No Buying Toiletries in April Challenge

bargainbetty

Hello all and Happy Mothers Day to the mums out there....

One UU - my shea butter bodywash is finally done, so the Original Source Lime now has pride of place! One IN to report as well - although I am ashamed to say is has less to do with spending money and more to do with my unremitting slovenliness. I was tidying up a pile of junk that had sat at the end of the couch for about three months, and found a small tub of BS shea butter. Already using it.

By the way, if anyone likes Gino D'Campo, do feel free to watch this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1PDYCQ8m9k

He had promised to cook naked if they won a National TV Award, and they did. It's worth watching twice, once for his cuteness and once to watch Holly whatsit trying desperately to maintain professionalism while not dropping her eyes below chin level.

hollylangman37

sarah*a wrote: »

:rotfl:I like your attitude - it's pants when they are all over the place isn't it

Men...we wouldn't be without them though. My ex messed me around constantly for 6 months, we were friends before getting together and had a holiday arranged for 8 of us. I realised on this holiday half way through that life was too short to be messed around with and used. I've seen him a few times since July by accident really as we live near each other and his attempts to make me jealous when out with friends are never going to work as I never want him in my life ever again:mad:

Argghhh slight rant there.
Back on topic, I have a UU of a Montage Jeunesse Face Tonic mask, WNBA as didn't like the scent, it was too medicated.
Had NPI yesterday in Boots, TK Maxx, Bodyshop and Bodycare but resisted them all, came home and was on such a high for doing it, normally I would have just given in.

seasideDreamer

Two UUs to report. Lush cinders bath bomb and Santuary body lotion. WIBA possibly not the Santury as it makes my skin a little sore but cinders yes through I can't wait to finish the bath bomb stash and get me a honey bee bath bomb but that is probably a few months away....
Quite a few splutters but they've been spluttering all week so probably still a fair bit in them. Cut the tops off some Dove hair stuff and the Aloe Vera gel today through.

Fiasco55

Budge up on the naughty step ladies - I am just back from a shopping trip with my mum and have purchased some *cough* essentials....

So some IN's 3 Nails Inc Hanover Sq / Charlotte St / Tudor Way been lusting after these colours and managed to get a set of three in TK Maxx for £11.99 :j

Also stocked up on my now HG status hairspray Gum for £1 each in semi chem so bought 2 and a box of quickies for £1 too.

Also got Elle Macpherson body lotion reduced to £1.50 in TK too.

I did also managed a few UU's. Next Define perfume which was a handbag size which was handy. I did get lots of compliments on it when I was wearing it. WIBA? Didn't buy it the first time as it was a gift but don't think I would go out of my way to buy it now. I have to focus on the ones I already have.

Also I have finally UU a lipstick. Clinique lip shine sugar. I have been scraping the dregs out with a lip brush for the 2 months. This was the last one in a set of three I purchased in New York about 5 years ago. WBA? No not keen as it didn't last for even an hour after going on.

Must remember to add £4 into my pot.

Off to catch up on the thread and update my sig...

SJP

I'm in!!!

Sorry i'm a little late, been a bit busy.... Off to read back from the start.... Hope everyone is well!!

xx

trudij

hollylangman37 wrote: »

Men...we wouldn't be without them though. My ex messed me around constantly for 6 months, we were friends before getting together and had a holiday arranged for 8 of us. I realised on this holiday half way through that life was too short to be messed around with and used. I've seen him a few times since July by accident really as we live near each other and his attempts to make me jealous when out with friends are never going to work as I never want him in my life ever again:mad:

I had to laugh - that Adele song came on the radio (again!!) and I was thinking about it - I dont know that Id want someone like any of my exs if they were in that song - that would mean that they are going to dump you and leave you heartbroken whilst going off to marry someone else!!!! :rotfl:

Put it this way - in our conversations tonight, hes shatterd and could barely ride this morning "but my god it was worth every second" and he wants to see me again - and again - and again .... so either its going to be wonderful excercise, or we actually are together, but not calling it that... and im not going to rock the boat by asking - I cant see him wanting to see me again if he wasnt interested though - hes been too honest about everything else, I dont think he wouldnt be with this too.
no bath for me today - (this is really sad!!!) I like the little wafts of his deodorant that I keep getting when i move.... (someone hit me VERY hard !!!!)

elfen

Thanks sofababe, I like it too....a mad pasta god!
Hmm trudij it sounds good! And I had that earlier, where they hug you and their deodorant gets stuck on your clothes and you can smell it as you move....bliss!

