No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries May 2015

rdone

So I've finally got round to making my list this morning and I have 159 items (I didn't do most of the bathroom cupboard because of time). I have thrown away 30 as they are very dry and horrible.

I've UU 2 items this morning from my normal routine:
Benefits instant comeback (tester) - have been using each morning around the eyes. Have seen an improvement but WNBA as it isn't vegan.
benefit triple performing facial emulsion (tester) - have more testers so will keep going through them. Same as above though.

I've also thought of 3 items that I can GA so fingers crossed!

Brings my total down to 127 items (plus the bathroom cupboard and I haven't even looked at nail varnish yet!!). In pretty pleased with it and have a plan to use up some bits that I didn't even know I had!

Right, off to get ready for a friends wedding this afternoon, hope you all have a lovely Tuesday!

KT2802

Just been catching up on the thread.

Your daughter looked lovely Fizz, really hope she enjoyed her prom. Hope your DH is on the mend and all went well.

Nice to see you wondercollie. It is very sad seeing animals get old but agree with you that the most important thing is that they are happy.

Enjoy your friends wedding rdone :beer:

Really impressed with all the make up UUs! Dolly I use the Estee Lauder double wear light and know what you mean about the shades being slightly orangey. I do really like it though. Well done on using it up! I haven't tried the body shop camomile make up remover and don't think I want to now either :rotfl:

I do not like lip gloss - I ended up throwing away all the ones I had a few months ago as they were years old and I never used them.

I have decided that I am only going to declare INS and OUTS of things that I have a stash of. I no longer have a stash of - shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, bubble bath, serums, dry shampoo or body lotion. Therefore I will not be declaring these. Means my UU will probably be quite slow but I no longer have an excess of these areas - just 1 in use and sometimes 1 back up. I am happy with that.

My first declared UU of this year (have UU more than this but only started to record them on here) -

1. Lancome Zen Calm moisturiser sample (think this is what it was called) - WNB, nice enough but would not buy due to price.

Hope maddiemay is well, not seen her post for a while although think she may be away on holiday.

Gemzie121

UU aromatherapy associates renewing rose moisturiser mini - WMBA if on offer, this does a nice job but my garnier one that is similar is a lot cheaper.

Eta another just UU... Mum dry effect roll on deodorant. WNBA wasn't anything special for me. Prefer the pink one that has a nice scent.

Also Pantene colour shampoo - WMBA did an ok job.

VALM

HI ladies,

2 OUTs in the form of a UU and a TA.

UU: the small tube of Clinique Even Better foundation. Not a fan of liquid foundation though it's good that I'm using it at the moment as my Balance n Brighten has hit pan and I'm not getting much coverage from this at the moment. WNBA.

TA was the Sephora by OPI nail colour Sample Sale. I wasn't getting much lacquer out the other day. Redid my nails using OPI An Affair in Red Square instead.

jacci45

UU Sanctuary hot cloth cleanser, WNBA as its not a patch on Liz Earls!

VALM

jacci45 wrote: »

UU Sanctuary hot cloth cleanser, WNBA as its not a patch on Liz Earls!

Thanks for reminding me that I also UUed a C&P at weekend. It was the grapefruit LE one. This is my favourite LE one.

FizzWhizz

Apparently I can't multi quote over more than one page, besides, I suspect I'd be quoting too many anyway So big thankyous to VALM, Dolly, City_Girl and KT plus anyone I might have missed for your lovely compliments about my DD. She had a really lovely time and is half excited for college, half bricking it in between now and September she is moving house with her Dad so will be living in Worcester (which in itself will be a big change from the sleepy Welsh backwater she's grown up in) but the sixth form she's attending is the one which most of her school friends -- and most importantly, her boyfriend -- are heading off to too. I don't think her feet have really touched the ground in recent weeks, what with exams etc but I'm expecting lots of hormonal tears etc over the summer I was also really pleased to read VALM that you didn't think she looked like a 16yo trying to be 24, some of the girls that were there, well…!!! One in particular had a mahogany spray tan, heels about 7 inches high and a dress that looked My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding-esque :eek: and when she tried to walk it looked like she'd had an accident :rotfl: DD was confident in her heels and just looked so happy and comfortable, it was lovely to see

Big school is a big deal, Dolly! But at the same time I'm sure you're probably more nervous about it than your DD is my dd took it all in her stride, as did DS1 tbh but I was extra nervous for him as we'd only moved here in the February prior and he didn't have that many friends who were going to the same secondary as him. Suffice it to say, he sailed through which is no mean feat when there are almost as many kids in his year as there were in my entire grammar school! My "baby" will be going next year too, a bit of me has The Fear as he seems so little and young, but another bit of me will be chuffed to be able to get a full time job that doesn't have to fit in amongst school drop offs and pick ups :T:D

wondercollie wrote: »

Good wishes to Mr. FW on his kidney stone surgery. I've had the lithotripsy twice and can honestly say I know what he's going through. Drugs are his friend.

