28 days into my spending ban and I still haven’t bought any make-up, hair or beauty products. Go me! As per the simple rule I set myself, I cannot buy something new if I have that type of product already in my stash. You can read Update #1 here and Update #2 here.
Since the last spending ban update I finished off a hand wash, a cleanser, a night serum & cream, a perfume and a shower gel.
I’ve dug into my stash and found a small bottle of Molton Brown Naran Ji hand wash that I got in a set for Christmas, a bottle of Kipos Cleansing Milk which came in an All About Beauty beauty box, a bottle of Antipodes Divine Face Oil (LOVE this stuff) which came in the Selfridges beauty box, a half-full bottle of YSL Safarienne that I bought last year and a bottle of Molton Brown Coco De Mer Shower Gel that I also got for Christmas.
By using all of these products from my stash instead of buying new products I’ve saved £63.33 (I conservatively guessed that the Kipos Cleansing Milk is worth about £5.00 as I actually have no idea how much it costs to buy) bringing the total saved so far to £139.31. Crazy!
I’m loving the spending ban as I’m finding lots of products that I had forgotten about. How are you getting on with your spending ban?
just catching up on all your posts. you are so motivating me to do this. not sure if 90 days is too much but im motivated. worked out that JHanuary sales & daft pruchases has cost me a couple of hundred £ this month so enough is enough. great posts and keep it up x
ReplyDeleteIt's going by quite quickly, I think you could do it xx
DeleteI really should dig into my stash of products before rushing out and buying new ones as well. It's amazing how much you can save when you add it all up - it doesn't feel like you're spending that much at the time! x
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I'm going to try to keep it up after the ban too! xx
DeleteYou are doing so well! I am doing okay too but not using up many products which is odd. I do find that I have so much more in my stash that I originally thought I had...which makes the ban easier! xx
ReplyDeleteMe too, I have finding products I had completely forgotten that I bought xx
DeleteKeep it up!
ReplyDeleteI got some hair dye... But I needed it and it wasn't superfluous but otherwise am doing ok with it. But it is cold so finding it so much easier bc I don't browse and just wanna get home!
It is really cold, roll on summer!xx
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aww thanks! xx
DeleteThis is such a great idea!! I need to do this soon!! Keep up the good work :)
ReplyDeleteYay do it! xx
DeleteIts amazing that you worked out how much you have saved - £139, crazyness! I have also been delving into my stash trying to whittle it down, the most motivating thing is looking into my empties drawer and seeing all the products I have used up, it amazes me! I can't wait til the end of the challenge to see how many I got through and have my stash looking normal again! Keep up the good work, you are doing great!
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