No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries February 2016

Gemzie121

Some UU to report, been swimming tonight also and used a few sachets.

Garnier ultimate blends with coconut sleek Perfector oil sachet - WBA I intend to get the full size of this once I've finished the 2 Pantene oils I have. This smells absolutely gorgeous and did a good job.

Pantene breakage defence conditioner sachet - WBA as a full size. Not sure whether it protected my hair from breaking as only used the sachet the once but it smelled pleasant and wasn't watery so I would give the full size a go. I've always liked Pantene conditioners that I've had in the past.

Garnier pure active 3 in 1 face wash sachet - Wnba not keen on the smell of this and not as scrubby as I'd like. think it's quite expensive for what it is as I've had better results with, and preferred cheaper facial scrubs.

out of Eden shampoo & conditioner 20ml- Wnba this was a hotel freebie wouldn't buy it again as full size (if can even get it), nothing special in scent etc and didn't do anything much for my hair. Just a basic shampoo. Was fine for swimming kit though.

L' occitane shower gel with 3 essential oils 30ml - Wnba as full size. I love the smell of Loccitane shampoo but wasn't keen on the shower gel, I'm not a huge fan of mint in general. I don't mind for shampoo but it's not a favourite fior shower gels. Although it was a good scent for swimming as it covered up the chlorine smell well, I wouldn't spend that kind of money on shower gel for swimming. Might get some cheap mint or tea tree shower gel for swimming kit eventually when my stash is considerably reduced (that'll be in 30 years time then hehe.)

Dove vanilla & Shea beauty bar- WBA love this scent, and it feels more moisturising than others. It didn't seem to last as long though as others I've had but still really liked it.

Next diamonds eau de toilette 50ml- WBA but not going to as have ridiculous amount of perfumes to get through. I will miss this scent as I really loved it, but I believe it's discontinued anyway. which is a shame as its gorgeous. They always seem to discontinue the ones I love, like my forever love one.

Also lush fans, I have 2 pink fun to use up that are out of date soon... Silly question but what's the best way to use them? Can I use them as a bubble bar for a bath?

rdone

4 of my nails are in an awful condition at the moment and I have no idea why. So I've cut them all short and filed them nicely so I'm hoping that will help to build up some strength. Problem is, I hate having my nails short...

VALM

2 more UUs today. One from Finish 6 my Spring! Drumroll please. I have called time on the Cargo blush and will try again to upload photo below. I can't get any more product from it. WNBA purely because it was ok whilst I could get different colour pigments from it but in the ned it resembled Benefit Dandelion which I own.

Other UU is the bottle of Philosophy Christmas Cookie that I found in the bathroom. Do love this but it's a Christmas fragrance and I would not look to use it again until next Winter.

Was wondering ladies if you know of a way to pass on a used lipstick. I know these can be sanitized for further use. I have a Bobbi Brown Salmon coloured lipstick that I have only worn a couple of times but the colour is really not me. I got it in a set when I went away in September so it is not old. Any ideas let me know.

Also, for the ladies who like Gok Wan I am fairly sure that I still have a full unused unopened tube of his Rose shower gel in my stash. Have no idea how old it is and keep passing over it as I don't like them. If anyone wants to give it a new home let me know (depending on whether it is still there, will have to check).

Have repainted my nails and am wearing OPI I'm Not Really a Waitress again. Am a bit miffed at the state of my Essie Gel Setter top coat though. It has gone really stringy again and my nails do look a mess because of it. Should not have bothered to repaint them.

VALM

Forgot to post photo of the blush:-

dolly84

VALM - I think you have done a good job with that blush, I would call it done too. Re the lipstick, I suppose it would depend who you were passing it on to, I would happily take a lipstick from a friend or family and just use it as is. I'm not sure how you would sanitize it.

shandyclover

VALM wrote: »

Was wondering ladies if you know of a way to pass on a used lipstick. I know these can be sanitized for further use. I have a Bobbi Brown Salmon coloured lipstick that I have only worn a couple of times but the colour is really not me. I got it in a set when I went away in September so it is not old. Any ideas let me know.

I have passed on new lipsticks only to close friends and close family members when I discovered a color really didn't suit me. I have also had them passed on to me. This is the method I use to sanitize them. I also do this fairly regularly with lip products, but then I am a bit over the top with sanitizing my make up. Alcohol can be hard to find in UK, but if you ever make trips to Spain every pharmacy will have the little eau de toilette spray bottles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud8EMr6LjTQ

coppers

coppers wrote: »

Hi, not sure if I'm doing this right & I expect I'll have to add to it, but it's going to be a list of everything I've got.

