Do you get the urge to splurge on beauty products? Are your cupboards full of your stash? Join this group of beauty addicts!

[Experiment627]

Going strong for more than 8 years! Full of great reviews, reports of empties and despair over our ever growing stashes!

I need to call in the Hoarders team, I think.

Here are my latest empties…

Skin1004 Probio-Cica Intensive Ampoule. This was a disappointment. I love the original Madagascar Centella one, and assumed that this fermented version would be awesome for me. Nope. Gave me perioral dermatitis. I used it up on the neck and deck. No miraculous changes.

Skin1004 Hyalu-Cica Waterfit Sunscreen. This is maaaaaahvellous! No white cast, not sticky, plays well with makeup and is hydrating. One of my top ten for sure!

I’m From Fig Cleansing Balm. Scent is gentle but utterly divine. Works so well! Lovely. Have another in the stash, but switched over to Heimish Mandarin for a change.

Missha Glow Balm. Wonderful multi-functional product that can be used as a moisturizer, a face pack and as a primer under makeup. I mix it in with my foundation and it’s beautiful. Broke into the last one of these from my stash today. Won’t repurchase until I clear out my other primers. *This is a good alternative to the Bobbi Brown Vitamin-Enriched Face Balm, if you are looking at saving money.

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Hi All. Re stash, I too am aiming for one in use, one in stash. Apart from lipsticks and nail varnish where I think its fine to have a selection of colours.

I'm afraid I've had the Beauty Heroes boots GWP in a clear make up bag. TBF I am a sucker for a clear bag, as I used them to port stuff from one handbag to another, when I need a change. To get it I bought a Loreal blusher, lip pencil, and a vinyl lip gloss. I needed the blusher and lip pencil. Mea culpa with the lip gloss. Disapointing, as I assumed it would dry to a long lasting finish, but that idea maybe came from my head, as I didn't spend very long selecting and buying the stuff.

Just finished the Barbara Sturm serum.that was in beauty drop earlier this year. I feel like sobbing became I don't think I can reasonably afford to replace it and its so expensive I can hardly request as a birthday present!! I'd.love.to rebuy it though if I could

Going to start using a couple of sample tubes of serums.from Clarins next..

Welcome @BerfyTigot! Sorry to hear you are not well! Buy high five for deciding to tackle your stash!

@MavisMcMinty I hear you on the overwhelm. I have promised the use of the spare room/office/dumping ground to a friend who needs somewhere to stay in August and I am desperately trying to clear out some of the crap in there.

@Experiment627
isn't that what large lidded stacking boxes are for.. dump it all in sort it out later!!

Finished my Fenjal bath oil tonight. Bit sad as I really love it, but there was only a dribble left so it had to go. Making progress 💪

Next to use up is Olay night cream. It's almost gone, so will probably only be 3-4 nights til it's done.

Am just realising that I have many things that are nearly finished - I just need to finish one before starting the next.

Having waited patiently to build up some savings and use up some stash, I'm off to see if the Hearst beauty boxes are still in stock. These are going to be my treat from now on, this and flowers. Treat food makes me fat, treat clothes, craft supplies and books takes up too much space and don't get used up quick enough

@Experiment627 In a weird way being ill has helped me re-evaluate my life. In terms of toiletries I now think "it's a lovely product, use it today", whereas I used to think "it's lovely, I'll save it".

God knows what or when I was saving it for - some day when I would be more deserving!

I've a couple of empties to report, Soap and Glory call of fruity body butter, I really love this scent! I've still got another full size body butter, 2 full size body lotions, and 4 small body lotions to use up so won't be buying any more soon but I would totally get this again.

Superdrug Radiance toner, I'm still not convinced toner does anything but I've a Aldi one which I think is a dupe for the pixie glow tonic to use next.

I've just started taking the progesterone only pill in an attempt to sort my ovulation pain out and my god my skin is like a teenagers again :/ Allegedly it should calm down after a few weeks.

I've just used up a 15ml Origins Ginzing serum. I like it but have several serums to get through so no rebuy yet.

