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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries April 2017

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  • maddiemay
    maddiemay Posts: 5,101 Forumite
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    An item which has not worked for me, should have thrown it out ages ago:-

    Decleor Prolagene Gel – very old, seems to make my skin very dry. 1/3
    The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. (Abraham Lincoln)
  • sstevo19
    sstevo19 Posts: 1,517 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped!
    One IN to report, I shouldn't go into Boots when I'm exhausted, that's when I more susceptible to the clearance stands.

    Vichy Soleil Hydrating Mist SPF50 A bargain at £4.50 compared to the £10 or more it normally is.
  • asajj
    asajj Posts: 5,125 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Rampant Recycler
    1 UU - Clarins Instant Light concealer deluxe sample. I got a lot of use out of that and I liked it. WMBA.

    My LF beauty box has arrived, I'm happy with the contents again but I'm not difficult to impress :P
    INs from the box:
    This Works Perfect Legs Skin Miracle 10 ml
    Merci Handy Coco rico Hand Cleansing Gel
    Caviar CC Cream 10 in 1 complete correction, hair perfector 25 ml
    Smart antioxidants Fine Line Minimising Cream#
    Laura Geller Baked Balance Brighten Foundation
    Omorovicza Facial Cleanser (always wanted to try)
    ally.
  • mcculloch29
    mcculloch29 Posts: 4,972 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler
    Well, there's a discovery. I wasn't 100% earlier, something I ate, so didn't try out my NBI, but I can report that unwanted shampoo is an excellent substitute for laundry gel. I've been running low, but it was too windy to go shopping on the trike, plus I'm wanting to declutter as much as possible at the moment, I'm in that mood.

    I have several unloved half bottles of shampoo that will now be going that laundry gel route. The shampoo doesn't lather as much as you would expect in the machine. To be sure of stain removal, I put a scoop of Vanish style powdered stain remover into the dispenser drawer and put the shampoo in a laundry gel dispenser, directly on top of the clothes in the drum.

    Obviously this isn't cost-effective unless the shampoo is unwanted and can't be given to a friend or women's refuge, mine are half bottles so not practical to donate.
    My friends mostly all seem to have the same hair as me so what I don't like they don't either.
    Erma Bombeck, American writer: "If I had my life to live over again... I would have burned the pink candle, sculptured like a rose, that melted in storage." Don't keep things 'for best' - that day never comes. Use them and enjoy them now.
  • Hi everyone!
    My PP is...
    Pixi Beauty Sleep Cream
    Clinique TTDO eye make up remover
    Clinique Moisture Surge
    Loreal True Match Foundation (already spluttering)
    So Susan Flutter Mascara (NBI)
    Avene Cleanance Gel wash (NBI)
    Clarins One Step Cleanser
    Inecto Pure Coconut hand and nail cream (NBI)
    Pure Paw Paw Lip Salve (NBI)
    Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream
    Nars Creamy Concealer.
  • dolly84
    dolly84 Posts: 5,851 Forumite
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    Hi all.

    I have a uu

    Laura Mercier Almond Coconut Milk EDT 15ml - loved this and WMBA for winter.

    Welcome back VALM glad you had a good holiday.
    Debt Free and now a saver, conscious consumer, low waste lifestyler


    Fashion on the Ration 28/66
  • KT2802
    KT2802 Posts: 595 Forumite
    500 Posts
    edited 6 April 2017 at 1:16PM
    Few UU here and should be some more later on too -

    3: pixi glow tonic 250ml - replaced with the same

    4: alpha h daily essential moisturiser spf50 50ml - liked this a lot, bought a nip and fab daily spf to try instead as it's cheaper but may go back to the alpha h one. Also interested to try the body shop spf, saw someone mention it earlier and have heard good things about it.

    5: sample of 111skin nocturnal eclipse recovery cream - too rich for my skin, was quite greasy. Just looked and it's £160!! Glad I didn't like it! The ingredients list doesn't look great to me either

    Glad you enjoyed your holiday Valm.
  • pinkfluffybabe
    pinkfluffybabe Posts: 2,989 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Academoney Grad
    First UU of March:

    Ren Shampoo WBA. Great shampoo.

    Now onto a John Masters from my stash!
    Not buying unnecessary toiletries 2024 26/53 UU, 25 IN
  • dolly84
    dolly84 Posts: 5,851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another uu

    Elemis Herbal Lavender Repair Mask 75ml - this is very pleasant to use and easy to remove but I see no benefit from using it. I have had several tubes this size all as GWP items so feel qualified to say it doesn't do anything for me. WNB
    Debt Free and now a saver, conscious consumer, low waste lifestyler


    Fashion on the Ration 28/66
  • maddiemay
    maddiemay Posts: 5,101 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    IN
    150ml LRP Serozinc 1/24
    50ml LRP Serozinc 2/25

    UU
    65ml Botanics Hot Cloth Cleansing Balm 1/29. Very thick & waxy, I keep one as a fall back for when I get a mega-sore reaction to something or another.
    5ml Decleor Arromessence Neroli Night Oil 2/30 I have one more this size to use before I need to decide whether to buy a full size.
    The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. (Abraham Lincoln)
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