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

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New thread as the old one is nearly full.

Everyone welcome whether you are looking for beauty bargains or just want to chat.

Previous thread

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5425536-beauty-chat-freebiesgifts-with-purchaseoffers-thread-five

Hi,

The Hourglass palettes are reduced at Liberty and if you have signed up to the Quidco deal you can get an extra £30 back in c/b with £100+ spend.

Swan is in my basket but I am resisting…

I want it because it’s beautiful but I know I wouldn’t use it!!

It’s even harder with a bargain!!

That’s my thinking too @TragicMuse! Still holding off - will I get through the day without cracking?

I’m wavering again. Tempted to get the swan palette as the deer on is similar to the one I got last year and I still have a lot left. Thinking that swan will be good for when I have a tan

I got the Swan one and I'm very pale. Hourglass is very sheer with a light hand so I feel like I can make it work. I felt like Deer was too similar to last years Dragon.

I'm looking for some SpaceNK info if anyone knows ....

Victoria Beckham has 20% off on the VB website this weekend. Is this likely to be replicated at SNK if you buy a VB product there? I'd like to buy at SNK instore using a SNK voucher.

Thanks for any info.

@IDontKnowWhatYouMean They seem not to be in their sale, so it's hard to predict if that will change. Selfridges currently has 20% off VB if you sign up to their Keyholder loyalty scheme. I just bought the VB eye palette in Cocoa there.

I don't know about SNK, but I just got a VB eyeliner at Selfridges with the 20% off (free collection to store, so ordered from Self instead of directly), so there is a good chance other stores will too!

Btw with Selfridges, the discount didn't show on the website, but did once I was logged in, and added to bag.

Edit: ha, posted at the same time 😅

Thanks both.
I've tried going as far as checkout at SNK, but it's still staying at full price at the moment. I'll hold my nerve and wait to see what happens in the next couple of days.

I'd like to have a little moan....After I splashed out an insane £400 on the Diptyque advent, I signed up to the Diptyque newsletter on the understanding that on my birthday I'd get a code sent to me for a free 70g small candle. I was assured by CS I would get one, and was really looking forward to it, but nothin happened so I had to chase them. Turns out that I have to buy something else now to get my free candle. This seems to be arbitrary- only some customers have to buy more. I feel really annoyed as I don't want to spend more on Diptyque. Has anyone else ever had this issue? Puts me off buying from them again.

@Seahorses12 I know this doesnt help your situation now but might be helpful for others if they ever order from Diptyque. I used to email the boutiques directly to place my order, and they would also throw in a good amount of freebies too. Including the small 70g candles, and whatever offer was also on the website.

Bit unfair you have to spend again to get the gift! Especially when you've already spent so much.

@Caggie09 Thanks. I did buy it from the Diptyque store in Bond St and they gave me a few samples, but said they couldn't give me a candle at the time and that I'd have to wait until my birthday the following year! But the online customer service looked at my account a few weeks ago and said I would be entitled to one this month with no mention of buying more.

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@Seahorses12 Oh that's so odd. Id maybe message customer service again and push them to send it out, or go into the boutique and show them the code. Im in a Diptyque group on FB and had a quick search and seen most people just email CS and get it sent.

@Seahorses12 it was my birthday last week and I didn’t receive my birthday candle code either. I’m going to contact them. Usually I find them very good.
For anyone contemplating diptyque purchases the code FESTIVE2025 gets two mini candles and 7.5ml orpheon perfume with a spend of £160.

Saw this reel and thought of everyone here 😂

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRfSKpPjmuY

Guilty 🤣

🤣🤣

I'm saying nothing. 😳😂

Thank you! I got Evil eye last year and I feel like deer is very similar. And even though swan has probably more blushes than I need, I like the look of the mauve one.
I completely talked myself out of buying any of them, but with the discount it’s exempting

If you buy from Elf, do check your rewards. It’s free shipping on everything atm plus some people have a £6 reward, no minimum spend.

I cashed in my points for a mini eye cream and bought a different mini eye cream using my £6 reward - leaving me with £1 to pay!

I didn’t dare buy the moisturiser as the Elf one I am currently using has been going strong for months, with no end in sight!

The Glow Recipe 40ml sun glow drops are down from £32 to £24 at Cult Beauty - or for 50p more you can get the Sun Glow Recipe edit for £24.50. Just saying...

https://beauty-detective.com/cult-beauty-x-glow-recipe-edit-2025/

The Cult Beauty stockings and christmas edits have been reduced further. I'm so tempted to use my £15 voucher to pick something else up. Maybe even the skincare edit again 🤔 or a different stocking, although I do already have 3 of those.

Oh bother @JoRaRaRa - that’s three of those stockings I have bought now and paid too much for - Grrh!

To add insult to injury, I have just bought some of that Glow Recipe stuff BEFORE the reduction, because I was curious about all the hype.

Hating BF right now 😿😿😿

🤣 You sound like me! Let's be grinchy together! 💚

Needless to say - I also paid full price for that edit, (which I should NOT have bought in the first place!)