Just a couple sales worth mentioning...

1 - Sephora has an extra 20% off of sale items, and it is worth browsing over. I picked up ClickR Stop-Time Night Cream, which I have never used before, and I also purchased for the second time the Diamond Dust Skin Polisher - it is a serum that polishes skin, refines pores, and controls moisture (but I am not oily, still helps my skin), and I have been using for quite some time now.  I also use their Pearl Wash, which I absolutely love, and the Vanishing Mist, which has been very effective for me in controlling my problems with acne and pores. ClickR's products are, as they say, "naturally pure" and vegan. 
It looks as though Sephora is no longer going to carry their products, which I'm disappointed about because
the reviews on their products are fantastic and the products are great. I hope they continue to sell and be successful. Anyways, both of the items I bought were $17.00 (originally $36 and $38), plus the additional 20% off.

2 - Laura Mercier is running 20% off of everything. I wish I needed something, ha ha, but I certainly do not. The next foundation on my list is Silk Crème, which is at the top of the highest rated foundations on the market and in the blogs and amongst the YouTube beauty vloggers. (But it will be a while since I just got Tarte's 12-hour Amazonian Clay foundation, and I use both fair and light, so it will be a while before I need foundation.). This is a wonderful opportunity, Laura Mercier is absolutely one of the greatest, most worthwhile,- and with that- the most expensive cosmetic lines, so discounts are always the best time to buy. 

3 - Anthro has 30% off of all sale items. Absolutely worth the browse to see if there is anything you might want. Enough said.

4 - J.Crew has an additional 25% off of sale items.

5 - L'occitane has some really, really good stuff on sale. I have been wanting the Almond Shower Oil, and they doubled the size for $10 more. I did have to go ahead and get this - I couldn't pass up the opportunity. AND they had the Almond Tonic Body Oil for half off, but it was already sold out, and I am SO, SO disappointed. But I also know that sales happen all the time, and it won't be the last time. So, I will get it at some point, and it's at the top of my list of things, but I certainly don't HAVE to have it by any means.

That's all I have for you tonight. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day and continues to have a blessed Christmas season (Christmas continues through Jan. 5).

Tarte, Ulta, Drugstore.com

Hey, peeps! Just saw some great deals going on!
 
My most recent but now most favorite makeup brand ever, Tarte, is doing their friends and family sale & everything is 30% off through Thursday 12/13! I love their 12-hour full coverage foundation! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE their 12-hour blushes, especially in Natural Beauty and Exposed, and I love their LipSurgence lip tint and the matte lip tint (best matte lip product I've used - Fiery looks amazing, every time I wear it or Exposed (yes, same name as the blush, but I like that because a) I like to match and b) it makes it easy that many things have the same name), I get TONS of compliments! Fiery is the perfect red matte lip!

Drugstore.com has 20% off all beauty products, and they have way more than just typical "drugstore" cosmetics. They have great skincare brands - including my favorite, LaRoche-Posay. They also have 100% Pure, dermalogica, Kinerase, and great hair products like PHYTO and Kerastase! And I don't buy stuff like that unless I can get a great discount! They also have Love & Toast, which has some of the greatest fragrances, and my absolute favorite is Juniper Gin.

                                                          

And Ulta has 20% off of your entire purchase! They have most things that Sephora does, plus, they have "drugstore cosmetics," but they don't have as great of a "rewards" program and don't have as great value sets as Sephora, but they do more discounts more often than Sephora.

Just HAD to tell you about the deal I just scored.

So, I am always on the hunt for the best foundation that I have never tried, and I just recently started watching awesome beauty vloggers on YouTube, and I just love them. It's my new addiction. (I should do a post on my 5 or 10 favorite vloggers.) And they don't help my spending, but I do have self-control and can't blame it on them, of course, but they have LOTS of stuff and they just spend, spend, spend. Ha. Anyways, I was watching one or two of my faves, and they were using Jemma Kidd Light As Air foundation (who knows if it will be the best...). And you may be familiar with Jemma Kidd, she has a lower-end line at Target (and it isn't really that inexpensive), but she also has a higher-end line. So, I watched several reviews on it, and remembered it is sold on Bloom.com, and they have a 30% off coupon right now ( code : THANKYOU30 ), so I thought, okay, I think I'm going to go ahead and grab that! So, I go to the Bloom, and I see that all of the Jemma Kidd products are already on sale! I got a few of her brushes (great reviews), a kind of concealer/eye treatment, and a primer. And RoC Multi-Correxion Night Treatment (and I cannot rave enough about that product!) was discounted to $20 (reg. $25).

The total was $125, BUT I got 7 items (less than $20 average per item - and the cheapest thing regularly was $24 and the most expensive regularly was $50), 10 samples, I saved $105 from the 30% off and the already lower prices, THEN, get 10% back in "BloomDollars," and I got 7% back from eBates (total back : $20). I'm thinking if with the ebates and Bloom Dollars, I will just get another one of the RoC Multi-Correxion Night Treatments. For free. Awesome. That's over half off of everything. Spending $125 for what could have cost $285. Plus no shipping and no tax.

