No buying unnecessary toiletries in January 2014

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noelphobic wrote: »

What does PP stand for please?

pixtotts wrote: »

You use the same thing until you hit pan/ empty it... I want to say product pan, project pan...something P... Pan...
uh at least i think it is...
useless post award goes to me :P

Thankyou for the welcomes
I've been making my lists - hair, shower and body done and I'm up to 67... a few have gone in the bin, and a lot have been selected for PP I literally have a shower gel with less than 1 shower left in it.. *rolls eyes*
oh and it's helping me tidy and get my Christmas gifts out of the lounge so mums happy
x

minerva_windsong wrote: »

I *think* it's Potential Purchase but if anyone knows differently please feel free to correct me!

It's Project Pan - you keep using the item until "you hit pan" - basically get to the bottom of the tub, tube etc, rather than swapping between numerous products.

HTH x

Carolyn12

Project Pan list for January:
1. Boots extracts mango body butter 50ml
2. REN hydra-calm global protection day cream 15ml
3. Snow fairy 100g
4. Argan oil 18ml
5. Avon argan oil shampoo 250ml
6. Bee kind shampoo 30ml
7. TBS tea tree exfoliator 100ml
8. TBS vanilla bliss shower gel 250ml
9. REN facial polish 25ml
10. Naked glossing hair conditioner 400ml
11. Original source pink grapefruit shower gel 250ml
12. TBS vineyard peach body scrub 200ml
13. S&G face soap and clarity 150ml
14. Candy cane soap
15-16. 2x perfume samples
17-20. 4x various sample sachets from sachet stash.

I will do this!!

rogueylawyer

littlepinkstars44 wrote: »

Hello all, I'm back for a new year with this challenge, my stash seems to have doubled after Christmas and the Lush half price sale...oops!

I am very jealous of the Lush and MAC stash you have there little pink!

pixtotts wrote: »

You use the same thing until you hit pan/ empty it... I want to say product pan, project pan ... something P pan...
uh at least i think it is...
useless post award goes to me :P

Thankyou for the welcomes
I've been making my lists - hair, shower and body done and I'm up to 67... a few have gone in the bin, and a lot have been selected for PP I literally have a shower gel with less than 1 shower left in it.. *rolls eyes*
oh and it's helping me tidy and get my Christmas gifts out of the lounge so mums happy
Also started a maybe put on ebay pile now too
x

You're absolutely right, it's project pan, Noel this link might be helpful. We all have different rules though :rotfl:

hammyham wrote: »

Hello again everyone! I've been lurking for the past few months, and although I have been recording my ins/outs, I haven't been posting as I feel a bit ashamed (my buying 'problem' is back with abundance! I've decided that today I will record everything and I'm thinking of taking a photo so I can feel empowered to do something!

Hope you are all well and having a lovely new years! x

Look forward to seeing photographs and a list! Welcome back

Sundaysgirl

My PP list:

[STRIKE]1. Lee Stafford Arganoil 50ml[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2. Hello Kitty Liberty hand lotion 175ml
3. Clinique dd moisturising lotion 125ml[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]4. Aussie miracle hair insurance 250ml[/STRIKE]
5. TBS Almond hand & nail cream 30ml
[STRIKE]6. TBS Morroccan rose body butter 200ml[/STRIKE]
7. Sanctuary body lotion 75ml
[STRIKE]8. Sanctuary Luxury Bath Float 250ml[/STRIKE]
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

rogueylawyer wrote: »

I am very jealous of the Lush and MAC stash you have there little pink!

I was going to post my current stash list but the amount of MAC I have is disgraceful for a regular person...

rogueylawyer

So after day 1 of declaring I would make no purchases, I have had an epic fail.

Before Christmas I bought Olay 3 point regenerist serum as a present for someone. In the event, I didn't give this to them and so I wanted to take it back - I wouldn't use it and it's quite expensive. Could I find the receipt though? So I took it back to MrB thinking I would get a gift card or advantage card points, and planning on spending some of it on Benefit boi-ing (thank you to everyone who suggested different concealers. I'd love the Bobbi Brown but couldn't justify the cost - using a gift card would be a bit different though).

It just shows how long it has been since I returned something to MrB - I was told I had to exchange then and there for products to the same value or higher. I was told how much the item was and went off to grab my products.

Queued for the second time with £25 worth of products; Benefit boi-ing, Collection illuminating touch concealer and some hairbands, only to get to the till and find the serum was ringing through at £29.99. At this point I panicked, couldn't bear the thought of queueing for the third time and grabbed the nearest items which happened to be Nivea shower gels. I grabbed two (normal retail being £2.50) only to discover they were on offer, and ended up having to grab 5 to make up the money or the transaction couldn't be completed...:rotfl:

So today's Ins are:

Benefit boi-ing
Collection illuminating touch brightening concealer
Nivea sunny melon & oil shower gel
Nivea sunny melon & oil shower gel
Nivea water lily & oil shower gel
Nivea cashmere moments cream oil
Nivea happy time shower cream

:eek:

I've sat down with the receipt - each of the shower creams/oils would ordinarily have retailed at £1.99 or £2.59 each, but I picked them up half price. I'm also fairly sure I didn't pay more than £20 for the serum when I bought it but who knows.

