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Boots has launched its Black Friday sale online a month before the big day, and there are some huge savings to be had. Shoppers are already racing for eye-watering reductions across beauty, perfume and makeup, as well as Christmas gift sets that will make for perfect presents and stocking fillers. From perfumes to skincare , electric toothbrushes to candles , there's so much to choose from in the sale - not to mention a coveted Dyson hair product that's been heavily discounted. Here, we'll share some of our top picks from the Boots Black Friday sale to give shoppers a taste of what's in store. It's not just Boots that has a mega Black Friday sale on, either. Over at LookFantastic , shoppers can save on all manner of beauty products with plenty discounted by as much as 50%. READ MORE: River Island's £42 autumn bag is a lookalike for Marc Jacobs but £453 cheaper READ MORE: I tried Michelle Keegan's favourite hair product to see if I could achieve her gloss Plus, Debenhams has sales on many categories including beauty . There's all sorts in there, including make up, storage solutions, skincare and fragrance, with some products slashed by over 75%. Now, back to Boots. Let's take a look at what's on offer in the early Black Friday sale. Skincare lovers will already be acquainted with Boots' own No7 range, which offers premium skincare products at affordable prices. Now, shoppers can save even more on a bumper set of fan-favourites, which should cost £85 but can be bought for £39 with the code ULTIMATESAVE. Inside the set are full size and mini products, including the No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Dual Action Cleansing Water, the No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream, and the No7 Lift & Luminate Triple Action Primer. It has everything shoppers' need for a full skincare routine that takes them from morning to night. Perfumes make a lovely Christmas gift, and at Boots there are big savings to be had on a designer fragrance. The Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum Over Red is said to include scents of cherry, black coffee, vanilla and orange blossom, for a sweet, rich but floral fragrance that's perfect for evening wear. The bottle is pretty, too, with translucent red lacquering creating a jewel effect. It could look great on a dressing table and might make a luxurious gift for a loved one. Next up is a fancy gift set from Clinique that includes four full size products. Inside, shoppers will find the Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+™ with pump, the All About Eyes™ Eye Cream, the All About Clean™ Liquid Facial Soap and the High Impact™ Mascara in Black, all wrapped up in a travel bag that's exclusive to Boots. There's another YSL fragrance here, this time for men. The YSL Y Eau de Toilette brings a mineral woody scent, according to the brand, with notes of lavender, geranium and cedarwood for a rich but refreshing fragrance that's said to last up to 12 hours. A Dyson hair tool will be top of many wishlists this Christmas, and thanks to Boots there are big savings to be had on a premium set of straighteners. These are designed for wet-to-dry straightening, saving time after a shower with a speedy, long-lasting style. They use air to straighten strands, so there are no hot plates and no heat damage, according to the brand. The set includes the Dyson Airstrait™ Straightener and a heat-resistant mat, protecting surfaces during and after styling. Here's a treat that keeps on giving: an advent calendar with beauty favourites behind every window, all the way to Christmas. Inside the Macmillan 24 Doors Of Joy Beauty Advent Calendar, beauty-lovers will find products from top brands like Liz Earle, Champneys, Soap & Glory and No7, from eye creams to sheet masks, mascara to body mists. Plus, £2 from every calendar sold goes to Macmillan Cancer Support. According to Boots, "t he funds raised from the sale of the Macmillan Advent Calendar will help fund Macmillan’s Direct Services, including the Macmillan Support Line, Online Community and Cancer Information". The Yankee Candle Boots Starbuy Gift Set is billed as a limited edition set, and with a £30.50 saving off the full price, shoppers get a varied selection. It contains two small signature tumbler candles in Christmas Eve and Holiday Winterfest, perfect for upping the festive ambience. It has one medium signature jar candle in Christmas Cookie, which Yankee Candles says on their website gives shoppers "buttery rich, vanilla scents as sweet as holiday sugar cookies" , as well as two wax melts (one in black cherry and one in sage and citrus). Also included is three mini filled votive candles (in small glass holders) and shoppers can indulge in the scents from White Spruce to Grapefruit, to Vanilla Cupcake, and Red Apple Wreath. Founded in 2016, The Ordinary has quickly become a beauty fan favourite. Their mission has been to "challenge the beauty industry by offering high-quality skincare at accessible prices", and this gift set answers that call. It is a mixture of full-size and large-size products, for skin, lashes, brows and lips. The five products included are their Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner, a daily surface exfoliator to remove dead skin cells and help with even tone. There is the Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% serum, that they say helps balance out excess oil to "help prevent the appearance of blemishes", and the set also contains their Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 serum, which brings together five forms of hyaluronic acid to aid with hydration and texture smoothing. The Multi-Peptide Lash & Brow Serum has 11 active ingredients to help shoppers get thicker, fuller brows and lashes, the brand says, while the Squalane + Amino Acids Lip Balm boots moisture for lips, also promising long-lasting hydration too. They recommend after cleansing to use the Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner, then apply a few drops of Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% and once dry follow with a few drops of Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5. After that, they recommend applying a thin layer of the Multi-Peptide Lash & Brow Serum along the lash line and brows, finishing it all off with a preferred moisturiser. Shoppers can then apply the lip balm as needed. This set contains five products which include one Signature Medium Jar in Christmas Eve, and four mini Filled Votive Candles, one each in Christmas Cookie, White Spruce and Grapefruit, Sparkling Cinnamon, and Silver Sage and Pine. The Christmas Eve Candle is described as being "traditional holiday scents of a warm hearth, sugared plums, and candied fruits", perfect for filling the home with a warming scent. This 60ml fragrance is described as a splash of "juicy fruitiness, woodiness and florality", and a boost of the brand's original Alien signature solar jasmine sambac. It comes in a decorative, colourful bottle that makes a statement of its own and is a 'fiercely floral' scent. The signature jasmine sambac is further boosted by creamy white floral notes and it also has notes of juicy green mandarin and crisp pear accord. For the full Alien experience, the brand recommends spraying it in a circle and stepping into the scent cloud. This IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) device has four attachments to help shoppers with full-body hair removal. The brand says their success lies in their patented IPL Smart Pulse formula™ of "balanced light power, light colour and pulse duration", which they say makes hair removal safe and effective. It comes with skin contact sensors too, to protect the eyes as it only flashes when it's in full contact with the skin, so no goggles are needed during use. Shoppers can adapt the programs to the area of the body they are using it on and it has five adjustable light settings. A SmartSkin sensor detects skin tone and suggests the light setting for that particular skin area. This special edition comes with a Philips Satin compact pen trimmer, which shoppers can use for small trims or touch-ups and due to it smaller size is perfect for facial hair removal for women. Shoppers will get the device, the pen trimmer, four attachments for use on the body, face, bikini and underarms. Plus, it comes with a storage pouch, adapter and cleaning cloth. This electric toothbrush comes with a 'dentist-inspired' round brush head with micro-vibrating bristles, giving shoppers' smiles a professional clean at home. It has a smart pressure sensor to alert users if they're pressing too hard on gums, and the gum guard alerts users to time spent brushing with too much pressure too. Its timer helps keep shoppers on track for a two-minute brush, and it has three cleaning modes - daily clean, sensitive and whitening. The brand recommends replacing brush heads every three months.
