Let's Do Lunch Thursday

I remembered! It's Let's Do Lunch Thursday at Smashbox.com and today's free gift with purchase is a goodie. Buy anything during the lunchtime hours and receive a FREE FULL SIZED EYE SHADOW TRIO! No coupon or promo code is needed to take advantage of this offer. I absolutely love the shades that are included in this trio. I am all about the pinks and browns anytime of the year. Make sure you check out the "curtain call" section to get great deals on shades that are being discontinued or are overstock. Happy Shopping!

Snapple Lip Glosses

I ditched school today. So what did I do? I went shopping and met a friend for lunch. $400 later I am back home. When oh when am I going to learn that it's much cheaper for me to go to school rather than ditch??? Tack on the amount of tuition that I had to pay for today and I'm probably closer to $600 spent today. While I was out and about and blowing off my education I stopped at Walmart. Now, let me just tell you, I went to Wal-mart about a month and a half ago for the first time in probably 2 years. I was killing time while the guys at Pep Boys put new tires on my car and Wal-mart was the only thing that was really within walking distance. I don't have a problem with Wal-mart, but I do have a problem with 90% of the people who seem to be there at the same time I am. Do these people not know about shopping etiquette? The aisles are small and crowded with barely enough room for a person to walk on down, yet it never fails that 2 people will always try to shove their carts down the most crowded aisle in the place. There always seems to be a family of ten that appears to be following me throughout the store, yelling, screaming, and throwing stuff around. Needless to say, I tend to stay away from Wal-mart. But on my last excursion I found the cutest Christmas ornaments...a collection based on some of my favorite toys and games. Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, Candyland, Operation, Monopoly, Clue, and Scrabble were all featured in a number of ornaments. Anyone who knows me will tell you I am OBSESSED with Monopoly so of course these ornaments were going to be mind. Yes, I looked a little strange, my arms full of Christmas ornaments in early October, but I didn't care. Of course, it wasn't until a few days later that I thought of my close friend and her Scrabble obsession. Everyday at school, instead of paying attention and learning things to further our careers, my friend and I are online; me usually shopping and my friend playing Scrabble. How could I be so stupid?!?! Of course she would have loved that Scrabble ornament too! Since then I have been looking at other store trying to find another ornament with a miniature Scrabble board with tiles spelling out words like "Merry Christmas," "Santa," and other holiday phrases. Of course, as luck would have it, I have been unable to find said ornament. My journey to Wal-mart today also proved to be disappointing.

No, this post was not about me crying about my selfishness in picking up an ornament for myself but not remembering one for my friend and now trying to rectify that. This post is about what I actually did purchase at Wal-mart. Every year since my sister and I were little, my Mom would give us Bonne Bell lip glosses in our Christmas Stockings on St. Nick's. Usually we received the candy cane shaped tube that contained 3 different flavored glosses in it. For my sister and I, this was pure gold. Forget the Holiday Barbies, the new bikes, the countless games, and even the Barbie Corvette Power Wheel car my sister got one year for Christmas, these little lip glosses were the best gifts ever! So, to relive this childhood memory, every year I still give my sister some kind of novelty lip gloss set (and yes, I do pick up one for myself too!). So imagine my excitement as I racing out of Wal-mart and my eyes happened upon what seemed like a whole aisle of novelty lip gloss sets! The two I ended up purchasing were little "refridgerators" stocked with can lip glosses of 7-Up, Dr. Pepper, and Root Bear varities and Snapple bottle lip glosses in 6 different flavors. They are so cute and were only $4.88 (I think...I might have been $4.78, but definately under $5...also, I couldn't find a picture of these anywhere online so here is a picture of just one Snapple lip gloss). This is an absolute steal because a quick Google search shows that just one of these glosses is $3 and here you are getting 6! I picked up a bunch of them to have on hand as stocking stuffers for friends. I think I may even open up the boxes and incorporate the little cans and bottles into the bows that put on their presents. Sadly, these are not offered on Walmart.com, but I encourage you to check them out if you happen to go to Wal-mart in the coming future. Word of caution, this magical aisle also had gift packages of foam soap! Who didn't love that as a kid!?!?!? I picked some of that up for my Sweetie's niece and nephew.

