Beauty purchases that were pointless, but you feel obliged to use up...

[SpongeBobJudgeyPants]

I'll start with mine. Clarins energy drops. I have had a bottle of this for what seems like many years (certainly about 3, I suspect). Because it's used 1 drop at a time, when I remember, it feel like the Magic Porridge Pot. I feel obliged to use it, without actually feeling like it/they make much difference to me. I think they may have discontinued it now, or at least, I remember a while ago at a Clarins counter, I was offered a very generous discount, rather implying other folks couldn't see the point/benefit either. So, indulge me in my lockdown madness musings, and tell me what you thought, or even share your Porridge Pot Purchases!

@SpongeBobJudgeyPants

Stick on bras!

Waterproof mascaras - far far too many to mention but my latest purchase, NYX, Worth The Hype is accurately named! Finally I’ve found a replacement for Covergirl Marathon mascara. I use waterproof because it’s the only type of mascara that holds a curl on my dead straight lashes.

Caffeine eye stuff sounds like it should be good, but like a lot of other stuff, it's difficult to see if it actually works. How long do you give it? @hollieberrie I'm intrigued by smoky shampoo. What is it meant to do? Dermalogica stuff I usually find pretty good. Waterproof mascara I tend to use on the bottom lashes, to stop the smudging. Have just got a new Avon mascara that is self curling (and it does seem to weirdly). Would never have thought a cheaper mascara would do that. And @Justa47 my girls are too big to attempt a stick on bra. They need much more of a harness type arrangement.

I'm currently on pregnancy number 3 and am working my way through a bottle of stretch mark oil that someone bought me when I was pregnant with number 1! Forgot I even had it but came across it during a lockdown declutter. I don't have stretch marks. Pretty sure that if I did, the oil wouldn't really do much? Don't like the smell of it. But can't bring myself to throw stuff away!

Bare minerals powder also looked absolutely shit on me so have a once-used pot of that chucked in a drawer somewhere. Can't really add it to my "feel obliged to use" list though as I can't put it anywhere near my face ever again!

Bleach London Smoky Shampoo. The packaging is kind of cool and every time i use it I have dreams of effortless east London hair chic

I have been tempted by this quite often hollie I’m glad I can now finally put it to bed