No Buying Unneccesary Toiletries April 2016

Hermia

51) UU Dove Original Anti-Perspirant - WBA, HG product.
52) TA Nivea Lip Butter Raspberry Rose - throwing away because it feels lovely on the lips, but I noticed the more I used it the more dry and cracked my lips became.

VALM

Hi ladies, as predicted I have UUed my full sized Elemis Lime Blossom Balancing Cleanser. Have another in the stash. I'm pretty sure now that I don't have any other cleansers in my stash either as Emma rejects or beauty box samples so pleased with that. Will have to keep an eye out for Elemis offers as MrM is on his last tube of Sensitive Shave Gel too.

Have been to ASDA at lunch and was very good as I only bought one item from the Clearance shelf (usually a downfall of mine as I end up picking up haircare products that are reduced and have never found a "bargain" that I have been bowled over by yet!). I bought a half price travel sized bottle of Hawaiian Tropic 30SPF for Emma for her hols. Down to £3.00 and if it only has a short life span it will still be ok as she goes away in July.

Gemzie121

I have just bought an exercise bike and so far have been torching 500 calories a day ( I know that's not much but one ankle has screws and pins and the other is starting with arthritis) so I don't think it's too bad. However I am literally sweating to the point that my hair is really damp and I have no option but to shower. Shows how unfit I've got over the winter with lack of cycling and not much horse riding. This is going to mean the amount of showers may increase. I already shower once a day. This can only be a good thing in terms of toiletries though as hopefully this will mean I get through more toiletries than before!!

So I just had another 2 Uu's after my exercise bike session this afternoon:

Imperial leather bewitching blackberry blossom & wild fig shower cream 250ml - WBA but I believe this is now discontinued. I like this scent. It's a little watery and you need a lot to get a good lather but for the amount I paid for it it was fine. Got another in stash. Think I may replace this with a massive pump bottle of half used tesco coconut shower gel that's been sitting around for ages.

Avon naturals complete recovery chamomile & aloe hair mask 125ml- WBA because I like the smell of this and it does an ok job. It is rather watery and you don't get a huge amount for your money though. Have more of these in stash. Will root around for something to replace this.

lucia22

Have to confess a few ins. I've managed to avoid the temptation of TBS sale though - a bit of a body butter addict but I'll stick to my cheaper creams for now.

IN
From Lidl (x3): Cien Moisturising Body Cream; Cien Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream; Cien Anti-Wrinkle Night Cream - These were about £1.99 each. I'm currently using a tube of anti-wrinkle moisturiser from them daily and I'm quite impressed with it so thought I'd stock up on a few others.

From Superdrug: Simply Pure Aqua Hydrating SPF 15 Day Cream (x2) - 46p each in clearance section and Optimum Skin Renewal Apple Night Cream - bought for £1.99 in clearance section. I'm putting both away for summer as have just tested them and they are slightly thinner than what I've used recently.

- a sample of Loreal Elvive Extraordinary Clay Conditioner from Marie Claire Magazine.

I've now figured out that the hardest to resist impulse buys for me are always body lotions, butters and face cream. :O

lucia22

Also 1 UU to report plus a body moisturiser which is spitting out the last of its contents (will hopefully finish this tomorrow morning):

UU
Boots Moisturising Nail Polish Remover Pads - I like these and prefer them to the Quickies brand. They're great for travel and I'd probably buy these again but have M&S nail polish remover wipes still in the stash.

dolly84

Hi ladies. I have returned from a few days holiday, no uu's for me though, also no ins which is great.

To people going on holidays and hen nights have a lovely time.

Lou85

Hermia wrote: »

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52) TA Nivea Lip Butter Raspberry Rose - throwing away because it feels lovely on the lips, but I noticed the more I used it the more dry and cracked my lips became.

Funny you should say that Hermia, I'm currently using the Cocoa Cacao Lip Butter and I LOVE the scent but I feel like my lips are still in pretty bad condition. Weird.

VALM

dolly84 wrote: »

Hi ladies. I have returned from a few days holiday, no uu's for me though, also no ins which is great.

To people going on holidays and hen nights have a lovely time.

Hi dolly, where did you get to?

No more UUs for me. I did think that maybe the eye cream had produced the last but no doubt more will still be released from it tonight.

I did repaint my nails though and am wearing Leighton Denny Indulgence.

gemmajenkins0208

I'm going to join in on this if I may

New to this forum but been lurking a while just to pick up tips here and there but now my situation is getting serious so joined up so I can post for help!

I have literally a brand new unopened stash of makeup, hair care and skin care products but got quite a few half used items to get through first, these being things like moisturisers, talcum powder, and a tube of carmex mint lip balm that I actually don't like on my lips as it's a bit too tingly so could I use this for my cuticles on both my hands and feet perhaps??

I also have a what could possibly be 5 years old no.7 toner, a nivea primer, a biotique cream and a simple cream cleanser, also an avon mascara and eyeliner and a rimmel BB cream. I'm thinking I could use these to 'start off' as I've never worn makeup to the extent some women do before or ever had any kind of solid skincare routine so it'll help me get into the swing of it and won't be too drastic a change when I have to meet people at work.

Also what is the rules on sealed stuff? will it still be ok until I open it, at which point it'll have to be used up in the time it says in the little open pot picture on the back?

momobingu

Hope everyone is doing well with this month's UU's. No In's yet for me, but was given a present from a work colleague (a toner and serum).
It felt really nice to get something new into the stash.

I am going to repaint my nails today again and really try to use up my polishes this month.

TA's: So gutted to have to throw away a Lush face mask but I didn't see it in my fridge and it's past the use by date.

UU's:
1. Lush - uluru bath bomb from the kitchen
2. Batiste dry shampoo - so happy to have finished this. I had 3 in the stash and this was the last one. I have a mini dry shampoo from another brand to use up first and then I'll repurchase another Batiste.

GA's:
Making up some gift boxes for Friends and Family
1. Lush cup o coffee scrub. I like it, but prefer their fresh masks so I've decided to give this one away
2. Lush - small snow fairy shower gel