No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries February 2016

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I have one UU so far this month:
1. L'occitane Mango Flower hand cream 30ml. I really liked this. It was rich without being too greasy and sunk in really well.

I have got some ins though as couldn't resist the No7 counter! I got the dark circle corrector, radiance exfoliator and the highlighting stick. They were on 3 for 2 so the exfoliate was free and then I had a voucher so got £5 off the dark circles corrector and £3 off the stick. At least they were bargains!

VALM

catherine/kate wrote: »

Lots of progress and no INs in February! Should have been more ambitious! I also used up a tube of No7 foaming face wash that I hated. It has been in the bathroom for at least 2 years and it turned out only to have one use left in it . . . why didn't I do that years ago?!

I am SO tempted to start on the beauty boxes, especially with ValM getting such interesting stuff from Birchbox. Must stay strong . . .

Catherine/Kate. They are only worth it if you get a good deal on them. To be honest i think I'd got into a little rut with my stash and it has been really nice to try new things.

Magpied

A couple of INs this weekend to report.

E45 cream 125g - having re-found an E45 lotion a couple of days ago and found that it was helping my dry, itchy skin, decided to try this much thicker version. Seems to be working wonders ATM.

Collection Eyebrow kit brunette - having been using a stubby old pencil for years, decided to give this kit a go. Happy with how it's going so far - easier to get subtler colours.

VALM

Another UU :-

S&G Orangeism shower gel. Finished this off in my bath today. I'd use this if I got it in a set but would not buy it singularly. I do think though that it is the S&G shower gels that are causing the dry itchy patches on my arms as they have popped up again.

Gemzie121

A UU today:

Next paradise eau de toilette 30ml- Wnba nice enough but not a favourite scent of mine and I want to get my perfume collection down to just the ones I really, really love as I've collected far too many that I like but don't absolutely love. I seem to be on a roll with perfumes being used up over the last month this is the 3rd that's gone. I'm trying to target the ones with the least amount left in them. Think I have a little purse spray of this somewhere anyway that came in a gift set with it.

Just had a really lovely bath with 1/3 lush pink fun, a bit of magic wand bubble bar, snow fairy massage bar and a little bit of snow fairy shower gel. Mum just came back from a walk and commented that the whole house smells amazing. I wish snow fairy came in a body butter and would be nice if the perfume was available more too. I would love that and the rose jam perfumes but it's a nightmare to get hold of them, just as well really, I don't need anymore but I know they would be used to death!

savingfortomorrow

tossed out four lip balms that were gone off. 2 lip glosses gosh and max factor tossed out.

sam.4000

Good start to the month but have been naughty so will declare when they arrive.

Valm sorry can't really help with lush toners I used to use eau aroma which is lovely but I then moved onto rose water as a cheaper alternative. Which does remind me I still have a part bottle to finish.

UU's
1) guerisson 9 complex hydrogel mask WNBA did not fit my face well so was a struggle to get everything lined up even though it came in two pieces. I did find it hydrating but for the price it nots worth it. Have a opulent more of these.

2) twilight bath bomb WBA nice and calming paired well with playdoze bubble bar.

3) vita A 3000 WNBA used it as a body lotion as my facial skin did not like it.

4) suddenly perfume from lidl WMBA nice scent, did not last long but cheap.

5) unanimous absolute care day cream WNBA used as body lotion.

6) Benecos hand cream WNBA did not find it moisturised my hands at all so again repurposed as body lotion.

7) penguin bubble bar WNBA nice enough from a long time ago still made nice bubbles and still well scented even thought I am not a huge fan of the scent.

8) yummy mummy shower gel 250 ml WNBA beautiful colour and consistency shame I am not a great fan of the scent.

9) shara shara pearl sheet mask WBA lovely fit, slightly scented, hydrated my skin without any stickiness. Better quality sheet mask than others I have used.

10) Johnny Appleseed bath oil ( lush) WNBA I am not a great fan of these. Smells okay but floats on top of the bath and leaves a lovely ring all round the bath to clean off. I don't find they actually do anything than cause a greasy mess. Last one hurray.

11) so white bath ballistic WBA this one sank which is unusual as they normally float. Still dissolved well and smelt good. Have some stashed as I like this one ( and many more of honest).

