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

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New thread. Everyone welcome to join to chat about beauty bargains or just beauty in general.

Thanks to everyone who regularly contributes and keeps us whizzing through these threads.

Now we're in June we might be seeing the first Advent reveal before the month is out! Exciting times. 😍

I had a look at the beauty and eould have bought a few bits but all to be checked out individually so presume postage on top. Not worth it

It’s so annoying. I just went into JL to try and find a cardigan in the sale (for DC) which it said they had but wasn’t on the shop floor (and I wasn’t going to pay £4.50 to ship it as it negated a lot of the saving!). Turns out it was in the stockroom, so I got it in the end - but why not have it out? Then I noticed they had lots of full price items out that were actually on sale online, and when the assistant scanned them they came up at the sale price, but there was no indication on the shop floor or on the labels they were sale items. I left happy with two cardigans but it was hard work.

Their sales aren't like they used to be - they used to have amazing christmas and summer sales and I'd come out with a massive bag with about £200 worth of booty, this time it was slim pickings although my shoe bargain made up for it (reduced to £17 from £65, some office-appropriate, netural flats). Barely any beauty stuff out, I suppose unlike christmas they aren't trying to shift gift sets/addy cals.

I hope the Space NK summer sale is decent as their christmas one is, and i need something to keep me going until addy cal season!

@keepincool - thanks so much for the update. That’s brilliant news.

Was there anything on the packaging for Customs?

Thanks

I managed to pick up some real leather boots in the JL sale last year, reduced from £125 to £9. She marked them down as I was trying them on 🤣 at that price, I wasn't letting go. Came with the box too.

Wow, that is a mega bargain! 😃

look fantastic have released their fragrance boxes if anyone is interested in them

Not quite as impressive as previous offerings. I'm not tempted by vanilla. Fruity has goldfield and banks sunset hour which i like but nothing else appeals. I can probably pick SH up on usual selling sites, especially if it's been in an edit.

I dont think there was any specific notice for customs, just the address label.

Just counted and I've got 14 unopened cleansers, with doubtless a couple more lurking in unopened edits. I'm never going to get through them, am I? Pondering just popping some in the hygiene bank as I'm not sure it would be worth listing them. Definitely not buying any edits with cleansers in till the stash goes down

I could do with counting mine, it might stop me from buying more 🤣 Someone else said that they need to do a re sort things out and I think I need to too. I spent a bit of time after Christmas putting things into drawers but new buys are just all over the place 🙈 alcohol cupboard etc 🤭

That’s a brilliant bargain @JoRaRaRa

Thanks @keepincool - did you order anything exciting? There’s a new edit but I am not paying $78 for it!

I counted up my cleansers at the end of 2025 and had 14 too @Insuffishcakes. Must be a lucky number. Certainly a clean number! Hoping when I do my end of year count that will be a much better number.

Merit event in London. I’m assuming the link will work for others who might wish to sign up!

“To celebrate the launch of our new Clean Volume Mascara, we're hosting a two-day pop-up in London.

Join us to explore our full collection in person, including the new volumizing mascara - and receive an exclusive gift. A dedicated children's space for ages three and up will also be available on site.

Attendance is limited - sign up now to reserve your spot.”

https://trk.meritbeauty.com/l/01KVDQD0DAFQ0BWF0F1D6EBF8V2

@DidILeaveTheGasOn I'm really trying to whittle them down. I've even been deliberately starting with the smallest ones, but it's like fighting the tide, I swear they multiply when my back is turned

Now do I need a full size bottle of Bibbi Swimming Pool as it comes with a 10ml free Fruit Captain at Space NK
Now if Space NK were doing their % off x amount spend 🤔
Though I suppose I could use what's left in my Liberty Beauty Drop credit.
Trouble is that I will have hardly anything for the Liberty BAC.
Though I was thinking of a change this year.
Decisions Decisions.....

Does anyone know what’s in the Face The Future everyday beauty mystery bundle for £7.99?!

I’ve got £5 to use at SnK before 03/07, so hoping for the sale. I do have more credit but need to use this one up.

Got my birthday present at SNK today (it isn’t my birthday month, I tell every app a different month to spread the joy 😀)

That’s a good gift @SheilaFentiman !

🙌

Boots have a big sale on for the next week

A new gwp at Sephora, £120 spend on fragrance. A number of the sets from Ouai, Kopari, Sol de Janeiro count as fragrance.

It says something about a 'comforting evening body treatment', I wonder if that's Neom magnesium body butter - could be either of the tubes, the mini costs £22. Then the other tube and the pot are a hair cream and a moisturiser that make up the rest of the £45 value - no idea what they might be

Thanks to whoever mentioned vouchercodes. I have a £15 for amazon and £5 for boots so got another 2 candle warmers for my daughters birthdays. Paid 98p as had another £10 voucher 😍