There’s never been a better time to stock up on beauty essentials, as high end brands go head to head with unmissable discounts on some of the best-selling gift sets and bundles in the industry
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Cosmetics and skincare brands have gone head to head as we approach gifting season, with the likes of Estee Lauder , Elizabeth Arden , Lancome and more all offering stackable deals and big discounts on gift sets.
These beauty deals offer serious savings on some of the best-loved brands in the industry. Our beauty writers have rounded up the best beauty bundles that will have you saving big while scoring high end hauls that can be given as showstopping gifts, or divided into boujee stocking fillers
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1. Estee Lauder Blockbuster Set
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Deal: spend £50 to unlock the £85 blockbuster set
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Savings: Over £320
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What’s inside? Full size Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex, eye cream, two lipsticks, a gloss, liner and mascara, eyeshadow palette, hand creme, cleanser and mini moisturiser
Skincare fans can get their hands on more than £455 worth of premium products from revered beauty brand Estee Lauder as part of a stackable deal. It comes as the brand has released their annual, highly popular ‘blockbuster’ gift set , which sells out year after year.
Shoppers can get the ‘biggest gift’, which stars 6 full sizes and 5 deluxe travel size products for £85 when they spend £50 or more on the Estee Lauder website. The set holds a value of £405, meaning shoppers can save £320 on the set.
Customers will need to spend £50 to qualify, which means a total spend of £135, but you’ll walk away with at least 12 products, working out at £11.25 each.
2. Lancome Beauty Box at Boots
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Deals: spend £50 on selected Lancome items to unlock the £90 beauty box, 20% off Lancome, extra 10% off with code LANCOME10 and spend £60+ on selected Lancome items and get a free cleanser worth £28
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Savings: Over £310
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What’s inside? Genifique serums, two lipsticks, perfume, night cream, day cream, eye cream, mascara, makeup remover, tonique, eye shadow palette and pink cosmetics bag
With Lancome, the first deal we want to look at concerns the Beauty Box Gift Set. Worth £350.55, shoppers can buy it for £90 when they spend £50 on selected Lancome products. However, there’s already 20% off Lancome at Boots, so you can afford to pick a slightly pricier product to qualify for the set, especially since you can get an additional 10% off with the discount code LANCOME10.
But if you want to be even savvier with your money, spending that little bit extra will pay off, because shoppers who spend £60 on certain products from the French cosmetics company can also get a free gift – a cleanser worth £28.
So if it were me, I’d buy something like the Lancôme Rénergie Multi Lift Firming Face Cream SPF15 50ml . Usually £85, it’s down to £68 with the automatic 20% off, and down to £61.20 with the code LANCOME10 . It means I’d qualify for both the free cleanser gift, worth £28, and the Lancome beauty box gift set for £90, which is worth more than £350.
The overall value of the basket works out at £463.55, but having only paid for the gift set and the firming cream, you’ll actually pay £151.20 for everything, which is less than a third of the price. An alternative way of looking at it is you’re getting 14 products for £151.20, working out at £10.80 each.
3. Elizabeth Arden Blockbuster Set
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Deals: spend £45 to unlock the £85 blockbuster set, worth £308 and spend £50+ on Ceramides products and get a free Ceramide Micro Capsule Skin Replenishing Essence worth £49 plus get 20% off ceramides with code CERAMIDE20
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Savings: £272
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What’s inside? Eight Hour hand cream, lip balm and skin protectant, Vitamin C Ceramide Capsules, makeup remover, Advanced Ceramide Lift and Firm Day Cream, full size mascara, primer, lipstick and a 10ml perfume
Elizabeth Arden has also released their hotly-anticipated Blockbuster Set for 2024, which sells out year after year. The 11-piece collection, which features eight full-sized favourites, is worth £308 , but shoppers can pick it up for £85 when they spend £45 or more on the Elizabeth Arden website.
Once you spend £45, you’ll be able to add the blockbuster set at the checkout . But what to buy for £45? Well, on certain ‘ceramides’ orders over £50, a £49 Ceramide Micro Capsule Skin Replenishing Essence will be automatically added to your basket for free. One of the qualifying products for this deal is the Retinol + HPR Ceramide Capsules Rapid Skin-Renewing Serum , which costs £51 and lasts for 30 days.
Not only that, but today there’s also a code, CERAMIDE20, which will take 20% off your ceramide product. This means, with the serum, blockbuster set and the free essence, you’ll snap up £408 worth of high-end products for £125.80. An alternative way to look at it is that you’ll get 13 products and a gift bag, which works out at less than £10 an item.
4. Clarins Double Serum Blockbuster Set
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Price: £55
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Savings: £37
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What’s inside? Full-size Double Serum Eye (worth £59 alone), Gentle Renewing Cleanser, and a trial-size Beauty Flash Balm.
French skincare brand Clarins is offering an exclusive gift set at Boots which saves £37 on some of their best-loved products. The health and beauty retailer’s Clarins Double Serum Blockbuster set costs £55, and one of the products inside is worth £59 alone, making the rest of the contents essentially ‘free’.
The set is worth £92 and contains a full size Double Serum Eye worth £59, alongside a Gentle Renewing Cleanser 150ml and trial size of the iconic Beauty Flash Balm 30ml. As part of the offer, each item works out at around £18.33 each, making it cheaper to buy the set than the eye serum individually. However, if you did just want the eye serum, that’s currently on offer at Amazon for £48 .
5. Emma Hardie Amazing Face Spa Collection
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Price: £40
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Savings: £60+
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What’s inside? Moringa Cleansing Balm, SPF30 Face Cream, Hydrating Mist, Hand Cream, moisturiser, facial oil
For skincare lovers, this Marks & Spencer exclusive set is a bargain. The Emma Hardie Amazing Face Spa Collection is worth over £100 , but skincare fans and festive shoppers can pick it up for £40.
The gift set, which is exclusive to the high street retailer, contains six Emma Hardie bestsellers for a complete skincare routine. From cleansing balms to hydrating facial mists and hand creams, it’s ideal for anyone who loves a pamper, or someone looking to try out some new products.
Each of the products are between 5ml and 50ml, but don’t underestimate their travel-friendly packaging, because some of these skincare saviours are worth almost £20 each. One of the most popular is their 30g moringa cleansing balm, valued at £18 , which blends grape seed and sweet almond oil for a beautifully scented but gentle makeup remover.
