No Buying Toiletries in February Challenge

Blonde_Ambition

Morning! Just uu my S&G Flake Away. I loved it but have got loads of different ones in stash so no need to buy again for a while. Is it weird to be happy when something runs out even though I liked it.

Threw out remains of BS Mango Body Butter. It had gone off big time. Therein lies the lesson to use stuff up!

tara747

Kaz2904 wrote: »

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!

Oooh, I have one of these in my stash - hated the body butter and was dreading having to use the lotion, but I might give it a go! What was the name of it?

SJP wrote: »

Great stuff on the ebay sales, i only started last week, as waited til end of Jan til peeps had spare cash, but at £112 for my first week, i'm off to find more to put on!!!

Forgot about that :rotfl: Although my stuff did ok actually. Maybe they were spending their Christmas money!

I have endless splutterers on the go atm!! Argh!

bev97

STASH LIST
Items in blue are currently in use and items in black are unopened in my stash.

Bath/Shower Gels/ Scrubs
L’occitane Ruban D’orange Body Scrub 400ml
Molton Brown Eucalyptus Bath and Shower Gel 300ml
Arran Aromatics Grapefruit Bath and Shower Gel 300ml
L’occitane Rose Nuit de Mai Bath and Shower Gel 250ml
Lush Vanilla Bath Bomb
L’occitane:75ml
Shea Vanilla Bath and Shower Gel
Lavender Bath and Shower Gel
Verbena Shower Gel
Citrus Verbena Shower Gel
Verbena Shea Shower Cream
Verbena Summer Secret Shower Jelly
Revitalising Shower Gel
Bergamot Tea Shower Gel
Rose 4 Reines Bath and Shower Gel
Peony Shower Cream
Almond Shower Oil
Calanques Foaming Shower Gel
Cherry Blossom Bath and Shower Gel
Fleur Cherie Bath and Shower Gel
Molton Brown: 100ml
Yuan Zhi Bath and Shower Gel
Heavenly Gingerlily Bath and Shower Gel
Sensual Hanaleni Bath and Shower Gel
Inspiring Wild-indigo Bath and Shower Gel
Energising Seamoss Bath and Shower Gel

Body Creams /Lotions
Arran Aromatics Grapefruit Body Lotion 300ml
L’occitane:
Rose Nuit de Mai Body Lotion 250ml
Vanilla Shea Butter Body Cream 100ml
Ylang Ylang Shea Butter Body Cream 100ml
Ruban D’orange Soft Skin Milk 30ml
Verbena Body Lotion 75ml
Bergamot Tea Body Milky Mist 75ml
Rose 4 Reines Body Milk 75ml
Peony Beauty Milk 75ml
Relaxing Body Lotion 35ml
Liz Earle Superskin Body Cream 50ml
Liz Earle Superskin Body Cream 50ml
Decleor System Corps Rich Body Lotion 50ml
Decleor System Corps Rich Body Lotion 50ml
Guerlain Idylle Body Lotion 30ml
Gucci by Gucci Body Lotion 100ml


Hand wash/cream
Neal’s Yard Remedies Mint and Bergamot Hand Lotion 200ml
OPI Avojuice Ginger Lily Hand and Body Lotion 30ml
L’occitane Shea butter Hand Cream 30ml
L’occitane Shea butter Hand Cream 10ml
A’kin Lavender, Geranium & Jojoba Hand, Nail & Cuticle Cream 75ml
L’occitane:
Verbena Liquid Soap 500ml
Lavender Liquid Soap 500ml
Verbena Liquid Soap 400ml refill
Verbena Liquid Soap 400ml refill
Lavender Liquid Soap 400ml refill
Lavender Liquid Soap 400ml refill

Soap
Arran Aromatics Grapefruit Massage Bar 200g
Claus Porto Soap Wild Orchid 200g
L’occitane Ruban D’orange Bath Soap 50g

