Boots No7 Vouchers

Boots are currently doing the £5 No7 voucher promotion - spend over £5 instore and receive a £5 No7 voucher, valid until 17th June.

I am forever losing tweezers (honestly I think I have a problem, I must buy a pair of tweezers every month) so couldn't resist picking up this handy three piece set.

The set contains slanted, pointed and straight tweezers in a handy little storage pouch.

They cost £12.50 and using the voucher cost me £7.50 plus I got another voucher (yes it can be neverending!!)

I picked up this no7 Stay Perfect nail polish in Crave Me.

I love the No7 polishes and always get them with my vouchers, the consistency is really good.  The shades are nice and glossy, they dry quickly and are perfect in two coats.

I really like the brush too, its quite wide but I find it really easy to use.

The polishes retail at £7 so with the voucher it cost me £2.

Have you had any No7 vouchers this month?

What did you spend it on?

Origins - Earth Day

On Saturday 21st April Origins were running a in-store promotion entitled - Visit Origins to Recycle the Earth.  This was to honour Earth Day which this year was on 22nd April. 

Earth Day is a campaign where the global community comes together to take steps towards protecting and preserving the Earth.  You can read all about Earth Day on their website - its a very interesting read.

For the Origins promotion I had to take in an empty cosmetic container/tube/pot etc and in return you got a good sample size (50ml) in return.

I got to my local Boots just before 9am and there was already a little queue at the Origins counter!

I filled in a card with some personal details and what kind of skincare I was looking for, popped my empty tub of Olay night cream in the recycling bin and the lovely lady gave me my sample of A Perfect World moisturizer.

This is what it says on the Origins website:
 

This lightweight moisturiser contains world-famous Silver Tip White Tea, Vitamins C and E plus French Maritime Pine and UVA / UVB sunscreens.
Designed for everyday use, this oil-free moisturiser builds an invisible bubble of protection around skin to help minimise the appearance of damage including lines, wrinkles and age spots.
Helps delay the appearance of premature signs of aging. So you can enjoy your youth. Today and tomorrow.
Sunscreens including Octisalate, Avobenzone and Octocrylene provide esstential broad spectrum UVA and UVB protection.

Oh just realised that 50ml is full sized! It retails at £32.00 on their website!

This is a nice lightweight moisturiser and will be perfect for the daytime.


She also booked me in for a free facial so I'll be going back on 4th May for a bit of pampering.

Did you manage to pick up a free Origins moisturiser?

Boots Models Own Pro Nail Polish Haul

Popped into Boots yesterday and managed to pick up some right bargains - limited edition models own full size pro nail polishes for £1.50 each and when I got to the till the lovely shop assistant told me they were scanning as 3 for 2! So I bought 9 for myself!

And they cost me nada, not 1p - as I had enough points on my advantage card to pay for them, so this fits in perfectly for my first post doing my April Beauty Budget Challenge :)

I thought this was a pastel blue when I picked it up but its actually a Matt Base Coat!

Pro Shade 001

Yas-Mint Pro Shade 048

Lavender Blue Pro Shade 036

Matt Purple Pro Shade 018

Mellow Yellow Pro Shade 027

Sunny Hunny Pro Shade 026 (can't wait to try this, it looks like magic sunbeams in a bottle!)

Golden Globe Pro Shade 28

Kiss My Brass Pro Shade 054

Burnt Toffee Pro Shade 023

Made up with my haul and can't wait to try them all out, I'll put pics/posts up as I use them.

Will you be popping to Boots tomorrow to see if they have any in your branch?!

What I've used in March

I love reading posts showing what people have used up in a month. Its great to see new products or what other people think of items that I like, so since I started my blog in March I've been keeping a box to one side then putting in my empties.

It's great to see items being used up!


I've also been inspired by a few blogs to put money away for each item I use up - i'm putting £1 per full size item and 50p per sample/sachet in a money box and I'm going to save it until Christmas then treat myself to loads of beauty related goodies in the sales, well that's the plan anyway!

Full size products

Rituals foaming shower gel 200ml in yogi flow - Indian rose and sweet almond oil
Rituals foaming shower gel 200ml in t'ai chi - white lotus and green tea

I got the yogi flow in my December Glossybox and really liked it so I purchased a few more from the range, they retail at around £6.50 online but I managed to pick a few up for £3 from my local TK Maxx. I prefer the white lotus and green tea scent, its really fresh and perfect for spring the yogi flow is really nice too but is more heavily scented.  The gel foams up really nicely and a little goes a long way.  They don't dry my skin so if I don't have time to moisturise after my shower these keep my skin nice and soft.  Would definitely repurchase.

Macadamia Deep Repair Mask 30ml

Personally I wouldn't class this as a full size product, but I got it in my February Joliebox and thats how they described it so I'm going with their description! This retails at around £2.50 online and as I have shortish hair I managed to get three uses from this sachet.  It smells gorgeous! Has a really nice thick consistency but spread easily through my hair and was easily rinsed out.  My hair was nice and shiny after using this and my frizz was definitely reduced. Would repurchase, its one of the nicest masks I have used - although I haven't tried my Ojon masks yet!

Perfume Samples

Clinique Happy 7ml - received this in a swap from Beauty Box Swaps 30ml retails at around £20 online.  I like this perfume, I think the name is perfect! The smell reminds me of my teenage years - it must smell like a perfume I used to wear.... I wouldn't repurchase though as there are other perfumes that I prefer.

Benefit Laugh with me Lee Lee - again received this in a swap! It doesn't say how much the vial contains but I'd say about 1ml.  I love this perfume! Its described as fruity-floral and for me its a great everyday scent.  At around £30 for 30ml I would repurchase this.

Memo Paris Les Echappees Jannat - again doesn't say how much is in the vial.  I got this in my December Best of Boudoir Prive box. I can't find this for sale in the UK, but you can find it on their website where 30ml retails for 69 euros (approx £58). I don't really like this scent, it was nice to try but to me it smells too spicy verging on the masculine. So I wouldn't repurchase this. 

Cleansers

Shu Uemura Cleansing Beauty Oil 4ml - received this in my Harrods Glossybox. 150ml is £28 on their website. I got two uses out of this sachet and I was really disappointed with it! I didn't like it at all! The oil was very thick, didn't seem to emulsify properly, didn't take all my make up off and no matter how much I rinsed it felt like it left a layer on my skin so I ended up using another cleanser to get it off! Would definitely not repurchase.

RMK Cleansing Oil 3ml - received this in my February Joliebox.  175ml is £23.25 on beautybay. I loved this oil! Was completely the opposite to the Shu Uemura oil, the oil is a much thinner consistency, spread easily, took all my make up off, emulsified nicely and washed off easily.  Really like this and 175ml would last for ages, I got three uses out of the sachet, so this is on my repurchase list.

Green People Gentle Cleanse 10ml -received this in one of my Feel Unique boxes.  Its organic and suitable for all skin types. 200ml retails at £16.95 on their website. This is a nice gentle cleanser, left my skin nice and soft didn't break me out at all but didn't remove all my eye make up.  It says it moisturises but I did need an additional moisturiser.  Its a nice thick consistency and smells really nice, although its quite a strong smell so may be overpowering for some people. I'm undecided on repurchasing this, my skin likes it but I don't like the fact it doesn't remove my mascara very well.

First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser 28.3g - I first received this in my December Glossybox.  I had just had a disastrous experience with Clinique three step that ruined my skin and this cleanser was my saviour! Soothed my sore skin, cleared up my spots, removes all my make up.  I love it! I still get the occasional spot but no big breakouts anymore. It is unscented and a little goes a long way. You can buy the essentials kit from Boots for £10.  This is my favourite cleanser and I have stocked up from Beauty Box Swaps (think I have 5 tubes left) and will be repurchasing when they run out!

Body and Face Moisturisers

Clarins Extra-Firming Body Cream 30ml - Received in my Harrods Glossybox, the cheapest I could find it online is £31.60 for 200ml on Escentual.  The cream smells really nice to me, like bubble gum! Its easily absorbed and makes my skin nice and soft, not sure about the firming effect! At over £30 I wouldn't repurchase this.

Caudalie Nourishing Body Lotion 30ml - Received in the same Feel Unique box as the Green People cleanser (oh how I miss Feel Unique beauty boxes) 250ml is £14.40 on lookfantastic, really like this it smells fresh, easily absorbed and doesn't irritate the lovely dry patches on my shins! Undecided on whether I would repurchase £14 to me is a lot to spend on a body cream.

