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Hot Happenings: Melissa + Vivienne Westwood Lady Dragon Back in Stock at Epaulet!

Friday, April 17th, 2009 | Hot Happenings, Photos, Product Picks, Shoes | 1 Comment

Meilily Product Pick: Melissa & Vivienne Westwood Lady Dragon Heels in Pearl

Meilily Hot Happenings Alert!

For those of you waiting to get your hands on the amazing Lady Dragon heels by Melissa and Vivienne Westwood, you’re in luck!  Epaulet in New York (the shop where Meilily found the Lady Dragon in Pearl featured here) just re-stocked their Lady Dragon heart slingback heel inventory in three colors:  light blue, pearl, and yellow!

If you haven’t heard about the Lady Dragon by Melissa & Vivienne Westwood, one of the hottest shoes around, you’ve got to check out Meilily’s exclusive photos of the Lady Dragon in Pearl to get all the juicy details!

Happy Shopping! from Meilily

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Stylish Hi-tech Jawbone Headsets on Sale at Gilt.com!

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 | Hot Happenings, Photos, Product Picks, Sales, Style and Technology | Comments Off

Meilily Sale Alert!

I’ve written before about the amazing invite-only designer sales at Gilt.com (Gilt Groupe), but now I’m letting you in on a rare Gilt.com sale...

This week Gilt.com has a sale on stylish, hi-tech Jawbone headsets. Perhaps the sexiest gadgets around, Jawbone bluetooth headsets feature innovative NoiseAssassin noise elimination technology combined with distinctive product design.

So, if you can’t find anything you like at the various Gilt.com Final Sales going on this week (featuring designer brands like Rachel Roy, Shoshanna, Ports 1961, Cosabella, and Vera Wang), check out the Jawbone headset sale while it lasts!

What:  Gilt.com Jawbone Headset Sale
When:  Thursday, April 16, 2009 starting 12pm EST (limited time, or when sold out)
How:  You must be a Gilt.com member to shop the sales…
*If you need an invitation, Meilily invites you to join Gilt Groupe at www.gilt.com/invite/meilily

*Don’t forget, most Gilt.com sales last 36 hours, but many items sell out quickly!  The prices are that good!

Check out Meilily’s Jawbone headset product review and exclusive photos here! A great gift idea for mom or a significant other!

Happy Shopping! from Meilily

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Victoria’s Secret Goes Au Natural: Introducing Naturally Victoria’s Secret + Free Tote Offers

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 | Free Stuff, Product Launches, Skincare, Stores | Comments Off

Introducing Naturally Victoria

Meilily Free Stuff Alert!
While the name “Victoria’s Secret” and the term “natural beauty” may not be totally synonymous, lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret may now be trying to change that with the launch of their new natural beauty line called Naturally Victoria’s Secret.

The Naturally line, available now in stores and online starting April 1, is supposed to feature products with natural ingredients in five light scents, though as yet it is still unclear to me what else they might be bringing to the table when it comes to natural beauty products. (I guess I will just have to check out the line in person and post here later!)

So, to kick off the launch of Naturally, Victoria’s Secret is giving customers free stuff when they purchase Naturally Victoria’s Secret products in stores.  (The gift with purchase is valued at $38.)

What:  Free Tote & Deluxe Samples with $25 Naturally Victoria’s Secret Purchase
When:  March 24 – April 4, 2009
Where: At Victoria’s Secret Stores Only (not online)

Victoria’s Secret has been selling beauty products made by other brands alongside their own beauty products for a while now, but the launch of the Victoria’s Secret Naturally line may be an indication that Victoria’s Secret is › Continue reading

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OPI Breathe Life Nail Lacquer Helps the Lung Cancer Foundation of America

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 | Beauty and Awareness, Hot Happenings, Nail Polish, Product Picks | 1 Comment

Meilily New Product Alert!

Nail polish maker, OPI, has announced their new nail polish called Breathe Life, developed specifically to help the Lung Cancer Foundation of America (LCFA). OPI’s Breathe Life nail polish was created for the Lung Cancer Foundation of America to increase awareness about lung cancer, with OPI  making a donation to the Foundation to help find a cure and even sponsoring ads for the campaign.

Available starting April 1, 2009, the new OPI Breathe Life LCFA shade appears to be a soft cloudy sky blue color that looks intriguingly wearable for a blue nail polish. Given that practically any shade of blue nail polish is fashionable right now, OPI’s Breathe Life nail polish may be launching at just the perfect time.

To find out more about the Lung Cancer Foundation of America, see their website at LCFAmerica.org, the LCFA lung cancer facts page, and the LCFA Breathe Life campaign information page.

More about OPI Breathe Life Nail Polish:  Essie (Sag Harbor) Shade Comparison & Swatches › Continue reading

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Bliss Giveaway: Free Coffee & Free Best of Skintentions Sample in Select Cities!

Monday, March 16th, 2009 | Free Stuff, Hot Happenings, Skincare | Comments Off

The beauty gurus at Bliss have done it again! To celebrate those daily essentials – coffee and sun protection – Bliss will be giving away a free cup of coffee and a free Bliss sample of Best of Skintentions on March 18, 2009 at a limited number of coffee shops throughout the US.

Event: Bliss Free Coffee & Free Sample Giveaway
When: March 18, 2009
Where: Select local coffee shops in four US cities (Sweet Joanna’s in San Francisco, Bistro 320 in New York, Caffe Baci in Chicago, and Elysse Cafe in Los Angeles)
For more details and giveaway locations check out the Free Coffee flyer from Bliss.

I actually found out about this special Bliss giveaway event pretty randomly; I was sitting in my local coffee shop › Continue reading

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Win Essie Nail Polish & Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Glamour Magazine

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 | Contests, Free Stuff, Hot Happenings, Nail Polish, Product Picks | Comments Off

Essie Mademoiselle

Meilily Free Stuff & Deal Alert! The first 5,000 people to enter the Essie Glamour Magazine Sweepstakes online will win a mini bottle of Essie “Glamour Do” pink polish, in celebration of Glamour Magazine’s 70th Anniversary!  If you like Essie Mademoiselle nail polish (one of my favorites and an InStyle 2009 Best Beauty Buys winner), you’ll probably also like Glamour Do, a light pink shade.

Even if you don’t win Essie polish, Glamour currently has a great Anniversary subscription special:  You can get 12 issues of Glamour Magazine for only $1.50 (the price in 1939)!  Now that’s amazing!

Essie Glamour Sweepstakes starts today, March 10, 2009.

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Great Lancome Gift a La Carte at Bloomingdale’s: Choose Your 7 Beauty Products and Cosmetics Bag

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 | Free Stuff, Hot Happenings, Makeup, Skincare, Stores | Comments Off

Meilily: Bloomingdales Lancome Gift a La Carte

Right now at Bloomingdale’s you can get a really nice Lancome a La Carte gift with $35 purchase that you can customize by choosing 7 Lancome beauty items (out of 11 choices) and selecting either a white or black cosmetics bag.  This Bloomingdale’s Lancome gift with purchase might even be better than the amazing Nordstrom Estee Lauder gift with purchase from last year.

How to get the Bloomingdale’s Lancome a La Carte Gift

Just go to Bloomingdales.com and add $35 worth of Lancome products to your cart, and the Lancome a La Carte gift options will automatically appear in the cart details page.  From there, you will see 8 individual gift items in your cart, with a drop-down menu for you to choose your items.

Keep reading for a list of the Lancome gift with purchase products and more details… › Continue reading

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Sale Alert & Hot Happenings: Old Navy “Goga” Sale & Event + Win Yoga Pants, a Wii, or $10,000

Friday, January 23rd, 2009 | Contests, Hot Happenings, Sales, Stores | Comments Off

Meilily Sale Alert: Old Navy Goga Sale

Meilily Sale Alert!

So I got this flyer from Old Navy that says they’re having a special in-store “Goga-Go” event from January 24-25.  You can get Old Navy women’s yoga pants on sale for $15 (until January 29), but, better yet, you can even get cute metal water bottles on sale for just $5 on January 24!  This Old Navy event seems to be related to the Ellen Degeneres Show… (read on below)

Hot Happening:  Old Navy In-Store “Goga-Go-Motion” Yoga Sale & Contest Event

When:  January 24-25, 2009 (*Note:  metal water bottles are only on sale January 24)

Keep reading to find out how to win a Wii or $10,000!

As part of the Old Navy “Goga-Go-Motion” event, there will be a random “game” happening at Old Navy stores, courtesy of the Ellen Degeneres Show.  › Continue reading

Tags: Ellen Degeneres, gift card, Old Navy, prizes, sale, water bottles, win, yoga, yoga pants

Cosmetics Settlement Distribution Has Begun: Get Your Free Product!

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 | Beauty and the Law, Free Stuff, Hot Happenings, Makeup, Skincare | 2 Comments

How Meilily got a free cosmetics product courtesy of In re Cosmetics Cases

Now that the In re Cosmetics Cases settlement distribution date is upon us, here is what it was like getting a free settlement product this morning…

I stopped by my local Nordstrom when it opened today at 10 am to pick up the free product owed to me under the cosmetics settlement (ok, maybe”owed” is not the right word). What can I say, I was very excited to see how the settlement products would actually be distributed, and I wanted to be there early!

When I arrived, Nordstrom already had tables set up at the mall entrance near the cosmetics department, and a small line had already started forming along a roped path.  If I didn’t know better I would have thought there was a fancy special event happening there.  (Luckily the line seemed to die down quickly after the initial 10 am crowd.) › Continue reading

Tags: Advanced Night Repair, Estee Lauder, In re Cosmetic Cases, In re Cosmetics Cases, Lancome, Macy's, mascara, Nordstrom, settlement

Maneater Threads: Store Closing Sale in San Francisco

Friday, January 16th, 2009 | Hot Happenings, Product Picks, Sales, Stores, Wishlist | Comments Off

Meilily Wish-picks: Maneater Threads

With the economy as it is, San Francisco-based online store, Maneater Threads, is closing up shop this month.  The store has featured clothing from Project Runway designers and other up-and-comers. So far, two sales are planned for January at the Maneater Threads SF office.

Meilily recommends checking out Maneater Threads for the jackets by Mike and Chris, tops from Nu Collective, flower of the month necklaces by Kimberly Faith, and the one-shoulder dress by Les Prairies de Paris (shown left to right).

What:  Maneater Threads Closing Sale(s)
Where: Maneater Threads Office, 101 Townsend St., Suite 302, San Francisco, CA 94107
When:  January 16, 2009, 4-6:30pm; January 23, 4-6:30pm.
Discounts: 40% off purchases of $100 or more; or 50% off $150 or more.
RSVP:  customerservice@maneaterthreads.com;  415-77-1488 › Continue reading

Tags: codes, dresses, free shipping, Kimberly Faith, Les Prairies de Paris, Maneater Threads, Mike and Chris, necklaces, Project Runway, sale

Beauty and the Law: Class Action Cosmetic Cases Settlement – Consumers Get One Free Product

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 | Beauty and the Law, Free Stuff, Hot Happenings, Makeup, Stores | 3 Comments

A while back there was a class action lawsuit brought against several large cosmetics companies and department stores by their customers, claiming conspiracy to fix the price of cosmetics (a.k.a. agreeing to never let cosmetics go on sale) between 1994 and 2003.  Come to think of it, I always thought it was strange that department stores only offered gift with purchases for cosmetics rather than, say, just a 25% off sale in the beauty department.

Anyway, the class action lawsuit has apparently settled, and as part of that settlement, the cosmetics companies and department stores involved, including Estee Lauder, L’Oreal, Nordstrom, and Macy’s, will be offering relevant consumers…one free product of their choice starting January 20, 2009.  See the settlement website, http://www.cosmeticssettlement.com, for details, or keep reading for more information, a list of participating retailers, and a list of available products.  › Continue reading

Tags: Beauty, cosmetics, department stores, Estee Lauder, Free Stuff, In re Cosmetic Cases, In re Cosmetics Cases, L'Oreal, lawsuit, Macy's, Nordstrom, settlement

Thi Makeup Studio Grand Opening & Holiday Event

Friday, December 19th, 2008 | Hot Happenings, Makeup, Sales, Stores | 1 Comment

Thi Makeup Studio Grand Opening

Meilily: Hot Happenings

San Francisco based makeup artist, Taylor Pham, is having a grand opening event this weekend for her new Thi Makeup Studio in Palo Alto, CA.  Products from a new Thi Cosmetics collection will be sold exclusively at the Thi Makeup Studio, and special holiday offers will be available during this event.

Hot Happening: Thi Makeup Studio Grand Opening & Holiday Shopping Event

When: Saturday, December 20 & Sunday, December 21, 2008 (1:00pm-7:00pm)

Where: Thi Makeup Studio, 522 Bryant St., Downtown Palo Alto, CA 94301

Receive a complimentary Thi Cosmetics gift product when you stop by the event!!

Special Holiday Promotion: (one per guest) Spend over $50 – Receive a free White Tea Foundation color;  Spend over $100 – Also receive a free eye color and lip color in addition to the foundation.

More about Thi Cosmetics & Taylor Pham › Continue reading

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