Meilily

Free True Love Cheekstain from Tarte Cosmetics!

Friday, January 30th, 2009 | Free Stuff, Makeup | Comments Off

Meilily Free Gift with Purchase Alert!

In time for Valentine’s Day, Tarte Cosmetics is giving out a Free Cheekstain in True Love with each online purchase from TarteCosmetics.com.  See Tarte offer details for limitations.
Code:  LOVE09
Expires:  February 17, 2009

*Don’t forget about the Tarte recycling program – Send in your empty Tarte packaging and get Tarte discounts!

Tags: Free Stuff, gift with purchase, gwp, recycle, recycle program, tarte, Valentine's Day

Great Nail Polish Swatches and Free Nail Polish!

Monday, January 26th, 2009 | Free Stuff, Nail Polish, Photos | Comments Off

Recently, Meilily has become addicted to some really useful nail polish swatch sites with photos showing what various nail colors look like in real life.  Both sites have nice close-up photos and detailed product comparisons.  Checking out these swatch sites is an easy way to try before you buy!
- Scrangie
- The Polish Addict

Currently both sites feature the same special deal for a free bottle of Misa nail polish (through Misa Cosmetics) until the end of January.  (See the Scrangie free polish post and Polish Addict post for details.)

Tags: Free Stuff, Misa Cosmetics, nail polish, swatches

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

Tags: Free Stuff, gift, grand opening, Makeup, Palo Alto boutique, portfolio, Taylor Pham, Thi Cosmetics, Thi Makeup Studio

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Friends & Family 20% Off Sale Extended!

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 | General, Makeup, Sales, Skincare, Stores | Comments Off

Good news!  The Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Friends & Family sale I posted about has just been extended for 1 more day!  (I know – Why extend it for just one day when you could extend it for a week?)

The Bobbi Brown Friends & Family code BFF08A is now good until midnight ET on December 4, 2008.

It’s good for 20% off any online order of Bobbi Brown products, with free shipping and free samples.

Tags: Bobbi Brown, codes, Discount, extended, free shipping, Free Stuff, sale

Shopping Strategy and Photos: Nordstrom Estee Lauder Gift with Purchase

Friday, October 31st, 2008 | Free Stuff, Makeup, Photos, Skincare, Stores | 1 Comment

Meilily's Nordstrom Estee Lauder Gift with Purchase '08

I have never really been tempted by Estee Lauder skincare or cosmetics, but the current Nordstrom Estee Lauder gift with purchase offer really made me pay attention.  Also, a study, recently mentioned in Allure magazine, wherein Estee Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair Serum Concentrate was shown to help prevent UV damage caught my attention too.

So, in the name of scientific investigation I went to Nordstrom and picked up the current Estee Lauder gift with purchase. Read on for shopping strategies and product photos.  › Continue reading

Tags: Estee Lauder, Free Stuff, gift with purchase, Nordstrom, shopping strategy

Free Fragrance Samples: Nordstrom & Allure

Monday, October 27th, 2008 | Fragrance, Free Stuff, Stores | 2 Comments

Allure November 2008 issue

The latest issue of Allure, the November 2008 issue featuring Eva Longoria, is a veritable minefield of fragrance samples, ranging from Calvin Klein’s Secret Obsession to Paris Hilton’s new Fairy Dust. One of the best things about this issue of Allure, though, is the Beauty 101 guide to perfumes.

The Beauty 101 section in Allure usually features how-to cards with lists of recommended products on the back, but in this issue, the cards instead feature special fragrance offers from Nordstrom!  Allure teamed up with Nordstrom to bring us these fragrance offers for Nordstrom’s Fragrance Festival event.  Many of the tear-out cards are essentially vouchers for free perfume samples, redeemable at Nordstrom’s fragrance counters. [Warning, not all counters carry all the fragrances.] › Continue reading

Tags: Allure, Fragrance, Free Stuff, Nordstroms, samples, scent