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

@OvaHere and others who sell on Vinted please could you DM me your Vinted usernames? I buy on there sometimes but am always wary of fakes. I'd love to buy from you knowing the items were genuine! I don't buy many beauty boxes as I have sensitive skin but there are always one or two items I want from each box.

I love my Elle box too. The majority of it forms the start of DD’s advent calendar. I’m keeping the Barbara Sturm and the under eye patches as my ancient skin needs them more than her.

How do you like UK Lash? I use Babe Lash but going to run out soon, so will be switching to it if it's worth me keeping it instead of selling.

I still haven't got any emails from Hearst magazines nor received a reply to my query through their submission form. I can't find a phone number. No idea if I'm going to get this box but I have paid for it.

I ordered on Saturday night, received confirmation straight away from [email protected], they despatched on Tuesday, if that of any help.

I've had nothing by way of confirmation. Only evidence I've got is the PayPal receipt and they haven't responded to my query. Can't find a phone number either just the submission form - which they don't respond to in a timely manner!

How did you pay? If PayPal - give them till Monday afternoon to respond to the sumbition form query and open a PayPal case if no communication received after that? That's what I would do.
Did you receive an email confirmation of your query sumbitted via the form?If yes - you can use it as evidence for PayPal case.

I've got quite a bit of makeup that I have zero intention of using but the idea of putting it all on vinted feels exhausting

If it inspires you, I stuck three perfumes up the other weekend and made £70. Two were tinies from the Flannels cracker but one was a decent sized Penhaligons Halfeti - so someone got a bargain but I got £70 for stuff that was just clogging up a drawer.

Well done @Cyclingmummy1 and @Doubleraspberry! I sold my UKLash serum yesterday on eBay, and it’s already on its way to the buyer, so I am pleased about that.

I really should give Vinted a go, but I am already very lazy about putting things on eBay.

@OvaHere - mine came via Yodel and I got an email confirmation from Hearst but not for quite a while after my order, (I was beginning to get a bit worried, tbh). I hope yours turns up soon 🤞

Thanks to those of you who have given feedback on the peach CT - it really doesn’t sound like it’s for me.

I am 99% sure the NARS came in that box - I hadn’t noticed it wasn’t on the leaflet - maybe it was a sub for the Supergoop? I really can’t think where else it came from - I am doubting myself now 😹

Thank you to those who sent me their Vinted names - I am now "following" you.

Feel the same, not going to lie!

Did anyone else get the Laura Mercier in 'Kiss from a Rose'?

I was really excited to try this, but I think the rose gold advertised would have suited me better!

I'm happy with the Elle. The biggest surprise was the eye patches, I used them last night, they are great. So much better than the jelly type ones. I actually noticed a difference after using them, and I liked the kind of heavy feeling of them.
I did put the uklash on vinted and it sold quick.

It's turned up now. Not long after I emailed them for a 2nd time. At least it's here. No Supergoop but I wasn't bothered about that. Pretty happy with box for the cost.

I like the look of those. I'm a fan of eye patches.

I also didn't get the goop, nor the nars.
My Laura Mercier is also kiss from a Rose.
It is annoying they didn't stick to as advertised, they really shouldn't falsely sell.
I'm not complaining as I am otherwise happy. It will make me wary in future though and i will probably only buy discounted from them, because I don't want the faff of complaining.

They are nice. Not what I was expecting. I will definitely repurchase then, it's fantastic they last up to a year aswell

Just checked and I also got this one. Is it old stock as it doesn’t seem to be available to buy now?

Yes I did. This one is more pinky. Googling it this one is from the LM Rose Glow range so I wonder if it's a lost in translation thing and it was never Rose Gold.

I wonder if the sunscreen expired which is why they removed it and sold the rest for £30? With the exception of the CB, LF, SNK edits a lot of these beauty boxes are older or discontinued stock. Which I'm fine with to a point, some companies like BBC have been known to push that too far.

Yep. I’m fairly sure I have a mini rose gold knocking around from last year so I need to compare them.

I think I might have too thinking about it. I have a mini LM stick I like using but I'm not sure I've ever looked what shade it is.

Another LF edit coming soon. £65 which seems quite high for the contents and compared to the recent Korean edit.
https://beauty-detective.com/lookfantastic-the-beauty-icons-edit-2025/

£ for £ it is better value, but I’m not really using anything from the amazing value M&S edit I bought for £30, whereas I use everything from the Liberty and Cult Beauty edits I choose to buy. The REN sun screen is gritty, and the frangipane scent fades quickly and isn’t as nice as the summer ones I’m still going through from last years scent kit. So personally I’m more for the CB edit, Sunday Riley and a good sunscreen.