Beauty

[Oshare-girl]

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My pledge for keeping my mu drawers cleared out and organized after much work is no more kits. Inevitably there are at least 1 or 2 products or an additional brush I can do without.

I can always buy the the individual items even if the price is higher. Don’t fall for bargain price and fill up drawers again.

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Amen to that!  Kits were my downfall and then I would get them on AD.  I used to wonder who could possibly use all this stuff up in time for AD?  No one.  No one can use it all up. And that's how marketers get us.Now I not only go for the individual items, I try to get the mini sizes.

[Oshare-girl]

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My pledge for keeping my mu drawers cleared out and organized after much work is no more kits. Inevitably there are at least 1 or 2 products or an additional brush I can do without.

I can always buy the the individual items even if the price is higher. Don’t fall for bargain price and fill up drawers again.

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****Here’s the deal w/ kits and “Gifts” With Purchase. The kits usually have a new item that the vendor hopes will hook you into purchasing the entire kit at a low price. If the new product goes over, they make their money back by selling it at regular price. “Gifts” with purchase are a misnomer. It’s no gift. You purchased something to get it....usually something you either don’t need or aren’t out of yet.

The prices are deliberately set so that 1 item usually does not cover the cost of the gift, so you add a lip pencil, etc. (spending $20 more) to get your “gift” and the 50th tote or makeup bag. The GWP usually has discontinued lipcolors or at least 1 skincare item you don’t use or an attempt to get you to try it....but not a month’s supply to give it a fair shake.

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I noticed that back in the day when I used to wait for the Clinique GWP bonus.  I couldn't buy just one product.  I always had to buy 2 things and 1 was definitely something I didn't need.  And then that "bonus"...I would end up not using the majority of the products.  Most times I just liked the bag it came in.

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Well, I received my products from the pharmacy yesterday and in my normal fashion, I proceed to read about the products. I wish I never did.  One of the medications claims severe side affects that may result in death and if you experience this and that, then run to your doctor.  Uh, say what.  My acne ISNT that bad now.  So, I am hesitant on what to do. I know that is the worse case scenario with any medications but ouch, but I have to stop reading these things. It gets in my head. Plus the fact, it states it goes into your bloodstream. BUT, I am thinking a lot of products do.  TMI isnt good.    and I went on the internet to read reviews from folks.  Also another problem. I am thinking this derm was a little too quick on giving me one of them.  But I am sure I am making a mountain out of a mole hill.  Oy vey, the joys of being in my own head.

So, I will use them. I have been putting it off because of

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Well, I received my products from the pharmacy yesterday and in my normal fashion, I proceed to read about the products. I wish I never did.  One of the medications claims severe side affects that may result in death and if you experience this and that, then run to your doctor.  Uh, say what.  My acne ISNT that bad now.  So, I am hesitant on what to do. I know that is the worse case scenario with any medications but ouch, but I have to stop reading these things. It gets in my head. Plus the fact, it states it goes into your bloodstream. BUT, I am thinking a lot of products do.  TMI isnt good.    and I went on the internet to read reviews from folks.  Also another problem. I am thinking this derm was a little too quick on giving me one of them.  But I am sure I am making a mountain out of a mole hill.  Oy vey, the joys of being in my own head.

So, I will use them. I have been putting it off because of dry skin. I know I will need to work my way through. I almost regret getting these products now.  Was it another excuse to spend?

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@aprilskies I just discovered another product that has been as effective as BHA, squalane!  And it's cheap!  It's great for boosting hydration to skin and can be added to any product.  Sorry, I'm not trying to enable you but if you are looking for something to combat dry skin and work with your existing products, check it out.  Paula also has good things to say about this.  And remember, it's squalane, not squalene.  

P.S. never read the contraindications on medication...it will cause a self-fulfilling prophecy, LOL.

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@aprilskies

I hesitated posting that!  I don’t know how to ‘X’ out the, um, good parts.

Want me to delete the picture?

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@geezerette. OMGOSH NO!!!  I was completely joking and having some fun.  I should have inserted a smiley face.

He looks like he is ready for a belly rub.

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@geezerette

I envision an entire series of books:

Bad Dog Carla.

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@just bee, oops, I should have said she.  I know my birds and my bees.

And lol, Bad Dog Carla.   I wish I was Carla righ now frolicking in the sun.

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@aprilskies

@just bee

Right now “Carla” is rolling around in the dead grass in the front yard.  Next she’ll want to come in the house and shake all that grass on my newly mopped floor.

