Barneys Love Yourself bag event is one of my favourite GWP events and I always plan my beauty shopping so that I can take advantage of it when it happens twice yearly. $200.00 spent on anything in Barneys beauty department entitles you to a free cosmetic bag, jam packed with samples from a selection of high end beauty brands. I was away when the event took place this year, during the second week of March, but I pre ordered with my SA in New York and had my order shipped so I had a lovely box of goodies to open when I returned from my trip.
I use this event to stock up on my favoured make up base, Chantecaille Just Skin (a tube of which lasts me for almost exactly six months which works out perfectly timewise for this!) as well as stocking up on some Kiehl's products for Mr C&C.
This time from Kiehl's I bought Rosa Artica Face and Eye Creams and a bottle of Powerful Strength Line Reducing Concentrate which is a 10%Vitamin C serum.
In addition to the main gift bag many brands offer step up gifts which they offer when you reach a certain spending level (they may also offer them to loyal or repeat clients).
The Chantecaille step up gift is always a selection of samples in some sort of lovely make up bag - Chantecaille really do offer some of the nicest free bags with their promotions. This year there was a waterproof 'Kenya' pouch with an attractive tree and sky printed design, which would be perfect for popping in a beach bag, and samples of Flower Infused Cleansing Milk, Fruit and Flower Acids Mask, Bio Lifting Serum and Nano Gold Energizing Eye Cream. It's a very nice gift indeed especially when you consider that the value of the samples is a little over $100.00!
The step up gift from Kiehl's had three samples from their Midnight Recovery range - the Concentrate Serum, Eye Cream and the new Cleansing Oil along with a sample of Hydro Plumping Retexturising Serum which is a super hydrating glycerine based serum. I was also given a half sized jar of Tumeric and Cranberry Seed Energizing Radiance Mask.
The Love Yourself Gift Bag contained twenty three products, mostly samples with a few half sized/minis. As usual the bag had a good mix of skincare, make up, perfume, hair care and body care items. There were seven skincare samples and a sheet mask, four make up samples, five perfume, four hair care items along with a mini toothpaste and a mini shower gel.
There are a mix of both new products and old favourites here which along with the samples from the step up gifts make up a very generous selection that I am looking forward to using.
(The next Love Yourself event is in September - worth bearing in mind if you have any beauty purchases to make at the end of the Summer!)
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