Chantecaille's Stupendous Cyber Monday Offer

Thirty percent is an amazing discount. Just remember to use the code CYBER30FORYOU. Remember my no-backups rule? It went on vacation.

Photo courtesy of Chantecaille

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

It's the time again - the day when the brave venture out to mingle with (I call it get crushed by) other shoppers to find the deals. I get press releases every day and, unfortunately, don't have time to pass along the information. There aren't enough hours in my day. Black Friday is special, though, so I wanted to share just a few of the deals with you - in case you'll be armchair shopping along with me.

Bobbi Brown has a nice online offer. Beginning today, Wednesday, November 21, enjoy a beauty trio of deluxe-sized samples, free shipping, AND a specially sized lip gloss with every purchase through Sunday, November 25.  Then, on Monday, November 26, Bobbi Brown will celebrate Cyber Monday by offering five samples of your choice and free shipping with any order. I've got everything, but that kind of offer inspires me to buy more.

Between Thanksgiving Day and November 26, Votre Vu is offering free shipping with every purchase and a free Eiffel Powder Mascara is purchases of $100 or more. I'd like to have a Vu-On Rouge sheer, moisturizing cream blush.

New London Pharmacy, a great source for fragrance and all things beauty, is offering free shipping on all orders from November 22 to 26. Check out the Web site for other specials.

Like free money? If you shop at Beautyhabit between now and November 25, you will earn $20 in Beauty Bucks for every $50 you spend. I now wish to kick myself for placing two large orders in the last week or so. Your Beauty Bucks will be mailed after your order ships. When you shop at Beautyhabit over the weekend, you'll enjoy free ground shipping if you use the code THANKFUL. Just make sure to order before November 25 ends. If you haven't purchased Chantecaille's holiday collection, you can order it now and earn Beauty Bucks to spend later.

I can't being to sort through all the offers in my inbox. These are great. When I receive more that are noteworthy, I'll append them to this feature.

Just got an e-mail from Chantecaille. Click on the photo to see the deal. I guess I'll have four - not the current three - Les Pétales de Rose.

Update Black Friday: There are so many offers in my inbox, I cannot even begin to list them all here. I hope you are registered at your favorite beauty sites. If not, go browse anyhow. Most of the offers are open to everyone.

Photos courtesy of the brands

Weekend Shopping Deals

I'm sure your e-mail box is as cluttered with offers as mine is, so I won't recite every offer I've received. In this feature, I'll point out the ones that caught my eye. On weekends like this, I like to shop online. Some of these offers were in e-mails or PR notices, and some were found on Facebook or Twitter.

One of the most exciting is at Chantecaille's Web site. With a $250 purchase, you'll receive a free Les Macarons Palette and free shipping! Use code SHOPCHIC. Amazing deal!

At Giorgio Armani Beauty online until November 29, spend $75 and enjoy 20% off and free second-day shipping. Use code GAHOLIDAY1. Spend $125, and you'll get the same 20% discount and free shipping, but also six minis, a $42 value. Use code GAHOLIDAY4.

Beautyhabit has free shipping through November 28. Use the code GRATITUDE. If you spend spend $100 or more, use the code DESSERT4LIPS, and you'll receive a full-sized Sarah Happ Red Velvet Lip Scrub. Even more for you if you spend $225 or more. Use code DELUXE to receive a Rahua by Amazon Beauty Jet Setter Kit.

At Neiman Marcus in store on Black Friday, spend $100 or more, and you'll receive a $50 gift card. Some exclusions apply. Not to be outdone, Saks Fifth Avenue is offering a $25 gift card to those who spend $100 on beauty or fragrance online. Use code SFABEAUTY. Please note: I was just "successful" in learning the in-store exclusions at Neiman Marcus: Beauty (drat!), food items, children, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton.

At Laura Geller online, you'll receive 20% off everything through November 28. If you spend at least $50, you'll get free shipping too.

At Peter Lamas, you'll receive a 20% discount off your entire order through December 1. Use the code GIVE11 at checkout.

THANN Skin Care has a deep Black Friday discounts on select items. You'll get free shipping on orders over $80.

All this weekend at Jouer Cosmetics, you can get a 20% discount with the code GIVETHANKS11.

Caron's New York boutique will be offering a 20% discount on fragrances and accessories from December 1 through 7. Call Diane at 1-877-88CARON to pre-order like I did.

