Thursday 13 June 2013

HAUL - Boots (Buy 1 Get 2nd Half Price)

I love a good bargain - blog sales, Ebay, flash sales, end of season sale time -  you name it, I'm there, credit card in hand.  I think it is because I can kid myself that I'm not spending if I'm saving Anyway, I popped into Boots to repurchase Effaclar Duo and took advantage of the 3 for 2 on skincare so I thought I would test out Effaclar K and their Micellar Water as my No. 7 eye make up remover is nearly gone (mini review - it works but is nothing exciting).

I was about to purchase some make up bits too when I noticed the shop assistants putting up the signs for the buy 1 get 1 half price offer that started the day after.  So of course, I had to go back the next day to make the most of both deals!

This is what I purchased:


TOP TIP!
Boots' tills are great - if you put 2 similar priced items through next to each other, the deal comes straight off them, rather than off all the cheapest items - so I aimed to get each offer in similar-priced pairs. 

Bourjois Bronzing Primer £9.99
I bought this because a lot of my foundations/tinted moisturisers are too pale for me now I have a bit of a (fake) tan.  I mix in a little blob and it corrects the colour before application.  It works well for this - demo coming soon!




L'Oreal Telescopic Waterproof Mascara £10.99
I have kept this sealed until I need it so I will post a review another time.  I have heard lots of good things about it though so I have high hopes.  It was really hard to get a good pic of this because the wrapper kept reflecting the flash so I nabbed this one from the L'Oreal website. 



Bourjois Cream Blush 2 £7.99
I am into orange/coral at the mo, having just bought a fab orange t-shirt from Zara and one from the Oasis sale.  I WILL be summery even if the weather is trying to stop me!



Soap & Glory Cheekmate £8
This is a pinky red stain with a thick texture.  It blends in nicely and lasts well on the skin.  I have just heard there is a voucher for this in the Boots mag - free if you buy any other S&G product.




Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer £4.19
I'm sure I have nothing to add to this much raved about product.  I bought this in Medium as Light 2 is great but too pale for me at the mo.  The only thing I don't like about this is that the black writing on the packaging smears off onto my fingers.  Ew. 


Bourjois Magic Nail Polish Remover £4.99
One word. Genius.





I also picked up a few magazines for the AMAZING freebies that are out this month.


I got:

2 copies of Elle
Rodial Fake Tan in Dark and Clear
I have a face and body set in Clear that I got from TKMaxx that I love - applies easily, natural colour and lasts better than any other fake tan I have ever used.

Company
a little stripy bag that I use to organise bits in my handbag - tooth flossers, hand gel, hair bobbles etc, that go all over the place otherwise.

Marie-Claire
a really cute Ciate manicure set with a gorgeous nude/beige polish and sparkly caviar.

Glamour
ModelCo nude lip liner - a gorgeous shade that gives a lovely even colour base. 



Have you found any good bargains recently?
Have you gone for any of the magazine freebies this month?


8 comments:

  1. It's amazing what great stuff you can get from magazines.
    Adela x

    Misspinkstyle.net

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    1. I know, there's been a run of good stuff recently. Did well today at a Summer Fayre where they were selling off magazines 3 for £1, got last month's Marie Clare with 3 different items of Avon make up!

      Rebecca x

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  2. This looks like a lovely haul :D I really want to try the Bourjois bronzer it looks so cool :) It looks kind of similar to the Chanel bronze universal(which reminds me I need to dig that out again!) Great post, now following! :) xx

    beaumaquillagex.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Thanks, it was great fun buyin git all! I LOVE the Chanel! The bronzing primer is similar but more moussey - the Chanel is more solid. I find this works better as a base or to mix with foundation, the Chanel is better as a contour.

      Thanks for following!
      Rebecca x

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  3. Great haul. Good tip about money off in Boots too.

    I love the collection concealer, but the way the black writing comes off is just awful! Makes the product look really crappy

    xxx

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    1. Thanks!

      I've tried to be really careful with this tube but the black is still coming off!

      Rebecca x

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  4. I really want to try the bourjois cream blush, but how easy is it to apply? :)

    life-of-libby.blogspot.co.uk xxxx

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    1. Dead easy, you can just use fingers to blend it in.

      Rebecca x

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