FrontCover is a pretty awesome range of make-up and hair and nail accessories made specifically to complement the colours and fashions of the Autumn/Winter 2011 catwalks.

There are gorgeous items available in this range and we were sent two sets to PlayPennies HQ – the FrontCover Finger Print set and the Blue Eyed Girl set.

Firstly, I can tell you I simply love the presentation of these. My daughter calls them books, because they look like hard cover books, or good old-fashioned video covers. They are sturdy boxes, and really look like a quality product.

The Finger Print set is a box consisting of seven nail polishes and two nail files.

Superdrug have a super deal that will save you a few pounds - mix and match 3 for 2 on all sorts of almost everything with FREE delivery thrown in for a bit of early Christmas cheer; HURRAH!

• Click HERE to go over to Superdrug

I'm rather fond of Superdrug; it's one of the last remaining bastions of the high street from my childhood.

It was the place to go as a young teenager to buy cheap make up - electric blue mascara, very pale pink glittery eye shadow to be worn as lipstick and coconut sun-gel that had no SPF factor, I'm not even sure SPF had been invented then *grin*

It's still the same today - teenage girls searching for make up bargains and us former teenage girls, still searching for bargains but now we can afford L'Oreal...as long as it's 3 for 2.

Superdrug online has more to offer than that though, there are gift selections for him and her, toys for the kids, hairdryers, straighteners, shavers, epilators and other forms of electrical torture.

They even sell chocolates and sweets; awesome.

Everything that's part of the 3 for 2 mix and match offer is identified with a little Christmas present icon, just add the bits and pieces you want to your basket and the cheapest one out of each three things is yours for free.

Happy early Christmas shopping on this abnormally-warm-dare-I-say-hot very late September day!

Thanks to grumpiness at HUKD 

Use this The Body Shop promotional code to get a further 50% off sale items. Yes that's right. You can get half price on items that are already half price! A fabulous treat for this time of the year with summer here. Or is it? With all this rain I'm finding it hard to tell.

Click here to use your 50% The Body Shop promotional code

• Discount: 50%
• Coupon code: EXTRA
• Expires: 13th July 2011

To use the code, go to the Shopping Basket page and enter it in the promotional code box. It will be applied to your order automatically. I tested it out on Almond Body Butter. This had been reduced from £12.50 to £6 in the sale. With the code applied this was further reduced to £3!

Fabulous opportunity to stock up on stuff for presents. You know when I was pregnant, just before the birth my girlfriends gave me a fabulous present. It was a hat box, and inside were all sorts of little bath goodies, and smellies, and chocolates, nestled among the tissue paper. I still have the hat box and my son loves it! He likes to put things in it and give it to me as a 'present' to open!

Thanks to kimberleycrieghton at HUKD!

The Daily Mail are offering readers (and anyone else, it seems) £63 worth of make-up from Helen-E with a voucher code.

Order from Helen-E for your summer essential make-up

• Voucher value: £48 Off
• Voucher code: MWED3
• Validity: Unknown

When I was pregnant I spent the first five months very ill and lost a lot of weight. I looked gaunt and drained and eventually was hospitalised. My sister bought me some Helen-E foundation as I had a function to go to and was dreading it. That particular product  was quite thick and it made a monumental difference to my appearance. I actually looked healthy. It was too thick for me for every day use, but for that movie-perfect skin, it worked really well.

This kit includes:

• a handbag sized skin smoother – a foundation for white and olive skin tones that adapts to your skin colour
• a handbag sized yellow concealer – for brightening the eyes and toning down redness
• a powder blusher – for use on your face, cheeks and eyes
• colour gloss – for long lasting lip colour and gloss in one
• a 2-in-1 Colour Magnification Mascara – with brown and black for day and night
• eye pencil with a smudger for that smokey night time effect
• Nail Power  – a quick drying nail colour

All you have to do is choose whether you want Pink Passion or Peach Shimmer, enter the code, and sit back and wait for summer.

Thanks to Becky2010 at HUKD

Half Price Perfumes have a great little deal on Bourjois Eau de Gloss - five for £5; they should be retailing for £39.95.

• Click HERE to hot foot it over to Half Price Perfumes

The last time these little beauties were on offer they sold out FAST, so the 'early bird' and all that applies to this deal.

