No Buying Toiletries in Jan 2011 !!!!

mcculloch29

I was very, very good today. I was in Poundland, source of many a shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, deodorant, handcream and handwash in the past .. and I resisted the lot.

I did get a 'Durable' anti-bacterial hand-cleaning gel (large size pump bottle, it looks about 500 ml, but doesn't actually say). I keep this in the kitchen for quick disinfects, not sure if it counts as an in, as it's not exactly toiletries. I'd used up the one I had. It's very runny, I suspect it's probably near-pure rubbing alcohol. There was a website addy so I looked and it's very professional looking, also the product was very well packaged.

Good Grief ... I followed links and looked on Amazon, where it is £7.47, with a RRP of £12.69

Turtle

Ooh my swap arrived today, thank you Tara . So, that's 1 out and 6 ins:o. I am particularly looking forward to trying the Sanctuary scrub - it feels scrubby through the packet and the scrubbier the better for me .

Two UU today, my handcreams that I cut open in the last few days (both home and work) have been finished today. One was Boots Mediterranean lemon, rosemary and walnut. Bought it on offer for £1, it was lovely, would definitely BA, if they still sell it (and when it's needed ). The other was M&S coconut, I think this is only £1 as well, I love it so would definitely BA.

Race at the running club tonight - short one over 2.75 miles, came 3rd out of 7 ladies, 8th overall out of 14.

On a downer note, I chucked my mobile in the wash with my running stuff:mad:. Was only in there a minute as I drained the machine as soon as I realised, and is now drying out. Clutching at straws that it might work again, but totally gutted as it had some pictures of my bunny who's no longer with us :(:(

Fiasco55

I forgot to say in my last post that I also got 2 gift vouchers for that Xfoliate Feet company. The one where you put your feet in the fish tanks!! I am really looking forward to treating myself with it. Has anyone else tried it? & Does it work?

sunshineyday

Turtle, sorry about your phone, you could try setting it into a bowl of rice grains, they absorb moisture - I know someone who dropped her phone into a sink full of water and she used this trick to dry her phone out, xx

Catslovelycats

2 UUs to report!

I finished off some baby wipes - I use them to wipe down the window sills & such surfaces to use them up but counting them because they are technically toiletries that I just didn;t know how to get through!
WIBA: yes to do the same job but not for toiletry purposes! :rotfl:
Also finished off Tesco Finest ginger and pepper body souffle
It's lovely stuff, slightly creamier than BS butters, beautiful smell.
WIBA: yes if i needed body moisturiser (which I won't for a million years) but not sure if T still do it.

very pleased my UU figure now exceeds my IN figure again! :j

EssexHebridean

Turtle wrote: »

Ooh my swap arrived today, thank you Tara . So, that's 1 out and 6 ins:o. I am particularly looking forward to trying the Sanctuary scrub - it feels scrubby through the packet and the scrubbier the better for me .

Two UU today, my handcreams that I cut open in the last few days (both home and work) have been finished today. One was Boots Mediterranean lemon, rosemary and walnut. Bought it on offer for £1, it was lovely, would definitely BA, if they still sell it (and when it's needed ). The other was M&S coconut, I think this is only £1 as well, I love it so would definitely BA.

Race at the running club tonight - short one over 2.75 miles, came 3rd out of 7 ladies, 8th overall out of 14.

On a downer note, I chucked my mobile in the wash with my running stuff:mad:. Was only in there a minute as I drained the machine as soon as I realised, and is now drying out. Clutching at straws that it might work again, but totally gutted as it had some pictures of my bunny who's no longer with us :(:(

Try opening it up, battery out, sim card out, and leave it in its separate parts, then pop it in the airing cupboard for a good 3 - 4 days before you even TRY to turn it on again. You could try the bowl of rice trick too - I've heard good things about that method too. It's many a digital camera or memory card that has been salvaged by the siring cupboard trick though.

Lemon_Tree

fiasco, i would love to have that, but have never tried it and wouldn't know where to get it done to be honest.

mags i can't seem to use one thing up a week let alone a day. To be honest i think it's more likely i'll only use up 12 things this year. It's madness why don't things run out for me?

welshgirl78

Evening all, catslovely cats, glad other people use face wipes for things other than their intended purpose... I feel a little like I am cheating but hey ho, don't really use them on my face - I might save one pack for trips away etc but i have about 6!!

Other than that I UU a Simple Derma body lotion today, WIBA - nope, nothing wrong with it but nothing very right with it either!

Pinkstars I have copied and pasted your HG list for when i have used enough stuff up to go to Lush, you seem to like the sweetish things that I do like Breakfast scrub and Candy Cane bubble bar so I am def going to be trying the others - hope thats ok?

Catslovelycats

welshgirl78 wrote: »

Evening all, catslovely cats, glad other people use face wipes for things other than their intended purpose... I feel a little like I am cheating but hey ho, don't really use them on my face - I might save one pack for trips away etc but i have about 6!!

Did you succumb to a BOGOF offer or something? I did! A friend of mine uses her to clean her toilets with. Not sure I'd go that far, but they are good for rubbing down some general surfaces. A friend of mine at work uses them to wipe her hands and desk with! Hey, why not!?

footymadgal

Fiasco55 wrote: »

Continuing on the pink rose candle theme I have taken a bottle of my Issay Miyake perfume into work to live there. I always wear perfume and usually have some in my bag but having recently moved jobs, I now have some safe storage areas in work to leave things like this. It should also help get the old stash down too .

Well done you! Funnily enough I had a sort out of a drawer at work and I discovered that I've got 5 perfumes in there, admittedly three of which are miniatures/samples! I've also got a body spray which I use as a room spray and there's a full make up bag as well. It's a real home from home with my mini stash :rotfl:.

While I was typing emails at work today I couldn't help but think they would be a lot more interesting if I could add some of the smilies we use on here :rotfl:.