No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in January 2012 Challenge!

ruby_eskimo

1 more UU to report:

Lush Abominable Snowman - WBA if they bring it back next Christmas, it smells like a yankee candle I like and it left me feeling very refreshed, especially after the workout I did!

Itzybitzy

Colgate Plax Mouthwash -Sample
Oral B Pro Expert - Sample
Kate Moss Lilabelle - Sample
Beyonce Pulse - Sample
Garnier BB Miracle Skin Perfector - Sample
Organic Body Spa, Reviving Day and Night Cream - Sample
Lacoste Touch of Pink - Sample

Zoe.

Hello! I'm a newbie to MSE, just wondering if I could join?

rideo

Hi all again, am back from work and thought I would make a start on my list! Am teaching my FIRST EVER lesson tomorrow (am a student teacher) so naturally am productively procrastinating instead (it IS already planned!) The ones in red are the ones in use

Body Lotions

Body Shop Candied Ginger Body Butter
Body Shop Strawberry Body Butter
Body Shop Spiced Vanilla Body Butter (mini 50ml)
Body Shop Jolly Orange Body Butter
Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter
Baylis and Harding Royal Bouquet Body Lotion
Soap and Glory Moisturising Body Mist
Body Shop Macadamia Duo Body Butter
Body Shop Acai Duo Body Butter
Body Shop Dreams Unlimited Body Butter
Body Shop Passionfruit Body Butter
Body Shop Dreams Unlimited Body Butter
Mind, Body and Soul Body Lotion.

Body Scrub

Soap and Glory The Breakfast Scrub
Soap and Glory The Breakfast Scrub
Soap and Glory Pulp Friction Body Scrub
Body Shop Strawberry Body Polish
Body Shop Spiced Vanilla Body Scrub (mini 50 ml)

Shower Gel
Soap and Glory Clean on Me
Soap and Glory Clean on Me
Soap and Glory Wash Almighty
Body Shop Spiced Vanilla
Body Shop Strawberry
Body Shop Green Apple
Body Shop Earth Lovers Shower Gel Lemon & Thyme
Body Shop Earth Lovers Shower Gel Cucumber & Mint
Baylis and Harding Royal Bouquet
Baylis and Harding Midnight Lavender
Mind Body and Soul Shower Gel

Face Wipes
Soap and Glory Off Your Face wipes
Nivea Visage Cleansing Cloths
Johnson and Johnson face wipes x2
Soap and Glory Off Your Face wipes

Hand cream
Soin Mains et ongles
Soap and Glory Hand Food x3
Nivea Moisturising Hand Cream

Foot Cream
Body Shop Peppermint Foot cream
Baylis and Harding Midnight Lavender foot lotion
Soap and Glory Heel Genius

Soaps
Espirit de Provence soap
Body Shop Spiced Vanilla soap
Body Shop Strawberry soap
Baylis and Harding Midnight Lavender soap
Portland Rose Rainwater soap

Shampoo
Body Shop Banana shampoo and conditioner
James Brown Photo Fabulous Moisturising Shampoo, conditioner and dry shampoo
Tresemme Dry Shampoo
Mini Dry Shampoo

Misc
Soap and Glory Return to Slender
Soap and Glory Slender Body Contouring Gel
Body Shop Lemongrass deodorising foot spray
Body Shop Peppermint foots pray
Boots No7 Awakening Eye Gel
Soap and Glory Eye Maintenance Gel
Superdrug Vit E day cream
Superdrug Vit E night cream
Superdrug Vit E 2 in 1 cleansing fluid
Body Shop Vit E toner (mini)
Morrisons own brand cleanser and toner
Boots Cucumber Eye make up remover gel
Body Shop tea tree face wash
Body Shop Peppermint footscrub
Femfresh wash
Soap and Glory Scrub your nose in it face scrub
Boots Botanics intense face mask
Soap and Glory Clean Mary Cleansing Milk

ok I have more than that but I can't type any more! Also have some Jo Malone and Lush gift sets... :eek:

Maybe one day I'll be through it all? Getting my shampoos down though, did have about five different sets!!