Through November 28, you'll receive a 10% discount at Parfums Raffy if you use code FACEBOOK2011. This offer is being extended through Friday, December 2!

At b~glowing.com through November 28, enter code CYBER11 and get 20% off most products and free shipping off orders of $75 or more.

Shop YSL Beauté and enjoy a 20% discount this weekend with code CYBER. Spend more than $100, and you'll get a free gift with code MONDAY, Monday through November 30.

At Butter London, you'll get a 30% discount with code CELEBRATE11 through November 30.

I'll be at John Masters Organics buying hair care and other things. Use code HOLIDAY11 through November 29 to save 25%.

Shu Uemura is offering a 20% discount with code WISH2001 through November 29. You'll get free shipping if you spend $50 or more.

This just in...Sephora has $10 specials tomorrow online and in store. A few are exciting.

Kate Somerville's Friends & Family sale just started! You can save 30% with code HOLIDAY2011 from now through November 28.

Smashbox has a 20% Friends & Family discount through November 28. Use code SBXFF11.

The more you spend, the more you save at Beautorium. When you spend over $50, use code SAVE10 to save 10%. Spend over $150, save 15% with code SAVE15. When you go all out and spend $250, use code SAVE20 to save 20%.

At Antica Farmacista, if you spend more than $60, you'll receive a complimentary 100 ml Champagne diffuser.

Save 20% on your favorite Bliss Spa products this holiday season and check out the new holiday sets! Use promo code TAKE20.

Like leather? Cole Haan is offering a 20% discount in stores and online this weekend. Use code THANKS20.

80 Acres Body Care is offering 20% off the entire collection. Use code OURGIFT through December 20!

Hurry on this one. The first 500 customers who spend $45 at Stila will receive a free six-pan compact (filled) and free shipping. Use code BLACKFRIDAY. You'll see other offers at the site.

There's free international shipping at Zuneta until December 5. The code is FREESHIPXMAS. You could do some Rouge Bunny Rouge shopping.

Check out Fab over Forty, Temptalia, and other beauty blogs for more offers. As I mentioned above, these were the ones that revved me. I'll add more to this list if they strike me as particularly notable. If you don't see your favorite site in these offers, make sure to register there for notices, or Google for special offers.

Don't forget the Beauty Bloggers Charity Auction starts Monday!

Happy shopping!

Photo courtesy of captainbluehen.com

Shopping with Charlestongirl - Part 3 - Great Online Offers

Can you even imagine a world without online shopping? I can't! Once unheard of, it's a weekly activity for me. I'll be shopping online this weekend; I've already started. Here are some of the offers that have found their way into my mailbox. Will they tempt you too?

I told you on Tuesday about this weekend's Giorgio Armani Beauty special offers for the weekend (extended through December 1) and tomorrow's Neiman Marcus gift card event. Just scroll down this screen to find the features.

Don't forget that Smashbox is also having Friends & Family. Use the code FFSB20 at checkout through November 29.

Lancome is having Friends & Family online. Use code HOLIDAY20 for a 20% discount through November 29. Free shipping too.

YSL is also having a special beauty event. Use code FRIENDS at checkout for a 20% discount through November 30. Free shipping too.

SkinStore is offering a 20% discount storewide and a free beauty bag packed with goodies on Cyber Monday. Use code CYBER20 through December 1. Go shop!

DermaShoppe is offering a 30% discount for Black Friday only. The discount starts at midnight tonight. Use code BLACK30. You can get there by clicking on the affiliate link on the lower-right sidebar on this blog. Updated 11/30: Due to popular demand, DermaShoppe is extending the Holidays Sale event for another week. Use code HOLIDAY20 for 20% off. Enjoy!

Kate Somerville is offering a 30% Friends & Family discount through November 30. Use code KSFF2010.

New London NYC is offering a 20% off all online orders by entering GOBBLE20 at checkout. I'm not sure about the end date.

Butter London is offering 30% off online through November 30 with code FF2010. Shipping is not included

Ramy Beauty Therapy has free shipping this weekend and through December 1.

Kérastase is offering its members 20% off any purchase of $68 or more. You must be a member to qualify for the sale, so register for the promo code.

You can purchase the annual Black Friday VIP Bag online now at Bath & Body Works. Use code VIP2010 to purchase it for $20, a 50% discount.

