Samantha's Secret | Space NK Sale £2!!!!!!!!!

I am so sad to be too slow for the amazing sale that Space NK still have some dregs left of - but wanted to share it with everyone incase others missed it too!! Some amazing skincare items and make-up went in, at up to 75% off.

I managed to get 2 x Laura Mercier single eyeshadows for £2, originally £18??!! A Laura Mercier lip glaze for £2, and a loose eyeshadow Magic Dust by Lime Crime, £2 - originally £12!!  Reviews to come soon!

I am also lusting after a trio of Rodial candles at £20.

Did anyone manage to nab anything special from the sale??! There is hardly anything left but Seriously its ridiiiculous look now!!

Samantha's Secret | 'Latest in Beauty' Samples

Not so long ago I found this great site called Latest in Beauty. It's a website that offers samples of products to try that you can then buy directly from their website, based on you giving feedback on the products you have sampled. Some products will then become avaliable for you in a small space of time to buy at a discounted rate. There are a few different options of products you can recieve from them:

Little Beauty Box - A box of 3 basic samples, delivered for 1.50. These are the small sachets of product - the ones they will give you free at beauty counters etc. They are not everyones favourite but at least offer a way of getting a feel for a product without having to pay a premium price.

Luxury Samples - These are bigger samples, more like travel size - similar to the ones you recieve in monthly beauty boxes. They are individually priced

Themed Boxes - You can also create a beauty box, similar to that of Glossybox and Jolibox, but the key thing is what the other beauty boxes are lacking - that you can choose which samples you recieve from a selection each month!!

I think that this is such a great idea! I ordered the small beauty box last month to get a feel for their service and how it would work. You pay for postage via text message and it came delivered within the week in a cute, sweet-smelling pink box!

(Photographed in a Glossybox lid not original packaging)

I got the Liz Earle Skin Tint, Tresemme Split End Remedy shampoo and conditioner and the hideously expensive Dr Bragi Marine Enzyme Age Management Moisturiser - which the Pixiwoo girls have said they love!

At the moment great luxury samples on the website are Burts Bees Body Lotion for 2; Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish for 3; and a full size Nails Inc polish in Porchester Square for 6!! It gives you an opportunity to try out products you have heard about but don't want to rush out and spend your hard earned pennies on straight away! It also erases that awkwardness that I know some people feel in asking the bitchy cosmetic-counter girls for samples (we've all encountered it before haven't we - some forget that it's their job to promote the products to us not be so stuck up that we wouldn't return again!)

Go have a mooch around Latest in Beauty here - it may be replacing Glossybox for me since you can choose what you recieve!!
Has anyone else discovered this website or anything similar?! I hope to do a post on how I find the LE Skin Tint!xx

Benefit Freebies with Glamour!

I'm sure most of you already know but here's just another rave about the Benefit freebies included in this months Glamour magazine. For £2 you can buy the magazine with 1 Benefit product inside, which is a great price to be able to collect all 3.
Theproducts you can collect are: 'That Gal' brightening face primer, 'The Professional' pore minimising balm, and 'Bad Gal' mascara. I picked up the primer and pore balm, as I really don't need another mascara!

I would also suggest that you get your Glamour asap this month as I can see them all going! I was lucky that I was travelling to London on the morning they came out and got in very early to a well-stocked train station WHSmiths!! Glamour claim that the freebies are worth £35 altogether - which is not exactly true, if they were full size they would be worth that much but they are only teeny tubes.

I'd also like to add a scolding for all those naughty people who go through all the magazines and steal the freebies - you are stingy and mean!  :) xx

Yankee Candles on the Cheaaap!!

I know the title of this post will excite many of you. So I have some wisdom to impart - Clinton's Cards stock Yankee Candles but sadly is closing down and everything in store is in sale with a further 20% off!

There wasn't much stock left in my local store but I managed to pick up these two:

Vanilla Cupcake - mmmmm DELISH

Pink Sands

These two came in at about £10 - which you will all know is RIDIC for Yankee candles! The little sampler one was 88p!!!! It has made my whole house smell like baking. Mmm.
So on the grounds that it is a law of femininity to share finds like this, I suggest you all dash out to Clintons and GET SOME CANDLES!!xx

On a side note my little panther Archibald wanted in on the sunshine!!

Tart.

Clinique Mascara Swap

Just a reminder to all - Clinique are offering a free deluxe mascara sample when you trade in any old, clumpy or used mascara!!

Just take in an old mascara from any brand and trade it for a spanking new one! Choose from either High Impact or High Lengths mascara. The offer has been on this week and ends tomorrow (20th May) and is exclusively at Debenhams Clinique counters. Don't miss out on free mascara ladies!!!xx

NOTD: In Style Bluebell

If you are an avid reader of beauty blogs I'm sure you will all know about the great freebies that are coming with magazines across this month and next. I was doing my weekly shop and thought that I should check the magazine stands and picked up InStyle - not one I would normally go for but that had a free Nails Inc nail polish in a lovely colour 'Bluebell'. The mag was £3.80 which is a bit steep for one that I'm not hugely interested in - but a great price if only for the polish! There are 3 shades to collect and all are exclusive to InStyle.

Nails Inc. Bluebell

(I know their not Bluebells - but still cute!!)

I'm now a little ashamed to admit that I've never tried a Nails Inc polish before, I think the high price point puts me off but I can now safely say that I will be buying them in future. The consistency is perfect, creamy and opaque in 1 coat, but 2 for perfection, and the finish is glossy.

There is so much glitter and nail art / jewellery around at the moment that I couldn't help but feel dissatisfied with a plain colour, so I added glitter to my ring fingers and instantly felt that it looked updated.

Look out for freebies in next months magazines - particularly Benefit's Porefessional in June's Glamour!