Empties:

mecca max clean sweep toner I have a big bottle of glow recipe toner to get though that I impulse purchased because it was in a pretty rainbow bottle, but after that I’ll probably repurchase this from a price point of view.

Frank body glycolic body scrub mini loved, will repurchase.

Frank body rose gold shimmer body scrub this one dried out, don’t know why, I buy FB body scrubs all the time and none have ever dried out like this.

mecca cosmética gel eye patches freebie in beauty loop, wouldn’t pay money for them.

Arkive shampoo and conditioner minis Best S&C I’ve used in a long time. My hair is soooooooo dry and these made it so nice and soft. Purchasing full sized bottles tomorrow.

I think that’s it for the week 🤣

I haven't purchased any beauty products in almost 3 months, but I still have loads to use up! Most of it is stacked up in the spare room and I have to find places to hide it when people stay over 🙈

Have a few empties, one full size and two minis:

48) Malin and Goetz Deodorant - I like this, but I don't think that it's as effective as regular deodorant. I only use it on cool days or when I'm wfh

49) Chantecaille Rose de Mai Cream - I like Chantecaille makeup, but I'm not a big fan of their skin care. Everything seems very greasy to me.

50) Vapour lip balm - ok, nothing special

Total for the year 50/130

Well I went to use up the Olay night cream tonight, and it has formed 'lumps' 😂
I have no idea how long I've had it!
So I've chucked it - I wouldn't be able to rub it in even if I'd wanted to put it on my face 😆

Ha@MavisMcMinty ! Ok, as you were.

Oh hec. I meant to say Happy Birthday @MavisMcMinty

Checking in with my latest empties!

TAN LUXE super glow body this was from a 2021 AC but finally used up and already RP using Beauty Drop credit so free right? 😄 Anyway it’s great, I mix with body lotion as I always find fake tan easier to apply that way and lasts ages too
Percy & Reed volumising mousse its ok, nothing outstanding and not sure I’d buy over other cheaper versions
Yves Rocher Monoi shower gel love this and always buy where I can - smells divine and lingers on the skin - always makes me think of warm summer holidays
Augustinus Bader The Cream pants! Gloopy and horrid I never get the hype for this brand and it went binwards…
Elemis pro-collagen cleansing balm I love this and adore the fragrance. Will be RP once I’ve used up more of my stash
Rituals Spirit of Ayurveda hand lotion possibly my favourite hand cream, smells amazing, absorbs quickly and really moisturing
L’Occitane Cherry Blossom hand lotion pleasant fragrance and absorbed well, nice to use

Total now 40/100

finally a shout out to @Experiment627 for the new thread but also recommending Plantur39 for my poor peri-menopausal hair… it’s lovely and so far seems to be helping - thank you so much!

I recently added to my stash by buying a box of Jan Martini skin care. Suddenly, where I have milia on my face, they're all coming to the top layer of skin and I'm able to pop them out. I don't know if it's coincidence or a result of the new skin care. I hope that it means I'll have fewer of them, as well as redness and brown spots fading. I sound beautiful, don't I! Let's hope these products can deliver some results.

I still have the(much) cheaper CeraVe range, and I'm using that on my decolletage.

However, I think it's going to be months and months before I get to the end of any of these. I think I have enough to last me to the end of the year.

@CurlyFerret you are very welcome - on both counts 😘 so glad Plantur 39 is working out for you xxx
Does the Tan Luxe thing smell? I have such a lovely tab right now would be fab to keep up.

@KickAssAngel I have never heard of Jan Martini skincare but shall take a look. Milia are right feckers.

I lost my mind over Xmas advent calendars . I now have piles of stuff , half of which I will never use and it’s really stressing me out.

Advents have attributed to many a stash.

Advents contributed to my stash so no idea why I have already signed up for 2 waiting lists this year 🙄

Me too @Nomoreheroics

I carefully decided which ones I was getting, and then there were a whole bunch of 'too good to resist' offers on the ones that I didn't plan on getting - so I bought those too!

I need to be careful this year and remember that really don't need anything!