Make-up deals

If you're a student, you can get 22% off Lookfantastic* via Unidays or Student Beans. 

How do I get the deal?

Sign up to Unidays or Student Beans using your university email address. Search for 'Lookfantastic' on Unidays or Student Beans to get your unique code. You can then use it at the checkout stage when buying online at Lookfantastic.

If you go online to Space NK*, you can get 15% off your first order when you enter the code FIRST15 at checkout. You need to be logged into your account for the code to work. There's no minimum spend for this offer. 

The discount excludes sale, gift cards, e-gift cards and value sets. It also excludes the following brands/products: Vintner’s Daughter, Tata Harper, Dr Dennis Gross’ electricals, and Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Anti-Pollution Drops.

If you're a student, you can get 15% off at Benefit* via Unidays. You'll need to register or log into your Unidays account to verify your student status (it's free to sign up if you haven't already).

Once you've logged into Unidays, find the Benefit 15% off deal and this will produce a voucher which you can enter at checkout.

You can't use this discount with any other offer, including the ‘build your own kit’ promotion.

If you have a Boots Advantage Card, you can get personalised offers and discounts at Boots* by downloading the Boots app. The offers vary for each person, as they are tailored to your shopping habits.

How to get the app and offers

• Download the Boots app* via the App Store or Google Play.
• Go to 'My offers' and sign in using your Advantage Card number. This links your card to the app and you can then select offers by loading them onto your card.
• Choose the offers you'd like to use in 'Offers just for me' and select 'Load offer to Advantage Card'.
• Next time you use your Advantage Card, the cashier or self-checkout will ask you if you want to use the offer in that transaction. 
  
  

What can I get?

These are some examples of offers we've seen when trying the app (of course as the offers are personalised, not everyone will receive the same ones):

• 100 points when you buy New Soap and Glory
• 300 points when you spend £10 on Boots Own Brand products
• 400 points when you spend £20 or more in a single transaction

As the wonderful Dolly Parton said: "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap". And she's right, buying make-up isn't easy on the pocket.

So we've done the glamorous job of scouring our local pound shops looking for branded beauty bargains. Some are discontinued (they were the hottest trends once, so we think anyway) and others are still in the shops with a big price tag.

Click the image below to see our haul:  

Poundland

• Rimmel Wake Me Up mousse - £5 at Tesco
• Rimmel Glam Eyes trio - £4.99 (incl delivery) elsewhere online
• TOWIE false eyelashes - £13 for a 3-pack elsewhere online, so about £4 each
• Calvin Klein sheer creme eyeshadow - RRP £1.50, but we saw it for £5 elsewhere online
• Rimmel 60 seconds nail polish - was £3.70 at Tesco, now £2.70

This is what we found in our local stores. Speaking to Poundland, it said you can get these items in most stores, while stocks last.

Can cosmetics go off?

The British Skin Foundation says:

"Cosmetic products will remain safe to use provided they are stored under suitable conditions and not subjected to extreme temperatures."

"To ensure the maximum durability of cosmetic products, they should be stored in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight and with the lids firmly closed."

It also said the use by date on cosmetics, is from when you open the product. So if it says 18 months on the box, it should last for 18 months from when you open it, provided it's been stored correctly.