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

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Beauty addicts assemble.

A new thread as we are powering through them at quite a rate now.

Thanks to everyone who contributes to the beauty chat and we are always happy to see new posters.

Join at your peril. It can get spendy. 😬

Thanks for the suggestion but I've just ordered the liberty bath kit which has a mahoosive body wash!

@MrsBnow12 I just watched a video with the IT balm. It does look really nice so I'm quite tempted to try it. Do let us know your thoughts after a few wears.

LE Rose Madder on its way. Is this the beginning of a blush habit….? Ok, it takes more than 1, so let’s see!

Ended up getting a dermalogica Daily Milkfoliant mini to get my indulge points. I have my eye on the ilia lip gloss now , overglaze. Will be near a store on Tuesday to go in and browse.

I got a sample card of the ilia overglaze in my last SNK order and really liked it, it's gone into my basket for next time

Yes, it seems good, moisturising with a bit of a tint. Expensive at £26 but if I have £20 ndulge points then its only £6 - woo hoo. Mosaic looks like a lovely shade - plummy pink.

I have an it balm coming along with kayali vacation pack of 4 10ml.
Im hoping the colour is going to be ok. I went down instead of up as it looked orangey which is a big no for me. They dont stock all the shades. 🤔

I've been looking properly through the Jarrolds kit contents today. It's pretty amazing for £50. The make up contents are much more my thing than I thought.

The photo made the NARS bronzer look dark but IRL it's not really. I think I will keep the Trinny blush too, I usually sell those on as they always get snapped up but I like this shade so am going to try it instead.

Also decided to keep the LM primer and the Bobbi Brown stick.

I thought I was only bothered about the ES bag and the MAC spray but it's all a lot better than expected.

Just been catching up on several pages of this! @Lonely12 i really hope your dogs get better soon. Vet bills are incredibly expensive now. It’s horrible having the worry of poorly pets.

I will let you know re the IT cosmetics, have an in office so will be interesting to see if it dries out in air con and makes me go all cakey.

I think the Jarrolds is an early contender for top edit of 2026 so far, I have also kept Trinny as think the shade is really nice and various other bits and bobs.

Also looks like Hourglass is the highlighted brand with Cult next month- let’s hope for a better edit than the Westman one although I would also be delighted with a custom palette similar to what the US had last year.

I used the LE stick again today. This time with other make up. It's exceeding my expectations. I used a dense blush brush to apply to the cheeks which for me is better than fingers. I know LE recommends fingers but this gave a more even effect. It has a slight glow and isn't tacky.

Also is great on the lips, very balmy and nourishing but it does need reapplying - doesn't seem to be one that leaves much of a stain behind. It's rare imo for multi use sticks to actually work nicely on both lip and cheeks.

I have so many blush options I don't think I can justify picking up another shade just now but for someone who has a more modest collection then a couple of these for the summer or to take on holiday would be worth it.

Just remembered I also used the Huda tinted primer from the CB gwp today too. I already knew I liked this as I've nearly used up the original version but this is great too.

For anyone with a medium/dark skin tone it's just going to be a primer but for very fair skin like mine it does give a light bronze glow when using under a tint. Very happy with it which is great as I have 3 of them. The tubes don't last that long though, maybe a couple of months if using regularly.

That’s good to know @OvaHere : I have 2 of them, haven’t opened one yet. I’m quite pale esp in the winter months (classic red head!) but my skin tone has become a bit darker as I’ve aged (& maybe not been as careful with spf as I should have been!!), so I don’t quite glow in the dark any more 😂 I think that will work well for me as we move into spring / summer.

Ive been saving my Jarrolds box to open when I had time to examine it properly, so am looking forward to doing that this afternoon. Was just coming on to say that the JL beauty sale has some Tom Ford and Givenchy foundations reduced by 50%, along with Murax and Lancôme gift sets with similar reductions, and this Nars eye palette down to half price. Also good reductions on Perricone MD and SDJ is 25% off too.

Hmm sounds like I’m going to have to try the LE blush sticks after all. Thankfully away for two weeks so hopefully some codes will start working on them by the time I return.

I'm not buying but do think it's good value. 🥰

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Morning all. Is Space NK still running their perfume sample offer? I can’t see it and I’m in the market for a new scent. If anyone has a link that would be brilliant. Thanks x

If you want something from CB - Just did a CB order. Had a £15 birthday voucher (expired but still worked min £60 spend if you have one), spent £101, paid £79 got £20 voucher and also did vouchercodes £15 voucher with >£50 spend plus £2.50 VIP. £41.50.

If you mean CB then yes, just go to the Fragrance section and scroll across the offers, it's called 'a fresh inscentive'

Hi,

Allbeauty.com have 10% off their gift cards if you use the code: TREAT

It’s possible to buy a £100 gift card for £90, then use it to purchase items and use the code again to get a discount on your basket contents.

thanks but still not seeing it. Is it only on the app?

https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/c/fragrance/sampling/shop-all/

Hopefully this works.

Thank you! Had a lousy weekend and feel the need to treat myself! x

Feeling a little bit overwhelmed by all the beauty and skincare products available here in Thailand! Anyone have any recommendations?

Is this the first time I've ever been marked safe from a hair edit?! I love the colorwow and amika (but tiny) & could be interested in the K18 but there's too many other duds for me.

beauty-detective.com/cult-beauty-dream-hair-edit-2026/Cult Beauty Dream Hair Edit is coming soon

What’s inside:

Hair by Sam McKnight Happy Endings Nourishing Balm, 30ml, full size worth £22
Hair Gain Peptide Puff Dry Shampoo, 5g, full size worth £15
Maria Nila Floral Drift Hair Mist, 100ml, full size worth £22
amika Soulfood Nourishing Hair Mask, 30ml, deluxe size
Color Wow Raise the Root Thicken + Lift Spray, 150ml, full size worth £21.50
Gisou Honey Milk 5-in-1 Styling Cream, 50ml, travel size worth £12
Christophe Robin Hydrating Leave-in Mist with Aloe Vera, 50ml, travel size
Fable & Mane Smooth and Shine Hair Oil, 55ml, full size worth £16
JVN Hair Complete Air Dry Cream, 30ml, travel size
K18 HeatBounce Conditioning Heat Protectant, 15ml, deluxe size