No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries November 2014

VALM

dolly84 wrote: »

VALM - where do you get your Make up Forever from, they have quite a few things I would really like to try.

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I bought this primer from Sephora in Vigo, Spain when I was on holiday. I've since discovered though that Amazon sell it too.

VALM

rogueylawyer wrote: »

I completely agree with all of this. For me, it's about trying to simplify. I do have debt and spending money is my comfort blanket. At one point it was products, now it's more food. My pantry and freezer are full to bursting, I have more body lotion than I could use in years and as for jewellery supplies :eek:

I want to slimline everything, have less and enjoy more. Have products that I look forward to buying and using within a short period of time, rather than having boxes and boxes of goodies that I don't use because they're special/I don't have time/I feel guilty about having more than I need.

I've been reading a blog that I think a few of you would also like. It's written by a francophile american but I really do like her rationale of simplify/enjoy/luxuriate. See what you think.

http://tonyaleigh.com/about-moi/

As part of operation Avoid-the-Sunday-Night-Blues-And-Look-After-Roguey I have painted my toenails and fingernails. First time the toenails have been painted in about a year, I used Nails Inc Motcomb Street (very dark blue) that came off the front of a glamour mag ages ago. My finger nails have grown and tonight I have given myself a clear gel mani. The tips of my nails are bright white so it's a very easy french manicure. I'm planning on using a normal nail polish over the top of the clear gel later this week. I'm also planning a Monday night bath in one of my mini Neom bath oils.

Hope you're all looking after yourselves

I know what you mean roguey. I have found myself in that compulsive spend cycle quite a lot but at the moment our 16 year old seems to be leeching every spare bit of cash I have from me and the last few times that I have entered Boots/TKMaxx wherever I've spent money on others rather than myself.

I too repainted my finger and toe nails last night : am wearing OPI Elephantastic Pink on my toe nails and OPI Lost on Lombard on my finger nails with OPI Sparklicious on my ring fingers.

sjprmc01 wrote: »

I have ins this week as my work done my delayed birthday celebrations yesterday: 2 S&G sets a 500ml bottle of snow fairy and a small tub of elemis cleansing balm

Belated birthday wishes xx

Another UU for me: Small bottle of L'Occitane Thai Vert fragrance. Was nice but very similar to Verbena which I already have.

Am getting very low on my current tub of PCMC and tube of Clinique DDL.

Have some INs too:-

Dove deodorant - my current roll on is feeling very light

Aussie shampoo and conditioner - finished the conditioner the other day and shampoo is very light. No spares in stash. The Philip Kingsley conditioner I'm using at the moment though is amazing. My hair has not felt so soft for a long time.

Aussie Dry Shampoo x 2 - ASDA has all Aussie range on 2 for £6.00 at the mo so thought I'd give these a go whilst they are same price as Batiste.

If anyone else is a fan of Elemis there's a TSV coming up on QVC on 16 November 2014. I've told MrM that I don't want it though as it features the Rose and Jasmine milk bath that I loathe and a new handcream in that fragrance. Had a little surf yesterday to see if I could find any kits that contained PCMC and any other products that I regularly use and only saw one which contained 100ml of PCMC and other bits. Am thinking of asking Santa/MrM just for a pot of 100ml but he said he thought if he bought me this I would use more. I could always decant it off into 30ml pots though.

alja

Finally UU my big bottle of sanex shower gel. This was just a clear kind to skin type one. Worked nicely, nothing amazing, but I will be sticking to Superdr*g or M+S's own brand ranges from now on so WNBA

nillionaire

Hi all, I'm still here plodding away at the stash.

