HARVEY NICHOLS 15th ANNIVERSARY GWP

It's hard to believe that it's been 15 years since Harvey Nichols changed the face of beauty retail and launched their own 'instore' niche beauty department called Beyond Beauty. I was actually working in Harvey Nics in Knightsbridge for Space NK at the time and the name stuck with me so much that I still, rather embarrassingly, refer to all niche beauty depts in all dept stores as 'Beyond Beauty'. Mind you, I still call my iPod a 'Walkman', much to the horror of my kids.

To celebrate their 15 years, there is a huge gift with purchase in an equally HOWGE bag that I will actually keep and use, not just use for the big shop. ;)

Included in this year's GWP is all of the below...

Foreo, Luna Play

Ouai Deluxe Dry Shampoo, 40ml

Delarom Aqualixir, 40ml

Erno Laszlo Hydrogel Mask

Starskin Kelp Foam Cleanser, 50ml

IDC Regen Express

111 Skin, Nocturnal Recovery Cream, 15ml

Mario Badescu, Drying Lotion

Dr Hauschka Bath Essence

Ole Henriksen Truth Serum, 7ml

Environ - £20 off treatment voucher

Revitalash

Show Premier Dry Shampoo/Finishing Spray

Rodial, Dragons Blood Eye Mask

Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash, 60ml

Cowshed Hand cream, 50ml

Strivectin Next Gen Eye Concentrate, 7ml

Cellex C Hydrasmooth, 30ml

Moroccan Oil Treatment Oil, 15ml

N V Perricone Face Finishing Moisturiser, 30ml

Regenerate - Regenerate Toothpaste, 14ml

Nexxus Nutritive Shampoo and Conditioner, 89ml

Deborah Lippmann Nail Lacquer

Kiki Health Magnesium Oil, 125ml

True North Lip Balm

Chelsea Boutique

Konjac Sponge Pore Refining Sponge

James Read Sleep Mask Tan, 25ml

Macadamia Healing Oil, 10ml

Agua de Colonia Bath & Shower Gel, 40ml

R.O.C.S. Sensation Whitening Toothpaste

EOS Lip Balm

Trilogy Vital Moisturiser, 20ml

Anatomicals Face Mud Mask

Cloud Nine £20 off voucher

The gift is worth over £600 (€700) and is currently on early release/first dibs to all Rewards by Harvey Nichols customers until Friday 21st October when it is available to the general public. All customers shopping online and instore will receive the GWP on purchases of three or more items totalling £195.00.
They're limited to one per customer and when they're gone, they're gone. Be aware that the contents may vary slightly store by store.

More information here: www.harveynichols.com/biggest-ever-gift-purchase


Happy Anniversary HN, you'll always be my home planet.

Space NK's Spring Gift Bag

Excuse the rather rushed off snap but this has literally just fallen into my lap, so to speak. On Thursday 12th February, Space NK are offering all of the above for spends over £100 instore and online. 

'Refresh Your Makeup Bag For Spring' (should obviously be called 'Refresh your SKINCARE STASH for Spring') runs for 24 hours only and is strictly on a first-come, first-served basis and available until they are all gone!

It includes:
One full size Nude Perfect Cleansing Oil
Aromatherapy Associates Perfect Partners Gift Set
Radical Skincare Age-Defying Exfoliating Pads - 15 pads! (excitement)
Eyeko Hydrogel Eye Patch - 1 set
Sunday Riley Good Genes 10ml
Revive Perfectif Even Skin Tone Cream 5ml
Algenist Complete Eye Renewal Balm 7ml

Becca Primer

Available instore and from spacenk.com at 8am on Thursday.

Clarins and #FEED10 Gift with Purpose

Ah the good old GWP. The cornerstone of every 'mainstream' brand's budget. Gift with Purchase is as old as the hills. Gift with Purpose however, is something new.

Clarins have teamed up with the FEED Projects who provide nutritious meals for schoolchildren in developing countries and are aiming to raise an additional 1 million meals with their GWP. For every 2 purchases you make at a Clarins counter you will receive the above bag - and they will donate 10 meals to the project. Seems fairly win-win to me.

Also - the difference between Clarins and a lot of other brands that do gifts? Clarins actually give you things you would use. No overstocks-from-last-season here.

The Clarins FEED 10 bag contains discovery (bigger) sizes of:

Moisture Rich Body Lotion 

Relax Bath & Shower Concentrate

and trial sizes of 

Hand and Nail Treatment Cream

Hydra Quench Cream Mask

Gentle Refiner

Wouldn't it be nice if all GWP's were redefined as Gifts with Purpose?

From all Clarins retailers while stocks last with any two purchases (that's not hard now is it? - I mean it's Clarins....)

www.clarins.co.uk

Pixi Glow Tonic available in Liberty and GWP

Good news Londiniums! The now infamous Glow Tonic from Pixi is available instore at Liberty from today.

And even better, it coincides with the as-per-usual brilliant GWP from Liberty shown below:

I understand that GWP has already sold out online but you should have more luck instore.

