No buying unnecessary toiletries in January 2014

kadison

VALM wrote: »

Wish I hadn't looked. Gorgeous colours. I own Victoria already as well. Got it as a mag freebie years ago. Must not look tomorrow! I tried to convince myself yesterday that I need to finish my PP list before buying anything.

The products left on my PP list now are :-

Philosophy Pumpkin Pie shower gel - I have used quite large quantities of this over the last couple of days by running it into my bath.

I had Victoria years ago and somehow broke it inside my box of polishes, so it spilt over everything! I have missed it ever since

I have just finished Pumpkin Pie, what did you think? It was nice but the smell was just a bit too much for me.

Fiasco55 - Hope you feel better soon x

Emsjune - I am jealous of your new baffroom already

kadison

Right.....I have a rather large update to do. I fell off the wagon again with the Boots 70% off sale. I've fallen off so hard this time that I have broken several bones :eek: Whoops!

First of all, the good news....

GA

Carmex Lip Balm
Chupa Chups Blackberry Lip Balm
Swizzels Fizzers Lip Balm
Yves Rocher Raspberry Lip Balm
Yves Rocher Raspberry Lip Balm

TA

Rituals Mild Eye Make-Up Remover 125ml - This was completely useless, it seemed to take my mascara off but then I found it was still stuck to my eyelashes, and no amount of either scrubbing or holding a pad over my eye would shift it. No problem with another remover though! Definitely WNBA!

SOLD

Bliss Triple Oxygen +C Energising Cream – 50ml
Elemis Cellular Recovery Skin Bliss Capsules 14 capsules
Elemis Frangipani Monoi Body Oil 35ml
Elemis Pro-Collagen Lifting Treatment - Neck and Bust 15ml
Elemis Pro-Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream 30ml

UU

Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Shower Crème 750ml
Davidoff Cool water woman 30ml
Elegant Touch Get 'em off nail polish remover 200ml
Elemis Exotic Eau de Parfum 4ml - OK but wouldn't go out of my way to buy
Lancôme La Vie Est Belle EDP 4ml
Nivea Mini deodorant 35ml
Olay Daily Facials Cloths x 30
Philosophy Homemade Pumpkin Pie Shower Gel 480ml
Pretty Quik Nail polish remover pot 30ml

Now for the bad news......*takes deep breath*

I'm very happy with the bargains though, especially the Toni & Guy sets, I got two as normally the shampoo and conditioner are £5.99 each and you got both plus the hairspray for £4.20!

INs

Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Body Lotion 200ml
Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Body Wash 500ml
Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Shower Crème 500ml
Beauticology Chocolate Cupcake Shower Crème 500ml
Beauticology Spiced gingerbread cupcake shower gel 500ml
Beauticology Vanilla Frosting Body Lotion 200ml
Boots Minnie Mouse Fizzer x 3
Boots Rockstar Fizzer x 3
Boots Royal Jelly Bath Crème 100ml
Boots Royal Jelly Body Lotion 100ml
Boots Royal Jelly Body Lotion 250ml
Boots Royal Jelly Body Wash 100ml
Boots Royal Jelly Body Wash 250ml
Champneys Distant Shores Body Butter 50ml
Champneys Distant Shores Body Scrub 50g
Champneys Distant Shores Bubble Heaven 50ml
Champneys Distant Shores Shower Mousse 45ml
Davidoff Cool Water Wave EDT 100ml
French Connection Body Butter 50ml
French Connection Body Polish 50ml
French Connection Body Spray 75ml
French Connection Body Wash 75ml
Kylie Minogue Darling Body Lotion 150ml
Kylie Minogue Darling EDP 30ml
Nivea Pearl & Beauty Roll-On Deodorant 50ml
Nivea Pearl & Beauty Shower Cream Oil 250ml
Nivea Soft Moisturising Cream 200ml
Sanctuary Body Lotion 75ml
Sanctuary Body Wash 75ml
Sanctuary Classic EDT 50ml
Toni & Guy Brunette Conditioner 250ml x 2
Toni & Guy Brunette Shampoo 250ml x 2
Toni & Guy Glamour Hold Hairspray 75ml x 2

