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.

Thanks @Doglover73 funnily I looked this up this am wondering if it had reduced. I went for it.
edited to add: this am it was still full price so thanks for the heads up!

In case anyone's excited by the John Lewis Golden Ticket, it's rubbish. £5 off £50 spend, only valid from 1-14th June. I'm sure in the past there were various different prizes and some were a lot better than this

No, I just add five to my basket and it takes them down to £5. Then £3.95 for shipping if not buying other things to get free shipping. You can mix and match with the other samples available too.

https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/p/jo-malone-london-cypress-and-grapevine-cologne-intense-1.5ml/15367919/

@Doglover73 i’m pleased the panic is over. I’m trying to ignore your feedback re the edits !!

John Lewis rewards are dreadful. I had the golden ticket of £5 last year. I actually find their rewards comically insulting, not worth bothering with at all.

HN have taken 15% off beauty (quite a few exclusions) however it stacks with the GWP. I’m quite pleased that the items I ordered are excluded or I would be quite annoyed today and would be returning them!

The CVB birthday gift really is useless. Doesn't stack, can't use it with most things
Tempted by the RSVP edit though...

Hi, I succumbed to the JL rewards JM £10 off as I wanted the 9ml Cypress to put in my DIY calendar. I have some of the 1.5ml from CB but I wanted a proper little bottle for Xmas.

I added a pair of sandals to get the free shipping but I have little hope that they will fit so will probably be returning those.

I agree that GTicket is ridiculous!

Mine worked okay. It also stacked with the 15% Gold member Augustinus Bader discount. Are you logged in when applying the code?

Again any thoughts on C Tilbury pressed powder anyone? For oily-ish t zone? Just trust the reviews of everyone on here and trying not to make poor purchases anymore!

I had loads of issues too. I spoke to customer services when it wouldn’t work on anything they had even labelled cult conscious and they gave me £25 account credit instead which was much more useful.

Love it. We were discussing it a few pages back. Mid day t zone break up is exactly what I use it for. I have a couple of back ups as I fear it's one that may be reformulated soon due to talc. Of course you might avoid talc products already so it's one to skip if you do.

Ive had the white one and the fair one. Both ok but not amazing
I have an oil t zone but also texture x

Yes, logged in. I'll maybe wait a day or two and try again in case its a glitch. Silly really, if I didn't have the non-working birthday voucher Id probably have ordered the edit today...

Thanks @OvaHere and @Doglover73 really appreciate that. I don’t avoid talc so not a problem.

I just saw a Liberty Caroline Hirons kit bag for sale on Vinted. I didn’t realise it had “CAROLINE HIRONS” embroidered on the side in huge letters! It’s such a pretty bag why would they do that. It’s not obvious on the online listing either, though I can see it now I know it’s there https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/founders-edit-by-caroline-hirons-R731676006.html

How do you find the fragrance samples? I can find the odd one. The hirons code doesnt work on everything x

I'm really enjoying this powder and have sidelined my beloved Hourglass since I bought it. Definitely recommend. Sometimes I feel like I don't want to take my makeup off after a long day because it still looks good!

CB Edits are excluded from use with the voucher even when it does work as intended. I tried and it didn't work even though I could get mine to work on most things.

https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/c/info/promotions/birthday-codes/

The following list of exclusions apply:

• Cult Beauty (Edit Boxes)
• BORNTOSTANDOUT
• Dieux Skin
• Dyson
• ghd
• Guerlain
• Jo Malone London
• Kevin Murphy
• La Mer
• LYMA
• Maison Francis Kurkdjian
• Medik8
• Shark
• Skin Ceuticals
• Trudon
• Vintner's Daughter
• New product launches from the last 4 weeks

www.allbeauty.com have some discounts today with code: FLASH

Hi, I have just remembered that I said I would feedback on my experience of the Grow Gorgeous products: I really like the shampoo and hair mask. Haven’t got round to using the leave in serum yet, so can’t comment.

I wouldn’t say I have noticed any hair growth, but the shampoo and mask leave my hair feeling soft.

I have also started massaging my head every time I shampoo with a rubber spiky massager brush thing. My scalp feels a lot cleaner and healthier since I started doing that.

Hair fall on brushing has definitely decreased since my course of Kerastase Genesis a while back, combined with using a wide tooth comb in the shower on my conditioned hair rather than trying to comb it post-shower.

I have also - unintentionally- recently gone from long hair to having it above the shoulders. (Hairdresser got extremely carried away!) I can’t honestly say the cut particularly suits me, (I also didn’t want it all one length - not a good look around my face 🙈), but I do have to say that the hair itself looks healthier for the chop!

Thanks @IlovePond . I have just picked up a couple of the grow gorgeous items from look fantastic that were reduced to £5. I still haven’t used them but I might prioritise them now based on your review. I think I picked up the serum and leave in conditioner.
edited to add: LF have quite a few products from their range at 70-80% discount so my be worth having a look.

Grow Gorgeous is very cheap everywhere, I don't really understand why but it comes up on a lot of discount sites for very low prices. I googled and it's owned by The Hut Group (I.e. CB/LF).

I like the mask, its smells lovely and leaves my hair soft. I also used the serum for a while but I've ended up going back to Kerastase Genesis. That stuff is magical! I'm going to finish my second course soon so I'll have to go 6 months before using it again and I'll really miss it.

Im also using Kerastase genesis anti hair fall shampoo & conditioner and I love them. They're expensive but often on offer in sets (with or without the serum) in places like LF. I actually bought mine from Face The Future in a good deal a few weeks ago.

Thanks @Beautyfox - I was hoping LF would have the GG shampoo today but no such luck! I will keep checking back.

@namechange0998776554799000 - I would like to try more of the Kerastase Genesis range if I can find it at a good price. I have another bottle of the serum in hand to use later in the year.

Has anyone who ordered the YSL Le Vestiaire received the £50 voucher?