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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in November Challenge
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Afternoon ladies
I am well and truly in for November!
Thank you Sarah for starting this month's thread.
Thank you FriendofHobbits, Minerva, Carolyn and Fiasco for the the lovely comments about my nail design
LadyM I hope you're feeling better soon *hugs*
Absinthe I love the fact that your stash list resembles the Lush and TBS warehouses mixed together :rotfl:
Fiasco Is there any update on your Mum hun?
xoxo I'm waiting [STRIKE]for the sales [/STRIKE] to finish my stash too
Rosemary at least it's over and done with nowMaybe you can find a treat for yourself at the weekend
ETA: Welcome to anybody and everybody who's joining us for the first time!
Knitting Nora your post had me :rotfl: almost literallyNo buying unnecessary toiletries/makeup in May: Unnecessary spend £17.60
May INs: 14 UUs/OUTs/GAs: 11
2012 INs: 77 UUs/OUTs/GAs: 91
Savings from UUs: £60.50
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Rosemary at least it's over and done with now
Maybe you can find a treat for yourself at the weekend
yes indeed ,am staying at a spa hotel after DS3 graduates and having a bamboo massage!not sure what it will be like!0 -
I'm in again please!!!!
Thanks Sarah*a for starting a lovely new thread.
I genuinely have absolutely no reason to buy any toiletries of any description this month. I caved at the end of October because of my Halloween party, bought on a whim;
2 pairs of false eyelashes (didn't use either... and probably never will)
Deep red max factor lipgloss. Not sure I actually like the colour but it's non returnable....
Maybelline dream matte mousse foundation - next darker shade to the one I'm currently using just to mix and to add a bit more colour!
fake nails. Which I did use and am still wearing and will try to make last for as long as possible!
And 2 Loreal million lashes mascara (my HG mascara, it was on offer - one for £11.69, 2 for £14 - and they had new 'coloured' ones supposedly - I got a green one - can't tell the difference, looks black to me.... oh well!)
So a bit of a rubbish impulse boots trip with most stuff I'm not going to use!!!
So I am learning my lesson. Absolutely nothing will be bought this month. :A
Hope everyone is well? I went a little awol towards the end of last month and not yet caught up.
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Count me in again.
October was actually probably my best month for UUs with very little INNs.
Moving house next month so going to try really hard to use up the nearly finsihed bits!New surname New start!
Total Debt - [STRIKE]£9999.09 [/STRIKE]now 7633.16 23.66% paid off0 -
Evening ladies and a :wave: to the newbies.
This morning I had to cut open my Elle Mac foot lotion and Elemis moisturiser so both of them will be UU shortly.
I have booked myself in for a pre holiday beauty therapy ritual but with some major ommissions. Gone are my falsh lashes (sniff) with top up (sob) and my spray tan (whaaaaaaaaaaYYYYYY!!!):( *drops to the floor kicking and screaming
BUT I really can't afford the £100 for these extras. So I am only getting a eyebrow shape and an eyelash tint.