Make-Up (Thanks to various clearance sales)

Boots 17 Brow's That Brow Kit x 2
Tesco F&F Eye Crayon Emerald Ember
Tesco F&F Lip Colour 2.5g Vixen
Tesco F&F Lip Colour 2.5g Wall Street
Tesco F&F Lip Crayon 2.4g Bronze Glitz
Tesco F&F Lip Crayon 2.4g Cha Cha Orange
Tesco F&F Lip Crayon 2.4g Dazzling Damson
Tesco F&F Lip Crayon 2.4g Tickled Pink
Tesco F&F Mascara 7ml Black Plum
Tesco F&F Metallic Eyeshadow 3g Oyster Shell

If you can, get hold of some of this, most of it was 50p, with the mascara £1, and the mascara is unbelievable! A friend of mine thought I was wearing false lashes!

Nails Inc (more to come thanks to yesterday's TSV)

Bling it on Glitter Pot Glitterball

Albert Bridge Top Coat
Baker Street
Belsize Park
Bloomsbury Square
Cadogan Gate
Camden crackle top coat
Cheyne Walk Mirror Metallic
Clifford Street
Connaught Square
Corrector pen
Elm Park Road
Fitzroy Square
Floral Street polish
Hackney crackle top coat
Hoxton crackle top coat
Kensington Caviar Gel effect Plumping top coat
London Crystal Colour
Lyall Street
Matte Effect Top Coat
New Burlington Place
New Kings Road
Piccadilly
Primrose Park Mirror Metallic
Raphael Street
Sloane Square
Soho
Spitalfields
St James Park
Victoria polish
Wardour Mews
Westbourne Grove

FizzWhizz

UU #18: Rituals Magic Touch Body Cream 200ml; WMBA, scent is nice but not as lovely as their pink range. Not quite as moisturising either but good for summer.

UU #19: Aquafresh Whitening Toothpaste 100ml pump; WDBA, I have to be very careful with toothpastes as I have a super-sensitive tongue and a lot of brands upset it, making me feel as though I've burned it with a hot drink This is fine though, plus I buy the pumps in Poundland so very :money: Two more in stash already.

mrs-moneypenny

morning all

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

in bathroom to replace them
smallest tube of sanctuary body scrub
tub of lush ultra bland cleanser.
another litre of avon bubble bath

ive got a 900ml bottle of tresemme shampoo still going strong in the bathroom and a replacement in the cupboard, i dont mind them they last forever and dont waste so much packaging as buying lots of little ones, i only buy it when its uber cheap

sorry to quote myself but this was a big mistake, went to use it last night felt really thick and draggy on my skin, then sniffed it it smelled rancid:eek:. put my glasses on and checked the label made on 02/07/10 use by 02/08/11. that is now binned. it took ages to get what id put on my face off and i was convinced i'd wake up this morning covered in a blotchy rash. Stock rotation is definitely a must.
have got a bottle of Olay conditioning milk out the stash to replace it

Sundaysgirl

Morning lovelies

Finally some movement on my stash in the right direction - and one is even from my PP list (as far back as October I think!)

UU:

9. Lee Stafford Arganoil 50ml - WMBA, I hated this at first but it was a really LHJ (well over a year!) and I grew to like it. Too heavy to use as it is intended on my fine hair, but I used it as a leave-in overnight treatment on the ends and it worked well. I don't have anything to replace with so will see how I get on without it.

10. Elemis Pro-Radiance Cream Cleanser 30ml - GWP and WNB, I didn't feel that it cleansed anywhere near as well as the balm (which I hated at first but grew to LOVE!) and generally found it just to be a bit meh. Other, much cheaper, cleansers that do a better job.

11. Elemis Pro-Collagen Eye Renewal 5ml - GWP and WNB, hard to tell from a small sample (though this did last me for a few weeks as a little seems to go a long way) but it didn't seem to do much and it's so expensive!

Putting £41.37 into my savings pot for this little lot - ouch!

