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Black Friday 2024 live: Best deals today from Lululemon to Tui
Top retailers start their Black Friday sales early with offers on PlayStation 5, Kindle and Dyson
While we’re just days away from Black Friday (29 November), early deals have been dropping at the likes of Argos, Amazon, Currys, Boots and Shark and more this month, so, you can start your shopping right now. Here on the IndyBest liveblog is where you’ll find the latest Black Friday news and the most impressive deals as they drop, so, stay tuned.
Whether you’re looking to stock up on beauty essentials, replace your old laptop or invest in a new mattress, the IndyBest team are compiling hundreds of deals in our Black Friday shopping guides.
From TVs and toys to jewellery and furniture, we know the biggest price drops aren’t necessarily the best. We’re most impressed with deals on products the IndyBest team have tried and tested at home, so we know these products are actually worth buying in the first place.
So far, Dyson’s Black Friday sale has discounted the airwrap, Sony has discounted the price of the PS5 Slim to an all-time low and Pandora has just launched its sale with up to 30 per cent off jewellery. Elsewhere, you can find bargains at John Lewis, Argos, LOOKFANTASTIC and more. It’s shaping up to be one of the biggest Black Friday sales ever.
Read more: Best Black Friday deals to shop, according to a shopping expert
The Kindle paperwhite is at its lowest ever price
But, as any bookworm will know, Kindles don’t come cheap – until Black Friday that is. For its 2024 event, Amazon has slashed the price of the flagship Kindle by more than 20 per cent, bringing the price down to less than £130.
Kindle paperwhite: Was £159.99, now £124.99, Amazon.co.uk
Bookworms, you can get the Kindle at its cheapest-ever price right now. Considered the best ereader in our review, The Independent’s tech critic David Phelan praised the device for being “really exceptional (gaining the top spot in this round-up)”. He added: “The front light has also been improved recently, to make it subtler and adjustable in terms of warmth as well as brightness. Like the oasis, the paperwhite is waterproof – it’s able to withstand submersion in 2m of water for up to an hour.”
Save £150 on Sage’s barista express coffee machine
Our tester named this fancy Sage barista the best bean-to-cup coffee machine in their review. Now, you can snap it up in John Lewis’s Black Friday sale with a discount just shy of £130.
Barista express bean-to-cup coffee machine: Was £629.99, now £495, Johnlewis.com
“You can tinker with the settings to your heart’s content, including the grind size of the bean and the volume of coffee, plus, of course, creating microfoam, using the steam wand”, our reviewer noted. “We found we made dreamy cups of coffee with little fuss right from the get-go”, they added. What more could you want when making your morning brew?
This teeth whitening powder is on sale
There are so many products on the market right now, from teeth whitening strips and gel pens to toothpaste and LED devices – all designed to remove those stubborn yellow stains from your teeth, and with minimal expense at that.
A product that avoids ingredients such as fluoride and hydrogen peroxide, tester Amira loves MySweetSmile’s teeth whitening powder – and now it’s on sale for Black Friday.
MySweetSmile teeth whitening powder: Was £24.99, now £18.17, Amazon.co.uk
Taking the top spot in our review of the best teeth whitening kits, it was found to be “pleasant to use, with no issues of sensitivity – thanks to the inclusion of strontium chloride”, with our beauty tester nothing that she had a “naturally upgraded white smile after just a couple of weeks’ use”.
My favourite budget mascara is on sale
Proving that you don’t need to spend a fortune on excellent make-up, Maybelline mascaras are a cult favourite for good reason. The brand’s sky high mascara had a big viral moment on TikTok a few years ago – and is the ultimate for natural yet impressive-looking lashes.
Maybelline New York lash sensational sky high mascara: Was £12.99, now £8.84, Amazon.co.uk
Maybelline’s New York sensational sky high mascara boasts a uniquely designed brush that’s long, thin and densely packed with tiny little plastic bristles. This makes it ideal for getting to hard-to-reach areas and easy to manoeuvre from all angles with minimal mess. In Sarah’s in-depth review of the mascara, she raved about the tiny bristles that line the wand, which she found “helped comb through each and every lash – yes, even those pesky ones right in the corner”. You can pick it up for nearly half price right now.
The best deals in the Boots Black Friday 2024 sale
Boots kicked off its Black Friday 2024 sale an entire month early, and I can confirm it’s mega.
With offers on everything from haircare and make-up to anti-ageing skincare and more, it’s time to start browsing your favourite products (be it Clinique’s black honey almost lipstick or the Huda beauty setting powder).
The full Black Friday sale doesn’t officially kick off until the final Friday of November, after Thanksgiving, and the reductions will continue throughout the weekend, finishing on Cyber Monday (2 December).
