No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries October 2025

Hodgepodge

Hodgepodge said:

3 more UUs for October

Luna Oil Sunday Riley - can't get used to this blue retinol oil and just don't enjoy using it wnba

Invigorating Body Oil Ishga - really nice as a body/hand oil with a lush fragrance wba

Ceramic Slip Sunday Riley - a bit runny but otherwise a lovely cleanser that leaves your skin very smooth wba

Another one bites the dust...

Super Healthy Skin Ultimate Anti-Aging Vitamin Cream V2.0 Beauty Pie - a really nice

moisturiser wba

Clutterbug07

A few UUs and a few INS so far

UU

• Mad About Skin -  Copper Peptide Serum: used this on my hairline, it's meant to help.  WBA.
• Revolution Sport Fix Fixing Spray 100ml: Got the replacement already!
• Glow-C Tranexamic 5% Serum: Love this. Got the replacement the other week.
• Sure Nonstop Protection Anti-Perspirant Aerosol Invisible Pure 250ml
• Boots Anti-Dandruff Ketoconazole 2% w/w Shampoo: Got the replacement already!  Supposed to help with hair loss.
• Charles Worthington Volume & Bounce Body Booster Mousse – 50ml travel size: Not sure this does much. I did have it on my orig PP list for the year, though not sure I am still doing the specific-list per se now, but still nice to have it out
• CuticleLAB - cuticle oil pens - Fruit Salad scent: Not my favourite scent, but I do like the convenience of the cuticle oil pens when out and about - this one for instance is the one I keep at work. I have a few in my stash so will replace with one of those.

INS

• Mad About Skin -  Copper Peptide Serum: replacement
• Revolution Sport Fix Fixing Spray 100ml: replacement
• Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless Oil Control Setting Powder - Translucent: Current one has large pan
• Mad About Skin- Protect & Hydrate Sunscreen- SPF 50, 100ml: As I needed the copper peptide serum, I got my replacement sunscreen as I go through this quickly as I use it every day
• Mad About Skin Light Chemical Peel Gel: This is a new item to me, I don't have any exfoliator at the moment.  This one has glycolic acid (2%), lactic acid (2%), salicylic acid (2%), and kojic acid (2%)- you use it once or twice a week, and it's full of exfoliating and brightening ingredients.  Hoping it'll help with some hyperpigmentation.  Haven't tried it out yet but will do soon. Will test it on my neck first!

Watty1

I need to jump back in.   This morning I opened a box that arrived in the post containing a new lippy which I need to own up to as it was expensive (ByTerry liquid lipstick).  A very fast tidy up revealed the one I have in this colour is not yet quite finished, there is scrapings in the pot but that tidy up also revealed my bathroom which is tiny is once again full of products, not helped by super cheap offerings of a fabulous range in the charity shop from a local factory (Trilogy, old design packing) but also me splurging.

So, I would like  - I was going to write need but I do not need I would like some new make up brushes and some new eyeshadows but I can manage with what I have and I MUST use up.

So I am on a use up campaign and no new purchases unless I can justify a real need.  

Hodgepodge

A UU of Skin Rocks Cream Cleanser in a mini size.

I've used this before and it is a great cleanser. The mini was the fragrance free option but I much prefer the fragranced cleanser. It is lovely but expensive, so wnba (unless on an amazing special offer or in one of Caroline Hirons kits)

I_Love_comps

UU'S

Small sachet of drunk elephant no9 jelly cleanser - WNBA.

Miniature Bottle of Ghost perfume - turquoise colour - nice smell so I - WBA.

Clarins 10mls micellar water - WBA 

Hodgepodge

2 for for the UU list!

The Antioxidant Skin Rocks - this was a mini for me to try it out and it lives up to the hype. Gentle on the skin and a pleasure to use, leaving a fab glow wba

Japanfusion - Genius Lift Elixir Beauty Pie - a hydrating serum. Nice to use as long as you don't use too much, when it feels a bit oily. There are hydrating serums I much prefer though so wnba

Watty1

Also 2 for the UU list

Trilogy moisturiser 30 ml tube (I have more of these)
Nioxin conditioner stage 2 for hair loss.  Would not buy again.  I used the range for a while and the shampoo gave me a dry itchy scalp and I'm relived to have finished the conditioner.   I've given up with products for hair loss and bought a topper instead which I love.

I_Love_comps

uU - Provoke - Root perfector -;Blonde 150mls - WBA

I_Love_comps

UU- Garnier Skin active moisture Bomb Eye tissue mask - 6g - WNBA. - Rates poor on the yuka app.

Watty1

Another of the conditioners that I don't like fell out of the cupboard today so I probably need to do a 'stock take'

In the meantime, any uses for serum that do not mean using on face?  I seem to have a lot of these, some of which are somewhat "sticky" and stop moisturiser working.  I'm reluctant to throw away if they could be re-purposed.