No Buying Toiletries in March Challenge

juliebunny

sawan82 wrote: »

I love doing extra courses at the local adult education college. Since I finished uni a few years ago, I've done 2 years of Mandarin Chinese classes, 1 year of Arabic, and currently doing watercolours

Oh I dream of giving up work and just spending my life doing courses....cookery, gardening, sewing.....I was born in the wrong era...womens lib, shlib!
I dont wanna work any more!!

sawan82

juliebunny wrote: »

Very subtle post!! I am guessing that this refers to the 4 bargain bundles. Is it weird that I'm not tempted - what an odd mix of stuff in the bundles. I feel myself moving towards graduation level........

I'm obviously not graduating, that coconut bundle is calling out to me, and I think I had an email for 18% cashback from TCB as well Let's see how long I can resist!

juliebunny wrote: »

Oh I dream of giving up work and just spending my life doing courses....cookery, gardening, sewing.....I was born in the wrong era...womens lib, shlib!
I dont wanna work any more!!

I'm sorry to say but I'm with you on that! Add win the lottery so I can swan off on holiday whenever I want to

adilade

happy birthday bev:beer:
celebrate- my friend has a thyroid problem so I knew about the hair falling out easily, but my doctor did say I had low levels of iron so may start taking iron supplements. Thankyou

juliebunny- I was going to say, you don't need the clinique moisturiser, I don't think it's any better than nivea soft:(

a few UU:j:

gilchrist and soames mini body lotion- it was nice nothing special so WNBA

siana night cream- was quite old so used as foot lotion and I don't think I need anti-wrinkle products yet:rotfl:

superdrug little red tin- didn't give a tint even though it looked so bright in the tin and went off the smell towards the end:( but:j for finishing my first tin of lipbalm

my mum cleared out her stash (tiny compared to some of you:eek:) and gave me some things she wasn't using so INs:

vaseline deodorant
mum deodorant
impulse goddess
glycerin cream
l'oreal cream cleanser

and a naughty in that I bought:o:

cocoa butter vaseline- to celebrate finishing the red tin:) Usually don't like the smell of vaseline so it puts me off buying them (the aloe vera and rose ones give me a headache:mad:) but really like this one:T 3 UU and 7 IN :eek:off to the naughty step I go...

Sophy

Happy birthday bev!

Sorry I've been thread awol, but attempting to do some spring cleaning....... Two use ups yesterday though - a Palmolive bubble bath, which was fine, and the last of the dull lemon flavoured shower gel - no sure who made it, definitely not getting it again.

seasideDreamer

I've sinned again...Olay night and day cream but that's it for a while now, I'll probably be spending my DTD vouchers on drink, although I've stocked up there's still far less wine in the stash than I like but we're see. At least the urge to go and outwit Mr T and grab some bargains is gone now..Ive just realised I've lots of fresh food and my veg bag arrives Friday.

bohemianrose9

adilade wrote: »

naughty in that I bought:o:

cocoa butter vaseline- to celebrate finishing the red tin:) Usually don't like the smell of vaseline so it puts me off buying them (the aloe vera and rose ones give me a headache:mad:) but really like this one:T 3 UU and 7 IN :eek:off to the naughty step I go...

Lol, I don't think you're supposed to buy a new thing to celebrate every thing you use up - the stash will never go down!! :rotfl:

Happy birthday, Bev!

I'm sorry to hear about your situation, Charlie. I think that it's so demoralising after working so hard for your qualifications to be stymied by the lack of jobs in the current conditions. Fingers crossed that you get something soon.

I have 2 UUs to report, as predicted yesterday:j
Mini S&G handfood - I hated this to begin with but the smell has grown on me so much that I've just bought a replacement...
Elizabeth Arden Pretty perfume - finished a huge bottle of this - it's my HG and I love it. I already have a replacement, but I might start on a Ted Baker perfume that I was given, for a change

I've also treated myself to several INs:
S&G The Butter Suite
S&G full size Hand food
S&G iFoam
S&G Breakfast scrub

I can't wait to try these out. Originally I was going to pop into Boots before the 3 for 2 had ended to buy some, but I'm really glad I waited as the offer has changed to 1/3 off all S&G, so I figured now was the best time to try all the things that I've been hankering for. I bought the butter suite as it contains 150 ml of each of the 3 flavours of body butter, so I shouldn't get bored! I'm going to pack away my current shower gel and body butter (Bliss - the sister brand to S&G!) and give these a try.

Off to update my list!

thevicster

Happy birthday Bev! Hope you've had a fab day!

Thanks so much for all the crossed fingers and good wishes, you are all :A Should hear early next week so will let you know then!

