The Christmas shopping season can be quite daunting for festive shoppers. With Black Friday sales and high street retailers offering seasonal deals, it can be challenging to know when you're genuinely bagging a bargain. As a shopping writer, my role is to separate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak, and I've discovered a beauty deal that will save you over £200 on premium make-up and skincare products.
While Debenhams may no longer have a physical presence on the high street, its website is still bustling with activity, currently hosting up to 70% off in a Black Friday preview sale. However, it's one of its cost-saving beauty boxes that has caught our attention in particular.
Valued at £251, the Debenhams Christmas Beauty Selection Box Edit 2024 is priced at £50 and includes 19 full-sized and mini products. The collection spans various categories including make-up, skincare, fragrance and hair products, from an array of impressive luxury brands like Lancome, Kiehl's, Murad, Benefit, Urban Decay, Clarins and more.
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With 19 products for £50, each item costs roughly £2.63, which is excellent value considering that one of the products inside is almost as valuable as the entire box, making the remaining 18 products almost seem 'free'.
One of the highest value items in the selection is Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser 200ml, which retails for £46 at LookFantastic, reports the Manchester Evening News.
This 'gentle but efficient' exfoliator with a powerful blend of salicylic, lactic and glycolic acids promises to slough away dead skin cells and rejuvenate the complexion. Jojoba beads are thrown into the mix for that extra polish.
It's been a hit on the LookFantastic website, collecting numerous rave reviews, including one user who wrote, "Leaves skin feeling so smooth and fresh. No real scent to it and is very gentle on the skin."
Another shopper was equally impressed: "I had a small version of this in one of the LookFantastic edits, and have repurchased since. It's a huge 200ml bottle and lasts for ages, it's exfoliating but gentle enough go use daily. I really like this cleanser."
A third review was mostly positive but pointed out, "It's a very good and effective cleanser," although they did deduct a point for it being "a bit drying".
Another delighted customer shared, "This is the first Murad product I have tried and it has converted me towards this brand. It's a great product as a cleanser that also exfoliates. It is kind on skin and doesn't dry mine out too much. Highly recommended."
Here's everything inside the Debenhams beauty selection box for £50:
- Lancôme Genifique Serum Mini 7ml
- Jurlique Moisturising Day Cream 15ml
- Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser 200ml
- Decree SOS Revitalising Eye Mask x 1
- IT Cosmetics Confidence in a Cream 7ml
- Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Cleansing Oil 40ml
- Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb Eau de Parfum 7ml
- Laboratory Perfumes Gorse 5ml
- Clarins Eau Extraordinaire Treatment Fragrance 30ml
- Ghost Deep Night Eau de Toilette 10ml
- Sabrina Carpenter Sweet Tooth 10ml
- Benefit Fan Fest Mascara – Mini
- NUDESTIX Nudies Poppy Girl Blush – Mini
- Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray 15ml
- ICONIC London Date Night Bronzer 5g
- Nails Inc. West End Nail Polish 14ml
- Philip Kingsley Elasticizer 40ml
- Percy and Reed Turn Up the Volume Volumising No-Oil Oil 60ml
- Beauty Works Texturising Spray 100ml
Elsewhere, the LookFantastic beauty box, featuring a selection of highly coveted brands, has been heavily discounted, according to The Mirror. This must-have beauty box includes six luxury beauty items from top brands like Medik8 and NARS, making it an ideal choice for any beauty enthusiast.
The Premium Beauty Edit 2024 is priced at £65 and contains high-end makeup and skincare products worth £225, with five of the products being full-size. This means customers are essentially getting £160-worth of beauty essentials for free.
Another curated box worth considering is Face the Future's Let It Glow Edit. Priced at £99, it contains a staggering £612-worth of luxury makeup, skincare and haircare products from renowned brands such as Augustinus Bader, Medik8 and Sigma Beauty.
Alternatively, the Debenhams Christmas Beauty Selection Box Edit 2024 is available for £50.