No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries October 2025

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Watty1 said:

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.

Could you use them on the backs of your hands?

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2 more (on a roll this month...)

Cleansing Melt - Wild Source. This was in the LIberty Beauty Drop. A really nice balm cleanser with a subtle but lovely fragrance. The price is the issue so wnba

The Gentle Acid - Skin Rocks. Does exactly what is says on the tin. Didn't irritate my face and left it very smooth and soft. wba (occasionally...)

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UU- Hair Conditioner - Head and Shoulders Derma - 220mls- WBA.

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A slow month for UUs, my first in ages!

• Vibrant Vinyls- Fast & Hard Top Coat: Liked this, glossy nails, quite quick drying. Enjoyed the Autumnal scent it had.   WBA.  Got an Essie topcoat to use up first.
  
• Essie Strong Start base coat: Like this, got its replacement last month when I knew it was running low

And I hit a pan in my mini Beauty Bay Tropical (9 pan) in shade Blonde - a nice sunny warm yellow.  Funnily enough, I have also hit pan in this shade in my 16-pan Tropical palette- clearly a fave!   

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UU -:Super Leaves Deodorant Stick; Last a very long time and is rated well on the yuka app - WBA.

Boots No7 Essential Moisture Night Cream 25mls -:WBA

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Uu- Making Pretty - Brow Pencil - WNBA

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UU

• Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless Oil Control Setting Powder - Translucent: bought the replacement earlier this month.
• L'Oreal Paris Lash Paradise Mascara Black Waterproof: my HG

INs

• L'Oreal Paris Lash Paradise Mascara Black Waterproof: replacement
• Umberto Giannini Texture Boost Volumising Dry Texture Mist: Current one is running low, and it does give some nice body to my thin, fine hair, so don't want to run out! Replacement.

And I hit a pan in my Beauty Bay Botanical palette in shade Matcha- a super light green shade.

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Month tallies

OUT:  11 UUs
IN: 7 (£70.15 - 6 were replacement items, one was a new product)
Difference: 4 items less in the collection this month :-)

Not a terrible month.  Have already put in a Boots order and may have ordered a load of single eyeshadows.... so Novembers tallies are not going to be pretty I don't think! 

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The Retinol Serum Augustinus Bader - very small sample size from a beauty drop. Enough to know it is nice to use but not worth the extortionate price. wnba

Oat Cleansing Balm The Inkey List - nice cleansing balm but the tube is awful and I had to cut it open in order to scrape it all into a clean jar. Unless they put this product in a tub and not a tube wnba

Velvet Sleeping Mask Sisley - another very small sample size. Really nice but again but not worth the price. wnba

The Moisturiser Skin Rocks (mini) - this was the fragranced version and is a beautiful moisturiser to use. Bit above my spending limit so wnba

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So for October 2025

14 out and 12 in - stash decreased by 2 which is better than an increase but not good enough