Martin Lewis reveals how to get £224 worth of Boots skincare for just £55 that’s ‘much cheaper way than buying in store’
MONEY saving expert Martin Lewis has shared how shoppers can bag £225 worth of Boots skincare for just £55.
Boots are selling four festive calendars which are packed with selected make-up and skincare from a popular brand.
Martin said in his podcast online: “Boots is releasing its annual advent calendars, now this isn’t about early Christmas celebration, this is a way to get lots of skincare products at a much cheaper way than buying them in-store.”
“There are four beauty calendars it’s releasing three of them will cost you £55 but when we’ve valued the content inside there, it’s over £200 worth of No.7 items inside.”
The three £55 calendars provide the buyer with up to £224 worth of skincare products from the Boots Brand No.7.
There are three ranges to choose from Lift & Luminate, Restore & Renew and Protect & Perfect.
Each calendar includes a core range of No.7 products worth £146.86 plus additional lines.
Core items:
- Radiance+ daily energising exfoliating cleanser, 50ml – £3.98 (with Advantage Card) based on full-sized product
- Pure retinol 0.3%, 10ml – £11.65 based on full-sized product
- Eyebrow micro filling pen, brown, 0.5g – £9.95
- Toning water, ‘normal’, 75ml – £2.98 based on full-sized product
- Laboratories firming booster serum, 3ml – £3.50 based on full-sized product
- The Full 360 mascara, black, 7ml – £13.95
- Limited Edition lip glaze, heavenly, 3.3ml – £9.95 for a similar shade
- Limited Edition lipstick, heavenly, 3.3g – £12.95 for a similar shade
- Skin illuminator, 30ml – £13.95
- Beautiful Skin Blissful body wash, 50ml – £1.99 based on full-sized product
- Beautiful Skin Completely Quenched body milk, 50ml – £2.31 based on full-sized product
- Beautiful Skin revitalising hand polish, 75ml – £9.95
- Limited Edition eye colour brush – £9.95
- Beautiful Skin softening foot scrub, 75ml – £9.95
- Stay Perfect eye pencil, black, 1.2g – £7.95
- Cleansing pad – £2, currently not on sale
- Total Renewal microdermabrasion face exfoliator, 75ml – £9.95
- Moisture Drench lipstick voucher – £9.95
The Protect and Perfect advent calendar ranks the least value for money holding skincare and makeup products collectively worth £205.
This calendar included No.7 specifically from the Protect and Perfect range, these include:
- Protect & Perfect intense advanced day cream SPF 15+ 5-star UVA, 25ml – £12.48 based on full-sized product
- Protect & Perfect intense advanced night cream, 25ml – £12.48 based on full-sized product
- Protect & Perfect intense advanced serum, 5ml – £4.16 based on full-sized product
- Protect & Perfect intense advanced eye cream, 5ml – £4.16 based on full-sized product
- Protect & Perfect intense advanced daily hydration hand & nail cream, 75ml – £12.95
- Protect & Perfect intense advanced dual action cleansing water, 50ml – £3.74 based on full-sized product
- Protect & Perfect lip care, 10ml – £9.95
The Restore and Renew No.7 advent calendar ranks next holding £210 worth of beauty products.
Items inside include:
- Restore & Renew face and neck multi-action day cream SPF15+ 5-star UVA, 25ml – £16.48 based on full-sized product
- Restore & Renew face and neck multi-action night cream, 25ml – £16.48 based on full-sized product
- Restore & Renew multi-action eye cream, 5ml – £7.65 based on full-sized product
- Restore & Renew face and neck multi-action serum, 5ml – £5.49 based on full-sized product
- Limited Edition eye pot stardust – £3, currently not on sale, but based on full-sized similar products
- Instant Results nourishing hydration mask, dry/very dry, 100ml – £14.95
- Foaming cleanser, ‘normal’, 50ml – £3.32 based on full-sized product
You’ll find the most value has been added to the Lift & Luminate advent calendar:
The calendar includes:
- Lift & Luminate triple action day cream SPF15 + 5-star UVA, 25ml – £14.98 based on full-sized product
- Lift & Luminate triple action night cream, 25ml – £14.98 based on full-sized product
- Lift & Luminate triple action serum, 5ml – £4.99 based on full-sized product
- Lift & Luminate triple action eye cream, 5ml – £6.65 based on full-sized product
- Lift & Luminate triple action primer, 30ml – £17.95
- Foaming cleanser, ‘normal’, 50ml – £3.32 based on full-sized product
- Instant Results nourishing hydration mask, dry/very dry, 100ml – £14.95
Martin argued these deals weren’t just perfect for skincare fans but anyone looking for an affordable way to bag Christmas presents.
He said: “This isn’t necessarily about the advent calendar you could literally get it rip it up and hand it out for lots of different Christmas presents to people these are always incredibly popular with money savers.”
Mega savers can take this a step further and go for the Ultimate 25 Days of Beauty Advent calendar.
Priced at just under £150, the buyer will be getting around £486 worth of glitzy No.7 products.
Martin said: “The ultimate calendar costs £150 and by our calculations, it would cost £486 if you were to buy them items separately.”
Here’s a breakdown of everything that comes in the calendar:
- Stay Perfect matte fixing mist, 100ml – £14.95
- Pure Retinol hand cream, 75ml – £17.95
- Total Renewal microdermabrasion exfoliator, 75ml – £9.95
- Perfect & Protect intense advanced body serum, 200ml – £24.95
- Restore & Renew dual action cleansing lotion, 200ml – £14.95
- Shimmer highlight palette, rose, 10g – £15.95
- Laboratories line correcting booster serum, 25ml – £44.95
- Future Renew damage reversal day cream SPF40, 50ml – £34.95
- Future Renew damage reversal night cream, 50ml – £34.95
- Future Renew damage reversal eye serum, 15ml – £24.95
- Future Renew damage reversal serum, 25ml – £34.95
- 4D Lift & Curl mascara, 7ml – £14.95
- Eyebrow tinted gel, brown, 3.7ml – £11.95
- High Shine lip gloss, desert rose, 8mI – £9.95
- Trio eye shadow, sunset, 2.6g – £9.95
- Age Defying lipstick, caramel silk, 3.5g – £12.95
- Pure Retinol 0.3% night concentrate, 30ml – £34.95
- Bronzer brush – £15.95
- Gel finish nail colour, rose gold, 10ml – £6.95
- Lip & cheek tint, dusky pink, 10ml – £9.95
- Beautiful Skin nourishing hand & nail cream, 125ml – £9.95
- Lift & Luminate tripe action primer, 30ml – £17.95
- Restore & Renew multi-action face & neck serum boost sheet mask, 23g – £4.95
- Laboratories resurfacing peel 15% glycolic acid, 30ml – £34.95
- Free Intelligent Colour foundation voucher – £16.95
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