Meg's Makeup Most Fab Gift- Free makeup!

In case you missed my first post of 2011, about my Meg's Makeup 50 point redemption gift (aka Free Makeup gift package), check out why Meg's Makeup is one of my favorite beauty sites! They offer great reviews you can rely on and they reward you with makeup! Learn more here!

How do they reward you? Earn points by being an active member by commenting, posting, etc! I recently earned 250 points and got myself a "Most Fab Gift." Look at this AMAZING package from Meg in the fastest time ever- just a week since I redeemed! All you pay is shipping which is $12 but that is nothing for what you get. My package retailed at over a $100.. and got lots of goodies to show for it.

Thank you Meg!! :) (Follow her on twitter if you're not already!)

Here's what I got: (retail value of all $100+) * Suki Complete Care for youthful skin *Jean Paul Geultier Classique X Collection sample * China glaze nailpolish * Lancome Lipstick in "LOVE IT" (I do!) * EcoGlo Minerals sample of their blush w/ brush * Maybelline quad * Mally's eyeshadow stick * Love & Toast hand cream

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Sephora Sundays 2011 #2: Beauty Insider Perks for Valentine's Day

As a Sephora Beauty Insider, one of the perks is getting specials that a non-BI (Beauty Insider) would get. In my email this weekend, they are offering a special Valentine's Day special gift with your online purchase- a Bare Escentuals All-Over-Face-Color blush/bronzer duo. Use Code: BELOVED to get this full-sized product! It's pretty sweeet.. and speaking of SWEET, Philosophy has this "Sweet on You" set which would be perfect for Valentine's Day..

Another Sephora Beauty Insider perk ? Getting this free gift for your birthday this year- a Philosophy Vanilla Cupcake shower gel/shampoo/bubble bath bottle.


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Beauty.com & Marchesa-designed bag with Samples

With a $150 Beauty.com purchase, you can get this free Marchesa-designed bag with lots of samples, including:
* Juice Beauty® Reflecting Gloss, Fig
* Urban Decay De-Slick in a Tube Mattifying Gel
* Fekkai Advanced Brilliant Glossing Shampoo
* Nick Chavez Beverly Hills Amazon Infinity Mist
* Exuviance Rejuvenating Treatment Masque
* Borghese Crema Saponetta Cleansing Face & Body Bar
* Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash
* GoSmile Touch Up Smile Perfecting Ampoules, Watermelon Mint
* Laura Geller Wonder Wand Eye Brightener
* Darphin PREDERMINE Firming Wrinkle Repair Serum
* bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation with brush, Medium Beige
* Bliss FatGirlSlim Skin Firming Cream
* Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha-Beta Daily Face Peel
* Clean Warm Cotton Eau de Parfum Spray
* Jonathan Product Finish Control High Shine Aerosol Hairspray
* Phyto Phytocitrus Restructuring Mask, Color-Treated Hair
* Beauty.com $10 Gift Card
* Alterna Bamboo Smooth Pure Kendi Oil Pure Treatment Oil


Over the holidays I got another Beauty.com samples in a Lela Rose designed tin. Check it out here.




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Getaway Kit from Sephora

Right now Sephora is offering this Getaway Kit with online purchases of $25 or more! It comes with a TSA friendly clear zipper-pouch with 10 samples. I was interested in getting something at Sephora so this was a great bonus. Plus I was interested in trying the samples and hoped I would get everything in there.. Alas I got mostly everything. Can you see the difference between mine and theirs?



What I bought at Sephora...


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Sephora- Free Clutch with $25+ purchase

To get your free clutch with 12 samples, use code: ONTHEGO (available online only.)

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Clinique Bonus at Macy's Spring 2010

It's that time again...to get your CLINIQUE BONUS at Macy's! I have gotten the last two because the cosmetic bags have been so darn cute! And they did it again. I cannot resist the adorable floral packaging! I have not figured out what I want to get yet, considering that I 1) did not finish using the products I got last time and 2) did not finish using the samples either. If you have suggestions as to what I can get for $21.50 at Clinique, I would appreciate it!

