No Buying Toiletries in December Challenge

tara747

Help - have just seen the Elemis QVC thread on Grabbit, I am trying hard to resist!!!!

sunshineyday

tara747 wrote: »

Help - have just seen the Elemis QVC thread on Grabbit, I am trying hard to resist!!!!

I couldn't resist this one and joined up online and ordered it, a few weeks ago I didn't even know what TSV meant and never tuned into QVC, I fear I'm doomed now!!!:eek:

Fiasco55

Evening ladies. I am back from my holiday and straight in for this month's challange. I have loads of UU's to report but also some INs to admit too. So much for my good intentions. I will post my updated list tomorrow as I am off to bed to try and get rid of the jet lag. Night!

scubaangel

No ins or uu's yet this month but I'm reporting the acquisition of a Telegraph Body Shop voucher...but I didn't pay for the paper and I plan to use the voucher for my work secret Santa gift.:A

Just need to avoid the tempting goodies for sale while I choose the SSGift.

roshydoshy

morning ladies I hope you all had a good weekend
one UU for me this morning - Aussie 3 Minute Miracle conditioner - WIBA NO! I am pretty sure that they have changed the formula for this but I didn't buy it, got sent it to trial so it seems to imply that they must have changed the recipe! Glad to get rid of it, as even when leaving it on for longer lengths of time, it only moisturises the same as a cheap conditioner and now I have discovered my TIGI I won't be parting with it again!
On a brighter note, since living back at my parents, I've been leaving my TIGI stuff in the bathroom but had moved it into the cupboard last week - my dad come in to me yesterday lunch time and asked for it by name - what have I done, converted him into a shampoo snob!! He's now decided that he doesn't want to use anything else, which I guess is quite amusing!

Have a good day ladies, try and stay away from the grabbit board as I am!!! (p.s. thats a hint - PLEASE don't tempt me any more to go and have a nosey on it!! ) xx

MinniMe_2

morning all - I was just about to hit reply on the November thread!! ops!

Am sooo in for December!

UU this weekend.....
Nice and Easy Mahogany - WIBA? probably if on offer, its an OK colour and easy to use
Toni & Guy brunnett conditioner - WIBA? nope, not worth it for the price of it
clarins body resue - WIBA? nope, nothing special for teh price.

I also painted finegr and toe nails last night

Oh and put 10 beauty items on ebay - stuff that has either been hanging round for too long or stuff I wont use!

Am feeling very motivated about all this this month

tara747

sunshineyday wrote: »

I couldn't resist this one and joined up online and ordered it, a few weeks ago I didn't even know what TSV meant and never tuned into QVC, I fear I'm doomed now!!!:eek:

I switched off the PC and went to bed, it was hard but I am glad I did! So tempting...

roshydoshy wrote: »

morning ladies I hope you all had a good weekend
one UU for me this morning - Aussie 3 Minute Miracle conditioner - WIBA NO! I am pretty sure that they have changed the formula for this but I didn't buy it, got sent it to trial so it seems to imply that they must have changed the recipe! Glad to get rid of it, as even when leaving it on for longer lengths of time, it only moisturises the same as a cheap conditioner and now I have discovered my TIGI I won't be parting with it again!
On a brighter note, since living back at my parents, I've been leaving my TIGI stuff in the bathroom but had moved it into the cupboard last week - my dad come in to me yesterday lunch time and asked for it by name - what have I done, converted him into a shampoo snob!! He's now decided that he doesn't want to use anything else, which I guess is quite amusing!

Have a good day ladies, try and stay away from the grabbit board as I am!!! (p.s. thats a hint - PLEASE don't tempt me any more to go and have a nosey on it!! ) xx

I agree about 3MM, it's not as good as it used to be (still good but not worth the extra ££s).

