Beauty chat - freebies/gifts with purchase/offers THREAD TWO

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Sorry if I've missed anyone

I’ve just bought the Space NK set, @HundredMilesAnHour. Even with shipping to Canada i got it for £38. No VAT and will probably pay some duties but will still be worth it.

If anyone ordered the Cult Beauty crackers or baubles, please do check the contents. Mine has just been delivered, and only one of the four items is inside!

@Hopeislost

• oh dear cult beauty really are losing it! Sorry to hear that.

Not a GWP, but on the off-chance that anyone on this thread still needs more beauty products(!), 111Skin have some big discounts on their website today.

Does anyone have a Latest In Beauty referral code they'd want to share with this internet stranger? Lurking on this thread brought me to the Sarah Jossel Edit box that is impossible to ignore!

@PinkArt I can only see a discount code for the latest box. I think from memory their last site-wide code excluded the Sunday Times edits. They are fabulous value even without a discount.

Thanks @LizzieMacQueen. Oh absolutely, ridiculously good value. My card's just taken a bit of a hammering this month!

I follow Renu on youtube and everytime she says 'cult fantastic ' it makes me chuckle.

Ordered the Boots showstopper box and really impressed with it, will use almost everything. Also bought 2 Elemis tsv fro qvc on presale, I now need to stop buying!

My John Lewis Scent Discovery Box arrived a couple of days ago! It’s excellent value and I love the packaging. I never received any kind of confirmation though (I actually thought my purchase hadn’t gone through until the box arrived) so I’m thinking I won’t be able to get into the online event…

I’ve also bought this Look Fantastic Neom box. Includes a full size pillow spray and candle! Again, seems like really good value compared to every other Neom set I’ve seen. I’m a very scent-focused person so love this kind of thing. www.lookfantastic.com/beauty-box/lookfantastic-x-neom-limited-edition-beauty-box-worth-116/13252756.html

I’ve also bought this Look Fantastic Neom box. Includes a full size pillow spray and candle! Again, seems like really good value compared to every other Neom set I’ve seen.

I bought the Look Fantastic x Christophe Robin box a few weeks ago which is also excellent if you love this brand. It's currently sold out but looks like they have more stock coming soon.

I caved on the LF 11.11 box, when it was on offer on Thursday at 25% + 10% off (so £40.50). Brilliant value, especially if you use the Christophe Robin regenerating mask in any event, as a full size is included!

@aprillady thanks for pointing this out, it’s excellent value! I just succumbed 🙈 Looking forward to the baume de rose.

OMG @AprilLady that box looks fab!!

Opened the Sunday Times Sarah Jossel edit today, to divide and wrap the gifts, only to to find that the fake tan has leaked over the box, and ruined the packaging of well over half of the items. Really irritating. I have emailed and hope it's sorted quickly. If anyone had this box and was intending to save for Christmas, it might be worth having a peep now.

Oh no, @ajandjjmum. Good job you were on the ball with wrapping.

@JunieSpoony

Oh no, *@ajandjjmum*. Good job you were on the ball with wrapping.

Trying to get ahead!

Update from Latest in Beauty. Responded to my email on a Sunday - I was impressed for about 10 seconds.

I can either send it back and get a full refund, send it back and they'll send a replacement or they'll replace two of the damaged items. As there are 10 damaged items, I can't see why they thought that would appeal.

Very disappointed - some of the items were to complete the fill of an existing advent box for myself, and others as stocking fillers.

Pat McGrath’s Black Friday sale has started on the website. 25% to 35% off. If you love playing with eyeshadows, I highly recommend this:

www.patmcgrath.com/products/mthrshp-mega-celestial-odyssey?variant=39522029207621

It’s decent value at £60, so even better with 25% off. I’ve really been enjoying mine, and unlike some of her palettes it’s got a good range of everyday colours as well as some more interesting shades.

Another mini space NK gift. I’m not tempted but if anyone has purchases to make…

beautyadventcalendar.net/space-nk-the-beauty-discovery-gift-brightest-stars-edit-2021/

I wonder if this is the new way forward for GWPs - it’s the second one like this and for same spend in less than a month..

Was coming on to say about the space nk gift. Pretty small sizes but I'd like to try the Rose inc eyebrow gel ..

@AprilLady that PM pallet is a thing of beauty 😍

@ajandjjmum how annoying and disappointing. Hope they resolve it with you quickly

@Giftwithpurchase, it is. And great value at £45. For comparison, I’ve attached some pics of the palette alongside the CT easy eye palette (which also retails for £45).

@AprilLady wow - there's no comparison between the two is there?!! I'm annoyed as I bought the CT pillow talk eyeshadow quad on a whim (having never liked any CT) and it's not good at all (on me anyway) - should have saved my pennies!

I'm like a magpie when it comes to eyeshadow palettes and that PM palette is seriously tempting...

I'm buying a £40 beauty box and bum bum gift set to get the £60 spend for the gift. I have a friend who loves bum bum so perfect presents for her. And an amazing amount of stuff for not much money.

My purchase isn't going through though... It tells me to keep trying. I hope something's not about to go out of stock!