Month: October 2008

Clinique · Lancome · My Beauty Obsessions · Sephora

Stila Blockbuster Set and Cocoa Shack Lip Balms

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No new department store bonuses today, just some coupons, plus a couple of highlights. I’ve never shopped at Fred Segal Beauty before, but I was surfing around yesterday and saw these, and I think I may have squealed out loud they are so cute. These Cocoa Shack lip balms are housed in actual sea shells. Has anyone tried these? The packaging is so beautiful (they are real sea shells) but I’m wondering how the lip balm is before I spend $27 plus shipping. But so cute!

Today’s highlighed value set from Sephora is the Stila Blockbuster Set. Look at this monster! Just looking at it makes me drool. This set has a retail value of $450 but its yours for only $150. You will receive 21 Stila products all in a limited edition Stila canvas train case. Santa, can I say, pretty please? These products are all included:

  • Stila Sun Shade (sheer golden matte bronze, 0.28 oz)
  • Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer (1 oz)
  • 3 Lip Glazes in Apricot (melon nectarine), Fruit Punch (creamy red), and Watermelon (clear pink) (0.08 oz each)
  • Perfecting Foundation stick in Shade C (0.21 oz)
  • Fiber Optics Mascara in Black (0.28 oz)
  • 2 It Glosses in Amazing (soft bronze) and Interesting (nude rose) (0.17 oz each)
  • 2 Hi Shine Lip Colors in Ariel (pink ice) and Lana (strawberry red shimmer) (0.10 oz each)
  • Convertible Eye Color in Port (dark purple & light lavender, 0.014 oz)
  • 2 Color Push Ups (cheek color) in Berry (sheer plum brown) and Nude (sheer nude) (0.28 oz each)
  • 2 Eye Shadows in Mystic (shimmering teal blue) and Summer (bronze shimmer) (0.09 oz each)
  • 2 Eye Shadow Duos in Salome (golden nude/warm bronze) and Sea Foam (light green/dark green) (0.09 oz each)
  • 2 Glitter Eyeliners in Blue Pink (light pink with opalescent glitter) and Purple Pink (fuchsia pink with opalescent glitter) (0.10 oz each)
  • All Over Glow in Peachy Keen (luminous golden peach/pink pearl shimmer, 0.77 oz)

 

A few new coupons: At Clinique, with any $35 purchase, you will receive free shipping and a free deluxe sample of Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief. Enter code MSURGE at checkout, this expires October 31. At Lancome, with any $25 purchase, you will receive 2 deluxe freebies: Bi-Facil and Cils Booster XL. Enter code OSCILLATION at checkout, this is while supplies last.

Over at Elizabeth Arden, with any $50 purchase, you will receive a free full size Eye-Fix Primer ($21.50 value). Enter code EYEFIX at checkout, that expires October 13. And at Biotherm, with any purchase, you will receive a deluxe sample set. At checkout choose a 5 piece men’s sample set (includes after shave, mask, cleansing gel, and two different moisturizers) or a 3 piece women’s sample set (includes shower cream, awakening mist, and body cream). Enter code BIONRG at checkout, this expires October 16.

I’m taking a couple of days off, so my next update won’t be until Tuesday October 14. Have a great weekend!

Gift with Purchase · Macy's · My Beauty Obsessions · Sephora

New Shiseido Bonus, Best of DuWop Kit, Vena Cava Bag 2nd Chance

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There’s a new Shiseido bonus over at Macy’s. Purchase any two Shiseido treatment products, and you will receive your choice of one of three bonuses, based on your skin care needs: The Pureness, The Skincare, or White Lucent. Plus if you spend $50 you will also receive free shipping!