ETA: got two UU today: Body Shop Coconut Body Butter. WIBA? Not my favourite so probably not unless in sale, also have FAR too many body butters at the moment; and Soap and Glory Flake Away Body Scrub: WIBA: maybe. Wasn't bad but so far am preferring the breakfast scrub for its lovely sweet smell and good scrubbing power!

weesmiler

Hi all,

I'm a newbie to this thread...but really need to get my collection of toiletries down. I thought I was really bad til I saw some of the lists on here. Glad to see I'm not alone!

I really love Liz Earle toiletries, so it really is my aim to only use her stuff, but I need to get through masses of Soap & Glory, Aveda, Molton Brown and other brands before I'm only left with L.E.

Bring on 2012! And I'll put £1 away for every empty bottle

Paula xx

EverTheOptimist

Evening all

I would really like to join this challenge please. I have yet to do an inventory, partly as i have only just found this thread, partly i am a little scared to actually write down what i own.

I will only include toiletries, not make up. I know i have loads of stuff to get through and some of it i just ignore because i am not sure i like it, so buy new stuff.

I need to buy shampoo and conditioner regularly as i dont bulk buy these, but i own several pots/ tubs/ bottles etc of shower gel, body butter/ body creams/ body scrubs. :eek:

Hopefully by not buying unnecessary toiletries i can start paying more off my CC and start saving.

Hope you will have me??

ETO

adilade

hello to all the newbies:)

EH- I was reading through some old threads and wondering where you were! welcome back:j I'm also trying to wear makeup everyday, especially eyeliner as I have so many!

which leads me to 1 sneaky IN:

Avon supershock eyeliner in blackberry- sneaky because it was ordered in december and I was expecting it to come last week, so I won't be counting it. I also ordered the golden colour but it doesn't show up on my skin so will be going back:T I've been wanting to try the supershock eyeliners for a while and I have to say, they are so smooth! not to tempt any of you...:rotfl:

seeing all these stash list, I've realised that I haven't posted a list even though I've been here a year:eek:

shampoo and conditioner isn't included because I don't usually stash this (but have somehow managed to collect about 11 sets of the stuff at the moment:eek:)

Cleanser:
Avene gentle cleanser 25ml x2
Clarins one step cleanser 100ml
Clearasil 2 in 1
Garnier makeup remover 200ml
Olay natural white cleanser 100g
Almond oil 500ml


Toner:
Avon solutions toner 200ml

Moisturiser:
Avon botanicals eye cream 15ml
Avene moisturiser 5ml x3
L’Occitane rice face fluid sachet 1ml
Olay beauty fluid 200ml
Olay natural white day cream 100g
Olay natural white day cream 50g
Olay natural white night cream 50g
Vichy Lift Activ 1.5ml

Scrub:
St Ives gentle scrub 150ml

Mask:
Avon Planet spa shea butter mask
Avon clear skin clear pore thermal mask x2
Avon clear skin invisible blemish treatment
Avon tea tree peel mask

Bath:
Avon strawberries and cream 1litre
Lush happy pill ballistic
Lush gingerbread house
Lush superstars
Lush candy mountain
Lush magic wand
Lush melting snowman
Lush melting marshmallow

Shower gel/body wash/scrub:
Body Shop sweet lemon 250ml
Body Shop coconut 400ml
Body shop passion fruit 250ml
L’Occitane green tea and jasmine soap 100g
The Face Shop soap sample

Lotion/Body Butter:
Astral light and creamy 100g
Avon Skin So soft dual body oil spray
Body Shop Vitamin E Body Butter 200ml
Body Shop spiced vanilla 200ml
Body shop spiced vanilla 200ml
Ghost body lotion 50ml
Ghost body lotion 50ml
Molton Brown wild indigo 100ml
Molton Brown gingerlily 100ml
Nivea soft 300ml x2
Nivea soft 200ml x2

