An email lands in my inbox to remind me that I have almost £80 in Boots Advantage Points and with it comes a list of offers I might like to look at. It has been some time since I have had a proper splurge in Boots, my local store is absolutely useless and has next to nothing I want to purchase and in all honesty, it needs updating to the point one of the doors doesn't even open. So, I tend to buy what I need online, unless I am going past a Boots Store on Oxford Street here in London, and have it delivered to my local store.
To that end, when the email landed in my inbox today, I was surprised that with a quick browse just how many new brands Boots has got their hands on recently - Nine in fact. For me, Boots is the store when I want to stock up on Sugar Crush from Soap & Glory, a top-up of Glow Tonic from Pixi or if they manage to tempt me in on a 3 for 2 deal. I tend to leave Beauty to the bigger department stores because they have what want. But now that could change.
Too Faced - One of the biggest surprises to me was that Too Faced is now available from Boots. There is everything from the best sellers such as Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara to Hangover Primer, Sweet Peach and Born This Way Collections and that is before we get to the travel size editions! I absolutely love Too Faced as a brand and I am so chuffed to find I no longer have to drag myself off to Carnaby Street to buy the products I want, though I do absolutely love the store!
Becca - This was the biggest surprise to me and perhaps I have been living under some kind of cloud when the news of this dropped. My knowledge of Becca products isn't all that because I have only used a limited number of products from the range. What we have in Boots is the cult classics and bestsellers when it comes to highlighters, bronzers, concealers and what excites me the most is the Becca Ultimate Lipstick Love which I have had my eye on for some time now.
Nude by Nature - This is a brand I have only ever seen in Debenhams and not always easy to get too to try. So now we have it in Boots and again, as with Becca and Too Faced, it is quite an extensive collection of products. As a brand, Nude by Nature is a make-up range 100% naturally derived, cruelty-free and with no synthetic ingredients. I have been wanting to try quite a few products from nude by nature especially the Radiant Loose Powder Complexion and I also love the sound of the Complexion Essentials Starter Kit which looks like a great introduction to the brand too.
BYBI - BYBI stands for By Beauty Insiders and I have featured them here on this blog a few times now (here and here) and I love the brand. There has been quite a few new launches of late and I am really chuffed to see them on the Boots website and I have my eye on the Buriti Booster and the MegaMist.
Tony Moly - Naturally as someone who absolutely loves K-Beauty, to see Tony Moly somewhere other than in TKMaxx and Amazon is quite the treat. Tony Moly was one of the very first K-Beauty brands I used and if you love facemasks which are a little bit kooky, then that box is well and truly ticked with Tony Moly. I now have my eye on the Chok Chok Green Tea range which sounds just incredible.
Skyn Iceland - A brand which harnesses mineral-rich Icelandic glacial water alongside Arctic superfruits as well as pure, encapsulated oxygen to create ultimate solutions for stressed-out skin. I am a big fan of the Hydra Cool Firming Eye Gels and am looking forward to getting my hands on a few more products from the range.
Too Cool For School - This is a brand I have seen but haven't tried and again it sits firmly within the K-Beauty section. If you want something that sounds as equally wonderful as it does weird then the Egg Mousse Collection is definitely something you be on the lookout for!
Tan Luxe - If you a fan of fake tan then Boots will now be offering you Tan Luxe, a collection of products that are said to have been formulated without heavy pigments, no smell and perhaps most importantly no streaks.
Finally, we have Balance Me. As a brand, Balance Me is one I have written about on this blog quite a few times and whilst I have my eye on the Congested Skin Sheet Masks, as a brand, I am so glad to see some of my favourite products are now on sale in Boots.
I am really looking forward to seeing these brands in store as well as online* and I am definitely going to be on the lookout for new counters and stand-alone shelves so I can browse at my leisure and finally think about spending some of those well-earned points.
Has any of these brands excited you by being on offer in Boots?
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