Perfume Samples & Charity Christmas Cards

I have previously mentioned how since i've joined Beauty Heaven i have found so many amazing products and sites, so i have another one to add to the list and tell you about, Myperfumesamples. I ordered a whole heap of perfume samples a few weeks ago after finding this site on a forum topic in BH. I did a little bit of googling to find some reviews, there was some negative feedback mainly people getting samples that had evaporated! But all the other reviews i read were quite positive, and it appeared this negative review had come from a competitor!

A member on BH said it took 1 week for them to process her order and 2 weeks for it to arrive. I pretty much gave myself 4 weeks for it to arrive in time for me to wrap up and give to my friends for Christmas. I ordered on November 25th, i received my shipping confirmation on November 28th and the parcel arrived yesterday! Dec 8th! So almost 2 weeks!

I was so excited to received the items, most i had purchase for my friends and mum a total of 17 samples. I received a free decanting kit and a 5ml spray sample of CK Be!

A few of my samples, and decanting kit!

I think samples are an awesome idea, because no one really wants to spend a fortune on products that might not suit them! You may use a tester of perfume at a counter, but you don't really know how the product is going to go until you try it for a full day! I previously posted about my MAC samples which you can read here. This was a really good idea because i have learnt from these MAC samples that i am not a Matte lipstick person!!

At the moment if you order from myperfumesamples they have some Christmas stocking stuffer gifts and if you use the code HOL10 you'll get 10% off :) I really recommend you check this site out if you are interested in trying some perfumes, the postage to Australia is about $9.95 from memory! A bargain really!

Now i'm going to tell you a little bit about a purchase i picked up in London in August. I was making sure i was prepared for Christmas, but also because i really wanted to buy something from Harrods, but everything is ridiculously expensive! So i purchased some cute Christmas cards! Covered in glitter and cute reindeer and snow flakes! I love sparkly things! I picked these particular cards because they donate part of the funds to prevent cruelty against children in the UK! This set of cards was 5 pounds, so close to $10. 

I've had a bit of a search online to see where you can buy charity Christmas cards in Aus. Some are kind of expensive :| But here is my list:

1. http://www.charityxmascards.com.au/ (variety of Charities)

2. http://flamingrhino.cart.net.au/store/retail-christmas/ (Supports Salvos)

3. http://www.cards4kids.com.au/catalogue/ready2go-greeting-card-packs-calendars-notepads/2012-christmas-card-packs-0 (Supports Barnardos Australia)

I have also made a few cards for close friends and relatives, I don't have time to make them for everyone, so these are awesome as extra. And i don't feel my money is going straight to a company taking advantage of Christmas and buyers!

I am thinking of putting a parcel together for the Kmart giving tree! Still thinking of an age group though. Might have to research to see what are the most needed gifts! 

Do you support any charities at Christmas?