So all in all I picked up £37 worth of products for the princely sum of 84p (paid for by advantage card points) but I already had 7.3 litres of bath/shower gel and have just added another 1.25litres :rotfl::eek:

It's all too stressful, I'm off for a lie down!

rogueylawyer

ruby_eskimo wrote: »

I was going to post my current stash list but the amount of MAC I have is disgraceful for a regular person...

Lemme see!!

maddiemay

Catriona_P wrote: »

Happy new year folks! Good to see the old faces back! And welcome to any newbies to the thread, this challenge is great and everyone is very friendly . This is my second calendar year on the thread (I started in April 2012) and its really helped me.

Some figures from me for last year - Total UUs was 133, total INs were 129 with 54 GAs/TAs, bringing down my total stash level from 283 to 225. Most of my INs were freebies so I worked out I spent about £40 all year - half of that was a perfume set I bought in the last January sale (had wanted it for ages). Which is ace.

Sadly my 'toiletry sachet advent calendar' didn't get finished in December - I had a bad reaction to several facial cleansers I tried that made me break out in large painful spots so I had to ease off. I used up 20 instead of 24 though which is still pretty good going.

From looking at my stash - I did a great job with moisturisers last year (used up 37 body moisturisers alone) but I really need to focus on makeup this year as I'm not getting through it. I don't wear it much so I need to bite the bullet and just throw things or give them away.

With that in mind I've just thrown away my go-to foundation I keep in the office - it's more than 5 years old but I was nowhere near the bottom of the bottle. I have others I can easily replace it with though.

Here's to great 2014 - I have a good feeling about this.

Hi Catriona, gosh you did well with the body moisturisers last year, they and shower products have been my big problem, I have isolated several body creams that do not have matching shower product and am making myself use them up first. I hope that 2014 will be your year in all respects.

TheOxfordOwl

I'm late to the new thread! I've been away for a few days, but I'm definitely in for this year
So, some final INs for December, which I'll declare here, but they're not counting in this month's totals, because they really were in last month! These were all gifts...

31. Ojon Rare Blend Oil 15ml
32. NSpa Cherry Blossom and Rice Milk Whipped Body Creme 75ml
33. Ted Baker Hand Cream 50ml
34. Boots Botanics All Bright Hydrating Day Cream 50ml
35. Boots Botanics All Bright Cleansing Foam Wash 150ml
36. HIWTK 125g
37. Bomb Cosmetics Planet Rock 120g
38. Bomb Cosmetics Space Jam 133g
39. Bomb Cosmetics Strawberry Fields 105g
40. Bomb Cosmetics Unidentified (pink/green with swirls) 130g
41. NSpa Cherry Blossom and Rice Milk Wash Grains with Crushed Bamboo 75ml
42. NSpa Cherry Blossom and Rice Milk Bath Melt 100ml
43. Christmas Eve bubble bar
44. Penguin bubble bar
45. Amandopondo bubble bar
46. Cinders bath bomb
47. So White bath bomb
48. Ted Baker lip balm

Wow, that's a lot! Well back up over 80 again… But then again, that's what the target was for!
I'll post up my new list in a bit… See what I'm starting 2014 with!

I also have three OUTs for January, used up in a bath yesterday!

1. Snow Fairy shower gel 100ml - WNBA, nice enough but a bit too sweet for me.
2. Cinders bath bomb - WDBA, absolutely love this!
3. NSpa Angel Delight bath melt - WNBA (discontinued anyway), gorgeous smell in the pot, but nothing once it hit the water!

TheOxfordOwl

My January stash list - 99 items! My ultimate goal is 33 items, based on my 'reasonable' list (numbers in brackets after each section heading) - so I need to ditch exactly 2/3 of my stash!

OUTs in red, UUs in blue. When I reach 'reasonable' in each section, I'll make the heading green.

Body moisturiser 650ml (2 reasonable)
1. The Body Shop Papaya Body Butter 200ml.
2. The Body Shop Passionfruit Body Butter 200ml.
3. Bio Oil 200ml
4. Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter body butter 50ml
5. Ro's Argan Body Conditioner 45g
6. NSpa Passionfruit Body Butter 200ml
7. NSpa Cherry Blossom and Rice Milk Whipped Body Creme 75ml
8. Baylis and Harding Black Orchid body lotion 100ml

Hand cream (2 reasonable)
1. The Body Shop Wild Rose Hand Cream 30ml
2. L'Occitane Rose Tendresse Hand Cream 30ml
3. L'Occitane Subtle Violet Hand Cream 30ml
4. Ted Baker Hand Cream 50ml
5. The Body Shop Cranberry Joy hand cream

Face moisturiser (1 day, 1 night)
1. Johnson's Daily Essentials Hydrating Day Cream 50ml
2. Nivea Pure and Natural night cream 50ml
3. Boots Botanics All Bright Hydrating Day Cream 50ml
4. Origins A Perfect World Serum 7ml
5. Origins Dr Weil Dark Circle Treatment 1.5ml
6. Mizon Multi Function Snail Repair Cream 75ml
7. Origins A Perfect World day cream sample

