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[Experiment627]

This is "Beauty addicts anonymous", a wonderful community of beauty product addicts & we have been going a hot minute... some may say we are enablers... many would say that they are much more intentional about their stashing and usage since joining this sisterhood.

I have an empty:

L'oréal extraordinary clay rebalancing shampoo- I really liked this as it didn't weigh my hair down or make it dry the way some other shampoos do. I will rp this at some stage but i'm working my way through the other 4 shampoos I have open🙈

Full:6
Samples:0

@Minnie123456 I like that shampoo too but have found that I prefer others like: Liz Earle, The Ordinary & Boots Ingredients.

I have an empty:

• Liz Earle hydrating cream mask: I am really not a fan. This tingles a bit as I put on and my skin is not amazeballs after. No RP here!

Grrrr … i caved yesterday and ordered a summer beauty box and cellulite cream … 🙈 I had been doing so well but I convinced myself I needed them!

@Nouveaunew what is in the beauty box? 🧐

@Experiment627

ha! It’s the ‘look fantastic’ summer one … I’ve convinced myself I NEED everything in the box!!

I wouldn’t mind only I had been doing pretty well but F it! I’m looking forward to opening the box!

@Nouveaunew if it brings you joy where is the harm? #enabler

Ha ha! Thanks @Experiment627 it sure brings a lotta joy! Can’t wait until it arrives

Empty:

Pixi Vitamin C Tonic
I liked this and it made my skin feel squeaky clean. It was in an Advent calendar so I must check full price but I think I’d RP all right.

I have two empties:

• Lush beauty sleep face mask (which was best before 3rd April 😱😱): really loved how this smelled (neroli) and does leave face soft but full of "bits" which I think are not necessary
• Boots Ingredients multi-biotic moisturiser: really liked this. Really like this range.

Bioderma hand cream - it has a tendency to pill, which is a bit odd for a hand cream

Laneige water sleeping mask - this was fine but nothing to get terribly excited by. I didn't find it particularly moisturising.

@Experiment627 thank you for the shampoo recommendations I might give these a try. Are they good for greasy hair?

I have another (very boring) empty :
Chapstick original lipbalm- this did make my lips soft but it had a funny medicated smell. I have quite a few lip balms in my stash that I need to use as I normally use Carmex.

Full: 7
Samples: 0

Hi all, happy weekend!
A few empties here, all from GWPs or advent calendar.

REN global protection day cream
I agree with @OchonAgusOchonOh verdict on this, very nice and moisturising, would likely RP for autumn/winter.
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Sisley floral tonic*
Didn't really do anything.

Zelens anti-ageing cream
Really thick and paste-like, spent a while wondering what the texture and smell reminded me of before I realised it was school glue pots! Nonetheless still quite liked it as a night cream and have another GWP one I'll use up, but probably not a RP for me.

Molton Brown pink pepper shower gel
Very nice scent but am aiming to move to bar soaps once I've finished my body wash stash so will virtuously not RP

@Minnie123456 my hair is greasy - hard to get past day 2. I also have dry ends and frizziness! I really like the Liz Earle, The Ordinary and now Boots Ingredients- I am using the niacinamide shampoo and Hyaluronic acid conditioner plus the repair serum is really nice too.

I have three empties:

• Sanex biomeprotect deodorant: bit hit and miss really... sort stopped working after a week or so, so I kept swapping with another I had on the go
• Superdrug biodegradable cleansing eye make up remover pads: even though these say they are biodegradable I am not a fan of wipes... that said these were fab at getting eye make-up off and were non-irritating
• Nivea rich moisturising body lotion deep moisture serum: really loved using this not - not only gorg Nivea signature scent but really feels nice on. Will defo RP at some point however have somehow got a massive stash of body lotions plus a load of face cream that I will be using up on my body

I've chucked out some old makeup 3 concealers that are so old the text has actually rubbed off them! two eyeshadows that have turned to dust, and a blue eyeliner that I'm not sure what I was thinking when I bought it 10 years ago!

I fell off my no buy… I bought a Natasha Denona palette (a limited edition “Love Palette”). It was 60% off which made it $2 more than a mini palette. This is a palette which won’t be used every day (Pinks, purples and reds - not for work in a hospital!) but for fun. (Should I ever have that again….) Meanwhile, these colours are new to my makeup tools and they make my eyes laser green.

Sounds like a great buy @Fraaahnces - can we get a pic please?

I have two empties to report:

• Boots Ingredients retinol night moisturiser: no sensitivity with this... I wonder how much retinol is actually in there. This was nice on but not moisturising enough for me - so ok as a first step but would ideally add on a richer cream after.
• eco dental hemp seed oil toothpaste: ok... but way prefer flavour of my HG Kingfisher fennel (this was in the H&B advent)

Not my photo as lighting is terrible in my room. Here she is! (The duochromes are beautiful!)
(Lifetime, Pure Love and Giving.) The gold colour, (transparent) is one of those stunning topper shades that can be worn alone for a sheer shimmer or over other shades, and the middle far right shade (Blind) is a stunning silver that can be worn sheer or foiled. Potion, Poison and Committment are gorgeous and the mattes are all great.

@Fraaahnces amazeballs 🤩🤩🤩

Finished an urban decay 24 hr all nighter spray. I won a years worth so still plenty more to go.
Benefit: Precisely My brow pencil gone, but I won another competition so have the full range to choose from in my stash
M & S Absolute sleep cream with cbd. Bought another in the sale when they were discontinuing it Love this and will be sad when it's gone.
Aveda scalp benefits shampoo and conditioner. Replaced with The Ordinary ones and my hair is soooo soft.

Received a Sanctuary coffee scrub and body butter in a Hometester trial. Rose oud. Lovely but messy.

Also bought the ASOS beauty box this month, purely for the Sunday Riley fairy godmother body oil. Unfortunately it had a Franks coffee scrub in, so that's in my Xmas present stash.

Laughing at the unfortunate Franks body scrub comment. I think my friends and family are all sick of receiving it as gifts now too. It’s really good, I just can’t deal with the mess

@Experiment627 hope you had a lovely time away
@OchonAgusOchonOh the m and s bag your forced me to buy, I love the body butter in it.
@Fraaahnces lovely eyeshadows.
@Babysharkdoodoodood I like that sleep cream, disappointing it’s been discontinued
@functioningadult I’ve one of those scrubs - might pass on to someone !

Eve Lom cleanser, think had separated, was grainy. Was ok but I prefer Elemis.

Elemis superfood day cream, really didn’t like. Skin still felt dry.

susanne kaufmann body lotion - was useless. Such a waste of packaging too. Was in a Liberty box.

82/100
10 samples.

@PomRuns I did thanks! Have started watching Chicago Fire as miss the place!

I tried the Source of Nature range from Sainsburys and am giving to my SIL - eucalyptus oil in skincare??? No thank you!

Zoe bee Beauty is the only creams I will now use. They aren't cheap by my goodness you'll never find anything better. You can use it before applying make up. It's changed my skin within 5 days. Also the lip balm is something I've never found before! It's so soft. Never had anything like it

Also the eyelash serum works wonders

It costed a fair bit but I won't use any other products now, these creams are thick and go a long way compared to the other branded watery creams