Today it was the Knutsford scout group carboot sale which is held once a year. It has been hit and miss over the years but today I came home with a beauty mega haul plus some other bits and pieces. There's quite a lot to list so I hope you don't get bored half way through reading.
Here are my finds:
Two Marks & Spencer beauty boxes at £10 each. I bought one of these earlier this year on-line and wrote a post about it which you can read here. The box was sealed up and the contents are worth £120. I loved some of the items in my box so was pleased to find another one.
The second one has some great products in it - real summer items such as the full size Fake Bake Amplify body lotion with gradual tan. The contents in this box are worth £80. I love the three little bottles of Leighton Denny nail varnish.
From the same lady I bought this Stila gift set with dark purple eyeliner, lip and cheek cream and their iconic lip glaze for £3. There is also a sparkly headband in the set. This will be going to my niece as a gift for her birthday or Christmas.
Davidoff Cool Water Woman 30ml Eau de toilette with travel size shower gel and body lotion which are just perfect for taking away on a sunny holiday. These three items cost £1.20.
From the same lady I bought another three items for £1.20 which are a L'Occitane shower gel in Arlestenne fragrance (this costs £5.75 normally), travel size Amande supple skin oil which comes in the cutest bottle ever and a full size bottle of Radox in Sleep Easy. She had lots of travel sized items in a box with everything 50p each or three for £1.20. I ummed and ahhed about whether to buy Sanctuary or Soap & Glory but plumped for the full sized Radox.
Yves Saint Laurent Forever Youth Liberator serum for just £6. This is new and still sealed up. I've looked on eBay and this is around the £15 plus £2.85 shipping price so I am pleased with this find. I wear serum every day under my moisturiser so am always on the look out for a decent brand.
Full sized tube of Aveda body polish for just 50p. Similar is selling for £36 so I have no idea why the lady sold it so cheaply but at 50p I was not going to argue.
From the same lady I bought these two packs of Fortnum & Mason sugar swizzle sticks for 25p a pack. These currently sell for £5.75 each pack. I think these will be stored away until Christmas and then used for coffee after our Christmas and Boxing Day dinners.
Two tins of Toni & Guy dry shampoo for 50p for both tins and from the same lady, two bottles of Tresemme 7 day straight serum for 50p a bottle. Why would you go to Boots to buy toiletries when you can buy them at these prices? The dry shampoo currently cost £7.49 a can and I've paid 25p! The serum currently costs £7.29.
From the same lady I bought a new and sealed tube of Clarins HydraQuench tinted moisturiser for £1. This is currently £29 to buy. The colour is honey which is discontinued but is perfect for my colouring in the summer when I have a bit of colour from holidays and spending time outdoors.
Are you bored yet? or am I okay to carry on listing all my finds? Yes - okay so here is more....
A large bottle of Soap & Glory body wash in Orangeasm for £3 (costs £6.50). I love any body wash that is citrus scented as I find it great for livening the senses in the morning.
A Boots No7 palette containing three of my favourite eyeshadow shades - truffle, innocence and wheat sheaf as well as a mini mascara, rollerball bronzer and highlighter. This cost £2.
A Benefit lip and cheek compact set for just £1. It is called Rockitude and is selling for £25.50. I picked up a tube of Rodial stem cell superfood glam balm and before I could ask the price, the lady said I could have it for free!!! The 40ml tube cost £35 and this is a 25ml tube. I have no idea why she gave it away when I had only spent £1 on her stall but I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Liz Earle hot cloth cleanser (30ml) and cloth in a sealed up pack for just 20p. Plus a Percy & Reed wonder balm for my dry ends for just 50p. Soap & Glory bath orchid for 20p. I love these and go through quite a few of them every year.
The Orange Tree gift set in a tin for £2. This has body wash, body lotion, body scrub, bath soak and a bath orchid in it. It is only an Asda set but at less than 50p an item, it will be okay for everyday use.
Well that is the end of the beauty haul but I did buy lots of other items which are as follows:
Five hardback cookery books for 20p each. I wanted to buy more at this price and really had to check myself before going mad. I limited myself to £1 worth and bought a massive Nigella Lawson one called Kitchen, a Lorraine Pascale one called Home Cooking Made Easy, Saturday Kitchen, Levi Roots Caribbean Food and a divine Green & Blacks chocolate cookbook.
Sparkling wine chiller for 10p. We have a couple of these already and keep them in the freezer for emergencies. You just can't drink warm fizz - ever! I love it when it is really chilled.
Two pairs of John Lewis socks at £1 a pair. One pair is priced up at £7 and the other at £5. I think I'll keep the pink and blue spotty ones for myself (£7 pair) and the others will be used as a Christmas stocking filler for my sister.
Two DVDs at £1 each. I am particularly interested in the Canterbury Tales set of 6 stories. It was a BBC series and runs for 355 minutes.
A Samsonite cross body bag which is as new and cost £2.50. I wanted a longer strapped bag than the one I already have for wearing across my body for when we go to New York in December. This purchase made me smile as it has a luggage tag attached to it from a hotel in New York so clearly it was destiny for me to buy it.
A long necklace that has a detachable handbag charm for £1. It is very chunky and David said I will look like Mr.T when I wear it but I wanted something longline to wear with tunics.
A magazine holder which matches one we already have that we bought from Costco. This cost just £1 and I'm pleased to have a matching pair for at the end of each of our two settees.
Finally - three more short sleeved shirts for my dad. Yesterday I gave him the three shirts I bought for him last week and he was delighted as he said he was short of short sleeved shirts. I paid £1 for the Gant shirt and 50p each for the Blue Harbour range ones from Marks & Spencer.
Well apart from a large bag of bananas for £1 (random I know) that was my haul for this week. We are away to the Lake District next weekend so I may not have a haul post to show you but I hope this weekend's mega haul makes up for it.
The second one has some great products in it - real summer items such as the full size Fake Bake Amplify body lotion with gradual tan. The contents in this box are worth £80. I love the three little bottles of Leighton Denny nail varnish.
From the same lady I bought this Stila gift set with dark purple eyeliner, lip and cheek cream and their iconic lip glaze for £3. There is also a sparkly headband in the set. This will be going to my niece as a gift for her birthday or Christmas.
Davidoff Cool Water Woman 30ml Eau de toilette with travel size shower gel and body lotion which are just perfect for taking away on a sunny holiday. These three items cost £1.20.
From the same lady I bought another three items for £1.20 which are a L'Occitane shower gel in Arlestenne fragrance (this costs £5.75 normally), travel size Amande supple skin oil which comes in the cutest bottle ever and a full size bottle of Radox in Sleep Easy. She had lots of travel sized items in a box with everything 50p each or three for £1.20. I ummed and ahhed about whether to buy Sanctuary or Soap & Glory but plumped for the full sized Radox.
Yves Saint Laurent Forever Youth Liberator serum for just £6. This is new and still sealed up. I've looked on eBay and this is around the £15 plus £2.85 shipping price so I am pleased with this find. I wear serum every day under my moisturiser so am always on the look out for a decent brand.
Full sized tube of Aveda body polish for just 50p. Similar is selling for £36 so I have no idea why the lady sold it so cheaply but at 50p I was not going to argue.
From the same lady I bought these two packs of Fortnum & Mason sugar swizzle sticks for 25p a pack. These currently sell for £5.75 each pack. I think these will be stored away until Christmas and then used for coffee after our Christmas and Boxing Day dinners.
Two tins of Toni & Guy dry shampoo for 50p for both tins and from the same lady, two bottles of Tresemme 7 day straight serum for 50p a bottle. Why would you go to Boots to buy toiletries when you can buy them at these prices? The dry shampoo currently cost £7.49 a can and I've paid 25p! The serum currently costs £7.29.
From the same lady I bought a new and sealed tube of Clarins HydraQuench tinted moisturiser for £1. This is currently £29 to buy. The colour is honey which is discontinued but is perfect for my colouring in the summer when I have a bit of colour from holidays and spending time outdoors.
Are you bored yet? or am I okay to carry on listing all my finds? Yes - okay so here is more....
A large bottle of Soap & Glory body wash in Orangeasm for £3 (costs £6.50). I love any body wash that is citrus scented as I find it great for livening the senses in the morning.
A Boots No7 palette containing three of my favourite eyeshadow shades - truffle, innocence and wheat sheaf as well as a mini mascara, rollerball bronzer and highlighter. This cost £2.
A Benefit lip and cheek compact set for just £1. It is called Rockitude and is selling for £25.50. I picked up a tube of Rodial stem cell superfood glam balm and before I could ask the price, the lady said I could have it for free!!! The 40ml tube cost £35 and this is a 25ml tube. I have no idea why she gave it away when I had only spent £1 on her stall but I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Liz Earle hot cloth cleanser (30ml) and cloth in a sealed up pack for just 20p. Plus a Percy & Reed wonder balm for my dry ends for just 50p. Soap & Glory bath orchid for 20p. I love these and go through quite a few of them every year.
The Orange Tree gift set in a tin for £2. This has body wash, body lotion, body scrub, bath soak and a bath orchid in it. It is only an Asda set but at less than 50p an item, it will be okay for everyday use.
Well that is the end of the beauty haul but I did buy lots of other items which are as follows:
Five hardback cookery books for 20p each. I wanted to buy more at this price and really had to check myself before going mad. I limited myself to £1 worth and bought a massive Nigella Lawson one called Kitchen, a Lorraine Pascale one called Home Cooking Made Easy, Saturday Kitchen, Levi Roots Caribbean Food and a divine Green & Blacks chocolate cookbook.
Sparkling wine chiller for 10p. We have a couple of these already and keep them in the freezer for emergencies. You just can't drink warm fizz - ever! I love it when it is really chilled.
Two pairs of John Lewis socks at £1 a pair. One pair is priced up at £7 and the other at £5. I think I'll keep the pink and blue spotty ones for myself (£7 pair) and the others will be used as a Christmas stocking filler for my sister.
Two DVDs at £1 each. I am particularly interested in the Canterbury Tales set of 6 stories. It was a BBC series and runs for 355 minutes.
A Samsonite cross body bag which is as new and cost £2.50. I wanted a longer strapped bag than the one I already have for wearing across my body for when we go to New York in December. This purchase made me smile as it has a luggage tag attached to it from a hotel in New York so clearly it was destiny for me to buy it.
A long necklace that has a detachable handbag charm for £1. It is very chunky and David said I will look like Mr.T when I wear it but I wanted something longline to wear with tunics.
A magazine holder which matches one we already have that we bought from Costco. This cost just £1 and I'm pleased to have a matching pair for at the end of each of our two settees.
Finally - three more short sleeved shirts for my dad. Yesterday I gave him the three shirts I bought for him last week and he was delighted as he said he was short of short sleeved shirts. I paid £1 for the Gant shirt and 50p each for the Blue Harbour range ones from Marks & Spencer.
Well apart from a large bag of bananas for £1 (random I know) that was my haul for this week. We are away to the Lake District next weekend so I may not have a haul post to show you but I hope this weekend's mega haul makes up for it.
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