Today I’m again highlighting one of my favorite Value Sets from Sephora. Check out the Best of DuWop Kit, a $122 value for only $44. In this awesome kit you’ll receive 8 products for a fraction of the retail price:

  • Mini Venom Trio (3 mini Lip Venom glosses, 0.15 oz each)
  • Eye Duet in Macchiato (duo of velvety warm taupe shadows, 0.08 oz)
  • Payoff (clear liquid that intensifies eyeshadow color, 0.26 oz)
  • Blushbooster Apple (cheek color, 0.12 oz)
  • Revolotion (body-bronzing moisturizer with SPF 15, 4 oz)
  • Reverse Lip Liner (colorless matte pencil to prevent feathering, 0.13 oz)

If you missed out on the Vena Cava deluxe sample filled bag at beauty.com, fear not, they have more, but you’ll need to get it through beauty.com through amazon.com. (UPDATE: This is now sold out.) With any $75 purchase, you’ll receive the cool Vena Cava bag filled with 15 deluxe samples (a $120 value – see my previous post to see what is included) for free, and you’ll also receive free shipping. (Don’t forget to add the bag to your shopping cart, and don’t freak out when you see the bag in your shopping cart for $120.00 – they take this off at the last page of checkout as a “promotion applied” of $120.00.)

Have you heard of Whish products? They sell shaving products just for us gals. I haven’t made the plunge and bought the shaving cream or any of the beautiful shaving brushes, but I love their Flawless Ingrown Hair Serum. This week you can save 10% off any purchase with code whishnew at checkout.

At Bliss Spa right now you can save 10% on any order that includes a Fatgirlslim product. (Plus, all “bliss exclusive sets” are currently 10% off, no coupon needed!) Enter code 108912 at checkout, that expires October 10.

And at Clarins, with any order, you will receive two freebies: deluxe samples of Tonic Bath Concentrate and Bust Beauty Gel. Enter code BODY at checkout, this expires October 15.

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

New Estee Lauder Gift Me at Bon Ton and Belk. New Clinique Bonus Time at Macy’s

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If you’ve been waiting for a new Estee Lauder bonus, today is your lucky day. There are two brand new Estee Lauder Gift Me gift times online today, at Bon Ton and at Belk, plus, there is a new Clinique Bonus Time at Macy’s.

At Bon Ton with any $27.50 Estee Lauder purchase, you will receive a bonus that includes the following:

  • Sumptuous Bold Volume Lifting Mascara, 10-day supply
  • Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick, full-size
  • Four Estee Lauder Eyeshadows in coordinating shades
  • Body Performance Smoothing Manicure-Pedicure Treatment, deluxe travel size
  • Hydra Bright Skintone Perfecting Creme, 7-day supply
  • Estee Lauder Sensuous Eau de Parfum Spray Vial
  • Two Cosmetic Bags (black-tone)

 

At Bon Ton you have to spend $75 to receive free shipping.

Over at Belk, with any $27.50 Estee Lauder purchase, you will receive a bonus that includes the following (at checkout you can choose if you prefer warm or cool shades):

  • Mascara mini
  • Full size lipstick
  • Eyeshadow compact with four shades
  • Perfectly Clean Splash Away Foaming Cleanser
  • Hydra Bright
  • Estee Lauder Sensuous Eau de Parfum Spray Vial
  • Two pretty bags (navy-tone)

 

There’s a brand new Clinique Bonus Time at Macy’s. With any $21.50 Clinique purchase, you will receive a bonus that includes the following:

  • Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion
  • Clarifying Lotion 2
  • Clinique Mirrored Colour Palette
  • Mascara mini
  • Different Lipstick in A Different Grape
  • Beautiful silver bag with green trim
  • Your choice of 3 companion green bags (t-gusset, circular, or square)

You will also receive free shipping on your entire order if you spend $50 or more on Clinique products with code CLINIQUESHIP.

Today only from Lancome, with any $35 purchase, you will receive 5 freebies: Absolue Bx Eye Cream, Color Design Eye Shadow Quad in Latte, Kitten Heel, Color du Jour, and Statuesque, Cils Booster XL, Virtuose mascara, and Bi-Facil. You’ll also receive free shipping! Enter code EYEWISH at checkout, ends midnight October 8.

Over at Clinique, with any $30 purchase, you will receive a free limited edition flower keychain with a mini UV Response SPF 30 for Face plus free standard shipping. Enter code FLOWER at checkout, this expires October 13.

