mumsnet becoming an expensive pastime.

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I have had that many recommendations for must have items chanel vitalumiere foundation,crest teeth strips,mac eyeshadow, not even to mention the bayswater handbag.Must send dh out to get a better paper round.But I am "worth it", I think or maybe hope.Its getting a big shopping list.

lol, you need to balance out the threads you go on.
menu planning
real people talking aout feeding a family of five on fifty quid a week, or some other such sum that i would find impossile
cheap holiday ideas
discounts. clicking through the links saves packets.
discount codes, at one point i always managed to get at the very least a fiver of my tesco online shop, if not more
a social life without spending a fiver at starbucks/costa/local cafe
i could go on and on.

You don't have to buy anything on here that people recommend, you are your own person.

The chanel vitalumiere foundation is fab though

Yes, I am on the style and beauty section waaay too much, well its escapism.To be honest even if I got one of those posh bags it would be covered in felt tip,cat wee ,whatever within 48 hours.

belle I must admit I am really drawn to getting some,is it really good? what colour did you get?

I have really pale skin so have the lightest one, 10 nude. It still has a little colour in it, it stays on all day, I'm impressed with it. I brought some Benefit foundation in October, it's crap, thick and the colour comes off way too easily, it looks greasy aswell.

right,I'm off shopping pronto.I must admit I have only heard good about this one.

It's a little over £30 though. I only use a very little so it will last for ages. Do remember to ask for some samples at the Chanel counter to make up for the spend

Chanel foundations give me spots but they are fabulous otherwise...

the Liz Earle cleanse and polish gave me horrendous spots painful acne in fact.Its weird isn't it,because I know loads rave about this one.

I love Chanel foundation, have used it for 20 years. But having eczema and dry skin, it seems to work really well for me, so maybe the oilyness is good for me but not others. Just also want to put in another must have, which is eve lom cleanser. My life is transformed, I tell you, transformed.

BlackJack I love your writing style!

I've found the best "routine" for me is the Clinique 1,2,3 but I hardly ever bother. I've got quite oily skin, though, even though I'm 44 and I know a lot of people don't like using soap. Work really well for me though.

My favourite foundation, currently, is Dior Skin but it's very strange and powdery to use. And, for a cheaper one, the Boots No7 one with Protect and Perfect in it is really good too.

I was using vitalumiere pre mumsnet.

I use the Boots version of Eve Lom which is 10% of the price

Just to even things up I thought Vitalumiere was crap.

HTH.

Hi coco long time no speak.

YANBU!

ooh, cyb, what's the boots eve lom looky likey called?

its here I've ben using it for ages now, takes eye make up off too, I really rate it.

I used Eve Lom before and altho this doesn't smell as 'essential oily' as hers,and isn't quite as grainy I think it works as well

Yes I've been splashing the cash based on MN recommendations lately as well

Vitalumiere (really rate it)

Am waiting for the GArnier caffeine roll-on eye thingy as recommended by ?cocolepew the other day, ordered with my Tesco shop yesterday

I'm wearing my Hush cardigown as we speak

We're all morphing into the same person

marvellous, off down boots tomorrow..sorry Eve!

ha! hope you like it

I've just shelled out sixteen quid on Chanel Particuliere nail colour. Although to be fair this has been everywhere, not just MN