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

[OvaHere]

New thread as the old one is almost full.

All welcome to chat about beauty purchases, upcoming beauty boxes/GWP and to share your bargain finds.

Thank you for this it removes £10 off the Erborian barrier balm I'm wanting, really wish it had some anti-aging though but I really like it. Anyone looking for a good base I'm trying the erborian at the mo. The CC is lovely, got a few shades but is quite light coverage def more a tinted. Really surprised at CC red correct, it works for my pale skin, it's heavier coverage. Both look really good hours later and didn't annoy my skin. I've got a mini BB cream but not tried as it's wrong colour and LF cancelled order of lighter colour but I understand that's heavier than the normal CC. Erborian do lots of minis so less risky to try.

Yesterday morning I got theHaurharu essence and the Cosrx snail from JML as both in stock. The snail was £10.99 which is very good price, Haurharu £14. Then of course found out about the BB offer but hey.

@Hicupping Glad you got a deal on the balm. The CC Red correct is really good.

@OvaHere Thanks for the code, I have also ordered the ABH mini haze as have had my eye on it.

@IlovePond Nadine Baggott put the Sweed blush in that shade in her make best buys for 2025 and something everyone should have in their makeup bags.

@MrsBnow12 hope you like it. I've seen good reviews and it was reasonably priced anyway so £20 is pretty good.

GIFT10 works on outlet items too

I'm trying hard to fight the urge to go back and fill my boots. 😂

I only found it because I was trying to find the best price on the ABH.

I can see it being one of those codes that stops working once they realise.

Only works once so you're safe.

Thanks. I shall strike it from my mind then. 😂

Interesting @MrsBnow12 - is she blonde? Very fair skin? I am dark and orange shades look awful on me but I am willing to give it a go if it looks mellower once on!

Thanks for the code!
I've ordered the Glossier Futuredew Serum. I was looking back on photos from a trip where I used it under makeup and it really does make my skin glow.

@OvaHere thanks for the code! Just bought Biossance set that I missed from SK sale- even cheaper now. I’ve only had two minis from the brand and always wanted to try more 👍

Also, really happy to hear VB foundation is not THAT special. 😮‍💨😅Covergirl from iherb is in my basket, just need to double check the shade.

I’m still deciding what to get (that I clearly don’t need) from Sephora 😅

I had a little sort out today and my stash is even bigger than I thought. To make a start, I’ve pulled out Dermalogica eye cream (used this afternoon), Lumene Nordic glow face cream and Sunday Riley night sleeping oil.
I also unearthed a bottle of Milk Shake Incredible Milk, which I’ve used today. I’d forgotten how much I love using this.

Question - is Lumene more of a winter or summer cream (in terms of thickness) - if it’s very light I think I’ll hold off until spring/summer.

Also, I’ve tried a new perfume from my Lancôme freebies, the La Vie Est Belle rose extraordinaire - it’s settled very nicely!

@JoRaRaRa Enjoy your birthday night out 🎉🥂

Ive had a sort out today and have more thn i thought 😬 and ive not finished yet 🤣
Not including the mny advents I haven't opened yet. Im not waiting until Dec. 😁

Im not buying from sephora. 😇😁

This is a good deal. It comes to £23.63 for the 5 x 30ml serums with discount codes. I used code YESSTYLE and BDETECTIVE1. Shipping is £3.85.

https://beauty-detective.com/vt-cica-exosome-ampoule-box-2026/

Correction - it's £23.63 without codes. I added some heel patches and a BoJ suncream, to total £38.15 - with discounts the total came to £32.52 - so nearly 15% off.

Ive just ordered and had a basket full which I whittled down. I must have done it ages ago. Tir tir foundations in. Ordered 3 mini ones plus the serum 😅😆
Not sure on my shade x

They came back to me with a 12% discount code so I ordered a load of COSRX stuff for £54. The same items would have come to around £140 at UK prices 🙂

I'm really not doing well at this low buy lark - but I am going to try a low-buy February as it's only 4 weeks. The plan is no-buy on fripperies, eat what's in my freezer and cupboards, no alcohol, and start using my stash of products - it will be a Frippery Free February! (™️)

My jarrolds box arrived, very pleased with it. If you join the loyalty scheme its 15% off so £42.50 for quite a lot of boots. The molton brown tea ceremony perfume is lovely.

Thank you @OvaHere for the sephora code, I picked up a guerlain limited edition lipstick for my new case 🥰 the code took £10 off it so I'm very pleased with that 🩷

@Hicupping I've been looking at getting the Erborian redness correct. I usually use the clinique base cream, I've used it for 12 years (first bought it for my wedding and then didn't use it on my wedding day anyway 🤣). I don't know if they've changed the formula, but the tube I've recently bought just pills, I've even tried waiting hours between my moisturiser and the cream and even skipping moisturiser all together. It's not cheap either to just bin 😮‍💨

Face the future have released a Night Reset Mystery bundle for £29.99 worth £248. I like a mystery box, has anyone ever had one from FtF before? I've decided that the bottle on the left in the picture is decree treat tincture 🤣 which I love!
https://www.facethefuture.co.uk/products/the-night-reset-mystery-bundle#product-description
For new customers, the code SAVOOFTF10 brings it down to £27 💙

I don’t understand the appeal of mystery boxes! Like the Beautylish boxes - if there’s something you’re hoping for, why not just buy it? Rather than risking getting something you don’t want? Genuinely interested in this as a discussion point.

I think I like surprises 🤣 and someone else putting together a box for me that I've not chosen but will probably like, and the idea of getting a bargain. The decree serum is £130, so I rarely buy it at full price, but if it's in a bundle for £27, then that's a good deal 😍 I've decided that it looks exactly like it, so I'm going to risk it I think 😊

Knowing my luck though, my box won't have it in 🤣

@BakeOffRewatch I also like presents where I haven’t told the gifter what to get me. So I can see the appeal of the mystery. But I wouldn’t spend more than £30-£40 on one, I don’t think - I would consider spending that on an individual item that caught my eye so why not? I totally get wanting to know though.

I talked myself into it and bought it 🤭