Ricky's NYC has all kinds of special discounts for Black Friday. Use code LOVEBLACK through November 29. Even e-gift certificates are eligible for a 20% discount! Use code AMNY2010 for them.

Order at Estée Lauder online, and you'll get to select four deluxe samples with any purchase. No code is required.

Laura Mercier is offering five samples and has hinted there's a special Black Friday offer on the way.

Clinique is offering free shipping online through November 28.

Laura Geller has a gorgeous gift with any $75 purchase Black Friday through November 29. No code is necessary. Use Internet Explorer, not Firefox. The checkout form blows up in Firefox. I could kick myself. I ordered before Cyber Monday. Today, Cyber Monday, you'll get a sitewide 20% discount. May order again!

At the Cosmetic Mall, use code COSMETIC10 to save 10% off the already discounted prices storewide. You'll also receive 5% is reward points.

Fragrance.net is offering free shipping, no minimum purchase required. Use code BFNV2 at checkout. I'm not sure when this one ends.

Ulta has some weekend deals. Use code 52748 for $10 off any purchase of $60 or more online. It's valid through December 4. Ulta has special doorbuster items too.

Upurea is offering a 30% Black Friday (only) discount. Use code BLKFRDY at checkout.

To get free shipping at LuckyScent, use code HOLIDAY2010.

You can still purchase Hand Perfection at Beauty Story. The everyday discounts are amazing.

There is a Clinique gift with purchase at Saks with any $35 purchase. Saks also has a Black Friday gift card ($25) in stores and online.

Bare Escentuals is offering $20 off a future purchase when you spend $50. Use code MERRY online or drop by a Bare Escentuals store through December 5. On Cyber Monday, use code SHIPFREE for free shipping on all orders.

At Benefit Cosmetics, any order will ship free through November 29. Use code GLAMSHIP. Even better, you'll get 20% off Annie & Maggie picks on Cyber Monday! Use code FORDPICKS at checkout. International? Use DEALDAY1 with any $85 order for free shipping.

Peter Lamas Beauty is offering free shipping through November 28. Use code THANKS at checkout if you spend at least $25.

Chantecaille will send you a free Tea Rose Lip Chic with every purchase of Tiger in the Wild palette. Use code TIGERS. This is only available on Black Friday.

Stila is offering 20% off with code STILALOVES through November 29. Or use code BLACKFRIDAY with any purchase of $50 or more and get a fabulous gift with purchase on Black Friday only.

Use code GIFT20 for a 20% discount at b~Glowing through November 29.

Style.com has a list with more great deals. Check out this link, courtesy of @Logordo at Twitter.

Beautorium has a sliding scale for discounts. Spend $50, get a 10% discount. Spend up to $150, get a $15% discount. Spend $150 or more, get a 20% discount. Use codes SAVE10, SAVE15, and SAVE20. "For a limited time."

Friends & Family Event at NeoStrata. Take 20% off your all order with code FRIENDS at checkout.

Sephora is offering a free Sephora tote (kind of boring) with a $25 purchase. Use code MYHAUL at checkout if you are a beauty insider. Limited - you are being told to hurry. I am not sure why. It's not that exciting.

At MURAD, save $30 on your next $100 purchase through December 1. Use code GIFTSAVE30 at checkout.

At Antica Farmacista, receive 20% off all online orders of $100 or more. Enter code CYBERFRI10 for this very limited promotion. Offer ends Sunday, November 28.

Philosophy has doorbuster deals, with savings at 50% and beyond. Free shipping, no minimum through November 28.

Nick Chavez Beverly Hills is offering a Buy One, Get One Free Sale on certain items from now through Cyber Monday! Free shipping too.

Kiehl's Friends & Family starts Black Friday and runs through November 30. Use code FAMILY10 at checkout for a 20% discount online. Orders of $30 or more ship free. Update: Extended through December 2!

Black Friday at Korres begins at 6:00 am ET. Save 50% on the SCENTsational Body Collection, 70% on the Luscious Lips Collection, and similar savings on other sets. No offer code is required. On Sunday, November 28, there is a store-wide sale. Then on Cyber Monday, there will be a deal every hour from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm.

At mark, spend $40 today through November 29, and use code MARKBF, and you will receive a goodie bag and free shipping.

