It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Fabulous Products for a Worthy Cause!

October is not only known for the start of the cold weather, and the run up to Christmas, but also for being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month dedicated to raising both money, and awareness for breast cancer charities.

Breast cancer affects so many lives, with almost 50,000 people being diagnosed every year in the UK alone, which equates to 1 person every 10 minutes. Just over 12,000 of those people die from the disease. Thankfully, survival rates are improving, thanks to early detection and improved treatment; but we’re not there yet, and a lot more research needs to be done, to further improve survival rates, and also to look into ways of preventing breast cancer developing in the first place.

This is why it’s so important to carry on raising money and awareness, and why I always like to blog about the fantastic products available throughout October that are donating money to the cause. As a consumer, it’s a win-win since not only do you get something to wear/use/keep; you’re also donating to a worthy cause at the same time. Guilt-free spending.

So without further ado, here are some of the goodies that you can get your hands on, right now!

1. Ciaté Duo Nail Varnish Set, RRP £18.00 - 20% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Available from Ciate.co.uk, Selfridges.com and Qvcuk.com

2. Debenhams Pink Sequins Giftcard - Any amount can be put on. Part of Debenhams’ Think Pink range with a 10% charity donation, which will be split 45% to Breakthrough Breast Cancer, 45% to Breast Cancer Campaign and 10% to Pink Ribbon Foundation

Available in Debenhams stores nationwide and online at www.debenhams.com

3. ghd Pink Cherry Blossom Limited Edition Styler, RRP £129.00 - £10 donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available in the selected salons nationwide and at www.ghdhair.com

4. ghd Pink Cherry Blossom Limited Edition air Hairdryer, RRP £99.00 - £10 donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available in selected salons nationwide and at www.ghdhair.com

5. Elemis Think Pink Beauty Kit, £32.50 (includes £70.50 worth of Elemis products) - Designed exclusively for Breast Cancer Awareness month this October, Elemis continues its support of Breast Cancer Care by creating the Think Pink Beauty Kit and pledging £10,000 to help continue their incredible work that offers support and information to anyone who is affected by breast cancer.

Available from Time To Spa

6. Fake Bake Breast Cancer Awareness Gift Set, RRP £26.95 - £1 from each sale will go to Breakthrough Breast Cancer. 3 Fake Bake products: Flawless self-tan, tinted body glow, lip gloss, application mitt and application gloves

Available at www.fakebake.co.uk

7. Clinique Pink with a Purpose Set (including chubby stick in limited edition shade ‘plumped up pink’), RRP £16 – £2 will go to THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION® (£1 from Clinique and £1 Boots/ Selfridges) from every purchase of this limited edition set sold in the UK. €4 will go to THE CANCER CLINICAL RESEARCH TRUST (€2 from Clinique and €2 from Boots / Brown Thomas) from every purchase of this limited edition set sold in the Republic of Ireland.

Donation during October 2012 from Clinique counters at Selfridges, Brown Thomas and Boots nationwide and www.clinique.co.uk while stocks last

8. Avon 2012 Magenta pin, RRP £1.50 - 100% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Available from your local Independent Avon Representative or online at www.avonshop.co.uk

9. Avon Nail File, RRP £1.50 - 25% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Available from your local Independent Avon Representative or online at www.avonshop.co.uk

1. Marks & Spencer Limited Collection Bow Satin Wrap, RRP £17.50 - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available at Marks & Spencer stores nationwide and www.marksandspencer.com
Stockist Information 0845 609 0200

2. Marks & Spencer Limited Collection Pink and Black Bra, Padded RRP £17.50/DD+ not padded RRP £17.50/Post surgery RRP £17.50- 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available at Marks & Spencer stores nationwide and www.marksandspencer.com
Stockist Information 0845 609 0200

Marks & Spencer Limited Collection Pink and Black Brief, RRP £7.50 - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available at Marks & Spencer stores nationwide and www.marksandspencer.com
Stockist Information 0845 609 0200

Marks & Spencer Limited Collection Pink and Black Thong, RRP £7.50 - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available at Marks & Spencer stores nationwide and www.marksandspencer.com
Stockist Information 0845 609 0200

