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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries March 2018

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  • dolly84
    dolly84 Posts: 5,851 Forumite
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    VALM - you are totally right about how long a cream eyeshadow takes to finish, they just go on forever which is great if you just have a couple. Blusher lasts an age too.
    Debt Free and now a saver, conscious consumer, low waste lifestyler


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  • VALM
    VALM Posts: 5,954 Forumite
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    VALM wrote: »
    Have you ever finished one of these? They take a good 9 months to a year!

    I've watched a YouTube video recently whereby there is a calculator to work out how long a certain category will take you to use up, the one I saw was for blusher. I think I'll try this tonight but by my reckoning these eyeshadow will take you 10 years to finish if used consistently. Hope this helps.

    Was watching another YouTube video this morning wherein the YouTuber counted all her eyeshadows singularly and had over 3000!
    Back for the No Buying Toiletries challenge. I pledge to only buy when I run out of a product that is not already in my stash no matter what wonderful emails land in in my Inbox or threads I read on MSE re: glitches!

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  • VALM
    VALM Posts: 5,954 Forumite
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    No 7 face wipes
    [STRIKE]Caudalie Serum[/STRIKE]
    Bumble & Bumble B Straight Creme
    Liz Earle Skin Repair moisturiser
    Elemis PCMC
    [STRIKE]Liz Earle Rose and Cedrat Cleanse and Polish[/STRIKE]
    ABC body lotion
    No 7 Pressed powder
    Avon Winter Dreamland shower gel
    [STRIKE] Time Bomb hand cream[/STRIKE]

    The PCMC and body lotion will be gone soon. I ordered 2 x 100ml of the body lotion from Ebay last night as I figure I can easily use one for travel at the end of this month.
    Back for the No Buying Toiletries challenge. I pledge to only buy when I run out of a product that is not already in my stash no matter what wonderful emails land in in my Inbox or threads I read on MSE re: glitches!

    SPC Member 046
    £2. Challenge member 55
  • VALM
    VALM Posts: 5,954 Forumite
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    I FP have 2 more UUs :-

    First Aid Beauty primer. Liked this but prefer a Glory finish. My new Spackle will be opened tomorrow.

    Soap and Glory Whipped Clean. I like this but it's not nourishing enough. Maybe try in the Summer.

    I've tried my French Connection nail lacquers today. Had a pale pink which has a very runny formula which I plan to give away. Am wearing a red which is gorgeous with a sparkly burgundy in my accent nail. Seems like a nice colour too. Will keep these two.
    Back for the No Buying Toiletries challenge. I pledge to only buy when I run out of a product that is not already in my stash no matter what wonderful emails land in in my Inbox or threads I read on MSE re: glitches!

    SPC Member 046
    £2. Challenge member 55
  • catherinekate
    catherinekate Posts: 220 Forumite
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    Two UUs for me:
    I love . . . Coconut and cream body butter. OK but not as good as Body Shop body butter.
    Garnier Ultimate Blends coconut conditioner. Despite the stupid names I find these pretty good.

    Blusher . . . It's amazing how long these last. Took me about 2 years to use up Benefit Dandelion after I hit pan! Probably have about 15 years supply. At least powder blusher doesn't really go off, and I have stopped buying (more than can be said for lipstick).
  • pinkfluffybabe
    pinkfluffybabe Posts: 2,989 Forumite
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    UU number 3 for March:

    Nuxe shower gel. WBA. This is a good everyday shower gel and often on offer.
    Not buying unnecessary toiletries 2024 26/53 UU, 25 IN
  • kadison
    kadison Posts: 3,662 Forumite
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    sstevo19 wrote: »
    I actually don't own any makeup so I'm not including it in my total.

    None at all? Not even nail polish?

    OK I have 448 items in my stash excluding make-up and I paid £1811.90 for it, a lot is top branded stuff though so it'll be worth a lot more than that. If I have a very slow day I might actually work out how much the RRP is!
    VALM wrote: »
    Was watching another YouTube video this morning wherein the YouTuber counted all her eyeshadows singularly and had over 3000!

    Makes my 74 colours (including ones in palettes) pale into insignificance!!
    No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries 2023
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  • sstevo19
    sstevo19 Posts: 1,517 Forumite
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    No, none at all. I can't stand wearing Nail Polish, I buy some and I end up giving it to someone else as I can't stand wearing it. I was never any good at applying makeup so I just don't wear it. Maybe if someone helped me and showed me how to apply it and make it look nice I would, but I'm happy without.
  • maddiemay
    maddiemay Posts: 5,101 Forumite
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    A few UU and some IN, I had a No7 voucher:o

    200ml Gatineau Body Scrub 3/26
    Dr Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Peel pads (step 1 & 2) 4/27
    Sachet Body Shop hair treatment 5/28

    IN
    10ml No7 Nourishing nail and cuticle care 1/8
    1 pack No7 face wipe 2/9
    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!
    A few INs today:

    Brushbox Mint Flavoured Floss 50m
    Brushbox Ultimate Protection + Whitening Paste 37.5ml
    Brushbox Ultimate Protection + Whitening Paste 37.5ml
    Regenerate Advanced Toothpaste 14ml

    Brushbox is a new subscription service where they send you a new toothbrush, two tubes of toothpaste every two months, and they'll also send a tongue cleaner and floss if you want them to. They also donate a toothbrush to someone in need when you buy a box. It's a nice idea, and I got it discounted as well, so I'll see how it goes.

    And the Regenerate toothpaste is a free sample, I forgot I even filled in a form to get a free sample of this. If you haven't guessed I'm a bit obsessed about oral hygiene products :rotfl: I know I'm weird
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