Shoppers are racing to Boots to nab FREE beauty bag worth over £30… it contains 4 full-size products but there's a catch
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SHOPPERS are racing to get to their nearest Boots store, desperate to nab a free beauty bag that's worth over £30.
So if you're desperate for some new make-up, but are on a budget and don't have a lot of cash to splash, then you've come to the right place and won't want to miss this.
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Beauty fans are legging it to Boots, eager to nab themselves a free beauty bag worth over £30
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Amba Rose was stunned with the freebie
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It contains four full-size products, but there's a catch
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But beauty buffs will need to be aware that there is a catch.
One bargain hunter was left thrilled when browsing in her local Boots in Banbury, when she spotted the Beauty Heroes gift set.
There's a handful of different gift sets to choose from, all of which are worth over £30 and contain four full-size products.
But if you want to nab one for free, then you'll need to spend £20 on selected items in the beauty section.
Posting on social media, Amba Rose, who is known online as 'your virtual petite sis', gave her followers a close-up look at the epic freebie, leaving many totally stunned.
As she filmed herself in Boots, the content creator said: 'How cute is this? You get a free beauty bag when you spend £20 in the cosmetic section.'
Amba recognised that there were 'quite a few' different freebie bags to choose from, all of which contain products from Maybelline, NYX, Essie and Elf.
While each bag has an Essie nail polish, the other items all vary, as Amba beamed: 'So many options! They all have Essie nail polish but one has a beauty blender, mascara, brow gel, brow stick! All sorts.'
After buying a new foundation and a blush duo, Amba qualified to get the bag without having to spend a penny extra, as she gushed: 'I'm so chuffed with that cosmetics bag. It's so good.'
Not only this, but she also added: 'Honestly obsessed with this beauty bag!!!! Worth £30.'
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Amba's TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @amba.rose, has clearly impressed many, as it has quickly racked up 417,400 views, 32,300 likes and 124 comments.
Beauts fans were gobsmacked by the brilliant freebie and many eagerly raced to the comments to express this.
SLAY I need this
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One person said: 'I got that yesterday.'
Another added: 'Running to Boots immediately.'
Where has Boots closed stores?
BOOTS has never given a full list of the 300 stores closing.
Here's what we know so far about some of the locations where branches that have gone for good. Pool, Cornwall
Cambrone, Cornwall
Redruth, Cornwall
Wood Street, Swindon, Wiltshire
Clifton, Yorkshire
Cliftonville, Kent
Pemberton, Wigan
Littlehampton, West Sussex
Hough Lane, Layland, Lancashire
Front Street, Prudhoe
Rhos on Sea, Wales
Colwyn Bay, Wales
Portland Walk, Barrow
Gestridge Road, Teignbridge
Caerleon Road, Newport
Chepstow Road, Newport
Carlyon Road, St Austell, Cornwall
St Blazey, Cornwall
Lurgan
Chard Road, Plymouth
Mannamead Road, Plymouth
Claremont Street, Plymouth
Heathside Road, Woking
UEA campus
Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff
Holywell, Flintshire (Wales)
Windhill Road, Wakefield
Upper Warrengate, Wakefield
Glastonbury
Uppingham Road, Leicester
Guildford Road, Woking
Kings Square, York
Warminster
Gorleston, Great Yarmouth
High Row, Darlington
Mudge Way, Plymouth
Mount Pleasant, Exeter
Kirkby Ashfield
A third commented: 'Loveeee.'
Meanwhile, one beauty fan wrote: 'SLAY I need this.'
But you'll need to move quickly if you want to get your hands on this freebie, as they are available in Boots stores while stocks last.
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