3. Marks & Spencer Woman High Impact Zip Fronted Bra, RRP £22.50 - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available at Marks & Spencer stores nationwide and www.marksandspencer.com
Stockist Information 0845 609 0200

4. Evans Bed Socks – 2 pairs, RRP £6.00 - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available at Evans stores

5. adidas Pink Ribbon Fleece - pink, RRP £40.00 - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available in JJB and Littlewoods stores and online at www.jjbsports.com, www.littlewoods.com, www.very.co.uk, www.sweatshop.co.uk

6. adidas Pink Ribbon Women’s Track Pants, RRP £40.00 - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available in JJB and Littlewoods stores and online at www.jjbsports.com, www.littlewoods.com, www.very.co.uk, www.sweatshop.co.uk

7. Marks & Spencer Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelet, RRP £19.50 - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available at Marks & Spencer stores nationwide and www.marksandspencer.com
Stockist Information 0845 609 0200

8. Stella & Dot Hope bracelet in rose gold, RRP £25.00 - Net proceeds from the sale of this Hope bracelet will go to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

For more information please see www.stelladot.co.uk or speak to a Stella & Dot stylist

9. Stella & Dot Luna wrap bracelet in rose gold, RRP £95.00 - Net proceeds from the sale of this Luna wrap bracelet will go to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

For more information please see www.stelladot.co.uk or speak to a Stella & Dot stylist

10. PANDORA Murano glass pink ribbon charm, RRP £30.00 - 20% donation up to £100,000.

Available in all PANDORA stores

11. Debenhams Red Herring Curly Rose Fur Mittens, RRP £12.00 - Part of Debenhams’ Think Pink range with a 10% charity donation, which will be split 45% to Breakthrough Breast Cancer, 45% to Breast Cancer Campaign and 10% to Pink Ribbon Foundation.

Available in Debenhams stores nationwide and online at www.debenhams.com

12. Debenhams Red Herring Curly Rose Fur Cossack, RRP £18.00 - Part of Debenhams’ Think Pink range with a 10% charity donation, which will be split 45% to Breakthrough Breast Cancer, 45% to Breast Cancer Campaign and 10% to Pink Ribbon Foundation.

Available in Debenhams stores nationwide and online at www.debenhams.com

13. Debenhams Red Herring Curly Rose Fur Earmuff, RRP £10.00 - Part of Debenhams’ Think Pink range with a 10% charity donation, which will be split 45% to Breakthrough Breast Cancer, 45% to Breast Cancer Campaign and 10% to Pink Ribbon Foundation.

Available in Debenhams stores nationwide and online at www.debenhams.com

14. Coast Siara dress, RRP £135.00 - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available from all Coast stores.

Annnnnd, if you're not into any of the beauty/fashion offerings, you can always eat/drink your donation to the cause:

Left - PROPERCORN Fiery Worcester Sauce & Sun Dried Tomato (other flavours available), RRP 95p - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available at all good food stores, including Waitrose, Whole Foods Market and Harvey Nichols

Right - bottlepink Pomegranate & Elderflower cordial, RRP £3.15 - 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Available in food and drink stores nationwide.


Finally, whilst the campaign is heavily signified by the colour pink, we should not forget that breast cancer also affects men, although rare (approximately 300+ men per year), so I'm going to be actively encouraging Mr Beauty Scoop to get involved in the cause... by buying me a few of the goodies available. ;-)

This post originated at www.thebeautyscoop.co.uk

10% Off Beauty @Debenhams Until 11th March 2012!

No voucher codes needed, it has all been done automatically, the new prices are shown in red on the site. Great news for those of you that missed it. x

Debenhams

This post originated at www.thebeautyscoop.co.uk

10% Off At Debenhams Online Before March 4th 2012. - DATE EXTENDED!

This is just a quick heads up that you can get 10% off beauty and fragrance at Debenhams.com if you order before 4th March 2012, just by using the code: FJ32 at checkout.


