No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries May

dolly84

VALM said:

dolly84 said:

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Rituals Rice Milk & Cherry Blossom Foaming Shower Gel 200ml - lovely scent but these cans don't last very long.

I know what you mean.i bought some for MRM and Emma recently and both are nearly empty.  Did you know Rituals has an outlet site now?

I didn't know that, I do think their products are really nice, at least the ones I have tried.

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Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic 200ml - this is nice but probably WNBA, I do have a 200ml spritz bottle to start using now though.

asajj

VALM said:

asajj said:

dolly84 said:

I've been having a little declutter in advance of taking/sending my makeup empties to recycling. 

Charlotte Tilbury Golden Goddess Quad - in all honesty this is nothing special, I have used one shade a fair bit but I have so many other colours which are almost the same as it, CT product are over hyped imo and overpriced.  WNBA

I feel the same about CT products.

I had a long bike ride this morning so needed a hot bath afterward. I used the last bits of a bottle of M&S bath foam and some bath oil I bought from Etsy a while back. Also UU'ed a pack of bath salts, again from Etsy.

Another who is not really impressed by CT products other than her lipgloss called Red Vixen which is stunning and I have repurchased.

asajj - love the sound of your bath cocktail. I want to find a cheaper alternative to LUSH bubble bars/bath bombs if anyone has a recommendation.

I loveThe Body Shop bath bubbles, especially Moringa one and they are £1.50 for one.

I bought Boots Glow Cleansing Stick - my first impression is good. I use a flannel to remove my makeup normally so it works for me but some reviewers didn't like that. I would say really good for travels at least.
Also bought L'oreal Telescopic Mascara, after a recommendation from a friend. I'm about to UU my current one and wanted to try a new one.
UU'ed a bar of soap this week but sold 2 face masks from Origins and 1 cleanser that was half used.

sstevo19

One TA from the other day:
Laura Mercier Ambre Vanille Hand Creme 50ml 
Something in this was causing me to have the same reaction I have when I use anything with mineral oil in it, but it doesn't have it or any derivates of it in it. Hm. I'm going to replace it with Farmologie one I have  

dolly84

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Tresemme Perfectly Undone Conditioner 500ml - this was nice enough but it does annoy me how the caps don't come off Tresemme bottles.  I have replaced it with another bottle of the same and that one is my last normal hair conditioner.

dolly84

dolly84 said:

May PP List

Peppermint Foot Cream - b/f from April

Tresemme Perfectly Undone Condtioner - b/f from April

Ed Hardy Original EDP 100ml - b/f from April

Crabtree & Evelyn La Source Body Lotion 500ml

Rose & Frankincense Skin Cream 60g - b/f from April

Body Shop Wild Argan Shower Gel 250ml

Elemis Sharp Shower 300ml

My 7 by Summer list

1.  No7 Lip Crayon in Statement

2. Barbara Daly Trade Secrets Sheer lip melt in Adorable b/f from the last challenge

4. Miss Sporty Stick Concealer - b/f from the last challenge

5. Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

6. Soap & Glory nude eyeshadow from quad

7.  Bare Minerals Eyeliner in Plum - b/f from the last challenge

My updated lists.  The Elemis shower gel is getting used by 4 people so that will be gone this month but I'm not sure about the other items, 100ml is a lot of perfume and I do like to alternate a bit with others, I'm only using the foot cream now and again mainly because it is just a peppermint scented cream (certainly not a butter) and doesn't do anything.  The body lotion is half full but I have rotated in another bottle for variety.

My No7 lip crayon is very small now and the Barbara Daly one is wearing down well now that I am using it as lip balm in the car, I'm still not using the concealer and should really declutter that, I am using the powder at the moment as the Rimmel foundation I'm using leaves me a bit shiny.  S&G eyeshadow never looks any different and neither does the BM eyeliner which I am sick to death of and actually think I might have another of these in the stash.

VALM

I UUed the first of my Replica samples at the weekend - Jazz Club.  Smelt reminiscent of L'Occitane Amber Sandalwood.  WNBA but it was nice to try. 

asajj

asajj said:

Hi everyone, I started us off, hopefully, that's ok.

I have a list again


- Japanfusion Hydra Prep Lotion
- Clinique Supercharged Serum
- Estee  Lauder Take it Away Makeup Remover Lotion
- Clarins Lip Oil Mini
- BarryM Apple Lip Scrub
- Hydra Activ HA+ Day Cream
- Clinique Superdefense SPF 40 Gel (mini)

Update to the list - this is the second time I used this serum and I think it is pretty good if you have dry skin. The first time I used this, it was winter and I didn't think it was very hydrating. Way better experience this time around.

VALM

Finish 7 by Summe update:-

Smashbox Full Exposure matte brown shadow.  This is now depotted and is being used loosely.  Hope to finish it by the end of this challenge.

Laura Geller lipstick Kiss - goal to keep in rotation and use at least twice a week.

Bare Minerals Heart loose eyeshadow - ditto

Hourglass highlighter from the Edit 4 palett - goal to hit pan.

Bare Minerals Mineral Veil - DONE.  I do like the finish of this powder when worn but find it a faff to get out of the container.  Wish BM would make a Ready version. 

Bare Minerals Warmth bronzer - DONE

OPI Lavendare to find courage mini lacquer - DONE.  I really like this colour but have a similar one.

dolly84

Not really toiletries but I have the following uu's

AromaWorks Hygge candle - this was £5 from B&M and I am really impressed, it burnt evenly and smelt great.

Body Shop Vanilla Bliss Scented Oil - I like the Body Shop oils but this was a bit sweet and girly, I've had floral ones from them before and an apple one and they've been great.

VALM

I have a couple of throw aways: Sally Hansen Can't Beet Royalty nail polish and Leighton Denny I Love Juicy nail polish.  The first one I find difficult to apply because of the shape of the brush and the second is a mini I pulled out of my stash and I think the formula has gone bad.  To be fair I could see quite a few windows in the LD bottle but having applied it today it's looking shabby.  Am pretty pleased that I'm down to 8 mini bottles.  I must have started with at least 24 (remember buying 2 x advent calendars that I shared equally with Emma).  Will pull another out tonight to work on. 

I also hit pan in my mini Benefit Hoola bronzer this morning.  I can't remember where this came from but it's really tiny.  Once that is done I think I have a Physicians Formula one left (to be honest not sure if this is a bronzer or highlighter!) and a couple of Urban Decay blushers that can be used as bronzer.