Free Gifts with Purchase

What's better than shopping for a gift? Buying a gift for someone and getting a little gift for yourself as well, for free!

The following department stores are offering these free gifts with purchases.


From Macys:

FREE GIFT with any $55.00 Estée Lauder fragrance purchase. Choose Estée Lauder Pleasures or Beautiful

Receive a FREE Gift Box with purchase of 2 or more items from the Rihanna fragrance collection

From Lord & Taylor:

CLINIQUE Exclusive 8-piece gift Free, With $30+ Purchase; $85 Value

From Nordstrom:

BAREMINERALS

Receive a four-piece set of deluxe travel-size bareMinerals® favorites in a croc-print cosmetics bag with your $60 bareMinerals® purchase. A $29 value. Online only.*

YVES SAINT LAURENT

Receive a four-piece sample set of Yves Saint Laurent favorites in a signature cosmetics bag with your $125 Yves Saint Laurent Beauty purchase. Online and in selected stores.*

Shop & Give Back

Why not shop and give back at the same time. The purchases below will donate a portion of the profits, up to 100% for most, to a charitable organization, and there's a gift for anyone on your list...

For mom and dad, who may not be so handy with the smartphones or other electronic calendars:

These agendas benefit The Tory Burch Foundation, are $125 and come in three colors; black, pink and tan. 100% of the proceeds goes to the foundation. The foundation supports the economic empowerment of female entrepreneurs in the US though loans and mentoring programs.


For sis or bff:

 

These sunglasses @ $125 also support The Tory Burch Foundation


For your wife or girlfriend:

Purchase of these, Nordstrom.com for stores, @ $38 each will have 100% of the proceeds benefit "No Kid Hungry", which  helps American children from low-income families have access to healthy meals.

For your daughter:

Ann Taylor " St. Jude Elephant Pendant" $39.50, with a matching bracelet for $39.50, Earrings $29.50 or key chain $29.50. 50% of proceeds will go towards developing cures and  the treatment of children with life threatening diseases.

For your son, bro, boyfriend or hubby; although this is unisex:

The Kenneth Cole "Powered by You" for AMFAR watch @ $250, are a great gift for just about anyone and 100% of the proceeds benefit aids research and treatment.

Best Boots Ever!

Steve Madden "Banditt" $189

I was lucky enough to snag these in both black and brown, but unfortunately the Bandits are no longer available (a few can still be found on eBay), thanks to it's popularity after being the boots worn by Katniss Everdeen and the other tributes in the Hunger Games and most recently, "Charlie" in NBC's "Revolutions".

      

                                                   

So here are a few alternatives:

Steven Madden "Bekket" $105 6pm.com (limited sizes)

Jeffrey Campbell "Forever Young" $298 freepeople.com

Steve Madden "Brewzzer" $129.95 Nordstrom.com

Here are some classic looks that will never go out of style and coincidentally also happen to be celebrity favorites. If you are watching a movie or TV show or a celebrity in a magazine, and wandering what type of boots those are, chances are they are wearing a pair of classic Frye boots or Fiorentini and Baker:

Frye "Veronica Slouch" $328 Zappos.com; Comes is a variety of colors

Fiorentini and Baker "7040" $585  Barneys.com

Fiorentini and Baker "Eli" Ankle Boots $530  Barneys.com

What are some of your favorites? Share them with us.

Benefit Cosmetics Beautiful Gift Sets for Holiday 2013!

At this time of the year, Benefit Cosmetics always grabs our attention with beautiful gift sets. This year, even more creative, they let us choose what we want to put in the set. Here is how we customize it:

Benefit Cosmetics Nice Package! Set

Step 1: Click on this link http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/nicepackage

Step 2: Click on "Start Now"

Step 3: Choose a complexion
       
There are 3 choices:

1. Full-sized The Porefessional (Foundation Primer / Base)
2. Full-sized Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Brightening Makeup Oil-Free SPF 25+++ (Liquid Foundation)
3. Full-sized Hello Flawless Custom Powder Cover-Up (Powder Foundation / Finishing Powder)

Step 4: Choose a product for cheeks

There are 3 choices:

1. Full-sized Benetint Rose-Tinted Lip & Cheek Stain
2. Full-sized Posietint Poppy-Pink Tinted Lip & Cheek Stain
3. Full-sized Hervana A "Good Karma" Face Powder / Blush

Step 5: Choose a product for eyes

There are 3 choices:

1. Full-sized They're Real Mascara
2. Full-sized Fakeup Hydrating Crease-Control Concealer
3. Full-sized Boi-ing Industrial-strength Concealer

Step 6: Choose your free gift

There are 3 choices: 

1. Full-sized Hydra-Smooth Lip Color
2. Full-sized Hydra Creaseless Cream Shadow
3. Full-sized Longwear Powder Shadow

All of these products will come in a beautiful free makeup bag as shown in the picture above for just $79. What a wonderful deal! It will be a great gift set for you to give to your special one this holiday.