Hands:
Avon mira cuticle
Body Shop almond hand cream 5g
Body Shop hemp hand protector 5g
Body shop almond hand cream
Burt’s bees hand salve 8.5g x3
Soap and Glory hand food 125ml

Deodorant:
Dove invisible dry stick
Mitchum 48hr solid
Sure crystal spray 250ml

Body sprays/perfumes:
Agent Provocateur EDT 1.5ml
Boss women 5ml
Burberry the beat EDP 50ml
Ck obsession EDP 30ml
Delices de Cartier EDP 1.5ml
Diesel fuel for life EDP 50ml
Estee lauder EDP 75ml
Ghost 5ml
Guerlain insolence 5ml
Givenchy irresistible 5ml
Impulse London 75ml
L’Occitane green tea solid
Lush Snow Fairy solid
Marc Jacobs daisy EDP 50ml
Paul smith London EDP 2ml
Roberto Cavalli EDP 75ml
Soap and Glory glamalot 250ml
Vera Wang princess EDT 100ml
Western valley Tuscan lady 75ml

Lip balms/lip glosses/lipstick:
Blistex tint and shine
Clinique Superbalm
Lush Whip Stick
MAC lip conditioner
Nivea lip gloss

Hair stuff:
Avon frizz shield 60ml
Batiste blush dry shampoo 150ml
Body Shop cottonseed curl boost 5g
Charles Worthington salt spray 150ml
Japanese hair water 180ml
John Frieda frizz ease straightening spray 50ml
Minuet Salon mousse 400ml
Pantene hairspray 300ml
Toni and guy shine spray 100ml
Toni and guy heat defence 200ml

misc.:
Contact lens solution
Cotton wool pads
Cotton wool pleat
Johnson’s baby wipes
Quash hand sanitizer
Test face wipes x2
Wilkinson’s exfoliating face wipes 25

Fiasco55

:hello: Hello to all the newbies!

Good luck with the challenge. It really helps if you post your stash list because we like to look and it will help you

a, realise the amount of your stash - you might not be aware as to just how much you have
b, identify problem/weakness areas for buying ie showergels, nail polish of my one of my many areas - hair styling products
c, kept track of what you UU to you can enjoy the feeling of satisfaction that only a UU can bring

No further movement in my UU or splutterers but I will have to PMNT, just not sure what colour.

weesmiler

Here goes..... My list. And I'm shocked at myself



Hands

M&S lavender hand wash
Carex lavender hand wash
Avon senses hand wash
OPI avoplex hand lotion 240ml
OPI avoplex oil 15ml
Liz Earle superbalm 30ml and 5ml x2
Nail varnish remover
Avon Mira cuticle cream
No7 nail varnish x3
Nails inc varnish x3
Loccitane hand cream 30ml
Avon lavender cuticle oil
Avon grow potion
Avon vitamin c cuticle gel
S&G hand food 125ml
Vaseline 100g
Liz Earle hand repair 15ml
S&G hand wash 200ml
S&G endless glove hand cream
Liz Earle hand wash 200ml
Aveda hand relief 15ml
Clarins hand wash 200ml
Clarins hand lotion 200ml
Goodworks hand wash 200ml x 2
Goodworks hand cream 200ml
Simple hand wash


Face

Crabtree & Evelyn jojoba oil lib balm
SBC collagen gel 250ml
Liz Earle cleanse & polish - 100ml x 3, 50ml x 2, 30ml x 4
Liz Earle instant boost skin tonic - 200ml x 2, 50ml x 1, 30ml x 1
Liz Earle eyebright 150ml x 2
Liz Earle skin repair dry sensitive - 50ml x 3, 15ml x 2
Liz Earle line smoothing serum - 10ml
Liz Earle spot on
No7 foaming facial wash 150ml
Olay facial wipes
Liz Earle super skin concentrate 10ml x 2, 2ml x 1
Liz Earle foot repair moisturiser 100ml x 1, 15ml x 1
Simple light moisturiser 150ml x 3
Liz Earle intensive nourishing treatment 50ml & 15ml
Liz Earle daily eye repair 10ml
Just pink lip balms x 3
No7 protect & perfect lip cream
Clearasil spot cream
Benefit Dr Feelgood primer
S&G face wipes
S&G clarity face wash
No7 hot cloth cleanser
No7 gel cleanser
No7 eye make up remover
No7 daily moisturising fluid


