Special Saturday Teaser Update! I just found out that tomorrow (October 26) on clinique.com they are beginning a special Bonus Time. I don’t have specifics yet but I know that with any $21.50 purchase, you will be able to choose one of three bonuses. Each bonus is a 7-piece set that inludes an eyelash curler and pretty bag. Offer valid through November 8 or while supplies last. Here’s a sneak peek. I’ll post all of the details tomorrow.
You guys know how much I love Elemis products. The company that sells Elemis in the US is called Time To Spa. Right now with any $50 purchase from Time To Spa through amazon.com, you will receive a free Your Evening Routine Kit (an $18 value). The Evening Routine Kit contains generous travel sizes of Eye Support (15 ml), Face and Body Wash (50 ml), and S.O.S. Emergency Cream (15ml) in a pretty little tote bag.
Have you seen some of the cute holiday gifts that Philosophy is coming out with? This one is already on my Wish List, its the Party Girl Bag, and its filled with Pomegranate Bubbly Exfoliating Shower Gel (4 oz), a Pomegranate Bubbly Shimmer Body Lotion (4 oz), and a Pomegranate Bubbly Lip Shine (0.5 oz) in a cute white cosmetic bag. Yum!
No new bonuses today. And the online Clinique bonus at Macy’s ended a couple of days early, they must have run out (it should still be in stores through Sunday). I think the next Clinique Bonus will be at Nordstrom, but not for a couple of weeks yet. I’ll let you know when I find out! I have a cold and feel cruddy, so I didn’t write yesterday and won’t be writing much today, but here are some new coupons.
From Lancome, with any purchase, you will receive 3 free full size lipsticks (Le Rouge Absolu Lip Colour in Bordeaux, Color Design Lipcolor in Backstage Beauty, and Le Rouge Absolu Lip Colour in Rose Crystal) as well as free shipping. Enter code KISSES at checkout, that will expire October 30 or while supplies last. From Bliss, if you purchase any mask you will receive free shipping and a free sample of triple oxygen instant energizing eye mask. Enter code 108913 at checkout, that expires October 30. Over at Laura Mercier if you purchase any item from their new Black Tie Collection you will receive free shipping. No code needed, valid through October 26. And from Benefit Cosmetics when you buy any item from their Holiday Collection, you will receive free shipping on your entire order. Enter code HOLIDAYS at checkout. Expires October 28.
And here’s a special in-store offer from Origins: Through November 1, stop by your local Origins store for a free mini-facial and a free deluxe sample.
Update: The Beauty Box is no longer available. It’s Macy’s 150th birthday, and to celebrate, they are giving away a cool Beauty Box with any $75 beauty purchase. [BUT: apparently you have to spend $75 from a single “participating brand” (those listed below), you can’t combine, say, a Clinique item and an Estee Lauder item; the entire $75 has to be from one of the participating brands. But if you do spend $75 on Clinique, you’ll also receive the current Bonus, and if you choose Estee Lauder or Lancome, you’ll also get extra freebies, see below.] Inside you will receive nine deluxe samples and a card redeemable for a free Signature Facial Services at a Shiseido counter. This will end November 5 or while supplies last.
Also at Macy’s, with any $50 Estee Lauder purchase, you will receive deluxe samples of Hydra Complete Multi-Level Moisture Eye Gel Creme (7ml), Pure Color Gloss in Icy Pink, and Estee Lauder Pleasures Delight. With any $50 Lancome purchase, you will receive deluxe samples of Definicils, Juicy Tubes in Daiquiri, and an Eye Shadow Color Design Quad in Drape, Click, Pretty Pretty, and Backstage Pass.
There are some great new mini bonuses at Neiman Marcus today, too. With any $100 Lancome purchase, you will receive deluxe minis of Absolue Premium Bx Absolute Replenishing Cream SPF 15 and Absolue Hand Absolute Anti-Aging Spot Replenishing Unifying Treatment SPF 15, in a white signature keepsake box. With any $100 Estee Lauder purchase, you will receive deluxe minis of Re-Nutriv Ultimate Youth Creme (0.5 oz), Re-Nutriv Intensive Softening Lotion (1 oz), and Re-Nutriv Intensive Hydrating Creme Cleanser (1 oz). [Note: The picture on their web site doesn’t match the description, it shows two skincare and a fragrance freebies, so I’m not sure which 3 freebies you’ll actually receive.] Neiman Marcus has many other new offers available today, including bonuses from Prescriptives and Trish McEvoy.
