No Buying Toiletries in February Challenge

roshydoshy

The_Dragon wrote: »

Sorry to hear your news, is there any thing in the offing?

fru-gal wrote: »

Hope you find a new job soon. Keeping my fingers crossed for you

Thanks , I have an assessment day for a job I am dying to get on Friday but don't want to get my hopes up(!). This is the final part of the process as I've passed all the other interviews and tests etc. It is a complete career change but the skills needed are the same ones that I use currently in my soon-to-be ex-job.

They have told me that it will consist of a 45min personal interview, a 45min interview regarding the role, job shadowing for a bit and a project within a group (they are accepting about 20 people for the intake from this day) relating to the job, so very scary! I hope it goes well but I do believe everything happens for a reason so perhaps my being made redundant is the thing I needed

trudij

oh !!!!!! roshy - hope you find something soon xx

lizziebabe

Hi everyone :j

Hadn't realised we were starting February yet - but count me in.

Didn't do too well last month :eek: but am really serious about this month especially as will count my ins for January as I ordered them then

Thanks to those who spotted bargains - I have made use of some of them and now should have plenty of stuff in my stash to not have to buy for a while - my aim is at least 3 months :rotfl:

Good luck with searching for a new job Roshydoshy. I am also on the lookout for something part time - to fit around my Nursing shifts. I try to do Agency at the weekends (usually nights) but don't always get the shifts.

Good Luck to all for February

EssexHebridean

Awww sorry to hear your news Roshy - and of course good luck for Friday! I am a great believer in all things happening for a reason, I've been made redundant several times but can honestly say that each time in the long run what seemed like a disaster in the first instance turned out to lead onto better things.

I'm definitely back in again this month - I really can't imagine being without this thread now! I'm posting my stash list again so I know where to find it...

Hair:
Shampoo: 2 x John Frieda Brilliant Brunette (1 in use); Charles Worthington Results; Avon Advance Techniques (HG: ?)
Conditioner: 2 x John Frieda Brilliant Brunette (1 in use); 2 x Charles Worthington Results; Avon Advance Techniques (HG: ?)
Intensive conditioner: Tresemme (in use), Avon Planet Spa hair mask. (HG: ?)
Serum: 2 x John Frieda Frizz Ease (1 in use); John Frieda Frizz Ease heat protecting (in use) (HG: Avon Lotus Shield)
Heat defence spray: Nicky Clarke Hairomatherapy (in use) Toni & Guy Iron It (Part used) (HG: ?)
Styling: 2 x John Frieda Shine Shock (1 in use); 2 x John Frieda Simply Sleek (1 in use); TIGI Bed Head Shine Junkie (in use); Avon Ultra Smoothing Balm;

Body:
Shower gel: Avon Senses Sunset 500ml, [STRIKE]Avon Senses Sunset 500ml[/STRIKE] S&G Clean, Girls!; BS Moringa (in use); BS Sweet Lemon; BS Satsuma (HG: ? Maybe S&G iFoam)
Bath foam: S&G Calm one, Calm All (in use); Radox Nourish Shea Butter & Ginger (in use); Palmolive Naturals Milk & Honey (HG: S&G Calm One, Calm All/Sanctuary Spa Mande)
Exfoliator: 2 x FCUK Polished (1 in use); [STRIKE]Sanctuary Salt Scrub [/STRIKE]; S&G The Breakfast Scrub; S&G The Scrub Of Your Life (HG: Clinique Sparkle Skin / S&G The Scrub Of Your Life)
Body Butter/Lotion: [STRIKE]Sanctuary Spa Kyphi[/STRIKE]; Sanctuary Spa Mande; Sanctuary Spa; BS Moringa; Avon Planet Spa; S&G Righteous Butter; S&G Daily Smooth; Avon Skin So Soft Replenishing Body Lotion; Johnsons Holiday Skin (In use) (HG: ?)
Deodorant: Mitchum Solid Stick (In Use); 3 x Mitchum Roll-on (1 in use); 4 x Mitchum Spray (HG: Mitchum)

Hands Lips & Feet:
Hand cream: Avon Silicone hand & nail (in use); S&G Hand Food
Intensive hand cream: Avon Dry Skin SOS (in use)
Foot Cream: Avon Footworks Invisible Silicone Sock cream (in use); Avon Heel Softening Cream
Foot spray: Avon Footworks (In Use)
Foot Scrub: [STRIKE]Avon Footworks [/STRIKE]
Lip Balm: 2 x Avon Dry Skin SOS (1 in use); Clinique superbalm tinted; Softlips; Carmex; Neutrogena (HG: Avon Dry Skin SOS - now discontinued )

Face:
Face wash: Clinique Mild liquid facial soap (in use); Body Shop Vitamin E Facial Cleansing bar (in use); Olay Total Effects; S&G Fab Pore Hot Cloth Cleanser, Santuary Spa (mini); (HG: Olay Regenerist Daily Thermal Skin Polisher)
Exfoliator: S&G Greatest Scrub of All (In use); S&G Scrub Your Nose In It (HG: ?)
Wipes: Nivea Visage Sensitive (in use); No.7.
Eye Cream: Nivea Visage Natural Beauty Radiance Boosting Eye Cream (In use); Avon Anew Rejuvenate 24 hour eye cream; Avon Anew Reversalist eye illuminating system
Moisturiser: [STRIKE]Avon Anew Clinical Thermafirm cream (mini)[/STRIKE] ; Clinique Dramatically Different (In use); Avon Anew Rejuvenate Day (mini) (HG: ?)
Serum: [STRIKE]2[/STRIKE] 1 x Olay Total Effects; Boots Expert Sensitive Hydrating Serum (in use)(HG: ?)
Night cream: Avon Care Rich Moisture face cream (in use - Now being used as body cream instead) Avon Anew Rejuvenate Night (mini); Avon Anew Reversalist Night Emulsion (In use)
Eye Makeup Remover: 5 x L’Oreal Gentle Eye Makeup remover (1 in use) (HG: L’Oreal Gentle Eye Makeup remover)
Face Masks: 3 x Avon Planet Spa (Moisturising, Peel off & Deep cleansing) (2 in use) (HG: ?)

Makeup:
Foundation: 3 x Avon Cashmere Finish (1 in use) (HG: Avon Cashmere Finish)
Tinted Moisturiser: Clinique Moisture Sheer Tint (In Use) (HG: Clinique Moisture Sheer Tint)
Powder: 2 x Clinique Blended loose face powder (1 in use) (HG: Clinique Blended loose Face Powder)
Blusher: Bourjois (in use); Clinique Cream Stick blush (GWP size) (HG: )
Mascara: Clinique (GWP Size) (In use); 2 x Clinique High Lengths (GWP Size); No 7 Natural Definition; No 7 Intense Volume (GWP Size); Avon Superextend; (HG Clinique Naturally Glossy)
Eyeliner: Clinique Cream eye pencil (In Use); Avon In A Blink Eye Pencil (Brown) (In use); Avon In A Blink Eye Pencil (Grey) (In use); Agnes B Liquid eyeliner (in use)
Lip Gloss: Hard Candy Pallette, Clinique Glosswear "Air Kiss" (GWP Size); Clinique Glosswear "Nude Nectar"; Max Factor Silk Gloss Tube; Estee Lauder High Gloss "Honey"; Chanel Levres Scintillantes (GWP Size); S&G Sexy Mother Pucker
Eyeshadow: There is not enough paper in the world for me to list them all…..!

