No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in March

dolly84

KT2802 wrote: »

Fingers crossed for your selling Rosemary. Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this already but if you are on Facebook you could try selling some bits on there? A friend of mine set up a jewellery page on there and is doing really well with selling things.




I am planning on purchasing the Effacler duo today dolly. How do you find it? I have heard good things.

2 UU from last night:

29. BS Nutriganics Foaming Facial Wash 60ml - WBA and already have another in the stash. I like this as it feels gentle on my skin.

30. Clinique Super rescue antioxidant night moisturiser 15ml - WNBA, was a GWP a long time ago! Didn't dislike it but didn't find it particularly beneficial. Might be because it was so old though and only a small sample.

Lots of splutterers too at the moment!

I find the Effacler Duo really nice, it doesn't leave my combination skin tight at all which a lot of products for problem skin do and it works well at clearing congested areas. I do use it as a treatment for a period of time though rather than an everyday moisturiser, so I may use for a month, once a day and then go back to a regular day cream.

TimBear

Another two UU - a tester pot sized L'Oreal Revitalift 10 Total Repair cream. This came in a gift set my sister got my for Christmas. WMBA - it was nice enough but didn't do anything fantastic. Think I prefer my Boots Essentials cucumber moisturiser too, and so much cheaper!

The second was 17 Photo Flawless skin primer. WBA, this had a nice consistency and smoothed on my skin nicely.

TA one item - Rimmel Fix and Perfect Pro Primer. WNBA. This felt strange on my skin, and left a 'bitty' finish so make up didn't go on at all nicely afterwards!

I did buy a primer a couple of weeks ago from Boyes of all places. Was about £2.00 and it's lovely! Huge tube too so will last me ages, and goes on really nicely.

Missli

I'm not sure where to start so shall list my unopened (in stash) in Purple (the black I used was a bit much). UU struck through.

Unopened in drawer

2 x REN Six of the Best (each contain night cream, serum, facial polish, cleansing gel, peel mask, and eye cream - glitches)
[STRIKE]REN Morrocan Rose Otto Bath Oil (110ml - Holy Grail, only buy when on offer)[/STRIKE]
REN Pro-Vitamin Conditioner (100ml)
Dr Hauschka Rose Garden Kit (contains day cream, hand cream, body cream, body oil, and firming mask samples)
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair (50ml - was given)
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair (7ml - freebie)
Cupcake Organic Frankincense & Orange Day Cream (30ml)
Etat Pur Mask (50ml)
Yves Rocher Gel Cleanser (200ml)
Essyta Body Lotion (250ml)
No7 Quick Thinking Wipes (Holy Grail, only buy with a £5 off voucher)
2 x Garnier Intensive 7 days Body Lotions (Magazine subscription freebies)
Louise Galvin Hair Mask
[STRIKE]Boots No7 Curl Creme[/STRIKE]
Vichy Eau Thermale mineral spray (50ml)
Kimia Rejuvenating Facial system sample
3 x Imperial Leather Bath Creams
[STRIKE]No7 Stay Perfect Nail Polish in Thunderstorm[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Barry M Crackle Effect Polish (I think the rest of my nail polish stash has been used at least once)[/STRIKE]
Korres Guava Shower Gel (50ml)
Lush Ocean Salt Face Scrub (gift)
Lush Woosh Shower Jelly (gift)
Lush Rub Rub Rub Shower Scrub (gift, I haven't got a shower hence shower products in stash, will rectify soon)
Le Petit Oliver Shea Butter Soap (250g, gift)
[STRIKE]Dermalogica microfoliant (deluxe sample size)[/STRIKE]
Dr Jart Beauty Balm (deluxe sample size)
No7 Protect & Perfect Day Cream (50ml)
No7 Protect & Perfect Night Cream (50ml)
No7 Cleansing lotion (200ml)
No7 Dry Skin Rescue (50ml)
No7 Blissful Body Wash (200ml)
No7 Body Lotion (200ml)
Kesari Anti-Wrinkle Cream (30ml)
Zyrinx Za Facial Soap bar (freebie)
Steam Cream (75g)
Elemental Herbology moisturiser (30ml - freebie)


Edit: I've removed the following full list, as most are miniatures I save for travelling, then discarding. I will get the hang of this thread!

Unopened items in hatbox

Approx 60 miniature samples

I will disregard the items I've got opened on my dressing table, and in the bathroom for now, but will state how many I've managed to use up.

I've made up a beauty box for a friend, so haven't mentioned those items!

Alton_Towers

UU mini tube of Olay wrinkle filler WBA I am using this up as pore coverer, same texture as Benefit Porefessional and cheaper to. Got another 3 tubes in the stash that were all freebies so should keep me going a while.

HappyTorty

rosemary54 wrote: »

I am currently waiting for the latest Beauty bible stuff to test and its made me realise just how long stuff lasts and why I really don't need to buy anything for a long long time.I am still using the stuff from the last box which i think came in october also a massive bottle of toner I bought on some offer is still going strong and I am fed up with it:(Am going to start using Occitan( ? angelica range) that also bought early last year.
I now need to stop buying beads as sadly not yet sold anything on folksy or etsy....hardly suprising as soooooo much stuff on

doing another coffee morning this month and will take a few bits along with my flower arrangements and hope to sell some,maybe th eproblem is making things I would love to wear rather than knowing what pother people would like:rotfl:

I used to make earrings for like 12p each and sell them for a pound. Make loads put em in a box with a big sign on and they will sell like hotcakes! And makes people look at your other items and spend more (not to mention using up spare beads). Craft fayres are best by the way.

Sorry guys for going off track!! And i still dont have anything to report! No uus no ins :rotfl:

Itzybitzy

UU

Biotherm Source Therapie Serum 1ml

KT2802

dolly84 wrote: »

I find the Effacler Duo really nice, it doesn't leave my combination skin tight at all which a lot of products for problem skin do and it works well at clearing congested areas. I do use it as a treatment for a period of time though rather than an everyday moisturiser, so I may use for a month, once a day and then go back to a regular day cream.

I have bought it! Looking forward to using later. Thanks for the tips - I think I will do the same, see if it clears up my skin a bit and then go back to normal moisturiser.

kiplingmonkey

hammyham wrote: »

kiplingmonkey, that sock monkey is great! am i ok to pm you for the instructions?
xxx

Of course - hope you enjoy making them - I finished no 44 yesterday and still have people wanting to buy them...

Back OT have finally seen the back of a LHJ which has been in use for what must be nearly a decade!

Molton Brown Thai Vert handcream - this has been in the kitchen for ages and dates back to when the Q used to sell MB . WNBA as I found it a bit thin - L'Occ handcreams are always my handcream of choice now. This was a 300ml size - still have a couple of 100ml MB handcreams to finish off. Still, the fact that it has now become a UU is what I would call a bugle moment...

rosemary54

1 in,free percy and reed hair oil with glamour mag(think DH would be shocked by some of the stories in the mag:rotfl::rotfl:)

mcculloch29

An IN but not unnecessary, so no guilt. Aldi Lacura's Multi Intensive Serum, 50 ml. It dawned on me that somehow I'd stopped using a serum, and at £3.49 a pop on this one, which beat Protect & Perfect in blind tests, there is no excuse. I did manage to resist all the other Lacura items.
The £1 hair dyes seem to have disappeared from both pound shops and Wilko's. Oh well. Given that all the other Aldi beauty products are so good, I'll be using their dyes in future - their medium brown looked just the thing. It was under £3 iirc.