Lancôme GWP

I've been meaning to post this for ages now, so I hope the GWP is still running for anyone who wants to take advantage!

Popped into Boots last week to stock up on my favourite day moisturiser (Lancôme Hydra Zen Neurocalm Extrême Soothing Moisurising Cream-Gel. Catchy name.) and was obviously a walking target as the second the girl on the counter mentioned the free gift I had a supersize bottle of their Galatéis Douceur in my hand.

But onto the gift. And what a gift!

Just look at how the bag bulges! *snigger*

Lancôme always do great gifts - this time last year I bought their Genifique and Visionnaire serums, and as it was geared up for Mother's Day I got both of them in gift sets, plus got an additional gift bag - which summed 3 x mini lipsticks, 3 x mini mascaras, 2 x mini Genifiques, 2 x mini Visionnaires, a full size Galatéis Douceur, mini Hydra Zen day and night creams, and 3 x mini bottles of their La Vie Est Belle perfume! But I digress.

And I think I love this year's offering event more.

The big box and bottle were my purchases, but the rest was all free free FREE!

That's:

• 125ml (full size) bottle of Bi-Facil eye make-up remover
• Mini lipstick in L'Absolu Rouge - a lovely nude pink
• Mini Hypnôse mascara
• Mini Le Crayon Kohl in Noir 
• 7ml bottle of Advanced Génifique serum
• 15ml pot of Hydra Zen Neurocalm day cream
• 5ml tube of Hydra Zen Neurocalm eye contour gel cream
• 2.5g Blush Subtil in Rose Paradis - a perky but subtle pink which would suit any skin tone

God I love Lancôme.

Ax

A day at the sales... oops!

I wouldn't even say a day at the sales. I walked from my flat to the dentist on Saturday. En route I popped into Boots to get some shampoo. Then took a shortcut through Debenhams to the dentist. By the time I got to the dentist I was the proud owner of four - yes, FOUR - new perfume gift sets, an aftershave for Will and some samples.

I don't need to tell you about how good the sales are for picking up perfume. But I will...

My purchases:

- Jean Paul Gaultier Classique, 50ml EDT + 50ml shower gel + 50ml body lotion. Was £49.50, now£32.99 (Boots)
- Versace Yellow Diamond, 50ml EDT + 50ml shower gel + 10ml travel EDT. Was £49.50, now £24.75 (Boots)
- Marc Jacobs Daisy, 50ml EDT + 75ml shower gel + 75ml body lotion. Worth £81.14, was £54.00, now £36.01 (Debenhams)
- Ghost deep Night, 30ml EDT + 50ml body lotion. Worth £29, was £25, now £16.67 (Debenhams)
- Paul Smith Man 2, 100ml EDT. Was £36, now £18. (Debenhams, not pictured)

Plus free samples of:

- Chloé Eau de Parfum
- Balengiaga Rosabotanica Eau de Parfum
- Bottega Veneta Eau de Parfum
- Calvin Klein Reveal Eau de Parfum
- Calvin Klein Euphoria Gold Eau de Parfum

(all Debenhams, gifted for buying the Marc Jacobs gift set)

I have always loved JPG Classique, but never bought it, so this seemed like a good chance to pick it up. It's quite a sweet floral fragrance, but grown up and musky rather than girlie and sickly. As for the Versace, I actually bought it by mistake... we bought a Versace perfume for Will's sister a couple of years ago and I thought it was this one, so I didn't even have a spritz in the shop - just bought it as I was sure I liked it. Turns out it wasn't Yellow Diamond, but the good news is I still like it! Though I might not have bought it had I known. Marc Jacobs Daisy is another favourite I've just never bought, and Ghost Deep Night reminds me a little of one of the Dior Poisons, but was essentially a cheap impulse buy for every day wear. Paul Smith Man 2 is one of Will's favourites for every day wear, so it was a good opportunity to buy him it at a bargainous price - and everyone likes an unprompted gift.

Apologies for the dodgy shadows in this pic

Can't wait to get stuck into the samples - I know I love the Bottega Veneta, and Rosabotanica's sister fragrance Florabotanica is one of my favourites (with the most divine packaging), so keen to give that a shot too. And then the other three are new to me, so those will be a real treat!

Total spend: £128.42
Total saving: £85.58 (based on RRP, not value)

And not forgetting the free samples... If anyone's looking for ideas for my birthday in March, I certainly don't need any perfume...

What's your biggest sale bargain?

Ax