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  • xoxo_2
    xoxo_2 Posts: 889 Forumite
    edited 5 April 2011 at 12:00AM
    My U/U from this morning was a random shower gel not even on my list, hmph! WNBA because I didn't like it :p

    And finally U/U a S&G body butter (daily smooth)... it must be about an inch thick on my legs tonight, but at least I can start on something else tomorrow :rotfl: WIBA? Yes, but not for a few months. Sick of the smell at the moment. I think i'll try the blueberry one next :j
    :j
  • xoxo_2
    xoxo_2 Posts: 889 Forumite
    Listtttttttttt :D

    Bolded is in use
    Soap & Glory - My biggest problem :o

    Daily smooth body butter x 3
    Breakfast scrub x 1
    Clean mary x 1
    Hand food x 2
    Glad hair day shampoo x 3
    Glad hair day conditioner x 2
    Hair supply x 1
    Calm one, calm all x 5
    Face soap & clarity x 1
    Slim wear x 1
    Scrub your nose in it x 2
    Clean girls x 2
    The righteous butter x 2
    Flake away x 2
    Blueberry thrill x 2
    Heel genuis x 2
    Thermal scrub x 1
    Easy glistening x 1
    Scrub em and leave em x 1
    Greatest scrub of all x 1
    Clean on me x 2
    Endless glove x 1
    The firminator x 1
    Hand break (2 bottle set thing) x 3
    Perfume x 1

    Girligo x 1
    Glam-a-lot x 1
    Mist you madly x 1
    Glad pits x 2
    Wizard of flaws x 1
    Marvelips x 1
    Sexy mother pucker x 6
    Mighty mouth x 1



    Perfumes & oils (1 of each unless stated)
    Flowerbomb x 7 (1 real, 1 perfume parlour spray,5 oils)
    Coco Mademoiselle x 5 (1 real, 1 perfume parlour spray, 3 oils)
    FCUK her
    Ghost (original) x 6 (3 real perfume, 2 oils, 1 PP spray)
    Kate Moss x 4 various sizes
    Intimately beckham

    Eternity x 4 (1 real, 1 perfume parlour, 2 oils)
    Britney curious x 3
    Oils bought on recommendation from the thread on here:
    Beyonce heat
    Issey miyake
    Miss dior cherie
    Angel
    Daisy
    Burberry London
    Vera Wang princess
    Hypnotic poison
    And then about 20 nameless random perfumes from cheap shops :rotfl:
    Body sprays & deodrants x 20 after my sort out :j

    Other stuff x 1 unless stated
    FCUK whipped body cream x 2
    FCUK sugar scrub x 3
    FCUK polished body butter
    FCUK bath syrup x 3
    FCUK body spray x 3
    FCUK body polish
    Kate moss body lotion
    Ghost body lotion
    FCUK body polish
    FCUK body wash
    Gorgeous by Gok liquid gold body wash
    Gorgeous by Gok liquid gold bath essence
    Gorgeous by Gok molten gold body oil
    Boots extracts cocoa butter body wash
    Rough to buff body polish x2
    Rough to buff moisturiser x2
    Johnsons baby body lotion
    Johnsons talc
    Johnsons oil
    Johnsons bedtime lotion
    JOhnsons bedtime bath x 3
    White collection pure bath essence
    white collection pure body lotion
    white collection pure handwash
    white collection pure hand lotion
    Gorgeous by Gok shower scrub
    Gorgeous by Gok body wash
    Gorgeous by Gok deluxe gold body butter
    Gorgeous by Gok body butter
    boots extracts cocoa butter sugar scrub
    boots extracts cocoa butter body butter
    body shop vitamin e body lotion x 2
    elle mcpherson body wash x 2
    elle mcpherson natural glow set x 2
    Radox shower smoothies set x 2
    Chilli Pepper body wash x 2
    Chilli pepper lotion x 2
    chilli pepper polish x 2
    chilli pepper cream x 2
    chilli pepper foot lotion x 2
    chilli pepper foot scrub x 2
    Boots blossom cream & perfume gift set
    About 15 handmade soaps from the shop in town that I can't use but buy because they smell nice :o
    Bubble baths not already listed x 10 after my sort out :j
    18 boxes of wax strips :rotfl:
    5 different shaving foams



