No Buying Toiletries in March Challenge

PrincessPlaty

Dr_Roberto wrote: »

PrincessPlaty you wont be buying for a long time after seeing that stash :P

I never touch the stuff in the box though unless i am putting more in it
BUT that has got to stop!!! :rotfl:

I will do my handbag and normal make up bag after i have put dinner on the kids are moaning already!

asset2004

hollylangman37 wrote: »

Oooh I have a splutter: Johnsons 24hr facial moisturiser, going to have to cut it open!

Tbh it's meant to have a bit of self tan in, but I'm still as pale as snow, so doesn't really work. I think I picked up 2 tubes for £1 in TK Maxx so wouldn't buy it again.

I've got that as well and found it's pretty pale, can't see any signs of it working!

Alton_Towers

Its been nice to see that others think the same as I do about the Glamour mag stuff. My hubby thought I was a bit nuts when I said what a treat it was to have some nice stuff!

UU's today 2 sachets of Palmers Cocoa butter cream, 1 sachet of Nivea bio slim and a small sample tube of Elemis body cream which had gone a bit manky but was ok once rubbed in.

brighthair

I wouldn't dare even list my make up, we'd be here for the next year! Mum just bought me a new 8 drawer unit from Staples for my bathroom and my makeup fills it. I started counting and once I'd got to 40 MAC eye shadows at £10 each, I had to have a cup of tea and a sit down

mcculloch29

Welcome brighthair - as you've probably gathered, you are in the right place for lots of caring, mutual support (plus most of us are just a bit nosey...).
The road to recovery starts here (and possibly on e-Bay).

Fiasco55

What a wish list stash of make up PrincessPlaty. - Welcome and enjoy using up some of those goodies.

brighthair wrote: »

I wouldn't dare even list my make up, we'd be here for the next year! Mum just bought me a new 8 drawer unit from Staples for my bathroom and my makeup fills it. I started counting and once I'd got to 40 MAC eye shadows at £10 each, I had to have a cup of tea and a sit down

:eek::eek: Scary when you start to tot it all up - I must have spent thousands myself. Take comfort in that you are in very well pampered and polished company here

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Welcome brighthair - as you've probably gathered, you are in the right place for lots of caring, mutual support (plus most of us are just a bit nosey...).
The road to recovery starts here (and possibly on e-Bay).

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


Just back from a trip up to Silverburn on a reci to Next Home to see what my £15 gift voucher will get me. Answer - not much!! Gonna wait for the sale.

But whilst I was out and about I popped into Debs to use my freebie voucher for Lancome 7 day trial of foundation. So one really tiny in for me.

sarah*a

Welcome all Newbies :hello: March has been a good month for Newbies so far :D

sofababe wrote: »

I also used my new BS Rainforest Shampoo & Conditioner in the hope that it would stop my red colour from fading so much. By the end of it I was sitting in pink water so I don't think its working out.

What sort of red is it? Mine was pillar box red last year and a tip I was given was to add a little of the dye to my shampoo when I washed my hair and it would keep it's colour longer - but that was a 'Directions' semi-permanant dye not a 'shake-to-mix' dye as I'm not sure you could do it with them.

Not sure I've made much sense there? I can re-explain if needed

bohemianrose9 wrote: »

Btw, Sarah a - Clean Mary is included in one of the S&G bundles on the Boots site. I'm wondering if that means that they're discontinuing it...

I saw that bundle - I'm tempted but cannot afford it I really hope they are not discontinuing but it does look like it maybe that

chucknorris69 wrote: »

Do you mean the s&g one? If so I have a tube you can have, used it about twice I think. Just pm your address if it is the one your after.

I have PM'd you honey :lovethoug

Flirtini wrote: »

But does anyone else have a bit of a comfort buying problem, or is it more hoarding good bargains etc for you guys?

Alternatively, do you just get distracted by sparkly pretty things?

I'm a combination of good bargains and distracted by sparkly pretty things - I don't comfort buy I comfort eat :rotfl:

bohemianrose9 wrote: »

You know you've been hanging around this thread too long when you get excited about using up a bottle of tippex at work! :rotfl:Oh dear! (Not that I use tippex for cosmetic purposes, I should add, I'm just completely into the 'use it up' mentality.)

My DD uses tippex on er nails when she runs out of white nailpolish :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Vivh - hope you feel better soon - Tonsilitis is awful I suffered for years before I finally had mine out

celebrate wrote: »

Not really sure what to do. I know I couldn't hack going cold turkey.
Any advice appreciated:) Sorry I know this is a no buying toiletries not a no shopping general thread (but i have spent hundreds on toiletries recently hope i qualify!!)

Welcome and {{HUGS}}

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Hi celebrate :hello:. Your post sounds like a real cry for help....

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Totally second all of Kaz's post and what the other ladies have said. I especially second the sorting some out as gifts. Write a list of who you need to buy for throughout the year (birthday/xmas/mother's day/etc) and sort through your stash and allocate what you think suits each receipient. Keep a list of what you've bought so you don't double buy.

