No Buying Toiletries in February Challenge

Tracey2609

Just been catching up with the thread - good luck Roshydoshy

Kaz2904

tara747 wrote: »

Off topic I know but eBay has been going v. well for me in Jan, I've saved over £2,300 (at least half of which was earned on eBay)

Good grief girl, did you sell your kidney? :rotfl: I've some clothes to sell so I'd best get them on there pronto.

tara747

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Good grief girl, did you sell your kidney? :rotfl: I've some clothes to sell so I'd best get them on there pronto.

:rotfl:

Around half of it was saved from my salary (I had a frugal January apart from the £72 spend on toiletries! ) and the rest was from eBay sales. Some things were going for way more than I expected! And I eBayed some of the 'glitch' Molton Brown sets as well, they went for about £15 each. :T

Get listing! *cracks whip*

Lemon_Tree

just thought i'd add my list for the start of Feb. Cos i delete the lines rather than strike it though i just want it to get shorter and shorter! Oh and the blue ones are the things in use

Shower Gel
Dermol 200 shower emollient x2
Sanctuary Body Wash 250ml x2
Sanctuary Body Wash 250ml
Sanctuary Foaming body mousse
Sancturary creamy body wash
Boots Naturals Mango wash 75ml
Scrubs
Sanctuary Salt Scrub 650g x2
Bath foams etc
Sanctuary Foaming Bath Soak 250ml
Sanctuary Hand Wash & Soak 200ml
Sanctuary Foaming Bath Soak 75m
Shampoo
Herbal Essences 200 ml
Pantene Ice Shine 500ml
Paul Mitchell Instant Moisture Daily Shampoo 300 ml
Avon colour protection shampoo 250ml
Tresemme 24hr body shampoo 900ml
Capasal Therapeutic Shampoo 250ml
Conditioner
superdrug Coconut & Sweet Almond conditioner 300ml
Pantene Ice Shine Conditioner 400ml
Paul Mitchell Instant Moisture Daily Treatment 200ml
Herbal Essences fruit Fusions 400ml x2
Natural extracts Coconut conditioner 400 ml
timotei repair & nourishment 400ml
Coconut & Sweet Almond Intensive conditioner 375ml
Avon colour protection conditioner 250ml
Tresemme thermal recovery conditioner 900ml
Advance techniques Dry Rescue 100ml
Advance techniques Oxygenating scalp treatment 100ml
Deodrant
Dove Sensitive 150ml
Dove Sensitive 150ml
Sure Crystal 35ml
Dove Invisible Dry 150ml
Body creams / Lotions
Epaderm 500ml
Sanctuary Mande Lular Body souffle 500 ml x3
Sanctuary Mande Lular Body souffle 150ml
Sanctuary Hand Cream SPF15 100ml
SSS Dry Oil body Spray 150ml
Sanctuary Kyphi Nourishing Intensive Salve 50ml
No 7 Enriched Hand & Nail Treatment 30ml
Epaderm 25g
Sanctuary Crème Souffle 475ml
Avon After Sun Lotion 500ml
Sanctuary Kyphi body butter 300ml
Aqueous Cream 500g x4
* baby oil 300ml*
