No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries January 2023

dolly84

Here we go again for another month. As usual, this initial post has been shamelessly copied from the many previous months. A big thank you to @@ruby_eskimo for starting us off last month. 

Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and lots of support and encouragement if you need them.

Keep up the pampering and keep down the spending: let's make the naughty step an empty and lonely place this month (rather than one so long that it can be seen from space)! Will this be the month when the "usual suspects" rein it in a bit? Let's see..... (but I doubt it!) 

Remember - those products do nothing for you while they are stashed in drawers, boxes, and cupboards! 

We are eternally grateful to Katie Clampet who set up this fab challenge in January 2010. Here's her original challenge post:

"No buying any new toiletries, cosmetics, perfume etc... until I have used up ALL the ones I already have. I got a huge amount of (really nice) stuff for Christmas but I am going to resist the urge to browse Boots, Asda, Superdrug etc, and pop another tub of cream, face scrub, shampoo or conditioner into my basket. I reckon the stuff I have will last me until possibly June. I have decided that the money I save I will put into my special holiday account. Anyone else?"

Lots of us have taken part in the challenge over the past few months (and some of us even years!!) and are making great progress in reducing our stashes and unnecessary/excessive spending.

Regulars can ignore this, but a quick resume is always helpful for newbies:

Why not add the challenge to your signature as a reminder?

How about taking a bit of time to do a stock-take and see if there are any gaps in your stash that you might need to spend on this month? Some of us set a budget for the month for essential purchases or to help with withdrawal symptoms, others like to go cold-turkey!! Other ideas which some people find useful: Listing everything out so you can cross things off as used to increase the sense of achievement, and putting a sum of money in a pot each time you use up an item to save for something you really want, or simply to assist in making future essential purchases "cash neutral".

Remember the challenge is about making the most of your money, enjoying your products, finding which products really suit you best and are worth buying, giving yourself a well-deserved pampering and breaking the habit of buying for the sake of buying. In money-saving tradition, it should also be about making your products l-a-s-t as long as possible (although the temptation of using an unloved shower gel extravagantly to finish it off is sometimes too much to bear!).

Brand new products (or opened perfume) sell well on eBay.

Unsuitable products can be repurposed and used for other jobs (shower gel/shampoo as handwash etc).

Some items can be returned to certain stores for exchange (for essential items or gifts!!) without a receipt.

Unwanted items can be recycled as gifts or for gift hampers (saving the money you'd have spent on gifts).

Unsuitable items can be donated to charity or a local women's refuge as mentioned earlier

Also, why not reward your efforts by banking and recycling your use ups/throw aways with Boots scan2recycle points at participating Boots stores: Recycle at Boots - Get rewarded for recycling - Boots 

Alternatively, simply drop them off at Maybelline Recycling points: www.maybelline.co.uk . Unfortunately, you won't be rewarded for the latter but the earth will thank you :-)

It helps to avoid the places where temptation lurks for you; be it QVC, Boots, Body Shop, email newsletter, the supermarket toiletries aisles, Grabbit board, online toiletries browsing, seductive department store beauty counter offers etc. Remember retailers are making offers and promotions all the time, so there will always be another deal! Honest! 

Good luck all for this month and indeed the coming months, and remember to keep your stash lists updated, keep popping in for inspiration and support and to report your UU's and IN's, especially any sales bargains - we want a nosy! 

Welcome to all newbies - the more the merrier. Please introduce yourselves so we can welcome you properly! Do de-lurk if you are lurking, this is one of the friendliest threads on MSE.

Oh - and anyone thinking "OMG my stash is FAR bigger than all of theirs, I cant possibly join" - believe you me, we have been doing this challenge for well over a year some of us - you wont scare us, and I can almost guarantee that someone somewhere will have had more and survived.... we are very supportive (and protective - so don't be scared!!) oh - and did we mention that are nosy??!!

Useful abbreviations and jargon!

