No Buying Toiletries in February Challenge

MoneyQueen

I have a UU to declare :j

Lush Strawberry feels forever massage bar. WIBA? Probably it was good and smelt nice but I think it didn't absorb very well so may buy it again in winter as it may be too much for summer and definitely not before I have finished with all other body butters/ lotions I have got

MQ

bunnykins

I have an In and a UU to declare

As mentioned earlier in the week I've decided to be very :money:and have bought the John Frieda Foam HD from S*drug and done my hair tonight. It's not turned out as well as I'd hoped as I'd bought a mid blonde and my hair has turned out what feels like very dark brown:eek::eek::eek:. I think it's just the shock though as I'm naturally a mid blonde and just wanted to hide the grey. I'm not used to seeing myself with such dark hair but I think it will be ok when I get used to it so a spend of £2.49 on the HD and a saving of £57.50 as I usually pay the hairdresser 60 quid for highlights to hide the grey:D:D:D

All this and I'll bet no-one at work even notices tomorrow :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'm not going to amend my in's or UU's in my sig as I think these cancel each other out - hope this is ok????????

rachel84

Another uu this mornn=ing Trevor Sorbie Firm Hold Hairpray-love this product but dont think they make it anymore, have replaced it with Trevor Sorbie Volumising Hairspray whih is nowhere near as good because its an aerosol as opposed to the pump spray on the old one

sarah*a

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Of course, I am a bit of a bag hound, not handbags, but nice shoppers. My son keeps putting them in the outhouse where I can't get to them easily. Thus I have to buy more.
Fairtrade Fortnight is coming up at the end of the month and Tesco do a very nice Fairtrade cotton shopper with soft padded handles. They also did a lovely Orla Kiely bag in autumny colours around Christmas. Wasn't Fairtrade though.

I'm a shopper stasher too - bought two of the Boots Gorgeous ones over the last week (the ones with the bright pink insides) as they are reduced to £2 I have bags everywhere but still forget to take them when I go shopping :rotfl:

lilly1972 wrote: »

going to watch Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior hope its as good as Criminal minds not happy that AJ Cook left and now Paget Brewster is going as well there will be nobody left before long. anyway have a good night ladies.

I'm just watching Series 4 of Criminal Minds now - what channel is the new one on? Though if everyone is leaving is it worth it? Mind you I thought that when Mandy P left

A couple of UU's and IN's for me:

UU's
Covergirl Lip Balm - WIBA? Well - not strictly a lip balm this was a top coat but was so softening that I've been using it as a lipbalm. I would buy it again but I wouldn't know where - got these in a joblot of 6 on eBay for pennies a couple of years ago - this was the last one BS Cranberry Joy has replaced it as my bedroom lipbalm.
Timotei Cherry & Cotton Conditioner for Coloured Hair - WIBA? Yes - does the job, smells lovely.

IN's
3 Packs Boots Cucumber Wipes - I actually bought 6 packs as there's an offer glitch - so got 6 for £3.97 but one pack has gone in the travel wash bag, one in the gift cupboard for DD and one in the doggy cupboard so I'm only declaring 3 and I only bought them for when DD is here in hope she will actually take her make-up properly :rotfl:
Olay Regenerist 7ml sample - I don't feel left out now mine is here :rotfl:

My S&G Clean On Me is spluttering so will probably need a cleanser next week - will probably go for Aldi Lacura - or may have a rummage through DD's stash and find one she's abandoned

Have a good Friday :cool:

ma-ri-ella

oh i have an "in" boots sent me a 5 off a 20 spend voucher. must not use must not use...was thinking i could get some essentials but the only essentials i need is deoderant and i dont need 20 quids worth!! i also got a £1 off always voucher and they do packets of pantyliners for 1.10? so will cost me 10p for a packet makes me happier after i think i binned my giftcard i had a few weeks ago..good to see everyones doing okay the half price nspa stand at work has been moved so that it is right next to me and people keep on coming up sniffing the bottles and saying how good they smell!! darn temptation! i will resist all offers

lizziebabe

lilly1972 wrote: »

i have a IN but i did not pay for it it came in the post no idea where it came from its only a sample of Olay Regenerist flawless skin cream 7ml. something else to add to the list.

