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. I'm not thrilled with that one compared to last year. Maybe my wallet is safe 🤔

For those with the 2025 Lancome box, how are you getting on with the palette?

some have crumbled and the glitter goes everywhere. Some shades don’t last. I really wanted to love it all. Any tips?

Sparks app has 50% off in early access to the sale today only. About 50 beauty products in there - slightly random selection but includes Arkiv Clinique and Stila bits

ETA you don’t see the discount oN each item in your basket, only in the checkout total

I actually wish I'd sold mine, I rarely reach for it. I've just sold the eye cream too, I got a mini and it made the outer corners of my eyes really sore and flakey. I have super sensitive eyes though. My mum once bought me some lathering dove cleansing wipes that I nagged for and the next day my eyes were swollen and red, I looked like Quasimodo 🤣

@Lurkingshark I get bad fall out from the shimmers too. My normal trick of concealer set with powder on the eyelid doesn’t stop it so I might try picking up the shadow on a brush and then spraying the brush with setting spray before applying to see if that works.

I was surprised, I thought the formula on a Lancome palette would be better. It’s a shame as some of the shades are really pretty.

Sold mine, it was either disco glitter or 90s super matte.

That's a very small offering compared to last year.

Im sick of buying and getting the wrong shade. Even when ive gone instore for shade match. 😳🤔🤪

£10 Tues

I can’t find these on the app, is there a link or a special way of finding them? I can find other offers but not Beauty.

If you press Shop the Offer on the 50% early access and then click on Filter in the top right corner, the Categories option allows you to pick women’s, men’s, beauty etc

I don’t have an early access sale link at all 🙄

Hmm!!! I thought it would be for all Sparks people!

Did it come via email? I can’t see one either.

edited: sorry I can see it’s in the sparks but if the app!

I also have it on the M+S website when logged in, no email.

Thanks @SheilaFentiman - I have just done an M&S order. Even if what I ordered for me doesn’t fit, the polo shirts I ordered for DH should be good for him. (I don’t know what he does to his clothes, but he’s worse than a toddler for stains/holes, etc.)

I don’t have it, clearly don’t buy enough in M&S!!

I don’t have it either. I can see the M&S clearance items but there’s no beauty there that I can see!

Me neither. Way to annoy customers, surely they know people talk?

No M&S offer for me either - no beauty items showing in sale.

I have a basket full of boots stuff - they always trick me into buying more than i need to for the advantage points! I might not checkout but there is a £10 curly hair set dd 15 would like...

On the topic of boots, I did did buy the boots summer box for my 19yos birthday a couple of weeks ago and she was very pleased - sounds like I might have to borrow the lip glaze!

Sparks sale showing for me - got a couple of half price pjs. M and S one of few places that does long length pjs for tall people so very happy with that!

Wouldn’t say the beauty offers or home offers were anything special.

@LoveLabradors agree the clothes offers were more extensive, deciding whether or not to check out a half price seasalt dress (RRP £65)

Re: M&S:

I would have bought the Arkive hair set but it’s sold out. I thought the Kbeauty reductions were good, but I have so much stuff already, I restrained myself.

I focused on clothes for my purchases.

It’s really weird that not all Sparks members have access. They updated the app a few days ago - it might be worth deleting the app and reinstalling it 🤞

I've bought a cardigan that's been in my bag for months and a pair of side stripe trousers. Nothing I fancied in beauty. There's a polo shirt I might buy for DH, I'll see what he thinks when he comes down for lunch.

I have been deemed not worthy by M and S to have early access. I really can't be bothered with this early access/VIP access/you're so special you can access all the shite we couldn't sell a day earlier than the less special people bullshit. If they want to sell stuff off, great, I'll have a look, but I'm not jumping through these stupid hoops.