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

[OvaHere]

We set a record with the last thread. Just 2 weeks from start to finish!!!!

So here's the new one and we're now in double digits.

As always everyone is welcome to join even if you've just been lurking, but like those kids on the back of the school bus your Mum warned you about, we are a bad influence.... 😈

There was the WA one in the Liberty Glam edit last year. I ended up selling without using so I can't comment on that one. I feel like WA do more than one type though.

@JoRaRaRa I got the arctic rose. I’ve said I want to return and replace with the same one, so I don’t think they can say I’ve done it myself, otherwise why would I bother.
I really hope I don’t need to return the whole order and repurchase, that seems such a faff and not worth doing. That said, I would probably just not bother buying any again now that I’ve got the GWP in abundance 😅

Thanks @OvaHere and @ClutteredPalace - it sounds as if I might not like Juice. I didn’t mind the FS rhubarb one but wouldn’t repurchase it.

I don’t need any more perfume anyway!

I was going to sell that one but I need a new primer, I was put off by the brown tone but it seems to sheer out?

Yes it sheers out. The YouTube @OvaHereposted shows it a lot better than me and even goes as far to say what is the point of the product as it is so similar to the normal one.

There are some half price beauty offers in the M&S sale.

Just had a look at the half price beauty offers on the M&S site. Quite a bit on there including Murad products. Must resist buying more skincare though!

In other news, my CB gwp is ready for me to pick up. 😃

One of the few times my insomnia has paid off. I managed to get some half price l'occitane almond shower cream before it went oos.

QVC have Prai ageless throat and décolletage cream as today's special value.

How long do we think theyll last in a dark cool cupboard.
Asking for a friend who has several 😂

I’m not sure of mines a smudge or not??

regarding the packaging, I have a compact that scratched lightly with 1 use on the back. Not sure how that compares with other brands.

Typical i missed this. I normally look around this time but held off. 😂😂
The oil was great buy.
I have body lotions in my basket and foot cream..I have loads but they are a good price and I do use them. Checked prices to qvc.
Tempted. Have a few body creams in stock but 🤔🤩

Theres some prai in my and s sale x

I got arctic rose too, it's so pretty. I bought mine with the 40% off code, so I'm not sure I'll rebuy it if I can't get it for the same price.

I finally am feeling that I missed out on the infamous CB GWP. I’ve only ever bought two things on Vinted and went to look at the GWP and my app is no longer working. I’m not going to lose any sleep over Vinted so went on eBay and the GWP is going for much more money than you’ve all mentioned on Vinted. I think I will stalk eBay for a while and see if it drops in price. I’d like to try the tetra as my vit c will run out in a month or so and I have no replacement. I’ve been put off Vinted by the talk of fakes and also it’s no bad thing for my bank balance to not go down that rabbit hole! I trust eBay a little more really.
I cannot fathom how so many have ended up for resale. I wonder what brands like Medik8 make of it, does it affect their sales? Or have they simply shifted lots of products heading for expiry date? It’s a mystery!

My CB Gwp from the fairy has arrived, I think it looks exactly the same as the one I received from CB. I would compare but I can't remember where I've put the CB one 😳

@LoveLabradors Vit C does lose efficiency more than other types of products so I wouldn't be surprised that it's something they offload frequently. Although sealed in a dark cupboard I think they'll be fine for a while.

@BlueLimes I would say that’s a smudge. There should be no imperfections. Mine looks the same but just above the writing

I found it, it was on the dining table right in front of me 🤣

The bar codes on the bag match, but the date on the fairy one is 6/2 🤔 So I did a comparison of the serial numbers, don't match:
Medik8
Ddg

Match:
Decree
Huda
Dr Levy

Malin+Geotz has no code.

I'm pretty certain that they're the real thing.

The Liberty GWP is pretty uninspiring but I might go for it - need to spend £200 but there's a perfume I want to get for a friend's birthday which I can only see at Liberty. That's £125. if I got the self love edit too that would get me past the minimum spend and I've got a £20 voucher.

Thanks for the alert to the M+S sale, I got some Prai neck cream but was v good otherwise and took out the other beauty products. I did also buy some PJs and some leggings though!

If you do a 10 min hair mask after shampooing, do you still do conditioner after you wash out the hair mask?

I tend to use them instead of conditioner or I add a mask last after S&C. No idea if either those are correct.

I got the Prai neck cream too - mainly for the sparkly jar 😍. Also picked up a Shay & Blue 10ml trio of perfumes and some clear toiletry bags for storing my stash.

I almost bought that Shay and Blue combo but I am trying to be good and go through my sample sets before buying new perfumes!

@SheilaFentiman Which hair mask is it, and does it say in the directions? The ones I use say hair mask first, then shampoo, so I condition afterwards as well. I have fine hair though, so I always have to do the masks before a shampoo regardless or risk greasy hard to manage hair.