Hi everyone :wave:

I had this (Olay) as a freebie on Tuesday - but not an IN as I didn't pay for it.

OUT - It is DD's birthday next Tuesday - she is in Liverpool now having got a new job. I sent her a shoe box of goodies including a Brand new unopened lipsalve and BS banana shampoo and conditioner from my stash as I know she loves those.


Oh forgot to say I used the Batiste dry shampoo the other day - it smelled lovely but had to make sure I brushed it all out very well as it made me look grey(er) Ha Ha! Anyway was very pleased with it - Thanks to all who recommended it. I used the new Brit one,
Still reading thru all the pages as have been working a bit more recently and not had the time to read.

Keep up the good work :T

bohemianrose9

bunnykins wrote: »

I have an In and a UU to declare

As mentioned earlier in the week I've decided to be very :money:and have bought the John Frieda Foam HD from S*drug and done my hair tonight. It's not turned out as well as I'd hoped as I'd bought a mid blonde and my hair has turned out what feels like very dark brown:eek::eek::eek:. I think it's just the shock though as I'm naturally a mid blonde and just wanted to hide the grey. I'm not used to seeing myself with such dark hair but I think it will be ok when I get used to it so a spend of £2.49 on the HD and a saving of £57.50 as I usually pay the hairdresser 60 quid for highlights to hide the grey:D:D:D

I used this stuff and got a real shock as it was blonde on the packet and turned my hair brown!! Luckily I quite liked it, but it was so different from the colour shown that I don't think many people will be rebuying this stuff.

mcculloch29

I've been posting toiletries reviews on Amazon in the hope they would offer me some in their Vine Voice review scheme (I get offered stuff for free if I review it.). Well, no toiletries, but from the Health and Beauty section I got offered a lot of baby stuff.
I've just ordered 72 nappies to be sent to my niece for her 9 mo. old daughter. Last month she got a pack of disposable changing mats which have made explosive nappies a lot easier to deal with (apologies if you are eating reading this.)

For me though, woo-hoo I have this arriving from this month's newsletter-:j :j :j :money: :money::j:j:jhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004J33VVE
It's a Hoover wet and dry cleaner. I have a Hetty, which is absolutely fantastic, but I haven't owned a wet and dry since I had one of the first Vax's 25 years ago.
Reminds me of my brother who is a bit of a tidy freak. A favourite family story is how he rang up his father in law who was overseeing a house move for him and asked him if he would Hoover the patio for him ...

Back to topic, I'm on using the Regenerist freebie. I see the instructions say to 'apply liberally'.
I hate cynical instructions like that, designed to get us to use more product than we really need to.:mad:

Anyone over a certain age, will remember that shampoo bottles always carried the instruction to 'rinse and repeat'. There's absolutely no need to ever do this, it was just a cynical ploy to get us to use more - and therefore, buy more. These days I wash very thoroughly with between 5 and 7 ml of shampoo per wash and it's always squeaky clean.

minerva_windsong

OUT in this morning's bath - Lush Frog Prince bath ballistic. WIBA? Probably not as I felt it didn't really smell of much, which was quite disappointing as the description (jasmine and vanilla) sounded really lovely. It did make the water a fantastically bright green though!

ETA: Absinthe Fairy, when are you moving to London? I'm moving there myself in April as my work contract is due to end soon. Agree with juliebunny though that you will notice your skin gets dirtier, I always feel like I need a proper scrub and to wash my hair when I come back from visiting my boyfriend there because of all the pollution compared to my little Lancashire village! Also some of your products may work differently due to the hard water so be aware of that.

bargainbetty wrote: »

Which side of town are you moving to? I'm down in the South East, but work in Central, so if you are new in town I'd be happy to recommend places/stuff!

If you've been here a thousand times, I'll slink back under my rock and carry on exfoiliating madly.....

I'm going to be living in South East London (zone 2/3) but hopefully working in Central, so could I have some recommendations too please? I do go down there a lot but tips are always much appreciated!

rosemary54

dont want to lead anyone astray:rotfl:BUT BS have an offer from 12 till 2 today for a free coconut body butter if you spend £10 and put fridaytreat in the coupon box.....I went through the link and there was also a free hand cream if you spent £25 so suppose you would get both?....i dont think I will do it as got soooo many body butters but do like the coconut one:)