Brilliant beauty bargains

MSE_Jenny · 23 June 2008 at 5:21PM

Looking posh needn’t cost lots of dosh! There are bags of brilliant beauty bargains and freebies to be had at the moment.

Haircut & finish for just £3, plus free posh shampoo & conditioner

£3 Haircut. Buy a copy of the HAIR's July issue (£3), and on page 86 there's a voucher for readers to claim a free haircut and blowdry. Check the participating salon locations to find one nearby, then fill in the voucher at the bottom of the page and send to:

The Hair Group/HAIR magazine, Unit F, Penfold Trading Estate, Imperial Way, Watford, Herts, WD24 4YY. Coupons must be in before 30 November 2008.

You’ll be sent a voucher for a cut and finish to use at your chosen salon. You must be at least 18 and only one Hair Group promotion can be redeemed within a 12 month period.

Free KMS shampoo & conditioner. The same magazine comes with a free travel KMS Colour Vitality shampoo on the front cover. Plus, there's a coupon on page 73 to get a free travel KMS Moistrepair intensive conditioner, worth £6.40. Voucher must be used by 31 August 2008; call 01323 413200 for your nearest stockist.

£2 Estee Lauder travel-size mascara

This month's (July) cosmo magazine comes with a free travel size Estee Lauder mascara - handy if you're off on your hols. To grab one, simply pick up a copy of Cosmo for £2, and rip out page 202. Take it along to your nearest Estee Lauder counter, where they'll give you a 'complimentary summer-eye makeover' and the free mini mascara.

Up to 50% off at the Body Shop - includes half price body butter

The Body Shop currently has a summer sale, and top bargains include £6 body butters and body scrubs, both normally £12, The sale runs until 9 July, and postage costs £3.25.

Free Loreal wrinkle cream - just fill in a form

Loreal is dishing out free samples of Revitalift wrinkle cream. To grab your free sample, simply fill in a form online.

And one for the boys! Free Nivea shaving balm

Nivea is giving away free shaving balm samples. Get one by filling in a quick online form.

Freebies, Freebies, Freebies

To promote their goods, beauty companies frequently give away products for consumers to try, in the hope you'll love it and head to the shops for more. Freebies, Freebies, Freebies contains many permenently available goodies, from hair care to moisturiser and gym passes.

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PS. These tips are a combination of MoneySaving research and some reported by MoneySavers in the forum. Thanks to all the MoneySavers who contributed.

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Hodgehappy · 2 July 2008 at 12:24PM

have done this before with the Hairgroup coupon to participate in one of there offers never got anything back from them:cool:

Chipolina · 2 July 2008 at 1:39PM

I have also posted off the hairgroup voucher and recieved nothing back. I did use the Herbal Essences offer and got a voucher for a free haircut back pretty quickly.

stef240377 · 2 July 2008 at 2:47PM

I had a free hair cut via the handbag.com website. I can honestly say it was one of the best salon experiences i have ever had. Following my treatment and cut (worth £37!) i were given a salon guide for future prices and a ten pound voucher to give to a friend for them to receive a reduction on the price of their cut, if they used the voucher i also received a ten pound thank you. I gave mine to my daughter who in turn gave hers to her best friend and by the time the chain had finished i had enough vouchers to go back and treat myself. Not sure if all the participating salons do anything like this though. Does anyone know if the above mentioned offer is available to those who have particpated in any of the hair groups previous offers as some are only honoured if you have not received anything else in the last twelve months

ali-t · 2 July 2008 at 3:43PM

i sent off for a hairgroup haircut and got a cut at one of the top salons locally. i now get my hair done there as I was so impressed and filled one in for a friend and she got a cut at the same salon - approx £45 for a basic cut. go for it - for the price of a stamp it is worth it.

OhDrat_2 · 2 July 2008 at 5:05PM

All colleges with a 'Hairdressing and/or 'Beauty' courses, need ordinary people to train on. You will usually just pay for any products used. Some Colleges charge a small sum for for the work done.
As the person doing the work is normally a trainee, the work will take longer with regular stops for it to be checked by the lecturer, but if you have the time this is a relaxing bonus.

I have had hi-lights, re-style and blow-dry for less than £20.

In the Beauty departments they need ordinary people, with ordinary problems, as they would only ever get to practice on each other, and massaging another 18 year old student is not going to get you used to massaging overweight 40+ haggard housewives, with skin that has seen better days.

Leg waxing for less than £5, full body massages for £6, and facials that take an hour for £6 (instead of the usual £40).

Elmo_luvs_you · 2 July 2008 at 6:30PM

MSE_Jenny wrote: »

Up to 50% off at the Body Shop - includes half price body butter

The Body Shop currently has a summer sale, and top bargains include £6 body butters and body scrubs, both normally £12, The sale runs until 9 July, and postage costs £3.25.

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By hosting a 'the Body Shop at Home' (TBSAH) party, the half price sale for limited edition collections run throughout July to the 31st or until stocks run out (pomengranate, almond, apple blossom and ginger).

Every month there are different deals and exclusives that are often not available in the shops or online. E.g. the most popular body butter fragrance of coconut comes in a shimmering variety - an exclusive to TBSAH customers in July.

Hosts recieves freebies including a facial/makeover/hand massage and the chance for free and half price shopping.

If you use the recommended regime collection e.g. Aloe cleanser, toner, day cream and night cream, you can save £5 off the collection. You can save up to £10 on a regime collection. This is an offer that is available all year round - once again not found in the shops or online all year round.

TBSAH cosultants also offer tips and tricks to make your products last longer - so although the prices seem a bit steep, you aren't paying that much more in the long run compared to other brands and you're also supporting the 5 core values of the Body Shop (Support Community Trade, Defend Human Rights, Protect the Planet, Against Animal Testing and Activate Self-esteem for more info on the values etc, go to https://www.thebodyshopinternational.com)

Hope this little hippy has helped you out

monkey_whiskers · 3 July 2008 at 12:42AM

Gumtree has a whole page dedicated to free hair cuts offered by trainees....some are at top salons such as John Frieda and Tony & Guy.

The link is for London - but if you change your area, there may be some in your area too.

http://www.gumtree.com/services/hairdressers/free_haircuts

silverbirch1 · 3 July 2008 at 10:49PM

Hodgehappy wrote: »

have done this before with the Hairgroup coupon to participate in one of there offers never got anything back from them:cool:

Same here. I have sent off a few times to the Hair Group with various vouchers over the past 2-3 years but never got anything back, so have stopped doing it now. I can only assume there is not one near Croydon (I would travel some distance, too!).

andie13uk · 4 July 2008 at 12:24PM

Not only do they have a sale on, with many items half price, but now you can save even more by using this voucher...

Go to https://marieclaire.ipcmediasecure.com/secure/community/competitions/4533/exclusive-savings-at-the-body-shop.html

You don't even need to fill in the form to print off the voucher!

kay41_2 · 4 July 2008 at 12:52PM

I filled out a hair group form and got a cut at one of my local top salons, and got a really good cut, plus a half price cut next time, money off beauty treatments and a half price cut for a friend. Well worth it I thought!

Brilliant beauty bargains

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