No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries December 2020

savingfortomorrow

I threw out a few items- a hand cream opened years ago, 2 eyeshadows i estimate 6 years old but tried on once and was disappointed and kept them. What was I thinking it would mature with age like a bottle of wine? There was a dried-out sample of eye cream gone. 
I am returning to the pool and gym tomorrow and the rate of using stuff will increase as moisturizer gets used up more for the body. I find I'm really neglecting the skin- I am going to have to really do a mini 12 days before Christmas focus on the skin.

dolly84

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Gosh Brow Kit - WNBA, I think kits where they have a shadow to cater to mulitiple hair colours is wasteful, in this one there was a very dark shadow, a mid brown and one for blonde or maybe redheads plus a wax.  I didn't use the wax but did completely finish the mid brown shade, I tried the other colours as eyeshadows but the dark wasn't right for me and the lightest one had no pigment.

Philip Kingsley Elasticizer 40ml - this was the last of many, many tubes and huge bottles of this, I do like it but won't be buying again.

VALM

Everything seems to have slowed right down however three UUs recently:-

Lacura face wipes.  Not very saturated.  Not very effective.  WNBA.  I think I was given these as part of a gift anyway.

Cotton wool pads.  I can't remember where from.  Have new ones to replace with.  I actually only use these for nail polish removal now. 

Michael Kors Wanderlust perfume sample.  This was lovely however it smells very similar to Paco Rabanne Olympea which I have a bottle of.  This may be really picky but the company that sent me the sample sent me a follow up email looking for feedback.  One of these questions asked if I was likely to repurchase the fragrance and gave the usual categories of "Highly likely", "Likely" etc however asked if it was "Dislikely" that I would repurchase.  This really gets my goat.  I did mention that I am "Unlikely" to repurchase as there is no such word as dislikely!  Is it just me?? 

London_baby

VALM said:

Everything seems to have slowed right down however three UUs recently:-

Lacura face wipes.  Not very saturated.  Not very effective.  WNBA.  I think I was given these as part of a gift anyway.

Cotton wool pads.  I can't remember where from.  Have new ones to replace with.  I actually only use these for nail polish removal now. 

Michael Kors Wanderlust perfume sample.  This was lovely however it smells very similar to Paco Rabanne Olympea which I have a bottle of.  This may be really picky but the company that sent me the sample sent me a follow up email looking for feedback.  One of these questions asked if I was likely to repurchase the fragrance and gave the usual categories of "Highly likely", "Likely" etc however asked if it was "Dislikely" that I would repurchase.  This really gets my goat.  I did mention that I am "Unlikely" to repurchase as there is no such word as dislikely!  Is it just me?? 

  It's not just you! I try not to be a grammar/spelling n*zi but sometimes I wonder why people don't try this magical thing called the internet if they're not sure about a word. I'm sure there was an expensive marketing team behind that survey and no one picked it up.

In:
Cerave Salicylic acid smoothing cleaner - Cerave seems to the trendy brand right now.  Curious to see if chemical body exfoliation can replace usual body scrubs. I've also bought a dry body brush to reduce the need for scrubs.

Continuing sample UUs:
Nuxe Aquabella beautifying moisturising emulsion - Sinks in nicely but I'm sure there are similar products that cost less.
Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse hair & body oil - Smells lovely but does nothing for me.
Colgate toothpaste sample

TA:
Tesco contact lens comfort drops - Hardly used and was lying around for ages.

Will bank all for Boots Recycling. I want to save enough points for the Revlon one step dryer and volumiser brush. 

shed35

Hi
My first update for December:-
UU
Avon Suncare Sensitive Body and Face Suncream
Balmond Skin Balm
Dove Body Wash
Avon Supreme Shampoo
Weleda Almond Facial Oil

IN
Elizabeth Arden Skin Protectant x 2

Total 111

VALM

London_baby said:

VALM said:

Everything seems to have slowed right down however three UUs recently:-

Lacura face wipes.  Not very saturated.  Not very effective.  WNBA.  I think I was given these as part of a gift anyway.

