No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries January 2023

dolly84

I offered DD a bottle of Philosophy Amazing Grace perfume to take back to uni, she said she had quite a lot of perfume so she has taken a bottle of it with about 1/4 left.  She has also taken my last bottle of the matching shower gel, just a small 240ml size.  That was the last bottle of my original, very large stash of shower gels which ran into 3 figures at one time.

pinkfluffybabe

dolly84 said:

I offered DD a bottle of Philosophy Amazing Grace perfume to take back to uni, she said she had quite a lot of perfume so she has taken a bottle of it with about 1/4 left.  She has also taken my last bottle of the matching shower gel, just a small 240ml size.  That was the last bottle of my original, very large stash of shower gels which ran into 3 figures at one time.

That is a good milestone

I used to have a solid stash of philosophy shower gels back in the day too - loved the fruity ones. 

Zuzi

Hi all,

I am a sporadic poster on these threads (like, once a year/18 months sporadic  ) I would say that most months I do not buy any skincare/toiletries (makeup / perfume aren't really my problem areas) but when I do it is usually a haul or a big promo offer with lots of little minis as a GWP...

I have been tracking the number of UUs over a year since 2019, it is usually somewhere around 75-125. Last year I desperately wanted to reach 100 but realised in September that I am very far off. I didn't want to give up so lined up all the minis I had (well OK, not all, I have too many for that!) and almost-used-up products and removed everything else from view. That way, I was able to focus on using up exactly the items that had a chance to be emptied by end of year.

I had to resort to semi-cheating in that I also bought and used multiple sheet-masks in December, but in the end I was very happy to be able to cross the invisible line and reach my 100/100 

This year, I have a real chance to get the amount of my skin- and bodycare items to a level that will actually allow me to feel happy with new purchases. I've had TOO MUCH of everything for at least 5 years now so the joy from getting new things is always tainted by buyer's remorse and the feeling that nothing was really necessary.

I will try to avoid any purchases for at least the first quarter, and see how many UUs I have by then. I have a list that tracks my purchases, I started it in second half of 2020 and I still have some items from then so I want to try and use them in that order, starting with the oldest.

I probably won't join every monthly thread but I will try to check in regularly, to feel some additional accountability. Good luck to everyone else trying to reduce their stashes!

VALM

@dolly84 my sister always buys me a bottle of Philosophy shower gel for Christmas.   This year she gave me Candy Cane. 

VALM

UU LUSH Golden Pudding.  Last of my LUSH Stash.

VALM

Emma went to the Trafford Centre yesterday so I asked her to pop into Lush for me.  She got me a Sleepy bubble bar and Twilight bath bomb.

VALM

I nearly forgot, I picked up a couple of other items from MrT yesterday:- 

Skin Saints Vitamin C serum 

Garner body lotion. The one in the red bottle is on offer at £3.00.

Clutterbug07

UU one off my list- whoop whoop!

• HaruHaru Wonder- Black Rice Hyaluronic Cream: Travel size product, was a gift with purchase a while back.  Used it up on my body, wouldn't buy it

Plus

• The Body Shop- Blue Musk Zest Hair And Body Wash:  Nice smell, but not my fave- probably wouldn't buy again, didn't love it.

INS
A Boots order arrived, and that should be me set up for toiletries for a while.  Hopefully!!!  Bought these with some Christmas money, so none of my own was technically spent- counting this as gifts.

• The INKEY List™ Succinic Acid Treatment 15ml:  My current tube is nearing the end, so this is a replacement.  Am sure Santa would love to know their Christmas money was spent on a spot treatment
• Umberto Giannini Grow Mask Hair and Scalp Treatment: replacement as all my hair masks were used up.  Tried this Saturday, it smells divine!
  
• Eco Warrior Moisturising Boys & Girls Shaving Bar - Bergamot & Lime Essential Oils:  Normally use a cheapo conditioner for shaving, but it does tend to clog up the razor, so thought I would try this- should last a while as it's a bar.  Had no cheap conditioner, so this was a replacement.
  
• Revolution Hydrate & Fix Fixing Spray 100ml:  Don't have heaps left of my current one, so this is a replacement.
  

VALM

Updated PP List

Balance me Vitamin c serum 

Skinsense Retinol serum

Ultrasun SPF

Pure night cream 

Lush Sleepy lotion 

Bar soap - (pig(

Too faced Old Money 

Colourpop Here's 2 u lipgloss 

Menu hair gel

UU Another piggy soap. I brought it in, in the end to go with the Sleepy lotion.  Have one left now.

UU Erborian primer.   This was lovely. 

I also hit pan today on my MAC Princess Jasmine eyeshadow. 

wondercollie

@Zuzi, I know what you mean.   I read along and then never get around to posting.

I've managed to get rid of two bags of things that I know I will never use at work.  Lessons learnt?  Coworkers love freebies and that monthly subscription boxes were a waste of money.

Finished an Origins eye serum sample tube.   Used it as an all over night cream because I really don't think skin knows where the serum was meant to go.

Finished a Body Shop Satsuma Hand Cream.   My favourite scent and I have several on reserve.   My family keeps buying them for me for Christmas, birthday, Easter.  

Tossed a Revlon lip stain.   It was a second chance item.   Tried it when I bought it, didn't really like it but didn't want to try again.  Second outing?  Well, time to say good bye.

Must learn to stop hanging onto things.  If I don't like them, bye, bye.

I've got a Philosophy shower gel and matching body cream on the go.   I just don't get peoples love of these products.   It's meh, I'm really tempted just to chuck both of them.