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

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New thread. Welcome back everyone. It's taken a while to get through the last due to how busy the advent threads have been.

All the holiday releases are coming out now and Black Friday is looming. So take a seat and buckle up. 😊

Again, a little bit sparse, like the Harrods hamper. Some friends and I have just grouped together to buy this Halloween hamper for a friend of ours, bloody lovely

https://www.fortnumandmason.com/the-wicked-wicker-halloween-hamper
Not quite in keeping with the theme of the chat but it's so nice. I love the cauldron!

@marchduck thanks so much!!! For the last 2 years I have wanted the gingerbread soap and missed out each time - just nabbed 3 bottles then one each of the other scents - for me I got 6 bottles for £36 so worked out each bottle half price which is a good bargain 🤔

The contents listed are not the ones in the photo 🤔

Oh my goodness these look lovely! There are so many to choose from, do you have any specific recommendations or are they all pretty nice? I’m tempted to get one of the cute ones with Santa / a snowman on for my DS (age 4) to use

The Molton Brown AC is the same price and you get a lot more

https://www.moltonbrown.co.uk/store/gifts/gift-sets/molton-brown-advent-calendar/MBC26019

A few good things on Boots Tuesday

@PerfumepandaI’m so glad you were able to get the Gingerbread soap and I hope it’s lovely 😍
@GoldleafcatHonestly, I’ve liked all the ones I’ve ordered before, some of my favourites are Japanese Cherry Blossom and Black Cherry Merlot. For the Christmas ones I have gone for the ones with the cute packaging too 😍

If anyone is interested in Dior holiday collection, it is already on display in Boots and will be available to buy from 15th, including the medallion 😊

New liberty kit is live Liberty The Bath and Body Kit | Liberty

I had £80 loyalty vouchers and 10% BD discount so only cost me £1!!

The Byoma Bio-Collagen Radiance
Facial Mask is in the Boots £10 Tuesday. I really like this mask (it’s a peel off mask, I love peel off masks) but I use it but quite quickly so I’m pleased to pick up a couple for £10 each!

SFAC is back in stock! Run!!!!
@HolidayHattie

I’ve got the Byoma peel off mask but haven’t got around to trying it. I must start using some of the masks I’ve got as they are always in edits and beauty boxes. My daughter has claimed half of my collection as she says her and her partner do face masks together and share skincare. Must be nice, her dad is more of a soap and water type .
Those who used the Space NK code how did you stack the discount code with the 20% off code as I thought you could only use one code ?
Space NK is being a pain when I try and order off it , won’t except my phone number when ordering even though it’s the same one as on my account details and linked to my bank card. It only works on hubby’s phone. He downloaded the app last night to do my order for the app only £20 off . I was mainly trying to spend my points and then I’m probably not going to use Space NK ( unless a really good GWP draws me in 🤣 )

I quite like some bits of the liberty kit except I already have a mini hottie (anyone else find that they don’t retain heat that long?!) and don’t have a bath so the salts are useless to me (is there another use I haven’t thought of?). Also that foot cream has been in a few edits already and I don’t find it amazing. It’s a pass. But I would really love a luxe body edit in the coming weeks.

Both codes applied. Not sure why. SpaceNK don't normally allow that. They must really want the advent to sell out.

Hopefully it's not tied to my account but I've got £15 off a £60 spend at Cult Beauty if anyone wants the code? Usual things like new releases and edits are exempt and it needs using within the next two weeks.

Thanks. Not showing for me even when I search it.
Not for me. Too many repeats. Will save bd for something better 🤩

Gosh just seeing Grown Alchemist included in these kits pisses me off. I really wanted to like the brand but everything I've tried has been rubbish.

😂 I've only just managed to finish a GA hand cream from a previous beauty drop box. I've been racing through it because I know I've got another one coming in a calendar. I'm not a fan of the brand, I just want to use them up and get rid. Is that the Margaret Dabbs product that's got emu oil or something in as well? It's not a terrible kit but it's not for me.

emu oil???!!!

ETA good lord, so it is, in the foot hygiene cream! yikes!!

Boots COSY20 discount on certain fragrances has gone up to COSY25

We thought getting Harrods was bad but this is a whole new level of bull*hit.

Wrong thread 🧵 🪡🤪

Gosh that's awful. I'm not vegan or anywhere near, but that seems absolutely unnecessary given the alternative cruelty-free oil options.

I've still got that emu foot cream to use up. It must have come in a Liberty drop and I've side-eyed it regularly.

On another note, has anyone used the Arencia Fresh Blue Hyssop Rice Mochi Cleanser? It's included in the Boots £10 Tuesday and it looks good. I have oily/combination skin.

@SheilaFentiman and @owlpassport, it caused a lot of consternation on the beauty drop thread when it turned up in one of the boxes. I'm not vegan either but the thought of it still gives me the ick.