No Buying Toiletries in November Challenge....

lostinrates

mineallmine wrote: »

Lostinrates has inspired me to up the pampering. We used to report in previous threads about Paint your Nails Mondays or Body Butter with socks on at night. Are we letting ourselves slacken a bit?! So body cream and nails tonight for me I reckon!

Hurrah! you mean you let PYNMs go while I was off line? Terrible!


This morning my hands are starting to feel better....just a few days of care...less rough, not as great as they should be but more ''girl'' than ''builder''!

Also, funnily enough, I found the routine of ''self'' last night made me feel more organised, less chasing my own tail, more controlled and calm and myself. It might not be fun to always be primping and preening, but to have a routine as norm seems to me to be a good thing for reasons more than using up toiletries and being vain and self indulgent.

karom

2 INs to report:
2 x Time Delay Radiance Booster 50 ml - Used the £5 voucher, absolutely love this product that a friend introduced me to. I don't use foundation anymore and it is just great to wear with or without other make up. That makes it a total spend of £3.98 for 2 still cheaper than 1 full price.

Total for Nov:
- 16 UUs
- 26 INs

Ok the figures look skewed but I analysed what has been UUs, I have been able to actually use and finish quite a few body butters from last year Sanctuary offer. Got a massive number of bubble baths in this month when found them under £1 and quite a few samples. Still could have done without the 3 nail varnishes from N7 if I had known about the Glamour magazine offer.

Roll on Dec - I do need to get the lipsticks UU; at least I am not buying any

rosemary54

too cold to go out and need to phone dentist as now sure there is a hairline crack in my newly filled tooth:mad::mad::mad: as when I clean them and cold water goes on it I nearly jump through the roof:(:(:(

will call them tomorrow when I see what the weather is like!(will then be able to post your mascara Tara:)

karom

rosemary54 wrote: »

need to phone dentist as now sure there is a hairline crack in my newly filled tooth:mad::mad::mad: as when I clean them and cold water goes on it I nearly jump through the roof:(:(:(

Hugs, I have been having teeth problems for over a year now and can only imagine.

To make you smile about 15 years ago, had to go to this dentist who was always spending 5 min on the job and had to go there countless amount of time. Once he put a plaster to kill the nerve, the week after he said "Shall we see if the nerve is dead now"; my God, he touched it, I literally jumped in the chair so he said "well I guess not, we'll put the plaster back and wait another week"... I was glad when I had not to ever go there again. He was definitely milking the system (but this was not in England)

Jacks_xxx

:wave: Sorry for not posting much this month lovelies. It's confession time for me. (Isn't it always?! )

The Smashbox TSV kit from QVC went back. My daughter checked it over for me prior to my son giving it to me for Christmas and she said she thought I wouldn't like the glitter in the blusher, and the way the eyeliner dropped onto your cheek and she was right.

However, I bought a whole Hazel eyes Smashbox kit just for the eyeshadow quad in it!

But, I listed everything else in the kit on eBay and sold it all so it didn't actually cost me anything! :j That was an accident though - I didn't know I'd break even when I bought it.

I've also bought some conditioner, a Touche eclat and a Bobbi Brown Extreme Party mascara. I neeeeeded conditioner badly. I had been making do with just Shine Shock or using some hair mask on the ends. And I really missed the Touche Eclat and Bobbi Brown Extreme Party mascara. They are staples for me and I haven't had either one for months because I was trying to use up what I've got instead.

I bought some empty palettes at Bobbi Brown as well to house my rather large collection of eyeshadows.

And found two more in my woolly winter bag that I had forgotten about.

I bought a bunch of MyFace stuff from my daughter as well.

Blimey. I'm off to add it all onto the ever burgeoning list.

I hope you are all doing better than me!

PS Ouch about your tooth Rosemary. I hope it gets sorted out very quickly. :eek:

rosemary54

feeling very virtuous as just trown away a load of mascaras,lippies and eyeshadow form my overflowing "current" use basket....some had been in there well over the use by date!

just openned a new mascara(online freebie) and found it to be a 2 ended one with a primer/mascara....will report on how good/bad it is(forgot the brand)

also threw out a lipgloss from beauty bible that wore off very quickly
I know I should ebay some stuff but can't be bothered so have enough eyemake up/lippies for years....note to self avoid gwp that have make up in.
filled baskets in bathrooms with replacemenst for things about to finish:A
checked what skincare I have and decided against buying more online just cos there is a gwp available:A:A:A

off to polish my halo and looking forward to being good in december:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Kaz2904

Rosemary, did you have a white filling put in? When I went to the dentist after DS was born, he decided I needed 5 fillings (only one tooth had a hole in that I could see or feel). I had white fillings put in and had pain for so long afterwards that I thought there was something wrong with them. My whole face ached for ages and my teeth did not want to be touched by anything hot or cold. I was talking to a friend at work and she had the same problem when she had white fillings added. She said it settled down eventually but that it was a slog. Mine did settle eventually but when I next needed a filling I had silver ones put in (not real silver!) and they give me much less bother.
I am horrified that I have so many fillings as I never had any until I had DS and I only thought there was a problem with one tooth. Happily now (fingers crossed) I've not needed one for a while.

A UU for me. BS strawberry shower gel. WIBA?: No, too expensive for what it is. It was gifted to me by my neighbour as her DD couldn't use it and it has been a family effort to use it up. It was alright, just not great . I shall get my blissful body wash back out now and look forward to using that again

rosemary54

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Rosemary, did you have a white filling put in? When I went to the dentist after DS was born, he decided I needed 5 fillings (only one tooth had a hole in that I could see or feel). I had white fillings put in and had pain for so long afterwards that I thought there was something wrong with them. My whole face ached for ages and my teeth did not want to be touched by anything hot or cold. I was talking to a friend at work and she had the same problem when she had white fillings added. She said it settled down eventually but that it was a slog. Mine did settle eventually but when I next needed a filling I had silver ones put in (not real silver!) and they give me much less bother.
I am horrified that I have so many fillings as I never had any until I had DS and I only thought there was a problem with one tooth. Happily now (fingers crossed) I've not needed one for a while.

A UU for me. BS strawberry shower gel. WIBA?: No, too expensive for what it is. It was gifted to me by my neighbour as her DD couldn't use it and it has been a family effort to use it up. It was alright, just not great . I shall get my blissful body wash back out now and look forward to using that again

it was a normal filling I had last week after a bit broke off a back tooth(which did not hurt)I think there must be a crack affecting the nerve as i am getting pain in my bottom and top jaw even tho there are 2 missing teeth in the bottom that part is hurting:(it is worse after eating/cleaning teeth:(:(:(...need to brave the snow and go to dentist....at least is should not cost anymore as within the 2 month period of 1 charge

bohemianrose9

Hello all,

Ugh, am feeling rather ill atm and my face is really sore from snow/tissues. Think I might use up a moisturiser tonight at this rate!

Two Ins for me: Gliss Colour protect shampoo and conditioner. Only £1 each and I am currently running out of shampoo and only have crappy Aussie leave in conditioner left. So not too bad, I think!

footymadgal

karom wrote: »

2 INs to report:
2 x Time Delay Radiance Booster 50 ml - Used the £5 voucher, absolutely love this product that a friend introduced me to. I don't use foundation anymore and it is just great to wear with or without other make up. That makes it a total spend of £3.98 for 2 still cheaper than 1 full price.

I think I've got one of these stashed away. I think I'll get it out this week and start using it occasionally. Thanks for the inspiration .