Sundaysgirl wrote: »

My PP list:

[STRIKE]1. Lee Stafford Arganoil 50ml[/STRIKE]
2. Hello Kitty Liberty hand lotion 175ml
3. Clinique dd moisturising lotion 125ml
4. Aussie miracle hair insurance 250ml
5. TBS Almond hand & nail cream 30ml
[STRIKE]6. TBS Morroccan rose body butter 200ml[/STRIKE]
7. Sanctuary body lotion 75ml
8. Sanctuary Luxury Bath Float 250ml
9. Kiehl's Ultra Facial Moisturiser 30ml
10. Soap & Glory The Fab Pore 50ml

I'm ashamed to say that #1-4 are items from my December (and earlier...) PP - they are never-ending! I'm hopeful for January though.

I'm trying not to buy anything anyway, so this is more of an "items to target" list than an actual PP. Helps focus my efforts though

ruby_eskimo

Hi everyone! Have a couple more UU to report:

Coola Cucumber sunscreen SPF 30: WBA, I really, really liked this. It sunk in really easily, didn't leave me greasy, had a lovely scent and didn't break me out. I have a La Roche Posay spf to use up now but as soon as that's gone I will definitely be purchasing a full size of the Coola one (this was only a sample from my Birchbox, but it lasted a good month or so). I think they make an SPF 50 version which I would prefer so I'm adding it to the wish list.

Marc Jacobs Honey Perfume sample - WNBA, I liked the scent initially but it seems to react with my skin, turning it into a really sickly scent. Definitely won't be buying the full size of this. Have gone back to using my 'autumn / winter' scent of choice (Guerlain La Petite Robe Noir) which should be finished by the time spring arrives and then I can go back to using my DKNY Be Delicious.

With perfume I have an everyday perfume, a night / going out perfume (Lolita Lempicka 'L') and a special occasion perfume (Chanel Coco Madamoiselle) and that's it. I'm not really into trying different scents since there are a lot of things that don't agree with me. For example anything with jasmine makes me feel really nauseous as does a strong musk scent. Safe to say I've never tried TBS White Musk even though it was all the rage when I was younger!

minerva_windsong

Clutterfree wrote: »

Love love love... Testing!

I'm assuming that's the word you meant?!

I can see it now! Must have been a glitch somewhere.

Kiwisaver_2

lynseydee wrote: »

Can you not just top up with another face cleanser. I have a pump bottle I put shower gel in and when it gets a bit difficult to get the bit out the bottom retop up with another shower gel which then gives me what's left at the bottom I couldn't get before. Not sure if your intention was to use it for another face cleanser so may not be a good idea after all.

Thanks hadn't thought of what I would use it for but this is a good idea.



I have three UUs - finished of the second lot of freebie sachets of L'Oreal iNOA shampoo and masque. I might buy the shampoo sometime but using the masque two / three times in a row has proven to be a bit OTT and made my hair a big floppy mess today


Other UU was from a set of try me / 15ml travel size Alpha-H Smoothing and Perfecting Lavender Mask - I really like this and got several uses out of this small tube. I will consider buying a full size at some point if I see it on a really good special offer when existing stocks of other masks are getting low; which won't be at any time soon. LOL

dolly84

Kadison - I am using the 17 brow kit at the moment and really like it, I use the pencil and the wax then I apply the cream shadow all over my eye from lash to brow and the brown matte colour as a crease colour and it is a really quick, subtle daytime look.

I have a uu

Emma Bridgewater Love & Flowers hand cream 5ml - this was a freebie which came with some mugs I bought - lovely floral scent, and absorbed straightaway so I could use a pen etc without greasiness - very nice hand cream.

maddiemay

A couple of UU's and 1 IN

UU - 8.5g Burts Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream WNBA, prefer pen type or brush for cuticle oil/cream.

269ml - Lush Dream Cream, WBA as my skin loves this, but far too many body lotions etc to use up first.

IN
My planned purchase and NEEDED toner - Pixi Glow Tonic.

I was very restrained and didn't order the Nails Inc:money: