No Buying Toiletries in Jan 2011 !!!!

dippykitty

Count me in too! I've had a clearout of what's blatantly out of date or hasn't been used in six months so I'm a few items lighter but not much in the grand scheme of things.

To give me a real motivation boost, I'm going to list my stash and cross them off as they get used up so I can see how I'm going so bear with me! This is what I'm starting 2010 with:

Face Masks
Boots Cucumber tube
The Body Shop Tea Tree tub

Face Wash
The Body Shop Tea Tree bottle x 1.5
Superdrug Tea Tree & Peppermint bottle x 2

Cleanser
Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel combined

Shampoo
Herbal Essences shampoo
Boots Essentials conditioner
Dove combined x5
Alberto Balsam shampoo x4
Alberto Balsam conditioner x4

Deodorant
Nivea roll-on
Sanex roll-on
Sure spray x2

Hand cream
Boots
The Body Shop

Body scrubs
Avon x4

Moisturiser
Small sample tube of Clinique
Simple x2

Body spray
Charlie x2
Impulse x3

Perfume
Loulou
Lacoste
The Body Shop

Lip Balm
Tesco
Boots
Vaseline

No obvious category
The Body Shop Skin Clearing Lotion x 2


If I buy anything new in these categories before everything on the list is gone, please give me a big virtual slap!

sunshineyday

Hi everyone,

I'm back in again this year and I'm determined to be a lot better at this challenge this time :rotfl:,

Wishing everybody a Happy New Year with lots of pampering, xx

mineallmine

Evening all.

Thanks for the new thread. My stash was also boosted by the S&G tote! Plus buying my holy grail favourite cleanser today as there was a Clarins gift with purchase offer. Now it's time to stick to the plan, as much as I can. I'm a work in progress.:o Since starting this challenge in January 2010 things are a bit better.


mineallmine's plan
The plan is to avoid buying the following for either 6 or 3 months - with my stash on the right hand side:

No need to buy anything below for 6 months:
No foundation - Bourjois; Tesco x2; Collection 2000 x2; Clinique; Laura Geller, Sleek.
No bronzer or blusher - Elf x2, Elf kit, Clarins, MUA, MUA pink blush, Laura Geller.
No moisturiser - Clarins SPF; BS seaweed x3; Nivea; Nivea soft x2; Clarins sample; Clinique x2; L’Oreal; Clarins red; Clarins blue; Clarins multiactive.
No face masks - Elemis; Clarins; Mudd.
No body butter - Body Shop x2, Nivea, Palmers x2, Avon, S&G x 2. Clarins, Elemis.
No bath or shower gel - Radox smoothies x4, Champneys, Avon candy, S&G, Nivea.
No body scrub - S&G x2.
No hand cream - S&G, Nivea, Elemis, Aveeno, Clarins. No nail polish - I have loads!

No need to buy anything below for 3 months:
Things here I use up/need replacing regularly eg mascara:
No mascara - Rimmel volume flash, Clarins sample
No eyemake up or pencils - loads!
No cleanser - Clarins extra comfort x 2.5; Clarins extra gentle x 1.5.
No eye make up remover - L’Oreal gentle; Botanics; Clinique.
No exfoliant - Dermologica microexfoliant; Dermologica cream exfoliant; S&G, Clarins.
No lip gloss - Rimmel bubblegum flavour(!), S&G, Superdrug

Night all. :A

The_Dragon

I'm back in again I sent Dr Dragon to get shampoo from Boots today so I didn't get tempted :rotfl:

Babafette

Evening ladies...it's nice to see so many newbies and so many familiar names.

I've not posted here in a long time after a very difficult year. I'm just getting over bronchitis/chest infection, but wanted to wish everybody a Happy New Year. :beer:

I'm still participating in the challenge although my progress has stalled slightly; I've not really been buying new products, but pampering has not been my top priority of late and I therefore haven't made much of a dent in my stash. However, I shall be doing my very best to stay on the straight and narrow and will update further another day.

I'm so pleased to be among like-minded people who understand my strange addiction to toiletries!

Cheers all.

lynseydee

I decided to pamper myself yesterday and have a soak in the bath with some of my bath oil (thought I might have gotton round to finishing it but there was more left that I thought ). When I went to get it out of the cupboard I saw some bath pearls I'd forgotton I had and it got me to wondering how do I use them. I didn't know if any of you had used something like this before and be able to point me in the right direction.

pinkfluffybabe

I've seen this challenge around the forum for a while now and thought it was the kind of thing I could never accomplish but my drawer of goodies is now brimming with lots of gifts and sale bargains so I reckon it's time to get serious.

My biggest issue is special offers: I always stock up whether I need to or not. So I'm going to try to avoid even browsing. I have plenty of everything to get me through January so it's time to go cold turkey and pledge not to spend.

Fingers crossed.

Fiasco55

Just a quick post to say that I am back in for another month. I have to post my UUs on my holiday and also my INs (Christmas prezzies :whistle: well mainly). Will do so and update sig and repost my slighty less scary inventory.

Happy New (money saving) Year Ladies and good luck in this challange.

BBTHREE

Hi All

I am in again. I have pretty much managed to stick to this for a full year, and will continue.

As well as the obvious decluttering and moneysaving, the biggest thrill for me was actually on xmas day.

Normally when I get gift sets for xmas much as I love them, theres a little voice in my head saying 'Oh God not more, where will I put them, when will I use them etc', but this year I have truly appreciated every single one, as it was a real treat to get some new goodies to pamper myself with.

Good Luck Everyone.

akh43

I'm in again as well, 1 year since I started this challenge. Stash has reduced by quite a bit, at least 2 small storage crates worth, still have approx 7/8 small crates left, but I am slowly reclaiming the bottom of my wardrobes back!!!

Quite a few use-ups in December, most of which I would not buy again.

Only ins in the last few weeks were hair dye (on offer and had mocs) colour my hair every 6-8 weeks so use quite a bit so always buy some when on offer as wouldn't be MSE to wait until I ran out and then pay full price, some showergel bought for DD's christmas stocking (not sure whether this counts as it was an in that went straight out) and my 2nd fav perfume, Kenzo flowers, that my DD and DS bought me for Christmas, saved me buying it myself.

Went in Boots the other day, just to look at the sale, came out without spending a penny, must be a first time for the boots christmas sale.