No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries January 2019

sstevo19

Here we go again for another month. As usual this initial post has been shamelessly copied from the many previous months. A big thank you to er, me,sstevo19 for starting us off last month.

Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and lots of support and encouragement if you need them.

Keep up the pampering and keep down the spending: let's make the naughty step an empty and lonely place this month (rather than one so long that it can be seen from space)! Will this be the month when the "usual suspects" rein it in a bit? Let's see..... (but I doubt it!)

Remember - those products do nothing for you while they are stashed in drawers, boxes and cupboards!

We are eternally grateful to Katie Clampet who set up this fab challenge in January 2010. Here's her original challenge post:

"No buying any new toiletries, cosmetics, perfume etc... until I have used up ALL the ones I already have. I got a huge amount of (really nice) stuff for Christmas but I am going to resist the urge to browse Boots, Asda, Superdrug etc, and pop another tub of cream, face scrub, shampoo or conditioner into my basket. I reckon the stuff I have will last me until possibly June. I have decided that the money I save I will put into my special holiday account. Anyone else?"

Lots of us have taken part in the challenge over the past few months (and some of us even years!!) and are making great progress in reducing our stashes and unnecessary/excessive spending.

Regulars can ignore this, but a quick resume is always helpful for newbies:

Why not add the challenge to your signature as a reminder?

How about taking a bit of time to do a stock-take and see if there are any gaps in your stash that you might need to spend on this month? Some of us set a budget for the month for essential purchases or to help with withdrawal symptoms, others like to go cold-turkey!! Other ideas which some people find useful: Listing everything out so you can cross things off as used to increase the sense of achievement, and putting a sum of money in a pot each time you use up an item to save for something you really want, or simply to assist in making future essential purchases "cash neutral".

Remember the challenge is about making the most of your money, enjoying your products, finding which products really suit you best and are worth buying, giving yourself a well-deserved pampering and breaking the habit of buying for the sake of buying. In money-saving tradition, it should also be about making your products l-a-s-t as long as possible (although the temptation of using an unloved shower gel extravagantly to finish it off is sometimes too much to bear!).

Brand new products (or opened perfume) sell well on eBay.

Unsuitable products can be repurposed and used for other jobs (shower gel/shampoo as handwash etc).

Some items can be returned to certain stores for exchange (for essential items or gifts!!) without a receipt.

Unwanted items can be recycled as gifts or for gift hampers (saving the money you'd have spent on gifts).

Unsuitable items can be donated to charity or a local women's refuge as mentioned earlier

It helps to avoid the places where temptation lurks for you; be it QVC, Boots, Body Shop, email newsletter, the supermarket toiletries aisles, Grabbit board, online toiletries browsing, seductive department store beauty counter offers etc. Remember retailers are making offers and promotions all the time, so there will always be another deal! Honest!

Good luck all for February 2018 and indeed the coming months, and remember to keep your stash lists updated, keep popping in for inspiration and support and to report your UU's and IN's, especially any sales bargains - we want a nosy!

Welcome to all newbies - the more the merrier. Please introduce yourselves so we can welcome you properly! Do de-lurk if you are lurking, this is one of the friendliest threads on MSE.

Oh - and anyone thinking "OMG my stash is FAR bigger than all of theirs, I cant possibly join" - believe you me, we have been doing this challenge for well over a year some of us - you wont scare us, and I can almost guarantee that someone somewhere will have had more and survived.... we are very supportive (and protective - so don't be scared!!) oh - and did we mention that are nosy??!!

Useful abbreviations and jargon!

WBA - Will Buy Again
UU - Use Ups
IN - Self explanatory - stuff you've gained into your stash - warning: lines may be given out for unnecessary purchases or you may be sent to the naughty step!
NBI - A non-bought item such as a present, gift with purchase or free sample
WNBA - Will Not Buy Again!
Glitch - when a shop/online store make a pricing mistake so you end up paying less or even get freebies!
PYN(M/T/W/Th/F/Sa/Su) DELETE AS APPROPRIATE! - Paint Your Nails Monday/Tuesday...... it allows everyone to try and finish those dastardly nail varnishes with group support! You can never be too groomed for this thread. Also see PY(T)N... - for toenails!
Splutterer - the stage where an item is nearing the end of it's life and spluttering - also the most annoying and seemingly never ending stage!
GWP - Gift With Purchase - a sample or mini sized item
HG - Holy Grail - this is the product you would go back for time and time again, it does the job brilliantly, and is either economical, or so fantastic price becomes no object!
NPI - Near Purchasing Incident (OMG we all have those!)
LHJ - Long Haul Job - for those products - love 'em or hate 'em - that never seem to end no matter how often you use them
PRCP - Pink Rose Candle Philosophy inspired by Erma Bombeck who said: 'If I had my life to live over again I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose that melted in storage'. Don't keep things 'for best' or 'for a special occasion'. That day never arrives. Give the best to yourself now and enjoy it. (Thanks to McCulloch29 for introducing this thought provoking sentiment to us)
GA - for an out that was given away to charity, as a present, or "just because" rather than binned or UU
TA - for an out that was thrown away due to going off (generally as it has been lurking at the back of a stash since time immemorial) or for any other reason such as a broken container or spillage
PP - Project Pan: a list of specific items targeted to be used up

