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.

Im way past out of hand. 🤣
Although have been clearing a bit ready for advents but spent s lot yesterday and today. Liberty! 🤩

@Doglover73 I don't buy a lot of Rituals but I like getting the free handwash. It's a decent size and we go through handwash fairly quickly.

SNK was a choice of a few items. Will be interested to see if yours are the same.

@OvaHere what a great birthday freebie list. I haven’t had anything from rituals. I wonder if I’ve put a very odd dob in or no dob at all. 🤔
I don’t spend much with Diptyque. I usually buy the summer edit each year which is like an advent calendar (£200ish) and is wonderful if you’ve never tried it. It’s usually out at the beginning of June. I don’t think I’ve purchased anything else this year.

I’ve bitten on the YSL fragrance discovery set and extras. Thanks so much @JoRaRaRa for flagging it. It’s definitely too good to pass by.

I am a bit concerned that none of the extras are showing on my order email - should they be? There is a section for samples but it’s empty…

I'm not sure, mine is empty too and so is mrsbnow. Hopefully the freebies will arrive too. Mine has been shipped today so I'm hoping it'll be here before the weekend 🤞🏻

@OvaHere Greggs 🤣🤣🤣🤣keeping it real ! Love it 🥰

Sorry added to wrong post 🤦🏻‍♀️

So I forgot to add the gift code to my YSL order . I emailed them and they said they couldn’t alter . So I had to re order and I’ll send first one back . A bit of a pain . But with my second order that I did wide awake the complimentary gifts and samples are showing up 🤷🏻‍♀️.

Hmmm I’ve gone back in and they are not showing . But I absolutely know they were on the second order . So maybe they don’t show once processed .

@IlovePond that looks fab! Excited to receive mine although it’s due on Friday when DH is at home. I’ve not unpacked the Mint box properly yet. Let alone the LF and M&S ones. And I had to hide the Debenham’s fragrance edit that arrived yesterday. Eek! There’s a lot of boxes piling up in random places around the house. Channeling my inner @JoRaRaRa 😂

My YSL samples aren’t showing on my email confirmation either, but I took a screenshot of the order page when I checked out so I can go back to them if I don’t get what I should

@Fillybuster - which shade did you get? I chose 23, which may or may not be suitable for my skin tone, but it was worth a try.

SK sent me an anti-wrinkle serum to try for free as long as I review it. I always do reviews on SK anyway, as they give you points for every one you write, so that was a ‘no-brainer’.

I have finally transferred some of the SK haircare products I bought recently to the bathroom and sorted out my other SK purchases. Due to lack of space, I have left the pink Bestie box out in my bedroom with some bits still in it as a visual reminder NOT to buy anything else!

DH reluctantly took custody of the Glow Make Up box for Xmas. (He said it was far too early to be putting stuff away as presents!)

@OvaHere
Ill let you know what my choices are.
I think ill sign up for dyptique newsletter x

I’ve got invited to a Jarrolds secret sale. Is Touché eclat still a thing of use? I used to love it but now I have no idea!

@TragicMuse - I still have a couple of these knocking around somewhere. They are ancient, so I should probably chuck them out when they reappear from wherever I have stashed them.

I actually quite like Touche Eclat, though, so I don’t know why I never used them up 🤷‍♀️

@IlovePond I hope you told him some advent wait lists are open

I have noticed the Space NK gwp is no longer on Beauty Detective’s site - I wonder if their IT / posting issues means it’s been pulled

Does anyone know how long it takes points from the Boots recycling scheme to register? I’ve made two deposits this month (5th and 11th May) and no points yet! I have a third deposit to do but want to make sure I’m actually getting my points…

Btw: If you ordered from SK during their ‘FESTA’ promotion, they have just credited the equivalent of the VAT paid on any orders to accounts.

The information on the account looks like this:

“Event Payback - DDP Duty & Tax (April 2026)”

The credit is valid for three months.

@user593 wow that is a good deal on MZ Skin - that toner looks amazing. Sat on hands as just splurged on leg serums on This Works...so tempted that MZ Skin revitalising oil is a good price too..nope, moving on!

At least it's the same on all of our confirmations, we can all kick off at them together if we don't get our goodies 🤣

Yessss!!! When you rediscover it, it's like you get the surprise all over again 🙌🏻✨🤣

when you recycle at Boots, you get a code to scan on the same day when buying at least £10 worth of stuff. The points are added to that shop, so immediate. If you don’t shop, you don’t get the points.

I still use the touche eclat, but it seems to be getting harder to find in my shade. I did see it in the airport so I snapped up 2 of them.

Thank you to whoever mentioned mz skin toner on tkmaxx. I went for a look and ended up buying some drybar goodies instead 🤣 I've had my hair done at drybar a few times and it's always held well so I thought for a fiver each, I might as well get it all 😀

I have somehow managed to get £26 in SK credit thanks to the FESTA VAT refund promotion. I must not use it to put towards buying the ‘Dear’ box, which is currently on sale for $79.

Just a reminder: Discount codes all stack at SK:

At the moment all orders have a minimum of 5% off, (% discount rises with increased spend). This stacks with any points you might have. This then stacks with the reward code: CLARE10.

I am tempted to stock up on more haircare - I am quite liking the MOEV range I am using atm, (alternating with Grow Gorgeous).

However, I have a lot of shampoo, serum, etc. to get through atm and don’t really need any more.