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No Buying Toiletries - August 2022

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  • @kadison yep, I'm with you, you're not alone!  Love makeup, love skin care, and like to treat myself every now and then with it (I may have gone a bit mad and ordered 3 eyeshadow palettes that are currently winging their way to me....when they arrive, I'll add them here).  I don't see that fully changing, BUT doing this group has helped so much!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am so much more thoughtful in my purchases, and my stash has reduced a good chunk since starting this. It'll never be fully empty I'm sure, but it's manageable, and the use-it-up mentality makes me feel good.

    UU

    • The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil:  Love this, use it nightly.  Bought in Feb, finished in Aug, so the little bottle took 6 months to finish as you don't need much (although now I think about it, Feb is purchase date and I'm not sure which date I started using it....).  WDBA, but I have my jojoba/sea buckthorn oil to try out next.  I may repurchase once I've used up a chunk of the J/S mix, so I can mix in some rosehip too for some superpower anti-aging!
    Jan Grocery Challenge 2023:  £181.18/£400
    OSWLC 2023 Q1:  0/10
  • Another spreadsheet-er here too, love keeping on top of my stash  :wink:
    Not buying unnecessary toiletries 2024 26/53 UU, 25 IN
  • I have a spreadsheet for my nail polish 💅🙈
    *not actually psychic 
  • kadison
    kadison Posts: 3,662 Forumite
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    edited 12 August 2022 at 4:54PM
    INs from Swindon Outlet Village
    2 x Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Fluid Powder Foundation 40ml - C024 Ivory & C036 Cool Sand
    Bobbi Brown Extra lip tint 2.3g - Bare Claret
    Bumble and Bumble Surf Leave in Styling Cream 60ml
    2 x Clinique Blended Face Powder 35g - Invisible Blend (Possibly new HG so stocked up)
    Estée Lauder Double Wear SPF10 30ml - 2C3 Fresco (They have discontinued the light version)  :s
    Jo Malone Nashi Blossom Cologne 100ml
    M.A.C Amplified Crème Lipstick*3g - Brick The Ice
    M.A.C Lip Pencil 1.45g - Beet
    M.A.C Lipglass Lip Gloss 3ml - Total Bombshell
    Origins A Perfect World Antioxidant Cleanser with White Tea 150ml
    3 x Smashbox Always on Cream Eye Shadow 10ml - Cerulean, Ochre & Olive shades
    2 x The Body Shop Banana Set (Conditioner 250ml, Shampoo 250ml & Hair Towel) 
    The Body Shop Shampoo 400ml - Ginger
    The Body Shop Shampoo 400ml - Tea Tree
    2 x The Body Shop Vitamin C Glow Revealing Liquid Peel 100ml (GWP wys £25)

    INs from trial offer and offcuts lucky dip
    Grüum Hår Shampoo Bar Nourishing Coconut 50g
    Grüum Klår Brightening Facial Cleanser Charcoal & Orange 45g
    2 x Grüum Såpa Body Bar Charcoal and Lime 28g & 64g
    Grüum Såpa Body Bar Eucalyptus and Mint (?) 53g
    Grüum Såpa Body Bar Fragrance Free Aloe Vera (?) 77g
    3 x Grüum Såpa Body Bar Orange & Grapefruit 25g, 39g & 45g
    2 x Grüum Såpa Body Bar Orange and Lavender Kaolin (?) 26g & 29g
    2 x Grüum Såpa Body Bar Patchouli and Sandalwood (?) 56g & 84g

    INs from Feel Unique samples offer 
    Antipodes Kiwi Seed Oil Eye Cream 3ml
    Bouclème Curl Defining Gel 30ml
    By Terry Hyaluronic Foundation Tester 0.6ml - Cool Fair
    By Terry Hyaluronic Foundation Tester 0.6ml - Cool Natural
    By Terry Hyaluronic Foundation Tester 0.6ml - Warm Fair
    By Terry Hyaluronic Foundation Tester 0.6ml - Neutral Medium
    Philip Kingsley Elasticizer Booster 15ml
    Valentino Born In Roma Yellow Dreams EDP 1.2ml
    No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries 2023
    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend
    Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read - Groucho Marx
  • kadison
    kadison Posts: 3,662 Forumite
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    Glad to see there are lots of spreadsheet geeks here! I'm in good company!  ;)
    No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries 2023
    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend
    Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read - Groucho Marx
  • dolly84
    dolly84 Posts: 5,851 Forumite
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    uu

