No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in January 2012 Challenge!

Mingle

Oh I forgot to mention 2 more UU:
An Avon rich face moisturizer ( the basic one)- I LOVE this stuff, it really is moisturizing. I'm now on to the SOS one and it's not as good
Conditioner from hair dye kit.

I appear to be on a roll today!

Helen1971

Stay away from the Kipling bags, ladies! I believe this sort of thing is called 'cross addiction' in rehab circles!

Anyway I have UUs and I'm full of myself.

Body Shop pink grapefruit shower gel. Bought this when I thought I didn't have a massive problem with toiletries........before I did a stocktake and discovered that I had 12 shower gels. WIBA? Yes. Lovely scent (body shop seem to have the knack of producing fruity scents that aren't sickly sweet) which lingered in the bathroom and the bottle lasted well.

Boots no 7 facial self tanner. Really glad to finish this. Some fake tan manufacturers manage to make their products smell nice (st Tropez, garnier, Dior) but poor old Boots have never quite nailed it. Think they'd tried to make it smell of roses but it had a manky undertone. Colour was ok but nothing special, took the winter bluey whiteness off. I WNBA. Only bought it in the first place cos I couldn't find anything else to use £5 voucher on. Now onto last bottle of facial tanner (hallelujah!), vita Liberata, which is quite odd (hint: if you try it, ignore instructions to use 'large grape sized blob'. That was enough to do my chest and stomach as well as face & neck!)

Vaseline essential moisture body lotion. Yellow bottle, oats allegedly involved somewhere. Did the job well, left my skin nice and soft but WNBA this flavour. The aloe variant is nicer.

Trevor Sorbie protect, flatten & shine spray. Now on last bottle from original stash of 6! (barmy combo of 3 for 2 and £2 off vouchers responsible). I WBA and will.

BTW anybody thinking of attempting to UU hair conditioner in the washing machine (or am I the only idiot who thought it could substitute for lenor), don't. It doesn't work, too viscous. Ended up scraping it out of the drawer with paper towels. Actually decided that the conditioner in question (a previously unopened Alberto) was too nice for clothes anyway.

Mingle

A few more UU that I forgot:
Avon rich moisturizer ( the basic one in the blue tub): I LOVE this, it's so much better than the SOS one that i'm using now.
Hair conditioner from hairdye.

I appear to be on a roll today!

Emmarillo

Please may I join?

I've been reading the thread with interest for a week or two but today I plucked up courage to get out all my boxes and write a list. I actually feel sick and horrified now.

Stupidly I didn't think to write down the size of the product, but maybe as I use things up I can add the size?

SHOWER GEL

Joules Body wash
Body Shop Pink Grapefruit
Body Shop Satsuma
2 x Natural Collection strawberry
Superdrug Strawberry and Raspberry
Body Shop Passionfruit
3 x Avon Natural Violet and Lychee
Avon Spotlight
Avon Senses Summer Breeze
Avon Senses Winter Warmth
Avon Senses Lagoon
2 x Dove calming night shower cream
Original Source lemon and tea tree
3 x Original Source tea tree and mint
3 x Boots Cranberry
2 x Boots Mango USED UP 16/1/2012
4 x Lush Snow Fairy 500ml
Body Shop raspberry ripple 250ml
Treacle Moon vanilla 500ml
Ted Baker invigorating
Dove pro age
2 x Lush sweetie pie
5 x PS shower gel
Nivea happy time
2 x Natural Collection passion fruit
2 x Natural Collection Mango
Johnsons pure harmony
Next Woman
Boots Extracts cocoa butter
Next paradise
Natural Collection vanilla
Lush It's Raining Men
Natural Collection Ice Musk
Dove deeply Nourishing
Natural Collection Samphire and Sea Minerals
Ted Baker Cleaning
3 x S&G Clean on Me
Avon Natural Watermelon
S&G Clean Girl
Avon Senses Waterbabe
Boots Extracts Almond
Dove Nectarine
Dove Renewing
Cranberry body wash
Body Shop Moringa
Body Shop White Musk
Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom
Body Shop Mango

BATH

2 x S&G Calm One
29 Lush bath bombs and bubble bars :eek:
6 HUGE cupcake bath bombs
4 M&S bath bombs
6 Bomb Cosmetics bath bombs
Sanctuary Mande Lular
Next Temptation
Next Paradise
Boots Cranberry
Boots Cocoa Butter
Next Define
Next Woman
Superdrug Cranberry and Pomegranate
Radox Goodnight
Boots Thyme Milk and Lemon Verbena
2 x Elle Macpherson Skin Bath
Boots Spa Detox
Ted Baker Bath Soak

BODY SCRUB

Natural Collection Passionfruit
2 Radox Shower Smoothies Soul Smoother
2 x Natural Collection Apple and Lime
Elle Macpherson Fruit and Honey
Treacle Moon Vanilla Moments
Normandie Keith More Salt Please
Ted Baker
Elle Macpherson Busy Busy scrub
S&G Scrub of Your Life
Elle Macpherson Double Duty Cleanse and Scrub
Natural Collection Vanilla
2 x S&G Breakfast Scrub
3 x S&G Flake Away
S&G Scrub Actually
Avon Solutions Smooth Surface
Joules Buff Body
S&G Pulp Friction
Body Shop Mango
Body Shop Satsuma

