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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in December Challenge

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  • silaren
    silaren Posts: 72 Forumite
    edited 3 December 2011 at 4:48PM
    Thanks for the new thread sarah*a.

    I don't have any UUs to report. Hopefully, that will change this week - I'm close to finishing at least a couple of products.

    Good luck everyone!

    Forgot to add the list for this month (copied from other thread):

    Items to use-up:
    [STRIKE]- Nivea pure invisible roll-on[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]- Radox bath therapy - shea butter and ginger[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]- Boots body cream (sample, plain white tube)[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]- Men's Day Cream SPF15 (sample)[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]- Boots Day Cream (sample)[/STRIKE]
    - Maybelline Full N' Soft Mascara
    - MAC High top Lipstick
    - Urban Decay Primer potion
    - YSL Instant Pur exfoliator
    - Boots Essentials tinted lipsalve
    - OPI Nail lacquer - Samoan Sand
    - Sally Hansen NailShine miracle top coat
    - L'Oreal Elnett Hairspray
    - MAC Select Moisturecover
    - Colour Me Beautiful blush
    - No Name Clear Lipsalve (sample)
    - Boots shampoo (sample, purple top)
    - Boots conditioner (sample, purple top)
    - Boots de-frizz conditioner (sample, black tube)
    - Boots sun lotion SPF30 (sample)
    - Boots cocount hand and nail cream (sample)
    - Boots thigh cream (sample)

    These are the items that I want to use up the most this month. Will try to post an update when I use up each one.
    2011 December - No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries - UUs: 5 In: 5
    2011 December - Grocery Challenge - £8.70/£45
    2011 December - Make £5 a day Challenge - £7/£155
    2012 Frugal Living Challenge - £8.70/£4000
  • hanval
    hanval Posts: 114 Forumite
    Thanks sarah*a for the new, shiny thread. I think December is probably the worst month for all of us, it'll be interesting to see who can resist! (ie. not me :rotfl:)
    Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end - Edward Whymper
  • adilade
    adilade Posts: 218 Forumite
    I'm in again, can't believe it's already december:eek:

    I will admit now I will probably be getting a few toiletries for my birthday and christmas and I promised myself last year that I wouldn't buy toiletries until next years sales. I fully intend to stock up in the lush/body shop sale:D
    Toiletry spend £34.95 In: 10 out:13
  • Fiasco55
    Fiasco55 Posts: 1,347 Forumite
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    I am back in again for this month. Thanks Sarah for starting us off for Dec.

    I have now had a chance to update my list with my holiday Ins.

    VO5 Hairspray 50ml
    Salvatore Ferragamo Shower Gel 400mls
    Gillette Shave Gel 75mls
    Fascinating By Ferragamo 50mls
    Salvatorie Ferragamo 100mls
    The One D & G Purse Spray (freebie)
    Aromatics Elixir 100mls
    Gucci Guilty 75mls
    No 7 Balanced Results Night Cream 50mls x 2
    No7 Balanced Results Day Cream 50mls
    Clinique City Block 40mls
    Clinique Stay Matt Pressed Powder Stay Buff
    Clinique Almost Make Up Powder Neutral Fair
    Clinique Gentle Light Powder
    Clinique Almost Make up parfait Neutral Fair
    Clinique Black Honey Lipstick (freebie)
    Gucci Guilty Shower Gel (Freebie)

    Now to be fair this is a significant improvement to what I would normally buy on holiday. :o

    It has however wiped out my big list of UU for Nov.

    I will start Dec with high hopes of doing well and behaving myself :D (lets see how long that lasts).


    No buying toiletries Graduated May 2017
    Decluttered 2016 2469 items, 2017 1580 items :j
    2018 3060 items
    Sealed Pot Challenge No 038
  • sarah*a
    sarah*a Posts: 2,778 Forumite
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    hanval wrote: »
    Thanks sarah*a for the new, shiny thread. I think December is probably the worst month for all of us, it'll be interesting to see who can resist! (ie. not me :rotfl:)

    nor me :rotfl: I'm badly tempted by tomorrows mega-points event - esp. as I have an extra 500 points coupon. But I will resist (have no choice - lack of cash :rotfl:)

    My terror month will be January. 75% sales - love 'em :o
  • Fiasco55
    Fiasco55 Posts: 1,347 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    So here is the updates stash list. Red is in use items. My next target is to hit the 300 UU mark which I am hoping to do by Feb.

