No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries February 2023

wondercollie

UU:  Elizabeth Arden Retinol Ceramide capsules (gwp vial of seven)   I like them.   I like the way they melt into your skin without leaving your face slippery or greasy.  Would buy at full price.

Some sort of oil cleanser in a sachet.   Nope.  It was messy to use and slipped off my hands onto the floor creating a slipping hazard.   Just too runny and messy.

I've realized I neeed to leave my eyeshadow collection in my will.   I'll never even get around to staring some of the pallettes.

Hodgepodge

My outs so far in February:

Melting Moment Cleansing Balm with Wild Orange Leaf Extract	Alpha H	Cleanser
Bourbon Vanilla & Clove Bud Botanical Body Wash	Liz Earle	Shower Cream
QI Energy Ginseng Root & Ginger Super Moisture Cream	Beauty Pie	Moisturizer
Triple Hyaluronic Acid Elastic Lifting Eye Serum	Beauty Pie	Eye Cream

Hodgepodge

Loved the Alpha H cleansing balm - more of a butter really but lush :-) WDBA

Clutterbug07

Had a flurry this morning!

UU

• SKINFOOD - Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence 50ml:  More a serum than essence.  I put a bit of toner in the bottle to get the last bits out and then it lasted a whole extra week!!   Quite nice and soothing-feeling, but not sure it did very much.  I think I prefer my propolis in toner form... or I would like to try the COSRX propolis cream as I had a sample ages ago and it was thick and lovely, so would love to try a whole tub of it.  I have propolis in an open toner I'm currently using (not my fave one), so until that is used up, I won't buy anything else specifically with propolis.  It's meant to help keep spots at bay, in a gentle way, so I like to have something with it in my routine.

• Lily Lolo Mineral Blush in Juicy Peach:  One of my favourite blushes, I use this all the time, and have used it up on a number of occasions over the years.  Buuuuuuut I currently have two other orangey peachy blushes, so I will do without those for a while, as I don't really need more of this type of colour at the mo.

• Lee Stafford- Heat Protection Shine Mist: I liked this heat protect spray as I really liked the smell of it- it smells like a bit masculine aftershave-y, but not too much.  I'd repurchase, but I have a Tresemme one to use up.

Throw away

• Sample sachet- Purito- Pure Vitamin C Serum: I opened this sachet and it was bright orange, so I figure it's no good now- I threw it away.

Clutterbug07

Omg I am eyeing up eyeshadow palettes and feeling huge urges to buy something!!!!!!!  I'm gonna go swatch some of my eyeshadows to stave off the desire!!!!!!!!

dolly84

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Lyonsleaf Beauty Balm 60g - I've used quite a few jars of this over the last few years, WBA but won't be for a while as I have quite a few cleansers to work through.

In

ELF 16hr Camo Concealer

Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer (or some such name)

I bought the two concealers in quite light colours as ones I currently have seem so dark.

wondercollie

Simple face wipes.  Pack of seven.  Nice, did the job and took off the eye products without tugging.

Sample sachet of an Olay face wipe.   Different product from the Simple product.   You wet the Olay wipes and lather them up in your hand and then go to work on your face.   Did the job well and might actually be a better product to travel with because you don't have to worry about them drying out!

ruby_eskimo

I have a feeling those olay face cloths have been discontinued @wondercollie - they did seem like a good idea for travel as you say.

Have had a couple of UU over the weekend (although not as many as normal as had to delay my usual Sunday night pamper session as DH had friends over for the Superbowl and I felt guilty taking over the only bathroom for a couple of hours!)

Glossier Priming Moisturiser Rich - WNBA, this was a mini that I got in a set and it felt and smelt like sudocreme, but it actually did absorb into the skin.  Didn't notice much of a difference really and have read that they've reformulated and people aren't happy.

La Roche Posay Anthelios Dry Touch Gel Cream SPF 50+ - This is my favourite facial SPF; sinks in well and definitely helps keep me matte.  Replaced on Friday but also succumbed to the hype around the Beauty of Joseon SPF that's going around on social media and have ordered a mini version that should arrive today.

L'Oreal Lash Paradise Waterproof Mascara - Again, probably my HG daily mascara (my all time fave is the Estee Lauder Sumptuous Volume Waterproof).  I like volume in my lashes without clumping, and not too bothered about length so this is perfect.  Plus waterproof means it doesn't give me racoon eyes.  Have a replacement waiting to go but also bought the Revolution knock off to try and so far it's not too bad.

VALM

It's my birthday and I have received some lovely gifts:-

NARS Ignited eyeshadow palette 
Bath & Body Works Mad About You shower gel and body lotion
Bath & Body Works A Thousand Wishes shower gel and body lotion 
Ghost Mini perfume and nail polish 

Also some flowers, chocolate, wine and money.

We've also just been to Barcelona for the weekend which was fab.  I did buy a bottle of Viktor and Rolf Good Fortune perfume and a set of 2 x Benefit Bad Gal Bang mascara. 

ruby_eskimo

Happy birthday @VALM - those are some lovely gifts!

I have a couple of UU to report:

Etude House Dr Ampoules Sheet Mask - love these masks, very moisturising, stick and fit to the face very well.  Have another few in the drawer to work through

Bayliss and Harding Wild Fig and Pomegranate Bubble Bath & Bath Salts: both of these came out of an advent calendar that my mum sent me.  Didn't have high hopes but actually these smelt amazing, the scent lasted in the bath and there were lots of bubbles.  Have quite a few of these minis to work through from the same calendar so will see if all the scents are just as good.