No buying unnecessary toiletries April 2014

moneyless_mac

I spend a few hours sorting and rearranging my stash and have to confess I am ashamed.
I must spend hours trawling various websites and shops in search of amazing bargains and must have products - only to have them languish in my stash - and then spend more hours listing them on ebay to make room for more must haves.
Although It probably wont last lets hope this is a serious turning point in my addiction.

Rant over

UU

30ml Kiehls creme de corps - WNBA was very moisturising but due to its very yellow colour it was important to make sure it was well rubbed it otherwise skin looked jaundiced. I personally like fragranced products and this didnt have any. It was a nightmare to remove from this mini bottle as it was very gloopy but would probably be OK in a larger pump pack.

kadison

Morning all!

Now I could very much be classed as an enabler for posting this, so I will post the link to this pic rather than post the pic, to show you my Clarins order, all I paid for was the two large boxes at the back and the rest was all free! VERY impressed!

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w50/jesca68/6f903c6e9c29a4514f991d6f7ae47d39_zpse1fa5bc2.jpg

tiffanyjayne_2

Well done kadison, you did well and now you have plenty of bits to keep you going which means you don't need to spend any money for a while

I met up with my photographer yesterday as I have a photoshoot coming up and he's not impressed with my skin, I'm fair skinned so any red blotches show up really badly but I've assured him I've bought most of boots and can cover up well, with all the use ups comes a lot of swapping and changing of products and since my last swop over its upset my face, I'm not sure if one of the products are wrong for me or its just the ingrediance swop but I'll be glad when I'm onto a large full bottle so my skin an grow use to it xxx

dolly84

Hi all.

Have been on holiday since Monday, I have skim read the posts and have just about caught up.

I still have no ins for April and have uu the following

Espa Eye Lift Serum - this was a mini tube and was a bit difficult to use as it is a very runny serum but it was really nice and the skin around my eyes did feel firmer. Have replaced it with another the same size.

L'oreal Everpure Restorative Hair Mask (or something like that), this was definitely the restoring one, it was nice but makes my hair a bit too soft to hold my curls.

Elemis Evening Blooms Dry Oil - Very strong smell which reminds me of the old fashioned bath salt cubes I used to use donkeys years ago. I did like it though but WNBA as it will be expensive.

I think there were other uu but that is all I can remember for now.

I did laugh about the horse shampoo mix up, sam.4000 will you use it on your hair?

kadison

OK, it's time I did an update.

The INs go on FOREVER! But I did get some great deals :money:

UUs
Baylis & Harding Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit Body Wash 500ml
Botanics Cleansing Wipes (25)
Clynol Aloe Sensitive Scalp Serum 7ml x 2 (Gave the rest of these away as they were no good on my hair)
Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Purifying Toner 200ml
Johnson's Eye Make-Up Removal Pads (30)
Lacura Lip balm
Lancôme DreamTone Profile 1 40ml
L'Occitane Brightening Hand Cream SPF 15 15ml x 2
L'Occitane Divine Cream 1ml
L'Occitane Divine Cream 3ml x 2 - Used as foot cream as this was too highly fragranced for me to use on my face
L'Occitane Cherry Blossom Bath Soap 50g
L'Occitane Fleur Cherie Soap 75g
L'Occitane Fleur Cherie Bath & Shower Gel 75ml - WNBA, not keen on the smell of this
Molton Brown Celestial Maracuja Body Souffl! 200ml - WBA but in a different scent as this was a bit too Oriental-smelling for me
Soft & Gentle Sensitive deodorant 150ml
Toni & Guy Brunette Conditioner 250ml & Toni & Guy Brunette Shampoo 250ml - WDBA, they suit my hair perfectly
Veet Spray on hair removal cream 150ml - Blue x 2

