No Buying Toiletries in May Challenge

VALM

Have two UU's to report:-

Travel size of S&G Clean on Me - WBA although not just yet as I have a 500ml one to open next from the tote bag. Took the rest of this travel sized with me when I went swimming today. Am thinking of taking up swimming in my lunch hours so will have to dig out more travel sizes. We went to the Lake District today and after our swim (not in a Lake I'd add!) we had lunch and then went for a very long walk. Have had to have a bath when I got home as I ache so much. Weather was gorgeous there though.

Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference cream. WNBA. I've never known a product to change so much in its effectiveness. I bought this from the clearance shelf at Boots - reduced from £44.00 to £12.50. I was getting low on my Elemis PCMC at the time so thought at this price it could be a good alternative. At first it was wonderful as my skin was quite dry and this cream was so comforting. But then it began to make my skin really oily at around lunch time. Since I've been replenished of PCMC I've been using this as a night cream but again my skin has been dry but it doesn't appear to have been doing much this time and I've supplemented it with facial oil.

mad_scientist

Evening all

Thought I would post my UU for May, it won't take long because there aren't many!!

But most importantly I have no Ins for May :j

It's the first time since I started in January that I have managed to not buy anything :A
I am going to put in a small Avon order this week so I won't manage it again in June.

2 UU this week.
Clinique facial water spritz thing - WNBA, got this as a GWP years ago and just didn't see the point of it
Clinique Body butter (in a tube) - WBA, but luckily have another 2 GWP size in the stash! I used this up as a handcream because I have a lot more lotions in the stash than handcreams and I'm trying to make my L'Occitane shea hand cream last as long as possible!

So, a gigantic total of 4 UU for May :rotfl:and they were all GWP sizes too! I should get a good UU total for June though, have shower gel, shampoo, body butter, day moisturiser, eye cream and a lip gloss all getting near the end.

See everyone next month!

VALM

mad_scientist wrote: »

I am going to put in a small Avon order this week so I won't manage it again in June.

I've received the new brocure and am going to try the new hair colorant. Not classing this as an IN as I don't have a stash of them and it's going to save me having mine coloured at the hairdressers every 5 weeks instead of every 10 weeks. Have been using the root touch up kit (can't remember name of brand) but it no longer covers the grey effectively. eek!

bev97

Hi everyone

Some IN's, OUT's and UU's to report.

IN - OPI serena grand slam rally pretty pink and red shatter :j(off ebay). Have wanted this set for months so really pleased and having sold a fair few sets of toiletries recently it is essentially a no spend.:D

OUT - Burt's bees stuff x2. (don't like honey aromas)

UU - A'kin hand cream, L'occitane Body lotion, OPI gingerlily avojuice -WIBA? - I liked them all but the A'kin cream did not smell that nice to me - I like a sharp lavender smell not a sickly sweet one.

VALM wrote: »

Will do. Since I posted this morning I did some research on makeupalley.com and found an American woman who used C&P in 2005 and raved about it but is now using the Weleda one and raving about it. Have asked her if they are similar. Most of the reviews state it's best to use on dry skin which I think is how I used to use C&P.

Having used the old C&P - would be interested aswell to see how the Weleda one compares. I know it is a reputable brand though.

Need some advice please. Looking for a tan accelerating lotion and not sure what to go for have seen Gatineau, Ecotan and Maui babe products but has anyone got any recommendations? TIA:)

Lemon_Tree

well i shall pre-empt tomorrow morning and declare another UU - Dove deodrant, next in use will be a soft and gentle one. this will take me down to one in use, one in stock and a tiny travel one half used. My second category which is now 'under control'. I know i will stock up when the Dove one's are next on offer but i am considering having another go at the roll ons, i'm wondering if they last longer. May get a Mitchum one which everyone seems to really rate.

Before i checked my list i thought this was the month in which i'd used up the least amount of products since tagging along in November. But when i've checked i UU 10 things, which is one better than last month. Unfortunately i also bought 6 things in Asda's baby sale aha that explains why i thought i'd only UU 4 things, when what i was thinking about was having a net reduction of 4 things. I've challenged myself to have a net reduction of at least 50 things by my birthday next year, so just under a years time.

Mingle

UU:

Superdrug toner WNBA Avon wintercare face cream WBA Lidl almond shampoo-WNBA Boujous rose blusher- WBA 2 small handsoaps Johnsons baby talc- WNBA Henna- Coca Marron- WNBA 50ml TBS mango scrub- WNBA Avon watermelon scrub- WNBA TBS 60ml Mango Shower Gel- WNBA

INS (all TBS= £60- 97% gifts):
1 x Neroli Jasmin Shower Gel
1 x Shea Whip Body Lotion
1 x Coconut Soap
1 x Strawberry Gift Cube
1 x Satsuma Shower Gel/Cream
1 x Neroli Jasmin Body Lotion
1 x Shea Body Butter
1 x Coconut Bath Shower Gel/Cream
1 x Love Etc...™Small Gift Box
1 x Coconut Body Butter
1 x Coconut Milk Body Lotion
1 x Dreams Unlimited™Small Gift Box
1 x Satsuma Shower Gel/Cream
1 x Moringa Milk Body Lotion
2 x Love ETC...™ Solid Perfume
1 x Almond Body Butter
1 x Almond Bath & Shower Gel
1 x Moringa Body Butter
1 x Big & Curvy Waterproof Mascara
1 x Moringa Gift Bag
1 x Dreams ULTD Body Butter- Free with Marie Claire
6 x Boots Cucumber face wipe- Glitch £3.97

1x Miss Cole Body Butter (all for £5)
1x Miss Cole Shower Gel
1 xMiss Cole Conditioner
1x Miss Cole Shampoo

So that's £55 in the pot!

Mingle

Oh! I gave away the Love Etc solid perfumes, so that's £65!

Edit: Just found another UU: A wilko deodrant. WNBA


So that's £70 this month!

lynseydee

sofababe wrote: »

UU a Moringa Body Milk mini this morning. I have 2 full size and 2 body butters in the stash as well as lotions and butters from every shop and in every flavour ever!! :rotfl:
The bottle is currently in the washing machine with my washing following Mrs Moneypenny's (or whatever she's called) tip on C4. She used bubble bath I think but what harm can it do?

What's all this about, I missed the last one?

lynseydee

Finished off my moisturiser yesterday which was an unexpected uu. Am now on my LE which despite using just the once think I like it. Will see how I feel about it after using it a few more days.

Willow92

I'm wanting a BS coconut body scrub on ebay....I have a Botanics one in and it's horrible so I may chuck it.