Terms and Conditions:

1. 10% off beauty and fragrance, furniture, electrical, mobiles and Activity Superstore available online at debenhams.com.
2. To claim the discount items must be purchased in one transaction online at debenhams.com between 1 March 2012 and 4 March 2012.
3. To claim your discount online visit debenhams.com and type the offer code FJ32 for 10% discount in the promotional box once you have added the item(s) to your shopping basket.
4. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount offer or promotion and can only be claimed once.
5. This offer excludes, Fashion, Home, Apple, handling and delivery charges, Giftcards, Personalised Wedding Stationery, electricals, large kitchen appliances, flowers, hampers, wine and Financial Services or in payment of any outstanding balance on your Debenhams account

Normal blog service will be resumed asap, now I have replaced my SD card.

This post originated at www.thebeautyscoop.co.uk

More Beauty Deals and Codes!

Cheap Smells - Use code 'SkinCare10' anytime before Sunday and get an extra 10% off Roc, Guinot and Darphin!

Cheap Smells - 25% off Nail Rock nail wraps and also Wella Weekend where everything is £4.99 (and I LOVE this Wella range, it has been a staple for many years)!

Superdrug - For 4 days only, selected Ghost fragrances are 2 for £26, normally retailing at £23.50 each. Plus, if you spend £50, there's still the £10 off code GIFTGUIDE11 available to use until 22nd November. Perfect for Christmas presents!

Debenhams - 20% off when you spend £50 (although it excludes quite a lot, including beauty, which I know doesn't fall under beauty deals, but I thought some of you might be able to make use of this anyway?!) using code RX92 (between 21st and 27th November)

Duty Free On Hundreds Of Beauty & Fragrance Products At Debenhams!

I'll definitely be taking advantage of this, I'm still feeling in holiday mode so it'd be rude not to partake in some more 'duty free' shopping!

Until 31st July!

The discount given for the ‘Duty Free Prices’ is equivalent to the standard rate of VAT.

Debenhams Website

Clinique Mascara Trade In Offer - Exclusive To Debenhams, Plus Other Debenhams Beauty Offers!

I noticed that Clinique and Debenhams were partnering up to offer a similar version of the successful mascara trade in that Clinique had with Boots last year and thought that those of you who missed out for whatever reason may like to know so that you could take advantage of the offer this time around. The offer runs from today until 30th January and the following details apply.

“Trade in your current mascara (any brand) for your choice of deluxe mascara (choose between High Impact & High Lengths Mascara) for FREE, plus enjoy a FREE eye makeover. 

Exclusively at Debenhams.
No purchase necessary.
Not available with any other Clinique offer.
One per customer, while stocks last.”


Whilst browsing the site I noticed a few other offers that looked well worth checking out, so I’m just pasting in the details for your perusal. All the offers below end on the 30th January 2011.

Estée Lauder

“Discover NEW DayWear SPF 15, the most important thing you'll put on today. Plus, with any DayWear purchase, enjoy a FREE eye makeover and a FREE* Lash Primer deluxe sample, exclusively at Debenhams.

*One per customer, while stocks last."

DIOR

"Bring your current foundation to most Dior beauty counters for a colour match and leave with a complimentary 3 day trial* of your perfect Dior foundation.

*One per customer, while stocks last."

Lancôme

"As the Official Beauty Partner to the BAFTA's, Lancôme are offering a BAFTA inspired Spring make-over, come in store and have a play. Plus, get a FREE* sample of the New Genifique Nutrics Dry Skin Moisturiser available until 30 January.

*One per customer, while stocks last."

Elizabeth Arden


"Celebrate the launch of Elizabeth Arden's PREVAGE® Eye Ultra Protection Anti-Aging Moisturizer SPF15 and PREVAGE® Eye Advanced Anti-aging Serum with a FREE skincare consultation and receive a complimentary PREVAGE Eye sample*.

*One per customer, while stocks last."

Clarins


"It's the new year and the perfect time for a new skin care routine. Head to Clarins for a personalised skin care consultation and when you buy any product from the cleansing range you'll get aFREE* Clarins headband and one recommended Day and Night cream sample. Available until 30 January.

*Offer available from 4 January until 30 January. Not to be used in conjunction with any other Clarins offer. One per customer, while stocks last."


Also, one final treat from Debenhams for Beauty Club members:

"Get 500 bonus points* when you spend £25 or more on beauty and fragrance.


*Bonus points are limited to one set per customer, per day. Min spend of £25 in one transaction applies and will be automatically applied when paying in store or online"

All information and images were found here!