No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries February 2016

[Deleted User]

Where's that wagon? Oh, yeah, I fell off it. Some of these were needed. Some were most definitely not.

14. Superdrug Tea Tree & Lemon Conditioning Shampoo. Recommended to me as I have an occasional itchy scalp. Apparently tea tree is good for that so happy to give this a try.
15-17. B. Nourished Night Serum, B. Refreshed Essence Lotion and B. Confident Moisture Gel - no excuse. All 1/2 price though.
18-19. L'Oreal Elvive Extraordinary Clay Shampoo and Conditioner. Again, no excuse except was 1/2 price.
20. Lush Floating Island Bath melt.
21-22. Lush Ickle Baby Bot Bath Bomb x 2
23. Chapstick Original. The lipbalm I had in my handbag ran out while I was out and my lips are so bad I couldn't wait until I got home so got this in the poundshop.
24. MUA Skin Define Hydro Foundation. I don't have any CC creams left and can't find a cheap one to try currently but this is very lightweight so worth a go as a CC replacement.
25. MUA Pro Base Prime and Conceal Palette. This has peach, lilac, green and yellow colour correctors plus a concealer. Getting a bit sick of people asking if I'm ok because I look tired. I know I look tired. Thanks for pointing out how obvious my eyebags are! Hoping the yellow will counteract the bags a bit plus I often have red blotchy patches so I know I'll use the green, too.
26-7. Patisserie de Bain Gift set Duo. Free with my B. purchases. Not going to keep for myself.

For the outs, I have UU:
23. L'Occitane Shea Lip Butter. WNBA. This is the second of these I have used up this year. One was from the advent calendar, this one from a free gift set I got at the same time. They're not especially moisturising, they don't seem to sink in.
24. Lush Rehab Shampoo. WDNBA for my hair but would consider buying again as a makeup brush cleanser. Makes the brushes pristine. Which is probably why it's no good for my hair - far too stripping.

Also GA the Patisserie de Bain freebie set. Added to my box for the local women's refuge. Someone there will enjoy 'Cranberries and Cream' much more than me, I'm sure!

Just curious as I seem to have no willpower compared to most of you, what triggers you to buy apart from needing things?
With me, it seems to be getting bored of the things I have or trying to cheer myself up. Currently this is because I'm exhausted, sick of physio and, TBH, anxious about an upcoming hospital consultant appointment.
It is my main vice, too. I don't spend loads of money on clothes or shoes or anything else so if I'm in a spendy mood it will almost always be on makeup/toiletries. Just being nosy really about what sets others off on a spending spree!

WeAreGhosts

Deleted_User wrote: »

Just curious as I seem to have no willpower compared to most of you, what triggers you to buy apart from needing things?
With me, it seems to be getting bored of the things I have or trying to cheer myself up. Currently this is because I'm exhausted, sick of physio and, TBH, anxious about an upcoming hospital consultant appointment.
It is my main vice, too. I don't spend loads of money on clothes or shoes or anything else so if I'm in a spendy mood it will almost always be on makeup/toiletries. Just being nosy really about what sets others off on a spending spree!

I'm the same - get bored of things (but usually when they're spluttering), cheering myself up. Also trying something new, like the moisturiser with a high SPF I just got, and I'd not tried a BB cream in a long time. My skin also tends to change seasonally, so that's a factor in buying too.
I don't spend loads either. I stick to cheap-ish clothing shops, and my only other vice is books.

sam.4000

Deleted_User wrote: »

Just curious as I seem to have no willpower compared to most of you, what triggers you to buy apart from needing things?
With me, it seems to be getting bored of the things I have or trying to cheer myself up. Currently this is because I'm exhausted, sick of physio and, TBH, anxious about an upcoming hospital consultant appointment.
It is my main vice, too. I don't spend loads of money on clothes or shoes or anything else so if I'm in a spendy mood it will almost always be on makeup/toiletries. Just being nosy really about what sets others off on a spending spree!

I have very little willpower and as you this is my vice. I love trying new things, it cheaper than most other things to buy depending on what it is and it looks/ smells appealing. I don't have the same issue with make up but have enough. Stress is a big trigger with me and I use sheet masks/ bath bombs etc as a way to escape/ relax.

UUs
55) sure maximum protection deodorant WBA

56) nature republic first essence sheet mask WMBA not my first choice.

57) comforter bubble bar WBA
Note to oneself, check the tube before liberally covering your face in face cream. It was not face cream but sun cream and I really don't think I need to apply that at nearly 9 pm

coppers

Re Willpower, I'm kinda a keep things simple, a bit skeptical and a how much! type of person when it comes to products, so I'm not too bad really but my triggers are finding bargains but in the short time I've joined this challenge I've been holding up ok purely because I'm doing the challenge, same goes with my book & dvd challenges, not sure how I'll resist when my stash dwindles though especially as I'm enjoying reading everyone's opinions so I'll be curious to try things.

I've got a couple of ins

PP
vo5 styling wax
Soap & glory hand food
Wilko dry shampoo
Bedhead manipulator
Tresemme heat defence
Tesco Pro formula citrus anti dandruff shampoo
Alberto balsam tea trea tingle conditioner
Royal jelly foam bath
Beautilicious green apple body balm
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
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

UU
Nivea eye make up remover - wba - very gentle.
Tesco baby wipes - everyday essential
Lush so white - I like lush products, this one was ok, didn't really smell wintery but was nice enough.
Skin wisdom youth protect eye treatment - wba - felt like it actually tightened a bit
Avon Bella perfume - Wdnba - I found this to be a very light perfume, I could barely smell it myself, felt like it was bland, nothing special.
Soft & gentle deodorant - the pink one - Jasmine & coca milk - Eva, does what it says on the tin.
Tesco pro formula citrus anti dandruff shampoo.- I like this product, I have another one in my pp list to use up but I do think Tesco have discontinued it.

