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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in March

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  • Fiasco55
    Fiasco55 Posts: 1,347 Forumite
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    Happy Easter everyone!

    My UUs for March are as follows:
    Soap & Glory Hand Food
    Lush Secret Garden Ballistic
    Lush Cinders Ballistic
    Lush Gingerbread House Bubble Bar
    Lush Ginger Lotion
    Lush Santa's Sack Bubble Bar
    Lush From Dusk 'Til Dawn Massage Bar
    Lush Rocket Bubble Bar
    Lush Bubblebeard Bubble Bar
    Lush Chai Shower Gel
    Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Shampoo Sachet
    Boots Smile Toothpaste (mini)
    Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Body Lotion Sachet
    Soap & Glory Clean On Me
    Soap & Glory Peaches & Clean Cleanser
    Montagne Jeunesse Natural Beeswax Cracked Lips Lip Balm

    And my INs are as follows:

    Percy & Reed Volumising Hair Oil
    Percy & Reed Finishing Balm
    Lush Honey Trap Lip Balm
    Soap & Glory Butter Up Body Butter
    Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Shower Gel

    I think this is the first month since I started this challenge that my UUs have exceeded my INs!

    :T:T Well done AbsintheFairy - What a great acheivement.

    I have a splutterer to declare - Elemis PCMC which I have loved. First time using it and can see why it is a HG item for some. I am just about to cut the tube which should give me a few more days.

    Happy Easter Everyone. :easter_ba
    No buying toiletries Graduated May 2017
    Decluttered 2016 2469 items, 2017 1580 items :j
    2018 3060 items
    Sealed Pot Challenge No 038
  • dolly84
    dolly84 Posts: 5,851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Afternoon everyone,

    Just need to confess to some in's
    Boots botanics volumising shampoo, conditioner and finishing serum ( on 3 for 2)
    Also Flower pharm wild Rose body butter, was on offer in Tesco and smells gorgeous

    All totally unnecessary purchases
    Must try harder!

    Happy pampering, xo

    I have managed to resist the Flower Pharm stuff in Tesco up to now, the packaging was so pretty.

    When I was in my local Tesco the other day there was a woman stood at the Rimmel stand opening every single mascara and pulling out the wand to look at. I decided there and then that I will only buy mascara with a seal or in sealed packaging from now on, people could use it then put the wand back in for all we know and it isn't like other types of products where you can tell by looking at it. urgh.
    Debt Free and now a saver, conscious consumer, low waste lifestyler


    Fashion on the Ration 28/66
  • mcculloch29
    mcculloch29 Posts: 4,972 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler
    dolly84 wrote: »
    Ooh that is a shame, I really like this facial wash.

    And - I am an Avon rep and I always deliver my orders on a friday and collect my books on a Wednesday and I have gone out in torrential rain, blizzards, sheet ice, thick snow the lot and even when I have been ill. I would never mess people about like your rep is doing. On the magazine front have you checked that there isn't one of those continuous payment things coming out of your bank?

    Thanks Dolly - re the mag, yep, I checked, it was definitely a one off. My card number has changed since, so they can't take it again, anyway.
    Thanks for your comments re the Avon. I can't see her doing it once she goes to Uni, if she goes, so hopefully I will get someone more reliable again later this year. She is a really pleasant, sweet girl and that's why I haven't complained to Avon. I know she works hard and has trouble fitting everything in.
    Erma Bombeck, American writer: "If I had my life to live over again... I would have burned the pink candle, sculptured like a rose, that melted in storage." Don't keep things 'for best' - that day never comes. Use them and enjoy them now.
  • mcculloch29
    mcculloch29 Posts: 4,972 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler
    My UU's -
    No 1 - the first of the perfume minis I've had for a decade or so (very carefully stored, all still perfect). Dior Dolce Vita. WIBA?
    No, it is a lovely feminine scent, but well-named, it is very, very sweet and I like my scents with a bit more spice.

    2. Pantene Aqua Light Conditioner 250 ml (old packaging).
    WIBA? The formulation has changed now, so I can't. I wouldn't have anyway, really nothing special at all. It's OK, but lots of products are so much better than OK and at a similar price.

    3. Aveeno 200ml Daily Moisturising Lotion - a threadmate gift.
    WIB?
    Absolutely, I hadn't tried it before as it isn't the cheapest and I didn't want to make a mistake.
    It's lovely - unscented, thick enough to be a cream but rubs in beautifully. No sticky residue, really works well. One to look out for when it's on offer, or a destination for Advantage Points.
    Erma Bombeck, American writer: "If I had my life to live over again... I would have burned the pink candle, sculptured like a rose, that melted in storage." Don't keep things 'for best' - that day never comes. Use them and enjoy them now.
  • sjprmc01
    sjprmc01 Posts: 917 Forumite
    Well my totals for March are 10 UU

    And 3 non-bought ins

    VERY happy with that!!!
    No more unnecessary toiletries Feb 2014 INS: 24 UU: 13. Mar 2014. INS: lost count, naughty step for me! UU: 8
  • seasideDreamer
    seasideDreamer Posts: 1,363 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Back from a quick trip to Manchester with a load of INS
    Lush brazened honey, fav face mask and I have non
    Honey Bee balastic and candy bubble bar..have a few bars but non of these.
    Malmaison hotel freebies- conditioner, body lotion and shower gel.
    Andrew moist tissues they were giving out in a shopping centre.
    Debt free and busy treating myself:)

    No more toiletries/make up until I've used what I've got stashed since Jan 2011, graduated October 2012. Restocked Dec 13..damn those sales
  • asset2004
    asset2004 Posts: 2,453 Forumite
    Hope everyone has had a nice day. I have no more UUs or INs so all is good :D will see everyone in April :)
    Life is a coin, you can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once.
    Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further.
    Take time but don't waste time
  • wondercollie
    wondercollie Posts: 1,591 Forumite
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    Happy Easter!

    Four splutters on the go, and one that I may toss because I'm not sure if it's gone off!

    So, that's April off to a good start!
  • Last UU of the month

    Lush enchanter bath bomb - WBA made the bath a wonderful relaxing orange colour.

    I ended the month with 132 outs including sold and GA
    However I had 135 ins which included some wonderul monthers day gifts and a bag of unloved toiletries from a workmate.

    So overall +3 for the month and only -16 for the start of the challenge.

    Overall a shocking result but in reality before this challenge it would have been a whole lot worse, so baby steps I guess.
    No more buying toiletries
  • UU Schwarzkopf supersoft coconut conditioner WBA got this in Poundland does the job and made my hair nice and soft.
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