WBA - Will Buy Again

UU - Use Ups

IN - Self explanatory - stuff you've gained into your stash - warning: lines may be given out for unnecessary purchases or you may be sent to the naughty step!

NBI - A non-bought item such as a present, gift with purchase or free sample

WNBA - Will Not Buy Again!

Glitch - when a shop/online store make a pricing mistake so you end up paying less or even get freebies! 

PYN(M/T/W/Th/F/Sa/Su) DELETE AS APPROPRIATE! - Paint Your Nails Monday/Tuesday...... it allows everyone to try and finish those dastardly nail varnishes with group support! You can never be too groomed for this thread. Also see PY(T)N... - for toenails!

Splutterer - the stage where an item is nearing the end of it's life and spluttering - also the most annoying and seemingly never ending stage!

GWP - Gift With Purchase - a sample or mini sized item

HG - Holy Grail - this is the product you would go back for time and time again, it does the job brilliantly, and is either economical, or so fantastic price becomes no object!

NPI - Near Purchasing Incident (OMG we all have those!)

LHJ- Long Haul Job - for those products - love 'em or hate 'em - that never seem to end no matter how often you use them

PRCP - Pink Rose Candle Philosophy inspired by Erma Bombeck who said: 'If I had my life to live over again I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose that melted in storage'. Don't keep things 'for best' or 'for a special occasion'. That day never arrives. Give the best to yourself now and enjoy it. (Thanks to McCulloch29 for introducing this thought provoking sentiment to us)

GA - for an out that was given away to charity, as a present, or "just because" rather than binned or UU

TA - for an out that was thrown away due to going off (generally as it has been lurking at the back of a stash since time immemorial) or for any other reason such as a broken container or spillage

PP - Project Pan: a list of specific items targeted to be used up

If anyone can think of any more we can add to the list so newbies won't be intimidated by our jargon!

dolly84

My new list for 2023, some items from 2022 and lots of new ones.

Makeup etc I want to finish in 2023

1. The Balm Down Boy Blush - lots of pan and product thin in other areas

2. Model Co Cream Blush

3. Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow in rsvp

4. Wet n Wild Foundation

5. Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation

6. Matte brown eyeshadow single (any of the ones I have taken from a palette and put into my magnetic palette.

7.. Bobbi Brown concealer

8. Too Faced Shadow Insurance - use this regularly but still loads left, or it could be air

9. Avon Supershock Mascara

10. Clinique High Impact Mascara mini

11. Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation

12. Garnier Eye Roll On

13. L'oreal Lumi Magique

14. Soap & Glory Gloss Stick in Ramplumzel

15. Nivea Raspberry Rose Lip Balm

16. Colourtrend Nude Lipstick

17. HD Brows Quad - aim to hit pan on the one shade I use for my brows

18. Elf Brow Gel

19. Soap & Glory One Heck of a Blot - this has a good amount of pan showing

20. Urban Decay Primer Potion

21. Clinique Black Honey Lipstick mini

22.  Prada Candy Kiss 50ml

23.  Bloom Driftwood & Seasalt EDT

24.  Ralph Lauren Romance EDP 50ml

Will not need to buy in 2023

Nail polish
Hair serum/oil
Makeup  (except possibly foundation and mascara)
Perfume

Deodorant

Solid Shower Gel Bar

May need to buy in 2023

Shampoo bar

Cleanser

Facial Oil /Moisturiser
Curl cream

Hand cream

Foot Cream

Hair Conditioner bar/refillable bottle of conditioner

Body Lotion/Bars

VALM

Happy New Year when it arrives everyone. OK, this year I want my PP List to be made up of a variety of items and want to include skincare, haircare, make up and body care and mini items. So my PP List for January is

Skincare:-

Balance me Vitamin c serum 

Skinsense Retinol serum

Ultrasun SPF

Pure night cream 

Bodycare:-

Aloe Vera body lotion

Bar soap - I think this was shaped like a pug!