Thankyou! He needs to be at hospital for 2.30pm tomorrow so hopefully by dinner time he will be back in the land of the non-anaesthetised and we'll see how he's faring. The consultant has advised three weeks off work but he's hooing to go back in after a week and a half, I doubt that'll be the case but y'never know.

Willowbee wrote: »

FizzWhizz - I was wondering about your hubby too. I hope it has all gone well On a totally different subject (and from way back!) the L'Occ Almond range doesn't smell of almonds or marzipan!! It has almond oil in it (that doesn't really have a scent) and I read ages it ago it has an apple blossom scent. It's calming and subtle but when I test it side by side with the Rituals they are incredibly similar.

Thankyou too for the preemptive good wishes and when I read what you said about the L'Occitane almond range it all made perfect sense and I felt like a bit of a wally for making the marzipan assumption :rotfl: I've used sweet almond oil countless times for countless beauty "pampers" and know full well that it is odourless so why I automatically assumed it would honk of almond paste, I cannot fathom. Ah well, you live and learn

Blimey, I don't half like to waffle. Here are my UU for the month end:

EL Sumptuous Extreme Mascara; this with a GWP size and has lasted months and months, I love it and have a full size in the stash.

Max Factor Glamour Extensions Mascara; this was really wet when first opened but dried down to a nice consistency within a fortnight. I've used it loads but now, about 3 months into its use, it's gone gloopy and clumpy so I've binned it. I had another stashed and have opened it today, if it lasts longer than 3 months this time I WMBA but if not I will pass, I would rather use 1 EL in 6 months than 2 of these in the same time scale, if that makes sense.

PP update:
Superdrug Naturally Radiant Day Cream
Estee Lauder ATZ Eye Cream
Balance Me Cleanse and Smooth Face Balm (rollover)
Boots Time Delay Cleansing Oil
Avon Supershock Gel Eyeliner Pencil in Black
Estee Lauder Doublewear Concealer in 02 Light/Medium
Stila Angel Light Powder Foundation
Rituals Shanti Shower Oil
TBS Frosted Cranberry Shower Gel
Superdrug Skin Soft Age Care Body Lotion

I've binned the last inch of the Supershock eyeliner, it never sets and ends up halfway to my cheekbones by lunchtime if I put it in my waterline. WDNBA, especially as it's more expensive and less effective than the Rimmell Scandaleyes equivalent.

The EL concealer is all finished, it's really lovely on the whole, perfect skin shade match but creases under my eyes. Excellent for covering blemishes but I cannot justify £22 for something to use solely on spots?!

I'm just about to get in the shower and will finish the shower gel whilst I'm in there. Lovely consistency, lovely smell, WDBA If they have it next Christmas.

And, once I'm out the shower I will UU the last of my L'Oreal Infallible Foundation, I prosed off the lid and have been scooping it out all week but it's down to the bare bones. WDBA, have 2 more stashed but I'm going to try the Matte version of this next for a wee change.

Pooped out now! I may talk to you all tomorrow afternoon, one of the joys of a private hospital is the free wifi You're all ace, MWAH! xx

FizzWhizz

VALM wrote: »

Thanks for reminding me that I also UUed a C&P at weekend. It was the grapefruit LE one. This is my favourite LE one.

Thankyou for also reminding me that I have GA a Superdrug HCC to DD! I do like this but my skin has been so much better since I switched solely to cleansing oils, if it ain't broke don't fix it!

asset2004

city_girl_258 wrote: »

Went to my friends hen do yesterday. We did lingerie making...I had to sew which i've not done since I did textiles at school and hated it then too but in the end I was very proud of my creation!! I'll try to post a pic later in the week when i've got a bit more time.
We also did perfume making as well, got lots of top/middle/bottom note smells and had to make up your own perfume blend which you then got to take home. Really fun experiences both of them.
Then went out for a meal and a few drinkies in the evening.
Round 2 today, off to Centerparcs spa at 4pm for a few hours which will be lovely.
Then bank hol tomorrow so all round a fab weekend!

Hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend :-)

That sounds really fun. I've never been on a hen do (or been a bridesmaid ) but if I did that would appeal to me much more than going to a karaoke and seeing a stripper. :eek:

I do have some OUTs - actually quite pleased as managed to GA 5 S&G items and a gift set as a present :T

city_girl_258

Willowbee wrote: »

L'Occitane Verbena Body Lotion (75ml) - love the scent and texture but the bottle drives me nuts! No way to get all the product out. Boooo!

The same is true of the little bottle they gave away in the recent L'occitane freebie!
I've finished it off tonight but wasn't convinced the bottle was entirely empty...annoying when it's expensive stuff.
That's one of my UU - WNBA - liked the smell but wouldn't go out my way to repurchase.

Also UU my sample of Origins GinZing eye cream - WNBA - similar to above, nice enough but wouldn't go out my way to have it again.