No buying (unneccecary!) toiletries in February Challenge!!!

adilade

oh dear:o I've been extremely bad and bought 2 very unnecessary things from cheapsmells. I bought a lipstick for my mum for mothers day but bought myself:

mac breath of plum blush
nars mindgame lipstick for a total of £18.20 :eek: after not buying makeup for so long,resisting avon and not ordering anything from BS I kind of went the other way. However, they weren't impulse purchases and I did my research on makeup alley before buying so I hope the colours suit me:D ack, I feel so guilty!

InaPickle

Two GAs today, ladies:

1) Oil of Olay Total Effects something-or-other cleanser: This was a present from a friend. I used it once and it is more like a face mask than a normal cleanser. It has been sat in my drawer for ages as it's too much like hard work me to be bothered every day, so I gave it to a friend who will very happily use it.

2) Boots 17 blue eyeshadow (tiny pot): not my colour - came in a pack of 4 - so gave it to a friend, too.

Willowbee

Stash Part Two (still not everything but I've run out of steam.)

Everything else that I have is still sealed and hopefully can wait a little while. I also have beauty box samples but I think I'll declare them as I use them (or at least until I have the will to complete my stash list). The most important thing is that I don't buy anything else and that I use and enjoy what I have. (In bold & italics for my benefit :rotfl:)

Here goes

Stash List February 2012 (bedside table/in use)

Moisturiser
Elemis Maximum Moisture Cream (50ml, 2/3rd left)
Ella Bache Crème Tomate Vitamin Radiance Cream (30ml)
Vichy Normaderm Night (50ml)
Vichy Normaderm Day (50ml, 1/3rd left)
Cowshed Quinoa Hydrating Daily Moisturiser (20ml, ¼ left)
Pai Geranium & Thistle Combination Skin Cream (30ml)
Pai Macadamia & Rose Dry Skin Cream (30ml, ¾ left)
Pai Chamomile & Rosehip Sensitive Skin Cream (30ml, ¾ left)
Steam Cream (75g, ¾ left)
Neal’s Yard Jasmine Enriching Cream (40g, ½ left)
Neal’s Yard Nourishing Orange Flower (25ml, ½ left?)
Neal’s Yard Power Berry (50ml, ½ left?)
Neal’s Yard Rehydrating Rose Daily Moisture (100ml, ½ left, OOD)
Estee Lauder Future Perfect (15ml, ¼ left, WNBA as irritates my skin)
Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream (15ml)
Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream (30ml, new)
Balance Me Balancing Face Moisturiser (50ml, new)
Balance Me Moisture Rich Face Cream (50ml, new)
Green People Fruitful Nights (10ml, spluttering)
Clinique DDML (30ml, ½ left, WNBA)
TIME technology Cream Institut Esthederm (10ml, ½ left)
Biotherm Skin-Ergetic Night (15ml, new)
Biotherm Skin-Ergetic Day (15ml, new)
Alpha H Balancing Moisturiser & Gentle Exfoliant (50ml, ¾ left)
Alpha H Rejuvenating Cream (50ml)
Apha H Daily Essential Moisturiser (10ml)
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Moisturiser SPF15 (50ml, new)
Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions (50ml, ½ left?)
YonKa Vital Defense (5ml, ½ left)


Eye Cream
Origins GinZing (15ml, 2/3rd left, WNBA)
Clinique All About Eyes (15ml, ¼ left, WBA)
Clinique All About Eyes (5ml, new)
Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream (15ml, new)
L’Occitane Immortelle Eye Balm (5ml, new)


Serums/Treats
Protect & Perfect (30ml, ¼ left)
Idealist (100ml, HG, ½ left?)
Bioterm Skin-Ergetic Serum (50ml, ¾ left, WNBA)
Clinique Moisture Surge (50ml, new)
Clinique Moisture Surge (15ml, spluttering)
Moisture Surge Face Spray (30ml, new)


Toner
ESPA Herbal toner (60ml)
Elemis Soothing Apricot Toner (200ml, 2/3rd left)
Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic (30ml, spluttering)
Weleda Refining Toner (100ml, new)
Decleor Aroma Cleanse Toner (50ml, 2/3rd left)
Sanctuary Instant Hydrating Toner (200ml, spluttering)


Cleanser
Garnier Simply Essentials 2 in 1 Make-up Remover (200, ¼ left, WMA)
Elizabeth Arden All Gone Eye & Lip Make-up Remover (50ml, new)
Weleda One Step Cleanser & Toner (10ml, ½ left)
Weleda Gentle Cleansing Milk (100ml, new)
Decleor Aroma Cleanse Cream (50ml, ¾ left)
Decleor Aroma Cleanse Milk (50ml, ¾ left)
Alpha H Balancing Cleanser (50ml, ½ left)
Alpha H Triple Action Cleanser (50ml, ½ left)
Neutrogena Visibly Clear 3-in-1 Daily Cleansing Lotion (200ml, ¾ left)
Murad Time Release Acne Cleanser (30ml, ½ left, WNBA)


Handcream
Bliss High Intensity Hand Cream (30ml, new)
Crabtree & Evelyn Spider lily (25g, spluttering)
L’Occitane Rose 4 Reines (10ml, ½ left)


Lip balm
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream (50ml, spluttering)
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream (50ml, ½ left)
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream (15ml, new)
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream lipstick form (new)
Korres Shea Butter Lip Balm (4g, WNBA)
Dermalogica Renewal Lip Complex (1ml, spluttering)
Bliss Fabulips (3.2g, WNBA)
Blistex Relief Cream (5g, new)
Carmex Lip Balm (7.5g pot, 1/3rd left, WBA)
Rose Petal Salve (20g tin, ¾ left, WBA)
Figues & Rouge Balm, Sweet Geranium (8ml tin, new)
Homemade Lip Balm (15ml, 2/3rd left, Would Make Again)


Oils
Pai BioRegenerate Fruit & Seed Oil (30ml, WNBA)
Balance Me Radiance Face Oil (5ml roller ball. New)
Balance Me Radiance Face Oil (30ml, 4/5 left)
Inlight Organic Daily Face Oil (30ml, ¾ left)
Inlight Organic Daily Face Oil (30ml, new)
Rosehip oil (100ml, ½ left)
Argan Oil (100ml, ½ left)
Jojoba Oil (100ml, ¾ left)
Camellia Oil (100ml, 4/5 left)
Borage Seed Oil (100ml, newish)
Decleor Neroli Oil Serum (5ml, 4/5 left)
Bnatural Organic Facial Oil (30ml, ½ left, old)
Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse (50ml, almost full)


Deodorant
Mitchum Powder Fresh (HG. Newish)


Miscellaneous
Arbonne Cooling Foot Crème (15ml, 2/3rd left, WNBA)
Alpha H Liquid Gold (50ml, 1/3rd left)
Ciate Nail Varnish Remover (225ml, 2/3rds left, WNBA but have another to use!)
Garnier PureA Night (40ml, ½ left, very old)
Neutrogena Visibly Clear Rapid Clear Treatment Gel (15ml, 2/3rds left, WNBA)
Clinique Blemish Gel (15ml, ½ left, WBA)
Clinique Post Blemish Formula (1.8g, very old, WNBA)
Clinique Anti-Blemish night-time gel (50ml, 1/3rd left)
Atrogel Arnica Gel (100ml, new, essential WBA)
L’Occitane Verbena Shower Gel (75ml, new)
Benefit Hollywood Glow (55g, hardly used, old but still fine - phew!)
Time Delay Dermi-gel Under Eye Patches (ancient freebie but still in date)
Waitrose Essential Cosmetic pads (HG cotton wool when on 3 for 2 - 66p for 100 & they don‘t shed)

Body Lotion
Aesop Rrind Concentrate Boby Balm (50ml, ½ left, GWP. Absolutely beautiful but WNBA as too expensive.)
Good Works Body Lotion (200ml, spluttering)
Neal’s Yard Vetiver Body Lotion (100ml, 2/3rds left)
Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter (300ml, 1/3rd left)
Balance Me Wake Up Cream (250ml, spluttering)
L’Occitane Verbena Body Lotion (75ml, new)

Oh my...:eek:

I think that listing it all is the only way to drum it into myself to not buy more. Why is this so difficult?? I've collected up the splutterers and things that need to be used first in the hope that I can get off to a good start.

Dollypop_2

tokkiandoliver wrote: »

Hi ladies...

How many would be interested in another secret swap? The Easter egg swap will be modeled after the secret santa that trudij & others organised The minimum would be £5 again (there is no maximum), and of course it is recommended to stash shop first (as long as it is in re-giftable condition) as that's why we all joined the challenge.

If you are interested, please email me your
1. name (forum name also),
2. address, and
3. any allergies/strong dislikes, and if you'd like, list a few things that you are into (i.e. nail polish, lotions, etc. etc.).
4. Please include the name of the person that you had in the secret santa, and I will make sure you don't get the same person twice.

Sign-ups start today and will end on March 8th (Date is not set in stone yet). At which time I will email everyone their person to send too. Please have all packages posted so that your buddy will get their gift before Easter.

If anyone has any questions, comments or suggestions, please don't hesitate to email me.

Hope everyone will join!

I would love to join in, would that be OK even though I'm new?? I understand if it's just for longstanding members

kiplingmonkey

Willowbee wrote: »

You've all made me curious though - what's a TVS? (Actually, it's probably better that I never know ).

If you want to know - answer is below. If you don't want to slide down the slippery slope like so many of us have then look away now......

TSV - everyday there is a Todays Special Value on QVC - the beauty ones are usually great prices and include brands like Liz Earle, Elemis, Gatineau, Decleor, L'Occitane, Leighton Denny, OPI, Nails INc etc etc (there was a Clarisonic one the other day and a Liz Earle one last weekend).

Managed another UU this evening:

Gatineau defilift 3D (5ml size) - like this and it absorbs really well but by the time I actually need to buy some moisturiser/treatment it will probably have stopped being made - LOL :rotfl:

tokkiandoliver

Dollypop wrote: »

I would love to join in, would that be OK even though I'm new?? I understand if it's just for longstanding members

I'm a newbie too The more the merrier.

Dollypop_2

tokkiandoliver wrote: »

I'm a newbie too The more the merrier.

:j :j yay!

I'll PM you my details tomorrow, I'm on my iPhone now and it's to annoying to do lengthy posts!

evilsquid1603

another UU:

Origins Plantscription sample WNBA - i dont need an anti ageing cream at my age and the price definitely doesn't justify it. on to the next free sample tube of it though :rotfl:

elfen

Hello my lovelies, sorry I'vve not been about, trying to get my business up and running *cheeky advert - anyone in the Kent area if you need a tutor message me and let me know *

Back on-topic....

UU:
Asda strengthening conditioner and shampoo - WNBA - bloody useless! back to my John Frieda for blonde hair at the mo - I'm blonde again!
Cheapy razors - WNBA, only lasted one go!
Nivea Pearl roll on - WNBa no real difference to anything.

INs:
2 x La Senza scrub - bought to try as it was only £2 a pot and wanted to round up my bra spend

sawan82

Thanks for the replies ladies

For the most part, the testers I get are quite nice and don't mind using them. But have a few odd ones (facial night gel anybody??) which I really don't want to force myself to use. I'll do a clear out & list my UUs.

I didn't get any shampoo/conditioner today; there wasn't any Happy Hair in MrB in Croydon either

I did buy the foundation though, which at £6.49 was a bargain, and I don't have another liquid one in stash

INs
MyFace MyMix Foundation
MyFace Blingtones in Bellbottom Blues, Gilt-y & Silver Screen (these are definitely unnecessary £15 instead of £30 though!)