But I do like the idea of the book series.  Maybe she could make enough money for me to hire a cleaning woman to sweep and mop my floors.

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@geezerette

The new washer will be delivered and installed tomorrow.  I'm wondering if I'll be able to sweep up all the dog hair that's settled around the old one before the new one gets here.

I could knit a whole Newfoundland out of what's in the laundry room.

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Ha, I can make a whole bunny out of the lint from one load in the dryer.  What can you make out of the stuff under the fridge??   I say a prayer every time I do laundry that God will keep that machine running.  We're nearing the 10 year mark.  I hear that nowadays, appliances only have about a 10 year lifespan.  What happened to the days when things would last a quarter decade?

[Oshare-girl]

Eyeshadows.  I hit pan on an eyeshadow in January.  I'm hoping to be able to hit pan on one shadow a month this year.  Very ambitious, I am.  

OIls. Any oils that are not making progress on will be mixed with body lotion.  Actually, any facial product can be mixed with body lotion to speed up usage.

@just bee I don't know how you can use up that jug of shampoo.  Do you think the world's greatest dog will notice you are using expired human shampoo on him?  Otherwise I say, pitch it!  If you do, I will pitch my full bottle of Johnson's baby shampoo.  I was using it on the dog but I think it was actually making him more itchy.  So now it sits patiently under the sink.

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@just bee I don't know how you can use up that jug of shampoo.  Do you think the world's greatest dog will notice you are using expired human shampoo on him?  Otherwise I say, pitch it!  If you do, I will pitch my full bottle of Johnson's baby shampoo.  I was using it on the dog but I think it was actually making him more itchy.  So now it sits patiently under the sink.

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@Oshare-girl

The WGD would not approve.  He uses Prince Lorenzo Borghese's Royal Pet Club products from Italy.

I used to buy baby shampoo and use it as a facial cleanser.  I'm trying to remember why I stopped.  Oh, that's right.  J&J changed the ingredients.

My hair is so short now (pixie cut) that I could probably use it, expired or not.  But why?  I still have leftover Suave.

Still trying to figure out if I like the Acure stuff.  It sure rinses out easily!

I'll probably have to pitch the H&S because that non-linen closet will need to be emptied when the floor is replaced.  Ugh.

[rnmom]

I can SO relate to what everyone is saying here! I'm so in the same boat.

@just bee-that is so funny what you said about the owners manuals, that just happened to me 2 days ago. I sold my mom's Singer sewing machine to a girl I used to work with. My mom passed away about 7 years ago and I brought her sewing machine home thinking I was going to finally learn how to sew. Well, after about 6 years of it sitting here untouched I decided it needed a new home. So I sold it cheap to a girl I used to work with. I was looking all over for the owners manual at the time and couldn't find it anywhere. 2 days ago I was going through the drawers of an old dresser in our basement and there, in the top drawer was the owners manual and a small bag of extra parts. Dang it! I don't work with that girl anymore and it's probably been a year since I sold it to her, so I just tossed the items. But I sure wish Icould have found that stuff when I wanted it! I sure wasn't expecting to find it in that drawer!

[rnmom]

@Oshare-girl-OMG your family sounds just like mine! I'm always going around turning lights off and shutting doors too! Drives me crazy! They will do some decluttering, for kids they actually aren't too bad, but I'd love for them to get rid of some more, hubby too. He has a lot of stuff. I declutter where I can but so many things I just can't touch because it's not "my" stuff. 

[PAlady]

For those of you getting rid of shampoo, see if your local Humane Society or an animal rescue organization can use it wash the animals.

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Ha, I can make a whole bunny out of the lint from one load in the dryer.  What can you make out of the stuff under the fridge??   I say a prayer every time I do laundry that God will keep that machine running.  We're nearing the 10 year mark.  I hear that nowadays, appliances only have about a 10 year lifespan.  What happened to the days when things would last a quarter decade?

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@Oshare-girl

Ten years?  Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!!  Try five.  BH and I can't remember how long we've had the dead one, but I'll be happy to see it go.  That washer thread on the Home forum was an eye-opener.  I started asking my coworkers about their washer experiences and I realized it's not just my washer.  Everyone who has an HE washer has to deal with residue.

My coworker puts her clothes through three rinse cycles.  How the ____ is that supposed to conserve water?

I'm going through the house wondering what will have to be replaced next.  It won't be the mattress.  Another coworker just replaced his and he spent close to $4000.

No, that wasn't a typo.