Shampoo/Conditioner/Styling products
Philip Kingsley:
Body Building Shampoo 250ml
Moisture Balancing Conditioner 250ml
Elasticizer 20ml sachet
Elasticizer 20ml sachet
Maximizer Styling Spray 250ml
L’occitane Repairing Shampoo for dry, damaged hair 50ml
L’occitane Repairing Conditioner for dry, damaged hair 50ml
MOP:
C-System Shampoo 1Litre
C-System Conditioner 1Litre
C-System Reconstructing Treatment 200ml
C-System Shampoo 50ml
C-System Conditioner 50ml
C-Curl Enhancing Shampoo 250ml
C-Curl Enhancing Conditioner 200ml
C-Curl Defining Cream 150ml
C-Curl Enhancing Shampoo 250ml
C-Curl Enhancing Conditioner 200ml
C-Curl Defining Cream 150ml
C-Straight Smoothing Shampoo 250ml
C-Straight Smoothing Conditioner 200ml
C-Straight Smoothing Shine Lotion 150ml
C-Straight Straightening Cream 150ml
Lemongrass Lift 250ml
C-System Firm Finish Strong Hold Hair Spray 284ml
Glisten Spray Gloss 50ml
Glisten High Shine Pomade 75g
Liquid Mousse 200ml
C-System Spray Pomade 50ml

Facial Stuff
Gatineau Lily Make-Up Remover / Cleanser 400ml
Gatineau Daffodil Toner 400ml
Gatineau Floracil Eye Make-Up Remover Lotion 400ml
L’occitane:
Ultra Rich Face Soap 100g
Ultra Comforting Cleansing Milk 200ml
Organic Olive Radiant Cleansing Foam 50ml
Ultra-Matte Face Fluid 1ml
Immortelle Cream Mask 5ml
Peach Blossom Peachy Soft Lip balm 15ml

Neal’s Yard Remedies Orange Flower Toner 100ml
A’Kin Lavender Cellular Brightening Facial Mist 125ml
A’Kin Cellular Radiance Serum 23ml
Decleor Aromessence:
Iris Serum 15ml
Neroli Serum 5ml
Excellence Serum 5ml
Iris Night Balm 15ml
Iris Night Balm 15ml
Neroli Night Balm 15ml

Decleor :
Gel Prolagene 150ml
Hydra Floral Anti-Pollution Flower Nectar Moisturising Cream 50ml
Hydra Floral Anti-Pollution Flower Nectar Moisturising Cream 50ml
Aroma Night Night Cream 15ml
Experience De L’Age Rich Cream 15ml
Nourishing Lip Balm 10ml
Excellence De L’Age Neck and Decollete Concentrate 50ml
Alpha H Absolute Eye complex 7.5ml
Gatineau Defi-Lift Eye Contour Cream 15ml
Body Shop Vitamin E Eye Cream 15ml
Origins Spot Remover 10ml
Liz Earle:
Superbalm 8g
Intensive Nourishing Treatment Mask 50ml
Brightening Treatment Mask 50ml
Gentle Face Exfoliator 70ml
Gentle Face Exfoliator 50ml
Gatineau Activ Eclat Gommage 5ml
Balm Balm Lip Balm Rose Geranium 7ml
Balm Balm Lip Balm Tea Tree 7ml

Sun stuff
Decleor Sun Protective Face Cream SPF 30 15ml
Decleor Sun Protective Face Cream SPF 30 15ml
Liz Earle SunShade Botanical After Sun Gel 200ml
SunSense:
Daily Face Invisible Tint Finish SPF 50+ 75g
Ultra SPF50+ 125ml
Ultra SPF50+ Roll-on 50ml
Ultra SPF50+ Roll-on 50ml x2

Make Up
BareMinerals:
Prime Time Foundation Primer 30ml
SPF 15 Foundation (Fair) 8g
Mineral Veil 2g
Brightening Pearl Mineral veil 2g
Bisque Concealer 0.57g
Bisque Concealer 0.57g
Warm Radiance 0.57g
Soft Focus Style Eye and Cheek 0.57g
Soft Focus Chic Eye and Cheek 0.57g
Soft Focus Savvy Eye and Cheek 0.57g
Glimpse Kudos 0.57g
Glimmer Magetize 0.57g
Glimmer Amazing Amanda 0.57g
Glimmer Radiant Rebecca 0.57g
Glimmer 1990’s 0.57g
Face Colour Glee 0.57g
Blush Naughty, Naughty 0.57g
Blush Joyous Jennifer 0.57g
Blush Precious Pearl 0.85g
Liner Shadow Coffee Bean 0.57g
Eye Shadow Well Rested 0.57g
Eye Colour Blissful Pearl 0.57g
Eye Colour Magnificent Pearl 0.57g
Multi-Tasking Mineral Clear Radiance 0.85g
Face Colour Warmth 0.85g
Natural Lip Colour Pink Champagne
Buxom Lips Trixie 2g
Big and Bright Eye Liner Pencil 0.35g
Sugared Strawberry Lip Gloss 4.2ml
Bare Escentuals Lip Stick Thistle 3.6g
Bare Escentuals Big Tease Mascara 8ml
Bare Escentuals Big Tease Mascara 8ml
BareMinerals Flawless Definition Mascara 10ml
Fran Wilson Lipsync Blush
Fran Wilson Lipsync Subtle
Fran Wilson Lipsync Sweetheart

