No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries January 2016

savingfortomorrow

used up bed head shampoo. been around the house since 2013, it did not lather. WNBA
body butter - nice finished it in one go. (slathered it on)
finished the lancome glowing primer. (did not notice much difference)
finished sachet of dead sea shampoo and mask (have one left, so will make up my mind later)

the in- waterproof mascara and lip liner. got 2 samples of new foundation to try as currently winter face is bordering on some Halloween costume level. bought an other micellar water from garnier.

Carolyn12

Hi ladies,
I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend. Its been miserable and wet here, this constant rain is starting to really get me down.

Its great to see so many ladies joining us in the challenge.

Some UU from the PP:
LRP effaclar duo + 3ml
Bee kind shower gel 30ml
Yardley almond and oatmeal soap
L'occitane bonne mere milk soap
Avene soapless gel cleanser 25ml
Hotel shampoo 50ml

But sadly some INs from the sales:
TBS chocomania shower gel 250ml x2
TBS chocomania body lotion 250ml (why oh why when i am drowning in body lotions and butters!)
TBS frosted plum shower gel 250ml- this i am looking forward to trying!
TBS colourglide shine lip colour- again 100% unnecessary!
Palmers cocoa butter lip balm - 1000% unnecessary! a bit of a dissapointment as i think i may be reacting to an ingredient in it, makes my lips feel like they are burning! May be an out soon!

So thats 10UU so far and 6INs.
Unsure if i will pop in to the B00ts sale this week...

Gemzie121

Eyebright yeah I spent ages washing it out, it's a lot better today so hopefully will be ok.

I was hoping to go to lush etc today as there's a few things I wanted including some of the valentines collection but I've come down with a nasty cold so all I wanted to do was stay in bed. It has worked out for the best anyway as I've won a couple things on eBay and I also used the rest of my gift card from Xmas to get a perfume I wanted. So in a way it's a good job and I will go to lush another time.

In:
Lush Rosie gift set (rose jam shower gel, ros body conditioner, rose jam bubble bar, Jason shampoo bar, tisty tosty bath bomb. I have a new obsession with rose jam scents so I'm excited... However I've never used a shampoo bar, how best to use it? And do they melt if not kept in a tin? I have visions of it drying my hair out, as my hair gets very dry. I imagine these are great for in hospital, holidays etc though. i may keep it for the summer as we might have to go away to see family friends.

Lush Christmas party set with baked Alaska soap, snowman shower jelly (HG!!) and yuzu and cocoa shower cream.

Bomb cosmetics the bomb gift set with raspberry shower butter, pink rhubarb whoopsie blaster, vintage vibe Mallow, all you need is love blaster, pink pamper soap, jelly baby candle, cotton fresh soap, ripplelicious butter loop. I wanted this for a while, nearly caved in and paid full price... Glad I didn't as in the end I got it for 3/4 of the price.

Calvin Klein reveal edp 100ml (with gift card) mum likes this also so we will be sharing this as its the biggest sized one.

Body shop honeymania shower gel 250ml... Love the scent and it was bargain price. think I have a couple of these now.

Did also get a boots extracts min hat box collection but I won't count that as its for mums birthday.

Still waiting on lush order that has my deer gift set, snow fairy set for mum, the Christmas set that has another rose jam in and another butter bear set that is for my friends birthday. It's now showing dispatched but they will probably come in two boxes as they were ordered a few hours apart. hopefully they will come on Monday.

Between these and the now TV box I've just bought for our living room TV (when dad left we lost sky subscription) I think my Xmas money is well and truly spent. Just need to find a good deal on Thierry mugler angel for mums birthday. Then no more spending this month!!

Should have a few outs though next week. The shower stuff is nearly empty. Then I can make a start on last years snow fairy that I've been saving and the rub rub rub scrub.

