I worked at Boots and this trick gets you £170 worth of free full-sized Clinique beauty

I love nothing more than the buzz of having bagged an absolute bargain, and I've just found the perfect Mother's Day gift that gets you £244 worth of Clinique beauty buys for a fraction of the price.

With the looming recession, it's important to spend your money wisely, which may mean starting your Christmas shopping early to spread the cost, or looking for value-for-money gifts that can be split up and used as stocking fillers a-la Martin Lewis's Money Saving Expert.

While working at Boots as a money-savvy student for four years, I picked up a few tips and tricks to snagging the best deals, which have helped me restock my makeup bag for less, snap up skincare heroes on a budget and buy the ultimate gifts for friends and family without breaking the bank long since leaving the beloved high street chain.

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While many may have been spending their time browsing the major up to 70 per cent off post-Christmas sale, it's actually some of the new-in deals that offer the best value. I've discovered a deal-stack hack that will get you more than £170-worth of full-sized Clinique freebies - and a makeup bag.

The retailer's Best of Clinique 7-Piece Beauty Gift Set is relatively new to the site, with the earliest of its five-star reviews coming in just a month ago. The set features no fewer than six full-size fan favourites spanning makeup and skincare, all packaged in an exclusive makeup bag.

Worth a whopping £210, the haul is priced at a much more desirable £75, which is already quite the saving. But for a limited time only, it's been reduced by 15 per cent, taking the cost to £63.75. It's