Boots Grabbit Bargains Part 30 - Post your finds here

icheekymonkey

scotsmum wrote: »

I dont know what Im going to do with all these toiletries and gift sets I seem to be collecting! What does everyone else do with theirs?

Guess what my DS's teachers will be getting as a thank-you this year??? It will make a nice change than all the chocolates and biscuits.


Also a couple of my friends are 40 (ssshh) this year so am gonna try and make a hamper together with some champagne.

iwanttoliveinboots

hey another question lol

would i get 2 free products when i use these vouchers together:

pc free trevor sorbie conditioner wyb shampoo
free trevor sorbie product wyb another

hope some knows

Palice

RedBalloon wrote: »

Love Simple stuff and I've always wanted to try the Bio-oil - it's pretty pricey!!

mrsbluebear wrote: »

I can certainly vouch for the bio-oil, I had to undergo a breast reconstruction 3 years ago, and I had never heard of it before but my consultant recommended it for when my scars were healed but still new iyswim. I had two large very unslightly scars under each breast, and two scars length ways down each breast, and this stuff was amazing!! I used to use it two to three times a day and every time I had a shower or bath, within about 2/3 months there was a dramatic improvement and within 6 six months they were really faded - and now three years on (I only used the bio oil for a year) they're barely noticeable

Sorry for such a descriptive account but I couldn't find a way to word it any differently

I'm glad your scars went away:j, but I have read up on what's actually in bio-oil and there isn't actually anything which helps fade scars (see review below). It's likely that your scars healed naturally over that time, possibly you helped by moisturising more with the oil, but moisturising obviously isn't unique to bio-oil, and it's a very expensive way to do it.
What will help scars is silicone, which is a key ingredient of most serums (including boots scar serum) and keeping the area moisturised will help the skin behave normally and heal itself.

beautypedia_(skincare_site) wrote:

Review: Bio-Oil is a product I’m asked about regularly, mostly because it claims to tackle scars, stretch marks, and uneven skin tone, something many people are dealing with. The company maintains that it uses a “breakthrough ingredient” known as PurCellin oil. As it turns out, this oil is derived from ducks (it is the substance ducks secrete from their skin to keep their feathers waterproof), but it has absolutely no research proving it affects the skin concerns that Bio-Oil is touted as being able to treat. In fact, PurCellin oil isn’t even included on Bio-Oil’s ingredient list. Instead, you’re applying a mix of mineral oil and emollients to your skin, along with commonplace vitamins and some irritating fragrant plant oils (which is at best confusing and strangely misleading). Several irritating fragrance ingredients are included, too, all of which adds up to an unabashedly poor product that should not be taken seriously because it simply doesn’t make scars and stretch marks less apparent. All this can realistically do (beyond irritating skin) is provide some moisturizing benefit. That can help minimally if your skin is dry, but it won’t change any other aspect of scarring, nor will it improve an uneven skin tone.

iwanttoliveinboots

bebebelle wrote: »

Have a look on the Finished Baskets Thread. Sorry to mention another thread lol. People fill baskets with all their glitch stuff, and give them as pressies.Some of them are just stunning and work out at about £10 each gift


I have got some clear giftbags( Ebay) and put two or three items in each ,with a few chocolates and tie with Ribbon, for Birthday pressies.Folks really seem to love this gift.


HTH.

belle, do you happen to have a link to the finished baskets thread, would love to see them, thanks

orangelily8

iwanttoliveinboots wrote: »

belle, do you happen to have a link to the finished baskets thread, would love to see them, thanks

Here you go

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=309335&highlight=finished+baskets

KrispiiDuck

scotsmum wrote: »

I dont know what Im going to do with all these toiletries and gift sets I seem to be collecting! What does everyone else do with theirs?

Pile them high and sit & admire them - never under any circumstances give any away!
:rotfl::rotfl:
And, buy a bigger house!!

Seriously though, it means I give nicer presents to people than I normally would and am now using premium brands for me for the first time ever. Also lovely to be able to donate nice things to good causes.

greenishfingers

Apologies in advance for being really cheeky. However with the credit crunch starting to bite (and DSS eating us out of house and home) I would really really appreciate any PC vouchers for money off baby food if anyone has any they won't use. Five month old DD2 seems to be going the same way as DSS!

Happy to send SAEs etc - many thanks for any help!

nuttyp

JELLYBABY wrote: »

Reduced SELs here for the Ted Baker bags, quite prominent too. Must want rid of them! Also seem to have a different size than they had when they were all full price too. I bought the vanity case a little while ago reduced to £10 and there was a purse and a smaller one at that time. Now though there are no vanity cases but 3 diff sizes.

Sorry to repeat but has anyone managed to use the 400 and 100 points wyb No 7 Liplicious on a reduced item?

I used them in gret yarmouth on one that was reduced to £4.38 and it beeped, but i said i had met the criteria on the coupon and they aded it manually, along with 2 model me vouchers from the mag - they had to add 1000 points:T :T SA was young and said wow your a thrifty mum!!! to whch my 17 yr old dd rolled her eyes and said yeh we all know........... She said im so embarrasing, but decided to still get her own card, must be catching lol

aMeLia'S~MuMMY

hogshead wrote: »

Think I read very briefly that AM managed to get the Berry bag. Did she & if so how much did she pay as I am speed reading...did she break the £2.50 threshold?

Full Price:eek: It kept winking at me instore;) plus the new pattern was too much to resist.... Used points though as did model me twice (500pts x2) so got 2 shampoos and berry bag for £5.98 actual cash ( that's how I justified it LOL)

Cinny91

I haven't got time to catch up on the posts but I'm going to boots tomorrow for (hopefully) some new makeup, I'm a bourjois addict so does anyone know of any offers on? I've seen some discounts online but I dont know if it's connected to any stores.