One last thing, if anyone has seen the above pictured Scrabble ornament at any stores, please post a comment and let me know! I can only find one online and that's on eBay for $19.99 and please, that's a little too much for an ornament.

HSN Holiday Instant Win Shopping Spree Game

Don't know if you guys noticed, but in a previous post about HSN.com there is a banner there that takes you to HSN's Holiday Instant Win Game. They do this every year. You can play once a day and all you have to do is match 3 like items to receive that prize. You can win up to a $5000 shopping spree. Who wouldn't love that??? You can also get a bonus play if you refer a friend. I just send a refer email to a junk email account I have for things like this. Last year I was lucky enough to win a $25 gift card and a couple of Free Shipping offers. Good luck! I hope we get a lot of winners!

elf Cosmetics

Let me just tell you, I had another great post filled with Cyber Monday deals from Macy's, Overstock.com, and others to post yesterday but of course the gods of technology were just not on my side. For the life of me, I could not get this post to post. So I greatly apologize for not being able to share some more deals, but hopefully you found them yourselves! The good news is that Cyber Monday appears to have started the holiday shopping season online. I'm finding more and more coupon and promo codes and more sales out there that are extending well past Cyber Monday.

elf Cosmetics is offering a couple of coupon / promo codes this holiday season. I have spoken about elf Cosmetics before. They are not the greatest cosmetics ever, but since they are only $1 they are great to have stashed around for those moments you may need a touch-up and don't have your tackle box (yes, my make-up is in a tackle box...well, what can fit in there is) handy. I do have elf cosmetics stashed in the glove compartments of both my car and my Sweetie's car. I feel a whole let better knowing that if the make-up were to melt or something should smash it I'm only loosing out on a $1 per product and not $22 lip gloss and $28 eye shadow. elf products are also great for pre-teen and early teen girls. At a buck a product (for most products) there's no worry about them loosing the items or something like that.

Looking around their website I see that elf has now started to offer mineral make-up. Unfortunately, these new products have caused elf to stray from their $1 for everything motto. These babies will cost $5 a piece with kits ranging in price from $15 - $20. Still not that bad of a price. I haven't tried elf's mineral line, but if anyone else has, please feel free to post a comment about it...good or bad. I've posted the coupon / promo codes below. Happy shopping!

EGBROAL1- Free Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder in Sun Kissed (#2401) with every order.
exp Dec. 1st

CAROLINA - 50% off order up to $15 (total of $7.50 savings)
exp Jan. 1st, 2008

5% off total order. Coupon: NEW2ELF (exp Jan. 1st, 2008)

FREE SHIPPING on $45 order. Coupon:SHIP45 exp. Jan. 1st, 2008

Cyber Monday Deals

I hope everyone had a great weekend and recovered from the tons of turkey on Thanksgiving Day and the tons of shopping on Black Friday because it's time to bring on more shopping with Cyber Monday. Some say this day is a fluke, much like a "Hallmark Holiday," but if retailers are willing to through out excellent deals and coupon codes offering free shipping and percentages off then I am all for it. My inbox has been flooded with Cyber Monday deals so I thought I would pass them onto you. Not all of the deals are make-up and fashion related, but let's be honest, you're still looking for gifts for others, including guys, and do they really want make-up and clothes? Most likely not. Anyhoo, this is what I have so far...

+ MLB.com is offering 20% OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE. This offer doesn't require any coupon or promo code, but it is only valid between noon and 4 p.m. Eastern time. I'm assuming this offer will be good on their outlet section so you can get some really good deals.
Might I suggest.....MLB Edition Scrabble. I have a friend who is a Scrabble and a baseball fanatic who is going to absoluetly love this! The Scrabble board looks like a baseball field and the tiles look like little baseballs with the letters in the sweet spot. Too cool if you ask me. I'm planning on getting this for my Sweetie too so that I can play! With the 20% off discount, it's only $24.