TA
Boots hairspray- WBA - does what it says on the tin. Had to throw this away because I knocked it into the toilet - joys of being clumsy.

In
Palmolive shaving cream - 48p in tesco
Palmolive shave stick - 15p in tesco
Johnsons Baby wipes. - everyday essential.



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.

abbe89

I honestly thought I'd be getting through things much quicker than I am! Finding it a little frustrating, but nevermind!

3 UUs over the weekend

2 x mini S&G body butters - WBA, lovely scent and really nice and moisturising

1 x Sensodyne toothpaste

I've never properly finished a tube of toothpaste, always seem to have loads left in it, but I've treated myself to a tube roller so I've got every last drop out of this one!

Catch up on my PP:

abbe89 wrote:

[STRIKE]- No7 face cream (not much left in this, so a bit of a quick win!)[/STRIKE]
- 3 x mini body butters (the size you get in gift sets - haven't selected specific ones but aim to get through 3) 2 finished
- 3 x hotel/gift set sized shower gels (again, not being specific on which ones!) - I've finished 2 so almost there!
-[STRIKE] 4 x biore nose/face strips[/STRIKE]
- Boots Botanics hand cream
- Joules Hand scrub

VALM

1 TA last night : LE super balm (the one in a small pot rather than full sized in a bottle). I inherited this from Emma when she decluttering but it smells like Playdoh so I'm chucking it. Have a Burts Bees balm to use next (which I also inherited) and then will be graduated in cuticle care items. Once that is done I will strive to apply hand cream more often than I do as if I do this I don't need a specific cuticle care product.

My trigger at the moment is GWPs. Need to stop as it is stupid. Am just adding to the stash.

Whilst it was really lovely of LE to send me the hand serum I have used this recently and did not like the fragrance. None of my friends liked the fragrance either so I have ebayed it.

dolly84

VALM - I don't seem to be tempted by GWP's anymore, I got so fed up of minis of products that I had no intention of buying full sizes of.

Deleted_User - my triggers are feeling fed up, falling out with DH and watching Youtube videos, also the half price offers at Christmas.

Hermia

dolly84 wrote: »

VALM - I don't seem to be tempted by GWP's anymore, I got so fed up of minis of products that I had no intention of buying full sizes of.

I haven't been tempted by GWP for a long time and think it is because they always include the same old same old products. Lancome always have a bottle of that blue toner stuff, Clinique always seem to have All About Eyes and the same type of mascara, Elizabeth Arden always seem to have those gold capsule thingies they do. There are so many products from these companies I would love to try and they never put them in GWP sets.

lankygirl20

Updated PPs.
should be able to finish all that is left in the next couple of days par the dior BB cream which has had a lot more than i thought left in it!

lankygirl20 wrote: »

1. Diorskin Nude BB Cream
[STRIKE]2. Diorshow Mascara Mini[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]3. Nars Eyebrow Perfector [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]4. Hourglass Mechanical Gel Liner [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]5. Boots Botanics Eye Makeup Remover x 2[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]6. Kiehls Pineapple Papaya Facial Scrub [/STRIKE]
7. Clinique Moisture Surge Cream Mini
[STRIKE]8. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Body Lotion Mini [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]9. Kiehls Creme De Corps Mini [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]10. BS White Musk Smoky Rose Shower Gel[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]11. Thierry Mugler Alien Shower Gel Mini [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]12. Miss Dior EDT 75ml [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]13. Bumble and Bumble Shampoo/Conditioner Sachets[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]14. Bumble and Bumble Invisible Oil Primer Mini x2 [/STRIKE]
15. Bumble and Bumble Straight Blow Dry Cream Mini
16. Bumble and Bumble Surf Shampoo 60ml
17. Bumble and Bumble Surf Conditioner 60ml
[STRIKE]18. Philip Kingsley Body Building Shampoo Min[/STRIKE]i
19. Philip Kingsley Elasticizer Mini
[STRIKE]20. Charles Worthington Leave in Conditioner Sachet x2 [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]21. Louise Galvin Hair Mask[/STRIKE]

other UUs
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25. Molton Brown Coco and Sandalwood hand cream - WNBA
26. Estee Lauder Fill Serum Sachet - WMBA have a larger sample size of this to try so will wait and see how that goes.
27. Nuxe Shower Oil Sachets x 3 - WNBA hated how shimmery this was.
28. Estee Lauder Modern Muse Perfume sample -WDBA have another sample and a 30ml in the stash
29. Prada Candy Perfume sample - WNBA used to love the scent of this but it doesn't last long.
30. Aerin Iris Meadow Perfume sample - WNBA was better used as room spray as didn't suit me.
31. Chloe Perfume 5ml - love this WDBA and plenty more in the stash from a tesco glitch a year or two ago.
32. Bobbi Brown Eye Cream Sachet - 1ml of this decanted into a pot lasted a good month, its very rich. WDBA I have a few larger samples of this to get through first. it is lovely and has really helped to stop my under eye concealer creasing.
33. Kiehls Perfume samples x 2 different scents - WNBA, better off as room spray.
34. Benefit Porefessional deluxe sample - not sure on this one but surprised that 3ml gave 9 days of use, i must have a tiny face:rotfl: some days it looked good, other days it seems to make my pores more obvious than usual.

Tolteca87

I have a severe inability not sample size blagging, so even without GWP's I have bathroom cabinets, bags and boxes full of skin and hair goo. I came back home yesterday with a box full, due to Fashion Week promotions in the mall.