This is what you will get as part of the 7-piece gift set:


They always have their famous Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion, one lipstick, and one mascara. The special cream product changes depending on what is fairly new in the brand and they almost always have eyeshadow! I'm glad that this one has an applicator too! (Last fall's did not but it did have a mirror.)


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Burt's Bees Grab bag

For Christmas, I got a special gift- a Burt's Bees Grab bag! It's like many, many gifts packaged into one! It has about 25 different products from their new collection that you can sample and try. Most of them did not disappoint. There were some that I would have been fine if they didn't add in there, but most of the products I have never tried.

Be on the lookout for upcoming reviews on these products!
So far, I have tried their Orange Essence Facial Cleanser (read review here), their Rosemary Mint Shampoo Bar (Read review here) and a few more including lipglosses, soaps, etc.

This reusable bag is also made of hemp material! It's awesome!!

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Beauty Recipes that Reduce Stress and Make Great Gifts

Beauty Recipes that Reduce Stress -- and Make Great Gifts

Need to relax or have a gift recipient who does? Make it easier with these homemade beauty products

We're loving these simple beauty recipes for several reasons. One, they're so easy to make, all they use are ingredients you already have in your kitchen, no pricey trip to the store necessary. Two, they're all specifically tailored to relax and de-stress you -- and who couldn't use that this time of year? Three, there are quite a few that you could package up and give as gifts, it's an inexpensive but thoughtful present your friends and family are sure to love! See recipes

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Black Friday with Sephora

On Black Friday, November 27- Get this Kat Von D bag with any purchase of $25+! Beauty-insiders only!

Also, have you noticed that so many retailers are already having "Black Friday" sales on Wednesday- 2 days before Black Friday? :)




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Everyday Minerals' forum update and Try Me Free kits

The Everyday Minerals' forum is gone.. It has actually been a few days since they closed it. I'm a bit sad that they did this because it was such a great opportunity for customers/fans of EDM to interact and engage with each other. Also, it was a great resource to see hauls, swatch pictures, etc. They have replaced it with their updated blog which is nice and will take some time to get used to. For now, R.I.P. EDM forum. There are other forums out there where people still go to, but I forgot what they are.

Drama?- The week before the forum went "offline," I remember the admins were adamant about not bashing other members, ie: keeping the forum a place where things were civil and happy. I completely agree- who would want to go to a forum where people were mean to you and bullied you? The root cause may have been stemming from these so-called "group orders." From what I read, it seemed like someone participating in a group order- where one person ordered items for a number of people who wanted to participate in order to get the 45% discount and only wanted just one item- did not pay the person back in time. Not sure if this was true or what exactly happened because I wasn't checking the forum 24/7 and they had deleted those posts. However, it is sad that people just did not communicate enough so if there were any problems in payment, it could have been resolved in a more timely, fashionable manner. Instead, it had to blow up and was probably the last straw for EDM.

In the meantime, I've been on Meg's Makeup plenty to get my daily beauty fix! EDM members are also on here too! :) Read the forum on Meg's makeup to hear what happened to EDM.

Check out my first makeup goodies from Meg's Makeup here and my second package here.


I'm still a fan of Everyday Minerals- adore their products and they recently updated their Try me Free kits for eyes. Even though it says $5, you can add any one of these kits for FREE (hence, they are called "Try Me Free Gifts.") All you have to pay is shipping!

They also have beautiful Christmas and New Year Palettes in their Collection.

The Winter Wonderland collection offers sample sizes of:
- Floating Feathers: a white, light color great for a highlighter and inner corners of your eyes
- Swing Set: a matte, grey-ish blue color for an all-over lid (I own this!)
- Bubble Tea: A shimmery blue color

The Trim the Tree collection offers samples of:
- Parasail: light pink shade, good for highlighter
- Freckles: an olive green color
- Shopping Spree: a very pretty purple! (I own this too!)

Since I already own one of the colors in each set, I won't be getting these. I can't wait for their new kits though!



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Meg's Makeup Gift- Second Package

If you haven't heard of Meg's Makeup yet, that means you didn't check out my previous post on this wonderful blog community. This is one of my favorite sites to go to because you get to read product reviews on beauty products and everyone is so lovely there! An extra benefit? By being an active member, you accumulate points to get makeup goodies! Become a Meg's Makeup member now!

