No buying unnecessary toiletries in May - Challenge

evilsquid1603

Hermia wrote: »

Evilsquid - is that seriously everything you have?! Wow! I cannot get my head around having such a streamlined stash. I salute you!

Willowbee - I'm glad I'm not the only one. I rarely buy Lush products anymore because of this.

well this is just the stuff that is genuine stash. its not including anything that I've got in use, this is all just stockpiled and waiting to be used. will prob take me a while to get through, most of the remains are full sized or the generous travel sizes, apart from the stuff I'm saving for my holidays, i got through all the smaller sizes first to get them out of the way.

my eyeliner stash is horrific, its def going to be the last thing i end up graduating from, even after taking advice i read in a magazine from Jemma Kidd saying you should sharpen before every use to get a nice sharp point and get rid of bacteria that may be on it :rotfl: theres 12 in the stash and about the same or slightly more in use. ages ago i saw the urban decay anniversary eyeliner set that had like 15 full sizes and a sharpener in it and i fell for the whole "they are £2 each in this set with free sharpener or £15 on their own! such good value!" sales pitch and I'm now stuck with a massive pile to get through :mad:

edit: this is the set i got and am now stuck using. although i certainly didn't pay anything like Debs are now asking for it! i think i got it for about £40 (which is still a horrific price to pay for an eyeliner set, what was i thinking??!!)

Fiasco55

Those two litlle boxes must feel amazing evilsquid....I can only dream .

As for the eyeliner set, well we all have our own "eyeliner set" story to share also. I just shake my head in disbelief at some of the corkers I shelled out on back in the day (read 3 years ago and it was a lip gloss set:(!!)

I have another UU :j. Andrew Collinge Full Blown Body hair styling product. WBA since it does the job but it will never repace my discontinued HG. I am now onto a Pantene root boost one which so far is just ok.

ma-ri-ella

hi every1 just back from my hols so have some uu to report.up to 181 for the year now cant remember what i got up to before i left but this includes travel shampoo body wash etc,sunshots,facecream,toothpaste etc nothing out the ordinary.finished a lemon scented bs gel - smelled nice . going to pack the next hols stuff and count as out

rosemary54

went to town at last to buy clothes but didn't get any:(
some ins precious cream freebie from occitane and channel lipgloss lovely mini size.Rituals which was supposed to be free till the end of august was out of the freebie:mad:
also just happened to buy Clarins in JL as 10% off day plus GWP plus i now have enough points for a massage at the spa:):):)

so bought eyepencil(which I did need)serum for my age spots and toner which I always need and got a bag and five goodies:):):)

SuiDreams

Dollypop wrote: »

Ha I'd be delighted if mine took less than 20 minutes, and I still look like a corpse much of the time! :rotfl:

I don't have much time on a weekday despite getting up at 6, by the time I'm washed dressed, had breakfast, brushed hair put moisturiser on. I have about 2 mins to slap the bb on and a coat of mascara. Proper makeup takes at least 20 mins. So definitely need time saving products for weekdays.

SuiDreams

evilsquid1603 wrote: »

I've just done a bit of stash shopping after the spate of UU and something miraculous has happened!

look:



the toiletries and make up BOTH fit in two drawers!! :j:j:beer::beer::D:D:A:A

(the black make up bag is full of things ready for my hols in aug, and yes, i am already sorted toiletries wise :rotfl: hoping that i don't bring any of it back with me too!)

Well done, on reducing the stash it looks well organised. I've got my toiletries packed for hols as well, but I seem to be taking a lot more than you are (whoops maybe I need to downsize it a bit).

SuiDreams

I have a freebie in - Smashbox Photo Finish Luminizing Primer 7.1ml - this is my first Smashbox product so very interested in trying it. Was a bit worried when I saw the colour in the tube so tried it on my hand and it gives a lovely gold shimmer, it will be interesting to see how it works under foundation.

I have found my missing lip balm it was down DH's side of the settee.

Skyllo

I also have the Smashbox primer as an IN.

3 TAs/OUTs and 1 IN as a replacement:

S&G Thick & Fast mascara: freebie with Elle. WNBA, didn't do much and dried up quickly.

17 Falsifeye mascara: WNBA, same reason as the S&G!

L'Oreal Voluminous carbon black mascara: this is my HG, I think this is tube number 4? It's dried up now so is flaking. I highly recommend this to anyone that wants volume and likes the traditional bristle brushes rather than plastic ones.


IN: L'Oreal Voluminous extra volume: I saw this next to my usual Voluminous so thought I'd give it a try as I want volume rather than just length from my mascara. Paid for with Boots points so it doesn't count, right?

evilsquid1603

SuiDreams wrote: »

Well done, on reducing the stash it looks well organised. I've got my toiletries packed for hols as well, but I seem to be taking a lot more than you are (whoops maybe I need to downsize it a bit).

well I'm trying to take small/travel sizes in the hope it'll all get used up or so little of it will be left that binning it won't seem so bad.

im not taking some things over at all because i already know what I'm targeting at sephora and i know whats in those kits so theres no point taking over stuff i know i'll be buying i think I'm pretty much definitely getting the laura mercier flawless face kits, I'm after the mineral one and i still cant decide between the normal one or the oil free.

SuiDreams

evilsquid1603 wrote: »

well I'm trying to take small/travel sizes in the hope it'll all get used up or so little of it will be left that binning it won't seem so bad.

im not taking some things over at all because i already know what I'm targeting at sephora and i know whats in those kits so theres no point taking over stuff i know i'll be buying i think I'm pretty much definitely getting the laura mercier flawless face kits, I'm after the mineral one and i still cant decide between the normal one or the oil free.

Sounds like lots of shopping fun, I won't be buying anything (well toiletries and cosmetics wise). Its only a UK holiday and taking stuff so I don't add to the stash. Still need to sort out what makeup to take.