LOL @ your dad, did you let him use it? :eek: I wouldn't waste my expensive shampoo on a man lol. Or maybe I'd tell him to buy more when it's finished, see how much he likes it then lol.

roshydoshy

Oh he's requesting it now by name - the Tigi Rockstar one! Although he did come out with "I think it's the sulphate free shampoo that is doing wonders for my scalp, and the conditioner is good too." I wish I had recorded it! I didn't realise he had been using it until it went back in the cupboard - imagine a big builder, in his gruff Galway accent (It seems if my friend's dads said it in our local English accent it wouldn't be so funny as they always seem to embrace the grooming - like Beckham - but my dad is more along the lines of rugged farmer lol), it just doesn't sound like what should come out of his mouth! Well I know what to get him for Christmas now lol

I forgot I had another UU today, a Mitchum deo WIBA Yes its pleasant and does the job!x

Fiasco55

So as promised here is my updated list. In red is the item I finished on holiday and in purple is my IN's. In justification the majority of INs were GWP and a few freebies. I only bought Clinique dramatically different lotion, Clinique clartiifing lotion and facial soap. I also couldn't resist Fascinating by Ferragamo and a new night cream - No7 which was recommended in Good Housekeeping last month.

Haircare

Tigi Bed Head Manipulator 350ml Shampoo x2 (3/4 full)
Tigi Bed Head Manipulator 200ml Conditioner x 2 (2/3 full)
Tigi Bed Head Dumb Blonde 750ml (1/2 full)
Tigi Catwalk Sexed up Shampoo 350ml (1/2 full)
Tigi Catwalk Sexed Up Conditioner 200ml (3/4 full)
Tigi Catwalk Sexed Up Body Building Tonic 200ml
Andrew Collinge Weightless Volume Conditioner 250ml x2
Fudge Colour Lock Conditioner 300ml
L C 2 Colour Care Shampoo 250ml x2 (one ¾ empty)
Ultra Swim Shampoo 200ml (1/2 full)
Ultra Swim Conditioner 200ml (1/2 full)
Phil Smith Big It Up Shampoo 250ml
John Frieda Smooth Start Shampoo 250ml
Louise Galvin Volumising Shampoo 300ml x 2 HG
Louise Galvin Volumising Conditioner 300ml
John Frieda Shape and Shine Hair Spray 250ml (1/2 full)
Toni & Guy Volumising Spray 200ml (3/4 full)
Gum Volumising Mousse 300ml
Gum Hairspray 400ml (2/3 used)
Nicky Clarke Mousse 200ml (3/4 used)
Biosilk silk Therapy 50mls
L’Oreal Root Lift Mousse 200ml x3 (1 is 1/2 full)
L’Oreal Invisi’spray 250ml (2/3 empty)
Superdrug Hairspray 75ml
Toni & Guy Texture Paste 75ml
Batiste Dry Shampoo 150ml x 2
Charles Worthington Dry Shampoo 150ml (1/2 full)
Lee Stafford Matt Fat Powder 10g
Nicky Clarke Highlights Cream x 42 tubes 40 tubes
Boots Dry Shampoo 250mls (1/2 full)

Haircare Minis

Batiste Dry Shampoo 50ml
Toni & Guy Fix it Hairspray 50ml (1/2 full) x2
John Fredia Thicken Shampoo 50ml
John Fredia Thinking Conditioner 50ml
John Fredia Sheer Blonde Shampoo 50ml
John Fredia Frizz Ease Shampoo 50ml (3/4 used)
Ultra Swim Shampoo 50ml (1/2 full)
Ultra Swim Conditioner 50ml (1/2 full)
Tigi Bed Head Texture Paste 50ml
Charles Wortherton Volume Mousse 50ml
Toni & Guy No Kinks Smoothing Balm 50ml
Toni & Guy Detox It Shampoo 50ml (Sputtering)
Toni & Guy Frizz smoothing shampoo 50ml
Toni & Guy Frizz smoothing conditioner 50ml
John Fredia Shape and Shine Hairspray 50ml (1/2 full)
John Fredia Sheer Blonde Gleam Creme 25ml

Bodycare

St Tropez Bronzing Mist 240ml x 2 (1/2 full)
Johnsons Shower & Shave 250ml x 3 4 (1 is 3/4 used)
Roc Self Tan 150ml (1/2 full)
S & G Body Wash 500ml
Gillette Satin Care Shave Gel 200ml
The Sanctuary Body Lotion 250ml (1/2 full)
Sanex Deodorant 250ml
Sure Crystal Deodorant 250ml x3
Right Guard Deodorant 250ml
Sally Hanson Airbrush Legs 75mls
Pretty Polly Leg Shimmer 150ml
Fake Bake Body Moisturiser 170ml (1/2 full)
Fake Bake Body Polish 170ml
Elle Macpherson Body Butter 200ml
Oasis Body Mist 100ml
Armani Code Body Lotion 200ml
Sure Crystal roll on
M & S self tan corrector wipes x2
The Sanctuary self tan corrector wipe
Burts Bees Foot Lotion 150ml (1/2 full)
Burts Bees Body Lotion 250ml
Perlier Body Cream 200ml
Elle Macpherson Foot Butter 150mls
Elle Macpherson Travel Wipes pack
The Sanctuary Body Oil 250ml (1/2 full)
Soft and Gentle Anti stress deodorant (spluttering)
Simple roll on deodorant (spluttering)
Pretty Polly Bronzed leg gloss
Avalon Organic Deodorant roll on
Clinique Sparkle Skin Body Exfoliating Cream 75mls
Jasper Conran Body Lotion 100mls x 2
Clarins Body Lotion 100ml
Imperial Leather Shower Cream Jojoba & Vitamin E 250ml x 2
Johnsons Baby Powder
Elle Macpherson Body Scub Soap Bar
Decleor Body Scrub 250mls (3/4 used)

Bodycare Minis

St Tropez Body Polish 60ml (1/2 full)
Johnsons Shower & Shave 50ml (3/4 used)
Johnsons Body Lotion 50ml (3/4 used)
Johnsons holiday body lotion 50ml (1/2 full)
D & G Light Blue Body Gel 50ml
The Sanctuary Exfoliating Body 50ml (1/2 full)
No7 Body Polish 50ml
No7 Body Lotion 50ml
St Tropez Body Lotion 60ml
Malibu Clear Scale Protector 50ml
Cowshed Cheeky Cow Body Cream 20ml x 2
Cowshed Knackered Cow Foam Bath 20ml (1/2 full)
Elle Macpherson Pulse Point 8ml
Sure Women Biorhythm Anti-perspirant 35mls x 7 x 4
Vaseline Lip Therapy Pocket Size
Te Tao Body Lotion 75ml (1/2 full)
Gillette Satin Care Shave Gel 75ml
Next Body Lotion 30ml
Clinique Sparkle Skin Body Exfoliating Cream 30mls
L’Occitane Foot Cream 30ml
Origins Body Souffl! 20mls
Tan Towel
Nivea Q10 Body Firming lotion freebie x 2
L’Occitane Cleaning Cloths Freebies x 4



Dental

Listerine Mouthwash 500ml x 3
Listerine Mouthwash 95ml x2
Listerine Mouthwash 200ml
Colgate total 25mls x 2
Handy Tooth Clean set
Rembrandt Dazzling Gel
Dental Sticks
Blanx Classic Toothpaste x 8 9 (1 is ¾ used)

Hand & Nail

Quickies Nail Polish remover wipes
S & G Hand Food 125ml x 2
Cowshed Hand cream and wash set 300mls
Cath Kidson Hand cream and wash set 300mls
Atrixo Hand Cream 150ml (1/2 full)
L’Occitane Nail & Cuticle Cream 15ml
Studio 35 Nail Polish Remover 250mls (3/4 used)
Orly Smudge Fixer 22ml (1/2 used)
Healthy Hoof cream 28g (1/2 full)
Natural Nail Polish Remover 250ml
Nails Inc a & e Protein Treatment 10ml
Nails Inc Polish Paris/South Molten St x 3 (1 ½ used)/Wimbledon final(1/2 used)/Covent Garden/Floral St x3/Henley/Tate/serpentine party/Leicester sq x 2/Albert bridge top coat x 3/Notting hill/st James/Victoria/ Jermyn St
17 hot stuff/peacock white (spluttering)/nightshade
OPI peace baby
Rimmel hot gossip (1/2)/silver bullet (1/2)/purple rain/top coat/fuel/Bling
Sephora angels (spluttering)
Jessica elegance/bling bling/top coat (spluttering)/base coat
No 7 Coconut Ice (1/2 used), Beanie
M & S wild plum/purple rain/lavender(1/2)/ shocking pink

