No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in March 2025

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Friday update

A couple more of the stash out the door
Melting Moment Cleansing Balm with Wild Orange Leaf Extract - Alpha H - Cleanser - Not finished but given to my son to remove his facial SPF. Replaced with The Matinee Gel Cleanser - Jordan Samuel Skin and Age Benefit Melting Cleansing Elixir - Gatineau

Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash - Elemis - Shower Cleanser - Replaced with a mini Elemis Pro-Collagen Energising Marine Cleanser

Four (!) more in this month
The After Show Treatment Cleanser for Sensitive Skin - Jordan Samuel Skin - Cleanser

The Performance Eye Gel - Jordan Samuel Skin - Eye Cream

Moisture Recovery Cream - Jordan Samuel Skin - Moisturiser

Hydrate The Mist - Jordan Samuel Skin - Toner

One item added to the PP list

Superfood Facial Oil - Elemis

VALM

I love Prague too @ruby_eskimo. Was it cold? Ive only visited in the Summer.

I hit pan in my Bare Minerals Pressed Mineral Veil yesterday.

One week left of March. Cant wait. I work in Residential Conveyancing and it has been manic.

Any predictions for UU to end the month? I think my night serum and toner will be done.

ruby_eskimo

VALM said:

I love Prague too @ruby_eskimo. Was it cold? Ive only visited in the Summer.

I hit pan in my Bare Minerals Pressed Mineral Veil yesterday.

One week left of March. Cant wait. I work in Residential Conveyancing and it has been manic.

Any predictions for UU to end the month? I think my night serum and toner will be done.

It was 4 degrees one day with a lot of wind so a bit chilly and the rest of the time was 8 to 10 degrees so not too bad.  We've been a few times for the Christmas markets with snow and minus figures and that's been cold but so worth it 🥶

Couple more UU for the month:

Wild Mini Deodorant - WBA, I like this as an everyday deodorant, keeps me smelling fresh and the Rainforest Oasis scent is my favourite although it was only limited edition 😢  Have gone back to my full size in the Cherry Blossom scent.

Prai Neck Cream - this came out of the M&S advent calendar and I don't think it did anything 🤣  used it every night since December but no difference in my neck.  Will not be purchasing again 😆

Also had a very generous gifted IN from some friends of a Jo Malone Shower Gel - never had a product from them so a definite treat.  Will have to wait to use it till I've finished my Bayliss and Harding soap that I'm using at the moment 🤣

Sarahspangles

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May I join, but from next month? At that point I’m starting a decluttering project, and I know toiletries are one of the first things I need to tackle.

There is a point to this post though! Before Xmas I had an allergic reaction to salon hairspray and while my face is mostly better, I definitely need a product with sunscreen every time I leave the house this year. So on Monday I have an appointment at a beauty counter. I’m hoping that I will leave knowing my skin tone/shade, and they’ll give me some samples to test.

I do still have a drawerful of makeup from pre-pandemic days, when I wore makeup for work. It never seemed to look right on Teams calls so I stopped wearing any (I’m hoping that the makeup artist will help me understand why). But maybe with a bit of shade mixing, I could use it up. The question is, how dangerous would that be - are there some types of makeup you’d definitely throw away?

In advance of my beauty counter visit I’ve had a first pass at the makeup drawer. I know what the definite gaps are now. I’ve also swatched a few products. It’s made me realise that with some it’s not the colour I don’t like, but how heavy the formulation is.

TA - I thought these were spluttering but they seem to have dried up
YSL Touche Eclat
Benefit They’re Real Mascara
No 7 Mascara

TA - these were NBI
Body Shop Lipstick in a really non-flattering shade
No7 lip gloss, ditto and I really disliked its stickiness

I can decide on UUs when I know what’s IN.

I’ve also washed my makeup brushes with the cleaner I use for my watercolour brushes. Much more effective than plain soap!

Here to confess my INs (see what I did there?) before I work out my UUs and TAs at the weekend

IN: Trinny London products colour matched at the counter
BFF SPF30 Skin Perfector (replaces the pre-pandemic foundations I need to TA)
BFF Eye Serum Concealer (replaces YSL Touche Eclat TA)
Eye2Eye in a matte neutral tan
Lip2Cheek in a matte soft neutral peach

Also IN:
Clinique Lash Power Mascara (replaces TA mascaras)
Clinique Almost Lipstick Black Honey

With these I can now do a no-makeup look, to ease back into wearing some. And trial the eye/cheek/lip makeup I already have that I can UU.

