8. Clinique Haul

Earlier this month I was invited to a Clinique event at my local department store. I paid a £5 deposit to reserve my place. Once I got there we were treated to mince pies, coffee and juice, and on our chairs were some little gift bags. We were then treated to a demonstration of the Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush and the 3 Step Cleansing System. The makeup artist then showed us a few looks using The Nutcracker palettes. This palette has some gorgeous pinky tones, so if that's what you like I would definitely look into this. It's a Limited Edition too - so snap it up quickly!

I already knew some items that I was considering buying so here's what I got! My £5 deposit was redeemable and a 6 piece gift available if I made 2 or more purchases. Prices given for "freebies" are worth.

Moisture Surge 15ml x 2 (£10.20 each), Moisture Surge 50ml (£34.00), Superbalm Moisturising Gloss 5ml (£5.33), Moisture Surge CC Cream 7ml (£5), Moisture Surge Over Night Mask 30ml (£9), All About Eyes 7ml (£9.80).

The majority of this I got in a pack for £40 (prices given if purchased separately). The CC cream and one of the 15ml Moisture Surge I got in a freebie for turning up to the event. The CC cream and I haven't got on in the past, the colours are never right, but maybe I will save it for summer and try again! I've grouped all of this together because they're all "moisturising". I desperately needed to get some moisture into my skin and so far, the Moisture Surge has been doing a fabulous job. My skin really misses this product under my make up if I forget to put it on. All About Eyes is my favourite eye cream for puffiness and dryness, it feels gorgeous and silky and really makes a difference. I'm looking forward to trying the mask and gloss in this chilly weather too!

Anti Blemish Solutions Cleansing Foam 125ml (£17).

This cleanser was a product I knew I wanted to purchase that day. As previously mentioned I use the Mild Liquid Facial Soap by Clinique and find that it works for me, but recently my blemishes have been a bit out of control so I wanted to get something more targeted. I'd heard good things about the Anti Blemish Solutions range and while I'm worried it will be drying, at this point I'm willing to try! It's also a foaming cleanser which will be different too because I'm more used to a thick, luxurious cleanser. I have high hopes for this product and will do a review at some point.

Mild Liquid Facial Soap 30ml (£2.40), Clarifying Lotion Type 2 30ml (£2.48), Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion+ 30ml (£7.20), Take the Day Off Makeup Remover for Lids, Lashes and Lips 30ml (£4).

This was all part of the additional gift. I'm a total sucker for travel sizes; I have a whole box of them in my room and seeing as this is all the products I use anyway I was very pleased. I especially like the moisturiser, which I'm always a bit reluctant to buy because I'm cheap! The make up remover works like a dream and I like the liquid form of exfoliator, like Clarifying Lotion, as they're easy to integrate into your daily routine.

Clinique Smart Custom Repair Serum 10ml (£11), Even Better Foundation sample 1.5ml (£1.22), Clinique Smart Serum Sample 1.5 ml (£1.65), Clinique Calyx Perfume sample 15 ml (£10)

These were the last little "freebies" I got. The thing I'm most excited about is the Serum! The reviews for this are mostly out of this world. As soon as my skin is more hydrated I will be slapping this on with gusto! Perfume samples are always good, Calyx is quite a summer scent in my opinion, very fresh and fruity. I'll probably take it on holiday with me or wear it at the weekend in the spring, and it's a good sized sample so it'll last a little while. Foundation samples are always nice, providing it's the right (ish) colour, and this is supposedly a very good foundation. I like Clinique foundations as a whole so I'm looking forward to trying this!

All in, I spent £52 and got £140.48 worth of products; I saw some cool demonstrations and got some first hand advice! A couple of hours well spent :) Let me know what you think <3