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Cocktail Cosmetics have a clearance sale on.

 

Also, the following offers:

 

Spend £50 and receive a FREE NYX Diamond lip gloss or lipstick!!
Please quote 'lipstick' or 'lip gloss' in the order notes and we will try to send you your chosen product

 

Another Diamond Jubilee offer - 60% off ARTDECO!!!!. Valid from  2nd - 4th June.

Use the code ARTDECO60 at the checkout.

I'm really pleased, just found out that I "accidentally" earned 1000 bonus points by ordering two Clarins products last week (it has to be over £40, not just any two) from Debenhams. :) Nice surprise. I got the new eyeshadow palette and one of the lipbalms. Got my order yesterday actually, just 3 days after ordering. My second one should arrive today if they keep up the same speed. That one contains Chanel Calypso glossimer and two more Clarins lipbalms. Sadly I didn't know about the offer then, otherwise I would have got 3 of the lipbalms. Oh well, never mind, I have so many points now, they will take over a year to convert into vouchers sadly. :(

 

Oh and by the way,the Chanel bronzers are up on Debenhams now.
 

I've had a nice surprise today, too :)

 

Not only did the dresses I ordered on ebay arrive in the post, but I got a free bra as well, from Wonderbra.  The message in the parcel said "Please find enclosed your Wonderbra from National Cleavage Day.  Happy Cleavage! The Wonderbra Girls X".  I remember reading about a National Cleavage Day a little while back, but had no idea they were going to send me a freebie. 

 

They had my details because I have ordered from Courtaulds Gossard a couple of times.  They actually have some really good offers on their site sometimes (such as 3 for 1 on certain bras and knickers)  which I have taken advantage of.  If you accept their invitation to become a VIP, they also send you a free bra and knickers set - I had signed up and forgotten about it, then a couple of months later a set arrived in the post.

 

Here are their current multi-buy offers, if anyone's interested http://www.gossard.com/multibuys-specials

 

Oh, and my Love Makeup order has arrived - I bought some Stars Makeup Haven eyeshadows in their sale (£2 each) and a Z palette to put them in.

^ Nice. :)

 

My second Debenhams order has arrived with Calypso and the Clarins lipbalms. Speedy or what (I ordered on Saturday)?!
 

Just noticed, the Chanel bronzers cost £34 from Debenhams, but only £32.50 from Selfridges. Eh?
 

BeautyBay has a 15% off selected brands here: http://www.beautybay.com/sale/?utm_campaign=Jubilee++15%25+Sale&utm_medium=email&utm_source=BeautyBay.com
 

Same here - my Clarins order and my Si Lolita perfume turned up today - one ordered on Saturday, one on Sunday - very impressed, and long may it last :)

 

I'm not as thrilled with the lip balms as I thought I would be - somehow having the colour in the centre of the balm seems slightly strange when applying - and needs spreading out all over my lips - I'm usually really lazy with lip products, and just apply straight from the tube.  Ah well, the violet is a gorgeous colour, and feels absolutely wonderful, so I'm sure I'll get used to it :)

 

Viv x

A new Barry M nail polish is coming out next week  https://twitter.com/BarryMCosmetics/status/207477070970880000/photo/1

 

I immediately thought of the No7 colour-changing nail polish I have, where you apply clear polish over it and it changes colour

Speaking of nail polishes - Marie Claire has free ciate nail polishes on offer. There are 3 to choose from, a bright hot pink, milk chocolate/taupe and a lilac/lavender. I got the latter two and nearly picked up the pink too. I generally read MC occasionally but for 3.70 I thought I may as well.

It also has a code for 15% off on your total order if you buy Ciate online. It's CIATEMC12. Weirdly this didn't work for me.

MARIE25 - 25% off on Ciate website. This works.
Edited by True - 6/1/12 at 1:21am

Don't forget, the House of Fraser sale is now on online! I've bought the two Guerlain nail polishes and the coral Terracotta gloss. I was in store today and picked up the Gucci Meteorites and the blue Meteorites brush with my £50 vouchers (well they came to £65, but you know...) I also went to Sally's and got 6 China Glaze polishes and 3 Max Factor nail polishes from Superdrug both had 3 for 2 offers. :)

 

Still haven't bought the Guerlain bronzer as I'm not too keen to fork out £51 or even £46 for it, but hoping to pick it up in the Duty Free at Gatwick (hope the North Terminal has a Guerlain counter as well as the South). I also haven't bought any of the Chanel bronzers, I want Sable Rose, but it's not up on the HoF website and I don't even think there's 10% off Chanel (and Mac for that matter). I'll hope to pick it up in the Duty Free too.
 

 

There is 10% off on Chanel but not MAC, which is quite strange.

Yes, you're right, the discount didn't show up when I looked at the "What's new" selection from Chanel, but it does show up when you click on the individual products. Not Mac though. Oh well, didn't want anything from Mac anyway.

 

Debenhams has a 10% off beauty at the moment (today and tomorrow), use code DF69. Plus you get 500 bonus points if you spend over £40.
 

Also this month's Glamour magazine has Benefit freebies, there's 3 of them, Bad Gal mascara, That Gal primer and Pore Professional (one only in each copy). I got two of them, the magazines are only £2 each and the samples are worth £10 and £15 each. (I didn't get the mascara.) My WH Smith had loads of them, but I would think they'll go quickly, especially the primers.

 

Primer sounds interesting and it is cheap. I feel UK magazines are stepping it up with the freebies these days. They used to be rubbish 99% of the time. I try to hit shops in areas where people wouldn't be interested in the magazine but it's hard to do that in London. I'm out today so I'll track the primer down.

I know it's a bit off topic, but I always feel like I'm among friends. Been tidying and cleaning most morning because we have a social worker visit this afternoon. Somebody reported my husband to the Police about 2 weeks ago, apparently he was hitting our son with a shoe at the swimming pool. He wasn't, all that happened was that my son was screaming because my husband wouldn't let him cross the car park on his own (very bad parenting I know) and then in the waiting area of the pool where you have to take your shoes off before you go into the changing rooms, our son threw his shoes around in anger, so my husband picked one up and shoved it back in his arm. I know it might have looked like he was screaming because of that, but some people obviously got the wrong idea and called the police, so an officer came out later that afternoon (I was out all day) and was apparently perfectly happy with my son being happy and healthy and said there would be no further inquiries. Then on Monday we got a letter from Social Services to say that they want to come and visit us regarding an incident of concern involving our son AND younger daughter (who was also at the pool, but was never part of the whole thing in the first place). Feel like shit, even though I haven't done anything, and neither has my husband for that matter.

 

I think people who don't have children don't realise how much children scream and play up, I tell my son to go and have his bath and he'll scream like I've just whacked him with a baseball bat. He's 5, nearly 6, and this is his way of rebelling. Ugh, so stressed about this right now. :(
 

I know how you feel, Anita (((hugs))).  We also had someone report us to Social Services over something that didn't happen, when my little boy was about 3 years old.  Whoever it was was coward enough to 'report' anonymously.  SS wanted to examine my son all over (and I mean ALL over) and I can tell you it made me feel like s**t, even though we weren't guilty of anything.

Thanks Dawn. The best part of this is that the bloody social worker didn't even show up! I was stressing over this all day and she didn't bother to turn up. We phoned up 45 minutes after she was due, but her colleagues didn't know where she was and she never got into touch. We're leaving tomorrow (for Hungary) and I only started packing because of this around 4 pm. Also my husband took half a day off work and he's self employed, so he doesn't get paid for that. Thanks a bunch! :(

 

I still have loads to do until we leave tomorrow, but hopefully once we're there, we can start to relax.
 

Beth Ditto and Casual Colour are up on the MAC website!!

 

 

 

 

Enjoy your holiday, Anita.  Sounds like you need it.

Thank you! I do need it, lol! Will be online as only going to my Mum's, so will check in later during the week. :)

 

wow i am so out of the loop now a days, i have no money, so no mac for me! i havent bought any in a few months, there hasnt been anything i was heartbroken not to have

maybe its just cos there has been so many? i duno

 

i was interested in casual colour but i literally only have enough to get by this month (the rest has gone on my holiday) i might check out duty free when i go in 2 weeks but i doubt there will be much left?

Casual Colour is now up on the Debenhams site. Be sure to use the 10% off code DF69 which ends today. I got Weekend Getaway but was so tempted by Keep It Casual. I only had Allura's swatches to go by and my gut instincts. I liked Have A Lovely Day as I don't own many nudes but Temptalia said it was great for light to medium girls which is not me. Anyone going for any CC colours or all waiting for Heavenly Creatures?

I'm not getting anything from Mac this month. In fact I will try to not buy much at all this month, last month was a disaster, I spent twice the amount I was going to allow myself to spend a month. I will try to get the Guerlain bronzer in Duty Free and maybe pick up some things in Hungary that are not available here, but otherwise there's nothing else I actually want right now until HC. Maybe the gold Chanel powder and nail polish if I managed to get them from Selfridges. ;)
 

I have just read that Boots are doing a special Jubilee points event - 10 points for every £1 spent (with a threshold of £50 online or £15 instore) between 1st and 5th June.

 

 

 

Wow, I've just got the Beth Ditto email from MAC.  Not like them to be so quick with the emails! 

Yes since Shop Mac I've bought quite a bit mainly lip products and yet my major hits have been from the perm line bar Red Racer, Runaway Red, Sail La Vie and Glorify. I haven't read up on Heavenly Creatures much as it's overwhelming but judging by Glorify I definitely want to get the eye products or one Skinfinish to use on the eye. I used Glorify on the eye and it was just this lovely understated copper tone. I missed all the good extra dimension shadows so this will make up for it. Roll on July!

On "Fake Britain" on BBC1 this morning, they did a bit on fake cosmetics.  It's about 14 minutes in, and lasts for 10 minutes http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/bigscreen/tv/episode/b01jjvdp/

 

They've even got fake Benefit "They're Real" already!! 

 

I ordered Out For Fun. Really liked the look of Keep it Casual and Weekend Getaway as well but I just stuck with the colour I was most drawn to initially, didn't want to risk not liking the other colours in person. 

 

Finally ordered the new Chanel duo!

I hope people remembered to go through TopCashBack for 3% cashback from Debenhams. 

I use Quidco, is TCB better?

Anita - hope you enjoy your holiday! 

 

I'm going to stop buying makeup especially this month!