No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in March 2022

perfect10

VALM said:

I've heard good things about the ELF face cream on YouTube.  Did you order direct from them?

No it came in a beauty box. I really like some of the collection boxes from Latest in Beauty and have discovered some really good products this way. I usually wait till the boxes are in sale and then treat myself but have managed to avoid the Xmas sale as I just have too much stuff at the moment.
The ELF cream is one of the best face creams I have tried which sells at a reasonable price. Am also using ROC eye cream from the same beauty box and love this product too and it’s lasting ages so I think that will be on my future buy list (just have a Kiehls eye cream to use first).

Clutterbug07

@perfect10 for £13.50 it sounds like you got a bargain though, a lot of products for your money!

I too have heard good things about the ELF skincare- I want to try that moisturiser, and their cleansing balm

@VALM haha I know, it's a bit old skool isn't it!  I do still love their loose powder blushes though, they're v pretty and last well. I also have a lipstick of theirs (was a gift with purchase) that's really nice, it's quite balm-like which I like.

UU

Quite a few items finished today, knew they were almost done but still a surprise they all went at once!

• Olay Total Effects 7 in 1 Eye Transforming Cream: WBA, nice cream, has a slight tint so *maybe* helps with dark circles?  Not sure it does all it claims, but am never sure any eyecream does!
• Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel- 50+ PA++++:  I love this sunscreen!  It's very light and well formulated sunscreen for the face.  Slightly shiny, but it's more glow than grease. It might be my HG, but I want to try the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen first before I decide, as I hear very good things about it. Will use my LRP dupe up first!
• Palmers Alpha/Beta hydroxy Smoothing Lotion: I love this, would totally buy it again, really good on your legs for smoothing and softening.  Obvs trying not to buy though, so will use regular body lotion with maybe a squirt of my face AHA in- should be ok I think?
• 1.2ml sample spray- Marc Jacobs Perfect: ok, wouldn't buy.  My SIL used to work in Debenhams and got me loads of perfume samples- I think I still have 3 or 4 left!

dolly84

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Lipstick Queen Lip Crayon in Thriller - this was lovely, not much product in it but very nice, lovely red colour like a heavily tinted lip balm sort of finish.

dolly84

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Rituals Touch of Hammam Whipped Body Cream 200ml - this smelt lovely but I didn't find it particularly moisturising.  WNBA

VALM

Updated PP List

ABC Body lotion 

L’Occitane hand lotion (on desk at work)
Rituals hand cream
Yorkshire Soap Company Happy Hebden Bar soap

Mixed toner

Philosophy Pumpkin Icing body

Skinsense Eye Concentrate

UU The Inkey List Caffeine Eye Cream.  HG.  Two more in stash. 

Clutterbug07

IN

• Faith in Nature grapefruit & orange hand wash: ran out of liquid hand soap- had been using shower gel, but this almost seemed wasteful, so bought a big bottle of this.
• Sure invisible pure for women antiperspirant: needed some.
• Nesti Dante set of 6 soaps: on our last soap and it's getting a bit thin. Saw Lloyds had a good discount on the set of 6- these are the only soaps the other half likes- he says others dry out his hands.  He doesn't use much by way of toiletries so don't begrudge him the soap he likes!  The set of 6 was more economical per bar, then buying one soap, so bought whilst they were reduced.

VALM

UU Bare Minerals lipgloss called Everything.  This was a mini 2ml size that I got in an advent calender in 2019.  I'm aiming to finish all these items this year.  The formula of this was pretty awful, really sticky and then when I removed the stopper it felt waxy.  The colour was a very generic MLBB mauve (so 2019 I'm sure) and I won't pine it's loss. 

Clutterbug07

UU

Mostly sample sachets, but two full-size

• Sample sachet- Wishful Thirst Trap Juice: had this serum sample for AGES, so used on my hands rather than face.  Felt nice, quite thick and bouncy- apparently has peptides and 3 kinds of hyaluronic acid for moisture/hydration.
• Sample sachet- Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drops: this serum was so weird, it really does feel like an oil but there's no oil in it- great for oily/combo types who want oil benefits without the oil!  Has fermented ingredients, green tea, some copper peptide, so does have a lot of goodies- might be good to try in summer in place of actual oil!
• Sample sachet- Purito Daily Go-To Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA++++: nice. A bit thicker/greasier than my Isntree fave though, so unlikely to buy this, but generally not too bad. A *might* buy.
• Sample 2ml tube perfume- Coach Floral: didn't like this, WNB
• Elf Hydrating Camo Concealer Satin Finish- Fair Beige: WNB, never liked this concealer- annoying since I bought three different colours at the time!    Been trying to use them on on WFH days.
• Lily Lolo Mineral Blush in Clementine: nice pinky peach shade, probably wouldn't buy this particular shade again as I prefer other colours in their blush to this.

Hodgepodge

Used up:

Elemis AHA Glow Cleansing Butter - WDBA I love this product and I truly glow when using this!
Soap & Glory Melty Talented dry skin balm - WNBA It is actually a really good skin balm, leaves my limbs very soft, but I am over my Soap & Glory obsession.

VALM

UU Jack Wills body spray.  I don't like body sprays.  This is the last one that I owned.  Will not repurchase.  I'm now working on panning a bottle of Paco Rabanne Olympea.