Sale hauling - Part 2

This is part two of my sale haul and it was all bought before 1st January so I haven't broken my spending ban!

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Jumper - £16 (was £32)

Bag - £12 (was £26)


Clinton cards

Samples - about 84p each

Medium Jar - £7.99 (was £15.99)

ASOS

Bliss It's a Fabulous Life - £20 (was £39.50)
Bliss Snow Wonder - £15 (was £29.50)

Yes to Cucumber face wipes - £4.99
Nip + Fab Have your Cake & Eat It - £15 (was £30)


Boots

Carolina Herrera 212 VIP gift set - £33 (was £49.50)
Scents of occasion - £9.50 (was £19)
17 mirror shine lipstick - £2.29 (was £4.59)

HK notebook - £5 (was £10)

HK eye palette - £8 (was £4)

HK memo block - £5 (was £10)

HK re-useable bag - £3 (was £6)

Colours in the eye palette, for £4 I thought it wasn't a bad buy!

Did you pick up anything good in the sales?

NOTD - 2True crystal

2True Crystal Limited Edition nail polish in Shade 1.

Available from Superdrug. 

Review - Cetaphil cleanser and moisturising lotion

A while ago I was sent a bottle of Cetaphil cleanser and moisturising lotion to try out. I was excited to try them as they had been portrayed as amazing products problem skin.

Cleanser - 250ml £9.18
I liked this product, it was a clear liquid which I used on cotton wool to wipe over my face and then to rinse off. I used this for a few days and then it started to dry my skin out and after working hard to get rid of the eczema patch on my face it returned. I then stopped using it.

Moisturising lotion - 236ml £8.49
I used this for one day and had to stop. It was a light, runny lotion but it just didn't agree with my skin. After applying it my skin felt dry and thirsty and the next day it even looked dry.

Overall
Currently I wouldn't repurchase either products but in the summer when my skin is generally problem free I think I'll try them again. I'm interested to hear what everyone else thinks of these? I recently gave 5 of these away in a competition so I hope my five winners are getting on better than I did.

Oh and these are both available from Boots.

Wednesday Wishlist - 7 feat. Next S/S 2012

1. Animal print jumper - £24

2. Moccasins - £14

3. Animal print socks - £8

4. Striped heart sweater - £28

5. Hooded jersey quilt jacket - £48

6. Dalmatian sweater - £24

7. Geri printed prom dress - £99

All are from the new Spring/Summer 2012 collection at Next

Product use up - end of year

This month I used up these products:

2x deodorants

2x shampoo

1x conditioner

1x bubble bath

1x fake tan

1x face mask

1x face cream

1x exfoliator

1x shower gel

I started off the year by wanting to use up all my hoarded products which I did start to do, my collection went down but slowly it built it's way back up. Now though I don't work in a health and beauty retailer and rarely go into town so slowly it is being reduced and I am now not going to buy products unless I only have one left. Hmmm we'll see how this goes I suppose.

Oh and some of you might already know but this post is now going to be posted every 3 months rather than every month.

So that is it. My last empties of 2011. Now on to a successful product use up 2012!

The year that was...2011

2011. This has been a year where my life has completely changed. In January I was happy with my boyfriend, living on our own and working two days a week in my job in retail. By the time it was July I was single, had a full time job in the NHS and by the time October came I was living back with my mum and dad. This was a massive change after 5 years. I wouldn't have thought now, a year on, this is how my life would be. But I'm happy and thats the main thing! Oh and have more money ;-)

At the beginning of 2011 I set myself a number of goals to try to achieve, so how well did I do:

• Get a decent job - yes I got a full time job in the NHS which is what I wanted. It's a shame I just hate my job!
• Pay my mum and dad off - my dad said that as far as he was concerned I owed them nothing and not to worry about it! Can't complain at that!
• Learn how to sew - nope this didn't happen. I think this may have been a phase!
• Make soaps and bath bombs - I would still love to do this but due to having next to no spare time I haven't made any
• Read more often - again, due to a lack of spare time I haven't managed to work my way through my book collection
• Start saving again - yes! I have saved about £1800 but spent half of it on a new car but I keep on putting money in my savings account
• Loose weight - I'm not doing the whole diet thing but I am slowly loosing weight
• Start actively crafting again - I try to do bits and bobs of crafting but again due to a lack of spare time I don't do as much as I'd like

So I managed to complete 4 out of my 8 goals which isn't that bad and I did start a Day Zero list which I'm doing well on. If you haven't heard of Day Zero it's where you basically write a list of 101 things you want to achieve in 1001 days and here's my list (completed tasks are crossed through):

Buy a new car

Give blood

Pay my mum and dad back

Save £2,000 (£900 saved so far)

Eat vegetarian for a week

Watch the sunrise on a beach

Watch a sunset on a beach

Write a list of 50 things I like about myself

Take one photo everyday for a month

Find a job that I love

Try 20 new recipes (1/20)

Write a letter to myself to be opened when 1001 days is over

Pay off my debts

Write another list of 101 things to do in the next 1001 days

Drink 5 cocktails I've never tried (1/5)

Stop drinking fizzy pop for a month

Don't drink alcohol for a month

See a psychic and get my fortune told

Travel to another country

Identify 101 things that make me happy

Put away £25 for every goal I complete (£150 saved)

Get in the best shape of my life

Have a romantic weekend away

Write a journal everyday for a month

Read at least 10 books (1/10)

Stay up all night

Go to a gig/concert/show

Visit somewhere in England I've never been before

Go on a non-essential spending ban one month every year

Make a playlist of my 101 favourite songs

Get a facial

Make a new friend

See a movie in 3D

Visit another continent

See a comedian live

Eat 3 things I've never tried before

Make ice cream from scratch

Grow my hair past my shoulders

Build a snowman

Get a job closer to home

Visit Ireland

Treat my family to a meal twice yearly

Take a full length photo of me everyday for a year

Spend a rainy day watching movies in my PJ's

Try sushi

Keep a 'my day in 6 words' journal for 6 months

Ok so I only have a list of 46 goals so far but I have completed 6 of them and I have until the 23rd February 2014 to complete them! You can track my progress by clicking on the link under my blog header or by clicking here.

2012 is going to be a complete fresh start and I'm looking forward to it! So here we go.....

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Review - Lush Sweetie Pie shower jelly

Fist things first - Snow Fairy is amazing! Next year I strongly recommend you buy it!

Right on to the review of the shower jelly! I bought the Sweetie Pie shower jelly as a bit of an impulse buy to be honest. I was working my way to the till and it caught my eye. I read what was in it: cherry, coconut and cassis, I thought I have to buy it! Oh it also has glitter in it which in my eyes is amazing!

I had high hopes for this and couldn't wait to try it so off I popped to the shower and scooped a little out of the tub, then I thought how do I use it? It's solid and wobbly and I'll be honest with you, it was a challenge. I rubbed it into my skin and it fell off, I managed to pick it up and it fell off again. I tried mixing it with water to try to make it into a liquid but nope, it wasn't having any of it.

I envisaged that it would melt into my skin and the smell of delicious fruits would fill my bathroom but no I was left bitterly disappointed.  Maybe I wasn't using it right?!? I'm not sure. Maybe you need to use the whole piece of jelly rather than using little bits. Might try that method next time!

This is available from Lush and is £2.95 for 100g or £5.95 for 240g.