Had a wobble in superdrug the other day with a friend, succumbed to the 3 for 2 on cosmetics *sigh*. Got an eyeshadow palette, nail polish and foundation. Running low on foundation and I've got non stashed, the other two purchases well.... they are winter colours... I don't care I love them

PP List for this month:

1) Bloody bottle of L'oreal cleanser that refuses to leave my life despite how little is in the bottle and how much I smoosh onto my face.
2) Body shop Madagascan vanilla body mist
3) Palmers cocoa butter
4) 2 x gosh eyeshadow trios (another product that never goes down)
5) any nail polish

That's all I'm truly working on this month, stash is almost under control in fairness and other things to UU are LHJ's won't be finished this month !

keep it up everybody

lexbubbles

nillionaire wrote: »

2) Body shop Madagascan vanilla body mist

Is this any good? I LOVE Body Shop stuff, but I currently have an NSpa coconut mist. Might replace it with a TBS one if I ever use it up.

mcculloch29

An LHJ bites the dust, UU Avon 150ml Dry Oil Body Spray with Jojoba.
WIBA? Yup, like this, but it has been around since Summer 2013. I find it enormously economical and very moisturising. I won't want to replace it until next summer anyway.
I discovered a bottle of Cranberry and Cinnamon body and hand lotion earlier, so that's the seasonal body scent sorted. At least I found it now, in time to use it for Christmas, and not in January!

alja

Another UU for me tonight, UU my Impulse Into Glamour body spray. Smells nice, but I have quite a few to use up before buying any more! Prefer to buy cheaper own brand ones from Superdr*g, only when they're on offer though!

Babafette

Evening lovely ladies, no use ups to report here unfortunately. The Aussie conditioner from last month's Project Pan list unbelievably splutters on for yet another day........! :undecided

sam.4000 wrote: »

I have been AWOL main reason being is that I have come to the conclusion that I will never use up my stuff and I like to have a selection of products to choose from. I am always going to buy thing on offer and I really enjoy it. I like buying new things and trying them out. I love parcels arriving and enjoy opening them. I don't worry about money, I don't have debts and I am good with what I earn. I am tight with most things and very rarely spurge money on anything unless it is beauty/ body related and even then most will be a deal or offer except Lush and really I just can't resist that.

If I am really honest I want all of Philosophy's Christmas shower gels, yes I may have several other bottles in a variety of scents and I will wait till the sales and stock up on philosophy shower gels then.

I am already saving for Lush's only sale and I will spend alot but in my eyes it is the only time I will get it at half price.

I am due about 9 beauty boxes this month and do not want to have to justify it. I know the naughty spot is only a giggle but I have come to the conclusion that having a beauty stash will always be part of me.

I completely get this. I just can't resist a bargain or a new product and I'm fairly certain my stash will always be there as I am a lost cause. However, I do love this thread being among like-minded people and although I'm still buying, I definitely think things through more before purchasing. If anybody can explain to me why I feel the need to buy more coconut shower gel when I already have about fifteen different coconut shower gels in the stash I would be eternally grateful.........

maddiemay wrote: »

lexbubbles wrote: »

Take comfort in the fact it's probably not as bad as mine :rotfl:

Or maybe it is, I have been "collecting" for 10 years and have a rather a lot of drawers in my two red Helmer cabinets full :rotfl:

Don't worry, my polish collection is as bad (or should I say good?! ) - my Helmer is full and now overflowing........ :embarasse

Sending hugs to you rogueylawyer, I hope you feel better soon.

Has anybody seen FizzWhizz about recently?

lexbubbles

UU my NSpa peach body butter today. Finally. WNBA. Definitely not. Couldn't be happier to see this one go. I'm normally a fan of NSpa butters but they really missed the mark here. Smells ok-ish in the pot but horrendously plasticy when you apply it. I smell like a plastic doll. Ugh.

Also UU 1 face food apple & cucumber face mask sachet. WBA. Little pack of 2 for 65p in savers. I have this and the clay ones and like them both. Good for interspersing with my more expensive body shop masks to make them last longer

dolly84

Babafette - I think FizzWhizz went to Dubai.

I have a uu

Molton Brown Bracing Silverbirch Shower Gel 50ml, I think this is from their mens range, it is very bracing in scent, almost spruce like. I liked it and would use again but I won't buy it as a single item unless it is on a superb offer but MB don't really do superb offers.