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, it is tough and grossly unfair. I know you mentioned your DDs had success with Roaccutane, has this never been an option for you? Oh and drug addicts have terrible skin, if not now they will really soon.
Just link the trousers, I've probably tried them on along with everything else and will be able to tell you if they're perfectly normal COS daft or just daft 
Bali, detergent can definitely be at play. I'm especially sensitive to it in my flannels, I use Ecover and nothing else but even if it's used in too high quantities it can set off sensitivities with me.
otyt, you're right it does seem to be in stock again. Useful info, will order it soon for the body. I'd expect shipping to be about 7-10 days, Royal Mail is really slow.
Well yongnian, I'm planning on visiting Pharmacie du Monge which is where all the Japanese and Koreans go and they even have all the rankings from those countries up all over the place. So, you know, good luck trying to beat that perfect synergy of skin nuts all coming together 
Pupsie, I was in H&B today attempting to buy out of stock things and saw they had testers out for Ultrasun and their sport one seems really nice. It sank in really easily and quickly and had a noticeable seal, very alcoholic for 5 secs but then fine. It's only SPF20 but if you're not out for a long period of time it seems like a good option, esp. if M&S sell the samples to try.
Enid, pineapple lollies do indeed sound nice. Anyone have any good avocado use up recipes? I'm suddenly stuck with a glut of them as they were on offer, lots of baby ones in a net and didn't realise how many. They've all decided to perfectly ripe at the exact same time. I swear this is my punishment for my first world guilt over them, now only worse with the prospect of having to toss them out. Are those avocado chocolate mousses any good or is it just sticky greasy chocolate?
MAY EMPTIES, TRIALS, AND PLANNED PURCHASES
EMPTIES:
TO Retinoid 2% - I'm on my 3rd RP. It works fine for the price, not exactly missing my Verso one but I did like the results with that slightly better. Just not 20x more expensive better
TO Vit C 23% - I'm on my 4th RP of this (I think), and again it stays for the price and not much else. Am concerned with how fast I go through them, this one went a little quicker as I was doing an experiment on the body but still left wondering if it's a bit of false economy. Contemplating trying the Medik8 CE Theon once this is finished.
My homemade ACV concoction with nettles and rosemary- used this as a rinse post shampoo and condition and in a spray for a quick 'dry' shampoo treatment in between washes. Love it, it's brilliant, am making it again. Despite shitty haircut bringing me down my hair has managed to grow at least an inch since then. Recipe here - just ignore the clay bit.
Pack Age Monthly New Feet - this is like a Korean Footner (I paid €3) but a much milder version and actually lives up to the name quite well. I used the Tony Moly Shiny New Foot last year and that is a bit more like Footner in strength with masses amount of shedding but my feet don't need that much. These were perfect for intermittent maintenance. It started shedding much quicker than TM and only removed minimal layers leaving me with nice and soft feet but not overly dry or suddenly prone to dry feet like I did with the more heavy duty stuff.
LRP Thermal Water- I love this stuff... which is why I always have backups of it, despite that I'm getting restless about even thinking I may not have enough backups in the house... if Enid gets the Cicaplast B5 tattoo I might get one of these
PRODUCTS ON TRIAL:
Kiko Power Pro Nail Lacquer in 103 Nude Rose - the first in my attempt to get the perfect YNBB shade whilst I continue to mourn the loss of my current one. Unfortunately, this isn't it, slightly too white and I'd prefer it to be a bit more transparent. May have been down to using two coats as I just wasn't talented enough to get away with a single layer. It is a bit thicker than what I'm used to, good brush though. Long staying power, I used a base and top coat and it didn't chip or get damaged until day 8 or 9 but it was a massive bit of damage. I initially thought I'd chipped the nail rather than the polish as it had so violently broken off but it was just the lacquer... so it has that going for it at only €3.
PLANNED PURCHASES:
SVR SOLAIRE SUN SECURE BLUR CREME MOUSSE TOUTES PEAUX SPF50 - new tinted sunscreen from SVR with Niacinamide and in mousse form. It seems to be ranking really highly currently on the French ranking site along with the Bioderma Nude Touch, LRP Anthelios XL UF remains the undisputed no. 1 though.
SVR Sensifine Dermo Cleanser - looking at this as it's similar to LRP but this contains Nia and no coconut derivatives. Might put off actually purchasing as I'm getting the Decubal offer below.
Avene Xeracalm Oil Cleanser once my LRP Lipikar CO runs out
Uncover Suncover SPF30 for the body
Decubal Vital Cream and probably the Cleansing Milk as it's a 2 for 1 type offer at H&B currently.
Ehm Surratt things, yeah let's just leave it at that
SPECIAL MENTION:
Surrat Grissaile sculpting powder... ehm I'm unhealthily obsessed with it. Bloody brilliant, that is all.
Active Formulas CS is pants. I've ordered early May, it still hasn't arrived. First email asking about where my order was never got a reply. The second email got a reply days later with the helpful message to check with my local postage office. No tracking info or anything and there are about 5 postal offices in the immediate area and depending on who is delivering it they end up leaving it with a random one. And they usually leave a card after trying to deliver it twice. I fear this is going to end up in a PayPal dispute 