What are your regular beauty/personal grooming buys?

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Standing in the shower this morning and reaching for the shampoo I started to think about how so many of the things I buy are regular purchases that I rarely or never switch up on, and I hate running out of. I've reached that age where I know what I like and I stick to it.

For me it's:

Dove soap bars and the stick deodorants. I'm not a fan of shower gel.
Sensodyne toothpaste, the one with the green cap is my favourite because it tastes like Tic Tacs.

Plantur 39 caffeine shampoo which (unless I am imagining it) has really slowed down my menopausal hair loss. Also the No More Yellow shampoo which is cheap, comes in enormous bottles and works brilliantly as a purple toner for blonde or naturally grey/white hair. I shampoo first with the Plantur 39, then again with the NMY, but I use any old conditioner.

Elemis cleansing balm in a tub. The yellow one, original scent. Expensive but lasts me ages and smells so lovely. I alternate it with the Boot No 7 gel cleanser in a tube which is cheap but brillant.

The Ordinary serums and skincare. I use a few of them but I am never without the Multi Peptide Serum which used to be called Buffet.

Johnsons Baby Powder.

My mascara is always either Benefits Roller Lash (I've had about 4) or Max Factor Volume Million which I've been using for donkey's years.

My foundation has been Boots No 7 (various types) for absolutely donkeys years, because their Cool Ivory colour suits my natural skin tone better than any other colour I've found. Despite trying lots of expensive brands over the years I always end up back here, so I don't bother looking at others now.

Mac Mehr lipstick. It's my desert island disc of lipsticks. I've been wearing it for many years and I dread them discontinuing it. I do wear several others, but when it doubt it's always Mehr. It goes with everything and really suits me.

I rarely wear perfume but my signature scent is Bottega Veneta for women. I'm on my fourth bottle and although I own a few others I don't wear them anywhere near as often. The one possible exception is Bois d'Iris by Van Cleef and Arpels. I'm still on my first bottle and I've had it three years but would definitely replace when it's gone.

Ultradex mouthwash. It's very effective and doesn't leave your mouth feeling like your gargled with paint stripper.

Another Benefit Rollerlash fan. I've been repurchasing that and Dandelion for years.

Estée Lauder Futurist foundation, or Mars tinted moisturiser.

Mac Teddy eyeliner

Mac, Clinique for Urban Decay for eyeshadows.

Chanel lipstick - it used to be Mac Mehr or Mac Teddy

Repair and Protect toothpaste

Those Dove bars are not actually soap. You'd be better off changing to proper soap and you'd smell much fresher too.

I'm not very loyal when it comes to beauty products and toiletries, but there are some I pretty regularly buy. Nesti Dante soap. Sure roll-on deodorant, Rimmel BB cream, L'Oreal Infaillible foundation stick. I used to use Liz Earle cleansing balm until I discovered the Aldi dupe.

I'm interested in the Plantur caffeine shampoo - I have very fine and increasingly thin hair.

La Roche Posay Toleraine cleanser and Cerave cleanser. Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair. Rimmel French manicure pink nail polish and coloured 60 second one Black Cherry. Mac dozen carnations lipstick - only reddish bright one I can wear - deep coral colour.

Daughter with expensive tastes put me on to olaplex no.9 for pre blow drying. Fab. Also now rebuy Ouai hair oil.

i know they are not proper soap but we love them and we don't have any issue with staying fresh and clean using them. Unlike shower gel which I think is a load of rubbish.

They do a root tonic as well. I'm a bit lazy about remembering to use that, but the two together seem very effective at preventing hair loss. A friend lost a lot of hair after a period of huge stress and was advised to use it (or something very similar) by her GP and her hair was completely back to normal in no time. I was a bit sceptical but I honestly think I don't lose nearly so much hair each time I wash it or brush it as I used to.

Bobbi Brown Sandwash Pink is my MLBB lipstick. One of their excellent MUA refused to sell me any of the other pinks and she was right. I’ve worn it over a decade now with the Powder Pink cream blush and it photographs beautifully.

MAC So Chaud over MAC Chicory pencil is my red.

MAC Orb eyeshadow is the perfect foundation for my eye area before putting other colours on top. I would be devastated if they discontinued it.

Max Factor Masterpiece mascara is better than all the Lancômes and other high end brands I’ve tried. Lengthening but doesn’t add “fake lash” volume. I’ve tried the whole Masteriece range but the original gold tube is the best.

Dermalogica cleansers and the Daily Microfoliant have been my go to since university, as has Palmer’s Cocoa Butter. Coming up for 30 years.

Dr Dennis Gross Vitamin C serum and moisturiser are my “new” regulars - only been using them a little over two years but can’t see myself changing any time soon.

Mitchum spray deodorant in Powder Fresh. Oway hair products. That green minty shower gel - used it for nearly 30 years and no idea what it’s called! Chanel perfume - they just seem to work with my skin.

Dr Hauschka and Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour hand creams.

Marvis toothpaste - it’s not too spicy.

I’ve exclusively used La Roche Posey sunscreens going on 15 years. They’re recommended by oncologists to their skin cancer patients - nuff said.

