No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries December 2013

his_missus

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Oh Asset, such good news! Enjoy your break, as Maddie says, pack your PRCP products.
I've just been accepted on a trial for a hair colouration product. Which, I now realise, means I can't colour my hair with the other half of the Aldi Carino dye before Christmas like I was going to. Ah...

*peers in mirror at stray greys*.

Oh well, it's got the '£100 For All Toiletries in 2014' off to a good start.

Is this a personal challenge? Or can anyone tag along?

I'd recently been trialling an anti-aging face serum applied at night and had to stop using it after a few days as my face reacted badly to it. My skin has never reacted to any cream before and I certainly wouldn't call it sensitive either. The company have suggested I may have had a reaction to the retinol in the product. Never used any retinol based products before...has anyone else experienced issues with retinol before?

pirateyqueen

Oooohhhh yes! What kind of reaction are you having? Retinol can cause peeling and dry skin, and has a purging stage. I've been using a strong Retinol based product for about 11 weeks now, and have only used it every three nights. The first few weeks I had extreme purging stage and my skin was practically flaking off! Now the dryness has calmed down a lot and while I am still getting spots, they are calming down. My product is 0.1% though.

seasideDreamer

More UUs!
Ted Baker body souffl!
LUSH Dream wash Shower Soap

ruby_eskimo

Pamylib wrote: »

Thanks VALM for yhe recomendation of China Glaze Ruby Slipper. I've not tried the brand berfore, but There is a Sally H&N in Guildford and I'll have a look.

The Sally's in Guildford didn't have Ruby Slippers last week and they didn't have a space for it either

his_missus wrote: »

Is this a personal challenge? Or can anyone tag along?

I think I might have suggested the £100 for 2014 challenge. Anyone can tag along. I might actually make it £120 for 2014 just so it's evenly spread over the year!

Actually have a couple of UU to report:

Lush New Shampoo Bar - Love this but its starting to make my hair really greasy really quickly. I have a couple of sample shampoos to use and then we'll see what I can move on to.

GOSH Black Ink eyeliner - I had this for years but since I've started tightlining everyday, I'm going through black liner pretty quickly. Would definitely buy it again but now I'm using Mac's Powerpoint e/l in Engraved.

Benefit They're Real Mascara - This was a mini sample and it's dried up finally. I love this! It gives me amazing lashes and I was lucky to be sent another mini to try so I'll be cracking that out over the holiday season. WBA

Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara - This is my HG everyday mascara. Will definitely buy again but have a sample of a Laura Mercier mascara from a Birchbox to use try first!

maddiemay

I wonder if ValM might have meant China Glaze Ruby Pumps, this is the one that I have, when it came out in about 2008 I had to buy it from the US. A G**gle search throws up quite a lot of *bay with prices in the UK starting at £5.25. Nail Polish Direct are showing it in stock too.

ruby_eskimo

maddiemay wrote: »

I wonder if ValM might have meant China Glaze Ruby Pumps, this is the one that I have, when it came out in about 2008 I had to buy it from the US. A G**gle search throws up quite a lot of *bay with prices in the UK starting at £5.25. Nail Polish Direct are showing it in stock too.

Ruby Pumps is what I meant too! I had it ages ago and I'm sure it's in my parent's house somewhere (along with a million and one other things that I couldn't find when I moved out!). I've actually got CG Short and Sassy on my nails at the moment with CG Pure Joy on my ring fingers too.

minicooper272

Two INS - Kate Moss perfume and body lotion. I never normally buy celeb perfumes, but a friend gave me this, and it's actually quite nice. It's light and great for the daytime. Picked up a gift set on offer today.

VickyA_2

One IN today. A Pomegranate bath bomb fizzer, which smells quite nice. Might treat myself to it tomorrow night on the last day of term. :beer:

evilsquid1603

i have INs, another Bobbi Brown order

IN:
date night palette
corrector (HG and do actually need this soon)
blotting paper refills
empties (i lost most of my last set! lol)
then a free mini foundation brush, 30ml cleansing oil and 30ml make up remover.
was also supposed to have a free eyeshadow palette and mini mascara with it but it hasn't been included so I've sent an email to them. not best pleased though!

moneyless_mac

Several UU to report:

Boots cotton wool pads - WBA but still have some left in stash.

Sure max protection cream deo - HG WBA

2 x mouthwash

Lush bathbomb - unsure of type it was blue with stars - WMBA but there are others I prefer.

Miller & Harris citron shower gel & body lotion minis - WNBA body lotion wasnt moisturising enough and fragrance didnt last. PP items

Skinetica sample - WNBA was ineffective.

Garnier fresh essentials face wash - DD used this without complains so WBA.

Montagne Jeunesse burita smoothie sachet - WMBA this initially had a really strange smell but once on was pleasant and cream was very moisturising.

Clarins body treatment oil - WNBA my DD called this 'granny' due to the smell. I hated it and its safe to say I wont be rebuying. Another PP item.

Lots of outs in the form of Christmas gift deliveries.