One UU - Sakura Bath Bomb - WIBA? Hell yes! It smelt fantastic and made the water really soft and silky! Really nice scent, was just enough in the water and steam but not too much on the skin...OMG lovely! 50p in the pot though

chucknorris69

I AM IN TOO Please - sorry I am late..

Few ins by way of pressies;
S&G sets
Just Pink (Next body wash)

UU of S&G Flake Away - I really like this and wba after I have finished the remaining one in the stash.
UU john fredia minature blonde shampoo wba when on offer

Hope everyone has had a great weekend, will attempt to read from page one now and catch up........

akh43

Just spent the afternoon catching up again after not looking at the thread for 2 days :eek:

2 INs - 1 a Mother's Day Pressie from DD/DS of Define gift set from Next, so no cost and as I fnished off my last bottle at the end of last week it was a needed IN, one of my favourite perfumes and affordable. Not been available much in Next over the past couple of years but this year is the 10th Anniversary so its been revamped with a special edition Define as well, prefer the original one though. The other IN was a Mitchum AP spray on offer in Tesco, bought as a bulk filler on one of my DTD shops and although I have a couple in stock I bought it as a replacement for one that ran out last month. In the old days I would have bought at least half a dozen if any of my fav products were on offer, so I have toned down my buying to 1 or 2 nowadays, which is an improvement.:o

An unexpected UU was the L'Oreal Derma Genesis, I bought about 5 or 6 or these during the H&B days this was the first time I had used. Cream was ok but for a 50ml container it didnt seem to last anywhere near as long as the Olay I used last month. Also as the container was white, I initially thought this was the product, it was hard to tell what was left in the tube and when I went to use yesterday it just died on my halfway through putting on my face, no spluttering. I did manage to jimmy the lid off and there was a bit more of the cream inside, but not much, got 1 more use out of it and it turns out the white is actually an inner plastic casing. Probably WNBA unless I got it for a very low cost. I am still using the night version which I opened early last week, but decided to try one of the many Boots creams I have and opened a pore reducing serum to try.

2nd UU was my Insolence body lotion that came in the gift set with the perfume, my all time favourite perfume. Had to cut it open yesterday and just about managed to get 1 full body's worth out of it. I definitely WBA but usually wait until its in the sales after christmas. I still have 2 more sets in use/stock so I will probably be ok till next christmas when I can get more stocks.

I noted in the March thread a few negative comments re the Foam Party hair colour, I didnt win one but did get a £1 moc and bought one the other week. After reading on here I went to the foam party website and cant believe the amount of bad feedback and I am now wondering if I can take back and swap for my usual hair colour instead as I am now very warying of using this product now.

Nice to see lots of newbies this month welcome to one of the fastest moving and friendliest threads on MSE.

EssexHebridean

Hello ladies! In spite of going into London yesterday managed to avoid the free BS BB with the Mail - OH could have got the paper for me free thanks to his obliging newsagent being happy to take his Sunday Telegraph subscription voucher for an alternative paper on a Saturday....I was at the point of saying to him to get it when I thought "Nope - don't need it!) - spent yesterday taking part in a genuine P-Up in a Brewery too - a meeting for Bar Managers and Deputy Managers for the Great British Beer festival, we spent from 11.30am - 3.30pm at Fullers brewery drinking free beer! :rotfl:

one IN today - Popped round to Mum & Dads earlier with the loo rolls I got cheap for them from Makro and Mum handed over a nail varnish she'd got free with their newspaper in the week - it's a Barbara Daly one called "Denim" and is a mid-blue with a faint pink sparkle - quite pretty. So an, IN, but not a spendy one which is OK.

Trudij all sounds good to me - just relax and enjoy the.....errr.....ride! :rotfl: