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Meilily Sale Alert: Banana Republic 20% Off Winter Discount

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 | General, Sales, Skincare, Stores | 1 Comment

Meilily Sale Alert: Banana Republic Winter Discount 20% Off

Meilily Sale Alert!  Banana Republic stores are offering 20% off purchases of $100 or more during their in-store Winter Sale.  You can combine this discount with other in-store discounts, including an extra 20% off already-reduced items, for really great deals!  Currently the selection is still pretty decent, including lace camisoles, men’s dress pants and shirts, and even coats.

What:  Banana Republic In-Store 20% off $100 or more (cashiers have coupons).

When:  January 12 -22, 2009

Tags: Banana Republic, Discount, sale

Elephant Pharm Body Care & Cosmetics Sale: Product Photos

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 | Fragrance, Photos, Stores | Comments Off on Elephant Pharm Body Care & Cosmetics Sale: Product Photos

Here are some items I found on sale for at least 25% off during the current Body Care & Cosmetics Sale at Elephant Pharm, my new favorite drugstore:

Meilily Elephant Pharm Sale Haul

(Clockwise from top-left:  Terranova Perfume Essence 8 ml Roll-on in Shea Blossom; Pre de Provence Cucumber Soap; River Soap Company 5 oz. Soap Sampler in Sandalwood, Rose Geranium, Lavender, Citrus, and Woodland; Dr. Bronner’s 18-in-1 Hemp Pure-Castile Soap in Citrus Orange; Aura Cacia Sweet Orange Essential Oil 15 ml.)

Tags: Dr. Bonner's, Dr. Bronner's, Elephant Pharm, perfume, product photos, sale, soap, Terranova

Elephant Pharm Drugstore Sale: 25% Off Herbs, Body Care & Cosmetics, and More!

Monday, January 12th, 2009 | Fragrance, Makeup, Sales, Skincare, Stores | 2 Comments

Meilily Sale Alert: Elephant Pharm Sale

What: Elephant Pharm Drugstore Sale
Discounts: 25% off Body Care & Cosmetics (35% off select brands), 25% off Bulk Herbs, 20% off Kleen Kanteen Water Bottles, 20% off Gaiam Fitness Gear, and more!
When: January 8-28, 2009

While recently exploring Berkeley, CA, I came upon this amazingly good drugstore, Elephant Pharm (kind of like a cross between Whole Foods and Walgreens), and › Continue reading

Tags: Beauty, Burt's Bees, cosmetics, Dr. Bronner's, drugstore, Elephant Pharm, Gaiam, herbs, Jurlique, organic, perfume, sale, soap

BeautyHabit.com Clearance Sale + Free Shipping Code!

Thursday, January 8th, 2009 | Fragrance, Free Stuff, Makeup, Sales, Skincare, Stores | Comments Off on BeautyHabit.com Clearance Sale + Free Shipping Code!

BeautyHabit.com just announced their clearance sale and also another free shipping code for orders over $40. Trust me, this is a good thing! BeautyHabit.com has a great selection of higher-end candles and beauty products, and rarely offers discount codes (free shipping usually starts at orders of $100). The sale includes products by Sundari, The Art of Shaving, Comptoir Sud Pacifique, Lollia, and more. Note: Sales of clearance items are final, so do choose wisely!

BeautyHabit.com Free Shipping Code: FRESHSTART (for orders of $40 or more)

When: January 8-16, 2009

Meilily recommends checking out the BURN candles on clearance – These candles (developed by the founder of Studio at Fred Segal) are supposed to be fantastic!

*Btw, don’t forget the free shipping / free samples BeautyHabit code I posted about previously for orders of only $35 or more!

Tags: Beauty, BeautyHabit, BURN, candles, clearance, codes, Discount, Fred Segal Studio, free shipping, sale

MAC Cosmetics Friends & Family Sale: 25% off MAC!

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 | Makeup, Sales, Stores | 1 Comment

After the short break we had from all the Friends & Family sales at the end of last year, MAC Cosmetics has just announced their online-only MAC Friends & Family Sale.  Happy Shopping! from Meilily

Code:  MACFF9

Discount:  25% off MAC Cosmetics (online only; Viva Glam products and gift cards excluded)

When:  January 6-8, 2009

Tags: codes, Friends and Family Sale, MAC

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

BeautyHabit Code: Free Shipping + 2 Free Fragrance Samples

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 | Fragrance, Free Stuff, Makeup, Sales, Skincare, Stores | 1 Comment

BeautyHabit.com is currently offering free standard shipping on orders of only $35 or more plus 2 free fragrance samples (from Reminiscence Paris).