BODY LOTION/BUTTER

Body Shop Spiced Vanilla
2 x S&G Righteous Butter
Elle Macpherson Self
2 x Elle Macpherson Bare
4 x Dove Silky Nourishment Body Butter
Garnier 7 days mango
Garnier 7 days Cocoa Butter
2 x Next paradise
4 x Boots Extracts Cranberry
Boots Extracts Coconut
Boots Extracts Brazil Nut
3 x Dorothy Gray Satura Moisture Lotion
Dove Firming
Avon Skin So Soft
2 x Ted Baker
Avon Naturals Pomegranate and Mango
Avon Planet Spa African Shea Butter
Nivea Goodbye Cellulite
Next Woman
Elle Macpherson Flawless
Hilary Duff Body Lotion
Champneys Body Moisturiser
Garnier Hydra Lock
Sanctuary Body Lotion
Body Shop Strawberry
Body Shop Moringa
Body Shop Japanese Chery Blossom
Body Shop White Musk
Body Shop Pink Grapefruit
Body Shop Candied Ginger
Body Shop Mango
Body Shop Satsuma
Morrisons Dry Skin Lotion

BODY SPRAY

5 x Ted Baker
Impulse
4 x Tesco
Charlie
3 x FCUK
3 x S&G Girligo
Avon Solutions Instant Tone
S&G Mist You Madly
Sanctuary Body Moisturiser Spray
Avon Tahiti Holiday

HAIR

Nicky Clark Smooth It Over
Mandarin and Mint Shampoo
Mandarin and Mint Conditioner
2 x away With The Fairies Dry Shampoo
Pantene Hairspray
2 x Zero Frizz Serum
Trevor Sorbie Beautiful Curls
Frizz Ease Mirror Image
2 x S&G Glad hair Day
4 x Wella Colour Nutrition Intensive Mask
2x Pantene Colour Protect Conditioner
L'oreal Elvive Light Shine Shampoo
L'oreal Elvive Light Shine Conditioner
Schwarzkopf Supersoft Straight and Glossy Shampoo
Schwarzkopf Supersoft Straight and Glossy Conditioner
Pantene Aqua Light Shampoo
Pantene Aqua Light Conditioner
Aussie Frizz Miracle Shampoo
Superdrug Tea Tree and Peppermint Shampoo
Superdrug Tea Tree and Peppermint Conditioner
2 x Avon Lotus Shield
Charles Worthington Brilliant Shine Conditioner
Toni and Guy Hairspray
Kadus Imunal Spray
Kadus Imunal Mousse
Pantene Enhanced Layers
Lush American Cream Conditioner
V05 Gloss Me Smoothly Shampoo
V05 Gloss Me Smoothly Conditioner
Avon Naturals Moisturising Shampoo
Avon Naturals Moisturising Conditioner
Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Relaxing Balm
TREsemme Straightening Balm
Elvive Smooth Intensive 2 in 1
Avon Advance Techniques Curl Shaping Mousse
Zero Frizz Smooth Ends
Trevor Sorbie Straight Spray
L'oreal Mythic Oil


HANDS

3 x S&G Hand Food
Avon Planet Spa Hand and Cuticle Cream
Champneys Vitamiracle
Elle Macpherson Manicure in a Jar
Elle Macpherson Replenishing Hand Cream
Elle Macpherson Manicure in a Tube
Cath Kidston Rose
No7 Younger Longer
Virgin Vie
2 x Superdrug Hand therapy 2 in 1
Avon Planet Spa Paraffin Treatment
Heathcote and Ivory Handcream

FACE

S&G Face Soap and Clarity
S&G Off Your Face
2 x S&G Scrub Your Nose In It
2 x S&G Clean Mary
S&G Greatest Scrub Of All
L'oreal Cleansing Milk
No7 Gentle Cleanser
No7 Essential Moisture day Fluid
2 x Olay Refreshing Face Wash
Evian Hydrating Lotion
No7 Gentle Foaming Cleanser
Sanctuary Hydrating Cleanser
2 x Pure Face Wipes
Witch Face Wipes
Aldi Lacura Q10 Night Cream
Olay Regenerist Replenishing Cream

FEET

S&G Heels genius
2 x Avon Footworks Heel Softening Cream
Elle macpherson Pedicure In A Jar
Sanctuary Foot Souffle
2 x Flexitol Heel Balm
Boots Soothing Gel Footmask
Sanctuary Refreshing Leg and Foot Spritzer
Avon Footworks Pedi peel pads
Body Science Revitalising Foot Lotion
Elle Macpherson Foot Butter
Sanctuary Pumice Foot Scrub
Sanctuary Foot Salt Scrub
Body Shop Lemongrass Foot Polish
Montagne Jeunesse Foot Cooler sachet