Gift with Purchase · Lancome · Sephora

New Lancome Play Gift at Dillard’s

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There’s a brand new Lancome Play Gift at Dillard’s today. With any $29.50 Lancome purchase, you will receive a bonus that includes the following:

  • Travel-size Absolue Premium Bx Cream SPF 15
  • Travel-size High Resolution Collaser-5X Intense Collagen Anti-Wrinkle Serum
  • Color Design Eye Shadow Quartet
  • Color Design Sensational Effects Lipcolor
  • Definicils Mascara
  • Choice of two black or red patent cosmetic bags

Remember, at Dillard’s you have to add the bonus to your shopping bag yourself, it isn’t done automatically as it is at most other sites. If you spend over $50 on Lancome at Dillard’s, you’ll also receive free shipping on your entire order, through October 26.

To celebrate Sephora’s 10th anniversary, they are having a special in-store event for Beauty Insiders only. From their website: “Happy Birthday, Beautiful! Beauty Insiders Only! It’s our birthday, but you get the gift: Stroll into Sephora October 17th and 18th, sit down for a consultation, and score a FREE lip gloss case (perfect for party touch-ups!). Space is limited. Please call the store to book your appointment today.” This event is at all Sephora stores.

A bunch of new coupons today. Over at Bliss Spa, with any Remede purchase, you’ll receive a free Post-Peel Skin-Calming Balm, a $42 value. Enter code 108914 at checkout, this expires October 10. Benefit Cosmetics is launching their new Plum Bad Gal Mascara, so on their site you’ll receive free shipping with any BADgal mascara purchase (any color). Enter code BADGAL08 at checkout, this expires October 14.

For those of you interested in natural beauty products, there are two new freebies today. Boscia is offering a free full-size Daily Hand Revival Therapy SPF 15 ($16 value) with any $95 purchase. Enter code revival at checkout, this ends October 11. And over at Origins, with any purchase, you will receive a free full-size Organics Soothing Lip Balm ($15 value). No code is needed, this ends October 12 or while supplies last.

And this is a great value. If you’ve been reading for a while, you know how much I love Philosophy’s shower gels. Right now if you buy three “fall and holiday” 24 oz Philosophy shower gels, you will get one free (a $20 value) and also receive free shipping. Enter code indulge at checkout, this expires October 9. This promotion includes the following scents: cinnamon buns, spiced apple cider, pumpkin pie, double rich hot cocoa, cranberry, the gingerbread man, and candy cane. These make great holiday gifts!

Clinique · Gift with Purchase · Nordstrom

New Beauty Gift at Nordstrom

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UPDATE: This is now sold out. The new Nordstrom beauty event has begun. Online or in store, while supplies last, with any $100 beauty or fragrance purchase, you’ll receive a beautiful train case filled with 15 deluxe samples:

  • Fekkai Glossing Shampoo and Cream Packettes (0.3 oz. each)
  • Clarins Extra-Firming Tightening Lift Botanical Serum (0.1 oz.)
  • Lancome Absolue Ultimate Bx Serum (0.33 oz.)
  • Clinique 7-Day Scrub Cream (0.24 oz.)
  • Bulgari Jasmin Noir Eau de Parfum Natural Spray (0.05 oz.)
  • Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash (0.24 oz.)
  • Mario Badescu Hyaluronic Eye Cream (0.17 oz.)
  • Kinerase Clear Skin Regulating Mask (0.24 oz.)
  • Jack Black Industrial Strength Hand Healer (0.5 oz.)
  • Too Faced Lash Injection Extreme Thickening & Lengthening Mascara (0.17 oz.)
  • Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash (1 oz.)
  • Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau de Toilette Spray (0.04 oz.)
  • Bare Escentuals Paraben-Free Mineral Veil (0.2 oz.)
  • Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Cashmere Silk Packette (0.03 oz.)
  • Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Eau de Parfum Spray (0.05 oz.)

 

Not sure how to spend that $100? This won’t get you all the way there, but its pretty and would be perfect as a gift (or treat yourself!). This Clinique “Instant Pretty” set is $36, and has a palette with six eyeshadows, mini High Impact Mascara, full size Long Last Lipstick in Twilight Nude, All About Eyes (0.5 oz), and Take the Day Off Makeup Remover (1.7 oz.) The All About Eyes normally retails for $28.50, so you get all the rest for just a few dollars more! This set also includes a beautiful silver metallic cosmetic bag. So pretty!

If you’re starting your Christmas shopping early, check out the many gifts and sets that Nordstrom is already selling.