Tempted by beauty treats? Addicted to buying beauty products? Is your collection bursting with favourites? Join fellow beauty lovers in this supportive group!

[Experiment627]

Welcome to this beauty product lover's haven! If you're constantly tempted by the latest beauty treats or find your collection overflowing with cherished products, you're in the right place. Whether you're looking to share your latest finds, swap tips, or simply indulge in some beauty chat, this is the perfect spot for you. Let’s unite, inspire, and celebrate our love for all things beauty!

This thread has been going for YONKS! Many have been "cured" of their beauty product addiction from the support this group gives... We share reviews and our empties/chucks - so when we do decide to buy something again, we can do so armed with collective wisdom.

Here is the last thread: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/4954530-feel-the-temptation-to-indulge-in-beauty-treats-is-your-collection-overflowing-with-treasures-come-unite-with-fellow-beauty-enthusiasts-in-this-lovely-group?reply=139247395&utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=share

Thank you @Experiment627 this thread has helped my resolve to use 100 products up this year!
On that 79/100

Nivea blue lip balm - love it, wouldn't be without it.
Setting spray - I liked the rose water scent, happily use again but have another brand waiting in the wings.

Some more bits from me too:

Sashajuan hair cream - lovely scent but didn’t seem to do much.

Sebastian hydrate hair mask - made a big difference, will buy again when other masks are finished.

Dr Jart pore remedy - bought a whole beauty box just for this. A bit meh. Watery and slightly sticky.

Sol de Janeiro cream - scent lasts for ages. Have a few more.

Soap and Glory scrub - nice! Generally like everything from this brand.

Thank you for the shiny new thread @Experiment627

Hello folks, I have been lurking for ages and would like to join in. I have a spreadsheet! I’ve just finished a 30ml Aurelia Cell Repair Night Oil. My post menopausal skin loves it, however I have another one in the stash and want to move on the Votary Night Star Serum to see how I get on with it.

@Fraaahnces @paristotoyoko – I love Rice Toner. I’m sure someone on here recommended HaruWonder and I bought a small container of Amazon. My skin is drinking it up!

Thanks for the new thread @Experiment627.

Hi @Tarragon123, I’m impressed you have a spreadsheet! I love the Haruharu rice toner, it feels so lovely.

Thanks for the new thread @Experiment627

@Tarragon123 I love the votary products too. And welcome - love a spreadsheet!

I've been nicking my teenage DD's glow recipe toner and I've noticed a real difference. Now I need to buy her a new bottle!

@stanleypops66 Is that the Watermelon one? I’m using it at the moment, it’s lovely. The bottle is really pretty too.

@Experiment627 Thanks for the new thread!

Am posting a few body splashes that we managed to finish over a 3 year period. The amounts are massive, hence why it took me so long.

What I can’t explain is why I held onto them for so long after we used them up.

Regarding the Glow Recipe toner... somehow I find it a bit slimy. I really liked their Dew Drops Serum, so thought I would like the toner, but no.

I've been doing really well not buying things I don't need. I got a Biossance face and eye cream mini set as either gift or bonus points thing at Sephora. The face cream is thick, but I can't be bothered doing two different creams on my face and eye area. For the price, I'll stick to my L'Oreal Rosy Tone Day cream.

For a travel weekend I used a few different foil package samples into a contact lens case. I had a few L'occitane samples. Again I liked them but wouldn't re-purchase for the price.

Sachajuan! I've had a few bits from them, smell divine, do literally fuck all. Hard pass next time.

I'm liking the Living Proof Restore shampoo and conditioner.

Too much Bum Bum to mention, and a few cheapies too. The viral fragrance that will not die! Some Brazilian somewhere never needs to work again.

Love Sebastian, will check that mask out.

Welcome new and not-first timers!!!

@ITookYourJoob may I be so bold as to ask what type of hair you have... am wondering if the Sebastian product would be good for me to try.

@Thereislightattheendofthetunnel impressive colonia usage! I sprayed myself yesterday with some stuff I got about 3 years ago in Denia - still full on and lovely!

Speaking of rice toners I saw a TT the other day where someone was making it at home - actually looked really easy to do... maybe I will try.

@Experiment627 I think we have polar opposite hair types😅 My hair is quite dry both at the roots and ends. Roots rarely get oily, ends remain dry even with very heavy oils. I do colour the roots regularly though, so that’s where the damage is from I’m sure.

@ITookYourJoob yes!! Very different! I dye my roots regularly too but they still remain vair greasy.

I’m taking a bottle of the Glow Recipe Toner Mist when I go into hospital. It’s absolutely not my go to formula, but I love the scent, and I find it refreshing without being drying. I just wish I could refill it.

oooooh new thread thanks @Experiment627

@Tarragon123 I love that Aurelia cell repair oil too (see pic) and @stanleypops66 I have enjoyed the watermelon toner. Must RP.

Anyway some more empties from me - calculate this takes me to 106 for the year so far!