Good Luck and try to remember the MSE Mantra: Do I NEED it? Will I USE it? if the answer is NO put it back

mcculloch29 wrote: »

You may use substantially more shower gel than me - I know my son does - or far more shampoo. Any thoughts?

I use a fairly small amount of shampoo but loads of conditioner - at least two bottles for every bottle of shampoo - makes 3for2's useful :rotfl:

I've mentioned OH's bubble bath useage before - this week he used an entire box of Radox Moistur Soak Bath Salts in 4 baths :eek: I've told him I'm not buying anymore bubbles until what we have is used up. I've given him a 500ml bottle of N-spa lovely chocolate to use but he doesn't like the smell so I've emptied 3 mini tubes of M&S showergel into the bottle to make it more citrussy

It'll be gone in a fortnight :rotfl:

Dr_Roberto wrote: »

Paris Hilton - Fairy dust perfume - smells amazing my new favourite and my friend who bought it new I only had 4 perfumes in my stash :P

Love this perfume - one of my two on the go at the moment

UU's
Avon Renew 24 hour Eye Gel/Cream: WIBA? No. I liked the night gel but not the day cream. I must have got it as GWP because I wouldn't have bought it myself
Models Secret Toffee Hair Sauna (x 4 Sachets): WIBA? Yes if I ever found it Got it for 10p a sachet from Home Bargains - I needed two a time for my hair but it made it lovely a soft. Very weird when it self heated but smelt fantastic!
3 Mini Tubes M&S Showergel: WIBA? It's just showergel - nothing special


IN's - 3 Small tubs of Balm Balm for £2 in the Lloyds 3for1 promotion. I'm only claiming £1 of this to my total as I had gone in to get a small tin of vaseline for the dogs paws as advised by my vet (she's got really dry pads and they keep shearing off if she runs too fast - ie: all the time ) and this was a bargain I couldn't turn down. One for the dog and two for me :rotfl:

No splutterers at the moment so might be a quiet week for me

mcculloch29

sarah*a wrote: »

I had gone in to get a small tin of vaseline for the dogs paws as advised by my vet (she's got really dry pads and they keep shearing off if she runs too fast - ie: all the time ) and this was a bargain I couldn't turn down. One for the dog and two for me :rotfl:

Oh the poor girl! :eek: That must be so painful for her. Hope she doesn't lick it off, or you will be back to square 1.

Dr_Roberto

my current make up stash , I will do toiletries later on as I don't want to take up a full page haha!![/B


MakeUp::A

Foundation
2 x rimmel lasting finish
17 photo finish
benefit you reble
matt mouse
mui face powder

bronzer
pf shimmer brick
pf baked bronzer
natural collection bronzer

blush
3 x spell blush
3 x nars blush
4 x mac blush
primark blush

eye bases
9 x nyx jumbo pencils
ud primer potion
eyeko primer / eye cream

eyeliners
2 x avon
2 x too true
6 x urban decay
1 x beneft
2 x barry m

mascara
mac zoom lash
cover girl last blash
collection 2000 blue
collection 200 big lash

eyeshaddows
45 x spell pigments
9 x collection 2000 dazzle pots
1 x single urban decay
4 x barry m dazzle pots
1 x elf single shaddow
urban decay get baked pallette
120 colour pallette
front cover palette
lancome pallette

lipstick and gloss
2 x missguided
5 x spell lipglosses
2 x collection 2000 lipglosses
1 xloreal lipgloss
2 x nyx gloss
1 x hena gloss
1 x all about face gloss
3 x mac lipsticks
1 x est launder
2 x collection 2000
3 x revelon
2 x miss sporty
1 x natural collection
3 x avon
1 x softlips lip balm
2 x lorel hip jelly balms
1 x superdrug lip balm
1 x eos lipbalm
2 x vasaline
2 x niva lip blams

1 x avon illuminator
1 x elf finishing spray
1 x 17 primer
:rotfl::rotfl:
I think that's all , prob a few more random bits but yeah I gotta get using this up , is it just me or do you find eye-shadow difficult to finish ?

juliebunny

Hello everyone :j

I have been quite good today - feel like I am finally makng some progress in this challenge! Went for lunch with friends and then shopping :T.

I didn't even go into Boots, Savers, Bodyshop or Superdrug! In fairness this was partly because I had left all my vouchers at home in my other bag .

We went into £1land because my 'aunt' had NEVER been in there!!! I bought 3 sponges in a pack and a 'bog' brush :rotfl:l. Then Wilkos where I got a back scrubber for £2 and one item for the pets £1.25 - have fancied a back scrub since I got my lovely new S&G/BS scrubs at Christmas but they are a bit pricey elsewhere - not counting as INs because they aren't products, right??

My boyf looked at me like I was mad when I started look at the cut priced hand creams so I quickly left that area.


Just looked at your make up stash Dr Roberto - I don't even know what some of those items are - you have 45 of something???!! Phew!!