It’s not only your friends and family who want to give you a gift on your birthday, some of your favourite brands want to send you a present too! We’re obviously totally down for this and in this post we’ll show you how to get them. The Body Shop Pick up a free Love Your […]
Jo Malone candles, diffusers and fragrances make such good gifts, but they can be expensive. However, if you were planning on buying something from Jo Malone, now is the best time to do it. The Our House promo means you’ll get a free full-size gift when you spend £70 or more. Just click here to […]
We’re all aware that recycling is a good thing, right? However, sometimes it can feel like too much effort to be worth doing, but what if we told you there are free products up for grabs if you can be bothered to keep hold of your empty packaging? MAC The biggest (and most famous) makeup […]
I was quite taken with the Riviera palette when it released at the beginning of the month, it was so colourful and different, which was much needed in the beauty industry. Before I rushed to ABH to buy the palette, it dawned on me that I’d bought two other palettes recently (Colourpop’s Oooh La La […]
I’ve added up the monetary value of everything Tati got as free PR in this video’s haul, and it might not be the number you’d expect! […]
We live in an age where we are bombarded with new makeup every week, and unless you’re a billionaire chances are there’s a huge number of products you’ll never get. This is where used makeup come in to save the day! We’re looking at Glambot, a used makeup retailer, and the sanitation of their products. […]
This week I was lucky enough to get to attend the Primark Autumn/Winter preview, and of course I got plenty of photos of all the beauty bits for you to take a look at. Get ready for a proper brush range, setting sprays, new eyeshadows and loads more, all at pocket money prices. Some of […]
Two weeks ago I wrote about Love Me Beauty’s new range – Phase Zero. Now it’s time for a review. They claim to be high-end quality, comparable to the most luxurious of brands, but are sold at “factory prices” for their members. We’ll be the judge of that! […]
Usually when we review a product on Beauty Markdown, it’s something new or trending that you might not have tried before – but today’s post is about a hairbrush that has existed in one form or another for 133 years. It’s the OG fancy hair tool, and this baby doesn’t come cheap. I’m the kind […]
Every makeup lover I know in the UK seethes with jealousy at the returns policies of the big American beauty retailers. You buy a concealer and it doesn’t cover your dark circles? You can get a 100% refund, your new lipstick doesn’t suit you? Take it back. It’s kind of amazing, you can take back […]
I reviewed Freedom’s super budget friendly makeup for two months. Some of it is totally amazing. Some is so-so. Want to know which is which and see some cute swatches? Read on! Nothing in the article costs more than £4! […]
I’m just going to kick off this blog post by saying that getting free haircuts probably isn’t for everyone, so if you’re short of time, are at work on weekdays or are quite particular about your hair – turn back now! Still here? Cool, let me show you how I get my hair cut and […]
I’m a big fan of Liz Earle’s classic cleanser – it easily removes makeup, the packaging is great, I love the smell. It’s almost perfect… However, sometimes I wince a bit at paying £14.50 for only 100ml of product. You all know how much I enjoy testing out dupes for you, and when I heard Aldi […]
Hey! Ever since our first Glossier post, I’ve been trying out lots of their products, and I’m going to attempt to dupe the ones that are my favourites. Although Glossier isn’t the most expensive brand out there, it’s certainly not high street prices. Today I’m taking on maybe Glossier’s most famous and most hyped item […]
One of the things Beauty Markdown is most well-known for is our big annual Advent calendar comparison post. However, shop bought beauty Advent calendars aren’t for everyone; they can be quite expensive, and some of us don’t need or want lots of tiny little samples of loads of different products. We’ve written in the past […]
Yes, you read that right, these are our absolute favourite beauty bits for pound shop prices. There’s a lot of nail things on here, but when we say holy grail we really mean we don’t think more expensive products are any better, which is hard to say for most makeup that’s under a pound. Cotton […]
Yes, it’s true! We really want to build a community around Beauty Markdown – we’ve been here for a whole year now and it’s all going so well, we’ve gained thousands of fans on social media, had hundreds of thousands of visits to the site and had lots of fun sharing all the best beauty deals, […]
Last year our Boots Advent calendar sneak peek went down an absolute storm, Beauty Markdown wasn’t even a month old, and it’s STILL one of our most visited pages. So obviously we had to get another invite to the Boots Christmas show. This year we brought along a real camera to take high quality pictures, […]