No Buying Toiletries in March Challenge

InaPickle

Another UU: Cordodyl Daily.

WIBA? Yes - HG product (cos my dentist said so). Cost's a fortune, though!

Have already got more, so will take one from stast.

This is one product I deliberately stash up on during special offers as it's nearly £5 a bottle, and I go through them like billy-o!

thevicster

Juliebunny - hope everything works out ok with your job. What is your stash like? Do you really need any more stuff to see you through??!!

hope Roshy is okay

One UU - BS satsuma body butter - quite nice, but I have a jolly orange one in the stash so no need to buy any orange smelling things yet! Onto a small size s&g righteous butter, yay!

MinniMe_2

morning all.

A couple of UU to report......
Nivea Q10 body butter X2 samples - WIBA? actually yes was really nice, though I have a mountain of BB to get through first!
Clinique superfit sample - WIBA? yes and do all the time!

All UU were samples as I was away for the weekend so brough my samples with me

Will need to get my face cream soon from BS - I seem to get through it quiet quickly but it really works on my skin and is only £10 so not too bad.

Any recomendations for something to help with blackheads?

Dr_Roberto

I hope to have a successful week of UU , will update at the end of the week , and no more ins!!!!

Willow92

Morning all!

Nothing important to report really, still on that chocolate shower gel that's lasted over a year...

minerva_windsong

Finally sent my Give and Make Up parcels - it had to go as two lots but I'm now up to 32 OUTs for the year! :j So I'm tentatively upping my target to have 35 OUTs by the end of March, which is ambitious but doable...

celebrate wrote: »

in your experience how long do lotions and potions last before they are unusable or embarrassing to give as presents

Depends when/if they're open - a lot of them say 12-18 months from opening (if you look on the side there will normally be a picture of what looks like a pot of product with the lid half off and a number on the pot) but I generally go on the 'looks OK, smells OK, feels OK, it's OK' rule so you can get things lasting for up to two years in my view. Lush are notorious for doing short dates because of the fresh ingredients but then the stuff still being fine months later.

I personally wouldn't give away anything that I'd used more than once as a present or to something like Give and Make Up, but again I'd go with the 'if you haven't opened it it's probably all right' rule.

VALM wrote: »

I saw a Cosmo kabuki in Bodycare yesterday as well. Would have gone back for it had I been on my own but MrM was really whinging that "we have come out here for nothing" so didn't bother. The annoying thing is that I have a kabuki already (wanted a spare to put in my handbag) which I got form NO7 but you can only get it with the mineral blush and I've already chucked that out because it was so highly pigmented no matter how careful I was I ended up looking like Aunt Sally. Will have a nosey in Mr T's thanks.

If you don't find one in Tesco, I think I have an unused Body Shop kabuki lurking from when I bought mineral foundation so can look that out for you this week if you want?

mcculloch29

vivh wrote: »

Finally I have sorted my 7 yr old DD's hair problem out, solid coconut oil. Have applied it after towel drying her hair, just a tiny bit, and now we can comb it through everyday without screaming at each other. Her hair looks fab, very shiny and when I comb it is silent IYKWIM, before it was rustly and dry.

Friend of mine with the thickest, frizziest hair you can imagine has to use this and has done so for years. Isn't it great that something so simple produces such good results?

thevicster

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Friend of mine with the thickest, frizziest hair you can imagine has to use this and has done so for years. Isn't it great that something so simple produces such good results?

Totally agree, coconut oi is great, I sometimes use it as a pre shampoo treatment and it works really well. Cheap too! I really don't know why I bother buying and trying so many different hair masks!

One UU - Sanctuary Spa toner - lovely, have two more in the stash! Now onto a L'oreal gel toner

rosemary54

sunshineyday wrote: »

As someone else wisely pointed out there will always be another offer or glitch so instead of stocking up why don't you save the money you would have otherwise spent on toiletries, that way you'll have the cash if you need it

Fingers crossed this won't happen and your job will be safe, xx

I second that,why don't you recheck your stash to see just how much stuff you have(it is always a shock to me when I do:rotfl:)sounds morbid but I think what if I die suddenly what will happen to all my stuff??......probably be thrown out by my sons who won't appreciate it:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

uu a Clarins foundation that have had for ages and is now too light after getting a tan on holiday so hopefully would not use till next winter!only a bit left and fed up of seeing it.

had the Philips light alarm on bird song today....better than african jungle:rotfl:

sawan82

Hello everybody. Finally caught up. Ditched my pink/crackle nails Saturday, and painted them with my new Barry M blue shade. Didn't have much time so it was one coat and it's already chipping. Lovely colour but looks like the kind of colour that will stain nails, so if time permits tonight I'll remove it and do base, colour and top coat and post pic.

UUs (Finally!!):
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair: WIBA? I don't think it's quite what my skin needs yet, maybe in a few years when I'm older and I need something of that texture. My sister bought it for me as a set with the Eye Repair (still going strong). I was using it morning & night to use it so could move happily back to my Estee Lauder Idealist Refinishing Serum (my HG serum - and one in stash from a gift time purchase in Jan).
Cutex Nail Polish Remover 100ml - WIBA? Yes. Already have one on the go in a larger bottle.

Splutterers: Clinique Eye Makeup Remover, Estee Lauder Daywear Plus & Givenchy Very Irresistible
My Elemis Toner is still going strong

My sister swears by coconut oil, it's always been used on our hair since we were kids!

Had a voucher through in the post from B**ts for £1 (I think) off the new Nivea Pure range. So might be tempted by that. And the voucher in the H&B magazine for the new Black & White (maybe I made that name up) deodorant. Although I have 3/4 Sure Naturals in stash from bulk buying a pack of 6 from Costco.