No Buying Unnecessary toiletries in November

rising_from_the_ashes

Wow! Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

Really looking forward to getting my teeth into this challenge & trying to make some headway into my stash ........ will have a hunt around the house later as I know there will be other bits & pieces stuck away in nooks & crannies that aren't included in the above lists:o (which are in my toiletries cupboard!).

May even have a clear out of the make up etc as there's a drawer full of that lying around somewhere (stuff that is around 20 years old:eek::o and I'm sure could be binned)

Have decided not to set myself a spending limit as really don't want to spend anything unnecessary - the only thing on this months' list will be moisturiser! (she says ..... fingers crossed ).

Think it'll take me at least a year to get through my stocks so here for the long run!:D

Carolyn12

Hi all,
I'm in again for November!
I had a month off last month, as it was a tough moknth.
I am also in the process of moving house!
I currently have both of the last two Christmas' s&g bags/boxes stuffed full of toiletries, plus several other boxes and gift sets full. plus the bathroom.....
At least its now confined to two rooms!! Haha.
I have some UUs already, and i'll be back tonight to list them

Have a good Friday all.

Hermia

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Sorry to hear of your loss, Hermia. I admire you for putting your practical head on and using up the good stuff your Mum left. I'm rather partial to the smell of Nivea as that is what my Mum always used.

If you have anything left when you move, perhaps this might be a solution:- Give and Make Up is a scheme that takes unwanted toiletries and distributes them to women in Refuge/Women's Aid shelters, when they have escaped domestic violence.

Quite a few of us supported this charity last year and sent in shoeboxes of unwanted stash. It doesn't have to be new or unopened; basically if you would be happy to give it to a friend, they are happy to take it.

Thanks for that link. I have given TONS of my mum's stuff to various charities, but couldn't find anyone who would take toiletries.

rosemary54

just had an email from mirenesse about free trial make up so put some stuff in the basket BUT the postage comes to £84!!!!!!!!each item being charged p and p.....what a con:mad:if I paid $25 a month to be a vip I think it would be free but no way do I want any more boxes as have stuff in the stash that will last years:rotfl:plan to drop all boxes next year(actually only have SSB on sub)

Tater

evilsquid1603 wrote: »

me too, i was supposed to be on a no buy of glamour too, its been an appalling mag recently. seems like theres just no substance to it anymore. i have st james. thought it was red until i got it home and realised it was exactly like about 3 other pinks i own

Oh no is this pink? I bought it especially for the red nail varnish as I needed it for a wedding and wouldn't normally buy glamour. Suppose I should count that as unnecessary then!

maddiemay

Tater wrote: »

Oh no is this pink? I bought it especially for the red nail varnish as I needed it for a wedding and wouldn't normally buy glamour. Suppose I should count that as unnecessary then!

Oooh, I wonder if it has been mis-labelled, St James is supposed to be Ruby Red and has been on my wish list for a while. Only 1 mag left with pale pink in supermarket yesterday, will look for it when I go out later, but not optimistic as live in small town.

Catriona_P

mcculloch29 wrote: »

If you have anything left when you move, perhaps this might be a solution:- Give and Make Up is a scheme that takes unwanted toiletries and distributes them to women in Refuge/Women's Aid shelters, when they have escaped domestic violence.

Quite a few of us supported this charity last year and sent in shoeboxes of unwanted stash. It doesn't have to be new or unopened; basically if you would be happy to give it to a friend, they are happy to take it.

Thanks for this, I didn't know about this scheme. I've used Women's Aid myself this year (but not reached the point where I had to go to a refuge) so I'd like to give something back to them. I will do a shoebox

Sorry to hear about your Mum Hermia. Hope you're ok. x

rising_from_the_ashes

:eek: The list has grown:eek: Honestly, I can't believe how many wee sachets of bits I've got stuffed away here & there and am very suitably mortified and horrified:o:o

Red stuff is in use - not even started looking at make up etc yet:o:o (and may well leave that for another month!)

Blue stuff has been used ....... that's a first!:j:j

Bath / Shower / Moisturiser = 55
Nivea Visage Night Cream 50ml
Nivea Cream 50ml x 2
Efasit Intensive Moisture Balm 80ml x 2
Avon Skin So Soft Body Lotion 250ml
Nivea Body Moisturiser 250ml
Vaseline Intensive Care 200ml
Imperial Leather Japanese Bubble bath 500ml
Muscle Soak 500ml
Shower Gel 300ml
Shaving Gel 250ml
Sanctuary Relax Body Balm 50ml
Body Shop Papaya Scrub 200ml
Body Shop Papaya Body Lotion 200ml
Aveeno Daily Moisturising Lotion 200ml
Aveeno Moisturiser 100ml
Etre Natural Beauty Moisturiser 237ml
Nivea Soft Moisturiser 300ml
Johnson’s Invigorating shower cream 7ml
Olive Foam Bath 15ml
Olive Shower Gel 15ml
Olive Body Cream 15ml
Body shop Coconut body butter 10ml x 2
St Ives Moisture body Lotion 10ml
Intensive Hand & Nail Cream 100ml
Johnsons Baby lotion 300ml
Efasit Intensive Moisture Balm 80ml x 2
Lavender & Jojoba Shea Butter 45g
Imperial Leather Japanese Spa Bubble Bath 500ml x 6
Imperial Leather Japanese Spa Shower Gel 300ml x 8
Muscle Soak 500ml
Radox Bath Salts
Shower Gel (cheap) x 8

Deodorant = 9
Soft & Gentle Deodorant 250ml
Bionsen Deodorant stick 40ml x 2
Bionsen Deodorant roll on 40ml
Sure Bright 250ml
Nivea Sensitive & Pure 250ml
Nivea Double Effect 250ml
Sure Bright 250ml
Radox Pure clear 150ml

Face = 19
Facial Scrub 150ml
Neutrogena Visibly Clear Up 15ml
Simple facial toner 200ml
Olay cloths: packs of 30 x 3 & 1 pack in use
Face wipes: packs of 20 x 3 & 1 pack in use
Neutrogena Pure Glow daily cleaning cushions
Wave cleaning pads (note: wave is broken)
Radiance Exfoliating Souffle: Avocado & Cucumber 15g
Radiance Mud Mask: Dead Sea 15g
Radiance Peelable Mask: Mango 15g x 2
Radiance Mud Mask: Jojoba & Aloe Vera 15g
Sanctuary Warming Charcoal Detox Mask 10ml

Shampoo / Conditioner = 28
Charles Worthington Moisture seal shampoo 75ml
Charles Worthington Moisture seal conditioner 75ml
Shampoo/Conditioner 2in1 300ml x 1
Shampoo/Conditioner 2in1 300ml x 1
Treseme Shampoo 500ml
Treseme Conditioner 500ml
Head & Shoulders Shampoo 500ml
Head & Shoulders Conditioner 500ml
VO5 Shampoo 300ml
VO5 Conditioner 300ml
Charles Worthington Stay Smooth 200ml
John Frieda Frizz ease 100ml
VO5 styling wax 60ml
Sunsilk Lively Blonde Shampoo 10ml x 3
Sunsilk Lively Blonde Cream 10ml x 3
Elvive Anti dandruff shampoo 10ml
V05 Shampoo 300ml x 2
Timotei 2in1 Shampoo / Conditioner 300ml x 2
3in1 Shampoo / Conditioner 300ml
Coconut Shampoo 400ml
Pro Vitamin Shampoo 300ml
Pro Vitamin Conditioner 300ml

Personal = 52
Handwash 500ml x 3
Lemon milk thyme hand soak 50ml
Walnut rose mary lemon hand & nail cream 50ml
Olive sage almond wonderbalm 25ml
Mini soaps x 2
Nivea Talc 400g
Talc 150g
Air Freshner x 5
Shaving gel 250ml
Hair removal cream 100ml
Razors – Gillette Venus x 5
Razors – Gillette blades x 6
Shaving Gel 250ml x 3
Handwash 500ml x 2
Handwash 300ml x 2
Air Freshner x 3
Soap x 3
Tissues – boxes x 5
Tissues – handbag packs of 10 x 6

Toothpaste / Toothbrushes = 12
Toothbrush
Toothbrush heads [STRIKE]x 4[/STRIKE] X 3
Sensodyne Repair & Protect 75ml
Macleans White & Shine 100ml
Oral B Pro-expert 15ml
Macleans Fresh mint 125ml
Sensodyne Repair & Protect 20ml
Sensodyne Pro-namel 100ml
Colgate 75ml

Summer = 5
Dove Summer Glow 250ml x 1 (new) & x 1 (open)
Nivea Sun Factor 20 x 400 ml
Aloe Vera 400ml x 1
Aloe Vera 250ml x 1

Will try to do a count shortly when I've got over the shock!

ETA OMG!

Bath / Shower / Moisturiser = 55
Deodorant = 9
Face = 19
Shampoo / Conditioner = 28
Personal = 52
Toothpaste / Toothbrushes = 12
Summer = 5

TOTAL: 180:eek: (and doesn't incl sanitary / feminine hygiene stuff which I've decided to exclude ..... and make up & nail varnish etc don't have huge issues with these)

Keep finding more bits to add ...... this may increase over the next few days as I find more stashes hidden ....:eek::o:eek:

CURRENT TOTAL: 180

VALM

maddiemay wrote: »

Thank you for the new thread sunshineyday,count me in again too. I had a good October, and hope to have a few u/u this month. Resisted all the TSV's and e-mails, but have bought yet more nail polish, it is a cheap cher up for me while I am semi house bound! I do so want to try Philosophy, but have quite a few nice things left from last Christmas yet.

Belated birthday greetings to seaside dreamer, happy flat move inapickle. Oh dear ValM you do have an expensive month ahead, it is annoying when it works out like that,

OH and I decided yesterday afternoon to try and grab a last minute holiday, so off to a cottage in the Lake District on Saturday morning, so hopefully a few of my extensive collection of mini sizes will bite the dust. I am still only partial weight bearing, on crutches, after my ankle op, so don't need much in the way of outdoorsy clothes this time, just as well as we need to pack for two plus dog (take as much for her as for us:rotfl:) plus bicycle for OH, so of to start my packing lists! Need to take some basic foodstuff, but will have to do a mealplan when I get there and see what nice local produce is available.

Planned purchases for November are a couple of the Glamour nail polishes if I can find the Red (on wish list for a while) and perhaps the blue.

Being a fellow polish addict I've bought two copies of Glamour - the blue for me which I'm loving though MrM says looks black and goth - and the glittery one for Emma.

Visited the Trafford Centre yesterday. Watched Skyfall which is brilliant. Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a film so much. We then stayed to watch McFly switch on the Christmas lights. Was a bit of a con considering we had to watch numerous other acts including the guy who won the Voice and was really dreadful before seeing McFly for about 10 minutes when they seemed to sing It's All About You over and over again! Still Emma was happy. We also went into JL and Boots and smelt the new Philosophy Pumpkin Pie, Candy Cane and an apple flavoured shower gel which were lovely. They're well worth a try when you get chance.

MrM was going to pay for the shaving gel today but JL had none left which was a shame as they had GWP with 2 or 3 purchases. Ah well was not to be.

Have a lovely time in the Lakes. Whereabouts are you staying?

ruby_eskimo wrote: »

Going to Budapest tomorrow and have decided that I want to get the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair from Duty Free. Have almost finished my sample size and love it! The texture of my skin used to be really rough (even with using AHA+BHA products) but this has made it so smooth! Might treat myself to the new Guerlain perfume as well, I like the scent a lot and it lasts all day on me. Plus might want to try and scout out some Essence or Catrice makeup while I'm in Hungary...

Have a lovely time in Budapest. Shopping in duty free is a highlight of any holiday for me. x

bunnykins

Thanks for the new thred sunshineyday:)

I'm in again for another month - after an epic fail in October in both UU's and purchases....off to the October thread (slowly) to confess to last months sins!:eek:

bunnykins x