Bells Coconut oil 90g
No7 Hand Revitalising Scrub 10ml
Boots Brazil Nut body cream 50ml
Foot stuff
* Sanctuary Foaming Pumice Footscrub 50ml
* Boots Prepare to Bare Foot polish 150ml
Boots Foot Fizz 250g
Sanctuary Pumice Foot Scrub 50ml
* Sanctuary Relaxing Foot Soak 50ml
Scholl Party Feet 1 pair
* Foot works Revitalising Spray 100ml
Foot shaped Pumice Stones x3
Scholl Verruca removal gel 5ml
Sanctuary Foot Souffle 150ml
Virgin Vie foot Gel
Virgin Vie cooling foot lotion
Facial Stuff
No 7 Radiance Revealed Exfoliator 75ml
No 7 Gentle Foaming Face Wash 150ml
No 7 quick thinking wipes x4
Sanctuary Warming Charcoal Detox Mask 10ml
skin therapy facial wipes
Tesco's Vit E wipes x 2
Simple tester wipes (7)
Superdrug Vitamin E Face Wash 100ml
Superdrug Vitamin E Facial Scrub 100ml
Superdrug Vitamin E Moisture Cream 50ml
Superdrug essentials toner
Avon reversalist illuminating eye system
Gift Sets
Sanctuary Spa Minis
Bath Relaxer 75ml
Bath Wash 75ml
Body Lotion 75ml
Sanctuary shower bag
Detox Bath & Shower Gel 75ml
Detox Body Scrub 50ml
Relax Bath Soak 75ml
Relax Body scrub 50ml
Relax Body Balm 50ml
Nourish bath elixir 75ml
Nourish Body butter 50ml
Sanctuary Hand treatment mask with gloves
Cotton Gloves
Intensive Hand Mask 100ml
2x Sancturary Pure Pamper box
2x Body Wash 250ml
2x Body Scrub 200ml
2x Body Butter 150ml
Sanctury Mini Spa treats
Body Wash 75ml
Foaming Bath Soak 75ml
Body Scrub 50ml
Body Lotion 75ml
Sanctuary Spa Pamper bag
Body wash 250ml
Body Scrub 200ml
Body lotion 250ml
Sanctuary Foot Spa Set
towelling slippers
Pumice Foot Scrub 50ml
Foot souffle 150ml
Sanctuary Spa Pamper box
Body Scrub 200ml
Luxury Bath float 250ml
Body wash 250ml
Body Butter 150ml
Sanctuary mini set
Bath Wash 75ml
Body Lotion 75ml
other
Avon Sun lotion 25 SPF 150ml
V05 Hot oils 15ml x3
* Nail Perfect Drying Spray 75ml
200 Cotton buds x4
Razor blades 10 packs x5
Razor blades loose x15
Handbag tissues 10 x3
Colgate Herbal toothpaste 100ml
Movelat Relief Cream 40g
Aquafresh frest & minty 100ml
Bic Soileil razor heads x4
Oral b toothbrush head x5
* Johnsons Baby talc 200g
* Surgical Spirit 250ml
Elidel Cream 60g
J Lo Live Eau de parfun 50ml
Johnsons baby powder 500g
* Lanacane 175g
tea tree oil 10ml
Bells Epsom Salts 200g
Carex Aloe Vera hand wash 250ml
Flower shop Anti bac handwash 400ml x2
Feminine wipes x2
Simple baby talc
Simple talc
Johnsons cotton bud tubs x2
Get Em Off Artificial Nail Remover 200ml
Hair Removal Cream 200ml
Nourishing Nail Polish remover 200ml
Imperial Leather Hand wash 300ml
Nourishing nail polish remover pads
Cussons Original 250ml
soft musk talc 40g
avon Pearl shine nail polish 10ml
avon speed dry nail polish Sateen 12ml

