Ashamed of my beauty product hoard – part 7

[kwick]

Continuing the amazeballs work from the previous threads - come and join us and rejoice in the joy of using (up) beauty products

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/2952158-Ashamed-of-my-beauty-product-hoard-part-6

I hear you. No new empties but lots of perfume samples and new lipsticks. Eek!
Good luck kwick.

Two empties!

1x 50ml No7 Hot Cloth Cleanser. Might repurchase when I use up the other four in my stockpile.

1x sample of Fenty Beauty foundation. - no need to purchase full size as I got it as a gift for Christmas.

I've grown quite bored of my current 'in-use' products but will endeavour nonetheless.

@youredeadtomesteven is the Fenty foundation any good?

@kwick it is fabulous! feels soft on my skin and has great coverage!

I've finished a 'Jadore' sample. I'm trying to use up all my perfume samples by the time I move house. I've got a JLo Glow to use up next! I'm so early noughties

Another empty....a full size crabtree and Evelyn handcream....liked this, so cut it up to get the last of it!

I'm sick so haven't been using any products...

Kwick couldn't agree more about the ameliorate lotion, smelt like sour milk

Maybe I should explore Fenty once I have finished my Kiko stockpile

I have two empties!!!

• The Ordinary Niacinanide 10% + Zinc 1%: really not sure what this did and I think may have been the culprit of some spots
• Neals Yard rejuvinating Frankincense facial serum (sachet): have another one of these, feels tight on the skin

Happy Friday everyone!

FINIShed a boots coconut conditioner. Smells amazing. But makes my hair feel dry. Still working on the coconut shampoo.

Also finished a Molton brown Christmas bauble shower gel. A green one. Eucalyptus and pine. Smells awful. Have another one to use up.

While getting ready this morning finished three items from my list! In all fairness there was still something of Redken no blowdry airy cream left, but I chucked it out anyway. Not too sure what else it did apart from turning my hair greasy much quicker. Who needs that?!

Finished REN beauty shot from the advent calendar. I still haven't tried a REN product which would make me a fan of the brand.

The third empty was Jo Loves Pomelo body lotion which I loved, still have a big bottle of Pomelo perfume left. Happy!

Nothing finished but just about to mask a bit - will try My Beauty Diary Platinum Mandelic Acid to amp up the glow

Have been super busy with work. Very little downtime but have enjoyed varying my daily makeup a bit. I am in love with dramatic dark winter red lipstick, the Kiko Fall Stylo 2.0 in a Cruella-ish dark red shade has been a daily staple #vampire

Also loving FAB glycolic acid pads (from Sephora, nicer than Nip + Tuck).

Ah bum! Thought I had more or less finished a tube of elemis sweet orchid body cream (100ml)....cut the tube open and as usual, there was so much left.... decided to decant what was left into an empty pot. It filled the pot, 15ml that was never going to come out of the squeezy tube. A full 15% of an expensive, "luxury brand" product 😲

@curragh - I watched that lisa eldridge video....it inspired me to dig out an old Benefit eyeshadow palette that I used to adore, before I went mad acquiring a ton of new palettes...have enjoyed using it the last couple of days 😊

@Strawberryfield12 I totally hear you on the Redken thing... perhaps I should chuck too rather than persevere...
Same for Ren but have not started the shot thing yet.

@FrustratedFrugal Sephora???? Still waiting for one to open in London  but actually what I think I really want is an Ulta and a CVS 

@curragh I watched the video too - some great tips. Also like the non-consumerist stance which is the complete opposite of what I do

How many eyeshadow pallets are too many? I think I have amassed around 10....

Gutted to hear about the Redken cream - I've bought that to use when my current one runs out (was in my 25 for Xmas list but appears to be immortal) and I had high hopes. Maybe I should eBay it unopened!

Ipoke I always try to buy squeeze tubes of products if possible so I can cut them open at the end. I avoid pump dispensers if possible as here's so much wastage. until you attack them with the bread knife

I've finished a Madara Spa Amber Heaven body wash and body lotion. Full size though fairly small. I think this is Sainsburys own brand in disguise but I really liked it. It was in a gift set with a scrub which now has about two uses left. Would def repurchase if they still make it when I finish my body wash stash (unlikely!!)
Also finished another kiehls face cream sachet.

I’m determined to use some things up today.

Have woken up with the most horrendous cold - not a suprise as have been feeling rotten for a few days. So in preparation for my skin going all ick have slathered on a ton of moisturiser. And some double serum.

A small Ren Vita Mineral moisturiser gone yesterday. Been dipping in and out of it for ages so not really used it consistently enough to judge how good it was. Suspect it's not one for the holy grail.

Now concentrating efforts on using up a teeny pot of L'Occitane pivoine sublime cream and also the remnants of the Korres wild rose brightening cream I have. 🙄

I've got an unopened small 15ml Nuxe anti fatigue (yeah right) moisturiser and another 50ml Ren one (youth vitality I think) waiting in the wings too.

emem I've just seen what you said about the Molton Brown baubles - I'm worried now as I bought those for some friends. They always go on about MB so hopefully they'll appreciate the thought even if they don't smell nice

cant I’ve only tried the dark green one. To me it smelled like toilet cleaner. The others though look nicer. My mum always buys us Molton brown stuff so I always have a lot to use and it’s just unfortunate that this is one of the smells I can’t stand. Pine. Eugh.

I managed to go into boots yesterday and not buy anything inthe 70% off sale. Well no products anyway.

Grabbed dh some Nando’s gift sets for cheap. 😀🐔🐔

I've used up a bar of soap this week and nearly another shower gel, a Clarins double serum sachet and nearly all of my Clarins perfume.

Did buy stuff in Body shop sale today

cantchoose I don't have the MB baubles but have the eucalyptus body wash and really like it. It's great in winter especially when you're feeling full of a cold.

I'll have to check out Lisa E's video. I have such a girl crush in her. I'm also getting a bit sick of all the consumerism and advertising of most bloggers that it's so refreshing to watch somebody that isn't trying to flog you stuff you don't need.

Another empty...a small hotel shower gel that somehow made its way back with me from last year's summer holiday....wasn't a known brand or anything special, just had a nice uplifting scent and memories of a good holiday.

chloe dh is using the eucalyptus one at present which is nice. But mix it with pine....Eugh.

I used the something apricot and gold one today. Smell was nicer. Still not my fave. But nice.

Have just slathered more moisturiser on. Must not let this cold dehydrate me.

Finally a couple more empties!

A glam glow charcoal face mask - decent sized sample. About 5 goes worth. I'm not really sure it did anything for my skin though

A ysl instant moisture glow - didn't seem to do much either. Or rather I don't know what it was meant to be doing

Lavera all round cream. Quite thick. But nice.

All of the above were good sized samples.

Just looking at my stash this morning. I swear it's multiplied. I dont even know how as been really good not buying anything.

come mine's breeding too. I swear i keep finding things...

Can I hop on board? Have been lurking for a while.

One of my resolutions this year is to cut back on buying stuff I don't need (clothes/beauty/books), use the stuff I do have (or sell it/give away...esp clothes and books) and start being more environmentally friendly with things like soap bars/shampoo bars/compostable cotton buds.

Have just started on stash of soap bars (mostly pilfered from hotel rooms a million years ago) and travel shampoos.

Using up body moisturisers, samples and minis, face masks on at least once a week (have approximately one million). Despite not really being a make-up person I seem to have amassed a ridiculous amount of lipsticks and eye shadow palettes. Trying to make an effort to wear on work days (and sometimes days at home with the kids).