Well here we go again then - Boxing Day sales madness, carnage and chaos! How did it go for you yesterday, okay?  What did you get for Crimbo, all the things you asked for?  I got a Mont Blanc pen, a pair of Seven jeans (that have me seriously on the post-Christmas diet straight and narrow...after this piece of Christmas cake that's sitting next to my coffee on the desk) and a Lady Million fragrance set.

I've loved Lady Million since we reviewed it almost two years ago, even though it has a tacky diamond shaped bottle; if you didn't get the perfume or aftershave you were hoping for then fear not because Boots have a half price fragrance sale on just now with 179 items reduced up to 50%, there's bound to be something there for you.

• Click HERE to sniff around the half price fragrance sale at Boots

Please don't make the mistake of seeing a fragrance set you wanted and then umming and ahhhing about it for a while, if you do that you're likely to miss out again - fragrance sets at these prices sell out very fast - the Lady Million one I got yesterday has sold out already.

You can collect Advantage points on your purchase, you can collect for free in-store or you can pay for delivery - it's all up to you.

Happy Boxing Day fragrance hunting!

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!

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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 

This is a brilliant deal for a gift for a little girl. With 72% off, this Daisy Duck Eau de Toilette Spray goes from £9.95 to just £2.79.

• Fun fragrance at a bargain price

When I was a kid there was a range of ‘stinkies’ as my dad called them – which angered me profusely at the time – called Tinkerbell. The perfumes were all real, but the make up was  plastic. I even belonged to the Tinkerbell club  and every month they’d send up stickers and another mini fragrance, toy make-up and so on. I don’t recall if they were really good fragrances or not, but I certainly loved them.

I guess this is the more sophisticated version of the same thing, without the club and stickers.  This feminine scent is described as containing “a blend of citrus lemon, sweet spice and fresh florals” and is apparently suitable for day time or casual wear. As compared to all those important events children attend.

There’s 50ml of it, and I think the bottle is rather  cute, but there aren’t any reviews for it, so if you buy it, do come back and drop us a note so we know what you think about it!

With only nine days left until Valentine's Day, hurrah for Boots and their 'Large Bottle, Smaller Price' deals on selected perfumes and aftershave.

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Getting perfume (or aftershave if you're a PlayPennies dad) is always lovely, as long as it's one of your favourites of course, but it's even MORE lovely to get a HUGE bottle of it.

If you pop over to Boots there are lots of everyone's favourites on offer in their large sizes, but you'll only pay what you would for the small version.

For example, Vera Wang 'Princess' (100ml) will cost you £43.92 instead of £57 - we reviewed this perfume a year ago and it got a big thumbs up from everyone, it's lovely.

One of my favourite aftershaves is 'Boss for Men' by Hugo Boss, 100mls would normally set you back £45.00 but with this Boots perfume offer it will only cost you £35.75.

There are Boss perfumes for women on offer too, Calvin Klein, Lacoste, Georgio Armani, Diesel and all the other usual suspects - there's bound to be something here for you that will earn you some Valentine's Day brownie points.

You can have your choice(s) delivered or you can arrange to collect in-store for free.

Gucci by Gucci Pour Homme has to be one of my top fragrances for men this year. It’s got a really woody and earthy base note that tantalises the back of your nose, and then it’s followed by these light and almost sweet notes of Jasmine and nutmeg.

I have sprayed this onto my husband, my father and my friend’s husband and found that it does tend to vary with the person, but not as much as with other scents. Instead of mutating completely and becoming another smell entirely, it holds the base note steady but the top notes tend to shift between really sweet or faintly tart.

The bottle is also awesome. It’s this see-through black glass in a solid square design with this hefty pull-ring style top. Actually, it took me a few minutes to figure out how to open it. I felt a bit stupid when I realised you had to pull the ring.

This really would make a fantastic Christmas present for all but the fussiest of men. I wouldn’t recommend buying a male fragrance for a fussy man ever, unless he is with you, that’s too risky. However, for men who are open to new smells, this is a strong contender for male scent of the year.