Perfume:
Cerutti 1881; Lagerfeld Sun, Moon, Stars; Calvin Klein CK1, Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise (All in use) plus various minis

poppy_f1

im in again

sofababe

I'm in again for February, and considering my shameful spends in January I'm pretty sure I can make it thru 28 days without buying much. Possible needs will be deodorant, foundation and hair dye. I also have a bid on some Insolence EDT on eBay that finishes tomorrow, I'm half hoping I don't win

mineallmine

New thread yay! Happy February to me, Happy February to me, is Spring really coming?, Happy February to me! :A

No ins, hurrah.
No use ups, well I have a couple of things spluttering:
L'oreal collagen day cream - wiba no. I thought I would about a month ago but I now realise that as long as I buy my Clarins cleansers at gift with purchase time, I usually get 2 or 3 rich moisturisers, plenty to keep me going. So not for me, nice stuff but I can tell the difference between this and a Clarins product (ooh such a snob!).
Timotei shampoo and conditioner for blonde hair - wiba yes, if I remain with blonde bits! Finally found a shampoo that doesn't make my hair feel matted. I could probably live without the conditioner but it's ok. I'm getting very tempted by all this Elastiser talk as my hair does need something more intense.

I didn't buy a pink lipgloss (yay me) and I haven't tried the S&G one from the tote bag (is it any good?). I have a MUA (£1 range from Superdrug) lipstick that is filling that pink lipglossy gap.

Right it's night-night time. Off for a cleanse (hey Sarah you've inspired us all to pamper ourselves) and stuff. Happy pampering

tara747

Ooooh hello shiny new thread!!

Count me in too gals, probably for the next 10 years!

I have had a good evening - long hot shower with S&G Sugar Crush scrub, then Clinique body butter... bliss! Now in my jammies relaxing before bed! I've been packing up eBay stuff for posting... 'tis a pain in the bum and quite time-consuming but I have done sooo well this month, can't complain! Must update my savings in my sig tomorrow! :T

I am really going for ZERO spend in Feb... I have loads of EVERYTHING and I don't need anything at all, nowt, nada, rien, from toothpaste to pantyliners to night cream to mascara to face masks!!!! :j

Let us all be STRONG xo

roshydoshy wrote: »

Hi I am definitely in for this month. I have had a bit of bad news today and found out that I am getting made redundant (I was half expecting this, hence me applying for jobs for the past month or so) so I really need to keep expenditure down and fingers crossed I find something quickly.

Good luck this month girls!x

roshydoshy wrote: »

Thanks , I have an assessment day for a job I am dying to get on Friday but don't want to get my hopes up(!). This is the final part of the process as I've passed all the other interviews and tests etc. It is a complete career change but the skills needed are the same ones that I use currently in my soon-to-be ex-job.

They have told me that it will consist of a 45min personal interview, a 45min interview regarding the role, job shadowing for a bit and a project within a group (they are accepting about 20 people for the intake from this day) relating to the job, so very scary! I hope it goes well but I do believe everything happens for a reason so perhaps my being made redundant is the thing I needed

Oh roshydoshy, sorry to hear about your job but it's great that you're taking a philosophical approach (I believe that everything happens for a reason too, and that 'what's for you won't pass you' as they say here in Ireland). I really really hope you get the job you're going for, I have my fingers crossed for you xoxoxo

InaPickle

Apart from the Boots sale (which I don't count as it's all presents) I don't think I bought anything last month, apart from some muslin cloths to use up the Boots £5 N07 vouchers which don't count by dint of not being able to rub into your skin (and that was a decidedly Top Tip from someone on here - can't remember who, but thanks anyway as I needed some more! :T). Now that I've set up the challenge in my signature, I feel much more focused and happy that I'm getting rid of things and creating space, especially as I want to go organic once I've got rid of everything.

It'll only take me, oooh, two years or so to get through all this stuff.

And Roshy, sorry about your job - very best of luck for that job that you want on Friday. :T :T :T :T :T

thevicster

Hello! Think I need to rejoin! I did quite well last year then gave up and went a bit mad! I DEFINITELY do not need ANYTHING this month!