    Hair stuff
    QOD gold shampoo x 1
    QOD gold condiitoner x 1

    Tresemme hairspray x 2
    Pantene pro-v hairspray x 3
    VO5 hairspray x 2
    Pantene mousse x 1
    Hot straight cream x 2
    Boots coconut leave in condtioner x 2
    About 20 shampoos & conditioners
    Tresemme heat spray
    Tresemme serum
    Keratin shampoo x 1
    Keratin conditioner x 2

    Make up & nails & hands
    Nail varnish x 64 after last weeks spree and then a sort out :o
    Foundation x 1
    Lipstick x 8
    Lipgloss x 22
    Eyeshaddow x 44
    Eyeliner x 10

    Lip liner x 4
    Lip balm x 7
    Mascara x 5
    Liquid eyeliner x 3
    Dazzle dust x 2
    Crackle x 1
    NV remover x 5
    Nivea hand cream x 1

    No7 amazing eyes x 1 (not even sure what it is :rotfl: )
    :j
  • seasideDreamer
    seasideDreamer Posts: 1,363 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    UU- Tesco Vitamin E toner- WIBA Yes but there doesn't seem to be much of a rnage in my Local at the moment so wondering if theyve discontinued it like my fav meat free burgers:(
    Debt free and busy treating myself:)

    No more toiletries/make up until I've used what I've got stashed since Jan 2011, graduated October 2012. Restocked Dec 13..damn those sales
  • rosemary54
    rosemary54 Posts: 2,495 Forumite
    xoxo wrote: »
    Afternoon ladies!

    I'm very proud of myself today :rotfl:

    I went to boots.. didn't buy a thing.

    I went to BS... didn't buy a thing.

    I went to Topshop to look at the NV... didn't buy a thing.

    I went to Lush... didn't buy a thing.

    I went to Superdrug... didn't buy a thing.

    Yayyyy go me :j :j :rotfl: A day of shopping with no ins! :D Now... if only I could stop buying unnecessary clothes. Is there a 'no more clothes & shoes' challenge? :rotfl:

    I will update & post my list later :) I know I have a UU but I can't remember what it is until I go upstairs.
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2950100
  • footymadgal
    footymadgal Posts: 569 Forumite
    I've UU a sample phial of Hugo Boss Pure Purple Eau Du Parfum 2 ml. WIBA? Probably not - it was quite nice for work and I wouldn't object if someone bought me this or if I had it in a box of mini perfumes but there are others I prefer. Talking of which, I smelt this Orla Kiely perfume in Debenhams the other week and have fallen in love with it:

    http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_117457900099_-1?breadcrumb=Home%7EBeauty

    Has anyone seen it being sold anywhere else? I've got a £15 voucher to spend in Debenhams but I'm going to resist for now. The OH says he'll buy me some for my birthday and as that's in the summer it'll give me chance to try to use up what I've already got!
  • vivh
    vivh Posts: 324 Forumite
    Morning All!!

    A little uu 7ml sample of wake up wonder, I quite like this, absorbed quick and smelt nice, only used it on my neck though and have now moved onto the 7ml samples of 3 point serum and flawless skin cream by olay, am using these on my neck too just to use up, the cream is thick so don't think my face would get on with it really.

    Opened my S&G Flake Away this morning, am definitely in two minds about this, very greasy and very scratchy. I used it in the shower and when I used clean on me on my puff to wash it off the lather just died IYKWIM, put 5 more pumps on puff and same again. Oh well suppose that's one way to use more of it. Skin did feel really nice when I had finally managed to wash the stuff off but a bit time consuming for a school day.

    Pudsey, my DH was like that with mothers day in previous years because usually it is nearer my birthday and no-one can be bothered to get me anything after shopping for that. This year they made up for it and got me loads, really I only want a little bit of something that the kids have picked out.
    The devil makes works for idle hands
  • Dr_Roberto
    Dr_Roberto Posts: 158 Forumite
    :j Hi!!

    Got a few in's thanks to Ma-ri-ella and her tesco dfd! ( so i didn't buy !!! :P)

    2 x olay face cream
    2 x ice shine condi
    1 x ice shine shampoo
    1 x body shop cube in coconut
    1 x niva body lotion :)

    my UU:

    rockstar soap
    dove soap :)
    :rotfl:
    :beer:No Buying Toiletries 2015 challenge :beer:
    Last bought : April 10th

    :DNo more starbucks / costa challange:D
    :rotfl:last bought: April 10th :rotfl:
  • juliebunny
    juliebunny Posts: 1,707 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    xoxo wrote: »
    Afternoon ladies!