Jacks_xxx wrote: »

Congrats on the new sofa Kaz!

I bet it's more comfy than the naughty step - where I'm going to be sitting! :eek::D;)

I have to confess a massive and unnecessary IN.

I bought the Todays Special Value on QVC today. It's Mally make up - and I am a sucker for that.

I'm going to try and sell some of it on eBay to make it £££ neutral, but it's still an in.

And just to add insult to injury the kids are paying for another Mally Auto delivery kit that's already here, for Mother's Day, so that I don't have to send it back. (cos it's gorgeous!)

The good news is that Mally's not on QVC again for at least another six weeks so I can go back to being good again.

So Day 82. 3 Ins so far. Total spend remains to be seen. (I won't know until I've sold some of it on eBay)

Incorrigible. :o:o

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Great post!

charlie792 wrote: »

oh guys everything is such a disaster this week! Am using my ancient phone to type this now - my hard drive has finally gone in my laptop, just cannot get it on thank god i saved my diss to ohs mac - think i may have only lost a little of the work which i didnt update on it. Thankfuly most of my pictures were backed up too but i think ive lost some - what a time to go though in all seriousness right when i need it the most and when i have no money for a new one! Thankfully i spoke to my parents and they still have my sisters old laptop which although is rubbish at least it turns on so i should be able to pick that up in a few weeks. My phone is somewhat rubbish at the internet so i doubt ill be on much until then so good luck everyone x

So sorry to hear that Charlie, hope you're okay

sawan82 wrote: »

thevicster, fixx and valm have you guys seen/tried this?

p.s. non nails junkies please do not fall into the trap we're already in!!

charlie, sorry to hear about your computer but relieved your dissertation was mostly backed up :T
rosemary I thought I''d gotten away from the temptations of TBS

I love doing extra courses at the local adult education college. Since I finished uni a few years ago, I've done 2 years of Mandarin Chinese classes, 1 year of Arabic, and currently doing watercolours

YOU are VERY VERY naughty Sawan!!!! I didn't need to see that :rotfl: Ok, seen it, gonna buy it next time I'm in Boots :rotfl::D

On the subject of degrees - mine is pretty much worthless (Creative English Studies with History) can't do a thing with it unless I went for an MA (which I most definitely can't afford right now

thevicster

Had a little look at the Body Shop bundles and am NOT TEMPTED! Quite like the look of the Vitamin E stuff, but have too much facial stuff to even consider! Anyway, am thinking that the Clinque moisture surge may be my HG, really seems to suit my skin

Where is everyone today? The thread is never this quiet! Is there some amazing toiletry bargain I'm missing out on??!!! Off to check grabbit board...

asset2004

Been away for 2 days then will report my INs oh dear and also got a Boots mailing :T and S&G is 1/3 off in Boots. Back soon once I've caught up!

mcculloch29

Anyone else get the Foam Party e-mail telling you how to use the colourant properly?

I've binned the instructions now but I'm fairly certain that there are strong variations in the email from the guidelines in the box.

Bit late sending this now, isn't it, Clairol? Shouldn't you have sent this last week?

Here they are in case anyone is waiting to use a foam and hasn't seen the email.


1 Mix it up
Open up your box of nice’n easy Colour Blend Foam, add the contents of bottle 1 to bottle 2 and replace with the white cap.

2. Shake the bottle 3 times! Remember, this is the most important part.
Make sure the white cap is on before you shake, and don’t shake more than 3 times ladies, or the bottle will fill up with bubbles. If the contents of the bottle is still a liquid, you’re doing it right!

3. Wait 30 seconds
Take a moment to let the Foam work its magic.

4. Switch the white cap with the pink foamer cap
The foamer cap creates the foam, but remember not to shake once the pink cap is on!

5. Squeeze it in the centre
Give the bottle a squeeze in the middle to start dispensing the Foam. If you want, you can do the first squeeze over the sink, in case the first pump comes out runny. The next time you dispense, it should come out as foam!

6. Apply!
Work the Foam into your hair from root to tip. The Foam will quickly start to collapse back into a liquid, so don’t worry if it seems to disappear!

7. Sit back, relax
Leave the Foam on for 25 minutes, or the amount of time indicated by your strand test. If touching up your roots, remember to apply there first and leave for 15 minutes before doing the rest of your hair.

8. Rinse, repeat.
When 25 minutes are up, rinse your hair out until the water runs clear. Then apply the lovely conditioner, and keep that on for 2 minutes before washing out – this will make sure your hair is glossy, and smells great!

There you have it! Follow these guidelines, and you should be well on your way to a lovely new ‘do