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

[OvaHere]

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. 😉

Diptique do a summer style advent calendar. Quite pricey though.

this was last years.

beautyadventcalendar.net/diptyque-summer-countdown-calendar-2025/

It does look lovely, but it doesn’t make me feel woohoo about the contents sadly. I’m just not feeling this one.
He is very resourceful though 😊

I had a summer advent from Rituals a few years ago, not sure if they do them every year though.

I wasn’t tempted by the SNK GWP at all, but knowing they are on Vinted I feel taunted, like it would be wrong not to 😅

😂 I wonder how many he has?

I will not fold …

I saw the SNK gwp had gone up. It's not really a bargain like the CB one unless you really wanted it and missed out.

I am very tempted by the boots korean skincare box. I had planned to buy the Round Lab cleanser and Purito serum in my next stylevana order anyway, and I've been thinking about giving that sunscreen a try. I've used the Dr Althea 345 cream before and really liked it. Plus I've heard good things about the Anua cream, BOJ eye cream and Medicube wrapping mask. Probably won't use the toner pads and I've got enough lip balms to last for the next few years, but I'll use everything else so I think it's well worth it.

@user593 I have been using Fig1 0.15 retinol on and off for a while, and adapalene too, so decided to jump straight in, although with caution: a very small amount initially over serum (but after more research have decided to take our layering for now), one night in three, then two. Will give it another few days before increasing to daily. Feels like it has made a significant difference almost right away.

Thank you to the poster for the SpaceNK code. I’ve just used it to treat myself to some more of the K18 oil that came in the SNK AC, which I’ve loved.

Ohhh I want the Boots edit! I am rather obsessed with K-beauty…

I think he must've only had 1. It's sold and I haven't seen anymore go up 🤔

Who was it who bought the new WA hydrobalm? What shade/s did you get and what are your thoughts. Finding myself tempted (have both Liberty and SNK vouchers) but £45 is a lot for a balmy lipstick.

Common sense is telling me to wait for a sale but my lack of it is saying ooh that will be nice to take on holiday next month. I could take one of the balmy lipsticks I already own.

Me! I bought Bob. It arrived this morning and I wore it all day. I really like it, the colour, the texture, and it lasted really well. I’m not a massive fan of the other WA lipsticks (although I have three 🥴). I only paid £31 for it though (20% off and £5 off reward). Not sure it’s worth £45 (although I might get more with my Liberty credit, as that’s like free money, right? 😇).

Thanks. I've watched several videos on it now and it does look nice though I'll have difficulty narrowing it to one shade.

Obviously it would be free with vouchers but I'm still reluctant to pay £45 even in credit. I used the SNK code on something else so might try and stick it out until another comes along.

@OvaHere If another code comes along for CB, Liberty or SNK (all of which I have credit with 😅) I’ve got my eye on English Rose and Nectar, although I’m worried English Rose and Bob might be a bit similar.

I like Nectar, Ballerine and Onyx although as I'm thinking spring and holidays Nectar is maybe what I'd go for and is the only one with sparkles. Ballerine looks to have a bit more pigment. Onyx is more autumnal and is basically another version of a cool mauve which I buy over and over.

It's between the first two really.

Holt has listed the SNK GWP, and another CB GWP - quite pricey this time

I saw that- no longer any temptation so that’s a positive. I’m glad I bought a couple of the CB gwp at the lower price point.

I think he has missed the mark, we’ve all got enough CB gwp for the next year (could be just me 😂) and the SNK just doesn’t have the zazazu.

Will be interesting to see if the price stays at that point - they told me that they had almost none left 2 weeks ago when I tried to bargain my second one down to the same price I paid for the first. I suspect that may have been a tiny bit untrue given the number they’ve uploaded since!

I managed to get discounts with the fairy (after my first purchase) so I didn't buy any from holt. I can’t believe they still have some left.
The fairy did tell me there was none left but then uploaded 1 more that I missed before it sold, but it worked well for me because she contacted me later about a couple of incomplete sets for a lower price, which had the items I wanted anyway.

I really like the Huda primer, it’s not something I would have tried but I’m glad I did. I use it most days now so I’ll definitely get through it during the summer

@Thelifeofawife the Huda primer is good. I've been using the original one for a while.

Oh wow! Very pricey indeed 😳 Strange how the fairy listed the SNK and now the Holt has 🤔

I can't imagine them flying off the shelves like the CB one did at that price.

And weird how he's put up the price of the CB Gwp, I guess it's good for anyone who wants to sell theirs. I listed some of mine earlier but I've taken it off again, I'm going to try out the huda primer tomorrow and see what I think and if I need a backup 🤣

Update on the WA Hydrobalm. Code FIRST15 started working on them on CB. I had £5 credit which took it to £33.25 and I had enough PayPal reward points to cover it.

After some dithering between Ballerine, Nectar and English Rose I went for Ballerine which is a cool pink. All are lovely so a tough choice. I felt Nectar might on me be a bit too close to YSL Nude Lavaliere and English Rose is a warmer pink.

If I like it I might get another shade at some point as there's quite a lot I like.

@OvaHere I just tried to buy Nectar using the code but it won’t let me pay! I keep getting the error ‘Sorry, we were unable to place your order. Please try again.’ Probably for the best 😅 I’ll be interested to hear what you think of Ballerine though!