No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in December Challenge

xoxo_2

Ok, I won't put it's from me

I will put a card in though

evilsquid1603

Flirtini wrote: »

Happy Friday everyone!

Right, some advice from all you lovely peeps needed

I recently (for the last month or so) dug out my Redken All Soft hair set that has been languishing in my cupboard. I have been trying other things on my hair in the past few months, mostly Aveda which I thought I loved but perhaps not so much, and a few high street - Elvive etc.

I've been a bit fed up with my hair this year as it seems to have gone very dull and generally not inspiring. Since using Redken again - not every wash - perhaps every other and with the masque once a week - it has massively perked up - it once again has a shine to it and feels like it's getting back to the condition it used to be in. Even the ends look in better condition (and I've not had it cut yet although it needs it).

So, I am thinking that if Redken seems to agree with my hair in this way, it's worth an investment, right? I've been savvy and scoured the internet for the cheapest deal - and have found a couple of people on ebay who look above board and have excellent feedback who sell the 1 litre bottles, shampoo and conditioner for around £45 combined. If I were to buy the standard sizes (300ml shampoo & 250ml conditioner) then the equivalent amount would be around £70.

Sooooo, it's a decent product that delivers results, and I've found it at a good price. Have I convinced you all to give me permission to buy it yet? :rotfl:All good so far...

With the knowledge that I do have the following in my stash currently;
Elvive damage repair shampoo 400ml
Aveda damage remedy Shampoo 250ml
Redken All Soft Shampoo 300ml
Redken All Soft Conditioner 250ml
Redken All Soft Heavy Cream 250ml
John Frieda Brunette Shampoo 250ml
Toni & Guy Straight & Protect Shampoo 250ml
Toni & Guy Straight & Protect Conditioner 250ml
Philip Kingsley Body building shampoo 250ml
Philip Kingsley Moisturising conditioner 250ml
Tresemme Thermal recovery Shampoo 900ml
Tresemme Thermal Recovery Conditioner 900ml
Aussie Take the Heat Shampoo 300ml
Aussie Take the Heat Conditioner 250ml
John Frieda brunette moisturising shampoo 250ml
2 x John Frieda Volume Shampoo 250ml
2 x John Frieda Volume Conditioner 250ml
Herbal Essences Beautiful Ends Shampoo 400ml
Herbal Essences Beautiful Ends Conditioner 400ml
Herbal Essences Uplifting Volume Shampoo 400ml
Herbal Essences Uplifting Volume Conditioner 400ml
Aveda smooth infusions Shampoo 250ml
Aveda smooth infusions conditioner 250ml
Tresemme 24 Hour Body shampoo 500ml
Tresemme 24 Hour Body conditioner 500ml
John Frieda Brunette Shampoo 250ml
John Frieda Brunette Conditioner 250ml

John Freida Straight ahead Shampoo 75ml
John Freida Straight ahead Conditioner 75ml
John Freida curl around Shampoo 75ml
John Freida curl around Conditioner 75ml
2 x Molton Brown Ziao Jao Hairwash 30ml
John Freida volume Shampoo 75ml
Toni & Guy Straight & Protect Shampoo 75ml
Toni & Guy Straight & Protect Conditioner 75ml
Charles Worthington Moisture Seal Shampoo 75ml
Charles Worthington Moisture Seal Conditioner 75ml
James Brown Richly Moisturising Shampoo 75ml
James Brown Richly Moisturising Conditioner 75ml
Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Shampoo 75ml
Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Conditioner 75ml
2 x Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Shampoo 10ml sachet
2 x Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Conditioner 10ml sachet

That's a total of about 5 litres of Shampoo and 5 litres of conditioner -

Would you still let me buy it? :rotfl:

I'm torn. I have enough hair products to last me about 4 years, technically. But I like that the Redken stuff works for me... If I were to get some I would alternate it with the other stuff so everything would eventually be used up....

Ho hum. I think I know that I need to use up some of the other stuff first before I consider purchasing more.. but it's so hard when it's made such a difference to my hair!!!

What would you guys do??

xxxx

Buy it!

Conditioner makes an excellent double as shaving cream for your legs so doing that will shift a few bottles of it. Could also use a silly amount and leave it on as a hair mask too to strech the redken one out more. Half of the hair masks are the same stuff as your conditioner anyway, we just never leave them on long enough to see a real difference.

Use the shampoos as shower gel, if it cleans your hair it can clean the rest of you too!

Itzybitzy

Meant to say...i walked through TK Maxx today and didn't but any toiletries.....i was very proud of myself

RightyTightyLeftyLoosey

Ok

OUT: Boots No7 Wipes (bought with a voucher, so they were only £2)
IN: Tesco's Skin Essentials/Skin Wisdom wipes, 2 for 65p

Like the Boots ones but can only justify them when the vouchers are on, at £7 they are a rip-off.

Fiasco55

Itzybitzy wrote: »

Meant to say...i walked through TK Maxx today and didn't but any toiletries.....i was very proud of myself

:T:T Well done Itzybitzy - its a great feeling. I must admit my eye still has a wonder over the products just to make sure none of my HG items are there of course

A UU - Gillette Satin Care Shave gel. WBA did the job well enough. Will get it out of HB tomorrow.

