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[Experiment627]

Not sure what thread number we are up to here but ALL ABOARD if you get JOY from buying and trying beauty products!!!

We sometimes enable but we also share out thoughts, support one another and generally share our love of beauty consumerism!

1. Sturm vitamin c serum
2. Olaplex 4c

havent liked none of them. Serum too heavy. 4c I do prefer the original one.

Hi @Experiment627

The only one from your list that I have is Lou Lou by Cacharel. It belonged to my granma ans it’s an 90’s version with the octogonal bottle and stopper. I am not selling that one ;)

However in my to sell list or swap it’s
Police tattoo art
Exclamation by Coty
and a few more that I can’t remember.

I’ll make a list and let you know

Hi @Experiment627 not empties … yet but will be soon lol 🤭

I think I'm going to chuck a tube of Simple clay mask, it just seems to dry my face out, my skin does not feel nice after using it. Thats the second face mask I've chucked this year, I think I have another in the stash somewhere but if not I need something hydrating and that would deal with redness and breakouts if anyone has any suggestions!

Thanks @Thereislightattheendofthetunnel 💜

@LivingDeadGirlUK one of my fave masks is the almond and oat one from the Body Shop - very hydrating. Another mask I really rate is the Niacinamide Clay one from Boots Ingredients range.

@LivingDeadGirlUK the rose one from neals yard is very hydrating - it is a bit grainy but not irritating imo.

No it’s the balm that’s grainy - there’s a rose mask too. Sorry for confusion !

I have gone down a rabbit hole of trying to find a dupe for Stella by Stella McCartney and I now have 2 new perfumes on the way... and I already have 4 perfumes on the go 🙈🙈🙈🙈 the ONLY saving grace is that I might be able to get a video out of my folly...

Ack I dont buy MLM products so thats Body Shop and Neals Yard out unfortunatly.

I didn’t realise neals yard was - I only ever purchase in shops.

@Experiment627

Have you tried looking at a website called fragantica.com. The have suggestions on what smells similar to Stella.
It might be worth checking out 😉

Also How often do you post you post your empties here? Is it weekly?

I have been saving my perfume empties for a year to take to the perfume shop to recycle.

They say they plant a tree for each bottle you bring them. Makes my obsession a bit less damaging to the environment I suppose as if you put it in the recycling bin is one of the pesky items that are hard to recycle based on the different materials they are made of.

My empties this week:

Garnier micellar cleansing water. Won’t repurchase. I doesn’t do anything to mascara or long lasting lipstick.

Tisserand rose and iris deodorant. Won’t buy again. Makes my armpits stinky. Glad I managed to finish it.

Super mario bath soap goo. For my children to play with. Won’t buy again.

Lipidiose lip balm. Terrible smell, sticky, lasted for ages. Used the last bit on my hands to get rid of it. Glad it’s over 😪

Yes same as Body shop, sign up MLM reps, sell franchises, and make them both compete with their own direct website sales. Just posher than BS!

@Thereislightattheendofthetunnel I am so impressed with 450 bottles of fragrance! How do you keep track? I am also a fan of fragrance, but have dialed it right in. Don’t suppose you have Trussardi Skin, do you? I am still taking it personally that it’s been discontinued.

Thanks for the top tip @Thereislightattheendofthetunnel!
You can post whenever you want - some save up and do evwry so often, I list whenever I have an empty/time.

Another 7 empty's making my total 15
Elemis cleansing balm-love
LM setting powder again love
Charlotte tilbury foundation-HG
Glossier balm in mint. This is so hydrating another HG
Hairgain hair mask- not a fan
And 2 mini perfumes

Another 2 products I’ve not like much. Luckily they were small bottles 5 and 6

@Experiment627

sorry I misspelled. It’s fragrantica.com I missed the R somewhere.

@Fraaahnces I use the aforementioned website where you can list what you have on a virtual shelf. Then it’s easy to keep track at a glance. Some perfumes are not listed and for that I rely on my visual memory that it’s quite good at remembering the perfumes that I already have.
Each month or depending on the season I update my rotation tray where I keep 15 perfumes for the month. So I use them and then take others out the following month.

6: Forest Essentials illuminating body oil, 50ml advent size, it's £46 for 200ml full size. One of my least favourite body oils, doesn't sink in well, smells odd and slightly butter (it contains dairy), the illumination is nice but not worth the heavy oil slick. I am a massive fan of body oil as I like to laze about in a dressing gown smothered in it after a bath, this doesn't cut it.

Wow @Thereislightattheendofthetunnel you have it down to a fine art! I knew which website you meant.... I now have another perfume I want to try: a Portrait of a Lady... but I guess have too many is better than not having enough!

@Experiment627 Oh thank you! I take that as a really nice compliment. Most perfume junkies do that to show some love to all of their collections.

Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady is really nice. I only had the opportunity to smell it on someone and he was a man. Beautiful smell of rose, if I could I would get my hands on it.

@Thereislightattheendofthetunnel definitely meant as a compliment ☺️ I think I might try and get a sample before I go all in. I still hope Stella makes a come back 😢

Three more gone.
Aveeno Skin Relief I would definitely repurchase. But not until I use up more moisturisers
Natural Earth Body Balm which was from a hotel somewhere and was lovely.
Insette Hair Spray, tiny can which I had I my flight bag and has travelled far and wide, works well on slept in hair after long haul flights.
Takes me to 12/96.

@FiveShelties

Great job on the Aveeno! It takes me forever go through one🥹