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

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New thread for everyone. Welcome back and hello to newbies and lurkers.

Advent season has now officially kicked off despite the heatwaves. There's a dedicated thread for advent calendar discussion with spoilers here
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5549187-beauty-fragrance-advent-calendars-infochat-2026-spoilers?page=1

Has anyone got a sneak peak of the liberty drop offers from 13th July? I’m keen to know if i’ve got a chance of any discount off of a La Mer moisturising cream - Someone always seems to find a link detailing what is happening on each day before it’s public knowledge x

They get posted here (scroll to bottom) but they've not added the July offers as yet.
https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/information/promotional-terms-and-conditions.html

Space NK have £20 off a minimum £100 spend via code EXPLORE

I’m hoping Liberty do 20% off skincare at some point next week. I would buy:

Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel £42 for 350ml https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/Special-Cleansing-Gel-250ml-1001221144.html I much prefer this to the Ultra Calming Cleanser I’m getting through now from the Next Christmas edit. Actually I have the bottle still so could get the refill bag £59 for 500ml https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/SPECIAL-CLEANSING-GEL-REFILL-500ML-R526171006.html My skin really
liked this and looked great.

Lisa Eldridge Skin Enhancing Treatment Cleanser 100ml £43. Would love if this came in a refill option too. https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/skin-enhancing-treatment-cleanser-100ml-000797133.html Lisa did a post the other day about she doesn’t use travel minis she takes all her HG products in refillable travel size items.

Reome Broth or maybe Reome kit so I can try their other stuff. £98 for the Skin Evolution Set. I love the broth and the price point for something so effective (for me) is really good. In comparison to Westman Atelier! https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/skin-evolution-set-000867553.html I really like Reome as a brand and the packaging.

Previous year I was over-analysing edits/ACs and focused on the value of skincare. I think I’m done with that now as there’s these items which I prefer above all else. Add in LaNeige moisturiser, Glow Recipe Toner, BoJ and SUQQU sunscreen, Dermalogica sleep cocoon, Sunday Riley eye cream.

Going to assess edits/ACs for luxury and specialness now, treat feeling, rather than value and usefulness - obviously I still want to use it! I didn’t buy the Revolve Summer Beauty Essentials as I don’t want anything in it though I still check out the bag.

Oh I may try the dermalogica special cleansing gel. Although bored of the big one from next now. I probably have one somewhere. I had a bigger sort out yesterday. Omg my stash is worse than I thought. I need to be brutal and just put bundles on vinted. Im gifting loads but not feeling like its going down. Probably doesnt help that i have a 1 out 5 in policy. 🤣
Are the dermalogica and the lisa eldridge ok for rosacea?
I came across more decree am and pm serums. Is anyone using them consistently? I do like th pm but am wary using as my skins not happy with me. Although I used a lovely cream last night so its happier this morning. Aestura. Found it whilst sorting out.
Im at saturation point now with beauty and tired of selling stuff on and overbuying. Addictive pattern. Going to be more picky for advents. 🤞
I tried the Dalbeattie serum spray for sensitive skin yesterday. My skin was a bit tingly but maybe it wasnt the time to use as my skin wasnt happy. Will give it another try when my skin is more settled.

@Doglover73 the Lisa Eldridge cleanser is basically honey or maple syrup. There’s a good video she did about all the stuff she put in it and the process for developing. I love her videos though. The Dermalogica Special cleansing gel is soapy, so less gentle than the ultra calming.

Gucci Westman has rosacea and they mentioned how she made all the products gentle enough even with the actives for that skin type. Worth folllowing her on insta maybe as she talks about it.

Opened the Shiseido Future Solutions Cream Spf 30 from Harrods advent today. First impressions are I don't like this. It feels a bit greasy/waxy on the skin. It's only a small pot so will persevere with it for a while longer.

I was saving mine for this kinda time of year, but when I tried it in Harrods, I felt like it might be too rich for hot weather so decided to save it until autumn. Let me know how you get on with it. Have you tried the cle de peau SPF? I love it so much 😍 shame it's so expensive.

@JoRaRaRa it sort of feels okay now it's soaked in. I think it could be the spf, I feel similarly about the Emma Lewisham spf cream from the Liberty edit. Think I've got a couple of other creams with built in spf in the stash but probably going to avoid in the future. Separate sunscreen is the way to go.

I've got a bunch of creams open now trying to find one I like for the height of summer.

Finally got my Look Fantastic mystery boxes, I think they're really good for the price. I don't have a picture but got the same items as @user593 on the previous thread. I got my postage refunded too as they were late sending them.

@ClutteredPalace Not me, I haven’t bought any boxes! ☺️

Oops, sorry @user593 it was @user626 🙈

@ClutteredPalace what were the contents? I've just tried to search previous thread but failed - I'm on a no buy mission but something so reasonable might satisfy my burning desire to buy 😂

https://www.lookfantastic.com/p/beauty-box/the-mystery-edits/17902457/

I bought the January and February boxes and got everything on the product pool list but the last six items and the Christophe Robin hair mask @LouScot

Thank you for the new thread @OvaHere
I’m supposed to be working but it’s too hot and the laptop I’m using today is painfully slow for some reason. So I’ve wasted nearly an hour of my life on Instagram instead 😁
I don’t know how to do a link but if you look for this account in the picture, it has the cutest AI videos of a puppy and skincare. The page is about some Korean beauty subscription box.
I know it is advertising, I know it is AI , but I can’t stop watching and going awww. I don’t even care about the skincare side of it!

The StyleKorean Pink Bestie Box has gone live. It’s still available atm, for four days only.

The Pharmacy box has been temporarily withdrawn from sale as that promotion has ended, but it’s coming back again later in the month apparently.

@ClutteredPalace I’m so glad you mentioned about the mystery boxes, I completely forgot I’d ordered them! 🙈 Just checked the tracking and it looks like they will be delivered today

Hi everyone, I have been MIA since the cult beauty debacle. Happily spending a small fortune elsewhere.

But, I need travel minis for holiday, can anyone recommend any edits theyve found particularly good? Not from Cult beauty, Lookfantastic and Glossybox.

Hi @psuedocream3 i really like this little medik8 set from SNK. I’m going to take it on my holidays.

www.spacenk.com/uk/sun-tan/summer-beauty/summer-skin-essentials-UK200064352.html

I haven't bought either and they're pricey, but both Skin Rocks and Dermalogica have offers where you choose a few minis and get a discount & free bag. I also think the medik8 set Beautyfox shared is a great set, and SNK also have some laneige mini sets

LFXSAVE gives 11% off the mystery boxes at Look Fantastic, think it's only valid till tomorrow, only just over a £1 but along with credit on my account meant I got a box delivered for £8. I bought the March one as hopefully it'll include the Gatineau gradual tanner, great for the price.

I got the January and March boxes. Happy with the contents.
I got the eyelash curlers 😁 but I was happy with the thought of them as I wanted a back up set.
The boxes are great value, and now have an extra 5% off

Oh that’s an even better deal.
I got the Gatineau in my March box so fingers crossed that they are putting it in all of them!

I think they must be. I found the January to March boxes on Beauty Calendar and the contents match the list in the product pool, first 7 for Jan box, and so on. I was slightly impressed with my detective skills, not as good as @JoRaRaRa but getting there 😂

https://www.facebook.com/share/18qjSsctTZ/

Link for asos