No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in August!

evilsquid1603

well, just in time for september, my last big INs arrived as my green beauty bible testing set came through this morning at least this means i really will be starting no buy sept with just amarya as expected INs and i do not need the freebies from mags this month!!

pretty chuffed with this collection. they sent me 3 of my HGs that are worth more than the £30 i paid to test anyway so i was already up on what i'd have spent anyway before i even added in the rest of the gorgeous stuff!!!!! :j:beer::dance:

IN:
Bare minerals original in fairly light - worth £24 and my HG!
Liz Earle C&P - worth £14.25 and my HG cleanser!
Liz Earle eyebright - worth £10.25 and yet another HG!
susanposnick colour flo in M4 - worth £41 :eek:
essential care mascara in black - worth £17.50
Korres magnolia bark day cream - worth £22.50
Aubrey rose mosqueta night cream - worth £22.46
aubrey vegecol soothing mask - worth £8.98
skin blossom complete care shampoo - worth £6.95
skin blossom complete care conditioner - worth £7.95

worth in total: £175.84 :eek::eek::j

suppose i should declare my list of outs to make it seem not so bad!!

bare minerals foundation - HG already replaced before todays pot came! :rotfl:
leonor greyl shampoo mini - WNBA, this smelt like persil
chloe eau de parfum - HG replaced while on holiday
liz earle superskin 2ml - HG already have another in stash
REN day cream - WNBA but got another 15ml of this to toil through!
Jouer tinted moisturizer - WNBA, made my skin very oily
santaverde serum - WNBA, didnt like the smell or texture
tarte multipleye - WNBA, dont think this did anything!!
anastasia brow gel - new HG!! replaced when on holiday.
YSL radiance foundation sample - WBA, i really like this!
REN detox mask mini - WBA but it really did bring out spots so if you use it dont use it before big events!
cowshed lazy cow shower gel mini - WNBA, i don't like the jelly texture it has
elemis body oil - WNBA, its not worth the price!
bare minerals mini - GA, cant remember if i declared it but i found it on my spreadsheet so i dont think i did!

wondercollie

@Tokki: have you tried some insoles in the shoes? Sometimes they make the difference bearable. And I hear you on the comfortable shoe thing. Decent nursing shoes here are hugely expensive (if you want any style) and as I wear dresses and rarely scrubs I refuse to wear sneakers/tennis shoes. Last time we were in Germany, I brought back six pairs of white leather shoes for under 200Euros. They would have cost me over 650CDN. Customs looked at me like I was a total freak.

House deposits are a huge issue here. Too many issues with zero percent down on houses. When we bought our first house 22 years ago, Mr. WonderCollie was just back from UN peacekeeping tours and had banked seven out of nine months pay. I provided the furnishing/drapes money. Having said that we still came up with 25K. Over here, if you can't put up 25% of the value of the house, you wind up having to buy mortgage insurance for the bank incase you default. So luckily we managed to avoid it. What families that can afford it do, is have the parents buy the house as a revenue property and "rent" it to the kids/newlyweds. Then the parents can write of the mortgage interest as an investment expense. Having said that, if we tried to do it for our kids we'd have to come up with 75K and that is not going to happen.

Catriona_P

Willowbee wrote: »

Biggood news! :j :j :j

WELL DONE :beer:

Aw thanks Willowbee! I admit it does look nice logging into my online banking and seeing black instead of red. I'm not kidding myself though, a long hard slog ahead with clearing the debt off my CC before the 0% runs out in 16 months, but I WILL do it!

And tokki&oliver - why is the seller telling you that you can't return the shoes? Ebay rules are that for change of mind (or non-fit in your case) you can return them but the postage should be your own cost. Any seller who tells you they have a no returns policy is going against Ebay rules. (I'm a long time private seller )

alja

dolly84 wrote: »

I notice on you sig you are saving for a house deposit, I can't believe people are expected to save tens of thousands of pounds for a deposit, it seems nigh on impossible. DH and I are in our second house since moving in together and we bought this one 10 years ago with a deposit of £2500. How things have changed in such a short time. Truly hope you manage to achieve it.

haha *trying* I'm in my early 20s and have worked out a random amount of 15% of a £150,000 house...just to have a target to work to at least!