Now through November 30, La Roche Posay is offering a $5 discount on orders of $30 or more. Use code THANKS at checkout.

LIERAC starts Friends & Family on Cyber Monday and runs through December 3. Save 30% on everything! Use check out code FF2010 at checkout.

Kinerase is offering a 25% discount on everything except special offers. Use code HOLIDAY through November 28.

At Shu Uemura, you'll get a 20% discount and free shipping with any purchase over $50. Use code WISH2010 through November 29.

At BeautyTicket, use code CYBER30 on Cyber Monday only for a 30% discount off the already-discounted prices.

Promo code BLACKFRIDAY will also take 20% off your purchase of devices, fragrance, cosmetics and more at DERMAdoctor! The offer ends November 29.

See Hand Perfection's BTIB readers get a 20% discount with code 20BEAUTY through December 31! On Cyber Monday, Hand Perfection is offering a hand-tastic duet for $20 until midnight and 50% off your next purchase! Use code CYBER. The discount will be active through 12/31 if you go to Facebook, become a fan, and post your favorite Hand Perfection item.

Like Deborah Lippmann like I do? You'll get 20% off online on orders of $35 and over, not including shipping, through November 30. Use code TURKEY20.

Votre Vu is offering free shipping and free gifts with each order - two days only: November 28 and Cyber Monday.

There's a new member-only site (anyone can join free for a limited time) called bellezabandida! The site is having great specials this holiday weekend - luxury beauty products all priced up to 70% off. You'll get free shipping using code SHIPVIP at check out from now until Cyber Monday, November 29. Free deluxe samples too. Check it out!

Prescriptives online has a seven-piece gift with purchase Black Friday only for orders of $60 or more. Use code TREAT10 at checkout.

Urban Decay is having a Cyber Monday extravaganza from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm PST. During those hours, you can get early access to a 15-piece Anniversary Set of 24/7 Glide-On Pencils. The set will be released to the public in January.

Note sure I totally understand the DermStore sale, but here it is. You can get 20% off your favorites. Log in and start adding items to your favorites list. The offer ends November 29.

Receive the Fragrance Combining Collection, free shipping, and two fragrance samples of your choice with any Jo Malone purchase of $150 or more. Use code JMEPF at checkout through November 28.

Cyber Monday only, save 25% at Josie Maran sitewide (no promo needed, but make sure to shop between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm PT. Use code SNOWFLAKE and you'll get free shipping on purchases over $75. Note: This one's confusing. The prices shown reflect the discount, but if you don't know the regular price, you will think you aren't seeing the Cyber Monday deal.

Too Faced is offering free shipping on all orders through November 29.

Can you believe I'm still getting offers? Continuing to add them to the list... I am going to go broke saving money!

LaLicious is offering a 30% discount on all products on Cyber Monday only. Use code HOLIDAY30 at checkout. Great gifts!

At Perricone MD through December 1, use code MYLITTLESECRET at checkout and receive $25 off a $150 purchase. Free shipping on Cyber Monday too.

QVC is offering free shipping on 5,000 select items on Cyber Monday! Not everything, unfortunately.

Sue Devitt is having Friends & Family through November 29. You'll get a 20% discount!

On Cyber Monday only, LORAC will have a special gift set for $25.

Use code THANKS20 at BeautySak, and get a 20% storewide discount through November 29.

e.l.f. has a Cyber Monday sale from now through November 29. Save 55% sitewide with code 55WIDE if you spend over $25. Wow!

Crabtree and Evelyn: BOGO 50% off sitewide and free shipping on ANY order with coupon code HOLIDAY for Cyber Monday.

At Sally Beauty, you'll save an extra 25% sitewide with coupon code 555156 all day on Cyber Monday.

At DECLÉOR on Cyber Monday, receive a free gift of full-sized Expression de L'Age Relaxing Eye Cream with any purchase, while supplies last.

Darphin is offering a free five-piece beauty bag and free shipping on Cyber Monday and Tuesday, November 30, with any $150 purcahse. Use code GIFT10 at checkout.

At Clarins, receive a fabulous deluxe sample six-piece treat on Cyber Monday. Use code CYBERM at first checkout step with any $60 order. Why did I buy earlier?

Tarte is the place for deals! Get 30% off Cyber Monday only, with 15% off holiday sets. Orders of $25 or more get free shipping and a free charcoal emphasEYES pencil. Use code CYBERMON.