    I'm very proud of myself today :rotfl:

    I went to boots.. didn't buy a thing.

    I went to BS... didn't buy a thing.

    I went to Topshop to look at the NV... didn't buy a thing.

    I went to Lush... didn't buy a thing.

    I went to Superdrug... didn't buy a thing.

    Yayyyy go me :j :j :rotfl: A day of shopping with no ins! :D Now... if only I could stop buying unnecessary clothes. Is there a 'no more clothes & shoes' challenge? :rotfl:

    I will update & post my list later :) I know I have a UU but I can't remember what it is until I go upstairs.

    Well done! You have taken the first step to recovery from your toiletries addiction :rotfl::T

    vivh wrote: »
    Morning All!!

    Opened my S&G Flake Away this morning, am definitely in two minds about this, very greasy and very scratchy. I used it in the shower and when I used clean on me on my puff to wash it off the lather just died IYKWIM, put 5 more pumps on puff and same again. Oh well suppose that's one way to use more of it. Skin did feel really nice when I had finally managed to wash the stuff off but a bit time consuming for a school day.

    Pudsey, my DH was like that with mothers day in previous years because usually it is nearer my birthday and no-one can be bothered to get me anything after shopping for that. This year they made up for it and got me loads, really I only want a little bit of something that the kids have picked out.

    That is cute about mothers day and signifies what it's all about - the thought behind it.:)

    I keep forgetting that baby oil in the bath (for my dry skin) and the S&G flake away don't go together- it's like when you have sun cream on and then get sand on you on holiday!! it's all bloomin stuck to me :rotfl:
    Less stuff, more life, love, laughter and cats!
    Even if I'm on the shopping threads, it doesn't mean I'm buying! Sometimes it's good to just look and then hit the CLOSE button!
  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Finally a UU! My S&G Glad Hair Day from my Christmas tote bag. WIBA? I liked it but I prefer my Tigi pump bottles as they last forever and you don't get more than you need and I thought this was quite expensive for a tube that size when bought on it's own.

    I do need to buy some new shampoo and conditioner though, after using trevor sorbie stuff that Boots virtually gave away on an offer for a while and then stuff from Avon I gave the Tigi big pump bottles a go as that's what my hairdresser uses and got a pair of bottles from the internet early last September and they still haven't run out yet and I wash my hair every day normally! I've used the glad hair day too and some hair supply but mostly just been these pump bottles, I love that you can get exactly what you want. The conditioner stopped being pumpable a while ago now and I've now got it on it's side at the edge of the bath and I have to scoop it out with my finger each time but at least it isn't getting wasted! Will check the shampoo tonight as I haven't used it for a while and will then decide if I need to order another set soon.

    Hair stuff used to be something I had loads of but now I've just got these 2 almost empty Tigi bottles, a tube or two of hair supply (minis), a Tigi styling product I use each day (and bought last August and still going strong!) and the dregs of an overnight treatment product I should use up. So not too bad at all.
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  • fixx
    fixx Posts: 792 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Hi ladies,
    I'm trying to catch up on the April thread, but only made it to page 8 so far, wow you can all talk! Anyway, I'm in again for this month.

    I've got a bit of catching up still to do on the March thread too, as I was away for a couple of days at the end of March/start of April for a long weekend in London and Paris :)

    Erm, so I have a rather large amount of ins to confess to, but there's so many, I can't remember them all :eek:, so will update tonight when I get home and have some time.

    In my defense, it was my 30th birthday on Saturday, so treated myself to a fair bit of shopping over the weekend :D And I spent waaaaaay more on clothes than toiletries :A

    I've also got a few UUs, but not as many as the ins unfortunately...
    Anyway, I've got a free evening tonight after the manic weekend (and some unexpected late drinks last night) so will unpack, confess in full, and treat myself to a little pampering to help recover!

    I'll try and join as many of the pampering nights through the month as I can, but fridays might be tough - any Friday I'm not out, I go to play badminton, which doesn't finish til 10pm, so it'd be late night pampering for me :) Love the idea of a pamper session before Kaz's big day!
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