    Suddy Nora Bar Soap - this was a small slice of soap, sort of guest size, I brought this home from a recent holiday.  Lots of lather but not a huge amount of scent, I've put another slice in the bathroom, I think that one is Lemon and Cedarwood.
    Debt Free and now a saver, conscious consumer, low waste lifestyler


    Fashion on the Ration 28/66
  • UU

    • Mad about Skin Maximum Impact Moisturiser: This is lovely- thick and feels very nourishing for my PM moisturiser.  Got the replacement the other week, so I'm good to go!
    • Bondi Sands SPF 50+ Fragrance free 4 hr water resist lotion: 1 down, 1 to go (from my buy 1 get 1 half price bought last month)
    • Mizon Joyful Time Essence Mask- Cucumber:  Nice sheet mask.  I think it was part of a set.  Probs wouldn't buy it specifically, but it was alright so if I bought another set with it in, that'd be fine!

    Throw Away
    • Dr Organic- Skin Clear Tea Tree Deep Pore Charcoal Mask:  Wanted to do a clay mask, and found this one in the stash, but I try to avoid tea tree now since I had a bit of a reaction to a tea tree product a while back. It's got a load of citrus oils too, so this is a pass for me.  Will need to scout out a clay mask that's a bit more basic I think
    • CND Vinylux- Long wear top coat:  Gone too goopy and hard to work with, so this is done

    My eyeshadow beauties are arriving today- I am excited!!!
    Jan Grocery Challenge 2023:  £181.18/£400
    OSWLC 2023 Q1:  0/10
  • dolly84
    dolly84 Posts: 5,851 Forumite
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    uu

    Dove Pampering Body Wash - love the scent of Dove products.
    Debt Free and now a saver, conscious consumer, low waste lifestyler


    Fashion on the Ration 28/66
  • kadison
    kadison Posts: 3,662 Forumite
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    INs undeclared from the same day as the others
    Skin Saints Vitamin C Pore Refining Liquid Peel 100ml - to see how it compares to the TBC one
    3 x Skinny Tan Instant Tanner 125ml - Summer HG leg tanner so of course has now been discontinued so stocked up when I found it in Home Bargains
    2 x Tesco Eye make-up removal pads x 30

    GA
    Batiste Dry Shampoo 200ml - Tropical
    Grüum Hår Shampoo Bar Nourishing Coconut 50g
    Grüum Klår Brightening Facial Cleanser Charcoal & Orange 45g
    Grüum Såpa Body Bar Orange & Grapefruit 45g
    2 x Molton Brown Bath & Shower Gel 30ml - Fiery Pink Pepper
    Oral B Calm - Original 75ml

    TA
    Physicians Formula Coconut Milk Eye Makeup Remover 50ml - Nigh on impossible to get out the bottle, eventually got some out but it wasn't worth the trouble so it's been binned!

    UU
    Maybelline Tattoo Brow Peel-Off Tint - Black Brown - WBA, useful when my brows are very sparse
    SBC Shower Gel 500ml - Super Fruits - WMBA, nice enough
    Tarte Quench Lip Rescue 2.8g - Rose - WDBA, the condition of my lips massively improved!
    Wild Natural Deodorant Refill 43g - Jasmine & Mandarin Blossom - WNBA, not hugely keen on this scent
    No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries 2023
    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend
    Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read - Groucho Marx
  • kadison
    kadison Posts: 3,662 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Xmas Saver!
    Another UU
    L'Occitane Pivoine Flora EDP 75ml - WBA but they stopped making this quite some time ago!
    No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries 2023
    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend
    Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read - Groucho Marx
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