I received my second 250 point package in the mail this week and I am in awe of Meg's generosity. I received three fantastic products!
- LORAC croc palette (valued at $36 on Sephora)
- Urban Decay eyeshadow primer potion (valued at $17 on Sephora)
- Aloe Eye Make-Up Remover (available at magicofaloe.com)

Check out my first Meg's Makeup gift package here.

	Isn't the packaging amazing? Swatches coming soon.. I couldn't bear to use it just yet. This is my Christmas gift from Meg's Makeup!
	Urban Decay EyeShadow Primer Potion- Listed as #8 in the article "15 Best Products of All Time" in December's Marie Claire

Reviews coming soon!

Isn't it time that you be a member of Meg's Makeup?


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Sephora- Free Metallic Flower Clutch with Samples

Get this gorgeous metallic clutch filled with 8 beauty samples (will vary from picture) for FREE when you spend at least $50 at Sephora. You can either get this in-store with a print out of the page here: http://www.sephora.com/go/clutch/ OR enter code: CLUTCH4U Get this while supplies last!!

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Clinique Bonus at Nordstrom's

Get your Clinique Bonus at Nordstrom's now until end of November. For only a $25 purchase, you get all the goodies here. I frankly wish I had waited to get this instead of the Macy's GWP (Gift with Purchase). Why? You get such a prettier bag AND beauty tools! Also this eyequad is so gorgeous.

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Clinique Bonus at Macy's in October

(Source: Macys.com)

It's baaack! I completely forgot about the fall Clinique Bonus at Macy's until I saw a post on a forum. (Check out the Spring Clinique bonus here.) A lovely member was showing off her cute bag (the green one) and I couldn't resist.

Did I need anything from Clinique? Maybe. Did I want to get the bonus? Yes!

With a $21.50 purchase at Macy's or Macys.com, you can get one of the larger makeup bags (green or red delicious apple color) with its accompanying apple-shaped smaller makeup bag. In each you will get:
* Lash double Mascara in Black
* Colour Palette
* 7-Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula
* Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion
* Different Lipstick in Spiced Apple

Speaking of makeup bags, stay tuned next week for my Apple & Bee cosmetic bags haul from the PrettyCity Beauty Sample Sale. You don't want to miss this. :)


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Everyday Minerals- Fall 2009 Collection

The Everyday Minerals Fall 2009 Collection is here on their brand new redesigned website.

Their new collection consists of two new face colours, Dusty Miller - a lucent all-over face blush and Sandy Cherry - a deep peach with sparkles blush. Also, their Shady Stroll Collection consisting of 4 new eyeshadow/eyeliner colors - Queen Anne's Lace, Wood Sorrel, Sweet Woodruff, and Weeping Willow. The overall look these eye colors achieve is a blue-ish grey while using the Weeping Willow or Sweeping Woodruff to make the look smokier and more intense.

In addition, they have reformulated their concealers to be more hydrating (making it feel more silkier when applied) for your skin! This Thymeless Concealer set comes with a concealer brush as well in their four basic concealer colors.

Their current special: Free Lemon Spice Murumuru Lip balm with a purchase of $18+, using code LIPS and adding the lip balm in your cart

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Benefit Endless Summer deal - Free Gift!

Free Gift (Pocket pal) with $50 purchase. Use code: POCKET50

What is Pocket Pal? It is a double-ended wand stick with clear gloss on one end and Benetint, a rosy lip or cheek stain. (Retail value of $20)

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Stila Cosmetics' Free Free Twitter Gift

As one of Stila Cosmetic's first 2,000 followers on Twitter, I was given a link to retrieve a special gift with an online purchase. Check out My Twitter page here and Stila's Twitter page here. The gift is their new 24kt lip gloss in Radiant Sunset- a gorgeous bright color. According to the ad, this lip gloss is infused with real 24kt gold as well as Vitamins A, C, and E to keep your lips hydrated and protected!

As readers of my blog, I am sharing with you the the link to the special Twitter Gift from Stila Cosmetics. (Don't forget to follow them on Twitter!) Hurry b/c offer ends July 1, 2009 !

To get your Stila lipgloss with a purchase of $30,

Go to this website: http://www.stilacosmetics.com/special_twittergift.asp

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