Beauty chat - freebies/gifts with purchase/offers THREAD TWENTY ONE

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Welcome back everyone to the new thread and hello to any newbies - join us now in time for the autumnal fun. 🍂💄🌂

As always when the Advent threads are running hot this thread is a little quieter but holiday releases, sets and edits are just around the corner. I'm super excited to be going to Sephoria London in October - I still can't believe I lucked out getting a ticket.

Some exciting homegrown news -after a few technical hiccups the FB group is now searchable (but private) MN Beauty Chat Swap/Trade/Sell.* *For those interested in the group we have a few joining rules you will be asked to abide by. Thank you @MrsBnow12 @CinderellaParker for your help.

@26inprogress - I have pm’d you.

Annoyingly they have a massive list of exclusions so the one thing I wanted doesn't have the discount. I hate it when they say x% off everything and it turns out to be shite...

Agree. The AC would be in its way if these discounts worked. Can anyone remember how long ago they launched the advent? I think after 4 weeks then they allow discount codes in new products. However, I have no idea why I think this and it may just be wishful thinking.

Love the Floraiku Gong from the Harrods F advent. I've now had to buy another.

New SNK GWp coming soon. I wonder if this will exclude the AC?

beauty-detective.com/space-nk-the-makeup-must-haves-gift-2026/

Ooo I like that!

I imagine it will exclude it, it normally does but fingers crossed it doesn’t!!

Dior Holiday Collection goes on sale next week https://www.dior.com/en_gb/beauty/teasing-holiday-look.html

Ah do they? I can wait 4 weeks for it..it's the fenty lip vault. Not paying full price!

Some nice Christmas boxes/ hampers on jarrolds. I quite like this mens hamper… women’s coming soon. www.jarrolds.co.uk/departments/beauty/gwps/jarrolds-made-for-him-hamper?om_campaign=omme_540ee06a-7e4_177786_436408&om_profile=29fe-812c74-03296300&om_send=dbe927e3df174777b98e6df492a52857&utm_campaign=Beauty_xmas_Access26wk36&utm_content=variation_a&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ometria

This is lovely for £10 too

www.jarrolds.co.uk/departments/beauty/gwps/cosy-nights-beauty-cracker?om_campaign=omme_540ee06a-7e4_177786_436408&om_profile=29fe-812c74-03296300&om_send=dbe927e3df174777b98e6df492a52857&utm_campaign=Beauty_xmas_Access26wk36&utm_content=variation_a&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ometria

I may have accidentally ordered this too.

www.jarrolds.co.uk/departments/beauty/gwps/party-prep-beauty-cracker?om_campaign=omme_540ee06a-7e4_177786_436408&om_send=dbe927e3df174777b98e6df492a52857&utm_campaign=Beauty_xmas_Access26wk36&utm_content=variation_a&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ometria

The men's one is quite nice for £35.

I saw that one.. wish they had a equivalent women's one

They allude to one on the email so maybe we need to be patient.

Thanks @Reb642☺️

I've just purchased 3 of these for stocking fillers, plus a load of cake and biscuits from the food hall 😋

This is my 1am purchase. 100ml of Kayali for £120, and I used the £20 voucher from buying the BAC and £10 credit. So £90.

And it added a £5 discovery voucher - DH loves the concept of these “thanks for spending so much money here’s a tiny freebie in comparison so you can spend lots more money!” - and a gold atomiser

I know I can post it here and it’s not a bad thing 😂

I already know I’ll love the Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar 42, and the Eden Sparkling Lychee 39 sounds right up my street. Fingers crossed!

none of 4 x 10ml discovery sets appeal to me as there’s one or two that don’t appeal. Like I don’t like rose scents so Fleur majesty doesn’t appeal in the sweet obsessions set.

Eagerly awaiting the reveal for the cult beauty holiday edits. I have a voucher I need to use and a relative that’s leaving soon to fly over to us who can add it to the pile!

Freckleface is my go to for room diffusers.

May I ask a question please? It's a tad off-topic but one I'm sure you lovely people will be able to help with...?

I had my hair highlighted yesterday and it's a tad more 'golden' that I would have liked. Can anyone recommend (ideally not the £50+ set by Loreal and their ilk) a shampoo/conditioner/mask that will knock it back to something more ashy blonde?

Thanks so much x

The provoke touch of silver shampoo (don’t bother with the conditioner) under a fiver. I would use as first wash put in wet hair and leave in it maybe 1 or 2 mins max wash off and then I use my normal wash and conditioner. Works everytime xx

Sisley 30ml black rose cream free with orders over £250 at Sisley. I can’t help
in thinking that SNK have scaled back their order after the reception of their luxe AC. I really tempted but I have 2 tubs of cream waiting in the wings. I am very tempted to try the siseylea eye cream though and this would be a good bonus. 😬😬😬

Thanks @Twinsandsome - I've ordered that! Fingers crossed because I hate this. At least I didn't take a notion to do this a week before my son's wedding which I had thought about...

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the Murad @Reb642 - I’ve got 2 bottles from the CB edit waiting in the wings for when I’ve finished the last mini tube of Medik8 crystal 6 from my multiple JL sale crackers in January.

I thought I’d gone a bit overboard with those at the time (I think I bought 5 in the end) but worked out on a cost to contents basis, and having used up almost everything in each one (except for selling a few of the KS face washes because my stash is off the scale) they really were insanely good value. Total cost was less than the equivalent of just the medik8 retinal, and I’ve enjoyed using all the Elemis eye & Shiseido day creams too.

Even so, will need to be a bit more restrained this year considering recent BAC and edit purchases!