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

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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.

The code I received was SAVE30 - hopefully that works 🙂

I could only get the 25% off code to work. TREAT which took it down to £36

Thank you. Will give it a try

it says it’s not an active offer, the SAVE30 code

Full details of m and s sumner beauty bag. After initially dismissing this, I think I will buy. The spf’s alone are worth it and I’d quite like to try the texture spray. The perfume I’ll pop on vinted and DD will want the shimmer thingy.

https://beauty-detective.com/ms-summer-beauty-bag-2026/

Thanks @SummerLimes . It’s a yes from me too (although I think anything can tempt me at the moment) I’m assuming it’s like the Christmas one where you have to spend a certain amount to get it for £40.

Has anyone seen codes for the Hearst boxes ?

it doesn’t say I don’t think, but I do remember some bags not shifting or maybe was the asvent, so they dropped the minimum spend.

as an aside - I hate the new sparks rewards - pointless. I always had a basket ready for the 20% offers.

I finished a Sisley floral toner a week ago, and my skin really misses it :( It feels drier, and slightly less settled.

I'm trying fenty fat water at the minute, which is ok, and have a few others to try after too. I'm hoping I can find something cheaper than the Sisley that like as much! Otherwise it might have to go on a list of future present ideas for DH and kids... :P

Edit: like others, I use toner after cleansing, and before serums. The Sisley I decanted into a small spray bottle, so I'd spray it on as a fine mist, then wipe off with reusable pads. It removed any final traces of cleanser, and left my skin feeling refreshed and hydrated at the same time.

Just checked Sparks and I have a £6 if I spend £30 on skincare offer. Hmm!

Me too, it’s a bit Vanilla. 😊

Beauty detective has SKIN30 for 30% off the look fantastic edit; no idea if it works or not.

That works! It’s now £31.50. I may have ordered another one 🙈

I’m feeling quite virtuous as I am not at all tempted by any of these edits/GWPS.

The possible exception is the M&S one - I wasn’t interested at first, but like @SummerLimes I am reconsidering it.

I too loathe the new Sparks rewards and haven’t actually bought anything from M&S since their introduction. Good for my cc, not good for them!

On a related note: Lidl have ruined their rewards scheme as well, so it’s been a sad start to May at PondTowers 😹

Speaking of edits/beauty boxes - I made the mistake of watching Miss Boux unbox the two SK Lucky Boxes and got annoyed all over again at missing out on the green one!

I need to do a stock take to stop me from buying. I thought it was a great idea for me to separate my ‘have acquired since October/november stash’ from my ‘old stash’ so I would utilise all those products that have been sitting around for ages. However, it has totally had the opposite effect because rather than seeing my drawers overflowing I’m seeing my stash depleted and feeling like it’s ok to buy more!I think I will try a no spend June or maybe a no spend last half of May (the first half is a write off).

I seem to have got the brakes on for edits and GWPs. Which is fairly remarkable!

But really all I want is to get my stash down so that I can pinpoint what I love most and then have occasional adventures with new things.

I really love having choice but sometimes it’s too much choice y’know?…

I always love when someone declares that they've stopped buying edits, I've made the mistake before, it usually ends up with the following few weeks of picking up every edit that's launched 🤣 none of us will ever be fixed 😈 We're all in it for the long haul now haha!!

Also Dior are releasing their Airflash mist and glow sticks on Friday, so with them and the Harrods gwp going live then too, it could be an expensive day 🤪

There’s a new beauty box launching at SK onn18/5: $79

It’s not for me, as I have so much stuff already, but for people new to Korean skincare and/or without a giant stash, it looks like a good deal:

www.stylekorean.com/shop/pr_listtype.php?idx=1527

🤫

shhhhhhhh!

I could be tempted by this make up edit from SK: $35:

https://www.stylekorean.com/product/stylekorean-timedeal-the-glow-makeup-box-4-colors/1778225661

I will try to resist.

I’ve just spent ages on the SK site writing reviews of my many purchases.

Code: CLARE10 gives a small discount.

If you have AmEx there's often £10 back on a £30 spend.

No codes, but i got the 'Red' box for £62 recently . is that what you are seeing it at?