SOAP

Boots Spa
Dove
Lush Godmother
Lush Angels Delight
Pears
Body Shop Satsuma
Body Shop Pink Grapefruit
Body Shop Spiced Vanilla
Eucalyptus Soap
2 x Bomb Cosmetics Soap

MISC

11 x Shower puff
Boots Detoxifying Mud
King of shaves Gel
E45
Rimmel Instant Tan
Nair hair Remover
6 x Sure deodorant
Lush Massage Bar
49 sample sachets and tubes including face packs, shower gel, moisturiser, shampoo etc

KIDS *

16 x Small Bath Fizzers
2 x Toffee Apple Bath Crystals
Candy Floss Bath Crystals
Lemon Meringue Bath Crystals
5 x Toffee Apple Body Cream
5 x Chocolate Body Cream
Lemon Meringue Body Cream
Candy Floss Body Cream
Toffee Apple Body Wash
Chocolate Body wash
2 x Blackberry Shower Gel
2 x Strawberry Shower Gel
2 x Lime Shower Gel
2 x Orange Shower gel
3 x boots Bobbypin Shower gel
Next Raspberry Cupcake Bubble Bath
Next Raspberry Cupcake Shower Scrub
Next Raspberry Cupcake Body Lotion
Next Raspberry Cupcake Shower Wash
Chocolate Swirl Soap

*These are all small bottles. They've all ended up in with my stuff so I've listed it, but the children will be using it up.

I can't tell you how ashamed and embarrassed I am to write that enormous list. I would never class myself as a hoarder but I obviously am. Still, hopefully I will enjoy using it up as i have quite a good variety to keep me going for a week or so.

The only toiletries I intend to buy are dental stuff, shampoo and conditioner because we get through loads, deodorant because despite having loads,I prefer a different one (hopefully my eldest daughter will use the others) and more Aldi Lacura Moisturiser because it is the best I have ever used.

I think I'm going to need loads of support!!!

evilsquid1603

i may have to GA my nearly full Elemis cleanser and unopened one, I've completely broken out on a scale to rival the Dr Haushka cleanser.

I've done some digging and although the actual, legally required ingredients list is noticeably MIA, i found one list online. the main ingredient is Isopropyl Myristate and so far my digging has pulled up that it is highly comedogenic and can send acne prone skin completely off on one. i had thought it was the Perfekt skin gel i was on but now it looks like its that. another ingredient to add to the list of ones i have to avoid.

maddiemay

2 more UU's for me.
BS Moringa shower gel 250ml. WNBA it was a gift, did not really like the smell, ready to start a BS Cranberry one.
Elemis pro collagen lifting treatments 15ml. WNBA, came as part of a set, very nice, but it would take more than this to lift my F cup boobs!, so standard moisturisers will be fine.

Fiasco55

rosemary54 wrote: »

good point not got mine yet either:(

No sign of my email for the freebie hand cream either.

I had a surprise UU this morning, my Clinique DD moisturiser. WBA but I have lots of others to move onto. This was a big size in a pump dispenser and although it was spluttering there was still a fair wee bit in it. Unfortunatly I couldn't get anymore out of it. I have stood up upside down overnight and even took the kitchen shears to it but couldn't cut it open - the plastic was too thick.

I have replaced this with the Evolve moisturiser that I took to London with me over Christmas.

I also finished off my Banana Republic Classic body lotion this morning. WBA as it went on well and smelled lovely.

Should have another 2 UU's in the next few days as well.

trying_2_b_good

That's one hell of a list Emmarillo! Good luck :beer: looks like a good excuse to have lots of lovely baths and pamper days!


1 x UU to report - travel size Sanctuary exfoliating shower gel. It was really nice, I haven't used Sanctuary before, got this as a gift back in March last year! Wouldn't buy again though simply because I prefer a coarser exfoliator, whereas this was a bit of a 2in1 shower gel. Lovely smell though!

Adela31

One of my friends, a big butch man who uses one bar of soap (for his hair as well) asked me to get him santuary handwash just for the smell lol!

sarah*a

Morning and welcome if I've missed any newbies :hello:

Bit chuffin' cold init :eek:

xoxo wrote: »

IN
a lipgloss from tesco beauty club (or something like that) for filling in a survey on FB :j (sarah*a posted it i think, so thanks )

I got mine today - I just came on to post it :rotfl:

Fiasco55 wrote: »

No sign of my email for the freebie hand cream either.

I'd forgotten about that! Just checked their FB and it looks like they extended it until yesterday (lots of complaints about it not being available in Belfast!) and emails will be sent next week. Hope they are not as rude as they were about the last offer - mind you I got a big bottle of body lotion as an apology so I guess they can be as rude as they like :rotfl:

So: IN's:

Barbara Daly (Tesco) Lipgloss. I'm in two minds as to whether this is too pink for me. I haven't opened it and it may go in the teenage neice gift box

Off to test my luck with the combo discount is BS today - I also have a White Stuff voucher and both me and DD like their lipbalms so may come back with one (or two ). Might get some socks for OH though instead :rotfl:

Have a great day - and it looks like the Boots 75% is go for tomorrow so early to bed :rotfl: