No buying unnecessary toiletries in April - Challenge

Itzybitzy

UU

L'occitane Dry Skin Hand Cream, 30ml - WBA, quite gutted this has finally finished........quite possibly the best handcream i have had
Bare Minerals Moisturiser, 1.5ml - WNBA. smelt far too herbaly for me im afraid xx

VALM

rosemary54 wrote: »

not technically an April in as did put my name down in march:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Hmmmm x

Alton_Towers wrote: »

UU Percy & Reed shampoo and conditioner WNBA I found the shampoo shocking, i struggled to get a decent lather with a first wash, second attempt was better but it made my hair feel so dry! The conditioner felt nice when it was on and rinsed out lovely and my hair was soft, but my hair the following morning looked so lank and greasy like it hadnt been washed for days!! Overpriced and not much cop!

I wasn't very impressed with the Percy & Reed hair treatment either. I have the smoothing serum in stash waiting to be used but am not expecting great things considering no-one has had anything positive to say about their products. Sorry that you paid full price for them.

sunshineyday wrote: »

I'm also going to try really hard not to buy any nail varnish, I have over 100 so definitely don't need any. They are without doubt my weakness, even my OH has said I should try and go a month without buying any, he even threatened to get my collection out and tally up the total cost to see if that would shame me into not buying anymore of them:eek: (Think I'd pass out if he did this )
hope everyone is well

happy pampering, xo

MrM totted up the "value" of my collection when I stupidly informed him I had 95 bottles. Then got the usual blah blah lecture about waste of money blah blah. I fell asleep at some point. :rotfl:

Willowbee

VALM wrote: »

I'm sorry but I would never publish my list at home - this would be incriminating evidence! :rotfl::rotfl: No, hiding my stash in drawers is the best way forward I think. Seriously, though I really think that the spell of time that I had out of work when I could not easily buy any kit I liked from QVC was a turning point for me and then finding this challenge helped me enormously. I do find though that I find myself wanting to buy something at the beginning of each month. Maybe psychologically I feel I deserve it if I've been good all month?

Hello VALM! :wave: Thank you for your reply - it really made me laugh! :rotfl:It was helpful as well - I think that you're right about the beginning of the month being a 'danger point'. I'm such a newbie at this but I'm serious about reducing my buying/using what I have and want this approach to be sustainable. It's really helpful to know what the trigger points for buying might be so that I'm prepared for them! I suspect that going for long periods without any UUs is going to be the most difficult thing...:o

Any other danger points I should be watching out for?

(I joined after the Christmas/Jan sales...I expect summer sales are tricky? New season make-up all looks tempting. The Body Shop are most sneaky - sales all the time! I've done well with avoiding the big 3-for-2 promotions at Boots. What else??)

VALM

Kaz2904 wrote: »

I have just ordered a BB cream from eBay. I have read the thread and like the sound of only using one layer of stuff to get everything done I also very much like the thought of getting DD using BB creams before she tries anything else on her skin. If she starts with good makeup habits now, her skin should be protected going into adulthood!

I'm the same with my daughter who is 13 although I have introduced her to mineral foundation rather than BB or liquid foundation. She went to a sleep over at a friend's recently and came back wearing liquid. It looked so cakey and I told her it looked unnatural. I suppose I might only win this battle whilst I'm providing spending money.

Itzybitzy wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2BwOMBlato&feature=player_embedded

totally non beauty related but anyone else think this is THE cutest advert ever? I love it

Looks a little suggestive when it's on top of the blender though ! lol - am not even going near the washing machine shot!

**tracey** wrote: »

I am definitely making progress using up my stash plus I have been using the bare minerals tsv and I am just not sure about the foundation so going to send it back for a refund.

UU's
Elemis marine cream - WNBA, the cream was nice but don't know if it would be worth paying the full price.

Yay to you Tracey, I don't think I have ever managed to return a TSV.
re: Elemis PCMC - I use this all the time and have done for about 4/5 years. I have never paid the full RRP or even close to the full RRP for this. If you decide that you like it keep an eye out on QVC or timetospa for good deals.

emslovesmickey

Fiasco55 wrote: »

OMG i want one of those orange blobs now!

I am off to the theatre tonight to see one of fav actors just now...so excited [/QUOTE]

Ooh who?

VALM

Fiasco55 wrote: »

I am off to the theatre tonight to see one of fav actors just now...so excited

Ooh, who are you going to see? I love live performances and for once don't have any tickets bought for forthcoming events apart from One Direction next March and I'm not counting the days for that! x

Willowbee wrote: »

Hello VALM! :wave: Thank you for your reply - it really made me laugh! :rotfl:It was helpful as well - I think that you're right about the beginning of the month being a 'danger point'. I'm such a newbie at this but I'm serious about reducing my buying/using what I have and want this approach to be sustainable. It's really helpful to know what the trigger points for buying might be so that I'm prepared for them! I suspect that going for long periods without any UUs is going to be the most difficult thing...:o

Any other danger points I should be watching out for?

(I joined after the Christmas/Jan sales...I expect summer sales are tricky? New season make-up all looks tempting. The Body Shop are most sneaky - sales all the time! I've done well with avoiding the big 3-for-2 promotions at Boots. What else??)

Something else that helps me is avoiding the Glitch threads on MSE. I think I do have a bit of a spoilt brat mentality sometimes and reading those posts where people have managed to buy a gazillion hand creams for £2.50 are like red rags to a bull for me as I want to get in on the action. It's only in the cold light of day when the package arrives and then gets emptied into the drawer with everything else that I realise it wasn't worth it!!

You rightly say as well "sales all the time". The same offers go around and around. I've recently starting looking at buyapowa and have quickly learnt that it's the same brands being offered over and over again.

I've had an awakening that's all and realised I've been conned into thinking I had to have a different product for this and one for that. Something I realised this weekend is that another con is the travel size. We went to Kendal for a few days so what did I do? Went to Sainsburys and bought travel sized shampoo and conditioner and took a travel sized cleanser out of my stash. Why? We drove to a place in the UK with no baggage allowances imposed and the only "hardship" would have been carrying the larger sized shampoo and conditioner to the pool with us when we went swimming once.

I enjoy reading about all the beauty boxes that you ladies receive but I know there's no point in signing up for them as I feel like I've found a lot of HG products but do like reading your posts as there are still other products that I want to try. As another lady mentioned she now feels better about saving for L'occitane items rather than impulse buying in Boots. That should be the point of beauty products is that you buy what you like rather than spending on stuff that you find ok - hence why all the reviews on here are fab too.

Getting down from soapbox now - *jump* x

Jacks_xxx

VALM wrote: »

Can't you put your Bobbi Brown collection where the CDs were? Clearly, I am not cured yet. The thought of TAing/streamlining Bobbi Brown cosmetics leaves me with goosebumps! :rotfl: OT - How was your experience with Music Magpie as I'm considering decluttering my music collection.

:wave: You see, I must be at least partially cured because using the space where the cds used to live to house all my Bobbi Brown never even occurred to me!

Music Magpie were fine. You don't get much per cd but it mounts up. Bog standard compilations like NOW 67 etc tend to go for 30p each and the highest price we got for anything was £3.24

We got rid of a seven foot book case full of cds and gained just over £1000.


It took most of a weekend to scan the numbers in using my iPhone, and pack them all up. but you can also type the numbers in.

They can send you the paperwork or you can print it out yourself.

The best tip I can give is to plan what boxes you're going to use to send them in and scan cds in until the box is full then save and start a new box.

Otherwise you have to fiddle faddle a bit so the paperwork matches the cds in the box.

If you send them in 50s or more they come and collect. Otherwise you have to take them to the Post Office.

It takes about a fortnight to get your cheques, but we didn't have any rejected.

However there were some that we couldn't send because they were too old to have a barcode.

Hope that helps VALM.

rosemary54

cold wet day so had(yet another!) sort out of my stash...it does not get any smaller:rotfl:put things in different boxes and put items I know I will never use into a wicker basket containing Lush boxes from Christmas 2010!I need never buy make up again looking at the stuff I have and wish bonus time bags did not always include mascara and lippy.I do eventually get through skin creams but as i don't go out everyday I don't get through make up very quickly,i used to make the effort to wear it more on holiday but then thought what the heck no one I know will see me and as i have sunglasses on all day no point using eyemake up anyway:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I am quite proud of my skin though as taken care of it since I was a teenager and not too wrinkly despite being 57:rotfl:
DH away again tomorrow(twice this week:(:(:(:() so may well do a facial/bath with goodies in(from easter bunny) rambling on to take my mind off food as on a diet and hungry(cold weather?)made bread and asparagus soup to eat by the fire(who would have thought of that last week?)when DH gets home from swimming.

Catriona_P

Mind if you have a newbie join you? I don't spend a great deal on toiletries - severe lack of funds/a 1 yr old/full time job/studying for a diploma gives me very little time to actually devote to looking after myself! A lot of my products are years old (especially the nail varnish/eyeshadow!). I sat down to make my stash list (took me 3 hours!) and not everything is on it - I still have a few 'piles' of bits I havn't listed, nor have I listed products specifically for my daughter (I still have a stockpile of those from when she was born 14 months ago!). I also found some makeup products I've never used so I'm selling on Ebay which makes me feel good. I think I'll put £1 to one side every time I use a product to save for a haircut since that's a real treat for me

Anyway, I've put any items I havn't ever used in blue, and I have no splutterers at the moment. Not expecting to be buying any products this month.

Shampoo

Tresemme 14 hr body (WNBA!)
Simple gentle hair shampoo x2 (one in use, one not)
Pantene Repair & Protect shampoo & conditioner (GWP)
Soap & Glory Glad Hair Day Daily Super Shampoo

Conditioner

John Freida radiant red conditioner
Herbal Essences beautiful ends conditioner
Soap & Glory Glad Hair Day Daily Shine Conditioner

Shower Gel/bodywash

FCUK pure bodywash

Bubble bath/bath salts

Lush Butterball (Sept 2011)
Lush Floating Island (April 2010)
Lush Honey Bee (Oct 2010)
Boots Essential aromatherapy sleep easy bath essence
Avon Skin So Soft bath & body oil (GWP)


Face moisturizer

Nivea Visage Daily Essentials oil free moisturizing day crème
Vichy Normaderm Unclogging exfoliating gel x2 (GWP)
Nivea Visage Q10 anti-wrinkle day cream x3 (GWP)
Decleor Rose D’orient Night balm (GWP)
TSL tinted matt moisturizer (GWP)
Clinique liquid facial soap, exfoliator & moisturizer (GWP)
Body Shop tea tree facial moisture gel
MAC strobe cream


Body moisturizer

So…? Perfumed body lotion
Palmer’s Cocoa butter massage lotion for stretch marks
Boots Essential aromatherapy sleep easy body crème
Skin Anti-aging Hand cream
Sil Derm stretch mark massage oil (GWP)
Tommy Girl body lotion (GWP)
Tommy true star body lotion (GWP)
Soap & Glory righteous butter x2 (GWP)
FCUK whipped bodycream
Body Shop Cranberry shimmer lotion

Facemask

Sachet of Iced Crystal Spearmint & Dead Sea Salt
Sachet of anti-stress hot masque
Sachet of Sauna Masque
Sachet of Mud pac masque
Sachet of peel-off masque
Decleor Gentle Soothing Mask (GWP)
Decleor Delicate Soothing Emulsion (GWP)
L’Occitane Brightening Instant Exfoliator (GWP)
L’Occitane Brightening Moisture Mask (GWP)
Body Shop Camomile reviving eye mask (GWP)
Soap & Glory Scrub Your Nose in it

Perfume/bodyspray

FCUK pure bodyspray
Soap & Glory Girligo Spray-On body moisturizing mist
M&S Natural Benefits body mist
Anna Sui Dolly Girl
M&S Simply Divine Eau De Toilette
Avon Treselle


Deoderant

Dove Invisible Dry anti-white mark
Triple Dry quick dry stick

Lipgloss

Jemma Kidd make-Up school in pale pink (GWP)
Jemma Kidd make-up school in red (GWP)
17 Ultimate Volume in Star Girl
Rimmel Volume Booster lip plump gloss in Allure
M&S lipgloss (GWP)
NBT Lip gloss selection (5 GWP)
Avon Color Trend in Cherry
MAC plushglass in posh it up
Benefit posie tint in poppy-pink (GWP)
Barry M glossy tube
Avon 24k gold lip gloss
17 by Eley Kishimoto chill kiss lip gloss

Lip balm
Nivea pearl & shine
Avon tinted lip care in red

Lipstick

Mac lustre lipstick in Plumful
17 Pure Colour in Bon Bon
Natural Collection in Caramel Ice
Rimmel in Dreamy
Avon in pink sorbet
Maybelline in juicy bubblegum
Avon glazewear lipstick (GWP)
Boots lipstick in Entirely (GWP)
Maxfactor in English Rose (GWP)

Mascara

Bourjois Pump up the volume waterproof in blue
17 by Eley Kishimoto in black (GWP)
Boots Definitive mascara (GWP)
MAC splashproof lash in black
Maxfactor Masterpiece High Definition in black (GWP)


Eyeliner

Maxfactor Kohl pencil in black (GWP)
17 Perfect Definition Eye liner in blue
Avon Beyond Colour eyeliner & shadow in steel smoke
Avon in a blink eyeliner & shadow in violet smoke
Barry M duo in green
Rimmel eye liner pencil in black

Lipliner

Rimmel lip liner pencil in soft spice
Rimmel lip liner pencil in spice

Eyeshadow

Mini Bourjois 48 in Peach/gold
Mini Bourjois 51 in Gold
Mini Bourjois 47 in Champagne
Mini Bourjois 56 in Green
Mini Bourjois 44 in Green/grey
Mini Bourjois 58 in Turquoise
Mini Bourjois 42 in Grey
Mini Bourjois 45 in silver
Mini Bourjois 46 in white
Mini Bourjois 59 in blue/grey
Mini Bourjois 65 in lilac
Mini Bourjois 63 in rose/brown
Mini Bourjois 66 in fushia
Sephora pale blue
Sephora silver glitter
Bourjois Eyeshadow trio in purple
Bourjois Eyeshadow trio in pastel colours
Avon Coordinates in lilac whisper
Rocket City trio of Venus Between Us
Maybelline roller colour in blue
Stargazer in green
Avon true color eyeshadow quad in sheer nude
MAC eye shadow in woodwinked
MAC eyeshadow in brown down
MAC eyeshadow in Jest
Barry M in pale green
Barry M in dark green
Rimmel in topaz
Stargazer in forest
Stargazer in light yellow
Stargazer in rose pink
17 by Eley Kishimoto night pool eye shadow

Foundation/powder

Natural Collection Pressed Powder
MAC paints peintures
MAC bronzing powder in golden
MAC select moisturecover
MAC shimmer blush
Maybelline dream matte mousse in ivory
Rachel powdered paper
Rimmel Lasting finish in pale biscuit (GWP)
Maxfactor second skin foundation x2 (GWP)

Hair products

John Frieda radient red colour finish super-hold hairspray
The Hot Miracle Thermal Protector
John Freida radient red colour preserve
Nicky Clarke Instant Calmer straightening crème
Sunsilk volume booster mousse

Face products

Avon Perfect Wear makeup remover
Vichy Normaderm Micellar solution (GWP)
Skin Repair & Protect Aloe Vera Gel (GWP) x2
Skin Repair & Protect Sunscreen SPF 50 (GWP) x3
Decleor Cleansing Milk (GWP)
Decleor Eye make-up remover lotion (GWP)

Nail varnish

Boots Total Flirt (GWP)
Avon Mirror shine in Reflection
Avon Mirror shine in Brilliance
Avon in Dazzling Diamond
Barry M in blue glitter
Barry M in light blue glitter
Barry M in green glitter
Kolor in pink shine
Natural Collection in frosted plum
Natural Collection in metallic blue
Natural Collection in pink glitter
Bourjois in rose
Mini Bourjois in dark purple
Trash in purple glitter
17 pure colour in gold
No7 Stay Perfect in Pink
No7 Stay Perfect in Pearl
No7 Stay Perfect in Rose
No7 Stay Perfect in Chiffon
Avon Speed dry in Escape
Maxfactor nailfinity in disco pink (small)
Collection 2000 hot looks in bongo beat
Barry M in green

Other
Mouth drops

I make that 162 items. I admit I was shocked by the size of the list!

Itzybitzy

Catriona_P wrote: »

Mind if you have a newbie join you? I don't spend a great deal on toiletries - severe lack of funds/a 1 yr old/full time job/studying for a diploma gives me very little time to actually devote to looking after myself! A lot of my products are years old (especially the nail varnish/eyeshadow!). I sat down to make my stash list (took me 3 hours!) and not everything is on it - I still have a few 'piles' of bits I havn't listed, nor have I listed products specifically for my daughter (I still have a stockpile of those from when she was born 14 months ago!). I also found some makeup products I've never used so I'm selling on Ebay which makes me feel good. I think I'll put £1 to one side every time I use a product to save for a haircut since that's a real treat for me

Anyway, I've put any items I havn't ever used in blue, and I have no splutterers at the moment. Not expecting to be buying any products this month.

Shampoo

Tresemme 14 hr body (WNBA!)
Simple gentle hair shampoo x2 (one in use, one not)
Pantene Repair & Protect shampoo & conditioner (GWP)
Soap & Glory Glad Hair Day Daily Super Shampoo

Conditioner

John Freida radiant red conditioner
Herbal Essences beautiful ends conditioner
Soap & Glory Glad Hair Day Daily Shine Conditioner

Shower Gel/bodywash

FCUK pure bodywash

Bubble bath/bath salts

Lush Butterball (Sept 2011)
Lush Floating Island (April 2010)
Lush Honey Bee (Oct 2010)
Boots Essential aromatherapy sleep easy bath essence
Avon Skin So Soft bath & body oil (GWP)


Face moisturizer

Nivea Visage Daily Essentials oil free moisturizing day crème
Vichy Normaderm Unclogging exfoliating gel x2 (GWP)
Nivea Visage Q10 anti-wrinkle day cream x3 (GWP)
Decleor Rose D’orient Night balm (GWP)
TSL tinted matt moisturizer (GWP)
Clinique liquid facial soap, exfoliator & moisturizer (GWP)
Body Shop tea tree facial moisture gel
MAC strobe cream


Body moisturizer

So…? Perfumed body lotion
Palmer’s Cocoa butter massage lotion for stretch marks
Boots Essential aromatherapy sleep easy body crème
Skin Anti-aging Hand cream
Sil Derm stretch mark massage oil (GWP)
Tommy Girl body lotion (GWP)
Tommy true star body lotion (GWP)
Soap & Glory righteous butter x2 (GWP)
FCUK whipped bodycream
Body Shop Cranberry shimmer lotion

Facemask

Sachet of Iced Crystal Spearmint & Dead Sea Salt
Sachet of anti-stress hot masque
Sachet of Sauna Masque
Sachet of Mud pac masque
Sachet of peel-off masque
Decleor Gentle Soothing Mask (GWP)
Decleor Delicate Soothing Emulsion (GWP)
L’Occitane Brightening Instant Exfoliator (GWP)
L’Occitane Brightening Moisture Mask (GWP)
Body Shop Camomile reviving eye mask (GWP)
Soap & Glory Scrub Your Nose in it

Perfume/bodyspray

FCUK pure bodyspray
Soap & Glory Girligo Spray-On body moisturizing mist
M&S Natural Benefits body mist
Anna Sui Dolly Girl
M&S Simply Divine Eau De Toilette
Avon Treselle


Deoderant

Dove Invisible Dry anti-white mark
Triple Dry quick dry stick

Lipgloss

Jemma Kidd make-Up school in pale pink (GWP)
Jemma Kidd make-up school in red (GWP)
17 Ultimate Volume in Star Girl
Rimmel Volume Booster lip plump gloss in Allure
M&S lipgloss (GWP)
NBT Lip gloss selection (5 GWP)
Avon Color Trend in Cherry
MAC plushglass in posh it up
Benefit posie tint in poppy-pink (GWP)
Barry M glossy tube
Avon 24k gold lip gloss
17 by Eley Kishimoto chill kiss lip gloss

Lip balm
Nivea pearl & shine
Avon tinted lip care in red

Lipstick

Mac lustre lipstick in Plumful
17 Pure Colour in Bon Bon
Natural Collection in Caramel Ice
Rimmel in Dreamy
Avon in pink sorbet
Maybelline in juicy bubblegum
Avon glazewear lipstick (GWP)
Boots lipstick in Entirely (GWP)
Maxfactor in English Rose (GWP)

Mascara

Bourjois Pump up the volume waterproof in blue
17 by Eley Kishimoto in black (GWP)
Boots Definitive mascara (GWP)
MAC splashproof lash in black
Maxfactor Masterpiece High Definition in black (GWP)


Eyeliner

Maxfactor Kohl pencil in black (GWP)
17 Perfect Definition Eye liner in blue
Avon Beyond Colour eyeliner & shadow in steel smoke
Avon in a blink eyeliner & shadow in violet smoke
Barry M duo in green
Rimmel eye liner pencil in black

Lipliner

Rimmel lip liner pencil in soft spice
Rimmel lip liner pencil in spice

Eyeshadow

Mini Bourjois 48 in Peach/gold
Mini Bourjois 51 in Gold
Mini Bourjois 47 in Champagne
Mini Bourjois 56 in Green
Mini Bourjois 44 in Green/grey
Mini Bourjois 58 in Turquoise
Mini Bourjois 42 in Grey
Mini Bourjois 45 in silver
Mini Bourjois 46 in white
Mini Bourjois 59 in blue/grey
Mini Bourjois 65 in lilac
Mini Bourjois 63 in rose/brown
Mini Bourjois 66 in fushia
Sephora pale blue
Sephora silver glitter
Bourjois Eyeshadow trio in purple
Bourjois Eyeshadow trio in pastel colours
Avon Coordinates in lilac whisper
Rocket City trio of Venus Between Us
Maybelline roller colour in blue
Stargazer in green
Avon true color eyeshadow quad in sheer nude
MAC eye shadow in woodwinked
MAC eyeshadow in brown down
MAC eyeshadow in Jest
Barry M in pale green
Barry M in dark green
Rimmel in topaz
Stargazer in forest
Stargazer in light yellow
Stargazer in rose pink
17 by Eley Kishimoto night pool eye shadow

Foundation/powder

Natural Collection Pressed Powder
MAC paints peintures
MAC bronzing powder in golden
MAC select moisturecover
MAC shimmer blush
Maybelline dream matte mousse in ivory
Rachel powdered paper
Rimmel Lasting finish in pale biscuit (GWP)
Maxfactor second skin foundation x2 (GWP)

Hair products

John Frieda radient red colour finish super-hold hairspray
The Hot Miracle Thermal Protector
John Freida radient red colour preserve
Nicky Clarke Instant Calmer straightening crème
Sunsilk volume booster mousse

Face products

Avon Perfect Wear makeup remover
Vichy Normaderm Micellar solution (GWP)
Skin Repair & Protect Aloe Vera Gel (GWP) x2
Skin Repair & Protect Sunscreen SPF 50 (GWP) x3
Decleor Cleansing Milk (GWP)
Decleor Eye make-up remover lotion (GWP)

Nail varnish

Boots Total Flirt (GWP)
Avon Mirror shine in Reflection
Avon Mirror shine in Brilliance
Avon in Dazzling Diamond
Barry M in blue glitter
Barry M in light blue glitter
Barry M in green glitter
Kolor in pink shine
Natural Collection in frosted plum
Natural Collection in metallic blue
Natural Collection in pink glitter
Bourjois in rose
Mini Bourjois in dark purple
Trash in purple glitter
17 pure colour in gold
No7 Stay Perfect in Pink
No7 Stay Perfect in Pearl
No7 Stay Perfect in Rose
No7 Stay Perfect in Chiffon
Avon Speed dry in Escape
Maxfactor nailfinity in disco pink (small)
Collection 2000 hot looks in bongo beat
Barry M in green

Other
Mouth drops

I make that 162 items. I admit I was shocked by the size of the list!

Good first name you have there