12) malie coenzyme Q10 sheet mask WMBA quite liked, nice fit, good shape for my face and left skin hydrated.

13) Father Christmas bath bomb WNBA not a favourite scent of mine, nice enough but prefer others.

14) Eco shampoo from ibis 30ml WNBA freebie from hotel, did not lather or do much, I ended up using another shampoo as the shampoo did nothing.

15) wella proseries moisture hair treatment WMBA sometimes my hair was silky other times it seemed to have a coating leaving it lanky.

16) BS glazed Apple sugar scrub WBA works well not my favourite Apple scent as I found it a bit synthetic but usable. One more in stash.

17) bath melt from bomb cosmetics called happy beak WBA I prefer these melts to lush. I enjoyed the scent and felt it made the water silkier.

Hermia

UUs

12) Liz Earle Skin Repair Moisturiser - WNBA
13) Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic - WNBA

I was persuaded to try Liz Earle last year and bought a couple of trial packs of her products. My skin has hated every single one of her products and I now feel I am in a very small minority who don't regard LE as the holy grail!

14) Herbal Essences Uplifting Volume shampoo - WBA

15) Vaseline Essential Healing body lotion - WBA

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First UUs of February to report!

1. Sanctuary Body Butter mini. WDBA. Have a full size in the stash.
2. Sanex Bath Cream sachet. WBA. I already know I like Sanex in general and didn't consider this sachet big enough for an actual bath so used to wash my makeup brushes.
3. Lush H'Suan Wen Hua. WNBA. Didn't like the smell and it matted my hair. I've had very little joy with Lush hair products. They're definitely not as good as the body stuff IMO.
4. Sainsbury's 3-wick Christmas Spice Candle. WBA. I get this every year. Same smell different pot.
5. Lush Rough with the Smooth Body Scrub. WMBA. I liked this but it didn't last as long as I expected so the green sugar scrub is probably better value.
6. Superdrug Vitamin E In-Shower Moisturiser. WNBA. I'm sure this is fine for what it is and in general I really like the Vitamin E body stuff but in-shower moisturisers are just not heavy-duty enough for me so bit pointless. Eventually used up by repurposing as shaving cream.
7. Ikea Lavender Candle. WBA. Not the strongest scent throw but I like lavender and I really like the little pot it comes in so I've washed it out and kept it.
8. Lush Rose Jam Bubbleroon. WMBA. I like this but the scent doesn't stay around like it does with the Rose Jam Shower Gel.

Couple of INs, too. I was hanging around Next waiting for my friend to pay and they had all their perfumes out. I think I literally forgot I'm not meant to buying stuff!
1. Next Cashmere EDP - purse size spray
2. Next Sparkle EDP - purse size spray

Also, Loreal Fibrology range was reduced in Sainsbury's. I really like it but don't need shampoo and conditioner at the moment so decided to treat myself to the Booster instead as I can use it with any shampoo and conditioner and hopefully have a similar effect.

That's it for now but I'm off work this week and have a couple of days out planned which will involve shops. Want to see the Valentines and Mothers Day ranges in Lush so I might come out with a couple of things there if I'm being realistic!
Hope everyone had a great weekend. It's blowing a gale here, just heard my recycling bin go over so have to venture outside :eek:

lucia22

I have 4 UU to report and I've used up a couple of bath bottles so I'm seeing more space in my shower gel drawer (yes drawer haha).

UU
Calcot Manor Bath Essence 100ml - I got this gifted from a friend last Christmas and it was the last thing in the set to use up. I thought this had a lovely scent but I'm not tempted enough to do an impulse buy on it if I see it again. WMBA
Boots Natural Collection Wild Strawberry Bath Cream 250ml - This had a lovely scent and I've always been into fruity smells. I think this product has long since been discontinued because I've had it for at least 9 years! It's good to have finally used that up.
Oz Botanics Major Moisture Deep Conditioner 250ml - This smelled amazing. I loved the scent so I bought the conditioner as well. I don't think it performed any miracles but it was certainly lovely on my hair. WDBA. I have some other brands of deep conditioners in my stash to use up.
Idole d'Armani Body Lotion 50ml - I got this in a perfume gift set. I now only have the perfume to use up.