I’ll do my time on the naughty step for the Almost Lipstick!

I have one IN for skincare - The Ordinary 5% Lactic Acid (replaces more harsh acids TA after my allergic reaction, as a precaution) and one Splutterer - The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser (I’ve aleady started a TO Glycolipid Cream Cleanser) 

More skincare IN: A couple of things I know are safe around the eye area, where I have a dry patch lingering after my allergic reaction
Garnier Cleanser Sensitive Skin
Clinique Moisture Surge

TA: Vaseline Aloe Lip Salve - too greasy
Spluttering: I repurposed the tin for the dregs of two Nivea lip balms dug out of the tube

Lots going ‘IN’ at the moment, I need to audit everything so I can prove to myself there’s a net reduction - within a couple of months!

One final IN of Aveeno Baby Moisturising Wash as I’ve got a little patch of eczema and I don’t want more to flare up. As I’m not baby sized the bottle won’t last long - and the stress should fall when I retire this week!

VALM

My updated PP List
Carried forward 

Garnier Shea body lotion

M&S Fragrance Society hand lotion

Lacura BHA Serum

ADDED

B&BW Snowflakes & Cashmere shower gel

B&BW Snowflakes & Cashmere body lotion

MAC Dare You 10

Too Faced Gold Dipped 10

OPI Kronological Order 4

NARS Decatur 10

Escada Cherry in Japan 10- UU

DONE

Lacura Sugar Maple shower gel

Haircare samples

Gruum mist

UU Gruum mist. Love this have ordered a replacement.

Ive made an effort this week to get the uses in on the makeup. The blush is an old one that I have really fallen in love with.

Will get the last use of the nail colour in over the weekend.

Think everything else will be carried over.

ruby_eskimo

I'm also trying to really use the makeup too @VALM - hoping to have a few empties in that area soon!

Have managed to UU a couple of things:

UD All Nighter Setting Spray - this was the mini travel size (15ml) that I bought for our hand luggage only trip the other week (needed to save as much space as possible in the liquid bag!)  Have a full size that is sounding a little light so might be gone soon too.

Corsodyl toothpaste - WBA, have to use this and it definitely makes a difference.

Have a few more things that look like they'll be finished before the end of the month so will probably be back on Monday 😂

Clutterbug07

One last UU for the month:

• Mad About Skin- Protect & Hydrate Sunscreen- SPF 50, 100ml: My fave facial SPF! I got one free when I did my order last time, so have one in the stash ready to go.

I won't finish anything else now and it's payday today so that's my 'months end'- here are my Month Totals:

IN:  8 items (£38.63)
OUT:  11 items
Difference:  3 less items in the stash by months-end

£38.63 is a nice low number this month! Got to get a few bits in April (mascara, concealer) so it'll definitely be more.  I've barely had a chance to do any skincare tbh at the moment whilst our new dog is requiring a lot of attention, so it might not be worth replacing the snail mucin (which ran out a hundred years ago aka February) or my kombucha toner at the moment.  OR because it's been hard work I'll want to treat myself, but we shall see- one of the other! 

VALM

UU

Lacura shower gel

1 hair sample

Concealer

mini OPI

Orly Shaky Alibi

Escada fragrance

Blabzbeautybar cuticle oil

Boots handwash

Gruum mist

UD All Nighter

10

TA 

Pixi lip balm

Colourpop eyeshadow

Morphe palette

INS

8 Beauty Bay

6 from ALDI

14

Equals again? Oh dear. Lol

ruby_eskimo

Final UU's for the month:

Corsodyl Daily Mouthwash - staple, WBA, have replaced with the last in the stash

Shea Moisture 10 in 1 Hair Mask - WNBA, felt this was just coating my hair rather than doing anything to it and I just didn't like the scent.  Would purchase the watermelon one again next time. Currently using a mini of an Aveda one

Etude House Drawing Eye Brow - was my HG brow pencil but not really sure anymore.  May repurchase but have replaced with the Glossier Boy Brow which works for me for a quicker look

Kosas Air Brow Clear - was ok, got it as a freebie when I was in Sephora a few years ago.  WNBA, there's better clear brow gels for a lot less money

Saie Glowy Super Gel - WBA and already have, love this as a second primer, really helps my makeup really stay in place and gives a lovely glow underneath.  

Skin & Me Treatment - WBA, and already have a replacement ready to go.


So the totals for March are:

OUTS - 44! @ £272.43
INS - 0!  Well 1 gift but not really counting that.

ruby_eskimo

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