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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in December Challenge

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  • Mingle
    Mingle Posts: 537 Forumite
    Some UU (Hurrah!)
    Small Sample of Klorane Sample
    Body Butter from trial
    TBS Satsuma Shower Gel (60ml).
  • xoxo_2
    xoxo_2 Posts: 889 Forumite
    edited 28 December 2011 at 6:59PM
    Sales INs :j
    Boots -
    S&G set - the tin thing with the apron (WHY an apron???)
    Champneys Mediterranean Bliss travel set
    Lee Stafford straight hair set
    And a make up thing, think it was no7 natural eye shadow set
    Lush -
    Snow Fairy (the big bottle x 3)
    Snow Fairy gift set
    'Secret Santa' gift set
    And a bath bomb, can't remember what it was :o Smelt yummy though!

    Was very surprised to see just how much stuff there was in Lush, boxing day was wasted refreshing their site for no reason!
    :j
  • VALM wrote: »
    Lovely haul there seasideDreamer. I'm wishing I had some S&G now! By all accounts it seems you have been really lucky to get your hands on a Marc Jacobs Daisy gift set. There are folks over on the Boots ½ price sale thread going mad cos they couldn't get hold of one.

    I also love the Extracts Body Butters and L'Occitane Cherry Blossom fragrance in your haul.

    There was quite a few ( 3 different sets) in the Oxford store on Boxing day but none in newbury when I looked yesterday, really wnated so fresh but was the only one they didnt have. Will think myself lucky through:) We've just ordered a new bathroom cabinet so tomorrow I need to sort my stash...maybe Ill hide some in my new dressing table I brought today lol
    Debt free and busy treating myself:)

    No more toiletries/make up until I've used what I've got stashed since Jan 2011, graduated October 2012. Restocked Dec 13..damn those sales
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    Palmers Cocoa Butter Massage Cream - Sample

    WBA - It seems to be working on the old tummy and hips stretch marks!
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  • Ins from boots! Gok set in toiletry bag and royal jelly hand wash and handcream set but my best find was a Stella perfume giftset, it was tucked away on the bottom of a shelf and the last one. I love this and haven't had a bottle of this for a couple of years, but I also paid for the whole lot with points so didn't spend a penny!

    A UU Ted Baker moisturiser WNBA although I didn't buy this one as it was part of a Xmas pressie last year.
  • Fiasco55
    Fiasco55 Posts: 1,347 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    I haven't give a lot of thought to any resoloutions for next year yet. I always have one or two. I think one might be try try and get our to visit my best friend as I haven't been out to see her in two years now. That is quite a nice one and should help me save some cash up for a real treat. I would also like to overpay on my morgage too but not sure if I can do it. I need to make some more cuts into my spending to make that happen. Unfortunately then next cuts will hurt even more :(

    Another prezzie IN Armani Diamonds gift set from boots.
    No buying toiletries Graduated May 2017
    Decluttered 2016 2469 items, 2017 1580 items :j
    2018 3060 items
    Sealed Pot Challenge No 038
  • sawan82
    sawan82 Posts: 856 Forumite
    500 Posts
    Hugs to Rosemary

    Queenie Girl I've been complimented on my lashes recently when wearing Maybelline One by One (waterproof) mascara. And it stays. My sister was saying a lady at work was recommending it to her too.

    SeasideDreamer I've also been bad. On mobile atm, so will list my INs from a pc (there's a few :o)

    The one things I was looking for in the sales but kept missing was a Lady Million gift set, so still on the hunt, but the only (hopefully) purchase remaining.

    I have a few UUs too finally *phew*
    x
    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

  • hanval
    hanval Posts: 114 Forumite
    Ladies,

    xoxo wrote: »
    Sales INs
    xoxo wrote: »
    Boots -
    Champneys Mediterranean Bliss travel set
    Oooh, i've ordered one of these from Boots, is it nice?


    VALM wrote: »
    Watch out adilade those outlets are lethal. I am so glad that the nearest one to us is in Ellesmere Port - a good 1.5hours away! lol

    I do miss Cheshire Oaks. It's always worth a trip!

    I haven't bought any toiletries here in the sales (did enough damage online at Boots), but got a massive haul of xmas decorations at one of the big department stores. The Swiss don't generally go in for big sales and bargains so I was very excited: fairy lights, indoor and outdoor reduced from 70chf (£50) to just 2chf (£1.50). I went completely mad and bought 14 packets :o I don't think I have enough sockets to plug them all into!!!!!!

    No more buying Christmas decorations thread anyone? :rotfl:
    Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end - Edward Whymper
  • VALM
    VALM Posts: 5,954 Forumite
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    There was quite a few ( 3 different sets) in the Oxford store on Boxing day but none in newbury when I looked yesterday, really wnated so fresh but was the only one they didnt have. Will think myself lucky through:) We've just ordered a new bathroom cabinet so tomorrow I need to sort my stash...maybe Ill hide some in my new dressing table I brought today lol

    Oh dear Seaside Dreamer I think you need this thread now more than ever. You really are suffering if you feel the need to buy more furniture to save your stash(es) in. LOL :rotfl:
    Back for the No Buying Toiletries challenge. I pledge to only buy when I run out of a product that is not already in my stash no matter what wonderful emails land in in my Inbox or threads I read on MSE re: glitches!

    SPC Member 046
    £2. Challenge member 55
  • Ahh its not that bad VALM :) We have not long moved house and I was always going to buy a dressing table and the new bathroom cupboard...infact there will be less hiding space hence I need to sort everything a bit tidier! Also giving my mum a couple of part used perfumes as she has none and can't afford them:(
    Debt free and busy treating myself:)

    No more toiletries/make up until I've used what I've got stashed since Jan 2011, graduated October 2012. Restocked Dec 13..damn those sales
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