No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in January 2012 Challenge!

evilsquid1603

forgot to add a UU

dermalogica multivitamin power recovery mask. WNBA, i dont see the hype over their products.

also decided to GA my current stash of 2 elemis pro collagen quartz lift serums and 2 pro collagen oxygenating night creams to my mum. my face is starting to sting really badly when i use them.

PinkPeonies

Evilsquid thanks again lol. It was all too confusing lol. Yes but 'making sure you have something just in case you run out' turns into buying sets and getting into 3 for 2 deals. Slippery slope lol.

evilsquid1603

CharlotteK wrote: »

Yes but 'making sure you have something just in case you run out' turns into buying sets and getting into 3 for 2 deals. Slippery slope lol.

luckily for me, virtually none of the stuff i use is in boots/superdrug so i can never get trapped into 3for2. i won't use SLS/SLES on my skin or hair which currently leaves me one shower gel and zero shampoo that i can actually buy from boots and with most of my other stuff, liz earle is the best I've found. i think the only thing i get from boots now is my simple make up remover and 17 brow gel.

maddiemay

Hello, may I join in please? I have been lurking since November, pretty new to MSE. Having recently packed up to move house, I am kicking myself into action to use up stuff and try and formulate what really works for me, and then to only buy the HG's. Not able to post stash, but will try and compile list bit by bit when OH not around! I have a serious nail polish addiction and will be outing those which do not really suit me or rock my boat, but not trying to use up specifically as they are an immediate mood boost, I just love colour around me.

Used up 5 items in November and 6 in December, so I am making a start.

xoxo_2

sarah*a wrote: »

Minerva - I agree with the other comments regarding your idea but wanted to comment further on Helen's suggestion here. I think it would be a great idea in peoples homes - like Avon, Ann Summers, Tupperware (?), Virgin Vie etc - that way you get to keep a closer eye on your stock and tools and the clients would understand that you cant carry around every colour from every brand. Let us know if you take it further

I was thinking about this idea last night and also wondered about the same idea but going to peoples homes rather than setting up a place. For younger clients where you're more likely to experience loss/spillage etc you could keep to lower priced polishes so you can afford to allow for the loss without putting prices up, and older clients you could use the more expensive ranges and perhaps rather than letting them do the nail art completely on their own give lessons or something? I don't know just thinking out loud kind of thing:D

adilade

mad scientist- I'm about to procrastipamper by going for a long bath instead of revising:rotfl:

welcome to all the newbies:D

ruby_eskimo

1 more UU to report:

Dove Essential Care Hand Cream - WBA if I didn't have 2 more hand creams to go through. This time of year my hands start hurting because of the cold so when I'm at work I put hand cream on every time after after I wash my hands. I work in a hospital so that's a lot of times. Took me 4 days to get through the tube! Onto the Nivea Naturals one now!

Zoe.

I'm going to write up my stash list later. Not too much on there though :j

EverTheOptimist

Evening all

I have just started my stash list, pretty much there. Only things to add are the 3 gift sets i bought in Boots that were supposed to be for Birthday pressie's through the year, havent completely decided whether to keep them myself.

The list is in some sort of order for me, its sort of in brand order rather than by body part (if that makes sense) oh and i wasnt including shampoos but i seem to have collected more than i thought. i still havent included samples or make up. i also seem to have quite a lot of body lotions that were gifted with perfumes. (Never seem to get through those lotions)

Anyway here it is, not dreadful, but enough to be getting on with for the next few months without needing to buy anymore. I also seem to have a few 1/2 bottles that need finishing off.....

2 x scrunchies
2 x exfoliating mitts

Boots extracts body butter
Cocoa 50 ml
Brazil Nut 50 ml
Bergamot 50 ml
Mango 50 ml
Almond 50 ml

Soap and Glory
Clean on me shower gel 500ml
Heel genius foot cream 125ml
Rub your nose in it scrub 125ml
Glad hair day 250ml
Flake away scrub 50ml & 300ml
Breakfast scrub 300ml
2 x Righteous Butter 300ml
Body mist 100ml
Body mist 250ml (in use)
Shower gel 75ml
Hand Cream 125ml (in use)

Body Shop
2 x Coconut shower cream 250ml
Shea shower cream 250ml
Hemp hand cream 100ml
Satsuma shower gel 250ml
2 x Strawberry shower gel 250ml
Coconut body scrub 200ml
Coconut body scrub 50ml
Shea body scrub 200ml
Blueberry body butter 200ml
Passion fruit body butter 200ml (in use)
Coconut shower cream 60ml
2 x Peppermint foot lotion 250ml
Peppermint foot scrub 200ml
Eye Make up remover 250ml

Bayliss and Harding
Peppermint Lotion 100ml
Peppermint Body wash 100ml

Boots
Cranberry body butter 50 ml (in use)
Cranberry body wash 75ml
Cranberry bath cream 75ml
Cranberry body scrub 200ml
Cranberry shimmer lotion 125ml
2 x Strawberry body lotion 140ml
2 x Royal Jelly lotion 100ml
Roayl Jelly Shower gel 100ml (1/2)
Roayl Jelly bath cream 100ml (1/2)
Tea tree body lotion 75ml

3 x Burts bees body lotion 30ml
Organic Shower Gel 250ml

Radox Body scrub 250ml
Espa body scrub (in use)

L’Occitane
Body lotion 75ml
Shower Cream 35ml

Dove Firming cream 200ml (1/3)

Elle McPherson
Pedicure in a jar 100ml
Manicure in a jar 100ml
Exfoliator 100ml

Sanctuary
Body souffle 50ml
Body wash 250ml (1/2)

Gucci Flora body lotion 100ml
Gucci Flora body lotion 50ml
Davidoff body lotion 75ml
Beckham body lotion 75ml (1/2)
Issey Miyake body lotion 100ml (1/3)
Hugo Purple body lotion 150ml
2 x DKNY body lotion 100ml
Ghost body lotion 50ml

Ralph Lauren
Body Lotion 75ml
Shower gel 50ml

Lacoste
2 x shower gel 50ml
Body Lotion 150ml
Body Lotion 50ml

Elemis sculpting cream 200ml

John Frieda
Sheer Blonde shampoo 250ml (1/2)
Sheer blonde conditioner 250ml (1/2)
Hair repair conditioner 150ml
Sheer Blonde conditioner 250ml & 50ml
Sheer Blonde shampoo 50ml

2 x Dove Shampoo 250ml
2 x Dove Conditoner 250ml
Frizz Ease
2 x Shampoo 200ml
Conditioner 200ml
Trevor Sorbie
2 x Intensive conditoner 250ml
Glosser 200ml

Clean and clear
Face scrub 150ml (1/2)
Fash Wash 150ml

Sorry for the huge post.

ETO
x

rideo

mad_scientist wrote: »

Good luck for tomorrow!

Someone came up with a genius word last year, I think it was procrasti-pamper (please tell me if I made that one up ladies, cos it doesn't look right now I've typed it!) for when you have an essay or assignment that really needs doing, but instead you go for a soak in the bath or paint your nails!

Thanks mad_scientist and MoneyQueen, it went really well (for a first lesson) now got first official observation tomorrow :eek: haha

Just about to jump in the shower and try and use up my S&G Clean on Me shower gel.... really want to get onto my Mandara Spa one, smells gorgeous and has been sitting there on the side taunting me since I bought it!

Hopefully will have a few more UU to report soon!