GA (to charities and refuges etc)
Boots Minnie Mouse Fizzer x 3
Boots Rockstar Fizzer x 2
Clynol Aloe Sensitive Scalp Serum 7ml x 5
Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm 3ml
Garnier Ultimate Blends Conditioner 8ml
Garnier Ultimate Blends Shampoo 10ml
John Frieda Frizz Ease smooth Start Conditioner 8ml
John Frieda Frizz Ease 6 Effects Hair Serum 3ml
John Frieda Frizz Ease Smooth Start Shampoo 8ml
L'Occitane Immortelle Brightening Essence 7ml
L'Occitane Immortelle Brightening Shield 1ml
Philosophy Eye hope multitasking eye cream 2ml
REN Active 7 Eye Gel 3ml x 2
Schwartzkopf Caring Shine conditioner 15ml
The Organic Pharmacy Antioxidant Face Gel 2ml

Bare Minerals Blush 0.85g Vivacious
Boots 17 Metallic eyes 24g Wild Green
Boots 17 Metallic eyes 24g Wild Purple
E.L.F Hypershine gloss Berry Cherry
E.L.F Mineral Lipstick Cheerful Cherry
MUA Intense Lip Gloss Kiss and Tell
No7 High Shine Lip Gloss Almost Red
Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick Shade 04
Tesco F&F Lip Crayon 2.4g Cha Cha Orange
Tesco F&F Lip Crayon 2.4g Dazzling Damson
Tesco F&F Lip Colour 2.5g Vixen

TA
L'Occitane Bonne Mere Lavender Soap 100g - Tried making this into shower gel but it just NEVER liquified despite adding about 4 litres of water to half a bar!

eBay
Elizabeth Arden Ceremide plump perfect eye moisture crème 15ml
£4.76 instead of £34, eyes looked better but I reacted to this

INs *takes very deep breath*

Blistex Medoplus Lip Balm Cherry Berry
Ojon Colour Sustain Conditioner 250ml
Ojon Colour Sustain Shampoo 250ml
Ojon Rare Blend Oil 15ml - Moisture Therapy
Ojon Rare Blend Oil 15ml - Rejuvinating Therapy

(See previous post for the good deal I got on this)
Clarins Beauty Flash Balm 15 ml
Clarins Bust Beauty Extra-Lift Gel 50ml x 2
Clarins Daily Energizer Wake-Up Booster 10ml
Clarins Eau Ressourçante Silky-Smooth Body Cream 8ml
Clarins Eye Contour Gel 3ml
Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser with Tamarind 5ml
Clarins HydraQuench Cream 15 ml
Clarins Instant Eye Make-Up Remover 10ml
Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch 4 ml
Clarins Moisture Rich Body Lotion 30ml
Clarins One-Step Facial Cleanser 50 ml
Clarins Smoothing Body Scrub for a New Skin 30 ml
Clarins Sunshine Fragrance 5ml
Clarins Water Purify One-Step Cleanser with Mint Essential Water 10ml

Lancôme Bi Facil Instant Eye Cleanser 125ml x 3
Lancôme Galateis Douceur Cleanser 50ml x 3
Lancôme G!nifique Serum 7ml x 3
Lancôme Hydra Intense Masque 100ml x 3
Lancôme Hydra Zen Day Cream SPF15 50ml x 3
Lancôme Hydra zen Neurocalm Eyes 15ml
Lancôme Hydra zen Neurocalm Eyes 5ml x 3
Lancôme Hydra Zen Night 15ml x 3
Lancôme Tonique Confort 400ml
Lancôme Tonique Douceur Softening Hydrating Toner 50ml x 3
Lancôme Visionnaire Serum 7ml x 3

Lancôme Drama Eye Shadow Palette Violet Magnetique

I did order another gift set plus doll eyes in D03 but it was nothing even vaguely like the HoF colours or the Lancome site colours, so back it goes!

