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

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Sorry everyone! I didn't realise how near the end of the old thread we were.

What on earth have you all done with yourselves for the last few hours? 😂

As always everyone welcome to join in and hopefully this is the thread we see the first 'big' BAC reveal. 😍

After not liking the VP Matiere last year at first, I ended up loving it but I can’t see bringing myself to pay the price they charge for a full bottle. Ditto Dear Polly, which I also like.

I will give it some thought, though - maybe I could bring myself to spend my BD on one of those IF the purchase coincided with a good GWP.

On a related note: ‘Broth’ sounds so disgusting to me - as if you were going to put soup on your face!

It could be the best product ever and I would still not want to use it.

(I do realise this is weird😹)

They often launch a nice gwp in August.

edited to add: I agree re the broth. I think I had one ages ago and it went straight in the donate pile. However, I think I will give it a go this time around if I’m feeling brave.

I wasn’t sure at first about the Liberty BAC but watching the video makes it more tempting.

Thanks @Beautyfox

I am definitely overthinking this and need to get over it 🙀

The skincare mostly appeals this year. The MZ eye cream, the 100ml Sisley lotion, U Compund and the Reome Broth. They might swing it for me.

There may also be some c/b deals further down the line. Presumably because it wasn’t shifting, Quidco had c/b on the Liberty a/c when I bought it last year in about October. I got £9 back if I remember correctly. (Every little helps!)

I’m safe from the Liberty BAC, there’s lots of products that I either still have in my stash, or that I’m not interested in trying. Plus it’s very spendy without BD money/discount.
I like the bag though, so pretty!

@IlovePond I thought the same regarding the broth 😅

Glad it’s not just me @Thelifeofawife and @Beautyfox - it’s like ACNE Studios - I won’t buy anything from them either!

I agree that the bag is very pretty!

Bit disappointed the U beauty is not something else from the brand, make up is best section. I do like the bader oil but it does go rancid and my last 10ml I didn't use quickly enough. 4 of those perfumes I've had and don't like. Zelens has got really good reviews so I got some recently, didn't like it as much as B12 but it it's lighter so good for weather right now so I'll hunt it down. Sisley and Reome look good. Love the bag. Bit meh tbh. Body stuff double meh. 8 perfumes!

Liberty AC doesn’t tempt me so I’ll keep my status of never having bought an AC for now. I’m wearing my Ilia Soft Focus blush today in Glimpse. I really love it, a beautiful glow from within look. Having gone off powder blushes this one is definitely winning me over.

Agree on broth. The idea of splashing some
Cream of Tomato on my face doesn’t work well 😀

Not that keen on the box, it’s a bit ‘busy’ - Liberty is usually gloriously classic. I probably wouldn’t go for this, it’s nice but not wow but last year I did like the men’s calendar more than the women’s and very nearly got that so interested to see if they do that again.

@SheilaFentiman 😹 - absolutely- it screams ‘Scotch Broth’ to me - Reome broth is such a pretentious name trying to be cool!

There are several things in the BAC that I like, however I already own them all 😆

I bought the Reome face masks from Harvey Nicks and they are lovely.

Agree I probably wouldn't go for it without vouchers or the BD £25 discount. Knowing I won't pay a lot at time of purchase does alter the equation a bit.

Reome Recovery Broth is an HG product for me I’ve repurchased a lot. Came in the 2024 Precious Potions Liberty Founder’s Edit. I don’t break out when I use it AM and PM at all. If I don’t buy the AC, I will use my Beauty Drop credit on Reome kits. @OvaHere i think the beauty drop members discounts are every drop now ie a beauty drop week every 3 months.

Off to look at Liberty AC and over analyse! www.libertylondon.com/uk/beauty-advent-calendar/

I might have liked that but mine were £8 voucher for £40 Clinique spend (not a bad offer - can anyone recommend £40-worth of Clinique?) and £4 for £20 spend on hair care.