Where to buy: Gucci by Gucci Pour Homme is on sale at the The Perfume Shop. It's down to £26.55 for a 30ml bottle, £35.55 for a 50ml bottle plus shower gel and after shave balm, and £35.55 for 50ml EDT. That’s a nice price on the 30ml bottle if you don’t want to risk a big 50ml one, although the bundle for £35 is pretty awesome. This is a fantastic scent that will make you want to sniff your man for hours.

Ok, I really don’t like the packaging on Paco Raganne 1 Million. I know it’s supposed to look rich and masculine and like a slab of gold bullion, but on my man’s nightstand it looks a bit like he's trying too hard. It is just that little bit too ostentatious to sit out in the public eye.

That said, however, the scent is rather lovely. It is not a smell for everyone, though. This is spicy, just like the product description says. It has a feeling of high seas and driving winds and a dash of pirate for good measure. Very nice on the right man with the right skin.

When I sprayed this on the men I knew, to see how it changed with different chemical compositions, it really did change quite sharply. On my husband it smelled rather wanton and overpowering but on my friend it smelled luscious.

It is quite amazing how differently we react to different perfumes. The heart notes on 1 Million include rose and musk, with top notes of blood mandarin and peppermint. The most powerful scent is definitely the amber spice that’s incredibly masculine.

If your partner can wear heavy scents with aplomb then this is a great one for him. You really have to be the kind of person who can march that smell into a room. However, in spite of its heavy nose, I adore this smell and have even squirted some on my diary.

Whenever I turn the pages I feel a bit transported to a realm of Indiana Jones and adventure. Yes, I am a bit mad.

Where to buy: You can get this fragrance from The Perfume Shop who sell the 200ml for £53.09, the 50 ml fragrance and shower gel is £33.99 and the 50ml spray for £30.59.

"We're not selling it to you at full price! NO! We're not even selling it for half price...we're giving it away FREEEEEEE" (although you will need to pay the P&P!)

• Click HERE for this fab freebie

I don't get very excited about handbags, shoes or designer clothes but perfumes....?  Well NOW we're talking!

HalfPricePerfumes are giving away a 7ml handbag size bottle of Calvin Klein's 'Obsession Night', which normally retails at £5.99, for FREE although you do need to pay the delivery for it (which is £3.95).

I love this perfume and I'm becoming a BIG fan of handbag-sized versions of my favourites because it means I don't have to lug around the big bottles, can have a quick spritz when I'm out and about and also I can pack them in my hand luggage when I fly as they are well under the 100mls maximum liquid limit.

The blurb for Obsession Night says it's...

"A fragrance taylored for the young, sophisticated and vivacious woman. This delicious fruity blend of citrus, fresh flowers, sexy vanilla and elegant amber captures the warmth and intensity of the night and the woman who shines."

If that's you, then scoot on over to Half Price Perfumes pronto!  Just enter this code at the checkout: FREECKNIGHT (and dont' worry that it looks like they've upped the price from £0.00 to £5.99 - I've run this through the checkout process and it all works fine).

Fancy trying out a new scent for summer? Lacoste have just launched Love of Pink for girls with a zest for life. It includes the scents of blood orange, magnolia, quince flower and stephanotis with a base note that includes cedarwood and vanilla. It sounds like this is quite a sweet fragrance so it may also be perfect for those of you with teenage daughters...

• Click here to send off for your free perfume sample

Nabbing your sample is simple – just enter your details and soon it shall be yours. Actually, as I was browsing the form I discovered that you can choose between three different perfume samples. One is Love of Pink and the other two are Lacoste Challenge and Lacoste Essential Sport.

The latter two perfumes are for men so perhaps this is a brilliant opportunity to prepare the way for a fabulous Father’s Day gift. Get him a sample and let him try it out for a bit of a change – if your man is anything like mine then he may have chosen his signature smell yonks ago and hasn’t even considered a change.

Now go on, enjoy your free perfume sample from Lacoste!