No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries October 2013

dolly84

maggiesmummy wrote: »

Big stash sort out today - and a good look in my massive box has revealed a few things which I must confess too.
I have OCEANS of shower gel and facial wash. I would have to wash an elephant a day to use this stuff up, then smother it with body butter and night cream to use that up too!
But I can't help the big offers - so now i can add Dior Waterproof Mascara to the dozens I already have as freebies from Clinique, as well as (yes you've guessed it) two facial washes!
I did repurposed a shower gel (Original Source Pink Grapefruit) as a handwash - then realised I hadn't run out.
Feeling a bit overwhelmed with it at the moment - I've spent so much money on stuff that really is OK, but not amazing - all in the name of bargains.
And I even gave in to Bonus Time at Debenhams - with extra points - to buy a Chubby Stick eyeshadow (love these but have loads of stuff to use up) and sensibly Superdefense cream - which is a HG.
I shall overcome - honest!

I'm exactly the same, in the last few years there have been so many offers I have felt I have to take advantage of them but there is always another one so the stash just grows and grows. If things ever go back to how they were with bonus times and occasional offers I would stop buying so much.

I have two uu

Sanctuary Thermal Detox Face Mask - WNBA, the thermal bit is just a gimmick and the mask didn't do much either plus it is incredibly thick and hard to get out of the tube.

Naked Coco de Mer bubble bath - 300ml, was OK but I wouldn't rush out to buy again, still have the shower cream and body butter to use up.

KT2802

Afternoon ladies. Have a few UU to report -

157: Thierry Mugler Angel Shower Gel - WBA, love this perfume. Still have body lotion and perfume left.

158: Percy & Reed Hair Oil - WBA

159: Ghost Sweetheart perfume 50ml - WBA, used up the dregs of this after the conversation on here about not using certain things up properly. This had been hanging around for a while and had gone all oily and weird. Still smelt nice though :rotfl:

InaPickle

suzitiger wrote: »

It counts on the hoarders thread though pickle
Were they soaps that you had made?

Howverydareyou! What are you suggesting?! (Alas, you are probably a bit nearer than I would care to admit! :rotfl:)

And yes, I had made them. It was my first time ever, so they didn't look too good, but they were lovely to use - very silky to wash my mitts with!

suzitiger wrote: »

Yes OOwl, I need to do this! Less project pan and more just UUU (urgent UUs) :rotfl:

Ooh, I like the idea of UUUs: thing near/past their sell-by date.
Do we have a new abbreviation for the thread, now?

suzitiger

InaPickle wrote: »

Howverydareyou! What are you suggesting?! (Alas, you are probably a bit nearer than I would care to admit! :rotfl:)

And yes, I had made them. It was my first time ever, so they didn't look too good, but they were lovely to use - very silky to wash my mitts with!

Lovely Stuff! I'd like to have a go at making soap sometime
Hahaha I wasn't saying you were a hoarder, I am though. It just reminded me of my posts on the hoarder thread such as 'decluttered some chocolate today' ie I ate it! :rotfl:
I was just thinking youi should head over and post it on the board



Ooh, I like the idea of UUUs: thing near/past their sell-by date.
Do we have a new abbreviation for the thread, now?

I would LOVE if people wanted to use this, yay! :j

TheOxfordOwl

A mid-afternoon bath (yes, I'm decadent, but it was a reward for working hard!) got rid of three Lush bits:

37. Mysterious pink bath bomb - WBA, it was lovely, but I can't! It is either discontinued, or never made it to shops, or something? It smelled lovely and turned the water a deep raspberry pink
38. So White bath bomb (small) - WBA, and intend to have some Christmas ins of this. A favourite, used today to add some depth to the small pink bath bomb.
39. Rose Jam bubbleroon - WBA, another favourite! Rose bubbles seemed like a good idea with that pink water!

dolly84

Had another uu today of a Sanctuary Microdermabrasion scrub, this was another thermal product and I WNBA. I got out a Biore Pore unclogging scrub and it smells a bit weird, this is the first product I have had which has gone off. With that in mind I have had the mother of all clear outs. Below is a list of things which have either been given to a friend, given to DD or binned.

No7 colour calming primer
S&G muslin cloth
BS make up case x 2
Superdrug tea tree spot stick
BArry M gold dazzledust
BS mineral foundation
Avon eyeshadow duo - nude attitude
No7 quad
Real techniques travel case x 2
Witch BB cream
Rimmel hide the blemish
No17 glitter eyeliner
Benefit posietint - mini
Loreal quad - platinum rose
Loreal Glamshine lipgloss
Philosophy raspberry lip gloss
Philosophy 27 wishes balm
Avon rose lipstick
S&G duo eye pencil
Barry M pink eyeshadow
No17 statuesque eyeshadow
No7 caramel lip gloss
Maybelline dream touch blush
Clinique quad
Avon eye shadow due - healthy glow
M&S eyeshadow duo
Bourjois e/s trio
No7 lipgloss - Whisper
BS Clear lipgloss
No17 lip gloss
No7 eye mousse pewter
Avon quad - purple haze
Time Delay eye cream
Lacura shimmering day cream x 2
Homemade cleansing oil
Biore face scrub
No7 hot cloth cleanser x 2
No7 radiance balm
S&G face soap & Clarity
Pixi mini e/s quad
L'Oreal self tan for face
St Moritz self tan mousse
Phytophlage hair oil (sp?)
Dr nick lowe spot gel
No7 balanced toner
Sweet Orange cleansing balm
L'Oreal cleansing oil x 2
Elimae4u cleansing balm
No7 facial cleansing brush
BS hemp high balm
Sanctuary spa cleansing oil
Avon mineral foundation
Estee lauder idealist
BS Vitamin C Day cream - almost finished this so have given to DH, is actually rather nice.

