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

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New thread. Welcome oldies and newbies.

I'm expecting this thread to be busy as we head towards both advents and autumn releases.

There's a dedicated advent thread for advent calendars here to keep up to date with reveals, waitlists etc.
www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5549187-beauty-fragrance-advent-calendars-infochat-2026-spoilers?page=32&reply=153745800

Thanks @user593 sadly sold out for now!

Thanks @Fillybuster I think my only problem would be if I loved it and then can’t find any more!

My google has suggested The Ordinary is a good sub. And half the price! So I might try that at SNK this weekend.

Not sure I'd say better but I'm almost at the end of Tatcha from last year's SNK BAC. I've enjoyed that more than I thought. It's a watery one though not serum.

I like Allies of Skin but that's more expensive and I find I need hyaluronic acid or something else slippy as a base layer otherwise it drags.

Also like the Summer Fridays CC Me Serum but it's about the same price as Medik8 and I wouldn't say it's better or worse.

I'd probably just rp Medik8 if you like it.

The Space NK summer sale has started which is strange as the current gwp is also still available

Admittedly, I'l an amateur beauty buyer compared to many of you, but this isn't a favourite of mine. It's been in a couple of edits and I find it a bit sticky. But I don't have anything to offer instead 🙃

Can’t see sale on my app @MrsBnow12 maybe it is early access for higher tier?

Not at all amateur 🙂 everyone’s skin is different!

I’m struggling through The Ordinary’s Rose Hip Seed Oil at the moment but plenty love it.

Just checked and it's Deluxe access today. It will probably go site wide tomorrow.

Some stuff is up to 50% off. Just spotted Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady at 40% off.

I had a look at my stash and found a k-beauty vitamin serum ampoule thing which has b, c and e in it, among other things.

Genabelle pdrn vita toning ampoule. It came in the first SK Pharmacy box and I’ll give it a go!

Fingers crossed!

Thanks for this heads up. I’ve ordered a few bits. I don’t think the sale is that great overall but the party edit is a great price and combined with the gwp it makes it more tempting.

I agree, they had a little Phlur set that I had been keeping my eye out for so picked up two of them and then some other bits and bobs to meet the gwp threshold.

So the sale may be a bit better than I first thought. I had filtered the sale items based on discount and wasn’t very impressed. This filter isn’t working. There are some really good offers on Fresh so I may have placed a second order! 🙈🙈🙈🙈

@Cyclingmummy1 I also wasn't a fan of the Lumene serum, although I liked the smell. I took mine away on a long holiday and ended up giving my bottle away.

@Beautyfox do they have the Fresh Kombucha essence in the sale? I love that stuff!

They have this set on offer which contains it.

There's a new JL edit on the app

I quite like that edit @JoRaRaRa but tgat might be because I have a JL gift card burning a virtual hole in my wallet!

What do you all think of it?

New travel essentials beauty bag with early access for JL Reward members. £65 . Not for me but just in case anyone’s interested
Set contains:

• Sisley-Paris Black Rose Beautifying Emulsion, 15ml
• Molton Brown Delicious Rhubarb & Rose Shower Gel, 100ml
• Aveda Botanical Repair Strengthening Leave-In Treatment, Full Size, 25ml
• Medik8 Advanced Night Restore Rejuvenating Multi-Ceramide Night Cream, 12.5ml
• Elemis Pro-Collagen Rose Marine Cream, 15ml
• Ultrasun SPF 30 Photo Age Control Fluid, 20ml
• Wella Professionals Wella Professional Ultimate Smooth Shampoo, 100mlmyBlend Face Expert Hydragel Mask, x 1
• Trinny London Lip2Cheek, Freddie, Full Size, 4g
• Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 62 Hair & Body Perfume Mist, 30ml
• Too Faced Ribbon Wrapped Lash Mascara Travel Size, Deepest Black, 4.7ml
• Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel, Full Size, 50ml

Tangle Teezer The Mini Ultimate Detangler Hair Brush, Millennial Pink

Gosh sorry, cross posted 🫣

For me, it doesn't really compare with the luxe box that they did last year. I really liked that one. I'd be tempted to wait and see what they bring out later in the year. Seems a weird time to bring a travel edit out, a lot of people have had their holiday for this year now.

I’m tempted by the 10ml, sounds nice. Have you tried it.

🤣 ahhh but yours includes all the info, I was feeling a bit lazy and couldn't be bothered

I didn’t think it was great @IlovePond