M&S’s sell-out summer beauty bag is back for 2025. Your chance to discover new favourites or revisit classic formulas, the bundle offers a smorgasbord of the best brands in M&S’s beauty hall – think This Works, Arkive, Dr Paw Paw and Estée Lauder.
The bag includes four full-size products and seven travel minis. There’s a mix of cult buys like Color Wow’s dreamcoat spray and new launches like REN’s SPF 50, and to make travelling even easier, all the products are packaged in a pink wash bag.
Unlike previous years, the bundle is only available in-store because of an ongoing major cyber attack. Since the incident, the company has reportedly lost around £300 million. However, online orders will return this week. The retailer has made its bestselling fashion collection available for delivery and click and collect orders, and beauty and homeware are set to return online later this week. Watch this space for online stock of the summer beauty bag.
Here, we’ve got all the details you need to know about what’s in the 2025 M&S summer beauty bags, plus how to shop in-store and show your support for the high street stalwart.
As well as the impressive range of beauty goodies worth £210, you’ll also get a beauty bag thrown into the mix. Coming in a summer-hued bright pink and peach, there’s no risk of it blending into the background and getting lost in your hand luggage. With a zip closure and roomy design, it’s perfect for storing all your essentials while travelling or for providing extra storage in your bathroom cabinet.
As for the products inside, there are some impressive formulas. Color Wow’s dreamcoat spray (£19.50, Amazon.co.uk) is a cult favourite for protecting your hair against heat styling and taming frizz, particularly in humidity. Arkive’s good habit hair oil (£15, Boots.com) adds the final flourish to your summer haircare regime, boosting your hair’s shine thanks to baobab and jojoba oils (the formula has a lovely fragrance, too). A compact Tangle Teezer brush (£10.50, Boots.com) is also thrown in for brushing your hair on the go.
When it comes to skincare, REN’s new SPF 50 (£36, Renskincare.co.uk) hydrates and protects summer skin. The lightweight formula doesn’t leave a white cast and is suitable for sensitive and eczema-prone skin. Dr Paw Paw’s original balm (£7.25, Amazon.co.uk) is a handy make-up staple.
Offering a two-step bodycare routine, there’s Bloom & Blossom’s ultra-nourishing moisture body cream (£24, Bloomandblossom.com), as well as This Works’ body smoothing wash (£14.40, Amazon.co.uk).
You’ll find two Estée Lauder products in the beauty bag. The double-wear mascara (£18.15, Amazon.co.uk) is full size and claims up to 15 hours of lash definition, while the brand’s revitalising supreme moisturiser (£58, Amazon.co.uk) is packed with peptides for reducing fine lines.
There are two travel-size fragrances – Discover’s sweet frangipani (£10, Marksandspencer.com) and Floral Street’s electric rhubarb (£29, Floralstreet.com) – for spritzing on the go.
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