No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in March

HappyTorty

4ins- essentials organic conditioner. Have to order online so always stock up. This means i wont have too many ins for april.....well i have good intentions! Can i ask, at what point are we considered *graduated*? is when we think we are down to the minimal amount of stuff?. Im thinking of taking my nail varnishes and perfumes off the list
Hmmm

VALM

dolly84 wrote: »

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.

That's horrible. Reminds me - when I was in Boots last Thursday Emma commented that she wanted a new blusher and mascara (she has mascara fetish I think though as she has a few I got her for Christmas!) so as there was 3 for 2 on everything I said I'd treat her. I saw that the Essie polishes were included so thought I might treat myself to the other item making up the 3 but was then put off by the sight of the bottles on display. Quite a few of them looked like they had been there forever and a day as the polishes had separated in the bottles plus there were broken bottles on display. In the end we didn't get any make up from there as Emma wanted to try the blushers from Top Shop. She bought two of those and I have to say they do look good on her.

Anyway back to my stats for March. 6 INS : 2 x V05 dry shampoo, 2 x TBS body butters, 1 x TBS Mango gift set (which I suppose technically should be more INs but then it was bought for Emma so am counting it as a spend rather than an IN added to stash IYKWIM), Laura Geller Spackle. Not many INs I suppose but only the dry shampoos and Spackle were necessary (replacements). I coudn't let the body butters go at £4.50 each though.

16 UUs though. 30ml ELEMIS PCMC, 15ml AVOPLEX HAND CREAM
ELEMIS PRO RADIANCE CREAM CLEANSER, DOVE HAIR CONDITIONER, ELEMIS LIME AND GINGER HAND LOTION, SANEX DEODORANT, TBS PAPAYA BODY BUTTER, HAIR COLORANT (L'OREAL MOUSSE), GOK WAN BODY SCRUB, VO5 SHAMPOO, ELEMIS QUARTZ SERUM, L'OCCITANE HAND CREAM (DATE) , DECLEOR HERBAL CLAY MASK, COAL TAR HAND WASH , L'OCCITANE HAND CREAM (LAVENDER) , PHILOSOPHY CANDY CANE SHOWR GEL.

Am v pleased that the UUS outweighed the INs by 10 items and I don't have to repurchase any of them.

Itzybitzy

TA

No 7 Eyeshadow, Island Sea, 1.5g - Had broken and was unusable!

UU

Bath and Body Works Midnight Pomegranate Hand Gel, 29ml - Really liked this WBA. Smelled lovely!

Totals for this month are

INS - 55

UU/TA - 60

Started with 437 Products
Ended with 428 Products

March was a good month

InaPickle

HappyTorty wrote: »

Can i ask, at what point are we considered *graduated*? is when we think we are down to the minimal amount of stuff?. Im thinking of taking my nail varnishes and perfumes off the list
Hmmm

A bit like the rest of the challenge, I think it's sort of up to the individual. Perhaps thinking back to what you were hoping to get under control and UU and see if you have done that, and then see if your parameters have changed since you started - sometimes what you started and where you want to end up change over time.

HTH!

InaPickle

I gave away 3 things yesterday:

FCUK Polished Bodybutter
FCUK Polished Bodyspray
FCUK Moisturising Bodywash

They have been given to someone who will really appreciate them and use them and I realstically won't have the chance to do so before they are likely to have gone off. (:A)

kadison

OK I have done my sums for March and they are as follows.....

25 UUs
6 Put on ebay
2 GA/TA

5 NBIs
3 INs

So all in all I am down 25 items! :j

HappyTorty

InaPickle wrote: »

A bit like the rest of the challenge, I think it's sort of up to the individual. Perhaps thinking back to what you were hoping to get under control and UU and see if you have done that, and then see if your parameters have changed since you started - sometimes what you started and where you want to end up change over time.

HTH!

This does help thankyou x



Im plus one overall for the month, however i have stocked up on a few things - thsts my excuse and im sticking to it...with superglue!

Parisian

An updated inventory below! I'm going to have a clean out in a few weeks and give away/ TA a few bits that I don't want to use (mainly some of the facewashes and toners). i think I'll graduate by the end of the year as long as there are no INs



Face Cleansing

Dermalogica Precleanse 150ml

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser 100ml - HG

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Rose & Lavender Hot Cloth Cleanser 100ml

Clarins Extra Comfort Cleansing Cream 200ml

Chanel Sublimage Comfort Cleanser 150ml


Ponds Cold Cream 50g

Superdrug Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser 200ml

No 7 Hot Cloth Cleanser 200ml
No 7 Melting Gel Cleanser
Origins Frothing Face Wash 30ml



