No Buying Unnecessary toiletries in November

xcarlyx

VALM wrote: »

Haven't counted mine in a while but there's definitely over 100. I don't know what it is with me that makes me want them so much but each time a new Season rolls around I look at them and think I don't like them then I see them in the shops or on QVC and feel I need them. I then con myself into thinking I don't have similar colours! When we were in JL on Thursday I showed MrM the OPI top ten kit of minis that I would really like. Unfortunately Emma was with us and piped up that I own some of them (reciting the ones I do already own) and saying that I have similar colours to the rest. In all honesty I would really like to have Tickle my Francey which is in there but there's something about owning all those minis that does it for me. Maybe it seems like a selection box??

I do have my first UU to report and a couple of INs:-

3ml Elemis Time Defence Wrinkle Delay. I used this from MrM's mini stash (made up of samples he's received from timetospa). It's ok I think there are 2 more of these I can use until I can order my LE (waiting for pay day).

Yesterday I bought a can of Batiste as the one in use needs a good shake before it sprays so is spluttering and some steeping tablets to hopefully clean my nails once I've removed this blue lacquer.

I only have 1 OPI but I want a lot more . I've done well not to buy the glamour magazine with nails inc on the front at the moment lol. Barry M's got some lovely nail polishes out too.

rising_from_the_ashes

VALM wrote: »

You should count them as full packs so when you finish a pack this counts as a UU.

Brilliant and makes much more sense looking at it with fresh eyes ..... think I was in shock / overloaded with the amount of stuff I'd managed to amass:o.

So .... I have around 10 packs to use up rather than over 250 wipes which is so much better!:D (still that's nearly a years' supply:o)

Sure I'm bound to keep finding bits squirrelled away for a few days (just remembered I haven't looked in the wicker drawer tower in the big bathroom yet) so the total may still rise.....:eek:

maddiemay

VALM wrote: »

Haven't counted mine in a while but there's definitely over 100. I don't know what it is with me that makes me want them so much but each time a new Season rolls around I look at them and think I don't like them then I see them in the shops or on QVC and feel I need them. I then con myself into thinking I don't have similar colours! When we were in JL on Thursday I showed MrM the OPI top ten kit of minis that I would really like. Unfortunately Emma was with us and piped up that I own some of them (reciting the ones I do already own) and saying that I have similar colours to the rest. In all honesty I would really like to have Tickle my Francey which is in there but there's something about owning all those minis that does it for me. Maybe it seems like a selection box??

I do have my first UU to report and a couple of INs:-

3ml Elemis Time Defence Wrinkle Delay. I used this from MrM's mini stash (made up of samples he's received from timetospa). It's ok I think there are 2 more of these I can use until I can order my LE (waiting for pay day).

Yesterday I bought a can of Batiste as the one in use needs a good shake before it sprays so is spluttering and some steeping tablets to hopefully clean my nails once I've removed this blue lacquer.

I have not counted for ages, but must have well inexcess of 300, I have a lot of minis which came as part of sets, but although I think they are cute I find them fiddly to use. I read somewhere recently to scrub nails with whitening toothpaste. I once bought cheap as chips denture tablets and they did not do a thing, I expect I got what I paid for!

xcarlyx

maddiemay wrote: »

I have not counted for ages, but must have well inexcess of 300, I have a lot of minis which came as part of sets, but although I think they are cute I find them fiddly to use. I read somewhere recently to scrub nails with whitening toothpaste. I once bought cheap as chips denture tablets and they did not do a thing, I expect I got what I paid for!

I will have to try this with the toothpaste

evilsquid1603

VALM wrote: »

A really good pillar box red is Nails Inc Victoria and Albert (I got this free with a mag some years ago). Maybelline Cherry is a good dupe of this too.

ive got victoria from glamour, in fact i think i have two :rotfl: thats more like a very deep burgundy though.

i've got a malvala one thats a nice pillar box red, i think it was free with ELLE once, and illamasqua throb and another red one that the sticker has come off so i don't know the name.

indiepanda

HappyTorty wrote: »

have you considered putting all those emails in a separate folder, and making it so that all future emails go to that folder? That way if you do want to look at them you can, but if you dont, then they are separate from your normal emails. i've separated ALL my emails and it has helped my spending sooo much!

That's a good point, will have to work out if gmail can do that. To be honest, I could just mark them as spam for the moment, can always change the settings if I get the stash under control. I don't think there's any harm in taking advantage of special offers when I need to buy something anyway.... but need is a long way off.

rogueylawyer

I've had both the Bobbi Brown and Neom offer emails through this morning, and am trying desperately hard not to treat myself after an utterly rubbish morning.

Two new Ins but again no spend:
Head and shoulders anti dandruff shampoo apple fresh 10ml
Head and shoulders anti dandruff conditioner apple fresh 10ml

Free samples stuck in the Red magazine I've just collected from the post office.

indiepanda

rogueylawyer wrote: »

I've had both the Bobbi Brown and Neom offer emails through this morning, and am trying desperately hard not to treat myself after an utterly rubbish morning.

Ah, I used to get those emails... managed to spam them a while ago. Still manage to get into mischief with others though. Managed to delete the latest REN one without buying anything though. It's uncanny how the emails always seem to drop through just as you have a bad day and are feeling a bit like a treat....

rogueylawyer

indiepanda wrote: »

Ah, I used to get those emails... managed to spam them a while ago. Still manage to get into mischief with others though. Managed to delete the latest REN one without buying anything though. It's uncanny how the emails always seem to drop through just as you have a bad day and are feeling a bit like a treat....

And I would go and treat myself to a slice of cake, but I fear I am replacing one addiction with another!

rosemary54

cold,wet and grey day here:(
asked OH which ballet he wanted to go to in the new year(gets booked v quicky) and he said swan lake what do you want...nutcracker(no pun intended to those who know my probs with him:rotfl:)so guess which we are seeing?even tho we saw that one last and the other a few years ago:mad:....and guess who paid??!!!!
off to see Skyfall today:):):):)
painted my toe nails in orly turquoise colour with the glamour nails inc glitter on top:):):):)looks very pretty
anyone bought hair fertiliser?(awful name!) got good reviews on boots and amazon wondered if it would help me?(OH suggested a hair transplant:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: