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.

If they don't sell out super fast (and most CB edits don't seem to now) the usual codes often start to work after a few days/a week or so. Keep trying with the 2nd box if it hangs around.

Yes, I've had this too, it's really frustrating. I don't know whether they're just chancers or if they really don't know that's how the perfumes come filled.

Got my FTF bundle - same as everyone else. Looking forward to trying the Decree when I finish my Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3 (I assume it would be a bad idea to use both!). Just had my DP order another FTF bundle 🙃

LE Betty palette is now available at Liberty. Having not been tempted by any of the recent edits I had a bit of beauty drop credit built up, which has swayed me towards buying it (together with @OvaHere ‘s comments and a couple of You Tube videos on it I watched)

First night my skin was very tight, but I used the Avant in the morning and the Decree at night, after cleansing with Haru Haru black rice.

Five days in and my skin looks good. Glowy, pillowy and my acne nose flare has really reduced. I’m impressed, it’s a (shush whisper it) better combination (so far) than my beloved Elemis.

Time will tell but I may buy another box. Thank goodness, my daughter loves the candle. 😂

I like the look of this https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/c/skin-care/korean-skin-care/ritual-of-radiance-edit/

That looks like a nice edit. I'm actually drowning in K-Beauty products at the moment, so hopefully won't be swayed by this one 😊

Ooh could be swayed by that one. I don't exactly need any of it but the Sulwhasoo and the TIMY balm could swing it if it's around the £40 price point.

I think it will be around the £30 mark - it's worth over £125 and saving is 75%

Tell me more about the Sulwhasoo and TIMY balm...

Edit - worth over £120 - so will be £30 or slightly less

I am hoping it is around the £30 if they say a value of £120 and 75% saving.
I love the TIMY but am sure I have 3 in my stash from the SNK advent.

I’d snap it up for £30, I like the look of the Anua serum and I love the TIMY balm.

Yeah - I'll probably end up with 2 of the edits having said I'll probably won't be swayed by it...

For £30 I would probably get the KBeauty CB edit.

Sorry you had a bad experience @BlueLimes - I find it very upsetting when similar things have happened to me on eBay!

Sulwhasoo is high end Asian Beauty (think it might be Japanese). I've tried a few bits but only as tiny samples and a couple of face masks. CB have just started stocking it, which is great but it's very expensive so the kind of thing you'd want to try out first.

The TIMY cleansing balm is very nice, not my very favourite but a fairly expensive product so the box will probably pay for itself with just that alone if it's around the £30-35 mark.

I'm also interested in trying the new Laneige product even though it's a smallish sample.

I think going by my own edit 'rules' I set for myself this year I could justify getting this one.

Sulwashoo is Korean - I got some good-sized freebies from a lovely shop in Busan. I am working my way round to using it but it looks really nice.

I was concerned the one with the Kevyn Aucoin curlers might go out of stock first so went for that just in case (I dithered on the Sali Hughes edit and missed out completely!). Used a £20 gift card from buying the advent calendar so many months ago so worked out as £25 😊

If the night version is still in stock and has a code/free gift I can apply when the Korean edit comes out, I'll probably get it - I can see myself getting a few of the Korean edit as I love the balm and the toner, and the other items look interesting too. TIMY must have sent out an awful lot of the balm to retailers last year as they keep popping it in the edits 😅

Thanks. I wasn't sure if it was Korean. The ginseng eye cream is very nice.

@OvaHere - I have a little pot of that - good to hear it’s nice!

I like the look of the radiance edit too. If it's £30, I think I'll get it too, it'll be good to try out some more kbeauty. I do have products from all but 1 of these brands in my stash, but I've only tried innisfree so far. I do have a TIMY balm upstairs from the SNK calendar, I might give it a try tonight to see if I like it 🤔 even though I have just opened another eve lom balm.

I might get the edit, I've been thinking of trying a new cleansing balm - Elemis makes my skin very red, although I'm not sure if that will always happen with double cleansing. Is the TIMY one gentle?

How much are you using of the treat tincture? I don’t feel anything but it feels nice, if a little thin based on how much they say to use

I find it to be fine. It is quite fragranced though - could that be an issue with Elemis? They're even more fragranced.

I used one dose, a little tube/dropper full. It is a little thinner than I thought too, but my skin is very reactive due to the immune system biological medication I have to take. Most things cause extreme redness, rashes and flaking.

I wait about 20 minutes after cleansing before using the Decree.

It does feel nice on my skin and dries quickly, hopefully, it will work for you too. It just suits me and I am glad I have found it.

Someone was looking for the new Elemis Cleansing Mousse the other day with a code. Sorry I can't remember who.

Sephora has 30ml or 125ml and code BEAUTYGEEKSPH takes off 20%

That was me @OvaHere, I got it from John Lewis with £10 off. Great that's it's more widely available now though, means it'll be easier to repurchase cheaper if I like it!