No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries April

London_baby

2 UUs:

1D Our moment EDP - WNBA, my taste in perfume has changed dramatically in the past year, but it was ok for an every day home/work spray. Want to use up more perfume before purchasing perfume oils. 

Oral B 3D White Luxe Perfection Whitening Toothpaste -  Don't think there has a been a dramatic change with my teeth but I have another 5 in stash to see!   Not expecting anymore uus/ins this month as everything is LHJs, so will work on PP hair products.

hob_nob_bob

Hope this is ok to post but I've just got a new bathroom storage unit so have organised all my products and have done a stock-take. I'm horrified by how much stuff I have!

Hair -
1 x Hairspray
2 x Mousse
1 x Dry shampoo
2 x Smoothing creams
3 x Hair oil
2 x Salt/texture sprays
1 x Leave in conditioner
4 x Bottles of conditioner
3 x Hair masks
3 x Bottles of shampoo
1 x Blow dry spray

Body - 
4 x Body butters
6 x Body lotions
3 x Body oil
1 x Back spray

Feet - 
6 x Foot creams
1 x Foot soak crystals
2 x Foot mask sock things

Tanning - 
5 x Gradual tans
4 x Mousse tans
1 x Tanning drops
3 x Spray tans

Face - 
5 x Toner
4 x Oils
2 x Cleansing balm
6 x Serums
3 x SPF
8 x Cream face masks
1 x Sheet mask
1 x Cleansing oil
3 x Face wash
1 x Cleansing milk
3 x Moisturiser
1 x Eye cream
2 x Lip balm/scrub
2 x Spot treatments
2 x Micellar water
1 x Hyaluronic acid
1 x Coconut oil

Miscellaneous - 
35 x Bars of soap (recently stocked up as packs of four were reduced to 25p in Boots!)
35 x Perfumes (mostly full size, but I have included testers in this)
120 x Nail varnish
1 x Bubble bath
3 x Shower gel
3 x Deodorant
2 x Toothpaste
1 x Mouth wash

I would imagine this will see me through until at least the end of this year in all honesty (toothpaste aside).

getmyacttogether2016

Just  had a final sort out of all my make up items and I have the following GAs

Barry M lipstick shade 163, lovely red bur only swatched.
MUA lipstick shade raven, never been opened.
MUA metallic lips shade glint, only swatched but bit patchy
Barry M lip gloss shade 504, only swatched again patchy
Boots no. 7 eye pencil, unable to find the shade. A lovely pale bronze that has only been swatched but I have countless Urban Decay so will not use.

All this is going to a friend granddaughter for play makeup as it’s too good to throw away.

GMAT

sstevo19

Two UUs from tonight:

Lush Unicorn Horn Bubble Bar - WDBA and may do in the future. I like this bubble bar, the scent is really nice. 

Lush Goddess Bath Bomb - WPBA. This was nice but I've had it too long so it didn't fizz at all  

And one OUT:

Weleda Baby Calendula Face Cream 50ml 

sstevo19

And a UU from yesterday that I forgot:

Maui Moisture Hibiscus Water Conditioner 385ml - WDBA and have done. This is a lovely conditioner and it smells divine

VALM

sstevo19 said:

And a UU from yesterday that I forgot:

Maui Moisture Hibiscus Water Conditioner 385ml - WDBA and have done. This is a lovely conditioner and it smells divine

You've reminded me, I threw away the remainder of the shampoo and conditioner from this range (green coloured packaging) at weekend and bought some Herbal Essences instead.  I really did not get on with this.  My hair never felt clean and I always felt itchy at the back of my neck when I used it. 

A friend at work gave me a Trevor Sorbie conditioner the other day as she says she doesn't like it.  I brought her in a John Frieda conditioner and also gave her a Lacura bronzer as she's revamping her make up.  I really love the Bare Minerals Warmth bronzer that I'm using.  From memory, I have a mini Benefit Hoola bronzer (sample size) that I want to finish this year and then have a small pot of BM Faux plus some BM foundation pots that could be dark enough to use as bronzer however after all they have gone or been tried and discarded (if they don't suit) I will definitely repurchase the Warmth. 

Another UU Fresh Black Tea face mask.  I had a set of these mini pots and this was the last one that I used.  I did give the Umbrian clay one to Emma as it was too drying.  Pity their not cruelty free.  I have a selection of sheets masks and a pot of Lush Cup o Coffee to use so once they've gone I will be on the hunt again for a good clay mask.  Will probably buy from Etsy.

Finally, my hairdresser came last night.  Yay no more roots and straggly long hair. 

dolly84

Welcome to the newbies.  Don't worry about the stash size, we've all been there or are still there.

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Crabtree & Evelyn La Source Body Wash 500ml - this has been a favourite product for many, many years but even if I wasn't moving away from things in plastic bottles I WNBA as they are online only now and I like to support bricks and mortars shops and help to keep people in their jobs.

hob_nob_bob

dolly84 said:

Welcome to the newbies.  Don't worry about the stash size, we've all been there or are still there.

This is reassuring! I just re-read the list I posted here and realised I didn't include my hand creams/cuticle oils etc, and haven't counted up any make up whatsoever so my true list is a whole lot bigger  

I've just used up a Korres guava body butter 40ml. WMBA - lovely scent (reminds me of holidays) and sinks in nicely without being sticky or greasy.

I've also repainted my toe nails. For years I used to freshly paint them every Sunday but fell out of the habit of doing it; I'm going to make a conscious effort to start doing this again to try to use up my stash. What I really should do is go through them all as I'm sure a few will have gone gloopy and could be TA.

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Wee update from me.

TA 
I found a Neal's Yard foot scrub that was well past it's best so that's been chucked.


GA 
4 x nail varnishes in various colours.  My 12yo niece is happy to take them.  All in good condition.  

UU
All my Jessica Nourish Cuticle Cream pots (3) are now used up.  The last pot is was washed out this morning and I decanted my eye cream into it as the pump had broke on the the eye cream bottle. WMBA but have moved onto my Sally Hanson cuticle oil and nail conditioner.

Skimono Advanced moisturise sheet mask.  I actually really like these but would not rush to purchase just now.  Price has gone up and I'm not convinced they are worth the money.  Also not sure I want to keep using these single use and throw away items.  I still have 2 of the Anti-aging ones to use up as part fo my current PP.

I am going to add in to my current PP my Oral B satin floss to encourage me to use it regularly.  The one I am using just now doesn't have that much left to use but I am so rubbish at flossing regularly it could easily last all year!  

hob_nob_bob

Quick update

UU -

Next Summer Sun perfume 30ml - WNBA. Don't really like this one much, it's a bit sweet for my liking. 
Next Gold perfume 15ml - WMBA, I did really like this scent, but I do have other perfumes I much prefer over it 

I also had two 1l pump bottles of the exact same shampoo, both half used, so I've decanted one into the other. Similar story with some open bottles of conditioner and shower gel - although those were all different types, I've just decanted them all into a 1l pump bottle I already had (one for conditioner and one for shower gel obviously ) 

I realise that in terms of quantity of product that leaves me with the same amount, but visually it's less 'stuff' with there being fewer bottles around, which is helping me mentally with getting through it all and feeling like I'm making a small dent.