Nail stuff
Boots Original Beauty Formula Rose Cuticle Oil 12ml
OPI Nail Polish Remover 30ml
OPI Rapid Dry Top Coat 15ml
OPI Start to Finish Base and Top Coat 15ml
Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat 15ml
OPI Avoplex Nail and Cuticle Replenishing Oil 3.75ml
OPI Nail Envy Nail Strengthener 3.75ml
OPI Nail Lacquer 15ml: –
Catch Me in Your Net
Wing It!
Pink Me I’m Good
Your Villa or Mine?
Argenteeny Pinkini
Sweet Heart
Bogota Blackberry
Brisbane Bronze

Perfume
L’occitane:
Bergamot Tea Solid Perfume 10ml
Calanques Eau De Toilette 50ml
Eau des 4 Reines Eau De Toilette 125ml
Rose Nuit De Mai Eau De Toilette 75ml
Rose Nuit De Mai Eau De Toilette Intense Roll-on 10ml
Cherry Blossom Eau De Toilette 100ml
Ruban D’orange Eau De Toilette 100ml
Liz Earle Botanical Essence Eau De Parfum No.1 50ml
Guerlain Idylle Eau De Parfum 35ml
Gucci by Gucci Eau De Toilette 50ml

Misc
Nivea Dry confidence Anti-Perspirant Deodorant
Mitchum 48hrs Shower Fresh Anti-Perspirant Deodorant 100ml x2
L’occitane Lavender Clean Hands Gel 50ml
L’occitane Lavender Clean Hands Gel 50ml x2
SBC Arnica Gel 500ml
SBC Propolis Gel 500ml
Liz Earle Energising Hip and Thigh Gel 150ml
Molton Brown Inspiring Wild-indigo Body Spray 200ml
Cotton Pads x100
Pearl Drops Replenishing White Toothpaste 50ml
Colgate Toothpaste Cavity Protection 100ml
Colgate Toothpaste Cavity Protection 100ml

fixx

Alioth wrote: »

The ultimate dream is to find a basic body lotion that would also work as a face moisturiser. How wonderful would it be not to have a separate product for each body part.:smileyhea I'm dreaming. I already abolished foot cream and hand cream, I don't have a particularly dry skin so only need 1 body cream to do all of these jobs.

bev97 wrote: »

A face, body, hand, foot moisturiser would be great and I would buy it, but these beauty companies just make money out of us by having so many different lotions and potions for many different jobs. Before, I have used a hand lotion as a body lotion (Neal's Yard mint and bergamot hand lotion) and even used some after sun (Liz Earle
Sun Shade botanical Aftersun gel) as a refreshing eye mask - it was lovely! It was a 200ml tube and last 24mths opened - thats a lot of product for an eye treatment!:T
So why don't we all start experimenting and letting each other know which products can be truly multi-purpose and also very Money Saving. :j

Here's one from me, if it hasn't already been mentioned - Nivea soft! I discovered this travelling in New Zealand when I ran out of face cream, and it was the only thing I could find that wasn't £30+ It turned out to be a really good face cream, and awesome as a body cream as well. I always have a couple of tubs in stash now for whever I run out of my HG moisturiser (Clinique DD) or BS BButters - for me it really is almost as good as both! And it's sooooo cheap. :A:T

Mingle wrote: »

'Twas me. The way pile cream works is to restrict blood flow, as piles are just enlarged veins. So by putting it on your face , it's moisturising anyways, but deals with bags and dark circles under the eyes because it restricts holding fluid ( I think?)

