No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries - February 2017

Houseplant26

I have a couple of UUs from last night:
- Lush C Cauldren WDBA probably in my top 5 ever lush items
- Small Decloeur aroma cleanse toner WBA this was really lovely and refreshing

sstevo19

One sample UU from this morning:

Paula's Choice Calm Redness Relief Normal to Oily Moisturiser sample WMB. This was nice, but maybe more of a summer moisturiser.

Eee, I start my new job today, I'm panicking thinking everything will go wrong. I know it will be fine.

Have a good day everyone

SuiDreams

sstevo good luck with the new job

SuiDreams

VALM wrote: »

Benefit No Pressure eyeshadow thrown away. Laura Mercier Rose Gold Caviar Stick swapped in. Still going strong.

Smashbox Full Exposure pallette. Pannage getting bigger.

Kat Von D eyeliner. Still going strong. Love this product.

Benefit Dallas blush. Pannage getting bigger.

Lush Lemony Flutter. Again pannage getting bigger. Can't say this actually does anything though.

Which Kat Von D liner is that - I got a free Black Tattoo liner (travel sized I think), with a Debenhams beauty order when they 1st started stocking Kat Von D and love it its great for the upper lash line which I am rubbish at.

dolly84

sstevo - good luck.

hermia/Deleted_User - I keep bringing items into my daily makeup bag and giving them a whirl, if I really don't like them it's time to let them go, I find actually trying them on my face works best as my opinion can change by the end of the day.

I would ideally like a small makeup collection but there is no way I am going to chuck the rest out, it is a waste of money and that is only part of the problem for me. If I were to have a small collection it would be:

1 foundation
1 tinted moisturiser
1 concealer for blemishes
1 concealer for undereyes if blemish one not suitable
1 powder
2 blushes - one for summer one for winter
1 brown eyeliner
1 black mascara
1 eyebrow pencil/shadow:D
1 sheer plum lip colour
1 lipstick for evenings
2 eyeshadow palette s- something like the Naked and Naked Basics

Still quite a few products but they would all fit in one good sized bag. Maybe one day:D

SuiDreams

dolly84 wrote: »

sstevo - good luck.

hermia/Deleted_User - I keep bringing items into my daily makeup bag and giving them a whirl, if I really don't like them it's time to let them go, I find actually trying them on my face works best as my opinion can change by the end of the day.

I would ideally like a small makeup collection but there is no way I am going to chuck the rest out, it is a waste of money and that is only part of the problem for me. If I were to have a small collection it would be:

1 foundation
1 tinted moisturiser
1 concealer for blemishes
1 concealer for undereyes if blemish one not suitable
1 powder
2 blushes - one for summer one for winter
1 brown eyeliner
1 black mascara
1 eyebrow pencil/shadow:D
1 sheer plum lip colour
1 lipstick for evenings
2 eyeshadow palette s- something like the Naked and Naked Basics

Still quite a few products but they would all fit in one good sized bag. Maybe one day:D

I don't think I am capable of having a capsule make up collection I do like choice (although I have rather 2 much choice at the moment). I generally like to have only 1 foundation product, but at the moment I have 2 open + my UD one & Done and 2 sealed. I would prefer to only have 1 Mascara, but ended up with a few freebies, not buying more until these are UU. Would be happy with 1 concealer and 1 powder and a few liners to choose from. Although think I'll always have multiples of everything else. Working towards UU the excess items.

maddiemay

SuiDreams wrote: »

sstevo good luck with the new job

Good luck wishes from me too.

maddiemay

wapow wrote: »

What is this stuff and what does it do?


...interested dude looking to fix up the face

30ml Rosehip Plus Rosehip Oil
50ml Alpha-H Protection Plus spf 50+
30ml Elemis PCMC
150ml Superdrug B Pure Micellar water
30ml Gatineau Futur Plus Eye Concentrate
15ml Hylamide Sub-Q eyes
30ml Vichy Aqualia Thermal Serum
200ml Alpha-H Balancing cleanser
40ml Molton Brown Orange & Bergamot hand cream
6ml Pestle & Mortar Hydrate moisturiser
15ml NIOD CAIS
15ml NIOD MMHC
8ml Dr Organic snail gel
6 days of Ole Henriksen 3 Little Wonders set.

A couple of points..... I do not necessarily use all of these things all of the time, swap things in and out as I think my skin needs them/want a change.

I am considerable older that most people who hang out here, in theory I could have children in their late 40's:D so my skin's needs will differ greatly.

I now have more disposable income than ever before in my life (the grey pound :rotfl:) and can afford to try new and more expensive products than ever before.

If I get a few minutes I will add some notes to original post:D

Hermia

A couple of UUs

7) Body Shop Satsuma body lotion - very nice, but I wouldn't buy (it was a freebie) as I don't really like smelling like a bowl of fruit!

8) Dove Anti-P. - WBA, HG product.

VALM wrote: »

What I'm finding as well though is that I might have thought that I don't like a particular lip colour but paired up with a different eye colour it looks good.

I can see totally see that, but I don't really want to own any make-up that only looks good paired with something else because I know I won't wear it. I am starting to get a similar attitude to clothes. I don't want to own an item of clothing that doesn't look good on its own etc and has to be carefully styled to make it work. One of the reasons I want a capsule make-up collection is because there aren't a huge number of colours/textures of cosmetics that suit me because of my awful skin colouring and skin texture (very dry with eczema). I have owned tons of colours in the past that looked awful and a make-up girl even told me to just stick to neutrals. I really am better off having a small collection of make-up that just works with everything. I wished I had worked this out twenty years ago as it would have saved me a ton of money and a lot of awful make-up mistakes!

Hermia

dolly84 wrote: »

sstevo - good luck.

hermia/Deleted_User - I keep bringing items into my daily makeup bag and giving them a whirl, if I really don't like them it's time to let them go, I find actually trying them on my face works best as my opinion can change by the end of the day.

I would ideally like a small makeup collection but there is no way I am going to chuck the rest out, it is a waste of money and that is only part of the problem for me.

The reason I have kept so much stuff is because I worried about the waste of money, but I have come to think there is no point keeping something when I keep finding excuses not to use it. Having no drawer space is getting me down so I think I have to accept the money has already been wasted. I am going to try your suggestion of bringing items into my make-up bag. I have a fancy glass dish on my chest of drawers so might start putting a few items in there at a time.