Beauty drop soon too.
£10 off QVC box https://www.qvcuk.com/tili-deluxe-discovery-beauty-edit.product.257158.html?cid=GGL-SP-Shopping_Beauty&e8=Cj0KCQjw9ZLSBhCcARIsAEhGKgPgc2PZNQqu_5kM65_iNcW2UmzzjYsz1RVEevdgsd8jMOlpwWEl25YaAvIEEALw_wcB&sc=osmtg

So annoying they don’t have a list I can copy and paste and annotate on the page! Just watched the video - I love the box. Based on the comments here I had a quick look at the Reome Recoveu Broth included; err yeah 15ml is not FULL SIZE! A bottle I buy is 50ml, though it does last ages. 15ml will last a month I think. 15ml sells for £44, 50ml for £144 so 15ml worth £43.20. However I do think that’s a good thing for an advent calendar, I didn’t like the Dr Sebagh rose serum oil (I don’t like oil textures and I didn’t like the smell either) from the Liberty BAC 2024 and really suffered through using it up. Though it was great for my skin.

no time for any further analysis right now! Wish they had a list I could read down.

Got Claude to do it, he did a decent job.

Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 Contents
Worth over £1,300 | 29 items (21 full-sized) + Liberty print drawstring bag
SKINCARE

1. MZ Skin – Intensive Bio-Placenta Eye Cream | 15ml (Full Size)
2. Sisley Paris – Sisleya Essential Skin Care Lotion | 100ml (Full Size)
3. U Beauty – Resurfacing Compound | 15ml (Full Size)
4. Augustinus Bader – The Face Oil | 10ml (Full Size)
5. Zelens – Emulsion D Fortifying Moisturiser | 50ml (Full Size)
6. Sunday Riley – CEO Vitamin C 15 Brightening Serum | 30ml (Full Size)
7. Reome – Active Recovery Broth | 15ml (Full Size)
8. Votary – Luminous Skin Liquid | 30ml (Full Size)

FRAGRANCE

1. Fugazzi – Angel Dust Extrait | 15ml (Travel Size)
2. D.S. & Durga – Debaser EDP | 7.5ml (Travel Size)
3. LBTY – Tana Meadow EDP | 8ml (Full Size)
4. Bibbi Parfum – Vanilla Factory EDP | 10ml (Travel Size)
5. Escentric Molecules – Molecule 01 | 10ml (Travel Size)
6. Matiere Premiere – Crystal Saffron EDP | 6ml (Full Size)
7. Vyrao – Ever 11 EDP | 10ml (Full Size)
8. Ex Nihilo – Blue Talisman Extrait | 7.5ml (Travel Size)

MAKEUP

1. Violette_FR – Lip Nectar (Shade: Bêtise) | 3.5g (Full Size)
2. Ilia Beauty – Limitless Lash Mascara After Midnight | 8g (Full Size)
3. Lisa Eldridge – Baume Embrace Melting Lip Colour (Shade: Épanoui) | 2.8g (Full Size)
4. Trinny London – Eye2Eye (Shade: Joy OR Magician) | 4g (Full Size)
5. Jones Road – Miracle Balm 8.5g (Multiple shades: Au Naturel, Tawny, Magic Hour, Sunkissed, Happy Hour, Bronze, Dusty Rose, Miami Beach) | 8.5g (Travel Size)

BATH & BODY

1. Verden – Nocturne Magnesium Body Spray | 60ml (Full Size)
2. Grown Alchemist – Regenerating Hand Cream | 40ml (Full Size)
3. Joonbyrd – Violet Haze Polishing Body Scrub | 30ml (Full Size)
4. Darling – Multi-Biotics Hydrating and Balancing Body Lotion | 30ml (Travel Size)

HAIR

1. Charlotte Mensah – Manketti Oil Finishing Mist | 30ml (Travel Size)
2. Davines – Oi Shampoo | 90ml (Full Size)
3. Maria Nila – Gloss Coat | 50ml (Full Size)
4. Innersense – Repair Mask | 59ml (Full Size)

BONUS

1. Liberty Print Large Drawstring Bag – Festive Plume

Price: £285.00 | Pre-order delivery: 21st August – 1st September 2026 The calendar includes a chance to find a Golden Ticket worth £1,000 inside! It's sold out 11 years in a row, so quite collectible.

Is it here or on empties that we track monthly spends?

Anyway, yesterday’s boots one took me to £211. Will try and spend less in July 😀

I'm not a fan of face oil either so I'm a bit disappointed the AB product is the oil.

Some final extra thoughts before I rush off: there’s two products which haven’t even been released yet the Vyrao perfume and the Votary thing. That’s good. Then they have Lisa Eldridge in there as well and it’s not just her mascara and eyeliner which are everywhere in edits. Love the way they’ve categorised the products. I really feel like with the launch, presentation, video, sizes (no one really wants a full full size of something they haven’t tried but we do wants stuff we haven’t tried) and categories that they’ve listened to their customers.