No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries May 2015

Willowbee

VALM wrote: »

Was watching Amber F 4x4 pan vid earlier and going to join in. It's 4 products to UUS or pan by 4 July. I've earmarked:-

Small tube of Clinique foundation (GWP a size)
Bobbi brown shell eyeshadow
Cargo morebello blush
Philosophy the ice cream man gloss.

Anyone else up for this?

Great idea! I'd love to join in :j

Liz Earle Sheer Skin Tint (Quite a lot left but it's getting a bit old and I have a new one waiting)

Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Lust (I've been avoiding finishing this as it's my favourite colour and it has been discontinued. )

Estee Lauder Illusionist Intense Mascara (this is lovely. Think it has been discontinued as well! It's a deluxe sample size.)

Estee Lauder Lipstick palette (6 shades, 0.3g each. I've avoided using this as it was 'too nice' and also a bit fiddly as you have to use a lip brush. This will force me to use it )

Bonus item as the Urban Decay pencil is quite short:

Cosmetics A La Carte Brow Ink in Taupe. (Not sure how long this has left but I have a new one waiting so would like to finish this.)

Willowbee

city_girl_258 wrote: »

IN: Clinique smart serum - mag freebie - thankyou to Willowbee (I think it was you!) who mentioned it. I'm using it every day to see if I can see a difference.

I'm glad you're trying it as well I really like it so far. I'm just using it at night under my normal moisturiser. If I get on with it really well then I might buy a couple more. I'm trying to hold off for now! :rotfl:


My latest UUs

Katy Perry Killer Queen sample - WNB as it's not unusual enough. (I was impressed with the lasting power though.)

L'Occitane Shea Dry Hand Cream (10ml) - WNBA. I'm not overly keen on the scent of this but it's very effective.

La Sultane de Saba Argan Body Lotion (30ml) - I loved the scent of this and it moisturised really well but WNBA as it's pretty expensive. (There are things I prefer that are cheaper.)

Decleor Experience de L'Age Rich Cream (15ml) - WNBA but would happily use again if it came in a set. It lasted for a long time and the scent was wonderful.


I will have INs to declare but I think I'm going to ask for them to be put away as a birthday present for next month. It's a Rituals set that is valued at £78 but is £18.98 inc P&P. I've had the body/linen spray before in this scent and loved it.

Lotus Secret fragrance sticks (50ml)
Yin calming bed & body mist (50ml)
Silence fine liquid hand wash (300mg)
Silence 3 in 1 miracle hand scrub (200ml)
T’ai Chi foaming shower gel sensation (200ml)
Mei Dao rich and nourishing body cream (200ml)

This makes me even more pleased that the Caroline Hirons box is out of the question! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

LunaL

Willowbee wrote: »

Thank you for the details, LunaL. I was extremely tempted by the idea of the box but £140 is way out of my budget. Although I understand why they've chosen to include full size items rather than sample sizes I actually prefer samples so I can see if it suits my skin before committing to a full size. I'm sure the products will be lovely but I'm quite relieved to know I won't be waiting for it to be released/trying to work out if I should go for it If I were to spend £140 on skin care/beauty I'd want to hand pick the items myself...

I know what you mean, it is a lot! Of course I will be waiting to see what the rest of the box holds, if I wouldn't use all the products I won't purchase I will be interested however, to see if there is any Sunday Riley as I would love to try the range.

city_girl_258

Willowbee wrote: »

I'm glad you're trying it as well I really like it so far. I'm just using it at night under my normal moisturiser. If I get on with it really well then I might buy a couple more. I'm trying to hold off for now! :rotfl:


My latest UUs

L'Occitane Shea Dry Hand Cream (10ml) - WNBA. I'm not overly keen on the scent of this but it's very effective.

I'm really liking the Clinique serum. I think it's bringing down my redness a bit and skin is quite soft. I'm using it before my night moisturiser too.

Is the L'occitane shea hand cream the one that smells like baby oil/lotion? If it is i've got that at work to use up. Don't mind the smell...reminds me of babies and holidays :rotfl:

I have a UU:

Bliss fat girl slim cellulite cream - WNBA - this was a TK maxx purchase, small pot for about £2.99. Very runny consistency which was odd and smelt quite menthol and medicated which I wasn't keen on. I doubt it did any good, cellulite is improving but i'd put that down to better diet and more exercise!

Can anyone give any recommendations for a nice moisturising face mask?
I prefer one that you can leave on overnight as I have dry skin and even the ones you're supposed to tissue off always sink in quickly. I've used Decleor hydra floral mask in the past which is gorgeous but just wanted some other recommendations before I splurge on that.

Thanks!

FizzWhizz

Hola Beauty Queens :wave:

Ok, so I have spent much of today thinking of my 4x4 products (can you tell DH has been watching sport aaaaaaall day?!) and I'm primed and ready...

By July 4th I will try to:
UU my No7 Melting Gel Cleanser (freshly opened, although I use this only in the morning as I don't find it that effective at taking off a full face of slap)
Hit pan on my Benefit Coralista blush
UU my MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack (this was in my PP list but I have chuff all chance of finishing it this month, so I've replaced it with my Avon Supershock Black Eyeliner)
Hit pan on at least THREE shadows in the MUA palette which I'm trying to UU

To me these milestones feel both noteworthy and achievable!