Make up:-

Too faced Old Money 

Colourpop Here's 2 u lipgloss 

Sample sizes:-

Menu hair gel

Erborian primer 

I think these can all be finished. 

VALM

Ive also selected the 23 make up items I want to use up in 2023.

1 Too faced Old Money eyeshadow from the Chocolate Gold palette 

2 Colourpop Telepathy eyeshadow 

3 Colourpop Garden Date eyeshadow from the Sweet Talk palette 

4 Bare Minerals Heart small loose shadow 

5 Bare Minerals Nude Beach small loose shadow 

6 Mally Shimmering Mauve shadow stick 

7 Urban decay Angel highlighter from the Gwen Stefani Urban Decay palette 

8 Bare Minerals Golden Gate small loose blush 

9 Hourglass euphoric fusion blush from the Edit 4 palette 

10 Hourglass Luminous Glow blush from the Edit 4 palette 

11 BARE Minerals Cookie liquid lipstick 

12 COLOURPOP November liquid lipstick 

13 Colourpop Here's to u lipgloss 

14 Marc jacobs Current mood mini lipstick 

15 Bite Beauty Chai mini lipstick 

16 Marc jacobs goddess mini lipstick 

17 MAC DARE You lipstick 

18 Wet n Wild FAB Fuschia lip liner 

19 Bare Minerals WIRED lip liner 

20 No 7 Raspberry lip liner 

21 Wet n Wild Bare lip liner 

22 Urban decay Stoned VIBES Raw Energy eyeliner 

23 Stila brown eyeliner

The lip products are over ambitious, I know. I usually put fragrances in this list but I don't have any that I want to get out of my collection. 

pinkfluffybabe

Thanks for the new thread @dolly84

I'm back in for January. Continuing where I left off in 2022 and hoping I can get my overall stash down a bit.

January PP List (more everyday stuff):

Medik8 Calmwise Serum
The Ordinary Niacinimide and Zinc
Ren Rose Shower Gel
Ren Rose Body Lotion
Aveda Nutriplenish Conditioner
Drunk Elephant Protini Moisturiser
Laura Mercier Handcream
Cerave Hydrating Cleanser
Ren Evercalm Moisturiser
Drunk Elephant Shower Gel

Spring List (more long-haul stuff):

The Inkey List PHA Toner
Espa Lip Balm
Chanel Coco Noir Perfume
Burts Bees Cherry Lipbalm
Phillip Kingsley Elasticiser
Living Proof Healthy Dry Shampoo
Drunk Elephant Juju Cleanser
Drunk Elephant Pekee Cleanser
Jo Malone English Pear and Freesia
Laura Mercier Handcream

OnABudget2023

May I join for Jan please?

I have a HUGE make up and toiletries collection 🙈 I am slightly obsessed with eyeshadow palettes and Charlotte Tilbury. 

I do pan a lot of things as I wear make up most days but I really want to pan more before I buy anything else! I am doing a low buy for the year I intend to use up eveything within a category before I replace an item. Which for most will be a loooong time. 

My PP list:

1: ABH Modern Renaissance (want to pan at least 7 of the 14 pans)

2: ABH Soft Glam ( as above) 

3: Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter 

4: Charlotte Tilbury Contour Wand 

5: Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter Foundation 

6: Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand (spotlight)

7: CT Brightening Youth Glow 

8: CT Superstar Lips (Walk of no Shame)

9: ND Gold pallet (would like pan on half)

10: CT lip liner - lip cheat 

11: Benefit brow gel 

12: Benefit Roller Lash (x 3)

13: CT Pillow Talk Lip and Cheek Glow

14: CT Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder (already hit pan - want to use up)

15: CT Retro Pallet (want to hit pan on half)

16: CT Pillowtalk Lipstick 

17: CT Pillowtalk Lipgloss 

18: Elemis Cleansing Balm 

19: Elemis Marine Cream 

20: Elemis Shower gel and body cream duo

21: Lush Bath bombs x 3

22: 17 Concealer 

23: CT Filmstar Bronze and Glow (want to hit pan on bronzer)

wow that’s just scratching the surface 😂🙈

I’ve moved my PP to my daily use drawer. 

