Month: September 2008

Gift with Purchase · Sephora

Stila Backstage Beauty Exclusive/Tour of Philosophy

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Stila is launching their new Backstage Beauty Collection exclusively at Sephora. There are 3 palettes to choose from. Each limited edition palette has three eyeshadow shades in a gorgeous faux-patent case. And right now, each palette includes a free mini Kajal eyeliner! Each palette is $40 (and they say each has a retail value of $80). The three palettes are:

  • The Runway Look: a brown and taupe eyeshadow collection with a black case and Onyx eyeliner
  • The Red Carpet Look: a gray and pewter eyeshadow collection with a red case and Onyx eyeliner (shown below)
  • The Front Row Look: a softly smoky eyeshadow collection with a black case and Smokey Quartz eyeliner

I found this cool philosophy thing at QVC today. I am such a huge fan of their products, especially their bath gels. If you sign up for this “Tour of Philosophy” auto delivery item, every month for four months you will receive a different 3 item philosophy product package in the mail.

  • 1st shipment: 4 oz purity made simple facial cleanser; 1 oz hope in a jar; 0.25 oz hope in a tube
  • 2nd shipment: 4 oz amazing grace body lotion; 4 oz pure grace body lotion; 4 oz inner grace body lotion
  • 3rd shipment: 1 oz supernatural poreless, flawless spf 15 cream; 1 oz the present clear makeup skin perfector; 0.5 oz kiss me high emollient lip ointment in pink
  • 4th shipment: 8 oz cinnamon buns 3-in-1 shower gel; 8 oz carrot cake 3-in-1 shower gel; 8 oz hot cocoa 3-in-1 shower gel

What an awesome way to treat yourself, or what a great gift! I would love to receive something like this. Each shipment is $23.84 plus applicable shipping and tax.

Clinique Bonus Time · Gift with Purchase

Laura Mercier Fall 2008 Gift with Purchase

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Look at this awesome new gift with purchase from Laura Mercier! Place an order on their website of $100.00 or more September 1st through October 5th and receive a free large bronze woven gift bag with 7 of Laura Mercier’s favorite products including:

  • Full-size 0.21 oz. Mocha Lip Stain
  • Deluxe 0.17 oz. Flawless Skin Creme
  • Mini 0.04 oz. Translucent Loose Setting Powder
  • Mini Velour Puff
  • Micro Mini 0.18 fl. oz. Bare Radiance Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer
  • Mini 0.34 fl. oz. Perfecting Water – Rich
  • Deluxe 2.0 oz. Creme Brulee Sugar Scrub or Almond Coconut Milk Scrub

This gift has a retail value of $51.00. Available while supplies last. The gift will automatically be added in your shopping cart once you reach the minimum $100 purchase plus you will receive free shipping!

Right now at Bloomingdale’s, receive a free Exclusive cosmetics bag with any $100 beauty purchase. No code required, while supplies last. They are currently having Clinique Bonus Time as well as a few other awesome beauty offers.

Clinique · Gift with Purchase

Clinique Mini Bonus/Mascara BOGO/Free Bliss

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Today only at clinique.com, if you are a “club clinique” member (which is free, you just sign up on their web site), you will receive 4 free samples of your choice (you choose from a selection of 12 that changes during the day as they sell out) with any purchase – no code needed. Combine that with the coupon code COOL (minimum purchase of $30 – see coupon page at right) and you walk away with 7 free freebies! Spend $40, and also get free shipping! Its like your own mini-bonus! Ends at 11:59 pm EST tonight.

Drugstore.com is having a “mascara mania” buy one, get one free sale on select L’Oreal, Maybelline, Covergirl, and Max Factor mascaras. They’ve divided the mascaras into three different categories:

  • Waterproof mascaras
  • Lengthening mascaras
  • Volumizing mascaras

There is a limit of 3 free mascaras, and this ends on September 10. What a great time to stock up or to try something new!

While you’re shopping at drugstore.com, check out the philosphy products, because if you spend $30 on philosophy, you can pick up a free Philosophy peach hand wash, a $12 value. If you’re more of a bliss gal, then spend $30 on bliss products and receive a deluxe sample of fabulous foaming face wash, a $5 value, for free! I highly, highly recommend the steep clean toner pads. These pads are one of my go-to products that I cannot live without, you get 50 (I don’t use them every single day, so for me they last a long time) for only $38.

