No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries November 2017

asajj

I've been naughty and ordered M&S Advent Calendar Just copied and pasted from the advent calendar thread so below are INs:

Make-up:
Autograph Hydrating Primer, 15ml, £6.25 based on the full-size 30ml at M&S.
Diego Dalla Palma Ciglione Mascara (full size), £17.50 at Look Fantastic.
Eyeko Black Magic Mascara, 4ml, £10 at Beauty Bay.
Pixi Lift Max Sheen in Honey, 1g, £4.16 based on three for £12.50 at Look Fantastic.
Pur Correcting Primer Illuminate & Glow, 10ml, £8 based on full-size 30ml at M&S.
Stila Stay all Day in Perla, 1.5ml, £8 based on full-size 3ml at Feel Unique.
Skincare:
Alpha H Liquid Gold Rose, 50ml, £18.50 based on full-size 100ml at M&S.
Balance Me Rose Face Oil, 10ml, £10.66 base on full-size 30ml at Feel Unique.
Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm, 15ml, £5.85 based on full-size 100ml at Space NK.
Filorga Meso+ Mask, 15ml, £12 based on full-size 50ml at M&S.
Formula Absolute Ultimate Sleep Cream, 15ml, £6.60 based on full-size 50ml at M&S.
Formula Innovate Radiance Reveal Peel, 15ml, £5.25 based on full-size 50ml at M&S.
Gatineau Melatogenine AOX Advanced Rejuvenating Cream, 15ml, £25.80 based on full-size 50ml at M&S.
Korres Wild Rose Advanced Repair, 16ml, £10.40 based on full-size 40ml at Feel Unique.
Ren Instant Firming Beauty Shot, 10ml, £9.60 based on full-size 30ml at Beauty Flash.
Rodial Dragon’s Blood Sculpting Gel, 15ml, £24.40 based on full-size 50ml at John Lewis.
Ultrasun Ultralip (full size), £6 at M&S.
Body & hand:
Ameliorate Skin Transforming Body Lotion, 50ml, £9 at Feel Unique.
Leighton Denny Glitter Nail Polish, 12ml, £12 at M&S.
Nails Inc GEL One Coat in Molten Star, 10ml, norm £13 at M&S.
Nuxe Prodigieux Shower Oil, 30ml, £1.50 based on full-size 200ml at Boots.
Rosie for Autograph Amazing Radiance Body Glow, 50ml, £5.20 based on full-size 120ml at M&S.
Hair care & fragrance:
Percy & Reed Session Hold Spray, 50ml, £5 at M&S.
Shay & Blue Blood Oranges fragrance, 10ml, £10 based on full-size 30ml at M&S.
And an M&S cosmetic bag, normally £7.50-£10.


I'm great at not buying lol

fixx

One IN, but it was a freebie - Gilette razor. Will use when my current one is blunt.

Some UUs though, mostly mini ones:
- L'Occitane Verbena Shampoo 30ml. WNB - from a hotel a couple of weeks ago. Finished off this week to give my hair a break from my usual shampoo and fight buildup. Very nice shampoo, would happily use again - just not pay for it
- Merumaya melting cleansing balm, sachet. WNB - though very nice, and effective. Will switch back to plain oils once I'm through my remaining cleansers.
- Rodial extreme acid rush peel. WNB - not sure what it actually did. Though my skin seems alright at the moment.
- Clarins Exta-firming tightening Lift serum mini. WNB - ok, nothing special.
- Clarins Mission Perfection serum mini. WMB - now this was nice. Sat very nicely on my skin. I'll investigate....

PP list:
- Laura Geller B&B foundation – carried over from October
- [STRIKE]Unani cleansing milk – carried over from October[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]2[/STRIKE] 1 mini cleansers
- [STRIKE]2[/STRIKE] 1 face masks
- Toni & Guy hair mask
- Body Shop body butter
- Helena Rubenstein eye makeup remover
- [STRIKE]3[/STRIKE] 1 clarins sample serums
- Body scrub

And 5 by Christmas:
- [STRIKE]Seche Vite[/STRIKE]
- Elemis pro-collagen eye treatment
- Elemis night recovery cream-oil
- [STRIKE]Murad invisiblur primer[/STRIKE]
- a hand cream (I'm soooo bad at using hand creams!)

dolly84

I have some ins

Balance Me Rose Otto Set with Shower Gel 100ml, Body Cream 50ml and Hand Cream 50ml - I got this brand new in its box with the little seals on the tube in a charity shop for £2.99, I love rose so I was very pleased with this.

VALM

asajj wrote: »

I've been naughty and ordered M&S Advent Calendar Just copied and pasted from the advent calendar thread so below are INs:

Make-up:
Autograph Hydrating Primer, 15ml, £6.25 based on the full-size 30ml at M&S.
Diego Dalla Palma Ciglione Mascara (full size), £17.50 at Look Fantastic.
Eyeko Black Magic Mascara, 4ml, £10 at Beauty Bay.
Pixi Lift Max Sheen in Honey, 1g, £4.16 based on three for £12.50 at Look Fantastic.
Pur Correcting Primer Illuminate & Glow, 10ml, £8 based on full-size 30ml at M&S.
Stila Stay all Day in Perla, 1.5ml, £8 based on full-size 3ml at Feel Unique.
Skincare:
Alpha H Liquid Gold Rose, 50ml, £18.50 based on full-size 100ml at M&S.
Balance Me Rose Face Oil, 10ml, £10.66 base on full-size 30ml at Feel Unique.
Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm, 15ml, £5.85 based on full-size 100ml at Space NK.
Filorga Meso+ Mask, 15ml, £12 based on full-size 50ml at M&S.
Formula Absolute Ultimate Sleep Cream, 15ml, £6.60 based on full-size 50ml at M&S.
Formula Innovate Radiance Reveal Peel, 15ml, £5.25 based on full-size 50ml at M&S.
Gatineau Melatogenine AOX Advanced Rejuvenating Cream, 15ml, £25.80 based on full-size 50ml at M&S.
Korres Wild Rose Advanced Repair, 16ml, £10.40 based on full-size 40ml at Feel Unique.
Ren Instant Firming Beauty Shot, 10ml, £9.60 based on full-size 30ml at Beauty Flash.
Rodial Dragon’s Blood Sculpting Gel, 15ml, £24.40 based on full-size 50ml at John Lewis.
Ultrasun Ultralip (full size), £6 at M&S.
Body & hand:
Ameliorate Skin Transforming Body Lotion, 50ml, £9 at Feel Unique.
Leighton Denny Glitter Nail Polish, 12ml, £12 at M&S.
Nails Inc GEL One Coat in Molten Star, 10ml, norm £13 at M&S.
Nuxe Prodigieux Shower Oil, 30ml, £1.50 based on full-size 200ml at Boots.
Rosie for Autograph Amazing Radiance Body Glow, 50ml, £5.20 based on full-size 120ml at M&S.
Hair care & fragrance:
Percy & Reed Session Hold Spray, 50ml, £5 at M&S.
Shay & Blue Blood Oranges fragrance, 10ml, £10 based on full-size 30ml at M&S.
And an M&S cosmetic bag, normally £7.50-£10.


I'm great at not buying lol

I'm glad you posted this as I was wavering but after seeing the full contents decided against it. I was in there today and bought a skirt and some Spanx pants so did qualify for it too.

VALM

1 UU and IN : ABC body lotion. HG. X

Frogletina

I would like to join in this challenge. I am hoping not to buy any toiletries at all in 2018, the only exception to this that I know of will be suncream.

One thing I need to know is when is it acceptable to throw things away rather than using them? I have items that I have held for so long that I don't really remember buying them.

I never seem to use hair conditioner but I have a few part used ones as well as some never used. It seems a waste to throw them out - maybe I should persevere and use them up.

I also have several body lotions, some basic and some really nice ones.
I try to use up the basic ones and get them out of the way but I really want to use the nice ones.

Any advice welcome.

frogletina

fixx

Welcome frogletina!

I personally only throw out things that have gone off, or I really hate using (sometimes life is too short!) - maybe they've separated, or smell. Unless you're running out of space, then you might feel better just doing a big mass clear out!

Body lotions - maybe alternate between using a basic one then a nice one? Using a nice one could be a reward for finishing a basic one. Plus it'll help you work out if the nice ones really are that much better.

Conditioner - personally I'd work through each of the open bottles first, it'll feel great when each ones goes. Or you could decant several open ones into other bottles to make a smaller number of fuller ones, which might look easier to get through? Also try using open conditioner as a hair mask before washing, to get through it faster.

Frogletina

fixx wrote: »

Welcome frogletina!

I personally only throw out things that have gone off, or I really hate using (sometimes life is too short!) - maybe they've separated, or smell. Unless you're running out of space, then you might feel better just doing a big mass clear out!

I have just gone through them, and found that it's not as bad as I thought as I must have cleared more than I thought last time.

Body lotions - maybe alternate between using a basic one then a nice one? Using a nice one could be a reward for finishing a basic one. Plus it'll help you work out if the nice ones really are that much better.

I like this idea. I am already doing this with shower gels/creams. Using basic ones up when I'm just at home, but if I'm on going out in the evening I am using the more expensive ones.

Conditioner - personally I'd work through each of the open bottles first, it'll feel great when each ones goes. Or you could decant several open ones into other bottles to make a smaller number of fuller ones, which might look easier to get through? Also try using open conditioner as a hair mask before washing, to get through it faster.

Thanks. I've checked and I am down to two opened ones, and three full ones. Also I have 2 hair treatment ones, one opened. I will use the open one up alternately with the open conditioner. My hair usually is in good condition - I bought the conditioners when they were on offer (John Frieda Blonde) even then they were not cheap. All of my John Frieda shampoos have been used up and I am now using a herbal shampoo which I bought back from Turkey. Not expensive but it keeps my hair lovely

Thank you for the welcome fixx

I have just thrown out an old lipstick and eye shadow which I have kept from the days I wore make up, which was a long time ago.

My favourite hand wash is not being sold any more but I've got a couple of bottles of the same bath cream (also discontinued) which seems to contain exactly the same ingredients so I will decant those into my last couple of hand wash bottles, and when that has gone I've got 8 bars of soap (since discontinued) which I bought when the hand wash was discontinued. Can you tell I'm a bit obsessed!

frogletina

maddiemay

Frogletina.
My skincare guru Caroline Hurons advocates using special body lotions down as far, and including the b00bs and run of the mill ones for the rest of one's body. Also I use any creams that I don't really like on my feet.

I often dilute hair conditioner with water and use as a fabric softener for my wool and cashmere jumpers and like fixx use it as a pre shampoo treatment:money:

Should read Hirons not Hurons!!!

Frogletina

maddiemay wrote: »

Frogletina.
My skincare guru Caroline Hurons advocates using special body lotions down as far, and including the b00bs and run of the mill ones for the rest of one's body. Also I use any creams that I don't really like on my feet.

I often dilute hair conditioner with water and use as a fabric softener for my wool and cashmere jumpers and like fixx use it as a pre shampoo treatment:money:

Should read Hirons not Hurons!!!

Thanks, some good ideas there