Every December, the majority of cosmetic brands at Boots provide a Gift With Purchase and it is one of my favourite deals of the year as you can get so many lovely products for free! So this is just a quick post to show you the Gifts and to let you know what I purchased to get them.
Bourjois – Spend £15
To get the Bourjois gift I chose the Nail Polish Remover for Hands & Feet (£5.99) – I use this a lot and it is a pot full of nail polish remover-soaked sponge and removes polish so easily, Pencil Sharpener (£3.49) – I use a lot of thin and jumbo eye and lip pencils and I was in much need of a sharpener so added this one to my basket and lastly the 3D Gel Top Coat (£5.99) which I chose because I am loving super shiny nails at the moment.
The Free Gift includes the Smoky Stories Quad Eyeshadow in Upside Brown (RRP £7.99), the Volume Glamour Max Mascara in Ultra Black (RRP £9.99), the Rouge Edition Velvet Liquid Lipstick in Hot Pepper (RRP £8.99) and the So Laque Ultra Shine Nail Polish in Rouge Escarpin (RRP £5.99). That’s a total value of £32.96 and I am looking forward to using the Velvet Liquid Lipstick in a fab Christmas red.
No7 – Buy Two Products
I decided to pick two products from the No7 Christmas collection and so I chose the Stay Perfect Eye Shimmer (£8) and the Gel Finish Nail Colour in Red Velvet (£7). The Eye Shimmer only comes in one shade which is a highly-pigmented medium brown/champagne shade, perfect for Christmas parties!
The Free Gift includes a smaller sized Dramatic Lift Mascara in Black (RRP £6.75), Eye Contour Brush (RRP £8), Pop and Glow Cream Blush in Pink Blush (RRP £9.95) and a Stay Perfect Eye Shadow from the Tea Party Trio (RRP £3), making it a combined total value of £27.70. I think my favourite product from this set is the Pop and Glow Cream Blush as it will look really pretty on winter skin.
Soap & Glory – Spend £15
This is one of my favourite cosmetics brands at the moment and I have been loving a lot of their products so this time I chose the Hocus Focus (£11) which is a Flaw-Softening Illuminator and can be used on its own as a highlighter or mixed in with your foundation and the Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss in the shimmery berry shade Muse Bouche (£7).
Inside the Free Gift Set you receive the Love At First Blush (RRP £11), Thick & Fast Mascara (RRP £10.50) and the Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick in the shade Berry Gorgeous (RRP £3.50). I love the finish the Gloss Sticks give so I am excited to try a new shade, the Love At First Blush is a gorgeous multi-shade blush/highlighter and I have already been told how fab the Mascara is from two different people within minutes of Tweeting about this gift set! The value of this set comes in at £25 which I don’t think is bad at all!
Revlon – Spend £15
I always use the Benefit Porefessional Primer but it isn’t the cheapest product for the amount you get in the tube and so I have been looking for a cheaper alternative for during the week when I am at work, therefore I picked up this Primer for £12.99 and it feels lovely and mattifying. To make my total qualify for the free gift I added an eyeshadow in the shade Plum (£2.99), and these eyeshadows all have little ridges on the sides so that you can slot them together to make your own palette which I think is a cute idea.
This gift set is one of my favourites and includes the Colorstay Gel Envy Nail Enamel in the shade Dare To Go Nude (RRP £6.99), the Colorstay 16 Hour Eye Shadow Palette in Seduce With Your Eyes (RRP £7.99), the Photoready 3D Volume Mascara (RRP £10.99) and the Colorburst Lip Butter in Steal A Kiss (RRP £7.99). I have tried both the Nail Enamel and Lip Butters before and have been impressed with both products – I love the moisturising hint of colour that the Lip Butters give. The eyeshadow quad contains some gorgeous Autumnal shades and I always love trying a new mascara. This has a value of £33.96 so definitely one of the best value-wise too.
Seventeen – Spend £6
I swear by the No7 Matte Foundation and so I thought I would try out Seventeen’s version. Although I have just ordered the Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation so this could all change! The Stay Time Foundation gives a full coverage and has an SPF 25 which is great for any Winter sun that happens to surprise us!
With this offer, you receive a sparkly make-up bag, which I guess could also be used as a purse or clutch bag, which inside you get three lovely soft make-up brushes, which actually feel good quality brushes – you get a Lip brush, an Eyeshadow brush and a Cheek brush. This isn’t available to purchase as it has been produced for the promotion but it is such a good offer as the price threshold is so low.
Max Factor – Spend £15
Whichever skincare products I use I always end up with slightly red cheeks and so I wanted something to help combat this, therefore I wanted to try the CC Colour Corrector in Green (£8.99) as green is known to conceal redness. I also chose the Excess Shimmer Eyeshadow in Pink Opal (£7.99) which I chose as light pinks and lilacs seem to really suit my colouring and I absolutely love anything shimmery! This would also make a great highlighter!
The Gift Set for Max Factor includes their False Lash Effect Mascara in Black/Brown (RRP £10.99), Glossfinity Nail Polish in Just Cheerful (RRP £5.99), Colour Elixir Lipstick in Scarlet Ghost (RRP £7.99) and then Masterpiece Colour Precision Eyeshadow in Night Sky (RRP £6.99) which totals £31.96. My favourite product in this set is definitely the Eyeshadow, as I think this grey/blue shade will look super pretty for Winter.
L’Oreal – Spend £14.99
I wanted to try a new mascara and so I chose the Volume Million Lashes Feline edition (£9.99) as it seems to be one of their most recent releases and helps to give your lashes a flick, which my very straight lashes are in great need of! I also picked the Super Liner Superstar Eyeliner in Black (£6.99) as it has a felt tip-style end to create hopefully easy cat eye looks.
I am also really impressed with the gift set which includes the Color Riche Eyeshadow in Jungle Jade (RRP £7.99), the Super Liner Eyeliner in So Couture Black (RRP £6.99), the Mega Volume Collagene Mascara in Black (RRP £7.99) and the Color Riche Nail Varnish in Feline Sauvage (RRP £4.99), giving a gift total of £27.96. I absolutely love the metallic green nail polish and am looking forward to trying the other products in this kit as they are really wearable for a variety of skin and hair colours.
If you fancy treating yourself to any of these offers, head over to Boots online here or your nearest store.
Which kit do you prefer?
Love,
Kathryn xxx