L'Occitane Bonne Mere Honey Soap 100ml x 2
L'Occitane Cherry Princess Pearlescent Shower Cream 250ml
L'Occitane Delice des Fruits Ball Bath
L'Occitane Organic Lavender Hand Purifying Gel 50ml x 2
L'Occitane Precious Cleansing Foam 50ml
L'Occitane Radiance Colour Conditioner 75ml x 2
L'Occitane Radiance Colour Shampoo 75ml x 2
L'Occitane Repairing Conditioner 8ml
L'Occitane Repairing Mask 8ml x 2
L'Occitane Repairing Shampoo 8ml
L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream 10ml x 2
L'Occitane Soothing Conditioner 75ml
L'Occitane Soothing Shampoo 75ml
L'Occitane Spontane Shower Gel 250ml
L'Occitane Ultra Rich Body Cream 8ml x 2
L'Occitane Ultra Rich Shower Cream 75ml
L'Occitane Verbena Shower Gel 75ml
L'Occitane Volumising Mask 250ml
L'Occitane Volumising Shampoo 75ml

Also bought L'Occitane Delicate Cherry Blossom Collection as a present for a friend of mine, she loves the EDP so hopefully she'll like this!

FizzWhizz

hammyham wrote: »

glad to know I'm not the only who succumbed to the loccitane sale Kadison... and this is bit enabley but if there's something that someone NEEDED then I'm not doing anything wrong right? There's a code for £10 off a £25 spend at feelunique - WAHANDA10

Spank you for posting this! DH is almost out of the… gunk… he insists on putting in his hair so, as much as I prefer him au naturale and I actually think his hair looks thicker without it, I have been a good wife and ordered him 2 tubes. He was paying £19 a tube at the salon but I've bagged a brace for £24 so :money: and brownie points all rolled into one!

I'd better get a bacon sandwich in bed out of this one

girlybags

I don't know if anyone will be interested in this but... I was in Poundworld yesterday and found Forever Ink Ink Balm and Ink Shield. I got very excited as I plan on getting a new tattoo (or a few ) in June after I have given blood so I bought 10 Ink Balms! I have paid around £7 for a tube of this before and it's very good. I think you can get it for about half that price now but £1 is even better... Expiry is August this year but I think that's a load of rubbish tbh!

FizzWhizz

girlybags wrote: »

I don't know if anyone will be interested in this but... I was in Poundworld yesterday and found Forever Ink Ink Balm and Ink Shield. I got very excited as I plan on getting a new tattoo (or a few ) in June after I have given blood so I bought 10 Ink Balms! I have paid around £7 for a tube of this before and it's very good. I think you can get it for about half that price now but £1 is even better... Expiry is August this year but I think that's a load of rubbish tbh!

My tattoos are a couple of years old and I use Tattoo Goo if I'm going out as it really makes the ink POP and look fresh; does the Balm or Shield have a similar effect? What are you thinking of having done, and where? I love tatt talk

ETA: looked at the products online and it seems like the Shield could be useful. I will keep my eyes peeled, thankyou

girlybags

FizzWhizz wrote: »

My tattoos are a couple of years old and I use Tattoo Goo if I'm going out as it really makes the ink POP and look fresh; does the Balm or Shield have a similar effect? What are you thinking of having done, and where? I love tatt talk

ETA: looked at the products online and it seems like the Shield could be useful. I will keep my eyes peeled, thankyou

I'm thinking about getting something on the front of my shoulder, like collarbone area and I really like dotwork mandalas so presently Googling away trying to get ideas. I have an unfinished sleeve but it looks good enough to not worry about getting finished for a while, I quite like it as is. I have a mermaid on my thigh and want something on my other thigh at some point, I'm thinking maybe the goat/fish combination for Capricorn, I have a couple of images saved that I quite like.

I've only used the balm on fresh tattoos so I don't know if it has any effect on healed ones.

The Ink Shield is a bargain because I think it's about £12 full price! What are the tats you've got?

moneyless_mac

In

Urban decay eyeliner in covet - this was an ebay purchase - ive bought about 6 green eyeliners in the hope of finding one I love as much as this discontinued shade.

UU

7 days of Elemis Bliss capsules - WBA these improve my struggling skin. I think I will continue using these for the next few weeks to see if they reduce my hormonal flare ups.

1 ebay out.