Total of 59 items. It feels great to have got shut of all that lot, I have decided to start using my really nice stuff to save it going off then if the things I am not bothered about go off well so be it. I think I have had my breakthrough.

luvlycake

Weekend-y outs and Ins...

OUTs

11 - Redken satin smooth serum posted to a fellow MSE bod Lovely stuff, but I just don't use serums. I used to so I treated myself to this, then stopped! Costs about £15! Seems a shame to waste it.
12 - Stop snoring spray TA, doesn't work.
13 - B pure micellar water - love this. Make up remover and cleanser and pretty cheap too £4 for a bottle. WBA...and have.

IN

3 - Seaweed salts from a health food shop (8th Day for Mancunians).

KT2802

luvlycake wrote: »

Weekend-y outs and Ins...

OUTs

11 - Redken satin smooth serum posted to a fellow MSE bod Lovely stuff, but I just don't use serums. I used to so I treated myself to this, then stopped! Costs about £15! Seems a shame to waste it.
12 - Stop snoring spray TA, doesn't work.
13 - B pure micellar water - love this. Make up remover and cleanser and pretty cheap too £4 for a bottle. WBA...and have.

IN

3 - Seaweed salts from a health food shop (8th Day for Mancunians).

Eeeeeek :j thank you luvly cake - I just UU my Percy and Reed serum today :T

kadison

Hello all!

Sundaysgirl wrote: »

23. No7 Quick Thinking wipes x 30 - WBA when on offer, these are moister than most and find that they are good at removing all of my makeup with no residue, unlike many others I've tried. I prefer a proper cleansing routine for daily use though.

A No7 consultant gave me a whole spiel about how you need to use a proper cleanser not just wipes, yet I find their cleansing water to be completely useless and their wipes to be fantastic! I can cleanse twice with the water and still be removing stuff with a wipe (I prefer to finish with a wipe as the water is quite drying), yet if I cleanse twice with the wipes, the water removes nothing else!

Proves what I've always thought, wipes ARE better on my skin!

rosemary54 wrote: »

1 uu a Richard Ward spray sold on flea bay,when the payment came through I noticed ebay are now saying send items by trackable post!how can this make sense with a £4.50 hair spray!!!!

The trouble is people won't pay for trackable postage and now that they're taking fees from postage as well, it's becoming less and less worthwhile bothering on ebay at all! :mad:

I hope the item got there ok, I didn't think you were allowed to send aerosols anymore....

sam.4000

suzitiger wrote: »

Just wanted to say I know how you feel! I have SO much shower gel!
We can do this though..slow and steady. First step is admitting you have a problem now we are dealing with it. I am still in shock at my stash list though, what am I going to do with all my SOAP??! It lasts forever!

It takes ages to write your list I think I spent about 10 hours discovering things and compiling my list. I would love to see your, mine is going down especially since learning to repurpose things. Soap I seem to get through quite well but for some strange reason I actually enjoy washing my hands. I use the last bits of a soap as hand wash for clothes and use it to make laudry gloop which hasw made such a difference,

Shower gels and shampoos are very good for cleaning. I use them to clean the bathroom, I can easily get through a bottle in a month from just cleaning the sink, bath and floor. I use it for hand washing and that uses quite a bit. I have used it for washing down glossy work, black pots, I might even use it to wash the window frames.

I have discovered a new company I would love to try (bath/ body products) and have over the weekend created 3 different baskets and deleted them each time. I seem to think bath/ body products not as a product but as a collection and I "collect" stuff. My frends laugh at how organised I am with each in a draw or box, labelled, I know where everything is ( well most anyway)

UU's
So white bath ballistic WBA when they are on sale if lush have one this year.

BS spiced pumpkin shower gel 250ml WBA shame that they never bought this out again would have loved to have some more.

Orange blosson perfume sample 2ml WNBA had it for years and used it in air/ water thing.

Avon Anew reversalist cream 15ml WNBA good SPF but too rich for me.

Murad oil- free sunscrean WNBA smelt horrible and have been using it as face moisturiser to use it up.

BS spiced vanilla hand cream WNBA loved the scent but not as effective as others I prefer. Still have 1 more of these.

Mirenese lip gloss WBA loved the colour

IN's
Impulse body spray
Dead sea mud scalp treatment from friend at work.