Fragrance

Clarins Tranquillity 100mls (spluttering)
Banana Republic Classic 50mls (1/2 full)
Narciso Rodriguez for her 100mls (¾ full)
Jasper Conran 100ml (2/3 used) & 30mls unopened
Armani Code 50ml
Mont Blanc Presence 30ml
Rochas 30 mls (unopened & a gift so no idea of the smell)
Kenneth Cole Black 50ml
Lulu Guinness 100ml
Issey Miyake 50ml x 2 (1 is 3/4 full)
Davidoff Echo 30mls
D & G Light Blue 50ml
CK Obsession 7ml freebie
Armani sensi 7ml freebie
Clinique happy freebie x 2
Clinique happy to be freebie
Alfred Sung Forever freebie
L’Occitane Neroli freebie (1/2 used)
Clinique Aromatics Elixer freebie
Penhaligon’s Lavandula freebie
L’Occitane Verbena freebie (1/2 used)
CK Truth Freebie
Clinique happy heart freebie
Fascinating Night By Ferragamo 50mls

Face Skin Care

Clinique Self Tan for the face 50mls
Clinique Eye Make Up Remover 30mls (1/2 full) & 60ml
Clinique Foaming Cleanser 30mls
Clinique Liquid Facial Soap (spluttering) HG Product
Clinique Clarifying Lotion (spluttering)
Decleor Clay Mask 50ml (1/2 full)
Molton Brown Snowclay Mask 75ml
EA Skin Simple Cleanser/toner 50ml
Clinique 7 day scrub cream 50ml x 2
Joey Pore Minimiser 35g
Clinique Take the day off 50mls (1/2 full)
Clinique Clarifying Lotion 8ml freebie
No7 Exfoliator 15ml
Clinique Turn Around 15ml
EA Skin Simple Pore mark 30g
Bliss Sleeping Peel Mask
Ultimaii eye Mask (1/2 full)
Clinique Pore Minimiser 30ml
Sen Cleansing foam freebie
Clarins Beauty Flash Balm 50ml (3/4 used)
N07 Beauty Serum 30ml (3/4 used)
Clinique Daytime Shield 50ml (3/4 used)
EA Skin Simple Moisture Lotion 50mls x 2 3 (1 is ¾ used)
Clinique Dramatically Different 30 mls
Clinique Turn Around renewer freebie
No 7 P & P eye cream 15ml x 1 2(1 is Spluttering)
Olay Aqua physics night cream 50ml (1/4 used)
Champneys Facial wipes pack x 2
Elemis Cleanser 200ml
Elemis Toner 200ml
No 7 P & P Day cream 50ml
EA Skin Simple Eye Cream 15ml x 2
Nivea Night Cream 50ml
Elemis Day Cream 20ml
Clarins Eye Contour Balm 20ml
Olay Aqua physics eye cream 15ml
Clarins Instant Smooth 15ml
Skin Doctors Overnight Zip Zapper x 3 (1 spluttering)
Clarins Blemish Control 15ml
Clinique Blemish Night treatment Gel 15ml (Spluttering)
Clinique Spot Treatment Gel freebie
Tweezerman Brow gel x 2 (1 ½ used)
Clarins Hydra Quenching Lotion freebie
Clinique City Block Cream 20mls
Clinique Self Sun Face Bronzer 15ml (1/2 used)
Clinique Repairwear Eye Cream 5ml x 2 (1 is ½ used)
Next Lip Balm
Chap Stick
Clarins Self Tanning gel freebie
No7 P & P Day cream 15ml mini
Barielle Am Puffy Eye Cream 30ml (1/2 used)
Elemis SOS Cream Freebie
No7 Facial Wipes
Nivea Facial Wipes
Phillosphy The Promise 30mls
No 7 Balanced Results Night Cream 50mls
N0 7 P & P Beauty Serum 5mls
No 7 P & P Lift & Luminate Day Cream 10mls
Clinique Clarifying Lotion 200mls & 400mls
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturiser 125mls
Clinique Liquid Soap 200mls x 2

Make UP

Primers, Correctors, Foundations, Concealers & Powders
Clinique Super Balanced Fair Foundation (1/2 full)
Clinique Super Balanced Ivory Foundation x 2 (1 is ½ full)
Clinique Superfit Neutral Foundation x 2 (1 is ½ full)
Too Faced Primer
Prescriptives Flawless Skin Concealer (3/4 used)
Clinique Superpowder Matt Ivory x 2
Joey Clear Oil Blotting Powder
Bobby Brown Creamy Concealer Porcelain
Clinique pen concealer neutral fair

Mascaras

Lancôme Hypnose
Clinique High Impact Mini freebie x3 & 2 full size
No 7 Extreme length Iridescent Sapphire

Blushers & Bronzers

Diane Von Furstenberg Cream Blush Barley (Sputtering)
Clinique Mocha pink blush
Fake Bake Bronzer Kit
Mac Bronzer
Clarins Bronzer Duo
Clinique Bronzer

Lip Gloss

Clinique Glosswear for lips duo Lunar Ice/Cosmic Pink
Clinique Glosswear for lips duo Berry Flirt/Angel Pink
Clinique Glosswear for lips duo whisper/Roar
Clinique Glosswear for lips Sunshine x 2
Clinique Glosswear for lips Crystal
Clinique Glosswear for lips Play-full plump
Clinique Glosswear for lips Kiss fly
Clinique Glosswear for lips duo ???
Clinique Glosswear for lips Glamourful
Channel Bubble Plum (love this)
No 7 High Shine Lip Gloss


Lipstick/Lip Liner

Channel Lotus Rouge
Clinique rose aglow x 3
Clinique Very Berry
Clinique Blushing Nude
Clinique Lip Quad extreme pink/wow violet/creamy pink/pink spice
Prescriptives Lip trio sepia/pansy/mulberry with matching lip gloss
Ted Baker lippy Kit
Urban Decay Lip liner Perversion
Clinique shy x 3
Clarins nude
Clinique Nude (sputtering)

Eyeshadows

Lancôme 9 shades pallet
Clinique duo mystic/whisper
NYX Smokey Eye pallet
NYX Caribbean Collection
Clinique Lot-a-lilac
Clinique Blackberry frost
Clinique Sweet Nothing
Clinique Crushed Plum
Clinique Sugarberry
Per Una Midnight
Clinique Be mine duo
Clarins Quad
Per Una Light ocean trio
Per Una Crush
Hard Candy Pallet
Pout Pallet
No 7 Stay Perfect Eyeshadow Truffle

Brow & Eyeliners

Clinique cream shaper for the eyes Egyptian x 3
Clinique cream shaper for the eyes duo sable/mink
Clinique quickliner really black
Autography brow pencil
L’Oreal brow pencil (1/2 used)
No7 brow pencil x 2
No 7 Eye liner brown

missfit_2

Hey Ladies. Hope you are all keeping well. Not had much chance to post lately as have been super busy with one thing or another. I have so far managed to avoid spending any money on toiletries in December and did quite well only spending £15 last month. Unfortunately this month I have a few more-expensive necessary spends – face powder, mascara and touch! !clat are about to run out. I usually use Benefit powder (dandelion) and mascara. Does anyone have any cheaper recommendations or a good alternative for touch! !clat? I’ve been stuck in a make-up rut so would be good to try something new. Stay warm!