I'm just going to say that it works Save confusion! Just whack it on after cleansing before bed and when you get up, wash your face as normal

This i will have to try - for some reason i've suddenly developed dark circles, and they must go :mad::p

juliebunny

Hope you are all staying off the Grabbit Board! Tara747....how is that Molton Brown offer going to help your No buying toiletries for Feb:rotfl::rotfl: (PS I'll try to look out for that code but I've got a very bad memory - personally I find that stuff massively overpriced - do you have any favourite items you would recommend....)

Anyway, know it's only day 2 of Feb, but I have been very good. Been to Boots, Crabtree & Body shop at lunchtime. Free squirt of Glee perfume, bit of strawberry body butter on my hands and back at the office smelling lovely. And NIL spend! :T

mcculloch29

PudseyDB wrote: »

A query........................

My kids used to bath regularly (not that they dont now ) but now all 3 prefer showers. However, I'm left with 3 huge bottles of Avon's bubble bath - which I cant use because it sometimes makes me itch (ezcema/sensitive skin).

Is it possible to use bubble bath as shower gel or is it too concentrated for that and I'm risking skin rashes? I notice the Body Shop bottles I use are labelled as bath/shower gel, so is there really any difference, or is it just a marketing con to get us to buy both??

I've been doing precisely that with Radox's African Sanctuary Bath Soak. As it's very liquid, using a body puff makes life much easier.
I don't think it's quite a marketing con, but bath products do tend to be less viscous - and work out cheaper to use, too.

I used OS Gourmet range Lime and Sweet Chilli Shower Spice as shampoo this morning. It was fine. In fact it was more than fine, I made sure I washed and rinsed very thoroughly and my hair was literally super-squeaky clean.

Does anyone remember washing their hair with washing up liquid in their younger days? I'm half wondering what will happen if I try that now....

mcculloch29

Pink Rose Candle Philosophy (PRCP) rules! Thank you for suggesting it as an abbreviation (bows..)

mcculloch29

footymadgal wrote: »

Hi Jacks

I can't take the credit for the paragraph you highlighted, that was copied from Trudi's post in January:rotfl:!

I agree that the pink rose candle philosophy needs to be included. Is McCulloch around - she highlighted the philosophy to us and can probably put it more succinctly than me?! I will then edit the opening post .

PRCP -Pink Rose Candle Philosophy. From Erma Bombeck who said, 'If I had my life to live over again I would have burned the pink candle sculptured like a rose that melted in storage'. Don't keep things 'for best' or 'for a special occasion'. That day never arrives. Give the best to yourself now and enjoy it.

minerva_windsong

Can I join please?

I have a huuuge toiletry stash and really want to get rid of as much of it as possible this year, especially as I'll be moving to London in the spring and storage space will be at a premium! I am however a sucker for any kind of special or limited edition product - I can quite easily walk past a regular sale, but make it a 'going soon' thing and I'll nearly always want to buy it.

So here's my list and my colour code for what's been used/is in use:
In use
Gone!
At boyfriend's flat

Bath
Elemis Sensory Heaven Bath Oil 12ml
Lush Gingerbread House Bubble Bar Slice
Lush Waving Not Drowning Bath Ballistic
Lush The Boog Bath Ballistic
Lush Frog Prince Bath Ballistic
Lush Bearded Lady Bubble Bar Slice
Lush Christmas Eve Bubble Bar Slice
Cath Kidston Rose Bubble Bath 30ml
Lush Magic Mushroom Bubble Bar Slice
Lush The Ex Factor Bath Ballistic

Shower
Body Shop Coconut Body Scrub 50ml
Body Shop Sweet Lemon Body Scrub 50ml
Body Shop Moringa Body Scrub 50ml
Body Shop Coconut Shower Cream 60ml
Body Shop Black Velvet Apricot Bath & Shower Nectar 250ml
Lush Glogg shower gel 100ml
Body Shop Sweet Lemon Shower Gel 250ml
No7 Luxurious Foaming Shower Oil 250ml
Soap & Glory Flake Away 300ml
Lush Calacas shower jelly 100g
Body Shop Deep Sleep Shower Cream sample
Body Shop Merry Cranberry Bath & Shower Gel 250ml
Body Shop Nutmeg and Vanilla Bath & Shower Gel 250ml
Body Shop Aqua Lily Shower Gel 200ml
Body Shop Sparkling Apple Shower Gel 200ml
Body Shop Wild Cherry Shower Gel 250ml
Lush Tramp shower gel 500g
Body Shop Hemp Moisturising Wash 200ml
Lush Iced Wine shower jelly 100g
Original Source Black Pepper and Cardamom Shower Gel 250ml
Soap & Glory Clean On Me 500ml
Cath Kidston Rose Shower Gel 30ml
Lush It's Raining Men shower gel 100ml
Body Shop Coconut Shower Cream sample
Soap & Glory The Scrub Of Your Life 200ml