PP
vo5 styling wax
Boots hairspray
Soap & glory hand food
Wilko dry shampoo
Bedhead manipulator
Tresemme heat defence
Pro formula citrus anti dandruff shampoo x 2
Alberto balsam tea trea tingle conditioner
Lush So white shower gel
Royal jelly foam bath
Beautilicious green apple body balm
Skin wisdom eye treatment
Boots naturals strawberry body lotion
No7 moisturising body lotion
No7 beautiful skin cleansing lotion
Sample of black xs perfume
Dermav10 eye cream
No7 night cream
No7 day cream
Dermav10 anti wrinkle cream
Boots coconut & almond leave in conditioner
Soap & glory hand mask
Soap & glory righteous butter x2
Ricci Ricci perfume sample
E45 cream
Eye shadow palettes x 15
Blusher
Eye pencils x4
Lipgloss/lipstick/lipbalm x 21
Vo5 Matt clay
Sanex body spray
L'oreal tangle tamer
Baby oil
Avon Bella perfume
Lush grannie takes a dip bath bomb
Avon Bella sunset perfume
Charlie mini body spray x 4
Lynx pink body spray
Lynx pink shower gel
Dove shower gel x 2
Dove hand cream
Dove mini body spray
Lush snow fairy shower gel x2
Lush pink fun bubble bar
Lush Santas belly shower gel
Lush bubblegum lip scrub
Lush beautiful shower gel
Lush all good things solid perfume
Along came Betty had lotion x 2
Freshers treats body mist x3
Freshers treats body butter x 3
Baby wipes

UU
Nivea eye make up remover

In
Baby wipes.

Proberly more to come, I expect I've got "lost" stuff stashed away which I will come across, I think it's quite a collection for someone who never wore make up which explains why there's so much of it I suppose. I haven't included hair removal in the list such as razors, shaving gel, cream.

This is my updated list. Not sure how to work the technical things such as crossing things out & quoting but I'm giving it a go.

abbe89

Right, finally decided on my February PP list!

- No7 face cream (not much left in this, so a bit of a quick win!)
- 3 x mini body butters (the size you get in gift sets - haven't selected specific ones but aim to get through 3)
- 3 x hotel/gift set sized shower gels (again, not being specific on which ones!)
- 4 x biore nose/face strips
- Boots Botanics hand cream
- Joules Hand scrub

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Some UUs today:

Superdrug White Chocolate Mousse Face Mask: This smelled lovely and I was excited to try it but as soon as I put it on my face, my skin felt like it was burning so it was abruptly wiped off and put in the bin, such a shame. WDNBA.

Lush Christingle Body Conditioner 50g: I liked the idea of this but I made the mistake of using it with a mint and tea tree shower gel in the shower and it ended up making me feel quite ill when I got out as the conditioner makes your body feel cold, but I was also boiling hot from my shower! WMBA.

Calvin Klein Reveal Body Lotion 100ml: Very strong scent and sinks in well but probably WNBA.

Dr Organic Snail Gel Facial Serum 30ml: Really couldn't get along with this - I hated the smell and it made my skin feel sticky. WNBA.


I will be popping in to Lush on Monday to pick up a few seasonal bits to try as I am a Lush newbie! Does anyone know if they Mother's Day bits are in store yet?

VALM

BirdNerdSophie wrote: »

Some UUs today:

Superdrug White Chocolate Mousse Face Mask: This smelled lovely and I was excited to try it but as soon as I put it on my face, my skin felt like it was burning so it was abruptly wiped off and put in the bin, such a shame. WDNBA.

Lush Christingle Body Conditioner 50g: I liked the idea of this but I made the mistake of using it was a mint and tea tree shower gel in the shower and it ended up making me feel quite ill when I got out as the conditioner makes your body feel cold, but I was also boiling hot from my shower! WMBA.

Calvin Klein Reveal Body Lotion 100ml: Very strong scent and sinks in well but probably WNBA.

Dr Organic Snail Gel Facial Serum 30ml: Really couldn't get along with this - I hated the smell and it made my skin feel sticky. WNBA.


I will be popping in to Lush on Monday to pick up a few seasonal bits to try as I am a Lush newbie! Does anyone know if they Mother's Day bits are in store yet?

I feel your pain re Christingle. Using it alone is enough isn't it? I find the coldness almost unbearable.