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

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This is the thread where we are all bright orange from Vitamin C overload. Luckily we have a truck load of Bronze Primer to cover it up. 😂

Last thread was probably another speed run record. Let's hope there's no March Madness. We're in need of a break.😳

As always anyone welcome to join and contribute. Although you shouldn't if you know what's good for you. 😉

Hard pass on the WA edit for me regardless of price as I have Nectar and Coquette already.

I’ve also returned the sparkly Prai neck cream to M&S. It being described as Vaseline-like put me off!

The reviews are all still showing for me on the website.

Thanks all for the WA blush info! I’ll give it a try.

I actually sold the Dou Dou one that came in the SNK BAC as I have always used powder blush. I have also sold off the many Rodial drops I’ve received.

On the Rodial front, I’m still persevering with the primer drops, but can’t get past the smell of children’s medicine. I even tested it in store in case I had a dodgy one, but it smelled the same

Who was it who recently sold a sealed Vanilla Powder and the buyer said there was no perfume inside, just the atomiser? The same thing has just happened to me on eBay (I’m the seller).

Sorry I can't remember who it was. I think their VP was from the Liberty AC. Is that where yours was from?

Yes it was, I’ll have to contact them with the photos I’ve got.

That was me.
I have contacted Liberty and they will be sending me out a replacement. Although I am now thinking it could have been from NH or some other edit. I had a few of them.
or maybe its the same buyer 🤔
Think I will open the remaining that are still sealed just to make sure they are all there. I would rather sell them cheaper unsealed than risk sending out empty boxes.

So frustrating with those VP perfumes- it’s such a tiny product that it is impossible to tell if it’s in there or not.

Assuming these buyers are telling the truth, (and it’s such a weird thing to claim, I tend to think they probably are, but 🤷‍♀️), that’s another product that was in the Liberty a/c with potential problems.

If I remember correctly, issues were:

PM lip balm - weird batch? Allergy issues for some people
La Mer lip balm - some people’s jars wouldn’t open
Jones Road mascara - clumpy/faulty
I think some people also had one product missing, but I can’t remember exactly
Now - possibly - some empty VP boxes

I hope Liberty do better for Xmas 26 as I have stayed in BD specially for the a/c.

I have a sealed one upstairs from the HN perfume AC. I didn't buy Liberty. I'm going to open it later and check.

Thank you. I have another one and I’ve agreed with the buyer that I’ll open that one and send it out to them as a replacement, provided the perfume is in this one. Agree it’s probably better to open and check any remaining ones people have and sell for slightly less than to risk there being more empty ones.

The VP I got x2 (and sold) was from HN and I had no issues. Sounds like it’s a fault with the Liberty batch

Speaking of fragrances, my DS and I have been working our way through our Frankenstein calendar this month. We’ve had a couple of DODs but it’s been nice.

The one I opened yesterday (which I think was from The PS) smells like fabric softener, so that’s a no from me, but I’ll keep it to freshen up my coats/jackets with.

I’m loving the Fragrance du Bois, Sirene from HN. My DS also loves the FdB Lucius and got full size bottle after sampling it

Yes if my stash gets any bigger I will have to buy a larger house with an extra bedroom to store it all in.

Interesting new line at Costco if anyone is into Korean beauty. The prices look good too.
https://www.costco.co.uk/Personal-Care/Beauty/Korean-Beauty/c/cos_7.1.7?q=:price-desc:brand:Some%2BBy%2BMi:brand:Some%2Bby%2BMi&sort=relevance&utm_campaign=FY26P7W4a&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&utm_content=Banner-6&utm_term=Kbeauty&sc_src=email_39476&sc_lid=9671959&sc_uid=YV3RtcOfkP&sc_llid=2520998

Just bought Rhode Pocket Blush in Teacup and Lip Tint in Pretzel (both LE for Spring, apparently!). I have over £200 of Liberty credit and credit at CB and SNK but don’t seem to ever want anything from those places anymore! 😭

I sold one from Liberty Advent and no issues and my sil did the same so no issues for us!

A SNK GWP listed on Vinted for £50 just sold, so anyone planning to sell theirs on should get a good price

Oh I think I know which one you mean from the PS - it is very soapy! I've put it away for summer days. It won't be my main perfume, but it'll be nice to spray on clothes. I'm imagining a white tshirt, denim shorts scenario (I'm very optimistic about some hot days in the UK 🤣) then spraying that over.

Sirene is gorgeous! I'm manifesting a full size bottle in one of the FACs this year 🤞🩷🔮

My Liberty credit is racking up waiting for them to do an edit or a gwp I want. Both are eluding me at the moment.

I think I've got over my earlier annoyance at the WA edit which is probably a good job because I bought the FtF edit for the MZ serum.

I put a few things on individually - might bundle up instead !

Not sure if this has already been mentioned but next have a free gift when you buy 2 selected products. It’s quite an odd collection of things included in the offer but there are a couple of edits including the mother day edit. I’ve never purchased a next edit. What do people think of them?

I’ve added a photo of the gift once for review.

OMG, those WA edit reviews…..😂

Do you think you could share your buyers first name or initials (PM) , I would cross reference with mine just to make sure its not the same person. I still very much in doubt they were genuinely missing and it would put my mind to rest 🙈

I had an empty drawer in my Liberty advent calendar. They sent the item out to me but only after asking me to send them a photo of the empty drawer 😂I haven't opened my Vanilla Powder yet, I'm thinking I really should...

I'm considering buying that edit, also for the MZ serum. Did the Beauty Detective code work for you (EDIT10)? I almost bought this last night but gave up when I couldn't get the code to work.