+ CafePress.com - I love this site because they truly do have something for everyone and if you can't find exactly what you're looking for you can make it yourself. Find t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, mouse pads, greeting cards, tote bags, magnets, buttons, dog shirts, and so much more with funny designs, holiday designs, charity awareness desgins, Christmas designs, shopping designs...you get the picture. Today only, use coupon / promo code HOLIDAY30 to receive $30 OFF ANY $100 PURCHASE. There is another coupon / promo code available that does not expire today. Use coupon / promo code FRFAM2007 to receive $15 OFF ANY $30 PURCHASE. This coupon expires on November 28th.
Might I suggest.....LushLaundry.com - There are tons and tons of shops on Cafepress, but this one is one of my favorites. I stumbled upon it while looking for Breast Cancer Awareness shirts for my Mom. This was the first site that I found that had "I Wear Pink For My Mom" which just thrilled my Mom. She always wanted more personalized shirts for us to wear. Anyhoo, LushLaundry.com has quickly become my go to shop for gifts for everyone. Check out their "Addiction" line. I picked up "Shoe Addict" mugs for my girlfriends last year and they went nuts for them. Perhaps this year I'll have to get the "Purse Addict" or "Shopping Addict" designs.


+ Candle Bay is offering 20% OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE with coupon / promo code CYBERMONDAY. They have a lot of really cute candle gifts sets. Some are too cute to light!
Might I suggest.....Starting at only $2.99 these are a steal. Reed diffusers can be expensive at department stores...usually more than $20! These make great stocking stuffers. These are also great to have on hand to give out for those guests who stop on over unexpectedly. The best part is they will think you spent a ton more than you really did!


+ HSN.com is offering FREE SHIPPING on over 800 items in their Gift Shop. There is something for everyone in the Gift Shop. Find NFL items, make-up, gourmet food gifts, electronics, arts & crafts, jewelry, cooking items and so much more. No coupon or promo code is required.
Might I suggest.....Bliss Merry Citrus! Holiday Gift Set. Available on 2 flex-pays of only $19 and FREE SHIPPING this is a great gift for any girlfriend or a treat for yourself.

I will try and post more throughout the day. Happy Shopping!

25% Off At AllPosters.com

So I've made if back from the stores and must say that it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. With the news hyping up Black Friday and all of this talk about how bad sales have been for stores thus leading them to offer tons of great deals that are going to lure in millions of customers, I thought the stores would be jammed pack with lines going to the back of the store. Not so. Every thing that I wanted to get was still available, and I didn't even need to get up at 2 a.m.! So now I'm back and I'm searching online for some great deals. The next one I found doesn't go with the make-up or fashion part of this blog, but it does go with the style section. Since I just moved into a new house I am still looking for things to decorate with. I have yet to hang anything up on my walls because I do not have enough things to cover all of my walls and so I don't want to hang up some stuff only to find that I might want to move it around once I find more stuff to hang up. Any-hoo, so I was browsing around the internet looking for some new pictures to hang up and I came across a great sale at AllPosters.com. Today only, save 25% OFF YOUR ENTIRE ORDER! Use coupon / promo code DESNA to take advantage of this offer. We are currently in the process of having a sports themed room that we can watch the games and entertain in when we have people over so I just used the coupon to pick up 2 Fat Heads (one for the Chicago Bears and one for the Chicago White Sox). I am so excited! They are going to look so cool.

AllPosters.com also has tons of great stocking stuffers. Besides the posters and pictures, they have magnets, cardboard cutouts of celebrities (if only we had a basement...then I would let me sweetie get that cardboard cutout of Darth Vader he's been wanting!), calendars, t-shirts, framed CD's and LP's, and so much more.

10% Off And Free Shipping Coupon At Overstock.com

I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving. Just wanted to give you a quick coupon before I head out the door to face the masses of Black Friday shoppers. Through November 28th, Overstock.com is offering 10% OFF AND FREE SHIPPING on everything you buy! No coupon or promo code required! Just click on the text link or the banner to take advantage of this offer. I should also note that their current promotion is an extra 10% off watches and jewelry so with this coupon you get an extra 10% off on top of that. If you have never shopped their jewelry and watch collection you should definately check it out. I am watch obsessed! A few months ago I got a gorgeous diamond Bulova watch with a retail price of $499 for only $50!!! It is absolutely stunning.