The gift is yours when you spend over £150 and is worth over £300.

WWW.LIBERTY.CO.UK

WWW.PIXIBEAUTY.CO.UK

Beautique Perfect 10 GWP

Just a quick one - I do love a GWP. 

Beautique are offering the above gift with all purchases over £150.00 for the month of June.

The gift is worth £148.00 and includes their choice of the Perfect 10 across all departments..

Guam Seaweed Mud Tummy and Waist 90ml

NARS Satin Lip Pencil Rikugien 2.2g

Leonor Greyl Huile Secret De Beaute 25ml

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Hydrating 30ml

Urban Retreat The Moisturiser 7ml

Urban Retreat The Exfoliator 7ml

Revive Moisturising Renewal Cream 15ml

Valmont Prime Renewing Pack 15ml

Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer SPF 15 5ml

Unite Beach Day 12ml

Delarom Orange Body Lotion 30ml

Available from http://www.urbanretreat.co.uk/beautique/ while stocks last.

Beautique GWP

I'm quite liking the trend of retailers doing a gift with purchase as opposed to just individual brands - they have more clout, more influence on their big brands - and in the case of recent ones shown here, they all contain good, decent, trial sizes as opposed to sachets and tiny offerings. SCORE.

That, dear readers, is the beautiful Roz from Urban Retreat. 

Beautique - the online store of  the Urban Retreat in Harrods, launch their offering tomorrow - for all clients spending over £150 they will receive the above goods - valued at over £110.

The GWP contains:

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer 30ml

NARS Lip Gloss Gold Digger 3.5ml

Thalgo Cleansing Water 2 in 1 50ml

Delarom Face Cleansing Gel 30ml

Omorovicza Deep Cleansing Mask 5ml

Valmont Renewing Pack 15ml

Unite 7 Seconds Conditioner 12ml

Pureology Precious Oil 30ml

Guam Cellulite Formula Seaweed Mud 75g

Keraskin Morphologiste Intra Zone 10ml

Cosmetics 27 Plasma 27

The gift is on offer until it sells out. Enjoy!

http://www.urbanretreat.co.uk/beautique/

Space NK Wish List Event

I can't believe I haven't blogged in over a week. I knew I was busy but REALLY - where does the time go?

SO: let's crack on with some loveliness.

Space NK are holding another 'Event' (GWP to the rest of us) on 20th November and its a good one. If you spend over £150 instore or online on the day, you will receive all of the above - and do you see that little green card? It's a £50.00 gift voucher. Yes, they are giving you £50.00 back. There are no ties - it's literally a £50.00 gift card.

*JOY*

The event is being widely supported instore by reps/MUA's/specialists across all the brands - tickets are £15.00 from your local store.

If you can't make it to a Space in person on the day - simply enter BAG20 before you checkout online at www.spacenk.com and you too can claim your bag.

All purchases must be made on the 20th and the offer is only available while stocks lasts. I wouldn't hang around if I were you.

My kind of GWP's. Liberty and Space NK show the others how it's done.

Exhibit A

When you work on counters you rejoice at the term 'GWP' - for it means you are about to hit target and make some serious cash.

When you are a department/speciality store with all of those brands at your disposal - you can work wonders.

Exhibit A: Liberty's current GWP for all spends over £150 is worth over £300 and contains all of the above.

Exhibit B: Space NK's 'National Event' (GWP) is below and is also free with spends over £150.00.

Exhibit B

Liberty's GWP is while stocks last - and Space NK's is just for tomorrow and Thursday and you may need a ticket - check with your usual store for details.

Happy shopping peeps.

Yours, 

The Great Enabler

SkinCeuticals Giveaway (GWP)

For the month of June SkinCeuticals are giving away a full size Ultra Facial Defense SPF50 with any purchase of either Phloretin CF or C E Ferulic.

Worth £26.00

Retails at £129.00

Retails at £142.50

Both are best sellers and it's the first time SkinCeuticals have offered a giveaway of any sort. If you've always wanted to try SkinCeuticals but it wasn't affordable this could be a time to dip your toe in the water.

For stockists search here.

 

Liberty GWP - The Ultimate Beauty Gift

I know a LOT about GWP's. And THIS, my friends, is a Gift. With. Purchase.

I've waxed lyrical about my love for Liberty before - and with their recent relaunch and extension of their Beauty Hall it has only made my obsession worse.

Starting Wednesday 21st September the above luxury Liberty print makeup bag filled with all 13 products pictured - worth over £150.00 - is your gift with every purchase over £90.00.

I don't normally write about GWP's - they have, recently, become a little 'same-old' - Selfridges don't even offer them anymore (offers are there to be found - but they're not called GWP's - it's a GWP by any other name) - but this is a good one.

Maybe next week is when I finally buy my Frederic Malle Lys Mediterranee?

Available in Liberty stores and online at Liberty.co.uk the above while stocks last.

*contents of the bag may vary slightly