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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in December Challenge

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  • 2 ins....but i needed them ;p

    Tiama Passion Bodyspray
    Tiama Truth Bodyspray
    Total debts = [STRIKE]£3116[/STRIKE], [STRIKE]2216[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£2066[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1916[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1766[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1616[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1466[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1316[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1166[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1016[/STRIKE]£866
    DMP £150 each month
    Total paid off so far £2150 :D
    Debt Free by Jan 2013
  • Congratulations Valm!

    Hubby has bought the S&G for me for Christmas!

    UU's S&G the righteous body butter WIBA yes but no need as have one in stash and another due re above!

    UU sanctuary body scrub WNBA I dont really like the smell but it was ok.
  • Oh no!! Made an impulse buy and got the Gliss Kur shampoo and conditioner for £1 each in a pound shop....BAD ME!....
    A friend was buying some and I just didn't even think and threw some in the basket too! wasn't til I got home I realised!

    Now have made myself put £2 in my saving pot for being naughty! x

    Goals: Save £500 for emergencies, Save £200 of Amazon vouchers for Xmas, fix my holey clothes!
    Frugal living 2014
  • sawan82
    sawan82 Posts: 856 Forumite
    500 Posts
    Congratulations on the job Valm :j

    I have no UUs to report it's all full-size so nothing is moving :(

    I've given up counting my nail polish INs. Niece bought me the lilac foil Barry M polish. She's so cute, she said she didn't know what to buy for £6 to get it free, so she just bought it :)
    No 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

  • Ooooh I like the sound of that lilac foil nail varnish.

    I have a positive fiesta of UUs. Stealth ones because they crept up on me.

    Radox shower smoothies in 'soul soother'. Black currant and cranberry flavour with seeds. WIBA? The product, yes, but not this flavour. The mango one is nicer.

    Herbal essences shampoo in 'dazzling shine'. Bit of a cheat because this was in the bathroom used by stepchildren/guests. It was down to the last half inch, I'd put a new bottle in and I knew that stepson and stepdaughter wouldn't dream of using the last bit when there was a new bottle available. So I used the last bit instead. WIBA? Probably. It smelled nice and did the job well. Didn't notice shine becoming particularly dazzling, however!

    Aldi Lacura mineral face moisturiser. WIBA? Maybe. It was very good for the price (think it was less than £3). The only criticisms are that it's only SPF 6, I prefer 15, and I can sort of feel it on my face for about an hour after applying it. It's not a greasy film or anything, it's hard to describe.

    Hair today, gone tomorrow hair regrowth inhibitor. I use it after having a bikini wax and it does seem to slow down regrowth. There are quite a few products like this around. I got this from TK Maxx and have another in the cupboard. WIBA? Probably. It doesn't smell of ammonia like a lot of other creams of this type.

    Bobbi brown creamy lipstick in Heather buff. Actually forgot I had this. I bought it before my wedding in 2009 (didn't want to have professional make up done in case I hated it or didn't look like myself so booked a lesson with BB instead on the grounds that the girls working on that counter look better than any of their counterparts). Joyfully rediscovered it last month. WIBA? Yes. Lovely consistency that sooths your lips as well as giving them a lovely glossy colour. I won't be buying again until I have worked my way through my lipstick mountain, though!

    Have a good week everybody.
  • sarah*a
    sarah*a Posts: 2,778 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Forgot to post my UU's yesterday in all the S&G kerfuffle :p

    So ....

    S&G Clean Mary Cleanser 75ml: WIBA? (all together now ....) I would if I could but it's been discontinued :( I have one large and one small left in my stash - after that I'll be using the Champneys that 'OH' has bought me for xmas :rotfl:
    Boots Cucumber Toner: WIBA? Yes! It does what its supposed to, doesn't sting and smells lovely and fresh :T

    I'm also binning some of my lipbalms - namely all the Avon ones :(Spiced Cookie and Hot Chocolate. The Hot Choc is vile - tastes like really cheap synthetic chocolate on my lips and I end up rubbing it off and the Spiced Cookie isn't much better. So they aren't staying on my lips long enough to do the job properly :( I have a White Choc one too but I think I'm gonna delegate that to a stocking filler for DD or one of the nieces - I darent open it and test in case it's just as bad and it gets wasted :(

    Have a great Monday all :cool:
  • Two UU

    Palmers Cocoa Butter Massage Lotion - Sample
    Clinique Mini Liquid Facial Soap- Sample

    3 INS

    Gap Blue Perfume which i found in mum and dads house
    Blistex Lip Balm - found at mum and dads
    Bourjois Rose Perle Eyeshadow - found at mum and dads
    Total debts = [STRIKE]£3116[/STRIKE], [STRIKE]2216[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£2066[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1916[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1766[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1616[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1466[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1316[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1166[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1016[/STRIKE]£866
    DMP £150 each month
    Total paid off so far £2150 :D
    Debt Free by Jan 2013
  • :smileyheaHello! I'm new and I'm so happy I found you ladies! I will be joining you very soon!

    I already massively reduced my hoarding/stash over the last 18months but I still have quite a few annoying things hanging around taking up space and I can feel the shopping urge calling me again so I need to quiten that little monster down :o I'm stupidly excited about doing my inventory :T
  • Hello Everyone!

    I have some UU to post:

    Tesco face wipes. WIBA? Yes, they are cheap (always good!) and do the job well. Got some other wipes to use up first and I want to get back to using cleansers and cotton wool at nights again. I am just getting lazy using facewipes all the time!

    A sure crystal deodrant. WIBA? Yes, when on special offer. Got some others to use up first though!

    A BS cocoa butter body lotion. WIBA? Yes, but like everything else, I have plenty of others to get through first.

    Hope everyone is enjoying this week, not long till Christmas now!! xx
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    in the spirit seen on here lately i've broken up a gift set and added it to something i bought my friend for christmas, yay that's another 5 items off the list, and the rest of the gift set with some other stuff will be added to a basket of gifts for my sister. It's so liberating to finally break into the gift sets that i've kept thinking i WILL use up but which never get tackled because of the shear quantity of items i have.
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