Reviews Archives - Beauty Markdown

My last post about testing products for Boots was so popular, I thought I’d share a couple of other beauty testing programmes I’ve recently discovered. You don’t need to be a beauty blogger like me to get free makeup and skincare in return for an honest review! It’s as simple as it sounds, companies send... / READ MORE /

12/03/2018

Discounts

Phase Zero x LMB, a new, better way to buy makeup? You decide.

Love Me Beauty have ditched the credit based system! They’ve collaborated with a new luxury brand, Phase Zero, to take over the world. Phase Zero is described as rivalling some of the most expensive beauty brands, but sold to lucky members at huge discounts of up to 85%. Is it worth it? / READ MORE /

02/03/2018

Featured, Reviews

I bought a £74 hairbrush & I’d do it again – Mason Pearson review

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... / READ MORE /

28/09/2017

Beauty News, Discounts, Reviews

Glossier in the UK? Plus 3 product reviews & 10% off

If you’ve been paying attention to the beauty blogging world over the past year or so you’ll have definitely heard of Glossier by now (pronounced, somewhat pretentiously, to rhyme with dossier). It’s a beauty and skincare line from the team behind uber cool beauty site Into the Gloss. Glossier is an online store, pretty much... / READ MORE /

02/09/2017

Beauty News, Discounts, Featured

Save 28% on Tarte Shape Tape – rare Tarte free delivery offer this weekend

For this weekend only (so if you’re reading this after the 4th of September this offer has probably ended) Tarte are offering free shipping on ALL orders – no minimum spend. That means you can try out their cult concealer Shape Tape for a fraction of the price. Every YouTuber and blogger seems to LOVE... / READ MORE /

29/07/2017

Fun, Guides, Reviews

Mini Beauty Markdown – coming soon

As a beauty blogger I’m lucky to be given lots of free makeup to review on here – and I usually try out at least one thing from every box but there’s always something that is the wrong colour, or I’d never normally use. I try and give my excess products to friends and family,... / READ MORE /

13/07/2017

Discounts, Featured

TK Maxx beauty: July 2017

So, we’re back at TK Maxx once again, checking out what’s on the shelves in July. We’ll include the real RRP for everything (not just the one they put on the label), so you can see where the real bargains are. Too Faced There were three shades of Too Faced Melted liquid lipsticks in my... / READ MORE /

23/04/2017

Guides

Cool beauty stuff – 23rd of April edition

Hey! Welcome to a new series of posts on Beauty Markdown – cool beauty stuff. If the name isn’t self explanatory enough, it’s just going to be a (hopefully) weekly round up of all the cool stuff other people have been doing in the world of beauty. Think of it like a weekly favourites, but... / READ MORE /

12/04/2017

Featured, Guides, Reviews

How much makeup are you really throwing away? Plus beauty spatula reviews

I recently picked up a couple of money saving beauty gadgets to review – two beauty spatulas at either end of the affordability scale. The Every Drop Beauty Spatula (£9.45) and the Primark makeup spatula (£1). I thought they’d both save me a bit of money, but I didn’t realise quite how much! I chose four different... / READ MORE /

09/03/2017

Featured, Reviews

A £12.99 Clarisonic from ALDI?!?!

Something new for you all today – a review of a brand new beauty gadget, at a bargain price of course! And yep, you read it right, Aldi has brought out their own version of the Clarisonic. We got a sneak peek: What do you get for your money? Here are the facts, the Visage... / READ MORE /

17/12/2016

Discounts, Featured

Last minute bargain Christmas presents

Left it a bit late to buy presents? It’s the last weekend before the big day, but there are still some great bargains out there, and you definitely have time to pick these up. Or ALTERNATIVELY, if you know there’s someone who hasn’t bought you a gift yet, feel free to forward this article over... / READ MORE /

04/12/2016

Featured, Guides

Fake makeup: how to spot it, how to avoid it, is it safe?

Fake makeup is everywhere on the internet nowadays, you can’t scroll Facebook without seeing ads for £10 “Kylie lip kits” or hearing about scammers on Depop, and you’re not even safe on well known e-commerce sites like Amazon or Groupon. We’re going to make it clear here – we’re not talking about dupes (products from... / READ MORE /

13/10/2016

Discounts, Featured

Tarte Rainforest of the Sea QVC TSV

The Tarte Rainforest of the Sea foundation has been getting rave reviews from YouTubers like Shaaaanxo since it was released back in the spring, but we haven’t been able to get this in the UK yet… UNTIL NOW. This Saturday (15th of October) QVC UK are running a Today’s Special Value (or TSV) on a makeup... / READ MORE /

Disappointing high end products YSL Chanel By Terry MAC

09/10/2016

Reviews

Disappointing products: high end edition

YSL, Chanel, By Terry, MAC - when you spend £30 on a beauty product you expect it to at least be functional, this is a list of products that seriously let us down. / READ MORE /