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.

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Speaking of Tatcha, has anyone tried the indigo cleansing balm? I'm about to finish my TIMY balm and considering this next but it's expensive and there aren't many cheap on Vinted which is how I normally try things for the first time 😆

Yes, the mini one is what I purchased for the freebie I didn't get. It's one of my favourites but far too expensive for the amount you get so I don't buy them often.

Another who likes it, I switch between TIMY and Tatcha depending on what offers are around, it’s one of the things I will pick up if I need to make up a spend for gwp etc.

I received a free gift just before hitting Deluxe tier. I thought it was a nice touch, and of course as I placed an online to get the free gift (I rarely shop in person), it took me to deluxe tier.

I have only needed to contact their CS once, which was via email to chase up a refund; they quickly it resolved.
I believe they have a priority CS phoneline for deluxe.

@OvaHere I’m disappointed for you, I bought this on a whim off Vinted ages ago and really liked it, I really want another but I’ve got so many other eye creams in my stash to get through.
I’m currently using the MZ skin one

@OvaHere I placed a SNK order at the weekend (yes, I fell for the GWP) and one item has turned up today, but nothing to say when the rest will arrive. I'm hoping it's just been split, but odd they didn't say anything, so now I'm wondering what will actually turn up. I suspect they haven't quite solved their delivery problems...

Has anyone tried the tatcha balm stick - thinking of under eye area before or after make up? I’ve seen loads of other dupes come up on instagram etc, do they work?

I had a very generic response today which didn’t really answer my delivery question but did say they are sending out orders at different times and split into different packages and some items have been delayed due to their system update but they are hoping to get all the item to me soon.

I’m still ploughing through the Liberty Eye Patch @Thelifeofawife! And a Caffeine drop thing for the day! But bored of them now!

@LoveLabradors I have tried the balm stick, I think it was in Space NK BAC 2024.
It reminded me of the Lypsyl stick lip balms you can get.
I only used it a handful of times, mostly to smooth fly way hairs. I used it a couple of times under make up, but I wasn’t wowed by it, and despite it claiming you can wear over make up, it just drags the make up around so not really an option.
Of course, I could have been using it completely wrong, being the novice I am.

Well, that escalated quickly… within 5 minutes of me posting that, I went on eBay and purchased one 😅 They have some more, and there’s a couple on Vinted. Approx £15 for 5ml

Thanks. On principle I'm not buying one when I was supposed to get one with my order. I suppose there's a chance it might come with the second part but probably not. I like SR Auto Correct but I've tried that loads of times before.

New thread.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5537245-beauty-chat-freebiesgifts-with-purchaseoffers-thread-sixteen

I really like the Toteme bag I ordered from the Liberty Sale so I think that’s all my BD credit gone! It’s probably for the best. I really didn’t need any more makeup or skincare 😅

There's a couple of bags I have my eye on if I decide the BAC isn't for me. I spent ages looking at bags when I was in store last month.

I'm hoping once again that I do like the BAC enough because the box design is so lovely I'd like to have it at least once. SNK is usually more to to my taste though contents wise.

@LoveLabradors I also got the SNK BAC 2024 so got the Tatcha balm stick. As @Thelifeofawife said it seems very similar to a giant chapstick and initially I thought it was a bit of a dud, and the only Tatcha product I haven't loved. But earlier this year I well and truly fucked up my skin barrier with too many actives and my face felt tight and sore so on a whim I tried tried slapping that on and it was really helpful, seemed to calm everything down and help my skin to lock in moisture. That said I'm not sure it did anything more than covering my face with vaseline or something similarly occlusive would have and I don't think it'd be suited to under make up as it's so greasy the make up wouldn't stay in place. Also not good for over make up IMO because it will make that area look so shiny. I tried it on bare skin only under eye and it made me look like I'd been crying. As an intensive moisturiser on days you aren't public-facing was how it worked best for me.

Oh that's a shame, hope you get unblocked soon.
I think my purchase went through ok - I do like a GWP!

So pro sellers can't sell in beauty category?

You shouldn't have an issue on eBay. At least one of our thread members has a pro eBay account for beauty items.

Good luck sorting it out. I was a big fan of those edits with the Medik8 Vit C. 😁

Don't forget to tell us who you are if you have a new name!

Looks like M Holt has set up a new account as mholtretail.
Hope you can get back in Fairy

My Look Fantastic subscription box has arrived, it’s got some nice things! I’m quite pleased!