I really wanted to new ND pallet but I duped the vibes with my singles so I’m really happy with myself 💪🏻

pinkfluffybabe

Welcome @OnABudget2023 good luck!

VALM

Welcome @OnABudget2023. Xx

Clutterbug07

Thanks for the new thread @dolly84!

Welcome @OnABudget2023, and well done for duping the vibes of the ND palette you wanted!

My PP list- includes some from last year and some newbies:

1. Haruharu WONDER - Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner
2. HaruHaru Wonder- Black Rice Hyaluronic Cream 
3. Simple Protect 'N' Glow Radiance Booster SPF30
4. BIG Tresemme shampoo: Finished one my mum gave me last year, and now onto the second one
5. Concrete Minerals mineral Eyeshadow in Ruse: WHEN WILL THIS EVER BE FINISHED??  I was so tempted to throw this out, but it feels v wasteful, so I will continue trying to hate-pan it....
6. Klairs Midnight Blue Youth Activating Drops
7. Innisfree Green Tea Seed Serum: soooooooooooo fragranced. Using up on hands/body.
8. No 7 Resurfacing Peel: this was a gift with purchase and I am too scared to use it- it's 15% glycolic and I think it might burn my face off.... I only use 7%!!
9. The Body Shop: Vitamin E Skin Cooling Gel Mist: think this will be good in the spring/summer
10. Tony Moly - The Chok Chok Green Tea Watery Skin toner
11. The Body Shop- Aloe Calming Toner
12. Tigi Bed Head- Beach Bound Protection Spray
13. John Frida Frizz Ease- Original
14. Batiste Dry Shampoo- Tropical
15. The Body Shop InstaGlow CC Cream
16. Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Toner
17. Jackie's Hen Do Lip Balm x 2
18. Vaseline Cocoa Radiant Body Oil
19. Elf Jelly Pop Glow Stick: nice but I've had it a while and it's a creamy stick, so should use it up
20. LilyLolo Mineral Blush- Beach Babe: for some reason I ordered a few of these over time, clearly not realising I already owned it- *doh* and I don't love the colour that much, so would like at least one gone from my stash
21. LilyLolo Mineral Blush- Goddess: a deeper more rusty rose red colour, doesn't hugely suit me.
    
22. Benefit Gogo Tint: bright cherry lip n cheek tint.  Don't really use this very much (always prefered the cha cha peachy one), so would like to use it up this year
23. Sugarpill liquid lipstick- in Trinket:  looks quite dark on me, but kinda fun as it has gold sparkles that show up over time, but almost finished, so going to keep working on this!

I liked the idea of 23 for 2023!  It looks a bit immense and daunting, but will do my best and these are all things I'd like out of my stash this year.  It's good to write it down!

OnABudget2023

Thanks @Clutterbug07 I’m pleased with myself for not buying a new pallet. 

Just hit pan in one of my pans in the ND gold pallet doing my make up for New Year!

happy new year all xx

VALM

2 UUs today:-

LUSH Sleepy Bear bath bomb. MRM bought me this for Christmas and I used it in 2 baths with the second being today. Think I'm starting with a cold so it really helped ease my achiness. This bath bomb is gorgeous and I hope they release it again next Christmas. The top of the bomb is covered in dried Lavender flowers and the oil inside it makes the bath water look and feel wonderful. 

Sephora Collection Caffeine eye mask. I bought this from Sephora on our cruise. I need to make an effort to get all the eye masks out of my stash so will try to remember to use these every Sunday night I think. These feel lovely and cooling when worn. I'm just not a big lover of sheet masks in general as most of the time I find they are ill fitting and over saturated with product.