The £5 off No7 and R&M Boots till spits are making an appearance again!
Get the the voucher instore from Wednesday 21st April until Tuesday 18th May. The voucher will remain valid until Sunday 23rd May.
It’s less than a month since the last set of vouchers expired! Boots must know a good marketing strategy when they see one!
If you’re not sure what to spend your voucher on, there are some ideas in this post:
Feel free to add some more ideas if you spot any great buys!
Marian Newman is an acclaimed session manicurist of many years standing and has worked with a ton of legendary photographers, models and celebrities. She was the first UK nail technician to work on the top level fashion shows and her work continued in this year’s London Fashion Week when she demonstrated some on trend looks with Ruby & Millie as her polish of choice.
I’m loving these custom polish mixes for the catwalks and ‘Black Tulip’ is no exception:
The Look:
Black Tulip is for strong, confident ‘grown up’ women. Longer and perfectly oval glamorous nails matching a strong lip. The deepest purple; reading black but with a glimmer of luscious purple in the light.
Ruby & Millie Nail Color:
Mix Nail Color Blue 620C and Nail Color Purple 550C – Price: £9.50 each
Marian’s Top Tip:
“The Black Tulip is a deep ‘midnight’ with just a hint of purple. The purple only appears in certain lights. The key to this looking so fabulous is a smooth nail, smooth finish and a super glossy top coat. It should look almost PVC.”
I can totally imagine this for AW/10… purples are usually hot anyway but it’s lovely to see such a vampy colour wearing well on longer nails.
Problem is, I’m far too lazy to franken polishes… so Ruby & Millie need to get their bums in gear and just make sure it’s released at Boots in time for my Christmas Dinner.
…your Boots till spits I mean!
If you’re not a UK lady, let me quickly explain…
Boots have a rather fabulous promotional period every couple of months that goes something like this…
If you spend over £5 you get a voucher. The voucher entitles the holder to £5 off Boots No7 or Ruby & Millie (a British cosmetic brand).
That’s it… no catches, nothing. How lucky are we?
The current promotion runs out on the 28th March, which means that I have 4 days left to spend the 3 vouchers I’ve rescued from the bottom of my handbag. Which brings me to my original question…
How do you spend yours?
As there’s nothing specific I want from either of the permitted ranges, I’m thinking of plumping for some of the following items – note, prices shown are after voucher redemption:
Boots No7 Eyeshadow Blend and Contour.
I have a few of these (ok, about 6) that I grab from my brush pot when I’m too lazy to go and wash my ‘good’ blending brushes but obviously don’t want to muddy my eye look. They’re not the softest nor the most well constructed, but for £1.50, they’re pretty darn decent backups!
Boots No7 Quick Thinking 4 in 1 Wipes.
Love these wipes, they really do a stand up job at removing makeup. I mostly use them to clean off swatched hands or if I’m playing with my makeup. I prefer a proper face wash before bed! These are great for travel too, but I wouldn’t pay the full price.
Boots No7 Ultimate File and Buffer.
You can’t get a better bargain than free! I have one of these in the glove box incase of an emergency broken nail. Don’t laugh at me, you’re not even a proper GIRL unless you have an emergency nail file set. Go redeem yourself down at Boots immediately!
I haven’t tried this one, but I used to pick up ones from the No7 range which looked simillar (except they had black bristles) and I swear by them for depositing a healthy amount of colour on my lids. Unfortunately, they’ve been discontinued and I’m wondering if these are the replacement? Anyone know the old ones I mean? They used to come in little black cardboard boxes (usually found on the bottom shelf of the No7 stand), I think they were £5.75 each (before voucher redemption) so they worked out at 75p each after, total bargain! Anyone tried these white bristled ones?
I haven’t been hugely impressed with much from the Ruby & Millie range and some of the brushes are (imho) pretty awful. This one however, I like. It’s great for pushing gel and cream liners right into the lashline slightly under the lashes. Don’t try and line above the top lashes with it though… well, not unless you’re incredibly nifty with an eyeliner brush.
Boots No7 Radiance Boosting Hot Cloth Cleanser.
£3.75 for a Hot Cloth Cleanser and muslin cloth is a total bargain I reckon! I’m currently trialling the original Liz Earle version (review coming soon) and I’ll be picking one of these up in the next few days for a bargainous comparison. It’s worth noting too that this No7 version has clocked up no less than twenty 5 star reviews on the Boots website. Having said that, if it’s anything like the Boots Time Delay Cleansing Balm (Eve Lom ‘replica’) then it’ll leave me in tears. Literally.
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So, that’s my ‘picks’ for your £5 “till spit”. What do you rush to stock up on everytime the offer rolls around? Don’t keep your bargains to yourselves, did your Mama never tell you it’s good to share?
Ruby & Millie make some decent brushes at reasonable prices, and this one is my favourite. It’s great for gel eyeliners and brow powders… firm but supple.
The Ruby & Millie I-Define brush is priced at £6.00 in Boots, but is currently available for a recession-busting £1.00 with a No7/Ruby & Millie till spit*.
I’ve bought a couple since the offer’s been on and plan on getting some more of the Boots No7 Eyeshadow brushes which I enjoy using alongside my MAC 239.
The Boots No7 Eyeshadow brush is priced at £5.75 rendering it a 75p super-bargain with a till spit. Only larger stores appear to carry these brushes though. You can usually find them on the bottom shelf of the No7 stand (rather than amongst the general makeup brushes) housed in cardboard boxes.
*till spit = a voucher automatically printed by the till when you spend over £5 in a transaction. I’m a geek and purposefully split my transactions into roughly £5 amounts to maximize my till spits *blush*
Till spits are valid until the 31st January, so get shopping!
Have you tried either of these brushes? Do you recommend any other ’till spit’ bargains?
Green, not the best colour choice for me… typically one of my favourites – boo hoo!
I’m still showing the I-Divine Original palette some love…
Face:
Revlon Colorstay in Ivory
Silk Naturals Blush in Climax (Orgasm Dupe)
Eyes:
Sleek I-Divine Original Palette (Green and Gold shades)
Shu Uemura Painting Liner in M Brown
Ruby & Millie Metallic I-Writer in Green
GOSH Velvet Touch Eyeliner in Green Grass
Kanebo Kate Enamel Glow Waterproof Mascara in Black
Lips:
Avon Glazewear Lipstick in Pink Kiss (shade now discontinued)
I don’t usually wear pinks.. but these shadows from The She Space’s Taurus Astrology Collection were just too cute not to.
Face:
Cory Cosmetics Mica Free foundation in Bare Beige
Earthen Glow Minerals Blush in Berries & Cream
MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural & Shimmer in Light/Medium
The Body Shop Vitamin E Face Mist
Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
The She Space Mineral Eyeshadow in Little Explosions
The She Space Mineral Eyeshadow in Traditional Taurus
Ruby & Millie I-Writer in Black
Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara
GOSH Velvet Touch Eyeliner in Black Ink
Lips:
GOSH Pearl Shine Lipstick in Starlet (discontinued)
A girl with too many lipsticks.
And a blog about them.