Bronnie

adilade wrote: »

I bought mine from an indian food shop or you could try the ethnic section in a supermarket? It's much cheaper than holland and barrett (but maybe lower quality?:() because it's much more widely used in india. The smallest bottle was 200ml for £1.29 but there was a huge 750ml bottle for about £2.50:rotfl:but it lasts forever so I don't think I would ever use that much:D It says ktc on the front HTH:)

was the scrub just almond oil and brown sugar? I'll try this out when I've finished my last 2 scrubs:j

Almond oil £1.69 for 250ml from the food oils section in Sainsbury's. I'm sure you can pay more, but I've been using this on my face for a couple of years now and it's lovely to use on your skin, assimilated really easily.

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/groceries/index.jsp

bev97

missmoneysave wrote: »

Hi everyone, could I please join in?
I don't have a massive stash but I'm terrible for saving things for best then never using them. I sometimes think I enjoy the purchasing of products and the curiosity surrounding them more than I enjoy actually using stuff. I really need to make time for pampering and using stuff up. I would love to just have one of everything in use rather than several.
In terms of the forbidden 'grabbit' board I can't stay away from it (that should be a seperate challenge in itself!) so whenever I see a grabbit I make sure if I'm buying anything it's not for me but for my gift stash which I keep a check of so once someone has an allocated gift that's it. It takes the edge of not buying anything and it means I still get a bargain without adding to my stash- Well that's the theory anyway, if it was that simple I wouldn't be joining this thread

Hi and welcome missmoneysave
I'm the same with the curiosity thing especially with bath and body products but then I get bored of them really quckily so I only buy 75- 100ml sizes of shower gels to keep my stash size small but varied.

That's a good idea aswell for the grabbit board. My body shop order was for the "gift drawer" but I still got to buy toiletries without adding to my stash;)

No more UU's to report but also had 2 NSD (no spend days) this week.:T

sarah*a

adilade wrote: »

I bought mine from an indian food shop or you could try the ethnic section in a supermarket? It's much cheaper than holland and barrett (but maybe lower quality?:() because it's much more widely used in india. The smallest bottle was 200ml for £1.29 but there was a huge 750ml bottle for about £2.50:rotfl:but it lasts forever so I don't think I would ever use that much:D It says ktc on the front HTH:)

was the scrub just almond oil and brown sugar? I'll try this out when I've finished my last 2 scrubs:j

Thanks! Plenty of Asian supermarkets near me so will pop in next time I'm passing and check them out

I just used the white granulated that was in the cupboard and added some perfume oil - didn't want to spend any (more) money in case it didn't work

Three UU's after my bath :T

Nair Ultra (something) Hair Remover: WIBA? Well it works so yep - especially if I can find it in the 99p shop again. My only criticism is that the tube is one of those you can't roll up to squeeze the last bits out of - but there's not really enough left to warrant sticking it back in the cupboard and getting the scissors to it next time So on reflection I may stick to my 'own brand' version which is the same price but I get more out of.
Avon Apple & Rosemary Conditioner: WIBA? No. Didn't like the smell - although it does make my hair lovely and soft
Boots Baby Oil: WIBA? Yep - I love a bath with a drop of baby oil in it - makes my skin all shiny like a princess But I have to remember not to put it in the bath when I am washing my hair as I end up looking like a princess from the neck down and chip pan from the neck up :o

My No7 Nourishing Foot Balm is spluttering and will be gone tomorrow


:cool:

sofababe

I won the bottle of Insolence on eBay so thats £5.06 unnecessary spend already (it was only a dinky little 5ml size)

Here's my February start list. In pink is UU, gifted or sold (£16.27 on eBay for some bits out of gift sets I didn't want, and more to go on this weekend). In red are my latest INs
And * means in use/open

HAIR

Aussie Mega Shampoo*
Aussie Mega Instant Conditioner*
Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Conditioner*
Botanics Radiant Red Shampoo*
Botanics Radiant Red Conditioner*
Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Shampoo
Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Conditioner
Nice and Easy Red Conditioner x2*
Avon Lotus Shield x2*
Superdrug Rich Red Wash-In Wash-Out Dye

BODY
Washing & Scrubbing

Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Shower Gel
Body Shop Raspberry Shower Gel
Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Shower Gel
Body Shop Satsuma Shower Gel
Body Shop Satsuma Body Polish
Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Soap
Soap & Glory Clean On Me
Soap & Glory Flake Away x2
FCUK Signature Body Wash
FCUK Signature Body Polish
FCUK Pure Body Wash*
FCUK Pure Shower Scrub*
FCUK Polished Sugar Scrub
FCUK Polished Bath Syrup
Abahna White Grapefruit & May Chang Bath Foam
Ted Baker Divine Bath Soak x2
Elle McPherson Bare Body Wash
Elle McPherson Bare Body Scrub
Superdrug Plum & Red Cherry Shower Gel
Original Source Shea Butter & Honey Shower Gel
Gok Wan Gorgeous Body Wash
Gok Wan Gorgeous Shower Scrub
Gok Wan "Liquid Gold" Body Wash
Gok Wan "Liquid Gold" Bath Essence