I too will be passing on the Hirons box, although thankyou for the heads up LunaL

Willowbee, where on earth did you find such bargain Rituals?! Hands down my favourite brand, I'm well jel here

cw18

1 UU
Nivea Q10 Anti Wrinkle Day Cream
I've been using this whenever I plan to spend a chunk of the day outdoors, due to the fact this one includes SPF15 and the moisturiser I use when mostly indoors don't include that kind of protection.
Replacing with another pot of this I already have (and which is already open) - just need to dig around under my en-suite basin to locate it !!

1 GA
Head & Shoulders Shampoo
The bottle is about 3/4 full, but I really don't get on with it. Discovered on Friday that this is OH's HG (we don't live together, and while I've seen him using it I didn't realise it was his preference). So when he left here tonight it went with him. I have that much shampoo in stock I'm not going to miss it

Willowbee

FizzWhizz wrote: »

Willowbee, where on earth did you find such bargain Rituals?! Hands down my favourite brand, I'm well jel here

Hi FizzWhizz! Glad you're up for the 4 by the 4th as well :-)

I thought of you when I ordered the Rituals box this evening. I think Rituals is wonderful brand as well I think it's an amazing offer as I'll enjoy using up everything that is in it. I only knew about it as I ordered a Weleda box from this company ages ago (that was fab as well). Here is the link:

http://www.allboxedup.co/rituals/

Everyone else look away! I didn't know if I should post the link as I didn't want to tempt anyone that's doing really well this month! :eek:

FizzWhizz

Willowbee wrote: »

Hi FizzWhizz! Glad you're up for the 4 by the 4th as well :-)

I thought of you when I ordered the Rituals box this evening. I think Rituals are wonderful as well I think it's an amazing offer as I'll enjoy using up everything that is in it. I only knew about it as I ordered a Weleda box from this company ages ago (that was fab as well). Here is the link:

http://www.allboxedup.co/rituals/

Everyone else look away! I didn't know if I should post the link as I didn't want to tempt anyone that's doing really well this month! :eek:

You're a dirty enabler :mad: but I've just ordered it and send you thanks via the medium of kisses :rotfl: Seriously though, this is a couple of pounds above the regular body butter price so well worth a try. Thankyou SO much for the link xx

Willowbee

city_girl_258 wrote: »

I'm really liking the Clinique serum. I think it's bringing down my redness a bit and skin is quite soft. I'm using it before my night moisturiser too.

Is the L'occitane shea hand cream the one that smells like baby oil/lotion? If it is i've got that at work to use up. Don't mind the smell...reminds me of babies and holidays :rotfl:

I have a UU:

Bliss fat girl slim cellulite cream - WNBA - this was a TK maxx purchase, small pot for about £2.99. Very runny consistency which was odd and smelt quite menthol and medicated which I wasn't keen on. I doubt it did any good, cellulite is improving but i'd put that down to better diet and more exercise!

Can anyone give any recommendations for a nice moisturising face mask?
I prefer one that you can leave on overnight as I have dry skin and even the ones you're supposed to tissue off always sink in quickly. I've used Decleor hydra floral mask in the past which is gorgeous but just wanted some other recommendations before I splurge on that.

Thanks!

I think the Clinique serum is helping the fine lines on my forehead. I also think my skin tone is more even but I need to use it a bit longer before I'm sure. Apparently it's meant to adapt to whatever your skin needs most - I've no idea how that's possible! :rotfl:

It is the hand cream that smells of babies and holidays! :rotfl: Sometimes I really like it and other times I find it overpowering. However, it's so effective and luxurious that I can imagine buying a fullsize as a celebration once I've finished all of my hand creams but that could be years away :eek:

It sounds like the Fat Girl Slim might have been a bit old. I had a Bliss face cream that I used up but it had gone really watery (it wasn't off but the texture had definitely changed). I have a newish sample of Fat Girl Slim so I will take a look at that and report back

Do you live near an Origins counter? I had an email saying you could choose three samples that they would fill in-store for you. People rave about the Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask. I didn't find it made much difference and have been using up an old GWP tube as a neck moisturiser (at least it smells lovely) but many people seem to love it. My skin isn't very dry so maybe that's why I couldn't see a difference when I used it?

Sorry about the super-long answer! :rotfl:

Willowbee

FizzWhizz wrote: »

You're a dirty enabler :mad: but I've just ordered it and send you thanks via the medium of kisses :rotfl: Seriously though, this is a couple of pounds above the regular body butter price so well worth a try. Thankyou SO much for the link xx

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Well, I was meant to be on a strict no buy :eek:

I had the Tao body/linen spray on my wishlist so was super-pleased to see it turn up in such a great offer. (I've used up a bottle before. I think they've just repackaged this scent). I'm really looking forward to trying the body butter though there is no way I need it I don't need the foaming shower gel either but I love using them and it's a beautiful scent

I'm so glad you could use the link I'm not sure if I'll have the self-discipline to hide this set away until my birthday...