No Buying Toiletries in December Challenge

mcculloch29

It's a fortnight now since my first post here and I've not bought a thing in the conventional toiletries line. I have bought a hair colourant, but then I got complimented on my current colour the other day, so I'll put off using that for a while I think. It's my intention to get to Jan 10th without buying anything and then I'll review, but I'm fairly certain I can get to March 1st without needing to buy anything.
I've got two half-used Lush shampoo bars that I know will last a couple of months.

To stretch out the shower gels I'm using unwanted bubble bath on a body puff, and I've also earmarked the spare bubble bath to replace handwash when that runs out. For days when I know I won't be going out (usually 2 a week - I mostly work from home) I've decided that the moisturisers without a spf will be fine.

trudij

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas !!! Ive got a few spluttering things, but nothing on the edge of finishinhg just yet. I do know that I have a Ted Baker set going under the tree for tomorrow, and putting the rest of the presents out I also have something that looks suspiciously like a BS butter or a scrub. ( bet 5p that its a flavour that I dont like!!!! )

take care everyone
x

InaPickle

That's really good going, QONMW: well done! :T

Here's what I've used up/given away:

Used since start of challenge:

Faith in Nature face and body scrub (used)
No7 day cream (used)
No7 night cream (used)
6 x Corsdyl daily mouthwash
5 x Sensodyn pro-enamel
Large tube Bath and Body Works lime and verbena body lotion (used)
Big tub Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Tree Body Moisturiser (used)
2 x Mitchum deodorants
Vaseline intensive care for hands (used)
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion (large) (used)
Neutrogena anti-ageing hand cream (used)
Clinique Super Rescue Antioxidant Moisturiser (30ml sample)
Simple cleanser
1 Lacuna night cream
Bodyshop passion fruit face wash (used)
Ralf Lauren Sport (used)
1 Lacuna day cream (used)
1 Liz Earle Protect and Polish Cleanser (used)
1 Body Shop Passion Fruit Body Scrub (used)
1 x small Vaseline hand cream (in use)
1 x Kerastase shampoo
1 Lacuna hand cream (used)
2 x Elvive protein shampoo
1 x Elvive conditioner
Bottle of Nivea visage gentle cleansing lotion (used)
1 Lacuna night cream (used)
1 Garnier face moisturiser (used)

Given/thrown away:

Large bottle Cutex nail varnish remover (given away)
Small bottle Cutex nail varnish remover (spilled and thrown away)
Large bottle Cutex nail varnish remover (given away)
Random bottle 4 (given away)
Random bottle 5 (given away)
Large tube B & B works grape sickle body lotion (used)
Large Bodyshop watermelon body butter (used some, thrown out; gone off)
Small Next pear and blossom body cream (thrown out; shockingly bad)
1 x Neutrogena shampoo (given away)
Random bottle 1 (thrown away as spray broke on it and can‘t get to perfume)
2 x big bottles of Tresemme shampoo (given to friend)
1 x Tresemme shampoo (given away)
1 x big purple bottle of Sunsilk shampoo (given away)
1 x Body Shop Raspberry Body Scrub
1 x Body Shop Raspberry Body Butter
1 x Nivea Sun Cream (thrown away as too old)

I still have lots to go, but it's a good start.

Merry Christmas, all my toiletry-loving friends!

mcculloch29

Hello Trudi, you meet all the best people here, clearly! (It's And.)

Queen_of_NO_MATTER_WHAT

you've not done too bad yourself pickle

Merry Christmas to everyone, just looking at the online sales while I wait for the dinner to finish cooking.

More IN's to report - S&G full size daily smooth body butter, S&G full size body scrub, and S&G full size shower gel...also S&G mini's from a gift set: hand cream, scrub, shower gel, body butter and wipes...also (as I suspected) got £20 bodyshop voucher and some dior mini perfumes.

I got a gift voucher to Doctor Fish too, you put your feet in a tank of fish and they eat the dead skin, anyone tried it before? I' quite looking forward to it.

Anyone know if bodyshop gift vouchers can be spent online?

have a fab day everyone xx

trudij

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Hello Trudi, you meet all the best people here, clearly! (It's And.)

:j:j:jD'you know, I thought it might be when I saw the forum name - then I thought the world wouldnt be that small !! (thinks to self - oh heck,someone else I know now will know even more naughty habits!!) HI !!!!!! :money::money::money::money:

Ive just got two INs to report - my Ted Baker set (which Im really excited about and cant wait to start using!) and a BS orange body butter from my couisns - thankfully it wasnt a nut one (which I dont like much at all!) though I cant really smell oranges at all. I do need butter though, Ive got a fingerful of my trial size Love inc one left - probably wont do even an arm - and also about my arms and knees amount of a s&g one left - so just the right time to stop me raiding the BS sale !!!

Hope everyone is having a super Christmas day - and dont go going mad in the sales !!!!

xxxxxx

Lemon_Tree

Hope everyone is having a wonderful christmas with their friends and families.

I have some ins to report:
Sanctury Full size creme souffle, creamy body wash & foaming shower mousse
also 2 x tubs of cotton buds, Simple talc, tub acqueous cream.

As it's christmas i've decided to 'treat' myself to a new scrunchy from my stock and started a new Sanctury body wash. The Dove body wash will be heading to my sisters

The_Dragon

No ins for me so all I need to do is use up what I have!

mcculloch29

:money: :money: :money:I'm glad the body butter was one you could use Troods! I was pretty chuffed to see you posting, too, to say the least!
I asked my son for some facial creams and got my fave Olay stuff - Anti Wrinkle Classic lotion, cream and eye gel. I'm really delighted with the eye gel as sometimes my eyes do get a bit puffy with all the time I spend online (I work as an e-tutor so it's an occupational hazard).
Tomorrow I exchange presents with my daughter (who is also a Trudi). I'm going to tell her about this site. Unlike her Mum, she isn't really a forum-y person. but one never knows.

rosemary54

hope everyone has had a good day,am escaping from the tv(the royale fam...I can't stand it!!!!)DH bought me a lovely gold star box with Lush bath bombs in,smell lovely:):):):)
DS1 called from USA this morning ,seems Virgin put 3 plane loads of people onto 2 planes and just emailed certain ones inc him to say they had to re arrange :eek::eek::eek::eek:no compensation at all very bad,his mate flew home but had to go a roundabout route taking 18 hours to arrive today,DS is due on monday so will be having a 2nd Christmas day on wed when he is hopefully over jet lag!!!

wonder what Richard branson is doing for Christmas?????