A depressing realisation

Buffythedebtslayer

It may seem silly to some people but my big weakness is toiletries, in particular face creams and miracle cellulite treaments:o

Well for the last week and a half I have been sleeping in the conservatory cos I am decorating upstairs.

So I have left a lot of my stuff upstairs - in terms of creams etc under the dustsheets. I have been using two face creams and one body lotion. plus foundation and face powder.

whats the depressing realisation?

I have 2 storage boxes plus a THREE drawer stackable thing FULL of toiletries.......................................

I have not missed any of them. I have not been dashing up stairs to hunt out the latest anti wrinkle cream.

All that money, wasted. I really feel stupid. and there were all pretty expensive.

Not to mention all the carp I had to move to beable to decorate. its awful. My debt (or some of it at least) is sitting in plastic boxes all round the house.

am stunned. I never looked at it like that before.

Buffy.

ZTD

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

It may seem silly to some people but my big weakness is toiletries, in particular face creams and miracle cellulite treaments:o

But it is a weakness no more.

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

whats the depressing realisation?

I have 2 storage boxes plus a THREE drawer stackable thing FULL of toiletries.......................................

I have not missed any of them. I have not been dashing up stairs to hunt out the latest anti wrinkle cream.

All that money, wasted. I really feel stupid. and there were all pretty expensive.

So now you have a load of nice toiletry christmas presents to give away.

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

Not to mention all the carp I had to move to beable to decorate. its awful. My debt (or some of it at least) is sitting in plastic boxes all round the house.

am stunned. I never looked at it like that before.

Buffy.

But now you have, and the veil of lies and insecurity that the cosmetic industry puts round people's eyes to get them to keep buying has slipped.

That can only be good news for you.

MissKJ

ZTD you are making an assumption that they toiletries have not been opened? I would bet most women open the "new" wonder product before using up the old????

ZTD

MissKJ wrote: »

ZTD you are making an assumption that they toiletries have not been opened? I would bet most women open the "new" wonder product before using up the old????

Ah yes...me with my sensible head on...

elantan

but even giving all the jars have been opened the fact that buffy slayer has had her eyes opened to the fact that she can live without them is worth more (in the long run) than all the opened jars she will have ..cheers z sensible as ever

Seaxwyn

Buffy, the good news is you probably have enough to last your lifetime now and need never buy another cosmetic product again!

MissKJ

Bet you have fabulous skin. Oh sorry, not meant to encourage this behaviour :embarasse. Seriously though, a girl does have to moisturise, but a jar of mid priced long lasting stuff is fine really isn't it? My OH buys mens fluffy stuff, and that doesn't last as long as mine and costs more??? Says he has sensitive skin, poor love.

ZTD

MissKJ wrote: »

Bet you have fabulous skin. Oh sorry, not meant to encourage this behaviour :embarasse. Seriously though, a girl does have to moisturise, but a jar of mid priced long lasting stuff is fine really isn't it? My OH buys mens fluffy stuff, and that doesn't last as long as mine and costs more??? Says he has sensitive skin, poor love.

I buy coconut oil to occasionally rub on the hands. You can cook with it as well, (it's what I actually bought it for) and a litre cost about a tenner the last time I bought some.

(Land_of)_Maz

I'm sure some of the stuff could be used, make up mini hampers or gift baskets for friends Xmas presents. To be honest, who's gonna notice the fact that 2-3 applications are missing. Most of these creams and lotions n potions are in fancy bottle so you can't see what's missing anyway......

Or Ebay them. "Used twice, didn't like the colour/texture" blah blah blah!! Good expensive stuff will sell on Ebay, even if opened....

Alternatively you could take it back to Debenhams/Boots or wherever and say you didn't like it but will accept vouchers as don't have receipt! Get boots vouchers back, and keep them for sensible purchases like shampoo (not that i'd buy shampoo from Boots, i'm a semichem kinda gal!!! lol) Or keep the vouchers for presents... that would be a good, if a little cheeky way of recouping some of the money!!

Or maybe some of your chums would "buy" them from you for a nominal price?

Or you could just use them! And carry on being gorgeus as you already are!

Buffythedebtslayer

Bet you have fabulous skin.

No! that's another thing!!!I don't.

I will have to srt through it all and have a think about what I can give away or gift for Christmas which sounds so cheap but hey! times are hard.

I looked in one drawer and stopped counting once I hit the vaule of 150 pounds. seeing it all in one place its grim!!!

ugh. I need bed. and a shed to put all the e bay stuff in!

thanks everyone for all your suggestionsx

night xx

Buffythedebtslayer

Buffy, the good news is you probably have enough to last your lifetime now and need never buy another cosmetic product again!

that might actually be true!

xx