Marks and Spencer’s new Summer Beauty Bag is packed with skincare, haircare and make-up favourites inside a reusable makeup bag worth over £230
Marks and Spencer doesn’t launch beauty boxes frequently, but when they do appear, they’re absolutely worth snapping up. The high-street retailer has just unveiled its new Summer Beauty Bag and shoppers are already clamouring to get their hands on it.
The must-have sunshine-ready beauty collection features a carefully selected mix of skincare, haircare and makeup favourites housed in a stunning reusable makeup bag. Worth over £230, shoppers can snap it up for just £40 — this time with no minimum spend required.
While this already offers brilliant value, I’ve discovered a way to secure the Summer Beauty Bag for under £25 through TopCashback’s latest promotion. The process might seem complicated, but it’s free, straightforward and quick to complete. TopCashback is offering new members of its money-saving platform a complimentary £15 sign-up bonus alongside cashback on any purchase of £15 or more at Marks and Spencer. This slashes the price of the beauty edit down to £24.
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New TopCashback members who are existing M&S shoppers will receive a marginally lower cashback rate. This makes the Summer Beauty Bag a sensible £24.67 once the deal has been applied. This price includes free click and collect, while standard delivery starts from £3.99 or is complimentary for orders exceeding £60.
To capitalise on the offer, shoppers simply need to make their purchase via this unique link.
The Summer Beauty Bag 2026 contents
With 11 products included in the edit, each item works out at roughly £2.18. This represents far better value than buying them separately on the M&S website or at the retailer’s beauty counters.
The star product in the box is the Estée Lauder Perfectly Clean Multi-Action Foam Cleanser/Purifying Mask, worth £35 when purchased individually. The mild yet effective formula quickly transforms into a rich foaming cleanser that gently lifts away makeup and other impurities without causing dryness.
Another standout is the Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion, valued at £37. It works to nourish and strengthen skin through its proprietary lipid-mix technology and sunflower seed cake extract that actively bolsters the skin’s natural barrier.
The lightweight texture absorbs swiftly, making it ideal for application under makeup or as a standalone treatment. Suited to combination to dry skin types, this dual-purpose lotion delivers both 8-hour moisture replenishment and broad-spectrum defence against damaging UVA/UVB rays that can contribute to premature ageing.
The box also includes a 10ml bottle of Floral Street’s Wonderland Peony Eau De Parfum, priced at £27. A delicate, fruity floral fragrance, the perfume combines notes of peonies, pink berries and violets with a hint of cedarwood that adds a woody-balsamic warmth.
Meanwhile, the Boots New and Trending Beauty Box is priced at £55 but offers products worth over £280. Crammed with numerous recent launches and exciting new releases, the collection features 17 products with an impressive 14 of them being full-sized. Alternatively, The Party Edit at Space NK costs £65 and is valued at more than £150. It includes seven bestselling items from leading brands including Color Wow, Laura Mercier, Vieve, About Face and more.
Back at Marks and Spencer, the Summer Beauty Bag is such a recent addition to the website that it hasn’t yet received any customer reviews, but our beauty editor says it’s the best she’s seen of the brand’s summer bundles – so there’s a testimonial for you!
