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

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Time for a new thread, our first in a MN Community Group. We've chatted and purchased beauty bargains so much we've become a literal tribe! 😂

In other news PLouise was out of the gate with ridiculous speed announcing the first advent calendar waitlist in April.

In celebration I thought I'd try out a poll. It runs for 7 days, there was only 6 options so comment in the thread for those that come under 'Other'.

As always, welcome back long standing beauty bargain hunters and hi to anyone new who would like to join. Usual caveats about the threads being bad for you wallet still apply, but enjoy anyway. 🤗

@DidILeaveTheGasOn No, it’s a new thing.

I just did an accidental mini k-beauty haul from Superdrug. Round Labs Dokdo Cleanser (33% off), Needly Mild Cleansing Pads (49% off) and Needly Panthenol Water Gel Cream (49% off). Did not need any of it but it all looked interesting!

Bonkers prices. I've also got some 10ml mini's of Zelens Tea shot and power D to try from vinted but holding off whilst I give Allies Beta glucan serum a go.

@TragicMuse thanks - I have been to Norwich only twice - once as a teenager and the last time years ago, both for just a couple of hours. If I do go there this summer, I shall go to Jarrolds.

I love those old department stores but there are so few left. There was a nice one in Bath - can’t remember its name - but that closed down recently.

@IlovePond oh that’s very sad. I really liked that shop. Often used to pop into Duo over the road too - still have some boots from there.

It is sad @SummerLimes - there’s very few of them left 😿

The Glossybox advent calendar is available to buy on the Lookfantastic app.

I have Liberty credit and am considering the SUQQU blurring blush - would anyone recommend or dissuade?

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/blurring-colour-blush-6.4g-000823904.html

This is quite a nice set for £22. Has anyone smelt the Barbour perfume?

https://beauty-detective.com/next-happy-birthday-beauty-box-2026-2/

Does anyone remember this from revolve? https://www.revolve.com/mobile/revolve-beauty-ultimate-beauty-vault/dp/RBEA-WU63 £310 brought down to £248 with discount code SUMMER20 (Google says it expires in three days). Free delivery.

I love the box and it has the 48ml Allies of Skin Daily Forming treatment which is worth £119/£89.25 with 25% off. And the box RRP is £85.

Most of the value seems to be the discontinued electric device BeautyBio GLOFacial Device though

Hmm tempting. I almost bought one of those cases a while back from the brand website but was put off by shipping and taxes (which is included here.)

I'm using the Vintners Daughter cleanser at the moment and really like it. I got that one in the Beautylish box in January.

Thanks for the recommendations. I’m tempted too but I did just spend £177 on the Cult Beauty Limited Edition AC and in comparison to the £1200 value of that, this looks a lot less valuable.

I think I could get the value back from the things I would want to keep but I'm put off by the stuff I'm not that interested in and would have to sell or otherwise get rid of. Not least the Glow device thingy.

I'll think about it. It's a decent discount but still quite expensive.

Can any of you wise detectives work out what is in this edit from FTF?
The promo email shows worth over £400, one product worth £155. I wonder if the slim bottle in the middle with a pipette lid might be an EFG serum from Bioeffect. I am assuming the tube on the left at the front is the perennial Elasticiser
15%off preorder code is 15EDIT bringing it £67.99 for the edit
https://www.facethefuture.co.uk/products/glow-on-the-glow-edit?utmsource=Klaviyo&utmmedium=email&utmcampaign=Other+%7C+Glow+On+The+Go+Edit+Teaser+1+060526+-+8am&utmklaviyoid=01JY6TFABV5K0E5C2HGMJ9RF54&kx=EzR7RMSmpxeSdUL6sNf5oFRTgBQly6cSGlEyBa-18u1YNlz7zkKZA2WAtLqKg.WGxhu2

New edit face the future coming. Reorder.
15EDIT takes 15% off

@Branster
Yes looks like efg serum. X

Biodance mask, something elasticizer 🙄i like this product but how many do we need? Olaplx?

Thank you @Doglover73I can see myself ordering!

the purple container I think is the Hello Sunday the retouch one reapplication mist SPF30 with niacinamide . The Philip Kingsley could be the equally popular and dreaded Swimcap

Purple thing on left SPF mist - https://www.facethefuture.co.uk/products/hello-sunday-the-retouch-one-reapplication-mist-spf-30-with-niacinamide-75ml-pa?_pos=15&_sid=01c686afd&_ss=r

at front on side looks like ful alrounder https://www.facethefuture.co.uk/products/ful-all-rounder-conditioner-travel-size-75ml?_pos=21&_sid=0812e1e1e&_ss=r

Little tube on side looks like sebamed lip balm.

Grr, it will be the sebamed lipbalm, it's been in one of their edits recently. It's a practical product not a "get excited about" product!

@JoRaRaRa we need your skills for it !!! x

I tried asking Claude - I've got pro and he was hopeless. No idea what the pink triangle thing is, assume orange thing is vit c item.

Top tip about previous boxes louscot
So blue mask is beautypro eye therapy
Maybe the pen is Hairburst Lash and Brow Serum

Wow! Some of those are hard to work out.

It looks like pk swimcap (it has the pink swirl at the top of the tube).
Beautypro under eye mask (blue packaging)
Biodance face mask
The orange bottle on the right looks like it could be aromatherapy associates
Looks like it's the olaplex hair serum next to the pk bottle.
@Hicupping I think you're right about the SF and Ful all rounder.
I'll have a good look at it after work 🤭 although I'm sure you lot will have worked them all out by then and there'll be nothing left to detect 🧐

I've ordered it so I'll report back tomorrow when it arrives.

Beauty Detective has listed some of the items. Unfortunately I couldn't get the discount to work:

https://beauty-detective.com/face-the-future-glow-on-the-go-edit-2026/

A'hem those are what we identified.

She's put the elastizer but I think it's swimcap - it's the pink squibble at the top that gives it away. https://www.spacenk.com/uk/haircare/hair-treatment/hair-mask/swimcap-water-resistant-mask-MUK200064398.html