Body

Simple shower gel
Liz Earle body wash - 200ml x 1, 15ml x 1
Molton Brown pink pepper shower gel 300ml
Garnier body cream 400ml
E45 body lotion 500ml
SBC arnica gel
S&G righteous butter light 200ml
S&G daily smooth butter 250ml
Liz Earle body cream 200ml
Liz earle energising body scrub 200ml
Johnsons baby powder
Aveda body lotion 200ml
Aveda shower gel 200ml
Molton brown shower gel 30ml
Loccitane Shea butter body lotion 30ml
No7 silky legs oil 50ml
S&G body butter 50ml & 300ml
Botanics overnight foot treatment
S&G glad pits deodorant x 10.
S&G clean on me 500ml
S&G pulp friction scrub
S&G mist you madly spray
S&G heel genius 125ml
Armani code shower gel
Armani code body lotion
Goodworks dry oil body spray
Johnsons shower gel 200ml
Molton brown heavenly gingerlily shower gel 300ml
Molton brown silverbirch 100ml
Vaseline body lotion
No7 body wash
No7 body lotion


Hair

Aveda madder root shampoo - 1 litre
Agenda damage remedy intensive restructuring treatment 125ml
Ojon thickening conditioner
Liz Earle shampoo 200ml
Liz Earle conditioner 200ml
Aveda rosemary & mint conditioner
Aveda shampure shampoo 50ml
Ojon revitalising mist 125ml
MOP leave in conditioner 200ml
MOP detangling spray 200ml
Tesco hairspray
Ojon hair restoration treatment 100ml


Action must be taken...

Helen1971

Hmmmm, the website crashed after I'd just finished typing a long response and all the text was lost so I hope it doesn't happen again!

Minerva Windsong,I'll give you my honest opinion of your business idea. I'm not a nails or beauty expert but I am an accountant so I've always got an opinion about the bottom line.

I think it's an innovative and fun idea which shows imagination, but I honestly can't see how you'll make money out of it. Pickle and xoxo have already said some of this.

Firstly, what will you charge? How much would people really pay to do their own nails ? I'll be honest and say that in my case it's not much. You correctly spotted that people like to use posh brands that they couldn't necessarily afford themselves. That's both the strength and the weakness of your idea. Having lovely things that are eminently desirable and nickable is a real problem. Chanel nail varnish costs £17.50 a bottle. If I had the choice of saving up for my own or spending the same on, say, 3 visits to a DIY nail salon, the first option would win hands down. As the ladies on this thread regularly prove, owning lovely stuff is a real pleasure.

How much will you have tied up in stock? Lots, in my view. Chanel have 10 colours in their newest range. That's £175 before you even start. Add in Essie, Dior, OPI and you're talking big money. People will expect the full range and they won't pay to use Rimmel. The big companies release new colours several times a year. You'd need to have them.

How much will you use? People will want to use a base coat, a top coat and at least 2 coats of colour. How many people can you 'do' from one bottle? Remember that you can never fully use up a bottle of nail varnish because of the annoying bit at the bottom that the brush won't reach. You'd need to factor that into your calculations.

What about footfall and capacity? Where I live I know a few of the local business owners and their biggest gripe is that they are busy on Saturdays but it's more sporadic during the week. Will you open in a city centre location with lots of footfall from working people and shoppers or will you be in a suburb where you'll be quiet most of the week then manic on a Saturday? One busy day a week won't keep a business afloat and cover your overheads.

Sorry if I sound a bit negative. I don't mean to. Like I said, it's a lovely idea and I can see it lending itself to parties, hen nights etc but I don't think there's a business in it. Would be happy to be proved wrong though!