Clinique · Gift with Purchase · Nordstrom

Clinique Acne Solutions/Bliss New Body Butter

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Right now at Clinique.com, when you purchase the Acne Solutions Clear Skin System Set (which includes cleanser, toner and moisturizer for acne prone skin), you will receive a free travel size of Acne Solutions Emergency Gel-Lotion. I haven’t tried the cleansing foam or the clarifying lotion, but I absolutely love the oil-free Acne Solutions Clearing Moisturizer. It certainly saves my skin for about a week out of every month.

And here’s a new Clinique coupon for three freebies: With any $30 purchase, receive a deluxe sample of All About Eyes Rich (0.17 oz), Full Potential Lips Plump & Shine duo in Mimosa Blossom and Play-full Plump (0.07 oz), and an exclusive cell phone mirror. Enter code COOL at checkout. Spend $10 more (for a total of $40) and receive free shipping!

Nordstrom.com has a new philosophy gift with purchase. With any $50 philosophy purchase, receive deluxe samples of hope in a jar (0.4 oz) and amazing grace perfumed buffing wash (2 oz). Looking for the most bang for your buck? Try the nordstrom exclusive philosophy ‘the natural’ beauty box, which includes an awesome 10 skin care and makeup products for only $75 (a $120 value!).

Well, I did a little hunting around online, and found out what the new Bliss Body Butter scent is. Its called Blood Orange and White Pepper, and they’re saying this “energizing citrus fragrance blends bright blood orange, spicy white pepper top notes, and nuances of coriander and white musk.” Sounds yummy to me! Sephora will be selling the body butter, along with shower gel and body scrub, in the new scent soon. You can read a little bit about it at sephora, and sign up to be notified when its in stock. I did order my free sample (you can too, see the Coupon Page at right), and I’ll let you know, when I’ve received and used it, how it compares to my favorite bliss lemon and sage body butter. UPDATE: they’ve taken this off of sephora for the time being.

Clinique · Clinique Bonus Time · Estee Lauder · Gift with Purchase · Lancome · Macy's

Neiman Marcus Beauty Event/Estee Lauder Gift at Macy’s

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Today is the first day of The Beauty Event at Neiman Marcus. There are so many wonderful gifts with purchase available right now at Neiman Marcus, I don’t know if I can list them all! But starting online today only (in stores September 5), with your $100 beauty or fragrance purchase, you will receive a NM Exclusive crocodile-embossed tote in cranberry along with nine deluxe samples:

  • Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment, 0.16 ounces
  • Van Cleef & Arpels Feerie Eau de Parfum, 0.04 ounces (NM EXCLUSIVE)
  • Prada Infusion d’Homme Eau de Toilette, 0.05 ounces
  • Glowelle Beauty Drink Mix, 0.476 ounces (NM EXCLUSIVE)
  • Laura Mercier Eye Basic in Wheat, 0.1 ounce
  • Frederic Fekkai Ageless Rejuvenating Shampoo and Restructurizing Conditioner packettes, each 0.3 ounces (NM EXCLUSIVE)
  • Molton Brown Blu Maquis Fine Liquid Hand Wash, 1 ounce
  • Clinique Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Guavagold, 0.07 ounces
  • Dior Diorshow Mascara in Black, 0.18 ounces

This offer is available online through September 15. Not only do they have this amazing bonus, but they have incredible bonuses from Clinique, Lancome, Estee Lauder, and many others. Granted, they have a higher dollar amount you must purchase to receive the bonus, but take a peek at their special offer page to see everything available. Its a gift with purchase addict’s dream come true!

Also today, there is a brand new Estee Lauder Gift with Purchase at macys.com. With any $27.50 Estee Lauder purchase, you receive a beautiful bonus. You choose warm or cool lip and eye shades, and your choice of a 7 day supply of Idealist Pore Minimizing Skin Refinisher or Perfectionist [CP+] Wrinkle Lifting Serum, plus mascara, fragrance, makeup remover, and two beautiful cosmetics bags. Want an even bigger bonus? Spend $55 and also receive a third bag along with three additional lipsticks. And if you spend $60, shipping is free!