Ashamed of my beauty product hoard! - Part 2

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Hoping link to previous thread works!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/2320549-Ashamed-of-my-beauty-product-hoard?pg=1

Continuation of the thread where I realised I was not alone in my hoarding of all things make-up/beauty/skincare/toiletries.

Lots of lovely mumsnetters who encourage each other to use and enjoy all those lovely products, and at the same time try to reduce our spending on unnecessaries!

I want to second the superdrug hot cloth cleanser, but I do find it a bit drying/ too rough. I just use it as it says on the box so there might be a better way.

I do like for 2/ week use.

Finished up a load of stuff this morning. A tresemme red shampoo, and Aussie 3 minute miracle conditioner, both of which are staples and always in backup. And a nice but basic imperial leather shower gel. But the main one was a huge tub of Dove body cream, which was a birthday gift from DD last November. It was a nice one, and soaked in easily, but as I suspect is the case with most of us, I have LOADS of body lotions in the cupboard so I won't repurchase.

Oh and I also finished another mni L@occitane hand cream, in cherry blossom. I love their hand creams, but this one had too strong a scent for me. Still got quite a few hand creams to go....

I have put the most expensive hand creams in the downstairs loo. No point saving hand cream. Put a crappy one in my handbag as if I want hand cream when out and about I'll use whatever I have.

Finished the malin &shorts body lotion. Alllllmost finished the dove deo.

I'd forgotten about hair products 😱😱😱 I don't have much but don't use much so it lasts forever. Have two tubes of bumble and bumble hair styling stuff which will take a million years to finish. Plus other crap too.

The beauty flash balm is still going. Haven't even opened the tube with scissors yet 🙄 Get to keep on keeping on

I am waiting for a new face wash to be delivered so am using up some samples. Today's (Korean beauty one - tony moly) was Harsh. Other sample went straight into the bin. Ouch my poor skin.

Frustrated that youtube vid is very funny!

I am close to finishing a No7 Essentially Natural foundation which is fine, like a tinted moisturiser really. But i won't repurchase because I like the Laura Mercier tinted moisturisers better.

I am also close to finishing a Korres fig body butter which smells amazing and I will repurchase but not for a while because I like to try new things.

OMG frustrated this is actually a thing! What it is to be part of this cult community!
Will view later with delight!

free you may have tried this already but I got through my clarins beauty balm by putting on a very thick layer and leaving on for 10 mins then washing off.

HOW AM I GOING TO RESIST A SUPERDRUG SPLURGE NOW??????

I think this thread may be inciting my addiction rather than curing me but I DO NOT CARE!!!!!

kwick yes I've been using it as a mask. Although I do it at bedtime so don't bother to wash off. Just slap some moisturiser on top.

Everything seems to be running out at the same time over here. Finished a bottle of perfume - Liz Earle No15 this morning, but have another on standby. And a B(superdrug brand?) brush cleaner which is as good I think as the other more expensive brands for giving brushes a bit of a quick clean. I will buy this again.

Finished a Bleach London hair mask, I can't say I find it any good for my... uhm bleached hair. I still have another one as they came with the kit which didn't work for me either. If anyone wants it, let me know.

Definitely won't be repurchasing.

Someone at work was giving away beauty stuff... I took almost all of it... No idea if it will work...

Not sure if I have shared before but BEWARE of any ingredients starting with cyclo- this nasty can impact fertility and has been banned elsewhere.

Finished clarins herby smelling blue shower stuff!!!

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Finished Clarins gentle eye make up remover (love). A sample of Yours Truly Organics Fix Me serum (ok but wouldn't purchase full size)

Also finished Roger and Gallet Fleur de Figuier hand and nail balm. Got this in the M and S Advent calendar. Love the texture - hate the smell. Would buy in a different fragrance

Finished pink grapefruit body butter from body shop. Hooray! Just another three body lotions to go!

Finished an elemis flash balm thing today. Not quite sure what it did tbh.

I've hit pan on two blushers. Only a little bit remained of both, so I combined the two. I depotted my beaten-up Benefit Dandelion blusher, mashed it up with a manicure stick, mixed it with a bit of alcohol, and filled an almost used-up stripy Lily Lolo blusher-bronzer container with the mixture. it's a flat compact, portable, unlike the bulky Benefit box.

Another empty - a tube of Avent foot gel. It was OK, but I will not repurchase. Now I have the pleasure of deciding which body butter from the stash I will open to replace it.

I had a lovely bath last night using lots of things that I normally don't get round to using. Lovely aromatherapy associates bath oil and ren body scrub and AA body oil afterwards. Delicious. Was nice to use stuff I really like rather than ploughing through stuff for the sake of it. However back with the programme today. Used a dr haschuka almond body lotion sample. Smell was horrible so used it on my legs.

I used up a tub of Superdrug Coconut mask that I found in the bathroom cabinet ( one of the tips on the Henna thread is to use conditioner rather than shampoo to remove it)

I bought myself some BodyShop goodies but they are firmly in the storage basket until I've ploughed through the rest .

70 to remove what? Henna?

Another one here who loved the video...will enjoy watching those....very funny. Loved how unimpressed she was by the "bar of gold"....

Finished another one of my cleansers: a Liz Earle C&P in Rose and Lavender. It was one of three limited editions so only one more of that particular set to go....although have at least one regular C&P in the stash.

I'm slightly obsessed with Kimberly Clark - I've watched four or five of her videos

I tried my repotted Dandelion blush today. It dried overnight and yay, it's a success! I always found Dandelion a bit dull but it is now slightly more nuanced than before as I have mixed it with the remaining stripy bits from another bronzer-blusher. I get a nice healthy tone and it is far easier to apply. I have another almost used up blusher that I also might repot.

Haven't finished anything but working on lots of products. I've found a super bright Chanel lippy from my stash, just a stub left, absolutely love wearing it. Using up is addictive

Still going strong in using up hair stuff. I finished a bumble and bumble dry shampoo which was awful, just horrid, definitely won't buy that again. Also finished a blow dry Creme which again I don't like. I've come to realise there are one or two products that work on my hair and everything else is just terrible and a waste of time for me. I must remember that and not buy the next miracle hair product.

Should finish a sanex shower gel and a dove deodorant tomorrow too - pretty boring. Both were good but I have others in my stash to use before buying anything else.