Beauty.com has some incredible deals, including Laura Geller at 80% off, 20% off hair appliances and skin-care tools, and other savings on Cyber Monday.

Courtesy of Product Girl, I know that Deborah Lippmann is offering 20% off all Deborah Lippmann products with any purchase of $30 and over. All you need to do is use code TURKEY20 during checkout. I believe this discount is valid through December 1.

I'll keep adding to this list, just as I have been since I published it. It may soon be as long as this home page! Most of these offers have some fine print (not much) or a few exclusions, so make sure to check to ensure you get the deal you expect.

Photo courtesy of guardian.co.uk

Week of Beauty at HauteLook - September 20-24

All next week, from September 20 through 24 (and possibly the 25th too), HauteLook, the Los Angeles-based private sale site with more than three million members in the U.S. and Canada, is hosting a special week of beauty sale events to celebrate some of the best brands in beauty. HauteLook will feature sale events with at least four top beauty brands every day, offering discounts of 50% or more!

Events like Beauty Week are just one of the reasons why HauteLook has become the leading private sale site in the beauty category. With skin care, cosmetics, hair care, or fragrance sale events each day, HauteLook is the destination for beauty lovers to stock up on their go-to favorite products or discover something new, often at price points as low as $7.

Have I purchased from Hautelook? You bet! All kinds of things. As a sidebar, it's one of my favorite private sale sites. The private sites have become very popular. Several of them are excellent. One beauty site, which shall remain unnamed and seems to have fizzled out, was greatly disappointing. I love HauteLook!

Here's the lineup for next week. I've bolded the brands that I'm going to be watching. Are any of your favorites on this list?

Monday, September 20

• Somme Institute
• Stila (because who doesn't love Stila?)
  
• InStyler
• NuFace (a local beauty department manager at a luxury store loves hers - she says it really works)
• Alterna
  

Tuesday, September 21

• DDF
• LORAC (because who doesn't love LORAC?)
  
• GoSMiLE
• Sprayology

Wednesday, September 22

• RapidLash (I am a believer)
• D'Arcy Skincare
• NYX Cosmetics
• LightStim

Thursday, September 23

• Freeze 24-7
• Hand Perfection
• TanTowel (I have a review coming on TanTowel tomorrow)
  
• HairuWear

Friday, September 24

• Enessa
• Red Ginger
• amika
• NuBrilliance

By now, I assume that all of you have joined HauteLook. If you haven't, you can join by using my invitation at this link. In the interest of full disclosure, I receive a $10 credit if you use the link and purchase something. If you use the link to join, which you can do without purchasing anything, you'll get HauteLook's sale notices, some of which are irresistible. If you would prefer to join without the introduction, use this link. Once you join, you can extend an invitation to your friends and receive a $10 credit for each one who makes a purchase.

Check out the deals next week! Once you start to get the e-mail notices, carefully note the sale start times. With some of these deals, you snooze, you lose. Often I "arrive" at the sale right after something I want has sold out.

Update 9/19: I got the e-mail notice from HauteLook today, and there are even more brands on sale this week. Check it out!

Photos courtesy of KAPLOW, Stila, NuFace, and TanTowel
Photos for illustration and may not represent the products offered during the sale

RAMY Weekend Two for One Sale

There are some awesome bargains this weekend. One that caught my eye was the two-for-one sale at RAMY Beauty Therapy. It's BOGO at its best!

I'm a big Ramy fan. If you haven't read my posts about his fabulous makeup - and his big heart - use the search box on the sidebar to the right. I love RAMY products.

Simply Enter RAMY241 in the Coupon Code Box when you order, and they will double your order. Buy one, get two. Buy two, get four, and so on. What a great way to treat yourself - or your friends! The last time RAMY had one of these sales, I ordered a lot. It's a great way to stock up on favorites.

Have fun out there!

Photo courtesy of RAMY Beauty Therapy

Beauty.com Sale Alert

Beauty.com is having a blockbuster 20% off sale this week. It starts on Wednesday, May 19, and runs only through midnight PT on Friday, May 21. During that time, you will receive a 20% discount on everything except Jane Iredale products, gift cards, and certificates. Unfortunately, international orders don't qualify for the sale.

