No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in Feb 2025

VALM

@ruby_eskimo I buy Westlab Epsom Salts for Emma. Shes training for a half marathon at the moment. It has been on offer for £2.75 in Morrisons recently.

UU Lacura Tinted Moisturiser. Have pulled a BM Complexion Rescue from my srash to replace.

I have started a new pot of Lacura Vitabase primer. The Beehive Studio Balm was too piky for under makeup.

ruby_eskimo

Thanks for the heads up @VALM, I'll check them out when I need to pick some more up.  Currently have some Radox and Bayliss & Harding bath salts to work through first!

As predicted, have another 2 UU's which will probably be the last ones for the month:

Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum - liked this WBA, but couldn't find it in stock anywhere so have replaced with the Byoma brightening one

Biossance Squalane and Vitamin C Rose Oil - WBA, and already have this month.  Apply this after my moisturiser and before my SPF and it just makes my skin feel good plus the bottle lasts for absolutely ages!

Clutterbug07

Nothing finished now before the end of the month, so gonna do my totals.  I DID hit pan yesterday on a shade I thought would never end- it had the hugest dip in it, and finally, yday- it happened!  Shroud Cosmetics Hallobean Palette in the shade Woodsboro- a nice orange I use very frequently just all over the lid.

INS: 9 for a total of £51.44.  Am really pleased with this amount spent- I only really wanna be hitting around the £50 mark each month, as I spent WAYYYYYYYYYYY more than that pretty much every month last year, so this is really good!

OUT: 18 (9 UU and 9 Give Away- all those sample sachets I took into work)- was a bit slow on the UUs this month, but that's the way it is sometimes!

ruby_eskimo

Well done @Clutterbug07 with keeping to your goal amount of spending this month.

I have nothing else that looks like it will finish before the end of the month so my totals are:

INS: 9 for £168.92 which is a lot but was all things that have now finished in month or are about to finish so I don't feel so bad about it as it's not really adding to the "stash" so to speak.

OUTS: 28 for £472.51 🤯🤯🤯  I knew I'd used up a lot this month but that's just crazy!  My skin is just very particular and unfortunately it likes the expensive things.  Luckily the replacements should last around 6 months or a year in some cases so its not like I'll be spending out loads of money every month to replace things.

Hodgepodge

I have nothing that will be finished in the next 2 days, so here are my totals for Feb

INs 4 items = £29.47
OUTs 3 items = £79.00

Stash now virtually at an all-time low 🎉

Managed to resist the first Caroline Hirons kit of the year. I already have the toner/essence and am not impressed by Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream, so it wasn't hard to say no this time.

I have, however, rejoined Beauty Pie. A body cream is on it's way but I'm hoping won't be here until the weekend, so counting towards March's total. It was a freebie for joining, so guilt free in a way...

Clutterbug07

Thanks @ruby_eskimo, I'm pleased with it!  Sometimes more items will finish at the same time so replacements/INs might be higher than £50, but I really want to keep it about that level and that would be a huge improvement for me!  Well done on all your OUTS, that's so many!!  And clearly some very swish products! 

@Hodgepodge- 4 INS and 3 OUTS is VERY impressive- you seem to have got it all under control!  Any tips?

Clutterbug07

Also, just started a new thread for March!

Hodgepodge

Clutterbug07 said:

Thanks @ruby_eskimo, I'm pleased with it!  Sometimes more items will finish at the same time so replacements/INs might be higher than £50, but I really want to keep it about that level and that would be a huge improvement for me!  Well done on all your OUTS, that's so many!!  And clearly some very swish products! 

@Hodgepodge- 4 INS and 3 OUTS is VERY impressive- you seem to have got it all under control!  Any tips?

I wouldn't say it is under control as yet...

My 4 INs were a 2 mists, a cleanser and a hydrating serum.

In my stash I already have 13 mists, 9 cleansers and 4 hydrating serums!

So on paper it looks good (4 in 3 out) but the reality is a bit different!

VALM

Totals

UU 15
TA 3
INS 11 2 were birthday gifts.