Clarins HydraQuench Cream 15ml - got this in a swap with the Clinique Happy perfume, its £26.40 for 50ml on Escentual. This product is described as ultra-moisturising, it didn't live up to my expectations - still had dry patches that it didn't seem to improve.  Wouldn't repurchase.

Korres Wild Rose 24 Hour Moisturiser SPF 6 10ml - got this from the Best of Boudoir Prive box, wasn't sure if I would use it at first but I'm glad I did! The smell of rose is really subtle, the cream sinks in easily and gave my complexion a nice glow! Looked really nice under my foundation. I don't know if it does moisturise for 24 hours as obviously I wash in this time! but I really liked it for the daytime a little goes a very long way and I'm suprised how long this little tube has lasted me.  40ml is £15.20 on Lookfantastic. Would repurchase.

Aveda Smooth Infusion Shampoo and Conditioner, both 10ml.  Got these both in a little set from the first She Said Beauty box, along with a Style-Prep Smoother (not used this yet).  Only got one wash from these samples so its hard to judge the product, my hair was nice and soft but I wouldn't say it was any smoother than usual. The shampoo is £15.50 for 250ml and the conditioner is £17.50 for 200ml from John Lewis. I wouldn't repurchase these products. 



This is my little money box! How cute is it! I got it in a set from Lush at Christmas.

So thats £9.50 saved up so far!

Just realised there is not one make-up item that I've used in full this month! Thats awful when I think of what I have bought....which leads me onto my first April post - Budget Challenge!

Oh and just a quick one - I am in no way paid/affiliated/bribed by any of the companys I have linked to, this is purely so you can see the product in full and get an idea of price.  I have tried to pick the websites with the lowest prices x

Boots Haul - £5 No7 Vouchers

I love it when Boots do the £5 No7 Vouchers, so yesterday had a mooch around Boots while the hubby went to check out what bargains he could pick up from Game.

So I went in armed with a single £5 voucher.....

I needed some new face powder so picked up the No7 Perfect Light Loose Powder in Translucent (I did actually think I had picked up fair, but just saw the bottom of the pot!) I've never tried this powder before, I'm hoping its not too drying. It has good reviews on Boots website so I'm looking forward to trying it out. It retails at £11 so after using my voucher I paid £6 and received another £5  No7 voucher.

I then put my advantage card in the machine, I always forget to do this but I had some points to pick up for an internet delivery.  I got three vouchers - 300 points on any Champneys, 250 points on any No7 Beautiful skin and buy any item from the 17 range and get a free hide and chic eye brightening concealer.

I picked up a Lasting Fix nail polish in sweet kisses which is a lilac pastel colour for £2.99, received the hide and chic worth £4.99 for free! I bought some chocolate to make it up to £5 and got another £5 No7 voucher (2 tucked away in purse now)

I used the 300 extra points Champneys voucher on a gorgeous body scrub - smells minty fresh! A bit weird for a body scrub but I think it would be fab to wake you up in the morning!  This cost me £6 so I got another £5 No7 voucher (3 now in purse)

I haven't tried this since its been rebranded under No7 beautiful skin, I'm hoping its only the packaging thats changed and not the product! This retails at £10, but I used one of my No7 £5 vouchers and the voucher for 250 extra points - meaning that I paid £5, got an extra 250 points and another No7 voucher! So back to 3 vouchers....at this point my hubby has finished looking round Game and wants to go to Nandos for lunch (yummy, yummy in my tummy) so I do what I usually do with my vouchers.....

Spend them on nail varnish! L-R Dollar, Milan and Base Coat. These retail at £7 each but using the vouchers I paid £2 each.

Its so hard to pick up the colour, Dollar is a metallic greeny-teal colour.

Milan is a metallic pink, with tiny silver glitter so that it looks like foil! Can't wait to try this out!

So I ended up with goods worth £55.98, less £25.00 of vouchers, less £4.99 free product for £25.99! I also got an extra £5.50 on my Advantage card so technically only spent £20.49! Bargain!!

Oh and walking back to the car I popped in good old Dotty P's, picked up these gorgeous shoes, reduced from £39 to a fabulous £7! Will match my new dollar nail varnish perfectly :)

Found this pic on their website, I couldn't get the colour to show up properly!

What do you think of my little haul? Did I spend my vouchers well? What are you planning to pick up with any vouchers you have got?