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No buying unnecessary toiletries March 2014

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  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    morning all
    hope everyone is well
    UU a bath bomb over the weekend smelt lovely but turned the water a really dodgy shade of yellow!
    added to stash a bottle of radox relax and unwind bath soak,:o in fairness it was only 50p
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
  • Sundaysgirl
    Sundaysgirl Posts: 1,096 Forumite
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    Whew, lots of catching up to do from the past few days, you're a chatty bunch!

    sjprmc01 - I too loathe feet - the thought of having a pedicure makes me squirm. I can just about handle caring for my own feet but hate anyone else going near them. The prospect of having to touch someone elses's feet make me want to vom!

    wondercollie - your post about face wipes made me giggle - I have taken to using them to clean shoes too, especially the drier ones. I have some S&G ones which really aren't fit for purpose!

    VALM - pleased to hear you're liking the Clinique remover, I'm with wondercollie on that one, I found it really oily. I've been using the Dior one and love it - much better than the Lancome even IMO. Stay away from the CS and the No7 polish today!!

    Ruby Eskimo - belated birthday wishes :)

    Fiasco55 - pleased you had a lovely trip. Just wondering which film you ended up seeing? I would like to see Grand Budapest Hotel, might try to go to cinema next weekend.

    Finally... welcome tiffanyjane! I joined the thread in April last year but didn't actually do a stash list until January (and have never posted it on here). the main thing for me was tracking what I was using (and buying!) and this alone has helped to curb my spending no end. Much easier to talk yourself out of buying a product when you know you already have several to choose from at home (and that you will have to report it on here!!).
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  • dolly84
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    Welcome tiffanyjane.

    I have a uu

    Balance Me Face Wash - 50ml, WNBA, this has a very runny texture and it makes the centre of my face red for ages after using it and I don't consider my skin to be sensitive either.
    Debt Free and now a saver, conscious consumer, low waste lifestyler


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  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    edited 17 March 2014 at 11:38AM
    :o Avon lady has just knocked with the 2 litres of bubble bath i odrered because it was half price.

    thats 3 ins for march:o must have miss counted as i started off with 27 used up 3 bought 3 and now have 28!
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
  • Babafette
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    Welcome tiffanyjayne, I'm glad you decided to join in. :)
    I know one of our regulars doesn't include nail polishes in the challenge - I don't as I don't use it!
    I don't include my huge nail polish collection in my stash list. From memory, I think maddiemay, moneyless mac and VALM are polish fans too. :)
    Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.... :/
  • noelphobic
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    Babafette wrote: »
    Welcome tiffanyjayne, I'm glad you decided to join in. :)I don't include my huge nail polish collection in my stash list. From memory, I think maddiemay, moneyless mac and VALM are polish fans too. :)

    I've recently gave most of mine away. I am rubbish at applying it and it never lasts more than a day or two. I like shellac but think I need to take a break from that too. My nails seem to be breaking more easily and they break really far down.
    3 stone down, 3 more to go
  • sjprmc01
    sjprmc01 Posts: 917 Forumite
    I think I may have an evil twin

    She went into boots today and didn't resist Clinique bonus time or boots no 7 cleansing water (with £5 voucher) but then I took over and stopped her (lol) purchasing any makeup
    No more unnecessary toiletries Feb 2014 INS: 24 UU: 13. Mar 2014. INS: lost count, naughty step for me! UU: 8
  • FizzWhizz
    FizzWhizz Posts: 939 Forumite
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    Afternoon Beauty Queens :wave:

    UU #47: Rituals Honey Touch Body Cream 200ml; WDBA, HG, this one has gone much quicker than the last pot but I think it's because I have been much more diligent about moisturising after every shower. I can be a lazy moo at times but it turns out, if you use stuff it actually gets used up! Who'd've thunk it :) I have one more stashed but I think I will plough through one or two other body butters or lotions before I break the seal.

    I went into TBS on Saturday to buy some of their home fragrance oils for my aroma diffuser as I'm fed up with Sainsburys selection. They had big tubes of their hand creams for £5; I sniffed them all and tried out a couple but didn't purchase :A

    mrs-mp, your yellow bath made me :rotfl:
  • VALM
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    VALM - pleased to hear you're liking the Clinique remover, I'm with wondercollie on that one, I found it really oily. I've been using the Dior one and love it - much better than the Lancome even IMO. Stay away from the CS and the No7 polish today!!
    .

    Ahhh I hadn't even thought about this until now. Last week when I noticed those items though I didn't have my earphones in. I think that's the reason why I didn't think about it today - I was wandering past the shop in a world of my own listening to Robbie.
    Babafette wrote: »
    Welcome tiffanyjayne, I'm glad you decided to join in. :)I don't include my huge nail polish collection in my stash list. From memory, I think maddiemay, moneyless mac and VALM are polish fans too. :)

    Yes, I like my nail colour. I need to repaint my toes as well as my fingers tonight I think.

    I don't count nail colour or make up as a rule in the challenge though I tend to note when I finish products to try and gauge how long a pot/tube will last.
    Back for the No Buying Toiletries challenge. I pledge to only buy when I run out of a product that is not already in my stash no matter what wonderful emails land in in my Inbox or threads I read on MSE re: glitches!

    SPC Member 046
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  • Sundaysgirl
    Sundaysgirl Posts: 1,096 Forumite
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    sjprmc01 wrote: »
    I think I may have an evil twin

    She went into boots today and didn't resist Clinique bonus time or boots no 7 cleansing water (with £5 voucher) but then I took over and stopped her (lol) purchasing any makeup

    This made me chuckle! I think we all have evil twins, no?!

    Oooh, I meant to say - managed to order some of the Kleenex blotting papers on Amazon, so thanks very much for your offer but won't be needed :) Hoping they'll arrive soon so I can start using them to see how they perform on me - keep your fingers crossed for me!
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