Beauty, Bargains and Beyond

If you love Origins , or are interested in trying out some of their products, then now is a great time.  If you buy the Masks To Go (4 travel sized pods of Origins Clear Improvement Face Mask) which costs £8, you will receive a free sample of Modern Friction (15ml).  In addition, if you enter the offer code TAKE5 at the checkout, you will receive an additional 5 samples: Make A Difference Rejuvenating Moisturizer (1.5ml) Original Skin Renewal Serum (5ml) Plantscription Anti-Aging Cleanser (7ml) Plantscription Anti-Aging Treatment Lotion (7ml) GinZing Refreshing Face Mask (7ml) As if that wasn't enough you can also choose 2 additional sachet samples free with your order and postage and packing is also free. Photo from Origins.co.uk website The f ree Modern Friction face scrub 15ml with any Masks To Go set purchase is available while supplies last or until 22.03.15 at 11.58PM. No offer code required. Five free samples with any purchase at Origins.co.uk i...

There is a great offer on the Origins website right now (better hurry if you want to take advantage as there's no telling when it will disappear).  With any skincare purchase you will receive a free Out of Trouble 10 Minute Mask (75ml worth £17.25). The cheapest product that I could find to buy is the Limited Edition Masks To Go  which costs £8. Postage and packing is free and you also receive 2 free samples (out of a choice of 4). One of the available samples is a 5ml GinZing Refreshing Eye Cream which is worth £7.66.  You don't need a code as the item is automatically added to your basket with any skincare purchase.  Let me know of any other good deals that you come across. Leighlee The links in this post are not sponsored.

Here is my first Use it or Lose it Challenge of 2014.  If you haven't read my previous posts on this subject them check out my first post here .  I basically pick out some products that I haven't used either ever or for quite some time and try them out and decide if I want to keep them or if I can part with them, as I will probably never get round to using them. First off are 3 mineral eyeshadows from MAC.  They all look very similar so I am going to try them all out and see if they are actually the same or if they are different enough to keep.  They are called Cloudy Afternoon, Snow Season & Mineral Mode. Next on the list is an Illamasqua Powder blush.  Its a coral colour called Lover and I just want to check if it suits my skin tone and also whether its similar to any of the blushes I use regularly. I picked a NARS nail polish called Purple Rain.  I really like the colour but I find it difficult to apply really dark colours to my shor...