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

[OvaHere]

New thread for when the old one is finished. We rattled through the last thread being a chatty bunch.

Everyone welcome to chat about beauty and/or share bargain finds.

@Thelifeofawife I've almost used up my first one. I acquired a couple in edits last year but didn't try it for quite a while as to be honest a tiny 15ml bottle of clear liquid looks underwhelming.

@MrsBnow12 and a few others have rated it highly so I decided I should give it a go. I wasn't sure at first but I've been using it as an eye serum then adding a couple of drops to a hyaluronic serum for the rest of the face. Now I'm almost through a full bottle I do think it does something. I find it most noticeable on my eyes so I definitely want to keep trying it for a while longer.

That's a really good price. I got the same 2024 xmas set reduced early last year from Allbeauty and that was still close to £60. Crystal Noir is a lovely scent.

I noticed the Versace in the sale, I am tempted as I loved the little bottle I got in my BAC, but I bought a few new perfumes in the Escentual sale plus I have the FACs, so I’m trying to hold out. I do have a £5 voucher to use though 🤭

@OvaHere @Thelifeofawife I bought 2 minis of it on vinted, it's a gorgeous perfume. It's definitely the cheapest I've seen it. Tkmaxx had last years set online for £44 but it sold out super fast. I saw it in the morning and by the time I'd decided to go for it in the afternoon, it'd sold out. @Thelifeofawife it'd be even cheaper with your voucher, buy it buy it 😉

@2025istheyeari I use Foreo Bear 2 (upgraded from 1st generation Bear device) and I wouldn't want to give it up based on my personal experience. Very quick and easy to use, but you have to be consistent.
I was lucky to get a Ziip Halo in a beauty edit which, in the end, I gave to my mother. She is very happy with it and it is highly rated on reviews.
These microcurrent devices work to keep the contours of the face taut. I think either would be good options.

I am reluctant to use any of the LED face masks because I am not entirely convinced if they might affect eye health but I think you can get goggles for them. At any rate I wouldn't have the time and patience to stay still with goggles on.

But, but, but I bought a new toy just after Christmas. I debated buying it beforehand and in the end gave in because of the 35% discount. I had to do a comparison table in the end because I couldn't decide on a model. So I took it very seriously! Foreo FAQ102, I'm a bit scared of it but I will integrate it in my life once I figure out what I need to do with it. The purpose of this device, as far as I can work it out, is skin surface more than face contours/facelift. So targeting pigmentation, fine lines, skin quality such as redness or texture.
If I didn't have the Bear already, I'd have bought the 103 version.

Thanks @JoRaRaRa I have bought it and paid the horrific postage, I generally don’t use fragranced body creams so will sell those

One of them is a shower gel, which is nice to have one included. I'll probably put that away for my next break away and then forget about it for a few years 🤣 I thought I was quite good at using them, so imagine my horror when I found a load in a bottom drawer the other day 😱🙈 I always think that I'll save them for best but then I'm usually too busy getting ready in a rush to actually put on any cream 🤣

I decided to get the eve lom set from Harrods, the serum alone is worth £145, and it really is nice, my skin glows when I use it 🥰 I just couldn't pass it up at that price, it was calling me 🤣 https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/eve-lom-radiant-renewal-gift-set-000000000007883476

I also bought a Tom Ford eyeshadow quad https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/tom-ford-eye-color-quad-000000000007557109 - the pink shade really attracts me to this and it's £74 everywhere else 💗 There was another one that I also liked, but that must've sold out as I can't find it anymore.

Then to get it over £100 for free delivery, I bought a boujee cheeseboard 🤣

😯That eye shadow quad is gorgeous

I was looking at that cheeseboard as well 🤣

The Tom Ford eyeshadow is gorgeous, very me! But I need to get more use out of my Morphe ones, and I still haven’t even opened my Estée Lauder or Natasha Denona palettes

My Elemis BAC is now with the courier. Phew!

@JoRaRaRa that TF quad is lovely and a great price. I think I'm at the point where I must be able to dupe any eye look (that would suit me) with what I have now. I'll get some sort of eye shadow in my Beautylish box - think they start getting mailed from next week. After that I should call time on getting any new eyeshadow this decade year.

My harrods order is now in transit 🤣

Great news. I feel so bad for @keepincool though. 😥I think everyone else has got or is getting their orders.

I mean, I couldn’t argue with that logic could I - perfume purchased 😁 With the extra 10% and my voucher it brought it down to £34. Technically the voucher was wiped out by the delivery cost, but let’s pretend that isn’t the case 😅 (I did buy the cheese board and a couple of other bits, but I didn’t want to just get more stuff for the sake of getting it over £100)

The eyeshadow quad looks gorgeous but I've completely moved away from powder eyeshadow these days. I tend to use the lisa eldridge liquid lurex, although came across the stila metallic liquid ones recently at 70% off , they are quite good and can be built up so less for work, more for play.

Ah it must have changed. I thought originally it was animal derived. Hours of giggles with the kids over 'mummy's washing her hair with pigs wee wee'. .. damn can't use that one any more...

Definitely not! £34 is an absolute steal 😍

I'm really excited for the cheeseboard 🤣 we did an extension and knock through, so we were without a kitchen for a few months and some of our friends let us use their washing machine and cooked for us a few times, so we owe them a dinner or 2. The cheeseboard will definitely make an appearance 💁🏻‍♀️😁

I'm really nosey and want to know what other bits you bought? But I'm also slightly worried that I might want it too and go buy more stuff 🙈🤣

Thanks so much @Branster, so helpful! Harrods have the bear 2 for quite a good price so think I’ll give it a go based on what you’ve said and the reviews I’ve read. Also assume you can use your own serums etc rather than theirs? Thanks!

I also have the Bear 2. I asked DH for it last Christmas. It is really easy to use - it literally takes 3 minutes. You don’t have to use their expensive serums, you can use any water based serum to help it glide across your face. I did buy a cheap (think it was around £9) gel serum from Amazon which worked well with it.

@OvaHere me too, someone must've swiped it out of your bag @keepincool 😔😔 I really hope we don't see someone online trying to sell a load like with the fragrance calendars.

@IDontHateRainbows I keep seeing the stila and Lisa eldridge liquid ones. I wouldn't mind trying them.

I'm really pleased with the palette. I wouldn't have paid £74 for it though. I received a TF lipstick in my ac last year and thought it was really nice. Like @OvaHere though, I probably already have these colours in other palettes. I really need to do a sort out. Probably have the same colours in my new lancome one which I've yet to use 🤣 I also received the clé de peau dreams express eyeshadow quad yesterday. I'm just a sucker for a bargain and a eyeshadow quad, so it was inevitable that I was going to buy it 🤣

@IDontHateRainbows hahaha!! I can just imagine the kids giggles of the pig wee shampoo 🤣

Awe that’s kind of them. Definitely bring out the posh cheeseboard when you’re hosting.

Oh you’re not missing anything, I just bought some eye gel patches and some biscuits!

Of course I’m now thinking about the TF palette again, realising that I could have used that to bump up the order cost for free delivery, thus making it more like £31 😁 Alas I was sensible, I am sure it’s the same colours as the EL palette

Can someone please link this amazing cheeseboard!?

Looks like DPD is bringing the Elemis AC today. Wasn't expecting a Sunday delivery. Feeling excited and a teeny bit guilty at the extra stuff.

🤣 This was the one I bought https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/harrods-acacia-wood-cheeseboard-000000000007206084 🧀💜

I got the same one