Beside this set, Benefit Cosmetics also come out with some ready-to-gift limited-edition makeup kits as well.

Benefit Cosmetics Limited-Edition Sets

These are some examples:

primed for lovin'!

set includes:
Full-sized they're real! mascara 8.5 g/Net wt. 0.3 oz.
Full-sized high beam 13.0 mL/0.45 US fl oz.
Full-sized the POREfessional 22.5 mL/0.75 US fl oz.
sugarbomb ultra plush deluxe sample 6.5 mL/0.22 US fl. oz.

$42

groovy kind-a love!

set includes:

Deluxe the POREfessional 7.5 mL/0.25 US fl. Oz.

Deluxe they're real! mascara 4.0 g Net wt. 0.14 oz.

Deluxe benetint medium 4.0 mL/0.13 US fl.oz.

Deluxe dandelion & gimme fever cheeck powder duo with brush 2 x 1.5g Net wt. 0.05 oz.

4 shade deluxe eyeshadow palette with double-ended sponge applicator 4 x 1.2g Net wt. 0.04 oz.

$36

show me the love!

set includes:

Full-sized they're real! mascara 8.5 g Net wt. 0.3 oz.

Full-sized benetint 12.5 mL / 0.4 US fl oz.

Deluxe the POREfessional 7.5 mL / 0.25 US fl. oz.

$36

lovabye baby!

set includes:

Full-sized hello flawless oxygen wow in ivory (i'm pure for sure) 30.0 mL/1.0 US fl. Oz.

Full-sized "that gal" 11.0 mL/0.37 US fl. oz.

Full-sized dandelion 7.0 g Net wt. 0.25 oz.

deluxe the POREfessional 7.5 mL /1.25 US fl. oz.

$63

little love potions

set includes:

Deluxe the POREfessional 7.5 mL/0.25 US fl. oz.

Deluxe it's potent! eye cream 3.0 g Net wt. 0.1 oz.

Deluxe high beam 2.5 mL/0.08 US fl. oz.

Deluxe posietint 2.5 mL/0.08 US fl. oz.

Deluxe stay don't stray in light/medium 2.5 mL/0.08 US fl. oz.

Deluxe watt's up! 2.5 mL/0.08 US fl. oz.

Deluxe BADgal lash 4.0g Net wt. 0.14 oz.

Deluxe "that gal" 7.5 mL/ 0.25 US fl. oz.

Deluxe hoola 3.0g Net wt. 0.1 oz.

hoola ultra plush deluxe sample s 6.5 mL/0.22 US fl. oz.

$36

Please click on the link below to view all other limited-edition makeup kits:

http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/product/collection/holidaysets?start=0&limit=14&sort_by=ranking%20desc&viewall=1

Hope you will find your perfect gift for this holiday!

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Love you all!!!

Halloween Jewelry

Traditionally gifts are not given on Halloween so here are some ideas if you want to break tradition and surprise someone with a gift or gift yourself. 

For anyone who does not want to dress up completely, below are some jewelry to get in the "spirit" of the day. 

Crystal Skull Studs $6.00

Crystal Spider Studs $4.50

                                       

                     Skull, Spike and Stretch Bracelet Set $18 (this is not considered Halloween Jewelry                                                                                  and is full price)

                  The great thing about this set of 3 is that it can be worn individually or as a set.

All items can be found at Francescas.com or your local Francesca's store, and the best part, all Halloween jewelry are on sale through 10/31/13. 

Some gift ideas for Holiday 2013!

Michael Kors Cross Body Bag Macys $ 148

Givenchy Sterling Silver Earrings

These can be found at Macy's; this particular one is $48, however they range from about $30-$60

Robert Lee Morris Sterling Silver Pendant Necklace

Perfect for the teen girl in your life; these were found at Macy's in all letters and retail for $30

Martha Stewart Plate Set

Martha Stewart Collection Dinnerware, Classic Band Black 4 Piece Place Setting 

Macys.com on sale for $34.99

Martha Stewart Picture Frame 

Macys.com $25 for 5x7 & $36 for 5x8

Various Perfume Gift Sets $78-$109