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 thank you for the tips! 💐

All of my every day stuff is glowy too, and i put the blush on the back of my hand and then stipple the dense brush onto it, before putting it on my face. And it just keeps sliding all over 😪 the more I blend the patchier it gets. The other day I ended up looking like a very sad (and patchy!) clown lol. Setting it with powder and a setting spray didn’t help - I accidentally touched my face about 4pm that day and the whole chunk came off one cheek and onto my fingers. Very embarrassing 🙈🤦🏻‍♀️

I feel like I nailed the cream blush application now, those don’t budge, but I’m trying to use a different blush every day just because I have so many, and they all look so pretty! But the wet kind is making me super frustrated! 😫 I have the same problem with the Glow Recipe Dewy Flush ones and the ABH Serum Blush.

@JPMJuliz That's annoying. I'm not sure what else to suggest. I have the GR blush too and haven't found an issue with that - other than it doesn't last long colour wise.

@OvaHere I feel it could be something to do with my base? I let me skincare dry and settle before I put tinted sunscreen with lumi glow or GR Hue Drops, and I put my cream bronzer and blush straight after. If I use cream blush - all is good, but the wet blushes are my nemesis at the moment. But I’m a glutton for punishment, so I’ll keep trying lol

Also wanted to share this little gem, but it’s on TikTok shop only!

This is their second box/colab, new one is with James Welsh, I think it’s a good price (£39.99) for 5 x full products! Even better when there is a voucher code going (TikTok changes them all the time).

• Kate Somerville Exfolikate Cleanser
• Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Toner
• ANUA Hydrating Barrier Serum
• Ultra Violette Fave Fluid SPF 50+
• The Beauty Crop Peptide Calm Barrier Balm

I’ve already received mine (I pre-ordered), I loved their first one with Dr Adel.

Just realised Glow Recipe toner is a ‘mini’ but it’s still 40ml, I’ve already one on the go, it’s lasting me a long time with every day use.

I'm not convinced it's a 15ml CT moisturiser either, looks more like the 7ml you sometimes get as a free gift

Thanks. I don't have a TikTok account. Probably for the best as TikTok shop may be the end of me! 😂

The travel size GR toners do last quite a long time.

3 Hair edits coming from Cult Beauty.

https://beauty-detective.com/cult-beauty-the-hair-edits-2025/

I must not buy any more hair edits.
I must not buy any more hair edits.
I must not buy any more hair edits.

😂

I’ve just cancelled LF. Come to the end of my year anyway. This months looks particularly shite. Getting Bird & Blend tea subscription instead of

My mini holiday edit from Stylekorean arrived, I am really happy with it and lots of different products and brands to try.

That's cute @MrsBnow12 there's some good stuff.

https://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/brand/house-of-fraser/frasers-beauty-summer-bag-worth-over-245-752944

£69 worth over £245

Contains:
BENEFIT 24 Hour Brow Setter (2ml)
BOBBI BROWN Vitamin Enriched Face Base (15ml)
CHARLOTTE TILBURY Matte Beauty Blush Wand Pillow Talk (Pink Pop)
CLARINS Beauty Flash Balm (30ml)
DERMALOGICA Multi Vitamin Power Firm Eye Cream (15ml)
FRASERS Scrunchie Duo (Blue and Pink)
MAC Mini Macximal Lipstick (Velvet Teddy)
MARC JACOBS Daisy Wild Eau De Parfum (4ml)
MARIO BADESCU Facial Spray With Aloe, Herbs And Rosewater (59ml)
PHILIP KINGSLEY Elasticizer (75ml)
RITUALS The Ritual of Sakura Body Scrub (125g)
YVES SAINT LAURENT Lash Clash Waterproof Mascara (Black)

Ooh, that looks nice. I really miss the days when HoF was the place to go for beauty. Wonder if it's available in store as their p&p is expensive

@MrsBnow12so cute! How did you get yours before me when I live in SE Asia 😂

You tube previewed an advent calender from Fenwicks. Looks like a full 24 day one not just 12 days. So early in the year though I just can’t get my head round it !

It is so early. I suppose the companies struggle with logistics sometimes so earlier the better for them. It's a bit annoying because nice summer edits like the HoF above are still coming out but I can't buy them because I might be buying two Harrods AC's next week. 😂

@paristotokyo That is crazy although postage did close $9.99 but it got here really quickly.
The little case is very but it was packed and now can’t get it all back in 😆

Just visited Aldi Guisborough during my current tour of the north! The Elemis dupes - marine oil, cleanser and moisturiser are back in stock as were CT Glow Wand dupes for £1.99 and a lip oil that looked promising for £3.99.

Please congratulate myself on my restraint on not purchasing any😹I do love an Aldi dupe!

Hi,

@OvaHere - I am signed up to Harrods MyBeauty and I haven’t heard anything about the advent calendars. Where did you find out about them?

Thanks

Re above: Please congratulate me 🙈 autocorrect strikes again!

I do like the look of that StyleKorean edit. Am I right in assuming that a cheap order would escape customs duties but incur postage?

It was announced on instagram

Have you joined this thread?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5360770-2025-style-and-beauty-advent-calendar-discussion?page=15&reply=146122550

@IlovePondI only ordered the mini holiday kit from Stylekorean and it came to £25 with shipping and taxes, I didn’t use any discount codes.
They work it out for you so you can see total with taxes etc before checking out, think the challenge is the duty is worked on the value and not the price paid…think £135 is around $175 these days.

And that advent thread that @OvaHeretagged you in is as lethal as this one for your bank balance 😆😆

I’ve been trying to buy this (in uk and happy to pay the postage although high as I’m guessing no hidden customs/taxes on receipt?) but every time I try and verify my email with Style Korean I’m not getting the email! Universe is 100% trying to prevent me buying at the moment 😂

Oh it's a nightmare at first. I'm trying to remember how I got round it. The first account I made it just wouldn't verify nor did the Facebook sign up. I made another account with my Apple ID which took care of the verification I think.

Ova can I ask - did you just order the kit? And if so after the delivery (my basket total is showing GBP23 ish and DHL delivery) were there any other charges after like tax or customs? Thanks