Estee Lauder has launched their new web site, and to celebrate for a limited time (through October 27) you can choose five free samples with any purchase (normally you choose three). You will also receive free shipping if you spend more than $50. Also the first 1,000 shoppers (today only) who spend more than $35 will also receive a pretty silver canvas travel case, no code required.
So lately I’ve been thinking that I should start switching to using more natural beauty products. As you know if you’ve been reading this for a while, I’m a huge user/supporter of Clinique, Lancome, and Estee Lauder products, among others, but the more I read about the number of chemicals in beauty products and makeup, the more I think I should try some natural products to try to save my skin a little. I’ve really liked some of the products I’ve sampled, but some, not so much. Do any of you have any natural beauty products that you absolutely swear by? Must-haves to suggest for the rest of us?
I recently tried a sample of Juara Rice Facial Cleanser, and I’m thinking of buying some. It has an amazing, creamy texture, a barely there but pleasant scent (the scent of facial cleansers is huge for me – that’s why I just can’t bring myself to use up the deluxe gwps I have of Clinique’s Rinse-Off Foaming Cleanser, I just can’t abide the smell). And right now if you purchase this (or any other product) from Skinstore you will receive 20% off your entire purchase, as well as free shipping on orders over $49 and free samples. Enter code ENJOY20 at checkout, that code will work until October 28.
If you already use Boscia natural products but need to stock up on your favorites, you can score at their friends and family sale. Today only save 25% off any purchase when you enter code fnf2008 at checkout.
And I haven’t tried them yet but I hear Jurlique products are great natural products. They are pre-selling their holiday gift sets, I’d like to try this Hand Care Collection ($25). If you buy any item from the Holiday Collection you will receive 20% off any other items in your order, just enter code EARLYBIRD08 at checkout, through October 23.
And some more coupons for today. From Murad, with any $50 purchase you can choose from one of 3 free deluxe samples: For a 0.33 oz deluxe sample of Age-Diffusing Serum, enter code WEBSERUM at checkout. For a 2.0 oz deluxe sample of Pomegranate Body Wash, enter code WEBWASH at checkout. For a 0.5 oz deluxe sample of Post-Acne Spot Lightening Gel, enter code WEBGEL at checkout. All codes expire October 22. You will also receive free shipping and free samples.
At Sephora, with any purchase you will receive a free sample of new Speedy Recovery Daytime Blemish Lotion SPF 15. Enter code BLEMISH4 at checkout, that is valid while supplies last. And get a jump on your holiday shopping from Bliss Spa where you can receive 15% off any bliss or remede brand purchase. Enter code 108911 at checkout, that expires October 23.
You’ve heard of O-Glow, you’ve heard of O-Gloss, well now Smashbox is introducing O-Plump. Smashbox is claiming it is “the first intuitive lip plumper that transforms into your own perfect shade of pink while instantly plumping to perfection.” They won’t be selling this item until January, but today only, you can order it directly from Smashbox.com. You will also receive free shipping and can choose a deluxe sample at checkout.
No exciting new department store bonuses to share today. I guess with 4 current Lancome bonuses, 3 Estee Lauder bonuses, and a Macy’s Clinique bonus (see my Big 3 Bonuses page for details), they’re going to make us wait a while for something new. So I’ll highlight another of my favorite Value Sets from Sephora. Today its the Lorac Superstar Collection. This is another drool-worthy monster, a $253 value for only $125. In this limited edition kit you will receive:
Through tomorrow, Bliss Spa is giving you an extra 10% off sale prices in their blowout sale. Enter code 108919 at checkout, that expires october 21. From Aveda, today only, with any $25 purchase you will receive free shipping. Enter code HSG08 at checkout. And Mac Cosmetics is offering free shipping on any order, no code needed, that expires October 25.