BeautyHabit Code:  BHTRANSPORT

Expires:  January 15, 2009 or while supplies last

BeautyHabit has a gorgeous website with a carefully selected variety of very nice things.  I recommend checking out their specials and nice selection of candles and perfumes.

Tags: BeautyHabit, codes, free shipping, Reminiscence Paris, samples

Sephora Sale: Up to 75% off!

Saturday, December 27th, 2008 | Fragrance, Sales, Skincare, Stores | Comments Off on Sephora Sale: Up to 75% off!

Sephora is discounting a bunch of items up to 75% off! Check it out:

http://www.sephora.com/browse/section.jhtml?categoryId=C10214

Tags: sale, Sephora

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

Holiday Gift Help: More Discounts and Deals

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 | Fragrance, General, Makeup, Sales, Stores | Comments Off on Holiday Gift Help: More Discounts and Deals

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics is currently offering 25% off their Holiday Collection online (until January 3, 2009), and the discount is automatically applied at checkout.  While the site doesn’t make it easy to figure out what qualifies as their “Holiday Collection,” this is a great discount for Bobbi Brown makeup for you or for someone you like a lot!

Also, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics is offering free 2nd-day shipping until December 20, 2008 (midnight ET) with code 2DAY.

Laura Mercier Holiday items are now 25% off with code HOL25 until January 10, 2009.

Neiman Marcus is offering free 2-day delivery at any price on most items with promo code NMFAST (until December 19, 2008 at 11:59pm CT).  Neiman Marcus is currently offering special online holiday sales on many items too.  The site even says you can “earn an NM Gift Card” with the 2-day free shipping, but further details were not provided.

Meilily says: Happy Holiday Shopping!

Tags: Bobbi Brown, Discount, gift, holiday, Neiman Marcus, sale

Meilily Featured Shop: The Perfumed Court

Friday, December 12th, 2008 | Featured Shops, Fragrance, Stores | 2 Comments

Meilily Featured Shop: The Perfumed Court

Meilily Featured Shop:  The Perfumed Court

If you are familiar with the power that scents have to transform a mood, lift the spirits, or brighten a day, then you will understand my latest obsession with perfumes and fragrances.  It is not an obsession with just any and all fragrances, but an obsession with finding just the right fragrance to trigger that “ahhhh” response.

Here is where a particular online shop comes in handy:  The Perfumed Court is an online fragrance shop that really helps me pursue my fragrance search (a.k.a. obsession) without breaking the bank.  The Perfumed Court features a mind-blowing array of international fragrances, including niche fragrances that are harder to find and also fragrances that are not available in the United States.  The special part about The Perfumed Court is that they sell decants, taking original fragrances and carefully transferring them into smaller containers for resale.

Since I have always had a hard time justifying shelling out a bunch of money for a full-size bottle of perfume that I would only wear a few times, buying perfume had become for me simply impractical until recently.  After finding and trying fragrance decants from The Perfumed Court, I have become a decant convert.  Now, I will never buy a regular size bottle of fragrance again, unless it is affordable and unless I also love it.

More about my experience with The Perfumed Court › Continue reading

Tags: decants, Fragrance, perfume, rollerball, Serge Lutens, shop ratings, The Perfumed Court

Tarte Cosmetics: 40% Off Friends & Family Sale!

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 | Makeup, Sales, Stores | Comments Off on Tarte Cosmetics: 40% Off Friends & Family Sale!

Meilily Sale Alert: Tarte Friends & Family Sale 2008

Tarte Cosmetics is currently having their Friends & Family Sale, and they are offering a whopping 40% off any online purchase!  This is by far one of the biggest Friends & Family discounts offered this year, so I recommend taking advantage of it if you can.

Code:  FF08

When:  December 11-15, 2008

Where:  tartecosmetics.com

› Continue reading

Tags: cheek tint, Discount, eye shadow, foundation, Friends and Family Sale, recycle program, sale, spf, tarte