Retailers are supposedly going to be offering tons of online deals in the coming days (especially on Cyber Monday) so I will do my best to post the great ones that I find. If you are brave enough to be hitting the brick and mortar stores on this Black Friday I wish you luck and happy shopping!

Last Day To Save 20% At Sephora

Just a reminder that today is the last day for the friends and family sale at Sephora.com. Get 20% OFF YOUR ENTIRE ORDER with coupon / promo code FF2007.

Free Sample Filled Clutch From Sephora

I have to say, I'm really behind on reading the stack of magazines that have quickly overtaken my coffee table. I didn't even read some of last month's issues, but I finally had some time to flip through some of the December issues. It's a good thing I did otherwise I wouldn't have come across the latest Sephora.com coupon / promo code. It's another bag full of goodies! Actually, it's a clutch. Use coupon / promo code CLUTCH2 to receive a free clutch full of freebies with any $50 purchase. This code is good until the end of December, but let's be real, they will run out way before then. I believe the clutch is a silver metallic clutch and the samples included are...

-0.053 oz Smashbox Photofinish Primer
-0.135 oz Stila Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer
- Urban Decay Eyeshadow Card
-0.2 oz Philosophy The Present Clear Makeup
-0.05 oz Cosmedicine Primary Care Moisturizer
-0.25 oz Ojon Restorative Hair Treatment
-2 x 0.03 oz Dior Jadore/Pure Poison Eau de Parfum Duo
-0.06 oz Aquolina Pink Sugar Eau de Toilette
-0.06 oz Kenzo KenzoAmour Eau de Parfum
-0.01 oz Sephora Lash Plumper Mascara

Unfortunately, most of these samples are not deluxe sized. It's better than nothing, but I'm still itching for the deluxe goodie bags from the past years.

Sephora On HSN

Hey girls. HSN is featuring Sephora both today and tomorrow with numerous shows and tons of great deals. One of the best new announcements, HSN is featuring the NARS Make-up Artist Palette for $60 with FREE SHIPPING and a FLEX-PAY OPTION of 3 payments of only $20!!! I am hoping that this means that HSN.com is going to start carrying even more great NARS products that will feature flex-pay and free shipping. Time will only tell.

Also, everytime (or is it every month...I'm not sure) Sephora visits HSN they have a "Beauty-ful Offer." It's always a great deal that features one brand and offers a bunch of their products in a gift pack that you can only find at HSN.com for an unbelievable price. This visits Beauty-ful Offer is from Korres. It's the Korres Natural Products Ultimate Gift Set Collection and it features 9 of their best selling products. Hair care products, their body butters, and skin care products are all included in this kit. It has a retail value of over $71 but because it's a Beauty-ful Offer it's available for only $34.50 with FREE SHIPPING. Plus, it has a FLEX-PAY offer of 2 payments of $17.25. This is a great deal to take advantage of if you've wanted to try Korres because you will get to try their best products from a variety of lines. And come on, the price is unbelievable. Do I even have to mention that this is a great gift idea.

There are tons of great products available with FREE SHIPPING and FLEX-PAY options available on HSN.com including tons of offers from Lip Fusion, Bliss, Urban Decay, Dior, Ole Henrickson, Cargo and more. Happy Shopping!

Save 20% At Sephora.com

Hey Girls! I only have a second, but I had to post this coupon / promo code for Sephora.com. Get 20% OFF YOUR ENTIRE ORDER with coupon / promo code FF2007. Great opportunity to stock up Christmas gifts for your girlfriends. Click the Gifts tab to find tons of great make-up and skin care gift ideas for anyone and everyone. Hurry! This coupon code is only good until November 21st. I've already put my order in! Happy Shopping!

Great Deal At Victoria's Secret

I have made it a point to stay away from Victoria's Secret. While packing for my move this summer, I came a box that literally contained 50-100 pairs of bras and panties that still had tags on them! Damn that Semi-Annual Clearance Sale! So until I make a dent in the massive amount I own, I will not allow myself to even thumb through the multitude of catalogs that have been delivered in my mailbox.

