November Freebies :)

There's a good bit of free stuff out there this November that's worth taking advantage of in the run up to Christmas which always breaks the bank!
Clinique are offering a free custom-fit foundation consultation and a mini High Impact Mascara.  You can sign up for this and future promotions HERE.  I tried the Anti-Blemish Solutions Liquid Make up in Alabaster (thank god cosmetics companies are waking up to the fact that not everyone likes to look orange).  It's okay but I don't love it.  The colour match was pretty good but it looked a bit patchy on - sorry I don't have a pic!  I definitely wouldn't spend £20+ for it since I don't have problem skin, and cheaper foundations like Bourjois Healthy Mix look leagues better on.

I quite like the sample of High Impact Mascara I received.  It's not dried up like samples often can be and the brush is full-sized.  I definitely wouldn't call it 'high impact', for that you need to check out Lancome Hypnose Drama.  But I like it for everyday work lashes.

The other day I blogged about the free sample of No7 foundation currently available at Boots.  I've used it four days straight now and although the colour is a good match, I wouldn't buy it personally.  Even though I have very oily skin it looked to dry on me (see photo above), especially on the nose and the area between my eyebrows.  It lasts for a working day without need for much touching up.  I'm hoping that No7 release an Alabaster shade for their Protect & Perfect foundation range and then we'd be talking!

However I would suggest trotting along to the No7 counter as you may be matched with a different foundation and the little jar is pretty handy for travels!

At the beginning of October I applied for a free sample of Radiance by Britney Spears here: http://britneyspearsbeauty.co.uk/sample/sample.php and it arrived last week.  It's only a little tube but I love these to throw in my bag for work or a night out.  I'll throw my hands up and say it: I like it! Check out my post about it here for a fuller description.

I read about the launch of Calvin Klein's new perfume ' Beauty' over at www.beautycrazed.ca last month and Lisamarie was kind enough to post me a couple of samples of it all the way to London!  It's very sophisticated but fresh, and quintessentially 'CK'.  The bottle is very pretty too and I think it will be my summer perfume of 2011!

Click here to see swatches of the Nail Inc. polishes free in Glamour Magazine out now (Charlotte Church on the front).

What freebies have you come across this month?!