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

[OvaHere]

Time for another thread. Spring and Summer releases are trickling out to tempt us AND the advent calendar waitlists are appearing...hope you are all feeling suitably Christmassy. 😂

Thanks everyone who continues to contribute to the chatter and welcome to any newbies who want to join in.

Is anyone else having problems processing payments at SNK? I keep getting an error message when using the app. Maybe my cc company have blacklisted them. 😬

I just read that people use rice water for washing their face and spraying in their hair (amongst other things) - has anyone here tried this?

Washing the face with rice water, I have heard of but not tried @Thelifeofawife bug hair washing - no!

Thanks for the YS info @Doglover73

Happy belated birthday @OvaHere 🎂

Happy belated birthday @OvaHere.

Ordered online yesterday and my Harrods order with GWP has already arrived. I bought a perfume (Frederic Malle Contra Jour) and the Westman Atelier Petite Petal edition set. Pretty pleased with it all. GWP bag feels very good quality, and while the products in the GWP are almost all small sizes I do think I’ll use most of it.

Happy belated birthday @OvaHere

I went to H Beauty this morning but didn't buy anything. Had a lovely chat with the lady in Dior though and completely understand why you have a Dior addiction @JoRaRaRa I was stroking the glow up highlighter palette thingies 😆 I'm going to wait for the carnival event later in the year and buy then. The lipstick cases are gorgeous. ❤️

Well I finally got around to emptying the remaining drawers from my Harrods and SNK BACs as I was looking for a new eye cream to open - safe to say I don’t need to buy any skincare for a while! 🙈😅
(I still have my JL BAC to open at some point as well!)

Edited to say that this now rules out the Hearst mag offer! I’d only be buying it for the PK Elasticizer for when my stash of 20 runs out 🤣🤣🤣

My Smashbox x Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector arrived today, takes me back!

I made a teeny tiny purchase! A white eyeliner to try out for brightening my eyes!

It feels almost virtuous to be so restrained!

I fell into the Gatineau offer- absolutely love Eleanor Bowmer and wanted a new make up bag, so the lovely skincare is really only £60

£98 here but £227 of skincare products including the gradual tan which is ace and also you get the Glow set free which is worth £113

Mine arrived today. The bags are beautiful! I’m really pleased. I am looking forward to trying the products too. I’ve realised I buy most of my beauty things in the Christmas run up so lots are very winter styled. These scream summer! I love them so thanks to who ever mentioned them on here.
edited to ask: the gradual tans says apply with your hands but I usually use a mitt to stop streaks. What way do you find best to apply it?

Ah I missed it had been posted already; sorry!

Happy bday 💐 @OvaHere what a lovely day and some of those scents sound gorgeous!

How is that possible ??? 🤣 that’s shows immense restraint 💪🏼. I would have plowed through those by now 😬😬

Having resisted the GWP surge I did get the hourglass foundation brush from cult beauty and the hourglass concealer hoping that it will work wonders under my eyes . Plus a few bargains from Debanhams 😬. Having spent a small fortune getting Botox and fillers which now accentuate my other lines 🙄 I am in a vortex of ever decreasing circles trying to eliminate other areas . And so it goes on . I think I am done with small sample sizes for a while though . I am really hoping that the BAC’s this year are a bit more niche , and not more of the same . 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

@SunnyPinkMoose I discovered some scents in Liberty I'd love to see in an edit or BAC.

These are some I really liked and contemplated getting.

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/%C3%AEle-bourbon-extrait-de-parfum-100ml-000839950.html#pos=13

Loved this one, it's a spicy, dark chocolate scent. Sounds a bit much but it's lovely. I was put off by it only being available in 100ml.

Thought this range was very nice. These are my two faves but I liked most of them. Not an overly expensive brand either.

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/caramelo-vanilla-extrait-de-parfum-50ml-000792995.html#pos=6

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/latte-di-cherry-extrait-de-parfum-50ml-000795464.html#pos=8

@Beautyfox @TheGirlWhoLived My Gatineau purchases arrived too. Both bags are so lovely and good quality. A lovely pop of colour. I’m also looking forward to trying all the products. I’ve never tried Gatineau before but was tempted by the colourful bags!

Oh that sounds right up my street
https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/%C3%AEle-bourbon-extrait-de-parfum-100ml-000839950.html#pos=13

clouds of jasmin ❤️

I am going to have to go and find it or keep that on my watch list I hope they read this !

It's really, really nice. I wish there was a smaller bottle. It's a Liberty exclusive so I guess no chance of finding a 30ml or even 50ml elsewhere.

Buy it and decant into 10ml to sell on?

The addiction is real... and expensive! 🙈🤣

Oh it’s not, it’s because I have bought loads of edits since 🙈😅
I was planning to do the JL one in June, but now thinking I need longer to try the products that I dug out today

I didn't even begin to look at the prices 💲💲

Ooh I just opened my FtF glow box, I’d completely forgotten the contents! Really happy with what’s in it

Ilia has 25% off sitewide if you sign up to their VIP programme, there’s a GWP with every purchase (plus full size product at £100+) and some of the products, such as the eye tints, are reduced by as much as 40%. I really like the eye tint I have but probably have too many eye shadows considering I rarely wear eye shadows!

Actually it’s allowing me to add the full size Sunshift Cream Bronzer at £100 before the discount is applied so I think there’s a glitch!