Face Exfoliating

Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub

Decleor Phytopeel Natural Exfoliating Cream 15ml
Origins Dermbrasion 30ml

Jurlique Daily Exfoliating Cream 40ml




Toning 

Dermalogica Multi Active Toner 50ml travel size

Estee Lauder Genefique Serum 7ml sample

Evian Brumisateur 300ml Facial Spray x2

Hadanomy Collagen Mist 250ml
Melvita Eau Florale De Rose 200ml
Melvita Eau Florale De Lavande 200ml



Eye 


L'Oreal Renewal Lash Serum
Kiehls Creamy Avocado Eye Treatment 14g

Garnier Vital Restore Eye Cream 15ml
Bioderma Crealine Yeux Gel-Creme 15ml

Liz Earle Eyebright Soothing Eye Lotion 150ml



Moisturising 

Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentrate 75ml



Make Up Remover

Body Shop Camomile Gentle Eye Make Up Remover 250ml

Caudilie Cleansing Water 200ml

Vichy Calming Cleansing Micellar Solution 200ml
Bioderma Wipes x25
Bioderma 500ml x2, 100ml x1
Taaj Micellar Water 100ml



Face Masques

Liz Earle Instant Brightening Treatment Mask 50ml

Liz Earle Deep Cleansing Mask 75ml
Origins Drink Up Intensive Mask
Body Shop Blue Corn Mask 100ml
Body Shop Honey Oat Mask 100ml

Samples - Wei x2



Shampoo

Essential Nuance Airy Shampoo 500ml x2



Conditioner

Essential Nuance Airy 500ml x2

Charles Worthington Take Away Sunshine UV Protection Conditioner 75ml



Hair Masques

Essential Nuance Airy Honey & Shea Butter Hair Treatment 120g x2
Essential Nuance Airy Honey & Shea Butter Hair Masque 200g x2
Essential Rich Premier Honey & Shea Butter Hair Masque 200g
Bumble & Bumble Deeep Masque 150ml

Philip Kingsley Elastisizer 20ml

Goldwell Volume 60 Second Gel Treatment 50ml



Hair Detox

Neutrogena Shampoo Anti Residue Formula 175ml

Redken Detox Trio: Natures Rescue Refreshing Detox Shampoo 200ml, Refining Sea Polish 100ml, Cooling Deep Conditioner 125ml



Shower

Body Shop Olive Shower Gel 750ml - almost finished
Loccitane 5% Shea Butter Ultra Rich Wash 500ml - almost finished

Body Shop White Musk Shower Gel 60ml travel size



Loccitane Verbena Soap - in use

Loccitane Verbena Soap 100g

Loccitane Lait Soap 250g



Body Exfoliation

Dead Sea Spa Magik Salt Brushing 50g sachet
Dead Sea Spa Magik Salt Brushing 500g



Moisturising

Laura Mercier Souffle Body Creme Set with 4 x 85g of Creme Brûl!e, Creme de Pistache, Almond Coconut Milk, Fresh Fig
Body Shop Cocoa Body Butter 200ml
Sanctuary travel size body butter x2
Argan 5 Dry Body Oil 200ml
Using up as body moisturisers as don’t like them for face - Clean & Clear Dual Action Moisturiser 100ml, Avene Cold Cream 100ml
Argan 5 Dry Body Oil 200ml


Handwash

Loccitane Lavender Liquid Soap 500ml + 500ml Eco Refill
The White Company Seychelles Handwash
Neals Yard Citrus Handwash



Handcream

Clarins Hand & Nail Treatment Cream 100ml
 - almost finished
Di Palomo Wild Fig & Grape Enriching Hand & Nail Cream 75ml
 - almost finished
Avene Cold Cream Hand Cream 75ml
The White Company Seychelles Handcream 250ml
Bioderma Atoderm Mains 50ml
Neutrogena Anti-Aging Hand Cream 50ml
Steam Cream 75mg



Toothpaste

Duraphat Toothpaste - used once weekly for a deep clean
Ultra Dex Low Abrasion Toothpaste
Pearl Drops Beauty Sleep



Mouthwash

Oral B Anti Plaque Mouth Rinse 500ml

Aquafresh Extra Care Tingling Mint Mouthwash 250ml

Sensodyne Pronamel Daily Mouthwash 250ml
Ultradex Daily Oral Rinse



Other

Femfresh Deodorant 125ml

moneyless_mac

UU

MJ strawberry face mask - WNBA I used to love MJ face masks but have discovered new ones that I prefer.

50ml gielly green classic conditioner - WMBA I liked this but hard to justify the £16 price tag. Will use some other bits up before I decide.

DH bought me Elemis majestic beauty gift set from Debenhams - so 5 ins. It contains the PCM cream with may be my new HG.
It also came with some free skincare gifts mostly sachets (28).

On a positive note I managed to offload 22 items on ebay.