Beauty, Bargains and Beyond

If you like Nails Inc nail polishes, then watch out for the April edition of Marie Claire (out now), as they are giving away a free Nails Inc nail polish with every magazine. There are 4 colours to choose from Fiesta (hot pink), Fashion (lilac), Fizz (pale pink) & Festival (nude) and they are all perfect for Spring.   Photo from Marie Claire Website These polishes have been created especially for Marie Claire and cannot be purchased anywhere else.  I love them all, but I think I will definitely buy the lilac and hot pink colour, although the pale pink and nude look really nice too. So tempting.  The polishes are worth £11 and the magazine costs £4.  Which colour will you pick up? Leighlee This is not a sponsored post

Marie Claire are holding a Balance Me shopping evening at Debenhams in Leeds and Browns of Chester.  Tickets cost £10 and can be purchased here .   This includes: 15% of Balance Me products on the night A goodie bag worth over £75 Sian Jones, co-owner and director of Balance Me will address your individual needs with her team of natural skincare experts Free prize draw for the chance to win a Balance Me Hamper worth £150 Balance Me is a British Natural Skincare company and you can check out their website here . I've already bought my tickets and I will review the event on my blog. Leighlee I bought the ticket with my own money and no links are sponsored.

I just wanted to let you know about a couple of magazine freebies available this month and next.  In this months Marie Claire (Sept 2014 edition), you can get your hands on a handbag size Ghost fragrance. In next months Instyle magazine (October 2014 issue on sale 28th August ), you will receive a free L'Occitane luxury shampoo and conditioner set worth £10. In next months Cosmopolitan (October 2014 issue on sale 4th September) you can pick up Orly Nail Polishes in 4 different shades - Nude, Monroe's Red, Luxe and Passion fruit.  It doesn't say if they are full size or mini size, so I guess we will have to wait and see. If you find out about any other freebies, let me know. Leighlee

I just picked up the October issue of Marie Claire as there was a free Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus (7ml).  This is worth approximately £7.70 based on the full size product.  It also mentions that you can collect a Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle Correcting Eye Cream and have a free foundation fitting at the Clnique counter in House of Fraser.  In total the gifts are worth £15.       There are also a fair few free samples included in the magazine.  A sample of Dolce & Gabbana Intense eau de parfum, a sachet of Clarins Double Serum and a double sachet of Eucerin Dermo Purifyer Hydrating Care and Cleanser.  There are also a couple of other perfume samples stuck to the pa ges of the magazine that you can just open and run across your wrist.   There is a promotional code for £25 off a £100 spend at Urban Outfitters.  The code is MC25.   There is a beauty event that you can book at House of Fraser i...