during showers.

Few years back the 1st dermabrasion I tried was Renew You following Gok's show on tv; it was phenomenal. Cannot find this anymore so sticking to Sanctuary. I am currently trying the N7 but the Sanctuary is doing a better job. I have as well the Sanctuary warming charcoal detox mask; nice but for me the Sanctuary Warming Microbasion Polish does a better job. Hope you find the products who work for you; I spent a lot of years (and money) sampling many including very expensive brands but now hope it lasts for a while this is doing the trick

EssexHebridean

noynoy wrote: »

no you really shouldn't breaking strain of a kitkat..however my avon rep will be happy as im also doing the skin so soft 5 bottles for £5..well i have been very very good in the last 4 months and it is chritsmas and its not too dear..and and and :rotfl: (fil gives me money for christmas so he can inadventaly buy campaign 18 goodies...I used to combine customer orders when i was a rep to get the freebies too..its a given perk!

That SSS offer is superb value! I'll probably get a set of those myself to use for customer free gifts too. Although I may be forced to keep the bath oil for myself as I have no bath stuff at the moment.

mineallmine

My Avon lady is a dream - she often comes up to me if I have not noted down the free gift (not noticed, the shame!). Once I ordered Perceive perfume and got another totally free! Don't blame you on bagging/combining for the free gifts - why not.

Hi karom - I think that Sanctuary warming microdermobrasion thingie won a beauty bible award (or similar) - so that is a really interesting review. May get some to try if there is a voucher or a deal. I love my dermologica daily microexfoliant - it's a powder that you make into a paste. If I use it religiously (every morning) I keep spots at bay.

Spluttering/scraping the bottle of the barrel, I mean tub:
- Champneys moisture miracle body butter - wiba yes. Love the stuff. The smell alone is wonderful and the texture is lovely (different to the body shop ones which I also love). Have 2 Body Shop mango body butters in stash so will finish those once this is done.

Laura Geller bronzer in Fair - wiba yes. It's one of those swirley different colours kind of thing. But I love it. I now prefer it to the Clarins bronzer. I have lots of bronzers to use up before I can repurchase - 2 MUA (Superdrug £1 range) and 2 ELF (£1.50 ones). So plenty of bronzer!

trudij

Welcome newbies since my last post !!

two "In"s today - I bought two copies of Glamour mag for two different coloured nails inc varnishes - I opened the pale pink one this morning and Im really impressed with it - so far it has survived me doing the horses,packing and unpacking the shopping and it feels really smooth and nice on my nails, its not like anything Ive ever used before - just goes to show that sometimes things work !!!

bohemianrose9

Jacks_xxx wrote: »

I've gone from being scared witless to slinging it on willy nilly on women who care about their appearance quite a lot and will kill me if I muck up their hair! You should see us arriving though we all turn up in bathrobes and bunny slippers! :rotfl:

Lol! I love that! I do find your posts very inspiring, Jacksxxx. It's thanks to you that I've started with the Elasticizer, and my hair is now a good deal healthier. Don't suppose you've ever tried Chanel skincare (or indeed anyone here)? I've decided to invest in some 'proper' skincare for the winter as my face is getting red and blotchy... (not in the spirit of this thread I know, but I'm finally getting through my endless tubs of moisturiser!)

x

sunshineyday

karom wrote: »

My fav dermabrasion after trying a few is Sanctuary Warming Microbasion Polish (once a week in a hot bath to open up pores,I apply and leave for several min additionally). For facewash I have 2 in order to keep balance right: Olay Gentle Cleanser and Olay daily thermal skin polisher - Use during showers.

Few years back the 1st dermabrasion I tried was Renew You following Gok's show on tv; it was phenomenal. Cannot find this anymore so sticking to Sanctuary. I am currently trying the N7 but the Sanctuary is doing a better job. I have as well the Sanctuary warming charcoal detox mask; nice but for me the Sanctuary Warming Microbasion Polish does a better job. Hope you find the products who work for you; I spent a lot of years (and money) sampling many including very expensive brands but now hope it lasts for a while this is doing the trick

thanks for this Karom, I will definitely give the sanctuary stuff a go, sometimes my pores are so bad my make-up looks like it's got a polka-dot pattern going on!

Jacks_xxx

bohemianrose9 wrote: »

Lol! I love that! I do find your posts very inspiring, Jacksxxx. It's thanks to you that I've started with the Elasticizer, and my hair is now a good deal healthier. Don't suppose you've ever tried Chanel skincare (or indeed anyone here)? I've decided to invest in some 'proper' skincare for the winter as my face is getting red and blotchy... (not in the spirit of this thread I know, but I'm finally getting through my endless tubs of moisturiser!)

x

Oh bless you honey! I can't help you on the Chanel skincare I'm afraid. They use too many ingredients I don't like so I've never tried very much of it. Years ago I was sucked in By Christian Dior skincare, Sisley Skincare and Lancome Skincare and with the benefit of hindsight I now think none of it was particularly high performance, or worth the money.Definitely wangle some samples out of them before you part with any £££. Tell them you've had trouble with sensitivities in the past if they give you any old waffle about not having any, and if that doesn't work, get your card out and ask directions to the Sisley counter. (It's an exceptionally tough Counter Queen who doesn't cave in at that point. )

I'm glad to hear that the Elasticizer is doing the trick though. I'm going to do mine in the morning. I'm getting quite scared about how much longer this one is going to last me - it's down to the last inch. :eek:

I expect - like so many things - it depends how often my teenage daughter is helping herself to it. Using my stuff instead of buying her bliddy own seems to be her main money saving tactic! :rotfl:

Catslovelycats

UU bodyshop gra[efruit bodyscrub
wiba? not too keen on the fresh citrus smells and this was also quite watery and it dripped all over the place before I was even able to put it on my skin - so no.

trudij

bohemianrose9 wrote: »

Don't suppose you've ever tried Chanel skincare (or indeed anyone here)? I've decided to invest in some 'proper' skincare for the winter as my face is getting red and blotchy... (not in the spirit of this thread I know, but I'm finally getting through my endless tubs of moisturiser!)

x

I know this wasnt aiimed at me - but Im going to chuck my oar in anyway
I had a sample of the chanel exfoliating mousse - and I LOVED it !!! Just need to get enough points to buy it with them,or sell my soul to be able to afford to buy it (its about £30 a tube :eek:) but I honestly think its going to be worth every penny....