No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in January 2012 Challenge!

CompletelyLost

Two more items OUT today - both sold. One sample size Liz Earle and the other fullsize eyeshadow that isn't a colour I'm ever likely to use.

So that's 6 UUs/outs so far in 2012. If anything this challenge is giving me the push I needed to use it or lose it!

Alioth

Hello ladies, I'm an on and off lurker here, obsessed about the challenge. This year I hope to make good inroads into my make-up, so that I can buy this Sleek Storm eyeshadow palette I started putting the face on religiously last year, and can see the bottom of the tin in some of my powders, yay! Recently I found out what my skincare holy grails are, but it will be quite some time before I can repurchase them. I also started putting dates on my stash list for each new product I open, to keep track of how long they can be kept (there are little symbols on each tube telling you how long to keep each product after opening). If something doesn't get used up on time I won't repurchase it.

weesmiler

Another UU - liz Earle intensive nourishing treatment, was just a sample size, but it's gone

Also a bottle of contact lens solution is finished, but those don't really count. At least the bathroom is slightly less cluttered :T

I'm determined to have a money saving year!

Fiasco55

I love the smell of coal tar soap . I have the hand pump version in my soap stash to use and I must admit I have kept it to put in my ensuite rather than the main bathroom. That way its all for me mawh haw haw!!

I need to paint my nails again tonight - not sure what colour yet.

Also I have another splutterer Banana Republic body lotion. This should be gone after tomorrow's shower.

salesaddict

Well no sooner do I sign up for this challenge, after an absence of at least a year but then I go and add to my stash.

The usual story, could not resist M+S final clearance.
Various Tess Daly products down to £3 and £1.50 (from starting price of £15, £12,£9)
Cleavage cream, Bikini Body, tum smoother, neck smoother, body melt and Daly tan.

Putting it in writing makes me feel a right numpty, hopefully that will help me in the long run.

I really like her newer products with the gold lid. Lovely ingredients and scents. Not so keen on the stuff in the Pink packaging. I find the scent too strong. I haven't fake tanned for an absolute age but I might restart this Spring and at £2 I thought the Fake tan was a bargain.

However these are all duplicates of the same products bought in the first reduction of the sale.
And this is how my stash builds.

So I must learn to control my trigger which is expensive desirable products at knock down prices.
I always think of what I save, never what I've spent. This has got to change.

VALM

FannyAdams wrote: »

Burts Bees, Beeswax lip balm tin and a tinted lip balm

I had this tin last year and am now on the final tube. Really liked the minty and pomegranite ones. I didn't see it anywhere on the Boots website this time though.

rosemary54 wrote: »

OMG this takes me back to child hood when we always used this or pears soap....can still remember how they both smelt:)

I remember Pears as well. I've seen that still on sale in Sainsbury's.

Have repainted my nails and am now wearing Sephora by OPI Metro Chic. Was pretty streaky going on and now that I have two coats applied it looks a lot like Leighton Denny Leading Lilac which I own.

Have just sent payment for my bottle of Break a Leg Warmer. So excited. x

Itzybitzy

UU

Boots Cosmetic Super Soft Pleat - WNBA, simply because its notthe easiest thing to use, if that makes any sense.....bit bulky. Much prefer Pads or balls

and rash is still not any better....in fact seems to be getting worse..

thats even with Calamine Lotion

shjo558

I'm in again

Red text means I'm using it!

Grey means I finished it this month! (Not keeping a records of previous months UU's anymore!)

BODY BUTTER

Boots Cocoa Butter - 200ml
BS Coconut Shimmer - 200ml
N-Spa Raspberry Milkshake - 250ml
Boots Sanctuary - 50ml
BS Satsuma 50ml
BS Mango 50 ml

BODY LOTION

Athens Treasures Exotic Fruits
Johnsons holiday skin
Vie body serum
Ghost Body lotion
BS Peach
BS Mango
Hugo Boss Pure purple
Gucci Rush
Spa relax
Thierry Mugler Alien
BS Moroccan Rose

BODY SCRUB

Sanctuary Mande Lular
Vie scrub
BS Satsuma

DEODORANT

Sure APD spray x 2
Dove APD spray

HAIR - SHAMPOO - ALL USED UP:j:A
HAIR - CONDITIONERS - ALL USED UP:j:A

HAIR - OTHER

Goldwell sleek perfection
Charles Worthington Hair serum
Body Shop Macadamia straghtening balm
KMS soft wax
The Body Shop coconut oil
Avon advance techniques mirror shine spray
Tommyguns leave in conditioner
Tommyguns smooth finishing cream

FACE

Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish x 2
BS Cucumber Cleanser
Liz Earle treatment mask
Clinique Face Wash
BS Cucumber toner
BS Vitamin E exfoliator
Elemis Skin Buff x 2
Vichy Normaderm
Simple moisturiser
Elemis rejuvenating mask
BS Vitamin E facial oil
Liz Earle moisturiser x2
BS Aloe day cream
L’Oreal toner
L’Oreal cleansing milk
Guinot mini’s x 4
Nivea Q10 anti-wrinkle cream
Nelson pure and clear gel
BS Vitamin E illuminating cream
Avon solutions day cream
Avon solutions day and night cream
Simple day cream
Simple face wash
Olay total effects wake up wonder
L’Oreal Revitalift eye cream
BS Vitamin E eye cream
Avon Solutions eye gel
Liz Earle skin tonic
Liz Earle face scrub
Liz Earle eye lotion
Avon bontanicals eye cream
Clinique dramatically different moisturiser
Clinique clarifying lotion
Clinique liquid face soap - full size
Clinique even better moisturiser
Clinique all about eyes x 2 (one in make-up bag and one in make-up remover bag!)
Clinique face scrub
Clinique age defense moisturiser
Nelsons facial wash
Nelsons moisturiser
Nelsons face wipes
Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish

SHOWER GEL


BS Satsuma x 2
BS Mango

OTHER

Molton Brown hand wash
Vie hand cream
6 various bath bombs
Sanctuary hand cream
Molton Brown hand cream (home)
Avon Hand cream (work)
L'Occitaine Hand cream (handbag)
Thierry Mugler Angel hand cream
BS Almond nail/cuticle treatment

I don't really have a 'stash' of make-up as I use everything I have so won't be posting that. Also not posting my sachets as I'm not sure MSE's servers could cope!

Note for January - Santa delivered a Baylis and Harding giftset which needs to be added in. Also, DH refused to by me any smellies:mad: as apparantly I enough so I treated myself to a half price S&G Giftset in the Boots sale. Both will be added to my stash list once I get them opened:D.

tokkiandoliver

Hello everyone! Newbie here
I can't wait to join this, I will be going through my stash tomorrow
Looking forward to chatting with everyone xx

firesidemaid

Cazzdevil wrote: »

I just got it from Asda of all places, it comes in an orange packet and was a whopping 90p :rotfl:

I've been brave this morning and NOT used any moisturiser after it just to see if it stops my skin getting as oily through the day.

you can get 4-packs of these for about £1.60 from Home Bargains:)