PlayPennies dads, I know this is no good for you (well, maybe only on the weekends hey *wink*) but if you think a little more laterally you could stack up some brownie points if you bought this for the woman in your life, as a little 'just because...' pressie;  you know it makes sense!

And girls - you can't beat a bit of lip gloss to make you feel just a little bit more glam', even on the most drudge days.

I never bought in to the idea that only celebrity mums are allowed to look groomed and lovely.  Don't get me wrong, I don't wander around in full 'slap' every day, but a quick swoosh of mascarra and and a swipe of lip gloss can make you feel great and ready to take on the world (or maybe it's just me...)

These lovely little Eau de Gloss dodgers have a 14% water content that keep your lips moisterised for up to four hours - just the thing for avoiding chapped lips heading in to winter!

Standard shipping from Half Price Perfumes, by the way, is £3.95.

If you've got older girls in the family to buy for, whether it's for birthdays or Christmas, then one of these £5.99 beauty bags from Half Price Perfumes could be just the thing to solve your pressie dilemma!

There are several of them so I'll link to each one for you:

• Beauty Bag for Eyes - £5.99 (should be £29.00)

Contains leading brand make-up in a rubberised Black by Design make-up bag (worth £8.99).
Set includes:
1 x Revlon Colorstay 12 Hour Eyeshadow
1 x Boots Prestige Mono Eyeshadow
1 x Rimmel London Professional Eyebrow Pencil with applicator
1 x Wet'n'Wild Waterpoorf mascara ( black)
1 x Wet'n'Wild I-Sparkle Eyeshadow palette and applicators!

• Beauty Bag for Lips - £5.99 (should be £35)

Set includes:
1 x Revlon Renewist Lipcolour
1 x Revlon Lip Shimmer
1 x Boujois La Crème tinted lip cream
1 x Girl2Go Icy Shine amazing cool -effect lip gloss
1 x Cowshed Lippy Cow natural Lip balm

• Beauty Bag - Rimmel London: eyes, lips and cheeks - £5.99 (should be £36.94)

Five of Rimmel London's bestselling essential make-up must-haves with a versatile rubberized zip-top make-up case.
Includes 5 full sized Rimmel Products:
1 x Eye Twist automatic duo liner and shadow
1 x Volume Booster lip pluming gloss
1 x Kiss Off Lip Gloss
1 x 1000 Kisses Italian stay on lip pencil
1 x Mono Powder blush for the cheeks

• Chupa Chups Love Trap 75ml eau de toilette hipster-bag - £5.99 (should be £24.98)

Get a big 75ml Chupa Chups Love Trap Eau De Toilette Spray (worth £16) perfect for freshening up and get a FREE woven shoulder Hipster bag in either sand or black.

The hand-crafted hipster bag with cherry and grape motif flap lifts up to reveal a zip top pouch perfect for keeping your money,phone and other essentials safe and secure.

Measures approx. 15cm x 13cm

Standard delivery is just £3.95.

Girls! Half Price Perfumes have black Rimmel and Maybelline mascaras going for £5.99 WITH free delivery! Quick, get over there before they all go.

• Click HERE to get over to Half Price Perfumes

We've just been talking about, and looking at, provisional dates for our Christmas party and so my thoughts are now on Crimbo party dresses and looking glam'.

Mascara, along with a pair of good eyelash curlers, would be my desert island make up item if I had to choose one.  I can forgo all the rest of the stuff I slap on my face but mascara is a MUST.

So imagine my delight when Half Price Perfumes emailed me to let me know they have Rimmel and Maybelline mascaras up for grabs for £5.99 instead of their usual retail prices, which vary.

At some point or other we all remember being told that we should replace our mascara every three months, wheter we've finished it or not.

Did you know that's because there are tiny bugs living on your lashes that eat all the skank they catch and stop going in our eyes?  So we shove them into our mascara and they start living happily in there too!

And on that lovely note, I'll leave you to rush off to buy a new mascara and throw away all your old ones! Oh, by the way, the code you need for the free delivery is MaybEyes - enter it as I've written it.

Happy glamourous eyes and bug-free mascara!!

This Skin Nutrition lip plumper should set you back a whopping £43.95...if you're quick you can grab one from Half Price Perfumes for £4.99!

• Click HERE to dash over to Half Price Perfumes

I use a product that does a similar thing to this Skin Nutrition lip plumper and I love it.  These products won't give you a trout pout or lips like Angelina Jolie - so if that's the look you after then, sorry, this won't be for you.

But if you just want that little bit extra 'something' without going under the collagen needle or whatever, then you could do worse than give this a bash.

Here's the official blurb on how it works:

"Skin Nutrition’s Lip Plumping Therapy contains Oligopeptide, which is an amino peptide that naturally stimulates collagen production. The increased collagen production will increase lip fullness as well as improve lip colour.

Standard shipping with Half Price Perfumes is £3.95 but if you really can't wait, and want your things the very next day (obviously that won't apply if you order today or tomorrow) then you can pay £6 instead.

I'd never heard of e.l.f cosmetics before so here's a little bit about e.l.f's ethos and what they're aiming for with their brand.

We at e.l.f. believe that innovative technology, quality ingredients and superb delivery systems should not be limited to prestige retailers.

Every woman should have the opportunity to participate in innovation, without sacrificing her budget. Our cosmetics are designed to improve and accentuate the individual, not hide her away.

They also say that they manage to keep the costs down by using the power of the internet, rather than the more traditional, and incredibly expensive, forms of advertising.

Their products have some impressive endorsements from beauty editors at GMTV, This Morning, Hello!, Marie Claire, Glamour, Grazia and The Times.

When we were sent a selection of e.l.f goodies to review we handed them over to a mother and teenage daughter duo to try out and put to the test.

"We were very excited at the prospect of new make up to play with," said Sadie, the mother of our pair, "I tend to be fairly brand loyal - No7, Nivea and L'Oreal - but I'm always willing to try something new."

"I don't mind what I use," Ella told us, "as long as it 'works' properly and doesn't make my skin break out in spots!" The most important of all teenage priorities surely!

They were sent - an Earth and Water mascara duo, brightening eye liner, an all over colour stick, an all over cover stick, tinted moisturiser with an SPF 15 and claifying pressed powder.

"I was most interested in trying the mascara duo," Sadie told us, "because that's the one item I am most fussy about. I can't bear it when it's clumpy or makes my lashes stick together so it looks like I have about 4 fat ones."

"I was looking forward to the tinted moisturiser and pressed powder," commented Ella, "although I was intrigued by the all over colour stick too."

Sadie found that the mascara was ok but said she wouldn't be swapping it for her usual No7.  Ella on the other hand thought it was great!

She said that it was very clever to have normal AND waterproof mascara at either end of one item, she felt it went on well and didn't smudge when she deliberately chopped onions and inhaled deeply.

Now that's the sort of dedication to consumer testing we like here at PlayPennies!

"The All Over colour stick had us bemused," Sadie confessed, "so much so that we paid a quick visit to the e.l.f website to see what we were supposed to do with it!"

They found out that it is a multi-purpose product that can be used as an eye, cheek or lip colour!

Neither Sadie or Ella were very impressed with this, "I felt it could have been softer to make it easier to glide over your skin, and I'm not really sure I want my eyes, lips and cheeks to all be the same colour," were Ella's thoughts.

"The brightening eye liner was nice to use, although I'm not sure how brightening it is compared to my normal liner. I even tried them together - e.l.f on one eye and my usual on the other...I couldn't see that one was any brighter than the other." Sadie went on to tell us.

The tinted moisturiser and clarifying powder didn't fare too well either.

Ella didn't like the smell, in fact she felt most of the products had a strange smell to them, not horrible...but just 'something', and Sadie felt that the powder was too 'heavy' which made them look very unnatural.

And Finally...

"We were due to go out after trying on the e.l.f products but I quickly took it all off and put my own make up back on before we went," Sadie revealed apologetically, "I'm clearly set in my make up ways now."

Whilst it seems on the surface that Sadie and Ella were not overly impressed with the e.l.f products they received, Ella did say that using them hadn't made her skin break out in spots and if the smell was better then she would have been happier.

She also said that for younger girls (ie, not her mum) who didn't have money to spend on the more expensive brands then e.l.f cosmetics would definitely be worth looking at.

"All of the items we were sent sell for £1.50 - which is an absolute bargain if you're trying to work out what products suit you best," said Ella, "making expensive make up mistakes is not fun, that certainly won't happen with e.l.f cosmetics even if you stumble across a couple of things you're not keen on."

