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

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New thread for when the old one is full.

All welcome and thanks to everyone who contributes whether it's offers or just beauty chat.

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Ordered the Morphe powder last night, thanks @Ovahere.

Ooh lovely. Do report back what you think. I wore it again today and I'm still wowed by it. I think I possibly like it more than Hourglass.

😢I have a stock notification on for this box and never received the stock alert! Ah well, I'm glad you've managed to get one!

I’m popping in to ask you about vitamin c serum! I’ve been using Collin C15, but I can’t get it here unless I pay a ridiculous fee for it being imported. Does anybody know of an equivalent?

I didn't get a notification either, that's annoying from JL!

I didn’t receive a notification either. I just randomly checked on the app and saw it. It came up as something like “quick checkout” rather than “add to basket”, so I quickly did it.
It’s worth checking regularly as other people have been able to get one then it shows as out of stock, then comes back in stock again

That might not be proper website stock, the JL app has a function where they sell you one direct from stores that have stock. You can’t add to basket and have to buy the product straight away on its own with separate delivery because it’s coming from the store staff.

@JoRaRaRa Thanks for LF discount. Annoyingly I didn’t checkout this morning so it had gone down to 21% but still a good offer.
I got 2 Morphe eyeshadow palettes, the cyber chrome (some of the shades remind me of a Patrick Ta palette) and the rose frequency

Oh, that’s interesting, and a very good idea. For certain items I’ve been know to ring around stores but I wouldn’t for something like that, so it’s a great way for them to clear their store stock, plus it saves hassle for customers

Just to mention that I have a £2 cashback bonus on my TCB account, assume it’s on everyone’s? I completely missed it when putting through my LF order 🙈

Does anyone have a referrer code for Allbeauty?

I've PM'd you with a code

@TheFoodLife I got Neal's Yard vitamin c serum in a Next beauty box and it's really nice, pleasant scent, soaks in well. No idea if it is doing anything but I choose this one over the Nip and Fab vitamin c serum I have.
It's on sale at Face the Future for £18.
I do want to try Sunday Riley vit c but I can't quite get myself to spend nearly seventy quid on it.

Editing to add that I got a free sample of Drunk Elephant's vitamin c and I have finally encountered the hot dog water smell associated with some vitamin c products. Absolutely horrendous.

Does no one else find that anything with vitamin c in it makes their face ever so slightly orangey, as the day goes on? Or is it just me?

I start off looking OK, but by about lunch time there’s definitely a bit of an Oompa Loompa vibe going on. It doesn’t matter whether it’s an oil, or a serum, or a moisturiser with vitamin c in it, they all do it.

i am very very pale, with quite oily skin, and have to pick my foundations v carefully to avoid oxidation, so there must be something in my skin that just reacts badly to vitamin c. I know it’s supposed to make your skin glow, I’d just prefer it not to be the ready break glow!

This also happens to me, @RockaLock — I really dislike using vitamin C for this reason! I am also pale and cool toned — combination skin

Didn't this happen to kids that drank too much Sunny D? Do they even make Sunny D anymore? There's a Google rabbit hole for later.

Vitamin c serums do not make me glow in the dark, I didn't know this was a thing. Isn't the possibility of hot dog water scent bad enough? Kind of cool though, maybe? A super power.

I have been stalking the JL Refined box for the last week with no luck, even tried the ordering store stock option but was never able to complete the request. Just came to have a look at this thread, see the comments and managed to nab one!
I am having an op next week so hopefully this will make me feel a little better.

I’m sorry the orange happens to you too - but also somewhat relieved that I’m not the only one!

I'm very pale and cool toned. I'm now wondering if I've been walking around with an orangey tone I'd not noticed. My eyesight has got worse this year so it's possible. 😂

What products are there that are not irritating and can make the skin smoother

I’m really not an avid fan and never buy it, but the Votary Sensitive Resurfacing Peel from 2024 Liberty advent calendar is genuinely gentle. I like to throw lots of hyaluronic acid at the issue and Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Drops are the best but so pricey, I had a sample and would love to repurchase!

The BORNTOSTANDOUT Dirty Milk I’ve been stalking with different codes, is out of stock now. Exclusive to Cult Beauty. When will I learn 😫. On the other hand I have a coat arriving today from Liberty Loyalty event.

Hope your op goes well @Isabelle70

I got a notification that the JL Heroes box was back but didn’t buy it as I was - finally, after many years - on holiday abroad.

I have just got back from South Korea and, omg, their skincare/cosmetics are good, but overwhelming in their variety.

Olive Young shops in the main areas - especially at night - are heaving - full of locals and tourists - and the popular stuff can sell out. The stores can feel a bit ‘frantic’ and overwhelming.

Much quieter and more accessible were Tir Tir, Innisfree and Amore.

Olive Young were bad for freebies with purchase, (although I did get a good free gift in-store for joining their Global Loyalty programme), as were Tir Tir.

I got a surprise freebie from OY for signing up to the Lotte hotel loyalty programme at check in!

The lovely girl in Amore in Busan gave me what felt like half the shop for free on top of a GWP, when I bought a couple of things and I got three free face masks with just a cheap lip balm purchase from Saem at the airport.

Daiso turned out to be a good place to buy ridiculously cheap lip gloss, balms and blusher. I reckoned if the locals were going mad for them at under £2 a time, they were good enough for me! I got through a whole tube of their £1 hand cream as a substitute for forgotten body lotion and wish I had bought more - it was very good.

I found a discount beauty shop in Busan with face masks at 30p each but could only spend two minutes in there as adult DS isn’t exactly a fan of watching me shop!

Will post a few pics later if anyone is interested.

I’m interested! So glad to hear you had a fab time @IlovePond

Oh wow @IlovePondsounds amazing! So glad you had a fabulous time. I’m interested too, we’re planning 2 weeks in South Korea next October half term! I bought quite a few things in Daiso when I was in Japan earlier this year, it’s great value!

Oh wow @IlovePond I was wondering yesterday how you were getting on. It sounds fabulous. I really want to go there.