VALM

Itzybitzy wrote: »

Meant to say...i walked through TK Maxx today and didn't but any toiletries.....i was very proud of myself

Hi everyone again. I am now taking the time to read back through the thread as I had to dash off the other day when I last posted.

This has reminded me that I went into our local TK Maxx last week as a colleague had told me they were selling OPI. You all know me and my addiction! Went in and thankfully didn't like any of the colours. They were selling mostly the colours from the Nice Stems Spring Summer collection but the only one they didn't have was the one that I had liked/wanted so that was a good result as they were selling the bottles in packs of 3 for £12.00 so I would have spent £12.00 that I didn't want to and would have ended up with 2 x extra bottles I didn't want either.

However, I then saw a very luscious Osprey polished croc leather handbag reduced from £225.00 to £50.00. MrM has kindly bought it for me for Xmas so not so sure that the passing up of the OPI is really that good after all !

TK Maxx also had some Nails inc polishes and some Babyliss electricals in which were really well priced. I was surprised cos usually when someone gives me the heads up on TK Maxx I go in and find nothing.

Also, have a couple of UUs and INs to report:-

UU : 15ml tube of Elemis Gentle Rose Exfoliator. About the only product containing rose that does not irritate my skin. WBA - this is lovely stuff but can't afford right now. Haven't got any facial scrub left at all but am trying to do without. Will have to see how my skin behaves over Christmas but for now it's fine.

UU: 500ml bottle of L'occitane Verbena liquid soap. WBA : Love this product as it's non-drying however the only liquid soaps now in my stash are 2 x bottles I bought in Bath and Body Works in US. We have started using one of them : Creamy Pumpkin but I don't like it. It's weird in that it looks like liquid soap in the bottle but pumps out as a foam. Foams strip my skin so this is drying my hands out and the smell is very synthetic and sickly. MrM and Emma however love it. I'm hoping that John Lewis have the special offer of 2 x L'Occitane liquid soap for £20.00 again in Jan.

INs: Not counting what I have bought for pressies for people I have only bought essentials for me in the form of Cutex Ultra Cleansing nail lacquer remover (down to last dribble in my current bottle) and cotton wool pads. The Cutex is HG product for me.

Was quite proud of myself last week as I bought my Secret Santa present for work from Boots without participating in the 342 offer. There was nothing else I wanted to buy cosmetic wise for anyone. I have got Emma a Babyliss Root Boost for Xmas and intended getting her the Umberto Giovanni gift set to go with it but decided against as the value was appalling when you consider that his full sized products are 342 at the mo (plus my lovely friend donated a voucher from the kiosk to me so I got 200 extra Advantage points as well).

Becky_2

Hi all!

Hope you are all well. A few weeks ago I bought a small tub (10 ml) of Sanctuary's night cream and I must say this is the best night cream I have ever used, I love that it is rich but doesn't feel rich. I have really struggled to find facial creams that I like so will definetely buy this one again. I think a full size tub is around £12 which is bargain for me I am used to pay at least 3 times that price.

On Friday I bought a "bargain box" at Debenhams with Sanctuary's products it was originally £30, then reduced to £25.50 and I then used £10 of my beauty rewards points so in the end I only paid £15.50 but for that price I got 30ml facial wash, 15 ml facial exfoliator, facial day moisturiser 15 ml, body wash 250 ml (this is a Christmas present), foaming bath soak 250 ml (another Christmas present), body salt scrub 270 g, Body butter 100 ml, hand wash, 250 ml and foot cream 75 ml. I am well pleased with this purchase and having done this challenge for nearly 2 years most of these products will be used straight away.

Two UU's this weekend, clarins facial exfoliator, I wont buy this again the product wasn't "scrubby" enough and a small bottle of Dior's Miss Dior cherie, the smell was lovely but at the moment I have too many perfumes to use up before I am allowed to buy anymore.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

asset2004

Another UU - a Tesco baby bubble bath decanted into handwash containers - WBA as only 8p!!:j

lynseydee

Have used up another shower gel and the LE eye cream that I thought was a splutterer a few weeks ago has finally given up the ghost. I ended up cutting the top off every so often and when I got near the bottom that I couldn't reach with my finger started using a cotton bud and probably managed to get about another three weeks use out of it. Have some sample eye cream to use next but with me rushing in the morning am trying to think of a way of decanting it into something suitable I already have at home and can't think what I can use so at the moment I'm not using any eye cream.

Have spent a couple of hours today trying to sort out my stash. Have gotten about half way through and am now bored so will try and finish it off next weekend. Am hoping that I am now under 500 products but not sure if that's being a bit optimistic

bunnykins

Evening Ladies

I'm just checking in to report a purchase....I've treated myself to a Mitchem Deo stick as it was on offer for £2 in ASDA today. I'm going to bypass the naughty step though as I've just opened the last deo in my stash so consider this was necessary

I've also used my Pantene sachets as sent by And but will not be buying as although I have very fine hair I found these products made it really greasy:(

****Sorry I keep missing you And to do your survey but I'm in every evening this week except Wednesday Looking forward to chatting

bunnykins xx