It is quite scary how things seem to be these days, but luckily I still live at home with hardly any bills, so I'm making the most of not having to pay huge amounts of rent ...this website has helped me a lot of the last few years to get me into the MSE way!

Dollypop_2

Hi everyone *****waves madly*****

I've been a bit rubbish this month this thread has moved to fast for me to keep up! I'll defo make an effort to keep up in September!

I saw this on EBay (just browsing like you do! ) and it made me think of VALM, is Pumpkin Spice the one you loved and can't get anymore?? Sorry if I'm being an enabler!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PHILSOPHY-PUMPKIN-SPICE-LARGE-3-IN-1-SHOWER-GEL-SHAMPOO-BUBBLE-BATH-16OZ-NEW-/300771567299?pt=UK_HeathBeauty_BathShowCons_RL&hash=item460761e6c3#ht_500wt_922

SuiDreams

I have an in from instyle magazine Clinique Repairwear laser focus 7ml. I have a serious weakness for magazine freebies.

InaPickle

Another UU: Corsodyl Daily. WIBA? Yes, cos the dentist said so.

wondercollie

Been lurking around ebay for that retail therapy. I am totally amazed that people are trying to sell half used products. I really wouldn't want to touch an eyeshadow pallette that had some pans showing through the colours!

I mean if anyone is selling a mixed batch of unopened items and ships to NA pm your shop or batch site and I'll have a look.

Skyllo

Hello everyone! I've been away a lot this month so haven't too many UUs and I had a few skincare purchases with birthday money yesterday.

UUs:

1) TBS Papaya body butter, WBA but only at < £5. 3 more body butters left, which should last until Christmas when I'll stock up in the sales again!

2) S&G Clean on Me :T Finally! WNBA, not a fan of the S&G scent, it's too sweet for me.

3) Eucerin Aquaporin moisturiser: WNA if my skin gets really dry in winter. I've been using better cleansers so I don't need such heavy moisturisers right now.

4) Carmex original tube. WBA, this is my HG and I have another one and a strawberry flavour on the go. These last me ages but are not a LHJ as I enjoy using them and they work.

INs:

1) Origins Drink Up Intensive mask. I used this last night and it's lovely! My skin was so soft this morning and it smells fantastic.

2) REN sensitive regime kit: I've wanted to try REN for ages but it's expensive. This kit contains minis of 4 items (cleanser, moisturiser, serum, mask) so seemed a great deal for £13.

maddiemay

Skyllo wrote: »

Hello everyone! I've been away a lot this month so haven't too many UUs and I had a few skincare purchases with birthday money yesterday.

UUs:

1) TBS Papaya body butter, WBA but only at < £5. 3 more body butters left, which should last until Christmas when I'll stock up in the sales again!

2) S&G Clean on Me :T Finally! WNBA, not a fan of the S&G scent, it's too sweet for me.

3) Eucerin Aquaporin moisturiser: WNA if my skin gets really dry in winter. I've been using better cleansers so I don't need such heavy moisturisers right now.

4) Carmex original tube. WBA, this is my HG and I have another one and a strawberry flavour on the go. These last me ages but are not a LHJ as I enjoy using them and they work.

INs:

1) Origins Drink Up Intensive mask. I used this last night and it's lovely! My skin was so soft this morning and it smells fantastic.

2) REN sensitive regime kit: I've wanted to try REN for ages but it's expensive. This kit contains minis of 4 items (cleanser, moisturiser, serum, mask) so seemed a great deal for £13.

I bought the REN sensitive kit to try, but have not used it yet, I am really pleased with the other sample items I have tried - two masks and the eye gel.