    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 2 HG
    Lee Stafford Matt Fat Powder 10g
    Gum Hairspray 300mls x 3 HG
    Batiste Dry Shampoo 150ml x 2 HG
    Andrew Collinge Body Lotion x 2
    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
    Tressemme Root Boost Spray

    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
    VO5 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
    Salvatore Ferragamo Shower Gel
    Gucci Guilty Shower gel

    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
    No7 Body Polish 50ml
    No7 Body Lotion 50ml
    Sure Women Biorhythm Anti-perspirant 35mls
    Vaseline Lip Therapy Pocket Size
    Bic Soleil Shave Gel 75mls
    Gillette Shave Gel

    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)
    Quickies Nail Polish Remover Pads
    Healthy Hoof cream 28g (1/2 full)
    Natural Nail Polish Remover 250ml
    No7 P & P Hand Cream 25mls x 3
    Elle Macpherson Replenishing Hand Cream 50mls x 2
    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
    Kenneth Turner Nature Nurture hand lotion 50mls
    S & G Hand Food 125ml x 2

    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
    Fascinating By Ferragamo 50mls
    Salvatorie Ferragamo 100mls
    The One D & G Purse Spray
    Aromatics Elixir 100mls
    Gucci Guilty 75mls
    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 4
    Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturiser 125mls
    No 7 P & P Beauty Serum 30mls x 2
    No7 Balanced Results Day Cream 50mls x 2
    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
    Clinique City Block 40mls

    Eye Cream
    EA Skin Simple Eye Cream 15ml
    No 7 P & P eye cream 15ml & 7mls
    Olay Aqua physics eye cream 15ml
    Clinique Repairwear Eye Cream 5ml
    Olay Eye Cream with Touch of Concealer x 2

    Facial Scrubs /Face Mask
    Clinique 7 day scrub cream 50ml
    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
    Clinique Clarifying Lotion 400mls & 500mls
    Nivea Essentials Face Wipes x 6
    Elemis Balancing Lime Blossom Cleanser
    Elemis Balancing Lavender Toner
    Clinique Take the day off 30mls & 125mls
    No7 Beauty Wipes
    Garnier Eye Make Up remover

    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 Stay Matt Pressed Powder Stay Buff
    Clinique Almost Make Up Powder Neutral Fair
    Clinique Gentle Light Powder
    Clinique Almost Make up parfait Neutral Fair

    Blushers & Bronzers
    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 Black Honey
    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
    No 7 Extreme Length Iridescent Sapphire
    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
    Too Faced Mascara
    Maybelline Mascara
    No buying toiletries Graduated May 2017
    Decluttered 2016 2469 items, 2017 1580 items :j
    2018 3060 items
    Sealed Pot Challenge No 038
  • silaren
    silaren Posts: 72 Forumite
    I don't know about anyone else but I'm drooling reading these lists.

    That's not the right reaction is it? *embarrassed*
    2011 December - No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries - UUs: 5 In: 5
    2011 December - Grocery Challenge - £8.70/£45
    2011 December - Make £5 a day Challenge - £7/£155
    2012 Frugal Living Challenge - £8.70/£4000
  • lynseydee
    lynseydee Posts: 1,808 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I'm in again this month. Have a couple of things starting to come to an end so hopefully December will be a good UU month for me.
    Did owe £9,951.96

    Now helping hubby pay off loan. Finally paid off :j

    Owe Virgin [STRIKE]£5,950.00 [/STRIKE]at 0% til June 2009 £3,427.89. Owe HSBC [STRIKE]£5,460.78 [/STRIKE]2.9% til May 2010 £3,703.07. Owe Post Office £1,676.62 at 0% til September 2010
  • I'm in again too please:)
    :naughty: Save money on toiletries: no new/duplicate items until I've used up all existing supplies
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    silaren wrote: »
    I don't know about anyone else but I'm drooling reading these lists.

    That's not the right reaction is it? *embarrassed*


    i think we all do to be honest!
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