Cotton wool pads.  I can't remember where from.  Have new ones to replace with.  I actually only use these for nail polish removal now. 

Michael Kors Wanderlust perfume sample.  This was lovely however it smells very similar to Paco Rabanne Olympea which I have a bottle of.  This may be really picky but the company that sent me the sample sent me a follow up email looking for feedback.  One of these questions asked if I was likely to repurchase the fragrance and gave the usual categories of "Highly likely", "Likely" etc however asked if it was "Dislikely" that I would repurchase.  This really gets my goat.  I did mention that I am "Unlikely" to repurchase as there is no such word as dislikely!  Is it just me?? 

  It's not just you! I try not to be a grammar/spelling n*zi but sometimes I wonder why people don't try this magical thing called the internet if they're not sure about a word. I'm sure there was an expensive marketing team behind that survey and no one picked it up.
In:
Cerave Salicylic acid smoothing cleaner - Cerave seems to the trendy brand right now.  Curious to see if chemical body exfoliation can replace usual body scrubs. I've also bought a dry body brush to reduce the need for scrubs.

Glad it's not just me re the grammar.  x  My daughter is using Cerave cleanser and moisturiser and it has helped her skin massively.

sstevo19

A few UUs from the past few days:

Superdrug The Moisturising Little Blue Stick 4.8g - WDBA and have done. I love using this last thing on a night, after I've brushed my teeth as it keeps my lips hydrated all night and I don't need to apply lip balm much during the day if I use this on a night And it's only 99p  

The Body Shop Camomile Cleansing Butter 90ml - WDBA and I have done, my next tin should be arriving today. This is my favourite cleanser, I love the smell and how it takes everything off. It really does help shift my SPF and the day's grime off my skin. 

And two INs from yesterday:

Superdrug Solait Sensitive Face Lotion SPF30 50ml
Childs Farm Baby Moisturiser 250ml

The Superdrug Sun Lotion is to replace my Purito Sunscreen as there's been a bit of a scandal. They claimed it was SPF50 and two European Labs have tested it to be only SPF19. Why? It's such a lovely SPF to use everyday but I would like a slightly higher level of protection. The Superdrug one hopefully won't break me out and will tide me over until my next SPF arrives. 

sstevo19

Two INs today:

The Body Shop Camomile Cleansing Butter 90ml
The Body Shop Shea Body Butter 200ml

A few essentials  

London_baby

sstevo19 said

Superdrug Solait Sensitive Face Lotion SPF30 50ml
Childs Farm Baby Moisturiser 250ml

The Superdrug Sun Lotion is to replace my Purito Sunscreen as there's been a bit of a scandal. They claimed it was SPF50 and two European Labs have tested it to be only SPF19. Why? It's such a lovely SPF to use everyday but I would like a slightly higher level of protection. The Superdrug one hopefully won't break me out and will tide me over until my next SPF arrives. 

I'm so glad my hoard saved me from purchasing the Purito sunscreen. It was constantly praised by beauty influencers. The low protection is shocking but there were also 'Western' products that failed the test. I hope I don't hear anything bad about Biore Watery Essence when I get round to it. 

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Dr. Sante Anti-hair loss Trichogen complex mask - This was a blind buy from justmylook. Pleasantly surprised to see the product contains proteins and niamcimiade as it was cheap. Hopefully, it will give my hair a boost .  I just wish justmylook would list the ingredients on the website. They must get their stock from some grey market. 

UU:

Nuxe 5 in 1 Primer boost sample - WNB. Makes skin soft but nothing special for price point.

sstevo19

I'm still happy to use it until its empty, I'm just aware that it's a lower SPF than I would like but I'm waiting for a new Korean one (made by a different OEM manufacturer than Purito). I have seen people commenting in a skincare group I'm in saying their pigmentation got worse using the Purito SPFs but I've never had too much of an issue.