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 I’ve got a sample size of the Elemis cherry cleansing balm on the go at the moment. I don’t absolutely hate the texture but it’s not as good as either the Heimish or the Banila cleansing balms, both of which are quite a bit cheaper.

What I really don’t like about the Elemis is the horrible, fake cherry scent. I’m not particularly keen on the scent of the original either, but the cherry version is awful.

@BakeOffRewatch

Have you received your May vouchers into your account? My May ones show as issued in the recycle app on the 30/5 but have yet to appear on CB.

June ones are showing as still in progress.

@CorneliaStreet I love the Banila one. It's probably my favourite apart from Tatcha which I don't buy often due to the price. I thought the Elemis would be good seeing as it's so popular but I guess we all like different things.

I'm using up a BoJ one at home. Don't love it but it's fine. I wish I'd just brought that one now though.

Before the BoJ I opened the Arencia Mochi cleanser that went viral a while back and don't like that either. It's a bit gritty and exfoliating so I think I'll use that up as a shower scrub.

@OvaHere Naturium are currently one of the brands in Space NK's 20% off offer at the moment, too: https://www.spacenk.com/uk/20-off-selected-brands 😊

@OvaHere my cult beauty is also showing as issued from the end of last month but haven't recieved them

I've got some issued on 19-21 May but still haven't appeared in my cult beauty account

I had the same delay, my look fantastic points said issued on the recycle me app but they weren't showing on the look fantastic app. I sent an email to recycle me, they responded that the issue was with look fantastic and that I needed to contact them. I didn't actually need to contact look fantastic because by the time recycle me had responded, the points were already showing.

I've also had a delay with my May recycle:me rewards, and contacted them and they said to contact Cult Beauty directly. CB said it is 14 working days till issue, not 14 days full stop, so I should receive them by Thursday ( claimed them on the 26th of May )

Have you heard back from KS team?
I have sent my return last week and got an email to say my refund has been issued. I was half expecting them to say there is an issue with my retun and not get a refund, so phew 🎉🎉

@OvaHere yes my May points are in CB account. I’d selected two of the rewards at least 2 weeks before I noticed they’d appeared though - it was about last week. I thought it might be because it was my first submission - is that the same for you? As the subsequent May rewards appeared the next day but it was more days than that between me posting.

Posted all my June ones today.

What’s the benefit of continuing with the scheme? Do the other discount codes not work on edits? They always seem to do 20% off.

@BakeOffRewatch Sometimes other discounts work on CB edits. I don't find codes work with edits very often on LF. I don't think there's a massive benefit to doing it regularly going forward but as the discount code last for 12 months I suppose having a few to hand might be useful if no other codes are available when purchasing something. I probably won't do it as often though and will be using the Boots one also.

Thanks for the update re points and to everyone else who chimed in. Looks like they are taking a while at the moment.

Update - I just checked my CB account and they have appeared as if by magic. I did email them so maybe someone processed them.

Same here @OvaHere mine have just been added.

Thanks @LightandBreezy it was probably a coincidence they went in just as I emailed them then.

More details on this one. It's going to be £59 which is quite a lot for a CB Edit. They are usually under £50.

It will contain

Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse 40ml Travel Size
Medik8 Liquid Peptides 8ml Travel Size
Medik8 Daily Radiance Vitamin C C-Tetra Cream SPF30 12,5ml Travel Size
Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3 30ml Full Size worth £49.00
Orange Washbag

@HolaLolla Glad you have had no issues with the return, it’s the least they could do.
They have not got back to me yet, they said it would take 2-3 days and then they have not replied since, I sent a follow up this morning so hopefully they will reply today.

You Beauty have revealed their summer box,
it is on pre-order with delivery due week of 16th June.

YOU Beauty Shop has released The Summer Beauty Box (worth £200). Priced at £65.
What’s inside:

• Charlotte Tilbury – Collagen Lip Bath in Pillow Talk Medium
• Phillip Kingsley – Swimcap Water Resistant Hair Mask 40ml
• Oskia – Perfect Cleanser Nutri-Active Cleansing Balm 35ml
• Tatcha – Hinoki Body Milk 132ml
• Supergoop! – Mineral Sheerscreen SPF 30 45ml
• Chantecaille – Pure Rosewater 45ml
• Sol de Janeiro – Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist 90ml

Thank you @OvaHere I find that Medik8 box pretty disappointing. Not even a small sample size of their new Liquid Peptides Advanced MP which I'd been wanting to try. The retinol is a pretty low concentration (I use tretinoin anyway so regardless it wouldn't be for me but still). And that cleanser contains a lot of irritating ingredients. https://whatsinmyjar.com/product/medik8-surface-radiance-cleanse-gel

Me too, I love the brand but the reason I love it is I’ve received full sizes in edits and seen how good Medik8 is. I don’t find it of any value to have minis, travel or deluxe size of impact products. It just messes my skin around. I like their AHA cleanser and serum.

Anyone else finding Boots are taking ages to accept recycling? They also don’t accept mini perfumes which recycle me did.

Noooooo, I have so many perfume samples I was hoping to make my Boots fortune with. I guess they'll have to go through the now rubbish Recycle:Me scheme.

Neither do Harrods - I had a Sol DJ body mist refused - doubt that was really a flammable risk.

@Nifty50something I agree. I was considering getting it and using the retinal on my neck but for £59 I might skip this one. I'm surprised there isn't at least a mini of their new peptides serum or their new Vitamin C.

Mine come pretty much instantly now. I did wonder if it was because I've made several deposits a they took ages at first.

It seems to depend what type of product you are depositing too - sometimes they seem to approve almost instantly. I wonder if some product types gets auto-approved, and some need a person's intervention?