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

[OvaHere]

Welcome back everyone. New thread just in time for Black Friday.

How is everyone's self restraint looking? 😂😂😂

Fingers crossed for some good bargains this year especially all those advents that haven't sold out. We've probably bought some of those already but let's ignore that.

Happy bargain hunting. 😍

Thanks for the new thread ☺️

I’ve just finally succumbed to the Bobbi Brown Soft Glam Essentials Gift Set on Boots as my £9 off a £45 spend expires tomorrow and coupled with the 20% off premium beauty £36 felt like a massive bargain as the Face Base is one of my favourite moisturisers. Kicking myself slightly for having not got into the recycling scheme earlier as I am up to £29 points with loads more to recycle so could have had for free in a week or so if the £9 off offer hadn’t been expiring! I think I might get DH to gift it time for Xmas so I’ve saved him £20… I’m very interested in trying an eye shadow stick for the first time so hope the colour isn’t too much as I am not a very glam person. Mascara will always get used and DD should hopefully make use of the lip gloss assuming BB is acceptable to a younger teen.

I am dithering over Sunday Riley 12 days to stash for next year but I guess 20% off currently at M&S should replicate next year so no need to stash now, thoughts? I will be swimming in skincare after BAC opening so trying to resist the spending urge. I really need White Company to start 25% off for Black Friday which will hopefully scratch my final purchasing itch for their calendar!!

From Mary, fragrance discovery set gwp at Cult Beauty with £85 spend in the app.

Has anyone used Nudestix? The set of pencils looks nice, just wondering how easy they are to use, how pigmented they are and if they last?

Not sorted my Boots card yet, but still managed to order the new and trending box and glass skin bag! 😳

Thank you for the new thread, 😊
Just seen the CB fragrance offer. It seems a nice set but I must stop myself buying more beauty products!

@pinkchampagne1 this is exactly how I feel. I’ve just spent the last hour filling up my basket with things I really don’t need to get a perfume set that if I put it to the back of my stash I might get around to trying them in about 4 years. 🙈 I must stop at least until BF.

@Donsyb re sparkly lip gloss. Lisa Eldridge Dancing Rose is absolutely stunning and a repeat purchase for me. So pretty and lasts well too. I put it as a top coat usually. A new love is Chanel holiday 26 givre. It is a silvery and very pale gold sparkle. I tried the gold version - etincelle in store but found it very yellowy.

Lisa Eldridge also does good sparkly eye palettes - sorcery is lovely. I also rate Zoeva eye pencils for adding sparkle! Morphe has some lovely sparkly palettes as well - great quality for a good price.

I use this for my red lip colour.
great staying power and doesn’t dry out.
very pigmented!

SpaceNK have just sent me a 20% off code for the Advent Calendar. Not been tempted before but I do love a discount.

So everything except the Kayali, which I don't like, and the TSU Lance Yor, which I've never heard of, is 2ml or less? Don't think I'll bother. I would have been happy if the M+ Champaca were bigger, because I like that.

You’ve just reminded me that I bought this LE lipgloss ages ago (I think for my birthday at the beginning of the year!) and still haven’t used it. I like the idea of using it as a top coat.
I also have the LE Betty palette that I bought at the same time, still unused 🙈

I agree about the Zoeva pencils and Morphe eyeshadows, I’ve got some lovely ones and they tend to be my go-to rather than some of the more expensive ones I have in my stash

@OvaHerethank you for the new thread 😍
@DonsybI have a set of Nudestix eye sticks, I like these, lovely colours and they do last. The texture is dryer than other eye shadow sticks though, so I find them a little more difficult to apply
I have a few of the Bobbi Brown Crystal eye sticks that Goldleafcat and BadgerFace mentioned. I love these and they have more of a gel texture
I really love this Laura Mercier eyeshadow stick in Metallic Taupe, it is a lovely shimmery shade
https://www.sephora.co.uk/p/laura-mercier-caviar-stick-eye-shadow-shimmer-roseglow-1-64g

Just to mention that LF has a waitlist for the MM edit that was discussed on the last thread. Sorry if this is common knowledge already, I just happened to notice it when I was on the app

Thank you for the new thread @OvaHere

I wish CB did Lisa Eldridge or H beauty. I am going to try to build up points in 1 place.
At the moment I have Liberty, SNK (losing its appeal to order from), CB, LF and Boots (due to recycling).

May the offers come in thick and fast now.

Not that I need anything,

I’ve had the Laura Mercier ones before, they’re coming to an end now so wanted to try something else.

I really like the Ilia eye sticks. I think there's a holiday set of 3 minis.

I don't think it's worth it unless you were buying something for £85 anyway and you like Kayali Vanilla 28

Im still debating this one 🤷🤔
Will likely have sold out by the time ive decided 🤣

Was it the last thread someone mentioned 20% off at Victoria Beckham? I splurged and bought a couple of eyeliners. I've only bought them off Ebay before but they're my favourite by far, so thanks!

😂 my entire life is a debate

I’m not enabling I promise , mine was 166/200
info only 🙂

I'm gutted the CB Forever Loved Edit is sold out and I stupidly didn't buy ut at the time. If anyone knows of anyone selling one please let me know 🙏 the only one I can see is on ebay for over £69. Are there any other listings I'm missing?

I'm interested as well . I only joined the beauty drop this year , led astray by MNs on here !! Well thats my defence for all the spending .

On eyeshadow stick @Donsyb kiko have a range of colours and a few shops irl. I also got one from a brand called Delilah in an edit. I’m using it up but like it- good staying power.