Indeed most of the range is priced at £1.50, with the more expensive 'Minerals' range coming in at £3.50. Everything is available on their website and shipping is free if you spend over £30 - you'll get a lot of make up for your £30 that's for sure!

There are some stunning bargains to be had at Fragrance Direct, with savings of up to 70% on the usual high street prices. So much so, that I’m wondering what truck they all fell off! Seriously, if your beauty cupboard needs some sorting out and plumping up, then amble on over here.

• Click to be beautiful at Fragrance Direct

Once again I have to mention that the intrepid Amibees was the man who helped us find this lovely deal and he should get a hearty round of applause. This is an ace find! Some of the darlings I discovered include the following....

Bourjois Volume Glamour Mascara £4.50, Elizabeth Arden All Gone Eye and Make-Up Remover £5.00, Olay Quench Ultra Moisture Mousse £2.50, Calvin Klein Purity Pressed Powder £5.95, Skin Doctors Potent C Skin Renewal System £49.95 (down from £99).

The site is really quite cute and I love the pink and blue people hovering over the products to tell you whether or not they are suitable for girls or boys. A really nice touch, I thought, that meant guys wouldn’t have to spend hours clicking on the wrong products. Or girls. Grin.

Thanks to amibees at HUKD!

For the Mayday weekend, Benefit Cosmetics have released an online promo code to get you a 15% discount on your order. Here are the details:

Click here to use the Benefitcosmetics promotional code online

• Promo Code: MAYDAY15
• Discount: 15% off
• Expires: 3rd May 2010

As you can see, the promo code will only be valid for today and tomorrow, so use it while you can!

I'll be truthful, I have never used any products from Benefit Cosmetics but I will admit that their cosmetics look gorgeous. Having a quick browse around their site, the Confessions of a concealholic looks like an excellent piece of kit! I quite like this big beautiful eyes set as well.

Have you used anything from Benefit Cosmetics? What do you think of them?

(Many thanks to sophiabearbear on HUKD!)

I am completely smitten with this product and, apparently, no emus were injured in its making either. Here you have a lush oil that does rather amazing things to your skin and has been marked down to only £7.95, just for Valentine’s month.

• Click here to discover the emu at Shop For Health

I got a teeny, tiny pot of this Golden Emu Oil lotion and it lasted, and lasted, and lasted. I am rather taken aback at this. Either the teensy tub was the Tardis or this stuff is a complete bargain for the price. It is also an extremely luxurious cream that does wonders for your skin.

Now, this definitely falls into the category of parent pampering for Valentine’s Day. Not only can you use this on your hands but it makes delightfully decadent body oil too. This is the one you want for a sensuous Valentine’s massage.

The ingredients that make this yummy lotion include apricot kernel oil, sweet almond oil, alpine lavender oil, orange and lemon oils, avocado oil, cedarwood oil and beeswax. It does smell kind of funny in the tin but once on your skin it takes on a lovely, light citrusy scent that even the boys enjoy.

We sent this across to some of our Parent Panel for review and this is what they said:

“The lotion was light, easily absorbed and left a subtle, yet sensual fragrance on the skin.”

“Emu oil doesn’t sound sexy but does tingly nicely on the skin.”

“I’m loving the effects on my hands, they’ve started to smooth out again!”

So, why not snatch up this discounted bottle with an element of glee and enjoy spreading some emu oil happiness around.

Well Mum, this one is entirely for you so you can join the ranks of Yummy Mummy with ease. This is one fab deal that has been marked down from £30 to only £12 at Boots and includes so much lovely stuff that you’ll be stocked up for years. 

• Click here to visit the deal at Boots 

Brace yourself, I’m about to tell you exactly what’s included in this gift set. Dads, take note, this will be a winner for Valentines Day... 

You get three different types of eye shadow including Solo Viva Diva, Glitter Gold Digger and Trio Metallic Toffee and a limited edition set of eye shadow colours including Smokey Green and Newt (newt? Really?). Natural pressed powder, blush powder, several different kinds of lipstick including a limited edition colour and glitter liquid eyeliners. 

Wait, there’s more, you also get a brush set, an eyelash curler and a cosmetic sponge. And a deep and meaningful internal conversation about who names these colours and why they weren’t fired when they called an eye colour ‘newt’. 

