Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Spending Ban Update

Well I'm now fifteen days into my spending ban and on day 10 I caved! Oops. Pai Skincare had a special offer - buy a BioAffinity Toner and get a 50ml Camellia & Rose Gentle Hydrating Cleanser (worth £12.50) FREE!  I chose the Rice Plant & Rosemary BioAffinity Toner (£30 for 50ml). I've used both these products before and you can see my reviews here and here. I'm so looking forward to using this amazing toner again!  The offer runs until the 19th May.




On Monday, I was browsing in Crabtree & Evelyn and had a spray of their new Somerset Meadow scent - simply gorgeous with wild flowers, ivy, waterlily, blackberry and bergamot.  Yesterday I went back and picked up the perfume gel (£12 for 12ml). As a VIP card holder I got 15% off making it £10.20. Yvonne, one of the advisors in the Edinburgh branch gave me a sample pot of the hand cream - I love Crabtree & Evelyn hand creams.  A full review will follow.



For the rest of the month I'm not spending! Onto my wants - I've been using the gorgeous paperblanks* journal I was gifted during my last spending ban.



How is your spending ban coming along?


*complimentary - sent for use during my 100 day spending ban

14 comments:

  1. I don't blame you for caving in. The offers you brought are fab!! I love a good bargain, have you seen the new gwp for Estée Lauder? Only at boots, I couldn't resist it xx

    Jen

    Daisyrosebeauty.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks! I got the recent Harvey Nics Estee Lauder GWP offer - look forward to seeing what you bought! x

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  2. I caved too as Debenhams had 10% off on beauty and I placed an order with Sleek after seeing the Showstoppers palette. But I am back to the spending ban now. Hopefully it will last! X

    vanessaswhimsicalworld.blogspot.com

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    1. wee splurges can't be helped ;) Good luck for the rest of the month x

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  3. Offers always grab me in! I'm trying my hardest not not browse sites or go into town! lol The perfume sounds lovely and fresh.
    xo

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    1. Me too! It is gorgeous and great value x

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  4. I can't blame you at all for giving in on these purchases - that pai cleanser is one of my favourites!
    And I love the Somerset Meadow scent - I have the handcream but really want the perfume gel you bought!

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    1. :) You should treat yourself - it's really reasonably priced x

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  5. I am a week into my spending ban and am impressed I havent caved in yet xx

    http://beautyqueenuk.blogspot.co.uk/

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  6. oooh, that Pai offer was too good to miss :) Let me know how you get on the rest of the month xx

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    1. I know! The toner is just amazing! Will do x

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  7. AnonymousMay 15, 2013

    You have some very lovely items here - I am terrible with offers of % off or worse QVC and easy payments. Emma Hardie TSV tomorrow, I will have to sit on my hands I think.

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    1. Thanks! Me too! Oooh love Emma Hardie I'd better not look though! x

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