I’m at that age now where the years of trial and error and expensive mistakes are paying off. However it can still be fun when products are discontinued and you’re forced to update. I discovered Hourglass cosmetics after CT discontinued my foundation and I now have a make up bag full of the stuff!

Body Shop camomile cleansing balm.
Noughty One Hit Wonder co-wash
Boots curl cream
Elf Lash X-tender mascara
Benetint cheek tint.
Burts Bees Ref Dahlia tinted lip balm

I’ve yet to find a shower gel, moisturiser or night cream that I’m particularly loyal to, so tend to try whatever is on offer or recommended by others for them, but I’ve been using all of the above for a while now.

Oh, and Nuxe body oil. Love that stuff.

Lavera Basis Sensitiv Lip Balm
Mitchum Pure Fresh deodorant stick
Barry M brown kohl eyeliner

Other than that, I always tend to flit around. My skin and hair have changed over the last couple of years and I’m still trying to figure out what works for me.

Sounds good - I just bought some. Good username btw - how is your bassoon?

Clinique moisture surge moisturiser
Also their foundation, cheek blush, lipstick and mascara and eyeshadow
John Frieda brilliant brunette shampoo and conditioner
I use olive oil and a mashed up banana as a hair mask sometimes

I used to be into all kind of make up & products (SpaceNK addict) but as I’ve got older I’ve found I don’t have time / inclination / money. These are the only things I use:

Head and shoulders
Method Green shower gel
Cerave Face Wash
Cerave moisturiser
Erborian tinted moisturiser
Maybelline eyebrow mascara
Sure roll on

Job done!

I like Superdrug's vitamin E range, I use the hot cloth cleanser and the SPF 15 moisturiser.

I also like the new(ish) Biore SPF 50 moisturiser when it's sunny. And La Roche Posay sunscreen.

I'll use any shower gel really but like Weleda sea buckthorn.

I'll use any shampoo but have recently used Aveda cherry almond, The Cornish Seaweed company shampoo, L'Occitane Verbena and the Aveeno range.

I don't use much make-up but have Benefit Dandelion (which I am not sure suits my skin anymore, I might need another shade) and Boots Stay Perfect mascara.

I'll buy whatever toothpaste is on offer but I had the Holland & Barrett advent calendar which had a cinnamon toothpaste in it. Although I think it tastes a bit of soap I've been using it every few days.

Nesti Dante soap bars
Mitchum powder fresh stick deodorant (not always easy to find it so I buy loads when I do)
Tigi Bed Head shampoo and conditioner.
Colgate Blue minty gel (liked the advert from the 80s and never stopped!)
Maybelline mascara (the green and pink one so I can find it in my make up bag!)
Fenty tang thang lipstick
Issey Miyake perfume.

Hair - Garnier hair food. Smells lovely and can be used as a conditioner, hair mask or a leave in conditioner.

Body - Champneys calm body balm. It makes me smell amazing for hours.

Dove classic roll on deodorant.

Skincare - Aldi's hot cloth cleanser and Garnier over make-up SPF spray.

Makeup - Charlotte Tilbury flawless filter, Laura Geller Balance and Brighten powder, L'Oréal Paradise waterproof mascara, L'Oréal perfect slim eyeliner pen

Sanctuary Spa shower oil - I’ve repurchased SO many times! I much prefer it over the L’Occitane one, which smells like playdoh!

Bed Head Resurrection shampoo and conditioner. I’ve used these for 7 years.

Aveeno Calm&Restore cleanser and moisturiser.

Burt’s Bees lipbalm.

I really like the Boot’s own brand shower gels too.

I’m a bit of a slag with beauty products.
If it’s on offer, I’ll give it a go!

But I do have certain favourites…

Burts Bees Lipbalms
Chanel Lipstick
Posh soap from TK Maxx
Cardboard applicator tampons
Tweezerman
Venus razors

I forgot to add Maybelline Sky High mascara (has to be brown)

EOS spherical lip balms, they used to be everywhere but are harder to find now. Best lip balm formulation ever.
Aveda Shampure conditioner for winter dried or sunbleached summer hair. Because you only need a tiny bit it lasts ages and smells lovely.
Mon Guerlain perfume by Guerlain. I love it so much.

My regulars are:

La Roche posay effaclar cleanser
MAC studio fix foundation
maxfactor masterpiece mascara
fussy deodorant
kerastase blonde absolu shampoo and conditioner
mugler alien perfume

I recently started trying Elemis moisturisers after reading about them on here and I love them but man they are £££. I got a lookfantastic advent calendar last year and already have a few favourites emerging I can see me buying again!

I also use the dove bars and I smell clean and fresh always.

I have other regulars: Mitchum roll on and Sure spray.

Victoria's Secret coconut body spray.

Rapidbrow

Nivea day cream and also their night cream.

And Elizabeth Arden Beautiful.

I've tried others for the whole lot but always go back.

I'm a brand slut. I get whatever Ocado have for cheapest it's good to see some ideas here though.

Just remembered this

And Clinique Happy perfume