No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries March 2016

dolly84

I have a uu

Body Shop Delipcious Lipstick - WNBA and can't as it is discontinued, this was a sheer plum colour and quite nice but didn't last long.

maddiemay

I think that this will be my last UU for March.

30ml Super Facialist Rose facial oil 7/23 WBA

Nails painted Orly Cashmere Cardigan, one of my favourites:D
Toes are a purple Rimmel one from years ago.

[Deleted User]

Some more outs:
TA
7. MUA Pro Base Eye Primer. WNBA. This had basically curdled.
GA.
11. Lord and Berry Lip Gloss - from beauty box, not used, gave to sister
12. Monu Massage Oil - from beauty box, not used, gave to charity
13. Sleek Au Naturel Palette - used but SIL happy to have. I pulled it out in my hunt for mattes but these are chalky and not very pigmented.
14. Body Shop Oils of Life Facial Oil - from beauty box, not used, gave to charity.
SOLD
1. Glamglow Supermud mini

In my hunt for mattes, I remembered I have the MUR Flawless Mattes palette so I've got that out on my dressing table to use before I go buying anything else more expensive. I've also got Pixi Eye Glow Cube out for the week.

[Deleted User]

sam.4000 wrote: »

I like Jolse ( especially the free postage) I order from Testerkorea this time as they have a larger selection of items and the product I was after, I have ordered lots of samples to try new things out but there is no free postage.

Other companies I have used are Koreadepart, wishtrend ( they have free shipping of you spend so much and a free shipping zone, they also do boxes from selected companies ), kmall24, I have only used these for sheet masks when they have good offers on, it is also a pain to join as it does not like any phone number you put in. Cosme-de I also use for sheet masks when they are on offer and it is free shipping but this company really specialise in high end.

Hi sam.4000, have you ever ended up having big customs charges when ordering from websites like that? I don't want to do a massive order but I want to try a few Korean ranges like TonyMoly and It's Skin, and I've been looking on eBay. The postage is free but obviously doesn't include customs etc. Maybe it would be ok on a smaller order? TIA

LunaL

Deleted_User wrote: »

Hi sam.4000, have you ever ended up having big customs charges when ordering from websites like that? I don't want to do a massive order but I want to try a few Korean ranges like TonyMoly and It's Skin, and I've been looking on eBay. The postage is free but obviously doesn't include customs etc. Maybe it would be ok on a smaller order? TIA

Hi Deleted_User, I've made two large orders from Jolse and they declare the value of the package very low so it doesn't get picked up by customs. Obviously you run the risk that it might get stopped in a random search but I haven't had this happen to me. I can't say if other sites like Tester Korea do this also but Sam should be able to let you know.

The Asian Beauty Reddit page is full of helpful information which may help : https://www.reddit.com/r/AsianBeauty/wiki/customs

Similarly there is also a swap page which you may be interested in : https://www.reddit.com/r/asianbeautyexchange/new/

Hope this helps!

asset2004

sorry I'm skimming pages and can't remember who posted about reusing pump bottles I do this. Have done since I got sucked into the S&G hype and ended up with a couple of the huge clean on me shower creams.
I also decant bubble bath into the pump bottles and reuse as shower gels as I never have baths and have always wondered why bath cream is soooo much better value

Lou85

rdone wrote: »

I used to be Benefit obsessed as I found that even though it was expensive it lasted an age so it was good value. Apart from the powder, I seemed to use that up in seconds! I haven't bought any in around a year now though due to their ethics as a company.

I noticed a few people earlier in the forum weren't too happy with Benefit for some reason but I had no idea why. What is it about their ethics that's causing such an uproar? I hardly know anything about them! To be honest I only really use their concealer but I do like to take the moral high ground on things so please share! I like a good rant

rdone

I had a powder through the post over the weekend from a sample site. It's unbranded so not sure who it is but it did say it wash vegan so I'm happy. It's very good so far, only used it twice but I am impressed. Plus it's free so what's not to love?!

rdone

Lou85 wrote: »

I noticed a few people earlier in the forum weren't too happy with Benefit for some reason but I had no idea why. What is it about their ethics that's causing such an uproar? I hardly know anything about them! To be honest I only really use their concealer but I do like to take the moral high ground on things so please share! I like a good rant

They test on animals and for me it's a big no no. It's just my opinion but I won't use anything by a company who tests on animals, including cleaning products etc. It just doesn't make any sense to me and makes me feel quite sick in all honesty.

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all
Another UU my pump dispenser of Aveeno cleansing cream stopped pumping so I've had the lid off and been shaking it out for a while now, finally got all I can out. I have an identical one in the stash so that will be taking its place in the bathroom.
Ins 2 pears soap bars.