If anyone can think of any more we can add to the list so newbies won't be intimidated by our jargon!

Graduates

Here is a list of our lovely,fragrant ladies who have polished and pampered their way through their products and managed to get their toiletries stash under control. Ladies - congratulations, you are an inspiration to the rest of us, xx . Thanks also to InaPickle who suggested we start the Graduate list. To join the list of graduates let us know by posting that you are graduating in big colourful letters, that way the OP can easily spot you and add you to the list, or better still - PM the OP as the thread can move really quickly! You may also wish to add how many products you have used up during the challenge. Good luck ladies! xx

1. mineallmine - graduated with honours March
2. Bronnie - graduated with honours March 2011
3. lostinrates - graduated with honours around June 2010
4. Ruby_Eskimo - graduated with honours June 2012
5. Seaside dreamer - graduated with honours October 2012
6. InaPickle - graduated with honours September 2014
7. Fiasco55 - graduated with honours May 2017

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sstevo19

I'm in again for another year. I'm on a mission this month to use up all the products I don't like or I don't get on with.

My PP list is:

The Body Shop Almond Hand & Nail Cream 30ml
La Roche Posay Cicaplast Pro Recovery 40ml
Klairs Rich Moist Soothing Serum 80ml
Paula’s Choice Resist Advanced Replenishing Toner 118ml
Paula’s Choice Defense Nightly Reconditioning Moisturiser 60ml
Pyunkang Yul Essence Toner 100ml
REN Rosa Centifolia Hot Cloth Cleanser 100ml


It does seem like a lot but I'm hoping that with consistent use I can finish everything on the list. I'm going to resist buying new products this month, and only buy something to replace something I finish and if I have no back up ready.

VALM

Thanks for the new thread Steveo and Happy New Year everyone. The only item I want to buy this month is a bottle of ABC Skinwash. Have been without it for a while and miss it so much. Can’t order at the moment as I’m awaiting a replacement credit card because mine was used fraudulently by someone trying to treat themselves with numerous Argos orders on Christmas Day!

My concealer is getting low. I think I still have enough AP to order the NYX one I like however hope to get through January before replacing.

My PP List

No 7 Cuticle and Nail Cream
Elemis PCMC
Elemis Overnight Matrix
Atelier Cologne Bois Blonde soap
Vaseline Body Lotion
Nivea Deodorant
Bath and Body Works Sweater Weather handcream
Bare Minerals Bare Pro concealer
Cremo Shave Cream
Atelier Cologne perfume samples. I have 8. Want to work through them all.

dolly84

Thanks for the new thread sstevo. I'm in. My lists are as follows:



'Finish 7 by Spring' items.


1. Benefit single eyeshadow in champagne pink colour
2. Laura Mercier Caviar Stick mini in Amethyst
3. Max Factor All Day Flawless foundation
4. Clinique High Impact Mascara
5. Guerlian Mascara mini
6. No17 Eye Brow Pencil
7. Rimmel Colour Boost Lip Crayon - Keep Mauvin



Will not need to buy in 2019

Shower gel - one can of Rituals foaming shower gel bought January
Body moisturiser
Hair conditioner/hair masks - one Bumble & Bumble styling cream bought January
Foot cream
Nail polish
Hair serum/oil
Makeup (except maybe foundation)
Perfume
Bubble Bath

May need to buy in 2019

Shampoo - we have lots but everyone is using the same ones now
Cleanser - will need to buy in Spring
Eye cream - only have the one which is in use -
Day cream - only have one in use and one backup
Nail polish remover -
Curl cream - have one in use and one backup
Deodorant - will be good for quite a while
Hand cream - have ordered 2 from Avon which are due soon.


My January PP list


Liz Earle Tiare & Jasmine Shower Nectar 250ml
L'oreal Ever Riche (might be Ever Sleek) Conditioner 250ml
Estee Lauder Beautiful Body Lotion 100ml
Cerruti 1881 EDT 50ml
Ren Rose Centifolia Hot Cloth Cleanser
Avon Age Restore Hand Cream
Philosophy Amazing Grace Shower Gel 1L
Sally Hansen Top Coat
L'oreal Ever Riche Shampoo 250ml


That's it from me for now, enjoy this evening folks however you prefer to spend it.

Tolteca87

Eyes Stash. In again and for the duration.

pinkfluffybabe

Thanks for the new thread sstevo. I'm in again for January (and for 2019!). I've checked my stash today and I start with 146 items.

My current PP list is:

Aveda shampure shampoo
Aveda shampure conditioner
Oskia Renaissance cleansing gel
[STRIKE]Liz Earle Eyebright[/STRIKE]
Aveda body oil
Dr Haushka rose day cream
[STRIKE]Living Proof Prime[/STRIKE]
Korres rose face brightening mask
Keihls Ultimate hand cream
Nuxe lip balm

maddiemay

Thank you for the new thread sstevo.

Please count me in for January, PP list is
150ml Superfacialist Rose Cream Cleanser
41g Mitchum Stick AP/Deo
100ml Alpha-H Liquid Gold
400ml L’Oreal Fibrology Conditioner
15ml Clarins SOS Repair Concentrate
15ml NIOD FECS
30ml Pestle & Mortar Pure Hylaronic Serum
30ml Nip+Fab Kale Fix Protecting Shot
65ml Boots Botanics Hot Cloth Cleansing Balm
200ml Decleor Aroma Cleanse Micellar Water
400ml Aldi Carino Hairspray
10ml? Estee Lauder Beautiful Love perfume

Stash total stands at 111

kadison

Thanks for the new thread OP and Happy New Year!

These are my INs from the post-Christmas sales, nothing needed now for quite some time so no excuses!

PLANNED PURCHASES
Calvin Klein Minis Set - CK All EDT 10ml, CK One EDT 10ml and CK One Gold EDT 10ml

2 x Clarins Make-up heroes sets - Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector 5ml - Shade 01, Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch 15ml (full size of my HG primer), SOS Primer 5ml - Universal Light and Supra Volume Mascara 3.5ml

DKNY Be Delicious Body Lotion 100ml and EDP 30ml

Elizabeth Arden White Tea Body Cream 100ml and EDT 100ml

Gucci Minis Set - Flora EDP 5ml, EDT 5ml and Gardenia EDT 5ml x 2

NARS Orgasm Set - Blusher 4.8g, Illuminator 30ml and Multi-Purpose Cream Stick 14g

(Stocked up on body scrubs and I will keep the Peppermint stuff for warm weather)
The Body Shop Berry Bon Bon Body Scrub 250ml and Shower Gel 250ml
The Body Shop Frosted Berries Sugar Scrub 250ml
The Body Shop Peppermint Candy Cane Body Butter 200ml, Body Scrub 250ml, Hand Cream 30ml, Shimmer Mist 100ml and Shower Gel 250ml
The Body Shop Vanilla Marshmallow Body Scrub 250ml
The Body Shop Vineyard Peach Body Scrub 250ml
The Body Shop White Musk Smoky Rose EDT 100ml

2 x YSL Touche Eclat Sets - Blur Primer 10ml and Touche Eclat Shade 1

INs from November but forgotten(!!)
No7 Instant Radiance Under Eye Concealer x 2
No7 Instant Results Nourishing Hydration Mask 100ml
(Bought during the 3 for 2 across skincare & Cosmetics where you could also use the £5 and £3 vouchers)

Unplanned Purchases
A'Kin Set spotted while doing my Ocado shop - Cleanser & Toner 140ml, Rose Mist Toner 150ml and Rosehip Oil Lotion 150ml

No7 5 Steps to Radiance Set (for £8 when the mask alone is normally £15 so I couldn't resist!)
Beautiful Skin Day Cream Normal/Dry SPF15 25ml, Beautiful Skin Night Cream Normal/Dry 25ml, Instant Results Nourishing Hydration Mask 100ml, Radiant Results Revitalising Daily Face Polish 15ml and Radiant Results Revitalising Micellar Cleansing Water 30ml

Actual Necessities
Oral B Toothpaste 75ml - Deep Clean
Oral B Toothpaste 75ml - Strong Teeth
Superdrug Charcoal Toothpaste Normal 75ml
Superdrug Charcoal Toothpaste Sensitive 75ml

Legittrying

Well I did some budget reviews and looked at my spending and my beauty spending is a little like a kid in a seeet shop 😂

I’ve got draws full and had LOADS for Xmas AND bought in the sales 😱🙈 So it’s time to start using some stuff up!!

I won’t list my INS as it would take me all day but I have got some UU from pash few days

LUSH shampoo (juicy one) WDBA once my shampoo stash is under control.
2 x RADOX bubble bath WMBA I buy sometimes when on over and low on my “fancy” bath stuff
LUSH balm cleanser (can’t remember again) WNBA as I’ve got enough cleansers to last me a couple of years probably 🙈
GANTINEAU peeling expert WDBA once all similar used
PERCY AMD REED hair mask WNBA sample from sub box. Was ok.

For me that’s amazing as I don’t actually use my stash daily so I’m using up the bottles with dregs in.

I’ve got a target stash to use up in Jan and I’ve cleared out a draw with just those in so I’ll be using these first as all open. This will make me look after myself a lot better too so I’m actually excited!!!!

sstevo19

Welcome Legittrying and Happy New Year everyone!

My first UU of the year:

The Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Gel Lotion 60ml WPNB as a full size. Pink Grapefruit is not my favourite scent from The Body Shop. But it does the job and it moisturises my skin well.

ponypal

Welcome Legittrying love your name!!

My first UU of the year:
Elemis night cream sample - my mum is a beauty product obsessive and often sends me stuff/gives me stuff which is quite useful but sometimes I am not a fan so plan is to get through all these samples first!

Here is my current stashlist: Total 70 (or 71 inc now used up item above)

Hair Products
Lush Roots Hair Treatment
Superdrug style expertise heat styling spray
Aveda purifying scalp cleanser
Roots intensive spray
COOP haircare dry shampoo
Roots Double Effect Silk Finish Conditioner
Lush Godiva Shampoo Bar
Lush Sugar Daddy-O Solid Conditioner

Bath products - plan is actually to make these last as long as possible
Lush Butterbear bath bomb
Lush Perle De Sel bath bomb
Lush Candy Cane Reusable Bubble Bar!
Lush Puddy Holly Bubbleroon
Lush Golden Wonder bath bomb
Lush Shoot For The Stars bath bomb
Lush Luxury Lush Pud bath bomb
Lush Lord Of Misrule bath bomb
Lush Magic Wand Reusable Bubble Bar

Soaps/Showergel
Yorkshire Soap Co Happy in Harrogate
Lush The North Polar Bear Left the Tap on Soap
Lush Cinders Shower Gel
Lush Bucks Fizz Body Conditioner

Lip balms
Crazy Rumors mint chocolate lip balm
Lush none of your beeswax lip balm
Lucky Cloud coconut lip butter
Spouts farmers market crazy coconut lip balm

Body Moisturisers
& other stories Topanga Waves Body Lotion
Lush Dream Cream
Palmers Cocoa Butter Original Solid Formula (about 1/3 left)
Nivea suncream
Lush Once Upon A Time Body Lotion
Superdrug Hand and Nail Cream

Face Products
Elemis Superfood Night Cream sample
Elemis Superfood facial oil sample x 2
Dermatologica ultra smoothing eye serum
Elemis superfood facial wash
Lush eau roma water - okay this was unused but in going through my stash I have found it was open and leaking! So less than half left, v sad.

Deodorant/body spray/perfume
Sure Cotton Dry roll on - absolutely hate this, have been using natural deodorant for 8 years but was in a bind during the heatwave last summer and got this and now I am stuck with it for a while.
Salt of the earth deodorant travel size
Superdrug devotion body spray

Makeup
Essence stay all day concealer
Urban decay concealer pencil
Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Mascara - think this was a free sample
Barry M feature length mascara
Urban decay Naked Skin foundation
Urban decay all-nighter eyeliner
Mina pencil eyeshadow in black
Mina cream eyeshadow in a green colour
Makeup Revolution Foundation stick
Essence to the moon and back eyeshadow palette

Nail products
Superdrug nail polish remover - this is my go to holy grail so In just replace when I need a new one! One day everything I own will be like this, I hope!
Nails inc Hyde park basecoat
Barry M Peel It peel off base coat

Nail Polishes:
American Apparel glitter polish in Americana
Avon Gel Shine in Emerald City
Avon mark Gel Shine in Olive-it
Avon Nail Style Studio satin matte n Island Goddess
Barry M Superdrug Limited Edition in Icicle
Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Black Cherry
Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Blue Jade
Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Chai
Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Black Pistachio
Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Cardamom
Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Damson
Miss Sporty gel shine no 510
Nails Inc Wigmore St (freebie with Glamour)
O.P.I in Lost my bikini in Molokini
PS (primark) black nail polish ‘witchcraft’
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