Face masks (1)
1. Origins Drink Up Intensive Mask 30ml
2. Origins Drink Up Intensive Mask 50ml
3. Catastrophe Cosmetic mask

Cleanser (1)
1. Boots Botanics All Bright Gentle Cleansing Cream 250ml
2. Boots Botanics All Bright Gentle Cleansing Cream 250ml
3. Boots Botanics All Bright Cleansing Foam Wash 150ml
4. Origins Never a Dull Moment Cleanser 150ml
5. Burts Bees Soap Bark and Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream 20g

Toner (1)
1. Boots Botanics All Bright Cleansing Toner 250ml
2. Boots Botanics 100% Rosewater Toning Spritz 150ml
3. Eau Roma toner 100g

Face scrubs (1)
1. Boots Botanics All Bright face scrub 125ml
2. Origins Modern Friction 15ml
3. Let the Good Times Roll cleanser 125g

Soap -1.713kg (4)
1. HIWTK 99g
2. Ice Blue 76g
3. Ice Blue 93g
4. Ice Blue 96g
5. Ice Blue 96g
6. Queen of Hearts 115g
7. Figs and Leaves 176g
8. Godmother 180g
9. Figs and Leaves 82g (top piece)
10. Snowcake 120g
11. HIWTK 125g
12. Bomb Cosmetics Planet Rock 120g
13. Bomb Cosmetics Strawberry Fields 105g
14. Bomb Cosmetics Unidentified (pink/green with swirls) 130g
15. Neon Love 100g
16. Angel's Delight 120g
17. North Pole, White 33g
18. Hey Soapy Soapy Mintra Soap 100g
19. Bomb Cosmetics Space Jam 133g

Body Wash - 1.1L (2)
1. Arran Aromatics Feelgood Formulas Bergamot and Ginger Shower gel 30ml
2. Rose Jam 500g
3. It's Raining Men 250g
4. Rose Jam 100g
5. Turkish Delight Shower Smoothie 45g
6. Lush Prince Charming 100g
7. Soap and Glory Clean on Me 75ml
8. Radox Nourishing shower gel 250ml
9. Arran Aromatics Feelgood Formulas Bergamot and Ginger Shower gel 30ml

Body scrubs (1)
1. Soap and Glory Flakeaway body scrub 50ml
2. Soap and Glory Flakeaway body scrub 50ml
3. NSpa Skin Glow Sea Salt Scrub 650g
4. NSpa Cherry Blossom and Rice Milk Wash Grains with Crushed Bamboo 75ml

Bubble bath (1)
1. NSpa Cherry Blossom and Rice Milk Bath Melt 100ml
2. Baylis and Harding Black Orchid bubble bath 300ml
3. Chanel Bath Gel 6ml

Solid bath products (2)
1. Penguin
2. Christmas Eve
3. Christmas Eve
4. Penguin
5. Gold FUN
6. Dreamtime bath melt
7. You've Been Mangoed bath melt
8. Brightside
9. Star Light Star Bright bath melt
10. Amandopondo

Bath bombs (1)
1. Cinders
2. Cinders
3. So White
4. So White
5. Lord of Misrule
6. So White

Shampoo (1)
1. Herbal Essences Bee Strong Shampoo 400ml
2. Herbal Essences Bee Strong Shampoo 400ml

Conditioner (2)
1. Herbal Essences Bee Strong Conditioner 400ml
2. Herbal Essences Bee Strong Conditioner 400ml
3. Herbal Essences Bee Strong Strengthening Intensive Mask 200ml

Other haircare (1 heat spray, 1 hair spray, 1 serum/oil, 1 treatment)
1. TreSemme Heat Protect Spray 250ml
2. TreSemme Hair Spray 500ml (1/2)
3. Toni and Guy Shine Gloss Serum 30ml
4. Philip Kingsley Elasticizer 40ml
5. R&B Hair Moisturiser
6. Ojon Rare Blend Oil 15ml
7. Nicky Clarke Smooth It Over Hair Serum 75ml

Lipbalm (3)
1. Nivea Soft Rose
2. Nivea Pearly Shine
3. The Body Shop Born Lippy Strawberry
4. The Body Shop Born Lippy Raspberry
5. The Body Shop Born Lippy Guava
6. The Body Shop Born Lippy Passionberry
7. The Body Shop Born Lippy Stick Plum
8. The Body Shop Dragonfruit Lip Butter
9. Silver Owl (toffee apple)
10. Korres Pomegranate Lip Butter
11. Korres Wild Rose Lip Butter
12. Shell Lip Balm
13. The Body Shop Honeymania Lip Butter
14. Celebrate lip tint
15. Santa Baby lip tint
16. Ted Baker lip balm
17. Burts Bees Beeswax Lip Balm

Massage bars (1)
1. From Dusk til Dawn
2. Midnight Massage
3. Midnight Massage
4. Therapy
5. Tender is the Night
6. Snow Fairy Sparkle

Other (1)
1. Whoosh Temple Balm
2. Ted Baker body spray 50ml