No Buying Toiletries in Jan 2011 !!!!

roshydoshy

Morning all, hope you are all well!!

I have some UU....

Moringa mini body butter from BS (50ml) WIBA Yes it was nice but didn't seem to last long - probably 2/3 applications which is strange! I found the moringa spray body lotion so the coconut one has gone back in the stash whilst I use this!

I chucked out a mascara last night that I found and don't have a clue how old it is! :eek: I started to sort out my stash last night, I have one basket of toiletries, one basket of make up, but I did find 8 bottles of rimmel sunshimmer instant tan :eek: not good, I didn't realise I had stockpiled this :rotfl: I know what will be getting used up on my busy social schedule now!

I did chuck out numerous bits and bobs too and have been pretty ruthless but this sort out means that I can now focus on my different 'departments' and sort them out with ease when i have time and the inclination...

I also collected my nail varnishes into a make up bag, and have separated my bake up basket into cosmetics bags relating to the items - one for face, one for eyes, one for powders, one for lips etc. I will be putting these baskets out now so I will be motivated to use them up even more so than I am doing now!

This has freed up some boxes with lids (the ones that fit under the bed) so I think I will start to declutter my wardrobe over the next couple of weeks (it's hard as at the moment I am only getting one night a week at home, and no time at weekends ) and start to pack seasonal clothes away in these boxes IYSWIM.

I will also try and ebay some items as I still have not got around to doing this - I think I might need to book a couple of days off of work to sort this all out :undecided

Welcome newbies (i think I saw some )

Have a good day ladies x

Sophy

Happy birthday to our recent birthday girls!

Not UUs, but have had to bin a Lancome lipstick and a Lancome lipgloss that I found in a semi-abandoned make-up bag from a couple of years ago! They just looked... musty and unuseable. :rotfl: It is a pity though, another example of Pink Rose Candleness.

trudij

rosemary54 wrote: »

what's a rimmel adviser?

sounds rude to me.... :money:



welcome to the newbies - please join - some of us have been at it for over a year now :eek: so please also ignore us being cheeky to each other - sometimes i think we might scare people off.... (where did our pet man go??!!!) but we are lovely really :A

I am going to go have a 3rd go at collecting my boots order on my way to work in a while - it wasnt there when I went yesterday lunchtime (was meant to be there Tuesday) and i set off to go last night (was told after 5) I got halfway and my fuel light came on so I got scared.... :rotfl:

well done on all the use ups/left behinds/thrown aways !!!
(oh - and for anyone wondering about my bottom butter - its lovely,but very very thick, so ive been mixing a pea size blob with a couple of drops of my remaining vitamin e oil - and its grand )

will NEED to get some shampoo veyr very soon - Ive got about a cm left in each bottle (this is the shampoo ive been trying to buy almost as long as Ive been planning to re-confess my stash !!!!)

Kaz2904

Oh gawd, don't get me started on the cleaning products! I made elderflower champagne last year. The first batch was wonderful and the second was vinegar. I had 38 bottles of it too! I have been using them to descale everything in sight and cleaning the loos with it too when they get scaly. I'm down to 9 bottles (I think) left. It's overtaking my utility and making it a mess in there so I can't wait until it's gone.
Of for a lie down in a bit. Banged my head on a cupboard this morning and have a big lump and cut on it. I hadn't put on my face by then so at least I won't have to touch it to remove makeup later. Lordy, it hurt so much that I actually squeaked and proceded to hit the deck where I lay crying for a good few minutes before I could face going to check it in the mirror. Well, TBH, I couldn't actually let go of it before then. That's going to look good when I pick up DS from school later!
I got something in my eye last year and it ended up swelling up and gave me a black eye 2 days later, I got some looks for that too. Thankfully, we all chat at school so they know I'm just clumsy (I would like to blame sleep deprivation from working nights but broke my arm in a museum when I was a child and I didn't work nights then- snort!) rather than getting beaten up.
Am nearing the end of the botanics lotion. Shame, I like this. Will shop from my stash when it's gone though. I got my foot file out last night too and had a good session on them. Then moisturised them and went to bed. Can't wait to be able to line dry, I lurve line fresh bedding. Tumble drier will never match up to that will it?


ETA: Roshy, how about sorting the wardrobe in 15 minute bursts each day. Sort out what's going and what's staying. Then the stuff that's staying can go away and the rest can stay out. The next free moment, sort into chuck, charity and ebay piles. Chuck can go instantly (into recycling box), charity put in car/ by front door to remove from house next day and ebay can be started as soon as you have a chance.
When I ebayed a vast list of stuff, I got it all out, washed dried and ironed it, then I photographed it all. I then folded it all up and put it on our unused sofa. I spent the evening and the following evening listing it all. I got far quicker as I went along though. Then I just waited for the auctions to end. As soon as I had a bid on something, I wrapped it and put it into the envelope ready to post (Not sealed so I could check I was sending the correct item). As the auctions ended, I wrote out address labels and went to PO (after ensuring paypal was cleared first of course). I'm sure tara can give you some tips for ebaying though, she's earned shedloads

Bronnie

sofababe wrote: »

Good morning and welcome to the thread 2manybooks:wave:

The Vaseline Moisture Locking Body Lotion from USA is finally dead :j:j:j
It passed away last night after a long and drawn out death with me by its side :rotfl: It was actually rather good stuff, function wise, very moisturising, but oh my it was boring!!! It smelled like something you get on prescription, though it was supposed to be fragrance free. It certainly wasn't perfumed but it smelled rather like my son's Dermovate for his excema.

Know what you mean. We've got some M&S sun sprays that are anti-allergenic and fragrance free and they are just the same! Functional, but lacking that je ne sais quoi!

jmf76

Afternoon, Just getting over the giggles of seeing Gino cooking naked on This Morning to say I've another UU. M&S Almond Hand & Body Lotion WIBA Probably not - It was part of a set so not sure if I could get it on it's own and not that keen on the other bits in the pack. I did love the smell so will look for an equivalent.

roshydoshy

Thanks Kaz I have ebayed in the past so have my little system of doing it, it's just I have had no time at all since the Christmas break, like I mentioned, one evening a week and no weekends, so have to cram everything else into that little time space. I literally can't get 15 mins to do anything as something else pops up - it is all washed, pressed, folded just waiting to photograph it and upload - but its so mind numbingly boring I have no inclination to do it, nor do I fancy starting it at half 11 at night when I have to be up at 7

Oh well if i want the money I'm sure the time will make itself!x

prudencekitten

Bless me, Father Martin, for I have sinned.

In: 2 large Elnett hairsprays, special offer in Superdrug. Two John Frieda blow dry lotion, likewise. Two Nivea tinted moisturisers and one Nivea light moisturiser all half price at £1.95. One hair dye (but all essential, honest.)

Bronnie

Too good to miss (if you need it) :j

BS hemp hand protector 100ml for £4.30 (incl topcashback), delivered free. Usually £10

Please thank original poster

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3010390

Hazz

It's only been a day.. so much to read!

Welcome to the newbies of which I am one myself and so far I can say everyone has been very welcoming and supportive

I'm very tempted by BS strawberry holdall for only £14 incl. free del. but so far I haven't succumed. Don't know if it will last though, I have to keep telling myself I really don't need it I just received my S&G fantasic value bundle and have so much of this plus other BS items to get through.

No UU's to report, my hbm shampoo and conditioner are both hanging on in there annoyingly as I have lined up S&G Glad hair day and hair supply to use next... ho hum i'll get there eventually.