That being said, a friend of mine knew that I was not browsing the VictoriasSecret.com and would have missed a great deal had she not emailed me (thanks Amber). She purchased a sweater, a hat / glove / scarf set, a lip gloss and another set of 4 lip glosses all for $17.39 including tax and shipping. Yes, you read that correctly. So how did she do this you ask? She picked out a sweater for $15 (go to the Sales and Specials section to find a bunch of sweaters priced between $15 and $19) and currently with any sweater purchase you receive a FREE hat, glove, and scarf set in your choice of color valued at $38 with coupon / promo code GIFTSET. Next, add coupon / promo code SHADE4 to receive a FREE lip gloss. Then add coupon / promo code SHINE for a FREE 4 piece lip gloss set. And then, if this is your first purchase at VictoriasSecret.com, add coupon / promo code FA78137 to receive $5 OFF YOUR FIRST PURCHASE. Grand total with tax and shipping...$17.39. Even if this isn't your first purchase and you can't use the $5 off coupon, at $23.39 this would be a great deal too.

To make it easier here's a list of the promo codes:

GIFTSET - (Free Hat, Glove and Scarf Set)
SHADE4 - (Free Lip Gloss)
SHINE - (Free 4 Piece Lip Gloss Set)
FA78137 - ($5 Off Your First Purchase)

And yes, I have already placed a purchase this morning using all of these codes (except the $5 Off because let me just tell you, this was definately not my first purchase at VictoriasSecret.com) and they were all stackable and all currently work. I have no expiration dates on any of these so I'm not sure how long they will work. Happy Shopping!

Free Gift With Purchase At Beauty.com

The free gift bandwagon has appeared to roll into town. Beauty.com has added even more great gift with purchases. I've listed a few below, but make sure you check out their GWP page to find more.

-Free Deluxe Sample of LORAC Mocktail Flavored Lip Gloss when you buy any two LORAC products. While supplies last.

-Free Lash Laquer in PlumBlack when you buy any DuWop eye product. While supplies last.

-Free Lavender Hydrating Mist when you spend $50 on any John Masters Organics products. While supplies last.

-Free Fireshine Eyeshadow ($19.50 value) when you buy $50 of Alison Raffaele products. While supplies last.

-Buy 2 Tarte items and get a free Blushing Bride Cheek Stain at Beauty.com. While supplies last.

-Spend $75 on Kinerase and get a free Blemish Dissolver ($35 value) at Beauty.com. While supplies last.

If you're not really drawn to any of the free gift with purchase offers, you can get $10 off $60 at Beauty.com when you click on this link.

Free Bag Of Samples From Sephora.com

You know, I just mentioned something about how I hope Sephora.com puts out another free gift bag full of samples this holiday season and what do I get in my inbox a few days later??? Why an email with a coupon code for FREE BEAUTY GOODIES WITH A $25 PURCHASE! Simply use the coupon / promo code GOODIES with your purchase of at least $25 at Sephora.com and you will get 13 samples with your order. Samples inlcude:

- Agent Provocateur Maitesse Eau De Parfum
- Benefit Do It Daily Oil Free Moisturizing Lotion SPF 10
- Cosmedicine MegaDose Skin Fortifying Serum
- Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream
- Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio Pour Homme
- Girogio Armani Code Pour Femme
- LAVANILA Vanilla Blossom
- Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in Nude
- MD Skincare Hydar-Pure Firming Eye Cream
- Ole Henriksen Invigorating Night Gel
- Tarte Mineral Powder Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess
- Valentino Rock'n Rose
- Vincent Longo Creme Concealer

Now, I will say this, I know that beggers can't be choosers, but I'm a little disappointed that these freebies are not deluxe size samples. The last sample bag that Sephora was not deluxe size either. I hope they realize that we, the consumers, want the bigger sized samples!!! It's nice to have a deluxe sized sample so that you can use the product a least twice if not more to see if it's a product that is working for you. I also think that sometimes there's not even enough product in one of those mini sizes sample pouches to use in one application...especially in hair care products (unless you have gone Britney Spears and shaved your head). Come on Sephora! Give the customers what they want! Based on the comments and emails from this blog, it's obvious that everyone loves the bags full of deluxe sized samples.