So her is the stash list - red products are in use
Haircare Shampoo
Louise Galvin Volumising Shampoo 300ml HG
Tigi Bed Head Manipulator 350ml Shampoo x2 (3/4 full)
Tigi Catwalk Sexed up Shampoo 350ml (spluttering)
Phil Smith Big It Up Shampoo 250ml
John Frieda Smooth Start Shampoo 250ml
Ultra Swim Shampoo 200ml (1/2 full)
Tigi Superstar Shampoo 750mls
Conditioner
Tigi Bed Head Dumb Blonde 750ml (1/2 full) & 250mls
Tigi Catwalk Sexed Up Conditioner 200ml (3/4 full)
Tigi Bed Head Manipulator 200ml Conditioner x 2 (2/3 full)
Andrew Collinge Weightless Volume Conditioner 250ml
Fudge Colour Lock Conditioner 300ml
Ultra Swim Conditioner 200ml (1/2 full)
Louise Galvin Volumising Conditioner 300ml
Nicky Clarke Highlights Cream x 32 Tubes
Tigi Superstar Conditioner 750mls
Styling/Treatments
Tigi Bedhead Hard to Get Texture Paste x 3 HG
Lee Stafford Matt Fat Powder 10g
Gum Hairspray 300mls x 4 HG
Batiste Dry Shampoo 150ml x 2 HG
Andrew Collinge Body Lotion
Gum Volumising Mousse 300ml
Biosilk silk Therapy 50mls
Label M Paste
L’Oreal Root Lift Mousse 200ml 1/2 full
Tigi Rockstar Groupie Texture Spray
Tigi Rockstar Rocktastic Gel Spray
Tigi Rockstar Moulding Clay
Haircare Minis
John Fredia Thicken Shampoo 50ml
John Fredia Conditioner 50ml
John Fredia Sheer Blonde Shampoo 50ml
Ultra Swim Shampoo 50ml (1/2 full)
Ultra Swim Conditioner 50ml (1/2 full)
Charles Wortherington Volume Mousse 50ml
Toni & Guy No Kinks Smoothing Balm 50ml
Toni & Guy Fix it Hairspray 50ml
Toni & Guy Frizz smoothing shampoo 50ml
Toni & Guy Frizz smoothing Conditioner 50ml
The White Company Shampoo 50mls
The White Company Conditioner 50mls
Kenneth Turner Nature Nurture shampoo 50mls
Batiste Dry Shampoo
Bodycare Body Washes, Shower Gel, Shave Gels, Scrubs, Bath
Gillette Satin Care Shave Gel 200ml (spluttering)
Elle Macpherson Fresh & Smooth Body Scrub 100mls x 2
Balance Me Shower Gel
Elle Macpherson Body Scrub Soap Bar,
Elle Macpherson Release the Day Bath Soak 50mls x3 (1is ½ used)
Elle Macpherson Start the Day Body Wash 200mls x 2
Imperial Leather Shower Cream Jojoba & Vitamin E 250ml
Body lotion, body butter, Body Moisturisers, Foot Lotion
Elle Macpherson Foot Butter 150mls x 2 (spluttering)
Banana Republic Classic Body Lotion 150mls
Johnsons Baby Powder
Next Leg & Foot Cooling Spray
Elle Macpherson Body Butter 200ml x 2
Dirty Works Moisturising Body Oil
Deodorants & body mists
Oasis Body Mist 100ml
Sure Crystal Deodorant 250ml x 2 (1 is spluttering)
Dove Roll On Deodorant x 3
Arrid Deodorant 250mls
Right Guard x 2
Fake Tan, Bronzers, shimmers
Pretty Polly Bronzed leg gloss
Sally Hanson Airbrush Legs 75mls
The Sanctuary self tan corrector wipe x 3
Pretty Polly Leg Shimmer 150ml
M & S self tan corrector wipes x 2
St Tropez Bronzing Mist 240ml x 2 (1/2 full)
Clinique Self Tan for the face 50mls
Bodycare Minis
Elle Macpherson Pulse Point 8ml x 2
St Tropez Body Polish 60ml (1/2 full)
Dove Body Wash Freebie 50mls
No7 Body Polish 50ml x 2
No7 Body Lotion 50ml
Sure Women Biorhythm Anti-perspirant 35mls
Vaseline Lip Therapy Pocket Size
L’Occitane Cleaning Cloths Freebies x 4
The White Company Body Lotion all 50mls
Kenneth Turner Nature Nurture body lotion 50mls
Kenneth Turner Nature Nurture shower gel 50mls
Elle Macpherson Travel Wipes
Bic Soleil Shave Gel 75mls
Dental
Listerine Mouthwash 500ml x 7
Blanx Classic Toothpaste x 5
Handy Tooth Clean set
Rembrandt Dazzling Gel
Dental Sticks
Hand & Nail
Cowshed Hand cream 300mls (2/3 used)
Elle Macpherson Replenishing Hand Cream 50mls x 2
Quickies Nail Polish Remover Pads
Healthy Hoof cream 28g (1/2 full)
Natural Nail Polish Remover 250ml
Cath Kidson Hand cream and wash set 300mls
L’Occitane Nail & Cuticle Cream 15ml
Orly Smudge Fixer 22ml (1/2 used)
Nails Inc a & e Protein Treatment 10ml
Nails Inc Polish Paris/South Molten St x 3 (1 ½ used)/Wimbledon final/Covent Garden/Floral St x3/Henley/Tate/Serpentine Party/Leicester sq/Albert bridge top coat x 3/Notting hill/St James/Victoria/ Jermyn St/ Hanover Sq / Charlotte St / Tudor Way/Manchester/ Electric Teal
17 Hot stuff/Nightshade/Silver
Rimmel hot gossip (1/2)/purple rain/top coat/fuel/Serene
Jessica /top coat (spluttering)/base coat
No 7 Coconut Ice (1/2 used), Beanie
M & S Wild Plum/Shocking Pink
No7 P & P Hand Cream 25mls x 3
Kenneth Turner Nature Nurture hand lotion 50mls
S & G Hand Food 125ml x 2
Next Metal Nail Polish
Fragrance
Lulu Guinness 100ml
Issey Miyake 50ml
Davidoff Echo 30mls
Narciso Rodriguez for her 100mls (¾ full)
Kenneth Cole Black 50ml
Armani Code 50ml
Prada 6 x10mls Purse Spray set
Banana Republic Classic 100mls
Jasper Conran Mistress 50mls
Mont Blanc Presence 30ml
Rochas 30mls
D & G Light Blue 50ml
CK Truth Bamboo
Fascinating Night By Ferragamo 50mls
Jasper Conran 30mls & 2x 7mls
Agent Provocateur 30mls
Molton Brown Lijiang Freebie
Face Skin Care Moisturisers/Serums
No 7 Balanced Results Night Cream 50mls x 2
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturiser 125mls
Elemis Day Cream 20ml
No 7 P & P Beauty Serum 5mls & 30mls x 2
No7 Balanced Results Day Cream 50mls
Lancôme Youth Serum freebie
No7 P & P Night cream 15ml mini
Clinique Turn Around 15ml
Clinique Pore Minimiser 30ml
Garnier freebie 14 day trial
Evolve Skin Action Cream
Eye Cream
EA Skin Simple Eye Cream 15ml
No 7 P & P eye cream 15ml & 7mls
Barielle Am Puffy Eye Cream 30ml (1/2 used)
Olay Aqua physics eye cream 15ml
Clinique Repairwear Eye Cream 5ml
Facial Scrubs /Face Mask
Clinique 7 day scrub cream 50ml x 2
Molton Brown Snowclay Mask 75ml
Bliss Sleeping Peel Mask
Ultimaii eye Mask (1/2 full)
No7 Exfoliator 15ml
Elemis Skin Buff
Elemis Herbal Lavender Repair Mask
Cleanser /Toner/Make Up Remover/Facial Wipes
L’Oreal Eye Make Up Remover x 3
Clinique Liquid Soap 200mls x 2 (spluttering)
Clinique Clarifying Lotion 400mls
Nivea Essentials Face Wipes x 6
Elemis Balancing Lime Blossom Cleanser
Elemis Balancing Lavender Toner
Clinique Take the day off 30mls
No7 Beauty Wipes
Spot Treatments/Lip Balms/Brow Gel
Skin Doctors Overnight Zip Zapper x 2
Tweezerman Brow gel
Elemis SOS Emergency Cream 50mls
Clarins Blemish Control 15ml
Clinique Spot Treatment Gel freebie
Chap Stick
Model Co Brow & Lash Growth Serum
Make UP Primers, Correctors, Foundations, Concealers, Highlighters & Powders
Clinique Ivory Foundation
Too Faced Eye Shadow Insurance Primer HG
Prescriptives Flawless Skin Concealer (3/4 used)
Model Co Luminosity Highlighting Serum
Clinique Superpowder Matt Ivory x 2 (1 is spluttering)
Clinique Superfit Neutral Foundation x 2 (1 is ½ full)
Bobby Brown Creamy Concealer Porcelain
Lancôme Freebie Foundation
Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus Freebie
Blushers & Bronzers
Diane Von Furstenberg Cream Blush Barely (spluttering)
Mac Bronzer
Clinique Mocha pink blush
Fake Bake Bronzer Kit
Clarins Bronzer Duo
Clinique Bronzer
Lipstick/Lip Gloss
Prescriptives Lip trio sepia/pansy/mulberry with matching lip gloss
Channel Lotus Rouge
Clinique rose Aglow x 3,
Clarins Nude
Channel Bubble Plum Gloss
Clinique Very Berry,
Clinique Blushing Nude,
Clinique Shy x 3
Clinique Lip Quad extreme pink/wow violet/creamy pink/pink spice
Clarins #4
Clinique Glosswear for lips duo Lunar Ice/Cosmic Pink, Berry Flirt/Angel Pink, whisper/Roar, ????
Clinique Glosswear for lips Sunshine x 2, Crystal, Kiss fly, Glamourful
No 7 High Shine Lip Gloss Smile
Too Faced Lip Injection
Models Own Lipstick
Eyeshadows
Clinique Sweet Nothing, Crushed Plum, Sugarberry, Blackberry frost, mystic/whisper
Per Una Light ocean trio, Midnight
Pout Pallet
No 7 Stay Perfect Eyeshadow Truffle
Autograph Powder Eye Shadow Light
Lancôme 9 shades pallet
NYX Smokey Eye pallet & NYX Caribbean Collection
Hard Candy Pallet
Mascaras, Brow & Eyeliners
Clinique cream shaper for the eyes Egyptian x 3, duo sable/mink, Quickliner really black
Autography brow pencil
L’Oreal brow pencil (1/2 used)
No7 brow pencil x 2 & Eye liner brown
Too Faced Liquid Eye Liner Black
Clinique High Impact x 2 full size
No 7 Extreme Length Iridescent Sapphire
Too Faced Mascara
Maybelline MascaraNo buying toiletries Graduated May 2017Decluttered 2016 2469 items, 2017 1580 items :j2018 3060 itemsSealed Pot Challenge No 0380 -
I'm in! Just off to catch up on what I've missed over the last couple of daysDebt: 16/04/2007:TOTAL DEBT [strike]£92727.75[/strike] £49395.47:eek: :eek: :eek: £43332.28 repaid 100.77% of £43000 target.MFiT T2: Debt [STRIKE]£52856.59[/STRIKE] £6316.14 £46540.45 repaid 101.17% of £46000 target.2013 Target: completely clear my [STRIKE]£6316.14[/STRIKE] £0 mortgage debt. £6316.14 100% repaid.0
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I'm in again!! Thanks for starting the new thread sarah*a
I am going to try really hard not to buy any toiletries this month, so will probably have to boycott Boots!
I had a fair few UU in October so expecting it to be hard going this month.No more buying unnecessary toiletries 2018
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So, some more OUTs for me:
Dove cucumber roll-on deodrant. WBA when I run out of my existing stash.
BS vitamin c radiance gel stuff. WBA but I think it's discontinued now.
BS vitamin c powder serum thingy (gone off). Probably WNBA but have two left to use up anyway!
Ruby and Millie eye brush
Benefit sharpener
(the last two are not technically toiletries but I'm counting them anyway as they're still part of my make up stash - hope that's ok!)No Buying Toiletries Challenge since 23/10/2011
OUTs so far: 111 :j0 -
Thankyou very much likettes - he won !!! My friend is over the moon, and he only won by 4 votes - so never, ever think that your vote isnt important in things like this, he couldnt have won without you !!!
xxDo not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup0 -
Evening all
I'm in again, to UU the last bits and pieces before the xmas influx. I'm expecting to UU my body butter tomorrow morning, and my cleanser in the next few days. I'm also planning some needed ins - I want to try snowcake from LUSH and I'm also torn between trying Ultrabland or Buche de Noel cleanser. It's much more satisfying planning these INs in advance! I appreciate my smellies so much more now.0
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