So many temptations! Laura Geller, Clarisonic, Tarte, Perricone MD, Fresh, NARS, Cosmedicine - too many to name. Check out all the brands here. It's a nice time to browse so that you'll be ready to order when the sale starts. Who doesn't love a discount?

Photo courtesy of Beauty.com

Let's Do Lunch, Smashbox!

I have a new Tuesday and Thursday shopping habit. It has become a serious addiction! On those days, between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm PST, Smashbox gives away free products with any order. The gifts are nice too!

The week before last, I bought the gorgeous glosses shown above (still to be reviewed), along with a few other items I decided I couldn't live without, and I received a free Mini Soft Lights. Last week, I ordered the new Halo Hydrating Perfecting Bronzer, and I received a Jet Set Waterproof Eye Liner. My latest beauties arrived today. These are amazing deals.

On top of the gifts with purchase, they offer free shipping with any order. You have to wait until the Let's Do Lunch special starts each Tuesday and Thursday to find out what the day's gift will be.

Remember to check tomorrow. I will be there! Just go to the Let's Do Lunch tab at Smashbox Cosmetics.

Photo courtesy of Smashbox

Tarte Celebrates Earth Day with Special Offers

What a nice offer from Tarte to celebrate Earth Day! Today through April 25, save 30% on everything with offer code EARTHDAY. Plus, with any purchase of $60 or more, you will receive a free 24x7 Natural Lip Sheer with SPF 15 and tote set! Check out Tarte's Web site to see the rest of the offer, including free shipping and samples. Don't forget to enter the promotion code at checkout.

This is a perfect time to try Green Siren Natural Cheek Stain ($30 before discount). Everyone I know who has bought it - me too - loves it. With the purchase of every Tarte Green Siren Natural Cheek Stain, you'll be supporting Sambazon's Sustainable Acai Project, a member of the Fair Trade Federation, which helps to preserve the Amazon Rainforest through conservation, improved living conditions, and educational opportunities for communities in Brazil.

What a nice way to do your part for Earth Day - enjoy a discount, buy a fabulous product, and support environmental preservation all at the same time!

While you are visiting the Tarte Web site, make sure to check out the natural ingredients used in Tarte's makeup, as well as their vegan and cruelty free cosmetics. Great company!

Photos courtesy of Tarte

Hollywood Tans Offering Free Mystic Tans on March 6

This Saturday, March 6, participating Hollywood Tans salons are giving us the red-carpet treatment with a free Mystic Tan. Celebrities are getting their pre-Oscar tan this week – there’s no reason you can’t be a bronzed bombshell too!

It will be “lights, camera, action” at participating Hollywood Tans salons across the country as they roll out the red carpet with Hollywood-style parties, free Mystic spray tans, and specials. Want to lose your pasty-pale winter body? Check this link for a Hollywood Tans salon near you. Then give them a call to see how you can get in on the action.

Hollywood Tans is known as the place to go for the same sexy tan the A-Listers sport. The award-season celebration also includes free upgrades for all levels of membership for the rest of March. Join Hollywood Tans’ A-List for year-long specials and free offers at their TanNation Facebook page.

Don't delay if you want to take advantage of this generous offer!

Photo courtesy of Hollywood Tans

Possibly a Great Deal - Laura Geller Sale - If the Site Works for You

I try to pass along the great deals. This appears to be a great deal! To celebrate Laura Geller's redesigned Web site, Geller is offering a 20% discount on your Laura Geller.com purchases. This offer is active through February 27. Use code NEWLG at checkout. You will also receive a Free Lip Heal and Seal with your online purchase through February 28. I suggest you call and order by phone. The new site has some serious issues.

I love Laura Geller makeup, especially the Baked Collection! I wanted to order from the new site this afternoon, and I really tried to shop and place an order. I don't enjoy writing negative pieces, but this one deserves a mention. I was very disappointed.

Unfortunately, the new Web site has some serious issues. Be careful where you click. Don't click on the titles of items if you attempt to browse. Click on the pictures. Otherwise, you will get an error message.

I was not able to place a sizable order from my browser, Firefox. I called Customer Service, and they were no help. The woman who answered, being prompted by someone shouting in the background, actually said to me, "Did you make sure to enter the correct information?" Duh! After some other inane queries, all of which were based on the assumption that I'm an idiot, I gave up on her. When they assume the customer is always wrong, they have a problem. I'm still wondering why she didn't just offer to take my order by phone! It was a hefty order, but she didn't care.