Body lotion
Body Shop Coconut Body Butter 50ml
Body Shop Sweet Lemon Body Butter 50ml
Palmer's Cocoa Butter 250ml
Body Shop Moringa Body Butter 50ml
Elle Macpherson The Body Bare Ultimate Moisture Body Butter 50ml
Body Shop Coconut Shimmer Body Butter sample
Hugo Boss Boss Orange Perfumed Body Lotion 200ml
Cath Kidston Rose Body Cream 30ml

Hair
James Brown London Intensive Mask For Hair 100ml
Body Shop Banana Shampoo 250ml
Body Shop Banana Conditioner 250ml
Body Shop Ice Blue Shampoo 250ml
Body Shop Rainforest Moisture Shampoo 60ml
Body Shop Rainforest Moisture Conditioner 60ml
James Brown Scandalous Gorgeously Rich Moisturising Shampoo 100ml
James Brown Scandalous Gorgeously Rich Moisturising Conditioner 100ml
Boots Ingredients Honey & Jojoba Intensive Hair Mask 350ml
Lush Cynthia Sylvia Stout shampoo 100ml
Lush American Cream conditioner 100ml
Soap & Glory Hair Supply 200ml

Hands, feet and face
Cath Kidston Bluebell Hand Cream 30ml
Body Shop Cranberry Joy Hand Cream 30ml
Boots Gorgeous Feet Reviving Overnight Rescue 50ml
Body Shop Hemp Lip Protector 4g
Lush Maple Taffy lip balm 10g
Soap & Glory Hand Food 125ml
Body Shop Almond Hand Rescue sample
Body Shop Peppermint Foot Lotion sample
Accessorize Strawberry Milk Lip Balm 4g
Accessorize Banana Milk Lip Balm 4g
Accessorize Chocolate Milk Lip Balm 4g
Soap & Glory Heel Genius 125ml

Perfume
B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful Cocktail 9g
B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful 1000 Kisses Deep 9g
Hugo Boss Boss Orange EDT 75ml
DKNY Be Delicious EDT 50ml
Paco Rabanne Lady Million EDP 50ml
Body Shop Tea Rose Perfume Oil 15ml
Dolce & Gabbana Rose The One EDP 30ml

I haven't included anything I use regularly, like skincare and dry shampoo and heat protection spray (although I will write about any new brands I try and whether they work or not) because I'd use them anyway, whereas the vast majority of what's on here were either gifts or bought simply because they smell nice (hence why loads of it is shower gel!).

Also, how much do people have in their 'emergency fund' per week/month? I'm thinking that might be an idea for me, with the view that it would either roll over or go into savings if I didn't spend it.

Hazz

Wow, not been on for a week but there was so much to catch up on both with this and January's thread, taken me ages to read!

rachel84 wrote: »

I had never even heard of S&G until following this thread, now I have 2 storage boxes full of the stuff!!!!:rotfl:

Me too although I understand the hype now as most products are so effective and really do work.. you get what you pay for I guess!

IN: at end of last month I stocked up with 4 boxes Garnier nutrisse multi-lights kit 1 (blonde) hair colour £18 in all, struggled to find it anywhere for ages including none in tescos, boots ind est and high street, superdrug in high st, asda, savers etc. then found 2 boxes in the next town 2 in boots and 2 in superdrug so bought all 4 although I have UU one already and will use the others. It saves me hunting around for it later, anyone else had the same problem? I'm wondering if it's been discontinued or something...

Anyway only 3 UU recently including the one mentioned above, M&S Rose Handcream WIBA? No, was part of a set from 2 christmas' ago but it didn't do much for me although it smelt nice. And the other was HBM Shampoo. WIBA? Quite possibly, it was on offer and lasted me ages and some people commented on how shiny my hair looked

No buys in feb and I don't intend to either despite getting a bit of a result last week with a settlement for a car accident I was involved in last year.

I will get a full 'stock' list on here at some point this month!!