Foil Challenge

[ather]

I know we all talked about this but I need it in writing to hold myself more accountable! I have picked out around 28 foils that I am hoping to get through by the end of Feb. that’s 1 foil a day unless I decide to stack more than one! Here’s what I’ve picked randomly! 

 

[Mellmars1185]

@Martin69 Welcome to BIC!

[missjeanie]

Hi @Martin69 Welcome to BIC!!  Foils are usually single use samples of a product that come in a little foil envelope.  Most of the time I get them tossed into orders that I place with different beauty retailers.  Sometimes there's a code to enter for them, sometimes they're tossed in automatically, sometimes you get to choose them.  If you're looking at the Sephora site, there's usually two 'foils' that you can choose with every order, but of course they're limited to what's on hand when your order is packed.  

[Martin69]

Thank you!

[Mellmars1185]

I had pulled 26 specific foils for March. I ended up finishing 24 of those and an additional 6 for a total of 32. I still have to plan my foils for April.

 

[ather]

@Mellmars1185  Great job. You did wonderful!!! You must be getting through your stash!! 

[Mellmars1185]

@ather Thank you! Yes I am getting through. There are many more to go! But every month I make a dent. I think it will take me longer as the months go by because I am running out of some categories of foils. That is ok though. This challenge is evolving for me 😊

[CynthieLu]

That's a great job on your foils! @Mellmars1185 🥳

[Mellmars1185]

@CynthieLu Thank you so much 🙏

[itsfi]

@Mellmars1185, great job on your foils! Good mix of hair care and skincare.

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Thank you 😊

[missjeanie]

@Mellmars1185 Nice assortment of haircare and skin care!  How did you like the Dae Shampoo and Conditioner in the green packets?  I like the ones they have in the coral and was contemplating the green for the sale. 

[Mellmars1185]

@missjeanie I did like the Dae shampoo and conditioner. The shampoo lathered really well. That is always something I look for, having an oily scalp. I didn't notice anything different with my hair. I can't remember if there was a scent to it.

[missjeanie]

I fell a bit short of what I was hoping to use up foil wise for March.  I swear I feel like I've been sick since the end of January and to add to year end stress at work... I got a nasty cold.  My skincare has been pared riiiiight down lately.  I am going to take a bit of a break in April but am going to keep the items from March I didn't use up in with my project pan items so that I can get them finished up.  

Had a few in the bunch that I quite enjoyed.  The Merit foundation was my leftover from February.  The shade was a touch dark for me, but I made it work with some creative concealer use.  Farmacy Honey Saviour was just lovely on my poor dried out nose and is a possible purchase for the spring sale.  The Fresh Vitamin powder mask/scrub was great and so easy to use.  The Shiseido was a beautiful serum.  The wishful scrub was... odd.  Very little in the package and hard to get it out.  I'm not sure what I think of this one, but I do have a few more samples that I'll try. 

Leftovers moving on to April

[ather]

@missjeanie  Great job. I know what you mean. We have year end also! And I feel I’ve been hanging on to this cold too. I wish it would go away!!! 

[missjeanie]

@ather Oh no, I hope you're feeling better!

[ather]

@missjeanie  Thanks! My husband just got home from a trip and he’s brought something home too. So lucky us! All I need is more sickness!

[missjeanie]

@ather Oh no!!!  Dang it, not the souvenir you were hoping for!

[ather]

@missjeanie  Lol not really. He did bring me back some truffles! 

[itsfi]

Yeah @missjeanie, I’m low-keying it for April too with the foils. It’ll be a nice break while I deal with allergies. 😂 Or, I’m expecting my allergies will come out in full force sometime this month. 😬 I am interested to see how often I reach for a foil though. 

[missjeanie]

Allergies are the worst @itsfi !  I bet you have to deal with them way longer than I do (we got two feet of snow last weekend lol).  I'm usually good until about end of May.  I'm anticipating that multiple sale season orders will add a few foils to my stash to tackle again after some 'time off'.  Maybe a renewed vigor for them too!

[itsfi]

Oh my gosh @missjeanie, I placed an order with an online Asian beauty store. They usually toss in a sheet mask or two and a few foil samples. Ummm… this most recent purchase came with 20, yes twenty!!!, foil samples!!!! Grateful because they didn’t have to give any but it seems a tad much!! It’s undone the progress I’ve made. 😔