If you want to get ahead of the action, Boots has reduced the price of more than 22,000 products across premium beauty, fragrance, electrical beauty, and much more. Our beauty writer, Lucy, has rounded up her favourite deals below.
Boots’ Black Friday 2024 sale is here – here’s what I’m shopping as a beauty expert
Deals are live on everything from Dyson to Elemis
Save £100 on the Oura gen3 ring this Black Friday
“If you’re looking for a sleep tracker, activity tracker or just want to know as much as you can about your body, then the gen 3 Oura ring will tick a lot of your boxes, in one tiny package,” Kat said in her review of the fitness device. With six different coloured rings available (from silver to gold), it’s a more stylish choice than a Fitbit or Garmin.
Oura gen3 horizon smart ring: Was £349, now £249, Amazon.co.uk
When Kat tested the device out, she was impressed with its battery life and sleep insights, as well as fertility and period tracking. Right now, you can save nearly 30 per cent thanks to Amazon and John Lewis (Johnlewis.com), which have both reduced the ring down to its lowest ever price.
The Oura ring 3 is my favourite wearable – and it’s never been cheaper
This Black Friday deal means there’s never been a better time to buy the health monitor
Ninja has slashed its price on air fryers for Black Friday
Ninja’s Black Friday sale has officially launched, and with it comes some sizzling savings on air fryer. Case in point: this copper model, which is a new and improved version of the AF400UK, and featured in our round-up of the best air fryers.
Ninja deluxe foodi dual-zone air fryer AF451UKDBCP: Was £269.99, now £189.99, Ninja.co.uk
This new model includes the same generous capacity and six pre-set functions but also claims to cook food up to 75 per cent faster than a regular oven while using 75 per cent less fat than traditional frying. This discounted bundle includes silicone tongs, an apron, two non-stick drawers, two non-stick crisper plates, a digital cooking probe and a recipe guide.
Snap up the Dyson supersonic for less than £250
There’s one hair tool that’s always high on people’s wishlists come Black Friday: the Dyson supersonic. A staple of my own haircare regime, the Dyson supersonic helps me get out the door more quickly in the morning, while the slick design means it takes pride of place on my dressing table.
Now, the price of the 2022 Dyson supersonic model has been slashed for Black Friday at multiple retailers.
Dyson supersonic hair dryer: Was £329.99, now £250, Argos.co.uk
Dyson’s supersonic hair dryer was hailed as “incredibly lightweight and cute” in our review, where its compact size “cemented it as a go-to for gold-standard styling”. Praised for being easy to use, our tester also found that it delivers “a real punch of power for fast drying times”. With this deal, you can save £50 on the luxury hair tool.
My trusty Dyson supersonic hair dryer is on sale for Black Friday
The tool is reduced by nearly £100 ahead of the main event
The Hotel Chocolat velvetiser is on sale for Black Friday
Having flown off the shelves when it first launched in 2018, the Hotel Chocolat velvetiser is a must-have for those seeking an indulgent, creamy hot chocolate.
Thanks to a generous discount from Amazon in the lead-up to Black Friday, you can now secure a velvetiser bundle with an impressive £23 saving.
Hotel Chocolat velvetiser starter kit: Was £109.95, now £86.95, Amazon.co.uk
Available in matte grey, shiny copper and white, it comes with 10 different flavoured hot chocolate sachets and two exclusive ceramic podcups. When reviewing the Hotel Chocolat velvetiser, our writer said: “It takes two and a half minutes to make a Willy Wonka-worthy hot chocolate”, adding that the finished result was “rich and frothy and felt really luxurious”. What more could you want?
A Hotel Chocolat velvetiser Black Friday deal you won’t want to miss
The hot chocolate maker has surged to cult status since its launch, and is rarely on sale, so act fast
The best Charlotte Tilbury Black Friday deals
Frm the cult Hollywood flawless filter to the viral contour wand, chances are we all have a Charlotte Tilbury product in our make-up collections. Now for Black Friday, you can save up to 40 per cent on the brand’s kits.
Charlotte Tilbury beautiful skin glow kit: Was £69, now £55.20, Charlottetilbury.com
Lightweight and buildable, beauty writer Ellie found this skin tint creamy and easy to blend. Plus she found that it lasted nearly as well as her favourite full coverage foundations, which is “impressive considering you’d usually have to give up longwear for a glowy finish”. Together with the bestselling beauty light wand in your choice of shade, you’ll be left with a smoothed, glowy complexion from dawn till dusk.
These are the best deals in the Charlotte Tilbury’s Black Friday sale 2024
The make-up artist’s self-titled brand is already putting on a strong sales show