It’s a stunner of a set in a silver vanity case that’s easy to carry around and looks nice on your dressing table. Collect it in store for free and get 48 Boots points on the purchase as well. Winner! 

Thanks to amber34688 at HUKD!

Hey mom! I bet you’re feeling a little bedraggled after the Christmas madness and making sure that everybody’s fed and watered. How about enjoying something for yourself? This lovely gift set has been marked down to £5 from £10 and includes free delivery from Amazon. 

• Click here to view this relaxing deal from Amazon 

Included in this little slice of pampering heaven is Johnson’s 3-in-1 make-up remover (100ml), Johnson’s 3-in-1 Refreshing facial wash (150ml), Johnson’s 24-hour moisture face cream (50ml) and their lipcare classic.

The entire set will see your skin looking smooth and radiant in 2010. These little bottles are also lovely for slipping into your handbag when you go off on a holiday, or even when you go shopping and you can feel your skin drying out thanks to the constant heating. 

It’s a good idea to keep your skin as clean and fresh as possible in winter. The constant temperature changes and the skin-drying nature of the heating can really put your skin through the wringer. Don’t emerge from the cold looking like you’ve aged 100 years, just treat yourself to something lovely like this set. 

There’s also some other lovely specials on in the same range on Amazon so take a look around if this one isn’t quite right for you. 

Thanks to Lindteecork at HUKD!

Parents rejoice! Now you can smell divine for a fraction of the usual price. You can once again waft into a room smelling of roses thanks to Harrods’ delightful sale with some perfumes going for as little as £7.

• Click here to visit Harrods and smell the sale prices

The various perfumes on sale are for both men and the laydeez, so both of you can snuggle up on the sofa and choose something special. Or perhaps you can prepare for Valentine’s Day a couple of months in advance? No harm in being prepared, is there?

Quiksilver, Christian Lacroix, Ferrari and Moschino are just some of the brands up for grabs in the Harrods sale. While you’re there you can always indulge in some shopping in the big Harrods sale at the same time. There are tons of fab items still available today.

So, while Christmas may be over, there is now a year of birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions to prepare for. Get a tidy pile of lovely perfumes at low prices so you’re ready for anything.

Thanks to stephenjames84 at HUKD!

What better way to kickstart the New Year than with a completely free makeover? Fresh are offering a stunning makeover with experts that will do your make-up and hair followed by a cool photo session to take home some mementos of the day.

• Click here to register for your free fashion makeover from Fresh and Handbag.com 

The Fresh fashion studios are in both the UK and Ireland so everyone stands a chance of getting in on this fab freebie. The photo shoot will take place in a photographic set with a professional photographer and will include clothing changes, background changes and guidance on how to look your best. 

Once you’re done you’ll be able to see your pictures and you can then choose one free A5 print to take home with you. The viewings may not be on the same day or instantaneous so prepare to possibly travel back to see them. 

If you love your new look ad photos, you can also pay for more prints while you’re there. It’s ace! Claim this faboosh special offer by following the instructions on Handbag.com and then wait for your turn to be pampered. Divine and delightful start to 2010, don’t you think? 

Thanks to Navcity at HUKD!

Hey Mum! Who says that we're not allowed a few moments of pedicure bliss after a long day's chasing, cleaning, fixing, nursing, cuddling and wiping away tears?

Register at Brand Alley right now for a free sample of one of OPIs autum range of nail varnishes. Quickly though, there are only 5000 to give away and the offer ends on 19 December!

• Register right here for your free nail polish

You don't only get free nail varnish when you register with Brand Alley. Once you've joined you get to be first in line for special offers, discounts and sales. This, I imagine, will come in handy when the January sales start and you get first look at all the cool stuff on sale.

After you've registered it an take up to 28 days for your new nail polish from OPIs Esperanza range to appear.

The moment it does you are hereby ordered to close the curtains, heat up the water and give yourself a delicious pedicure.

Soak your feet in hot water, scrub with coarse salt to remove all those rough bits, trim and tighten your cuticles and then paint on two layers of polish. Then coat your feet in silky cream to finish them off.

Aaah, the perfect polish for perfect toes.

Thank you Holly100 from HUKD!