Eta - probably need to do a new list of everything I have for 2016 but I'm a little scared ang not sure where to start. Probably the next day off I have during the week I need to get every box out of the hall cupboard and group products according to type at the moment everything is mixed up in boxes. Maybe need to buy more plastic tubs of varying sizes and label such as 'shampoo and conditioner' as currently if I need something I end up buying more as its such a lucky dip I know I have more I just can never find which box it's in! Might help me to realise I do have loads of everything and get older products so that I can get to them easier! The only organised boxes are the lush stuff and bomb cosmetics stuff. Everything else is a mess!! For example I have another Phil smith hair cream but I've no idea where it is, probably need to empty every box and find it instead of giving up and just buying more!

savingfortomorrow

Gemzie121 wrote: »

group products according to type at the moment everything is mixed up in boxes. Maybe need to buy more plastic tubs of varying sizes and label

it is worthwhile even dividing into make up and body, in case of spills or damage. (i lost soaps and other stuff to leaks). I divided stuff into cosmetic and body. I have an organizer for individual cosmetics (eye, face, powders and lip) that are currently in use. I have moved the body stash from hidden away into display. It has made me more determined this month to use up.
Moreover, if you see the products, it re-emphasis what you have and limits duplication of the stuff you have in the stash.

lucia22

INS:

Lush The Comforter Shower Cream 100g (late Christmas pressie)
Lush Monsters and Aliens soap (late Christmas pressie)
Leafy and Lovely Hand Lotion with Shea Butter 100ml (bought for £1 in sale)
Nip + Fab Hand Creams (3 x 50ml) - Yoga Blend, De-stress Blend and Detox Blend (bought the set for £3 in sale)
Dr Organic Mauka Honey Hand and Nail Cream 125ml (bought in Holland and Barrett penny sale)
Dr Organic Manuka Honey Foot and Heel Cream 125ml (bought in Holland and Barrett penny sale)

UU
Cotton Tree Baby Oil 355ml- I always use baby oil before I apply moisturiser. I found this oil did what it's supposed to do but I prefer the consistency of Johnson's Baby Oil. I have a few oils I bought in sales to get through next. I probably would not buy this again as I've used better products for a similar price. I bought this reduced in a sale for 50p and it's lasted me a while though.

Vaseline Healthy Hands and Stronger Nails Hand Cream 75ml - I bought this for £1 in a sale so it was good value for money. I've always liked Vaseline and this had a nice scent and moistened my hands without being sticky. WDBA

Gemzie121

1 UU to report:

TBS cranberry joy body polish 75ml- Wnba wasn't keen on the scent but i think it may have gone off slightly it had an odd smell, the matching butter smelled a lot better. I might re purchase in future but would get the frosted cranberry one. It was nice and scrubby though but didn't sting unlike others I've tried (looking at you boots extracts mango!!). lasted ages... Didn't need a lot in the end I got bored and was more generous with it. Don't need to buy anymore scrubs currently anyway, I literally have a ton :eek:

VALM

UU :-

50ml LE Eyebright. My eyes were really sore last night so I soaked 2 cotton pads in this and bathed my eyes. Did get instant relief. Otherwise I am using this as eye makeup remover. It's not the best product for this. Have another of these mini sized bottles in stash so will use that next.

Yesterday when cleaning the bathroom I did also TA some hair products: Loreal gloss and Colab dry shampoo. They are just not getting used due to their ineffectiveness and the fact it doesn't suit respectively. I must stop buying haircare products that I won't use.

Maisie_M

Another UU for me. Oral B total care mini toothpaste. The second one that I found in my sponge bag so that is both of these gone.

Not sure what else will go this month but will keep plugging away.

dolly84

Hi all.

I have a couple of uu's

Aromatherapy Associates Revive Evening Bath & Shower Oil 7ml - this is one of my favourite scents that they do but they are too expensive for what they are.

Burts Bees Coconut Foot Cream 120g - I am so glad this is done. Firstly it is not cream it is the texture, consistency and colour of honey and it is in a tube so it runs out all over, it is messy and sticky and doesn't do anything particularly for my feet. WNBA ever.

summerlady_2

Another UU
6. ESPA 24 hour moisturiser. WDBA.