• Oh sadness – and yet joy – I have finally actually finished a lipstick! The sadness is bc it was the Victoria Beckham one in BCB AC some years ago – Pout – I loved it
• Aurelia cell repair - HG and already RP through a great offer
• Davines champoo - liked this a lot – good in my swim bag
• Chr Robin shampoo - liked this less
• REN eye cream - wow I also finished an eye cream! I think this one is really good actually
• Mascara was Benefit Bag Gal Bang – sorry to say I didn't rate this as it smudged really badly and left me with panda eyes by the end of the day A colleague uses it and her lashes look amazing!
• other items used up in various ways from my stash. Blusher brush I don't want so offering it at work

Not bad – getting ready for Advent season – actually my stash is hugely reduced, so much so that I needed to BUY a cleanser and am almost out of day cream as well. This however is largely bc I have put a ton of yummy stashiness in an empty F&M AC to bulk out my December joy :)

Just popping on to say m and s advent available.

I’ve changed username slightly.

Ooh - forgot to say thanks for the new thread @Experiment627. This one is behaving itself, too. I think my phone simply doesn’t like the very, very long ones.

Long time lurker too so thanks for the thread @Experiment627. Badly needed as I've got so much stuff already and have just bought the M&S AC. I'm another person who takes recommendations from this thread (especially HGs).

I like the idea of a spreadsheet. Not just for counting how much comes in vs goes out but to actually document what I currently have, the effects of different products and if they are worth buying again.

I think I should join this thread after discovering beauty advents, boxes and k beauty this year.

I've barely used anything up yet this month but this is what I have finished.

SDJ Bum Bum cream 25g - Still have a medium and a large of these to go at so not exactly an impressive empty. I do like it and it's something I might purchase if on offer but it's so ubiquitous in Adevent Calendars, boxes and GWP I might not need to.

Glow Recipe Avocado Cleanser mini 20ml - I bought the GR minis set to try out this and the watermelon toner. I loved this and repurchased a full size, it's good for dry skin as I hoped it would be. Not finished the other minis yet.

Beauty Pie Plantastic Apricot balm cleanser - not really an empty but had to pass on to a friend as it irritated my skin badly (rosacea).

Kerastase Discipline Shampoo and Conditioner - again not an empty but it didn't suit my hair at all so I tried it twice then passed on to DD.

A couple of sample sachets of Dior Prestige face cream. It felt nice but at £350 for 50ml it won't be purchased.

Sample sachet of Tatcha Dewy Cream. I do really like this and plan to try it longer term.

Sample sachet of Tatcha silk sunscreen. Wasn't a fan of this as I felt it pilled under make up. Was a one use sample so maybe not a fair test but not in a rush to purchase.

Just remembered one more. A Rituals hand soap, can't remember the scent but possibly a discontinued one as I bought this and the hand balm at the outlet earlier this year. The hand balm will still be going for a while. Always happy to re-buy Rituals soap but usually try to buy at the outlet. I have the Rituals AC and I think there will be a hand soap in that.

This is a good idea. Some products take ages to finish even with a solid attempt. It does me good to remember this when I'm tempted. Hand creams seem to take forever. I have one on my desk whilst I'm working and have been diligently applying several times a day for what seems like months now. If I keep going it might be empty by Christmas.

I can get through hand cream pretty fast as I have stupidly dry hands. Also get through lip balm as I’m an addict. After that, the easiest things are probably body lotion, shampoo & conditioner and face moisturiser as I use that on my neck and upper chest too.

Shower gel takes longer than I think and it’s my favourite thing to buy so I end up with loads. Ditto face cleansers.

The things that seem to take forever are serums. Also random face stuff like masks and exfoliating toners etc, mainly because I hardly ever actually bother to use them.

Worst of all is make up. I bought a replacement for my favourite concealer literally months ago but decided to finish the old one properly and dig the remaining product out of the component with a brush. It’s still going strong, probably got at least two or three months worth left, so will be a total of about a year since I bought the replacement!

My spreadsheet serves several purposes. I now have information at my fingertips about how many eye serums, moisturisers etc that I have and absolutely do not need to buy more. I also like to see how long it takes for me to use various different products. I travel quite a lot and I never get it quite right with what I need to take for a couple of nights or two weeks! So I’ve started to make notes eg neck gel, 5ml, used day and night, 13 uses in total. I’m really bad at remembering how I felt about products, so it’s a useful tool for me.

Its also helpful to keep track of gifting. I used to be terrible for grabbing some stuff and then chucking it in a gift bag. I gave my niece £146 of lovely products for her birthday 🙈Normally I’d spent about £30, eek. I’m also thinking about Christmas. I’m thinking about what I can give away from my stash. Also, stuff that I am definitely not going to use and would be a bit random to give as gifts, I can give to Womens Aid.

I have a finished product. Emma Hardie Protect & Prime SPF 15 15ml. I would happily buy again. It’s a lovely texture, absorbs well. I prefer Emma Hardie Midas Touch, but as I have at least 10 full size moisturisers and 10 minis, so no need for any purchases any time soon.