Then I tried to use a different browser, Internet Explorer, and got continuous Web site security alerts - with every click to move on. That was so frustrating, I gave up again. It was 40 minutes from start to finish, and I have better ways to spend my time.

I have given up. Nice offer, but it's too hard. Please let me know if you succeed.

I want to reiterate. I love Laura Geller. Her team let her down. This new site was not ready for prime time.

Update 2/26: I was finally able to place an order today after "telling" Firefox (big warning!) to ignore the fact that Laura Geller's Web site did not have the proper security certificate and that I understood the risk of going to an imposter site. Hope my credit card data didn't land in the wrong hands!

Photo courtesy of Laura Geller

Best Drugstore Beauty: CVS.com Discount

People StyleWatch published a super beauty discount for CVS.com! Until November 26, use code PSWCVS for a 20% discount on all full-priced beauty tools, fragrance, hair care and color, makeup, nail care, skin care, and more.

This is the perfect time to check out the "healthy skin care brands," Vichy, La Roche-Posay, and Lierac. We have written about many of these products here at Best Things in Beauty. A 20% discount on these brands is a great deal!

The discount is not available in CVS stores, and it's not valid on prescription items.


Photo courtesy of People StyleWatch

BeautyTicket's Think Pink Sale

Like Pink? BeautyTicket has a 48-hour Think Pink sale of "all things pink." Until midnight October 31, the code THINKPINK20 at checkout will take an extra 20% off Beauty Ticket's already discounted prices.

This is a great deal, and I'm about to head over and place my own order before they sell out of the gorgeous YSL cheek and lip colors I want. One is shown in the center of the photo here.

If you don't "know" BeautyTicket.com, you can read all about it at Best Things in Beauty posts Have You Ever Tried Beauty Ticket? and BeautyTicket Love.

Have fun!

Photo courtesy of BeautyTicket

Great Stila Holiday Lip Glaze Deal

I continue to be amazed by the great deals to be found these days. Stila is offering eight Holiday Lip Glazes for $25! There are four new shades and four best sellers.



NEW
Plum Fairy - a sheer plum with pink pearl
Candy - sheer pink-coral with subtle rainbow shimmer
Marmalade - sheer peach with pink and white pearl
Pinkle Twinkle - sheer mid-tone pink with rainbow shimmer

BESTSELLERS
Kitten - nude pink champagne shimmer with golden pearl
Starfruit - neutral pink-coral with white pearl
Cranberry - sheer brick red
Blackberry - deep purple wine

How can they top that? If you use the code FALLBEAUTY, you will receive a free Smude Pot in Golden Noir too.

This will be my second Stila order in a week! Hurry on over to Stila's Web site if you are as excited about this offer as I am.

Photo courtesy of Stila.

b~Glowing Anniversary Celebration Discount

To celebrate its fifth anniversary, b~Glowing is offering a store-wide 20% discount. Use code CELEB now through September 28.

Philip B, Diana B., Nuxe Paris, Kai, Hampton Sun - everything is on sale. Check it out!

Photo courtesy of b~Glowing.

Weekend Shipping, Discounts, and Other Specials

Just a few of the offers that have hit my mailbox in the last day...

LORAC has a new VIP starter set available for $18.50 - while supplies last. These LORAC sets are a deal!

Shu Uemura is offering free shipping this weekend (through Sunday night). Use code FSHIPPING at checkout.

Clinique has free shipping this weekend (through Sunday night). Use code WEEKEND at checkout.

Avon has free shipping on any $5 order through September 21. Use code 918FSW at checkout.

Bobbi Brown has free shipping on any order through Saturday night. Use code TOP at checkout.

The 20% discount at Giorgio Armani Beauty ends tonight, September 18. Lancome's free shipping and deluxe sample offer also ends tonight.

MAC has an extended free shipping offer. Use code FALLTRENDS through October 11.

At Tarte, you can save 30% off the Fashion Week Spring 2010 collection. Use code SFW30.

Flirt at Kohl's online has 15% off your order, a free sample, and free shipping on a purchase of $75. Through September 23.

Stila has a free Smudgepot in Golden Noir with any purchase. Use the code FREEFALL or FALLBEAUTY at checkout until Monday night at midnight.

Photo courtesy of LORAC.

