No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries December 2013

rogueylawyer

SmarterNotHarder wrote: »

Ooops, Think I'll have to go and sit on the naughty step. 2 very non essential Ins today:

TBS Body Butter 50ml - used £5 O2 Voucher so Free
TBS Cocoa Butter Shower Cream - Had £3 joy card so this Cost me £1

Well.. it would have been rude not to!!ION I have a UU too..

Clinique Repairwear Laser focus serum sample from a while back. WIBA? Probably not, haven't noticed much difference except it makes my make up look more polished, but then I haven't been using it as recommended, just on days I wear make up which isn't very often :rotfl:I also have 2 more in the stash

Incidentally I have a question, I know the whole cleanse/tone/moisturise routine you're supposed to have, but I don't like cream cleansers, I need to "wash" my face iyswim. Do you still need to use a toner after using wash off cleansers or does the water do the toning for you?

I'm in my early 30s and thought I should maybe cobble some sort of routine together :P

I use Emma Hardie so I find the cleansing itself is enough, I find toner isn't essential and I'm more likely to use it as a mist and cotton pad in the morning before I moisturise, in place of a full cleanse in the AM. I'm approaching 30 and am beginning to realise that sleeping in my makeup is going to catch up with me quick!! :rotfl:

Three INs, Specsavers contact lens solution 250ml x 3

I have 9 months worth of contact lenses, mainly as I wear glasses most days. I need to update my glasses and have an eye test, so am going to try and book this in at some point over the next few weeks, get my free eye test, discounted glasses and then cancel the blooming contract and start using up that backlog of lenses!

minicooper272

Have a feeling I haven't declared some corsodyl mouthwash OUT. Well it is, so it's gone.

Suffering with a bad back just now. Seems to be spreading through my whole body, all my muscles are stiff and achey (knees, back, arms, ankles, bum, neck) need a bath to ease everything I think, so will dig out something lovely for that to relax me while i'm at it.

dolly84

Wondercollie - I laughed at your turkey story too. It isn't really cold here and a white Christmas is looking unlikely so I am jealous that you have lots of snow - I love winter.

Minicooper - hope your back gets better soon.

I have uu

Ren Hydracalm Global Protection Day Cream 15ml - this is lovely and very soothing, I have replaced it with another in the same size.

Ancienne Ambiance Goddess Shower Gel - 50ml - WNBA, this went cloudy after the first use but was still OK but definitely nothing special.

Tressemme Keratin Smooth Hair Masque - WNBA, this does a nice job on my hair but it makes my head itch for a couple of days. I have another in the stash so will use it on DD as she has waist length hair which makes it easier to avoid the scalp.


I filled a Body Shop basket online and then didn't checkout, I just don't need it. The only thing I really want is out of stock anyway so I just need to steer clear for one more day.

his_missus

Hi all,
One in to report but it was most definitely necessary...bought some BS peppermint foot lotion when we were away in London as Hubby's feet stank summat terrible!
Now down to just a travel sized shower gel...keep informing Hubby he's better buy me some for Xmas.

Babafette

I'm not quoting, but I don't like that feeling of being judged again....... That was one of the reasons I stopped posting a couple of years ago. We all have our reasons for stashing and we all know we have a bit of a problem hence why we are seeking support from one another. Sorry if I'm being over sensitive.

Anyway, I hope you lovely ladies are all well. Sending huge hugs to Asset2004 today: I'm sure something better will be just around the corner for you. I'm just getting over a bit of a cold but have another couple of use ups to note.

All the L'Anza Solutions Urban Elements Remedy Shampoo sachets 7ml x 3 are now gone. I wouldn't buy this as it didn't suit my hair type. It is organic and started off smelling OK, but after a while I thought it just smelled a bit like some kind of vegetable fat or coconut oil or something. It was creamy but it didn't lather well and my hair was greasy within a day. I'm glad they're all gone now.

The Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Moisture and Shine Conditioner sachet 10ml is also gone. No wonder I have so much conditioner - I am obviously very sparing as this sachet lasted me three hair washes! I like this and would actually buy it again in future. It is rich and creamy and smells lovely.

Lastly I used the Clinique Superdefense Age Defence Moisturiser sachet 1.5ml. I liked this quite a lot and would maybe buy in future. It is unscented and not too greasy and it hasn't irritated my skin.

Hopefully there will be a few more use ups soon as I still don't seem to be getting through very much.

dolly84

Have another uu which I had forgotten about

L'occ Honeysuckle soap, this had a lovely fragrance and lathered well but I wouldn't pay their prices for soap alone but am happy to receive it with other items. Have replaced it with a bar of Palmolive Sensitive which I really like.

pirateyqueen

I want in too! I have far too much stuff and I'm sure I'll get more for xmas. I'll try and sort through all my stuff tonight.