RetailMeNot and eBates

Especially with the holidays coming up, the BEST way - by far - to get a GREAT deal is to find one online! And the way to find a deal that you don't know about is www.RetailMeNot.com
I always, ALWAYS look on there before buying anything because even when I get an email from a store saying what special they are running - OR when I don't, RetailMeNot almost always has different deals to choose from. 9 times out of 10 I have found a super deal on their website. And people, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming up, and there are going to be some super online deals. Screw standing in line at midnight - I would never and have never, especially now. Although, I have set my alarm for 4 a.m., rolled over to my laptop, and made a purchase or two. In. My. Pajamas. From. The. Comforts. Of. My. Bed. And I know some people still like to go about the "old fashioned" way, but that is so not for me.

And I have talked about Lucky Rewards before and how you can get money back from purchases (no credit card, no interest, no commitments, etc.). I love it. Well, there is another website I just found out about, and I can't believe I didn't come across it before now. It's called www.ebates.com, and they seem to have more online stores to choose from AND eBates' rewards are SO much better than Lucky's! I never shop ANYWHERE without these! For example, if I spend $50 at Gap, I get $7 back. Because I just used both Lucky Rewards and eBates at the same time for a purchase. I haven't gotten a notification from either of them yet to let me know it went through - it takes a few days, but I'm pretty sure you can use both simultaneously. That's double the rewards! YEAH! (Sort-of-a-disclaimer : they only send you your rewards quarterly, and you have to have gotten $15, but they just roll over to the next quarter until you have $15 in rewards.

Have a great weekend!

20% off Sephora and Beauty.com

Sorry, I've been slacking... Actually, I've been filling all my free time watching and reading makeup reviews and... well, purchasing some makeup... I hadn't *really* bought any in a while, and well, I just went to town... Not literally, I did it all from home.

But Sephora is having 20% off - IF you are a VIB. So, chances are, you would already know about it if you were. And Beauty.com has 20% off, with only a couple exclusions. And they don't have everything Sephora has, but I got many things I was looking for. I tried a Murad tinted primer that helps refines pores and tarte 12-hour Full Coverage Foundation, and some of tarte's blushes. And other stuff. And I got a ton from Sephora, too.The code for Sephora is CELEBRATE, but if you aren't a VIB, I think they catch it and won't let you use it. And for Beauty.com, you don't need one.

While I'm on the subject of makeup, might I add that Bloom.com is majorly stepping it up, and they have added M.A.C (that's huge right there), Laura Mercier, Make Up For Ever, Urban Decay, and DIOR! I'm ridiculously excited. And they offer discounts from time to time, like 20% off, they offer "Bloom bucks," and they often increase. Usually, you get 10% back (towards your next or a future purchase), but they increase it to 20% and 30% at times. And I make sure to take advantage of it.

Ooh, I just went only Bloom.com, and got 30% off my next purchase. (Code - THANKYOU30)

That's it from me for now...

My Tip of the Day

I know a lot of people like to try out the higher end cosmetics before try them, but... There are sites like bloom.com, beauty.com, and beautybar.com that offer really good discounts, and not always on products that you might want, but there are plenty things that I buy on there. (And you can always return them! And you pay no tax, and most of the time, you get free shipping!)
I go back and forth on skincare, and I recently remembered how when I tried La Roche-Posay, how great it was, so I decided to go back to it (yes - even though I have other things to use), and I got a $10 off of $50 discount on drugstore.com (which is the same company as beauty.com.). And while I was at it, I am trying Philospohy's primer - which I have only heard raves about. Two products - would have been $50 - cost me $40 with no shipping and no tax! I saved myself at least $14!

And I almost hate saying all this because I love Cosmetic Market, and I really am about supporting local businesses... And I do! And if you want to go to the mall or Cosmetic Market or Sephora, by all means, do! I also like makeup and products I can only get at certain places without getting a discount. I just really know that it's worth the time and money to look online and at all your different options. 

Stila on HauteLook (and my, uh, somewhat great return!)

Been away for a while, had some issues with the laptop, and it was in the shop.
... but here I am!

And, honestly, I'm not up on all my sales right now, I'm not sure what happened, but I got behind, and haven't gotten caught up. But I will.

However, today, on HauteLook (seriously, sign up - it is great), I bought some foundation from Stila. There isn't much to rave about on their "event"/sale today, but I had used this foundation before, and loved it, but that was a few years ago,... But seriously, I was in love with it. I felt like it cleared up my skin and had a nice, natural, medium-ish coverage. Anyways, for $15 + $5 for s/h, I thought it was worth trying. I'm in the market for foundation, and the last three I tried have been disappointing... It was worth the shot for over half off.
I thought about buying two, because it was still even cheaper than buying one, but I passed. This is the second time they have had it on HauteLook, so chances are, they will again. Plus, this foundation is being discontinued, Stila's website and Sephora no longer carry it, but you can get it different places online still, like Beauty.com, Bloom.com, Zappos.com... so, if it goes well (like I remember), I will have another chance to get it at a discounted price.

And you might be thinking, why try it if it is discontinued? Or, it probably isn't a great product if they are getting rid of it. I watched Benefit get rid of plenty of good products while I worked for them, they re-formuate all kinds of products, and many times, not for the better. I loved it, and my opinion is worth it. :) Promise. :)