Korres Celebrates Fashion's Night Out with Deals, Steals, and More

Shop at Korres Web site until midnight tonight (Central time) and get free ground shipping, 20% off all orders over $25, and deep discounts on favorites. Go to this link to see all the specials and the codes you will need. Definitely worth window shopping, even if you don't buy!

Photo courtesy of Korres.

Long Weekend Shopping: Clinique Gift, Ulta, and More

This weekend will be a great time to shop for beauty products! Here are just a few of the offers that have arrived in my e-mail box.

Bloomingdale's has a very nice Clinique gift, shown here, with a purchase of $25 or more.

I have started to anticipate the arrival of Ulta's monthly catalog of promotions. The latest didn't disappoint. The promotions, which include gifts with purchase from bareMinerals, Too Faced, Cargo, Smashbox, and Benefit, start on Sunday, September 6. Use code 23581 for $3.50 off any purchase of $10 or more. Ulta still has their 20% off special through September 5, but some of their best premium products are excluded.

Bliss has a free six-ounce hot salt scrub and free shipping with any purchase of vanilla+bergamot body butter. Enter code EML9902 until September 10.

Beauty.com has a great gift with purchase. As a rule, their gift bags are fabulous, and this one appears to be the norm: fabulous. You will receive the bag of samples with any $100 purchase while supplies last or until September 15. If you have wanted to try the Nick Chavez Beverly Hills hair products, now's the time.

Beautorium is offering free shipping when you purchase one of their top 10 moisturizers or cleansers. Use code FIVESTAR. While you're there, check out their other specials - there are some great ones.

Skinstore has its Steals and Deals in play, with discounts up to 70% on selected items - while they last.

The weekend free shipping offers abound. Estee Lauder has free shipping with any purchase of $25 or more through the weekend. Enter code LABORDAY at checkout. Clinique has weekend free shipping too. Just use the code WEEK. MAC is offering free shipping on any order. Benefit has free shipping with code PARTYUSA.

Bobbi Brown has free shipping all weekend - no code needed. It's a good time to get a look at her online exclusives, "Labor Day Love" palettes. If you spend $100, you can also get the fabulous Blender Brush. Use code BLEND5 at checkout.

LORAC has a VIP starter set for $18.50. It's a steal. Free shipping too with a purchase of $50 or more.

Beautyhabit is having a huge clearance sale this weekend, and quantities are limited, so act fast. There is some "nice stuff" available. These are final sales.

Korres has free shipping and a free deluxe sample of Sugar Crystal Multivitamin Antixoxidant Treatment with a $25 purchase. Use the code LABORDAY at checkout. The offer expires at the end of the weekend.

The offers keep flying in! Lancome has free shipping all weekend and a free sample of Juicy Tubes Jelly in Bolole with any purchase. No code needed.

That should be enough to get you in trouble. Have a great Labor Day weekend!

Photo courtesy of Bloomingdale's.

Deals, Samples, and Free Shipping

Ladies, we need to do our part to stimulate the economy! It's clear that there has never been a better time to buy beauty products. Here's just a sampling of the deals that have hit my mailbox in the last day. Over the coming weeks, I will leave posts when the number reaches the "Oh my goodness" point.

Stila has wonderful sets in their summer sale, such as this 24K gloss set, a $110 value for $42. Check out their Web site for all the summer values. I'm ordering these gorgeous glosses.

Giorgio Armani Beauty has new colors, including the fabulous blusher #12, and registered members get free shipping with any $50 purchase. Enter the code FALL LOOK. The promotion ends on July 21. You can usually select two free samples with any purchase. Make sure to try Fluid Sheer!

SkinWest has Kinerase, including new products, on sale at great prices. Order over $69, and you will receive Citrix Antioxidant Cleansing Pads, a $29 value for free with your order.

FragranceNet has free shipping with no minimum. Use code FS976 at checkout. Offer expires on July 22.

Sephora has some great freebies for Beauty Insiders. Use code KORRESOAK for a free sample of Quercetin and Oak antiwrinkle cream or select a special 1.7 oz Bliss Naked Body Butter when your Beauty Bank hits 100 points.

Estee Lauder is offering a free Re-Nurtriv Duo, free samples, and free shipping with any $65 purchase. Use offer code RNLIFT. The offer is good through July.

It pays to register at your favorite sites!

Photo courtesy of Stila.