Moisturing

Body Shop Raspberry Body Butter
Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Body Butter
Body Shop Satsuma Body Butter
Vaseline Moisture Locking Lotion
Soap & Glory Righteous Butter x2
FCUK Pure Body Lotion*
FCUK Signature Body Butter
FCUK Polished Whipped Body Cream
Ted Baker Divine Body Lotion x2
Elle McPherson Bare Body Cream
Superdrug Plum & Red Cherry Body Butter*
Superdrug Coconut & Shea Butter Body Butter
Gok Wan Gorgeous Body Butter
Gok Wan "Deluxe Gold" Body Butter
Gok Wan "Molten Gold" Body Oil


HANDS & FEET

Soap & Glory Hand Food
Naturally Right Orange Vanilla Hand Cream*
Naturally Right Cuticle Oil*
Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream*
Avon African Shea Foot & Elbow Cream*
Superdrug Foot Deodorant
Sally Hansen Miracle Nail Thickener
Sally Hansen Nail Shine Miracle Top Coat
Nail Varnish x5 (x1)


FACE

Soap & Glory Scrub Your Nose In It*
Soap & Glory Clean Mary*
Body Shop Carrot Moisture Cream x2*
Body Shop Cucumber Cleanser
Body Shop Elderflower Eye Gel*
Body Shop Warming Mineral Mask
Boots Expert SPF12 Daily Moisture Cream *
Boots Expert Hydrating Eye Cream*
Sanctuary Hydrating Toner*
Olay 3 Point Serum*
Olay Regenerist Flawless Skin Cream sample
Superdrug Superfruits Exfoliating Mask x6 sachets
Silkia Facial Wax Strips
Body Shop Satsuma Lip Butter
Cowshed Lippy Cow
Lip Ice Q10 Lip Balm x2
Carmex Pot*
Blistex Relief Cream*
Nando's Anatomicals Chocolate/Chilli Lip Balm
Olay 30 Second Wrinkle Filler x2 mini*
Large bottle of 75% Olive Oil 25% Castor Oil for OCM


PERFUME
Genuine

Ted Baker Divine Body Spray x2
FCUK Polished Body Spray
CK Obsession Night x3 7ml (x1)
Samsara
Ghost Anticipation
Armani She
Coco Mademoiselle
Beckham Intimately
Beckham Intimately Night
Carolina Herrera 212 VIP
Guerlain Insolence
Avon Tahitian Holiday
Avon Aromadisiac
Ed Hardy samples x2
D&G Light Blue sample
Vera Wang Princess sample
CK Euphoria Blossom sample
Christina Aguilera sample

Perfume Parlour Oils

Issey Miyake
Boss Orange
Flowerbomb
Deep Red
Alien
Angel
Delicious Night
Miss Dior Cherie
CK One
Kenzo Flower
212 Sexy
Eternity
Pure Poison
Ed Hardy
YSL Nu
Lady Million

MISC.

Asda Sensitive Whitening Toothpaste x8
Cotton Wool Pads x2 packs
Massage Sponges x3
Dove Invisible Dry Stick Deodorant
FCUK Polished Gift Sets x2

Kaz2904

Had my bath, defuzzed, scrubbed and PY(T)NT. Lovely moisturising afterwards. UU a boots botanics body lotion. WIBA?: Surprisingly, yes! Didn't expect much from this but it's like a butter in a tube. Nice enough smell, moisturises until the next day. I can even feel it when I'm in the bath 24hrs later!
Tonight I finished it so I had to use the open hand cream- why? Because it is very moisturising and is lovely on my body too

littlepinkstars44

catslovelycats wrote: »

Fab list littlepink - must have taken you ages to type up

It did, but now i keep copying and pasting it! :beer:

Looking through my list, i think it is safe to say i have a deodorant problem/addiction!! I have 9!!!!!:eek::eek:

And today, i popped into Superdrug to get paracetamol and saw sure have a new "limited edition" bottle out which is purple and black. I literally stood there, looked at, picked it up and thought "awwwwwwwwwwww" :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Although i stopped myself buying.....by telling myself i'd be better getting it in Boots so i can get the points!!