gift with purchase

As you know, peeps, we LOVE a good GWP, and they don't come much better than this one that's just floated into our inbox. Snap up anything from Ginger & Smart's new Within The Moment A/W 2011 collection and you'll get a FREE, full-sized MoroccanOil Hair Treatment (valued at $49.50). Schweet! Or, if you're an online kinda gal, visit the website, and if you're one of the first five customers to purchase anything from the new collection, then you'll score a MoroccanOil Intense Hydrating pack (valued at $110) which features shampoo, conditioner, styling cream, a mask and the hero treatment. Fab's pick? The gorge Rainbow Dress ($599).

Terms and conditions apply. Offer available at Ginger & Smart Paddington, 16 Glenmore Road (02 9380 9966), Ginger & Smart Avalon, 11 Avalon Parade (02 9233 5151) or online at www.shop.gingerandsmart.com.

We love a good GWP and this is a festive one which means we love it EVEN more. As soon as December rolled around we decided to live purely on a diet of advent calendar chocolate, mince pies and champagne—that's the level of dedication you can expect from us this Chrissie.

Now, the deal is, you spend $39 or more on Benefit products at Adore Beauty — shouldn't be too hard; as well as the gorgeous Christmas sets like All You Need is Gloss ($49), Crescent Row Limited Edition Minis Set ($79), The Fab Lane Gift Set ($114) and Some Beauty to Love ($87), you can also pick up cult products like BeneTint ($55) and the Tweezerman collaboration tweezers ($49) — and you can score yourself a FREE Crescent Row 2011 Diary. It's super cute.

And Christmas is all about giving so Santa approves of the presents for you, diary for me approach. We called him up just to check.

Check out this gorgeous tote bag. LOVE. Don't you? I've been using mine all weekend to hit the beach and you can score yourself one too. See COVERGIRL has joined forces with Mink Pink to create this floral and polka-dot tote, which can be yours when you spend $25 or more on COVERGIRL products in Priceline throughout the month of December. We'd go for the Smoky ShadowBlast ($17.95) and LashBlast Fusion mascara ($18.95). Too easy. You?

Did you know that with every Origins purchase you make at Kit Cosmetics this month, you can select one of three FREE skincare sets to take home with you? GWPs don't get much better than that do they? You can select from the Skin Protectors Start Kit (valued at $46.90) which includes a 30ml Modern Friction exfoliant and A Perfect World Antoxidant Cleanser, as well as a mini eye product. Or there's my favourite: Skin Relievers Starter Kit (valued at $57.90) which features two of Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins divine Mega-Mushroom products. Or you can go for the Skin Firmers Starter Kit (valued at $49.20) which includes 30ml Modern Friction and Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash and 5ml eye cream. Hmmm. Decisions, decisions.

Conditions apply. Offer valid until November 30 or until stocks last. Stockists: 1800 705 800.

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet. Make you want to move your dancing feet. And buy a new bikini obvs. Which is handy as Seafolly and St. Tropez have joined forces for a winner of a GWP. Two S's so make a right. To celebrate the new limited edition Seafolly range in their concept stores (Bondi Junction and Chadstone — sorry non-NSW peeps), with every purchase from the range, you'll get a FREE full-sized St. Tropez Self Tan Mousse (valued at $43.95).

Offer ends on October 4 or until stocks last. Conditions apply.

Dun, dun, dun. The wait is finally over! Vogue's Fashion Night Out is HERE! Tonight, Sydney City will be taken over by the fashion elite, with over 450 retailers hosting special shopping events across town. And there are a fair few beauty brands getting involved, too. So step right this way for the lowdown on where to go for the best beauty bargains and see which of your fave brands will give you the VIP treatment.

Chanel: Visit the Chanel Makeup Studio to check out the new Les Khaki de Chanel nail range and get the lowdown on the latest runway trends.

Lancôme: Visit the Little Joe Woman store in The Strand Arcade and enjoy a complimentary mini-makeover. You can make a booking, or just rock up on the night.

Napoleon Perdis: Check out the Sydney Central Plaza store and receive 20 percent off store wide* PLUS half-price makeovers**. And you know how we love a good Gift With Purchase? This one comes in the form of a lovely complimentary gift bag valued at $80.

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Clarins fans, listen up: September is your month. At least at David Jones and Myer. Y’see, there’s a whole range of different goodies that you can score if you either make purchases or book treatments at either department store. In fact to avoid confusion I better break them down:

DAVID JONES: If you book in for a Clarins Radiance Treatment Facial you’ll receive, as your gift, a Clarins Gentle Refiner Exfoliating Cream and a Clarins HydraQuench Moisture Replenishing Lip Balm. Or, if you spend $68 or more from the Clarins Daily Energiser range you’ll receive a gift containing Clarins Instant Light Lip Perfector in Nude Shimmer and a Daily Energiser Cleansing Gel, all in a beauty bag.

MYER: Purchase $68 or more or more from the Clarins Daily Energiser range and you’ll get the Clarins Instant Light Lip Perfector and a Clarins Daily Energiser Wake-Up Booster in a beauty bag. Kinda the same as the DJs deal, but still different.

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Soon as I saw deets on the latest ModelCo GWP I thought, a-ha, somebody's trying to trick me. No way would you get a Turbo LASHWAND Heated Eyelash Curler (valued at $35) for FREE when you spend just $39 or more on ModelCo bits at David Jones. Too good to be true, I thought. Send it back. Someone's trying to have me on. But they're not. It really is true. I triple checked. So all that's left for me to say is get thee to a David Jones. Stat. Luscious lashes await you, my friend.

Conditions apply. Offer available exclusively at David Jones from now until September 5 (or until stocks last).

You know my umbrella theory by now: people only "lose them" because they're secretly embarrassed that they bought the sh*t/dull/frog one. They'd never lose the designer one. Or the one that Sienna Miller had and so they bought. Just wouldn't happen. I reckon there's more chance of us holding onto one if it was made by one of our favourite beauty brands, too. Just like this Bloom one. The limited edition accessory could be yours for FREE when you spend just $35 or more shopping online at bloomcosmetics.com.au. Alternatively if you just want it outright, it'll cost you 20 smackeroonies. Not bad. And perfect for Spring drizzles, I think.

You know me, peeps. I'm always on the hunt for a good GWP — Gift with Purchase for those who chose rocks as their humble abodes — and I've just found one. It's by Clinique, who it must be said, always spoil us with their generous GWPs, but this time it really feels as though they've gone above and beyond. See you can take home all of this — that's one Color Surge Eyeshadow Quad, one Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion, one 7 Day Scrub Rinse Off Formula, one Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss in Raspberry, one Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief, one Liquid Facial Soap Mild, one High Impact Mascara, one True Bronzed Pressed Powder in Sunkissed and one pink and white swirly cosmetic bag — when you spend just $60 or more on Clinique products between August 4 - 29. Ridic. LOVE. Get thee to a Myer counter.

Offer available exclusively at Myer Clinique counters. Gift is valued at $165. Conditions apply.