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

[OvaHere]

Hope nobody minds me setting up a new one as the old one is nearly full.

Everyone welcome to discuss freebies, edits, boxes and general beauty chat.

Previous thread
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/4397150-beauty-chat-freebies-gifts-with-purchase-offers-thread-two?page=1

The Elemis balm - 100g for £33 if you subscribe on Amazon

You can subscribe and cancel anytime with Amazon.

The Maybellline New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara is meant to be a good alternative to Hourglass Unlocked and been on my list to try as the Hourglass is my goto.
It is discounted by 45% and £7.19 for the Black as part of Amazon Prime.

Sounds interesting @MrsBnow12 report back if you try it. I'm tempted by the burgundy or plum one in that range but I have quite a few mascaras to use up.

Cult Beauty x Paula's Choice Edit coming soon. £45 worth over £115

Paula’s Choice Clear Cleanser (30ml travel size)
Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant (118ml full size worth £35.00)
Paula’s Choice Pro-Collagen Peptide Booster (5ml deluxe size)
Paula’s Choice 5% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturiser SPF 50 (15ml deluxe size)
Paula’s Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster (30ml full size worth £42.00)
Paula’s Choice Branded Sticker Sheet

CB sent me a thank you for buying the blush edit email with a £5 voucher (off £25 spend, brand new releases and other promotions excluded).

I assume everyone who purchased got one.

Did anyone order the Bloom and Glow edit from Jarrolds and if you did, did you receive the Grown Alchemist cleanser? I received mine today but this item was missing.

That's a shame @MrsBnow12 hopefully they will send it on to you.

Spotted another good Prime deal - I'm From Rice Toner full size (approx 150ml) is £10.50 down from £26.50.

@MrsBnow12 i got the Jarrolds kit. It arrived today and the Grown Alchemist cleanser was in the bag, so yours must be a packing error which hopefully they will resolve quickly 🤞. Love the Elizabeth Scarlett pouch everything came packed it, which in itself appears to retail at £65, making the contents effectively ‘free’ 😊

I just went back to look at the bag. You're right it's lovely - the ad photo was so 'busy' I barely noticed the bag.

I want this now! Step away, step away.

@OvaHere Jarrolds certainly (in my lowly option haha) missed a trick not highlighting the pouch / it’s value. The Beauty Detective site failed to mention it to. The pouch comes with the Elizabeth Scarlett tag attached and folded inside was a dust cover, so it would make a lovely gift on its own if someone only wanted the contents 😊

That's beautiful! Certainly a cut above the usual bags/pouches that you get with GWPs etc.

I agree the bag is lovely, think they retail for around £35 and definitely better than both the Cult Beauty bags and cloth Space NK ones.
Even without the cleanser I am still happy with the box and the bits in it.

I'm also tempted now but need to step away. I'm not exactly short on travel cosmetic bags. 😁

Today’s offering comes from Grazia Beauty Club and you get the box if you sign up for 6months which costs £45 with the discount.
I want to try the Tirtir and Margaret Dabbs so may pick this up.

https://beauty-detective.com/grazia-beauty-club-box-2025/

What’s inside:

• Ultrasun SPF50 UV Face And Scalp Mist, 75ml. Worth £22
• Fenty Skin Butta Drop Mini Whipped Oil Body Cream, 200ml. Worth £17
• Benefit Benetint Rose-tinted lip & cheek stain, 10ml. Worth £22.50
• Juliette has a gun Lust For Sun EDP Parfum, 5ml. Worth £16
• BULFARMA Bare Skin Day Cream 75ml. Worth £39
• Philip Kingsley Swimcap Water-Resistant Mask, 40ml. Worth £10
• Aveda Sun Care Protective Hair Veil, 100ml. Worth £32
• Katherine Daniels Anti-Fatigue Eye Mask. Worth £12
• Margaret Dabbs Miracle Foot Cream, 100ml. Worth £22
• Leighton Denny Nail Polish in Live Wire, 12ml. Worth £12.50
• Avène Micellar Gel Make-Up Remover, 200ml. Worth £16.50
• TirTir Milk Skin Toner, 150ml. Worth £25

Thanks @MrsBnow12 I can recommend the Margaret Dabbs and TirTir Milk toner. Both are good products.

I've just cancelled my LF subscription earlier this week. July's box was rubbish (imo) and I've decided that overall it's just more miss than hit for me. I think I might have taken out the 12 month sub last year when I bought the AC so it may still run for another couple of months.

Same here @OvaHere the sub box from LF has really gone downhill. Strange as two years ago was really good.

SpaceNK Travel Edit coming soon £80 worth £163
https://www.spacenk.com/uk/brands/s/space-nk/the-travel-edit---lemon-MUK200057170.html

DedCool Xtra Milk Eau de Parfum, 15ml
Space NK Summer Society Creaseless Clips
Sunday Riley Aquamarine Melt Hydrating Cleansing Gel-Balm, 30ml
Sol de Janeiro Beija Flor Elasti-Cream, 25ml
Amika Midnight Mender Overnight Strength Repair Treatment Mask, 30ml
Ouai Body Cleanser, Melrose Place, 30ml
Tatcha The Dewy Skin Cream, 10ml
Summer Fridays Jet Lag Skin Soothing Hydration Mist, 50ml
Patchology Serve Chilled Rosé Eye Gels – Single
Ole Henriksen Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment, 12ml
Space NK Medium Travel Bag in Lemon, Strawberry or Mint

Free Superdrug Beauty Box (worth over £150) when you spend £70. Until 11/07.

A correction on the Grazia Beauty Club it is £55 for 6 months and there is a £10 discount for a 12 month recurring membership.
@OvaHere Can you cancel a Lookfantastic subscription before the end, I signed up late last year and intend on cancelling it as like you say very hit and miss and the July box was really not good.

@MrsBnow12 It let me cancel mine. It does say it will continue if you still have time to run.

I think I took out a 12 month rolling contract in Sep/Oct time so it shouldn't auto renew but I will probably continue to pay for and receive the boxes until the time is up. It doesn't seem to tell you in your account which version of the plan you signed up for which is annoying.

I took out a year of Glossybox as a Christmas present for DD and got the calendar for her at the subscriber rate. I've been fairly unimpressed by the boxes but she seems to like them, so I guess that's what matters. I'm not sure I'd go another year though.

Available now.

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