KT2802

Welcome piratey queen!

The thread is a bit quieter this month, guess lots of people are busy with Christmas things. I have placed a few orders online recently, will declare them as INS when they arrive. Unluckily or maybe luckily(!) lots of the things I wanted to buy have been out of stock for ages so I haven't been able to buy them.

Got a few splutterers at the moment but very little UU this month so far (if any, I can't remember). Have 1 to report now though -

189 - Penguin shaped soap - WNBA. Only have 1 soap left in the stash now! Still plenty of shower gels though which I much prefer.

1 IN:

79 - Sheer Blonde Go Blonder Conditioner - Not tried this before and it was on offer. Nearly UU my current conditioner.

My stash has reduced so much! The areas I still have left to tackle are: shower gel, facial day moisturisers, and body scrubs. Everything else I think I just have 1 in use and 1 as back up/to alternate with, which I am happy with.

VALM

VALM wrote: »

No more UUs for me at the mo. It's all come to a skidding halt. I will be repainting my nails tonight (am thinking of going for something non-festive like Sephora by OPI It's Hippo to be Square) for a change so hopefully we UU more of the bottle of Cutex nail polish remover.

MrM found fragrancedirect last night after a tip off on HUKDs and the OPI list was very exciting as it contained a couple of bottles that I never thought I'd be able to get again. Gave him a little list ... only £3.99 a bottle.

Hi ladies. Back from my weekend away in York. Have some INs to report in the form of 2 x TBS 200ml body butters that I picked up today from the TBS Depot at York Designer Outlet. 2 for £11.00 and the offer included Love Etc (for Emma) and Japanese Cherry Blossom (for me). I usually find that it's the fruity ones that are on offer usually so pleased to pick up these two favourites.

Also picked up a bar of Porridge and Honey I Washed the Kids from Lush but this was all as we "need" these now.

MrM however treated us to some soap/bath truffles from The Yorkshire Soap Company. What a gorgeous shop. Felt like I was in Disney World as they were playing Disney music and the smells were divine.

2 UUs whilst away as well :-

30ml tub of Elemis PCMC (on PP list).

I have 6 items left on my list which are:-

Cutex nail polish (which is very very low). I actually went and bought another bottle at the tail end of last week so that I won't run out and be without.

Elemis PCMC Eye Renewal - this made a spluttering noise last time I used it so hopefully this will be gone soon too.

Origins Eye cream - this is to replace the other item and it's only a 5ml tube I think so shouldn't last long.

Mark Hill Straightening serum - bottle is very light.

L'Occitane Verbena hand cream - tube is practically flat.

Philosophy Pumpkin Pie shower gel - still going strong so doubt I'll finish prior to Christmas.

C&P - tube cut open so won't be long before it's gone.

Other UU was a travel sized Elemis Sharp Shower gel that I took to York with me. WNBA. Was nice but not a favourite.

VALM

Babafette wrote: »

That reminds me, I forgot to mention that I painted my nails with Rimmel Climax the other day. Which particular OPIs are you after Val if you don't mind me asking? :question:

Hi Babefette. I was after Kreme de le Kremlin (which is pretty old now - was from the Russian collection some years ago and did not become a classic one) and Emma was after Excuse Moi (from the Muppets collection). MrM has ordered these two plus Tickle My Francey (was surprised that this was on that site as it's a best seller - I only own a mini bottle) and I'm Suzy and I'm a Chocoholic which I'm hoping will be as nice as Espresso Your Style that is an old favourite of mine (my bottle is getting very low).

Incidentally I couldn't find the Sephora By OPI colour that I was going to use. It was on the only one out of the 18 piece collection that was missing. Suspect I gave it to Emma some time ago.

Have been wearing OPI Off with Her Red but have now repainted my nails and am wearing China Glaze Ruby Pumps.

maddiemay wrote: »

I have a horrid head cold and have had to cancel going out with knitting group for our Christmas Lunch today! Had a nice soak in hot bath this afternoon which resulted in


UU 125ml Elemis Nourishing Bath Soak. It came as part of a gwp set, but WNBA, disappointingly did not seem to do anything.


Emoticons do not seem to be working again!

I still have a bit of a cough. Have found that using Vicks Inhaler and Vapour rub have done the world of good. I too don't think much of the Nourishing bath soak. Not a fan of the whole "nourishing" range if I'm honest.

asset2004 wrote: »

I am so over S&G, I see on the Grabbit Board about the S&G offer this week in B88ts, pah not even tempted!

I suspect a lot of people are. I'd forgotten that this was released this week and was really surprised to see loads of them in the York branch of Boots on Saturday afternoon. Emma wanted me to buy it but I told her I wasn't considering her new love affair with Lush.