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

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New thread because we can't stop chit-chatting and failing our low buy resolutions.

Everyone welcome to join in, new and old alike. This thread is a bad influence zone though so be warned all who enter! 😂

I know where mine is. Still in calendar as no opened it properly yet. Sold the odd bit.
I must also not buy anymore stuff but im tempted 🙄😂😍

Oh confession. I ordered 3 boots sets. 😂😍
Thanks for the information.
I think its well worth it.
I used symprove. I read up on a few bits and the value is good. Too good not yo buy 😂

New Next box. Decent for £30. Full size moisturiser and eye cream.

https://beauty-detective.com/next-spoil-her-with-beauty-box-2026/

Shame to hear about beauty bay. I have purchased some of their edits as gifts and for myself.

Also thank you for the heads up re the cult beauty fragrance edit. I remember purchasing fragrance edits from them about this time last year. I got one for my sister's birthday and it went down really well. I wonder if they will release just the one fragrance edit or more?

I have been following the thread from afar as we are going away in the Easter holidays and so I've put myself on a spending ban. However, since mothers day is coming up I've got an excuse to get some treats for both my mum, mil and myself.

I tried the Rhode Pocket blush last night with a full face of makeup as we had a rare night out and I know I’m late to the party but it is lovely! I have Sparkle and Tan Lines and now I need more 😫

Thank you @keepincool. It's my dd's birthday in a few months and she will love that, so have ordered it for her.

@keepincool thanks for the Boots wellness box info. I’ve ordered one as it looks like great value.

Also saying thank you to @keepincool for the info on the Boots Wellness as have ordered 2 as will use 90% os what is in the box.

I've also purchased the wellness box. I should point out that the cbd oil and Ashwanghanda might interact with other medications so research those ones in particular.

Hi, I’m confused by the Patrick Ta gift at CB. The offer states you get a bag and palette with purchase, but when you put the items in your basket, just a tote appears.

Has anyone ordered?

I am not necessarily buying anything, just interested and those palettes do look nice.

Thanks

Another word of warning about Ashwaganda, threw my periods totally out of sync and I was spotting for months which has never happened before or since. I guess it means if you were lucky you could have extreme positive effects rather than negative.

The box is temtpting me though especially the Mirror Water body oil that I loved from the Liberty AC.

@IlovePond How much are you adding? I got the free palette to add but it says £65 spend for the bag and £85 spend for the palette.

I got 3. I can never just buy one bargain. That's my prob and why im drowning in stuff. 😂😍
But I have dry enough skin so the body oil plus few bits make it worth it.

On the subject of Ashwaganda. I read its great for going through a very stressful time but not to take permanently, can make anxiety worse.
Ofcourse we all need to check its suitable for us but I was taking it constantly and my anxiety was worse. Then heard this by Davinia founder of Willpowders.
It is a minefield and I do wonder if im doing right taking everything I take x
So much conflicting info to digest.
Thanks again 🥰

Treat yourself to Patrick Ta - Get a FREE tote with £65 spend, £85 adds the Crème & Powder Blush Duo in ‘She’s Seductive’, and £125 completes the set with the tote, blush duo and baseball cap.

You get more stuff added the more you spend.

The birthday bag PT did on his own site about a week ago was a better deal than this one from CB. I was very tempted by that one but was good and didn't.

Nobody needs more bags and baseball caps. 😁

My ysl nude lavalliere blush has arrived. Phew! Considering it was an impulse buy I’m delighted - it’s just gorgeous. Unfortunately for my bank balance I’ve ordered the restless rose one too from the Escentual sale 😂, I had £1.50 in points on top of the 25% so convinced myself it was meant to be. The Lancôme lunar glow eyeshadow is absolutely stunning, even swatching it has made me happy!
Really impressed with Escentual - super prompt delivery and nice little sample too. Much happier with them than cult beauty. I had such a dismissive response to my complaint about deliveries, really sense they do not care about customers at all.

My low spend has failed.
Face the future offer. Gwp. Not fantastic but works with mystery boxes.
I had 10 i redeemed for spending over 100 but wouldn't let me use on basket 😂

In my defence ive been using the decree and my skin really likes it so im going to sel some bits from advents,edits, etc so as not yo mess up my barrier which now looks pretty good. For me anyway.
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I am a frequent reader of this thread. I don't post often. Have to say that the thread doesn't encourage low spending in any way whatsoever 😬

Clarins are running two GWP promos which stack: a 6 piece makeup and skincare gift with orders over £55 (plus 3 free samples ), plus a pouch and 3 cleansers, from selection of 9 options, on spend over £75.

I generally love Clarins skincare: it’s not as exciting as some others but always feels like a safe bet for basics, and given my reliance on their eye make up remover, I’m going to take this opportunity to stock up!

They are also running a £20 referral promo on £80 spend, which I think is a new thing. If anyone is interested, pm me and I can ping it over to you.

Two hour flash sale on Sephora - code APPFLASH122.

Needless to say it doesn’t work on the brands I have in my basket (Ilia and The 7 Virtues). I always seem to have problems with the brands I want being excluded from Sephora deals, hence why I dont often shop with them.

Delurking to say BBWAYNEG40 is working on some brands on CB.
I was able to get Byredo Alto Astral (influenced by lovely @OvaHere) for £132 🎉🎉

Ah thanks @OvaHere and @user593 - that would explain it - no way I am spending that kind of money 🤣

Re: Baseball cap - just weird- trying to imagine the guffaws chezPond if I went ahead that one 🙀

Nice find HolaLolla!

Works on my favourite perfume

It works on the Gucci blushes. Takes them down to £25.

Ooooh mann!! It's meant to be 💞