Boots - Estee Lauder deal

[judy2357]

Whilst in Boots today, I spotted leaflets on the Estee Lauder counter offering £7.50 worth of points when you buy any 3 Estee Lauder products (one has to be foundation). Have no idea what these products cost and imagine they are expensive but hope this will be of help to someone.

[bc3000]

The foundation is about £25 and the make up remover/cleanser is £16- just as an indication

[judy2357]

Originally Posted by bc3000

The foundation is about £25 and the make up remover/cleanser is £16- just as an indication

Thanks I thought as much, not likely to be any glitch or bargain there then

Still if anyone on here could afford it, perhaps the points will help.

[karenx]

Foundation is £23, I got some other day. I love their double wear!!

[avstar]

Originally Posted by karenx

Foundation is £23, I got some other day. I love their double wear!!

I used some points to buy double wear, and it's fab! It's def worth the money, much better than the cheaper brands I usually buy.

[teabythesea]

I personally think they're rubbish, everyone I know who has tried even the lightest shade of EL has looked orange!!

[eklynne]

Estee Lauder foundation is too heavy for younger skin I always feel. It smells like grannies too. My mum wears it, but she's 63.

[teabythesea]

LOL @ it smells like grannies :P

[MarsdenCuckoo]

Only ever wear a light foundation/tinted moisturiser but Avon have a mindboggling selection; you also get to try it out and return it for a full refund if you don't like it!

[nickyhutch]

THe Doublewear is great, and I'm not a granny, honest! Covers all sorts up, and stays there all day (and I put mine on at 6.30am!).

[Search]

I love Double Wear, it is all I will use and I am far from a 'granny'! Although, not that it would matter if I were! Just shows you how much opinions can vary, to each their own. In my opinion it is a fab product!

I wouldn't dream of wearing any cheaper brands of foundation now and haven't for years. It is the best I have tried of all the premium brands by a mile. I do agree about the colours though, only the very lightest one is suitable for me since I gave up the tanning beds, and I don't think Estee are great at foundations/products for very fair skin generally. Otherwise, great foundation.

[jazzconfused]

day wear plus tinted moisturiser is fab. very well blends with my skin and very very light u cant hardly tell. whats more, its anti-oxidant. whatever that means. maybe dearer but will last u long..

[nickyhutch]

Originally Posted by jazzconfused

day wear plus tinted moisturiser is fab. very well blends with my skin and very very light u cant hardly tell. whats more, its anti-oxidant. whatever that means. maybe dearer but will last u long..

That's true - I wear it every day and it lasts me 6 weeks or so.

[Lincolnite]

Estee Lauder might be a well established brand but it certainly isn't exclusively for 'grannies' - I'm a 24 year old ex-model and Miss England contestant and I found the Estee Lauder foundation range to be excellent: not too heavy, or orange (as someone has suggested - i have rather pale skin) and great value for money as I never wore it heavily and only for nights out (special occasions).

Definitely worth the £20-25 price tag considering how long it lasts if used conservatively...

[teabythesea]

Miss England contestant? Did we need to know that...? Hmmm!

[bc3000]

Originally Posted by teabythesea

I personally think they're rubbish, everyone I know who has tried even the lightest shade of EL has looked orange!!

I've got the lightest shade and it definitely doesn't look orange lol

[teabythesea]

It might just be me then, I've also tried Chanel's lightest shade and it looks orange on me!

[eklynne]

Oops! Sorry if I offended anyone, I wasn't suggesting anything bad at all about Estee Lauder! It's just that my wee granny wore it and my mum who's now a granny wears it! Maybe subconsciously I just associate it with grannies. The ads seem kind of geared towards ladies of a certain age too. I certainly don't buy cheap foundation, it's not the price that puts me off, I wear Benefit (or Clinique when I'm particularly flush) as I feel they are more geared towards younger skin. I feel brands like Estee Lauder are maybe aimed at the older market as they tend to be quite heavy - ie provide more coverage for ageing skin? I think young skin can look kind of clogged with these heavy foundations. Hmmm, yes it is strange how opinions on things are formed isn't it?
Maybe I should pop into Boots and have a look...........oh damn, I can't. Doing this no toiletries challenge........ :rolleyes:

[crocodileteeth]

If you can wait until 4th Feb House of Fraser are having a gift time.
Normally quite a good deal.

Btw I use double wear light. Still stays on but doesn't feel like a mask.

http://www.esteelauder.co.uk/in_stor...gift_time.tmpl

[littlereddevil]

Originally Posted by teabythesea

I personally think they're rubbish, everyone I know who has tried even the lightest shade of EL has looked orange!!

My daugter is paler then pale and she manages to find a nice really light shade