Nordstrom Rack Finds

Lorac, Smashbox & Urban Decay

The last few times I went to Nordstrom Rack, they had the same items as when I went at the end of January. Today, I decided to stop by to see if there is anything new & to my surprise, there was!



The items I saw at my local Nordstrom Rack were:
Smashbox Blush Rush Blush in Gingersnap & Bare: $12.97 (retail $24)
Smashbox Cover Shot Spring 2012 collection: $34.97 (retail $60)
Smashbox Studio Pop Eye Palette: $24.97 (retail $49)
Lorac Visual Effects Mascara: $9.97 (retail $20)
Urban Decay Stardust Eyeshadow: $8.97 (retail $20)
Lorac Couture Shine Lip Gloss: $13.97 (retail $28)
Lorac Eye Candy Eye Pencil set: $11.97 (retail $28)
Lorac Sweet Temptations Eyeshadow Collection: $17.97 (retail $36)
Lorac Eye Candy Full Face Collection: $27.97 (retail $59)

I thought the Lorac Sets are an amazing deal. They were recently on Hautelook as well (I'm not surprised it's at Nordstrom Rack since Hautelook is owned by Nordstrom), but I would much rather get it from Nordstrom Rack so I wouldn't have to pay shipping & use my Nordstrom card for it.

What do you think about these sets? :)

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Nordstrom Rack Finds

Anastasia & Butter London

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I last posted a review & I will be reviewing something soon. My laptop has been weird on me throughout half of break and having it left at the Apple Store does not help at all! Now that I have my laptop, I'm back in school! D:

Anyway, when I went to Nordstrom Rack today, I saw two new items I have not seen the last few times I went. They had two Anastasia sets from their Holiday collection, and the Butter London Olympic Heavy Metal collection.

The Anastasia sets are:
Kisses On My List Vol. 2
& Want You To Want Me palette set.
They are both marked as $14.97, which is pretty much a bit more than half-off the original retail price!

The other Butter London set, like the ones from the Holiday collection has three nail polishes in it. I do not know what the colors are, but it is also marked as $14.97, which is a good deal considering one Butter London itself is $15.

Have you shopped at Nordstrom Rack since my last Butter London post? What do you think about these sets? :)

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Butter London at Nordstrom Rack

Deal alert!

I went into Nordstrom Rack today and spotted some Butter London holiday sets with a discount!
The items I saw were:

The Holiday Remover collection: $8.97

Rosie Lee, Fairy Cake & The Black Knight

Shambolic, Jack the Lad & Scuppered.
Both of the Holiday Sparkle Sparkle collection: $14.97

The Sparkle Sparkle Lippy Collection: $14.97

I think the Holiday Nail Lacquer is definitely worth it because each nail polish on its own is already $14, so a set of three for $14.97 is almost like buy one get two free! These are available at Nordstrom Rack.

What do you think about these? Are you thinking about getting them?

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Free Zoya Nail Polish 2013

Beauty News:

For the past few years, Zoya does a promotion in January where you would be able to get their nail polishes for free if you pay for shipping. Last year, it was 2 bottles free and the year before, it was 3 bottles free. This year, it is 3 bottles free.

Image from ZoyaNailPolish.blogspot.com This year, the shipping for it is $10, but you get 3 bottles, which makes it a good deal considering one bottle itself retails for $8. It excludes the newer collections, such as Lovely Spring & Pixie Dust, but there are other amazing colors as well. I have previously swatched their Fall collection AND their Ornate collection, so if you are interested, you can definitely check out some of my swatches!

A few of my favorites from Zoya: Storm
Blaze
Aurora
Song
Reva
Kristen
Arizona
Tracie
Wednesday
Fei Fei
Daul
Paloma
Frida
Zuza
Breezi

There's more, but that's just to name a few of my top picks!

For more information, check out Zoya's Blog (here).

The promotion begins next Monday, January 7, 2013 and ends Sunday January 13, 2013.

What do you think about this promotion? Are there any shades you might pick up?

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Sephora Birthday Gift 2013

Sephora Beauty Insider News:

It has been a stressful few days for me so today since my boyfriend is off, he took me out shopping. When I went to Sephora (I can never not make a Sephora stop), I noticed them putting up a new birthday gift since it is the end of December and Sephora has new gifts for their Beauty Insiders/VIBs every year. This year was FRESH's Sugar Kisses Mini Lip Duo & next year, it will be.....

From Benefit Cosmetics!

The birthday gift in 2013 will include Benefit's mini They're Real Mascara & a mini Watts Up Luminizer/Highlighter. This set is called Real Birthday Turn-Ons, how cute is the packaging & the items itself? If you have a BI/VIB account, your birthday should be on the account and you can redeem the items the month of your birthday.

Personally, I like how Sephora has been included brands carried in their store as gifts in recent years because the years before Philosophy, it has usually been Sephora brand items (mini eye set from 2010, mini lip gloss set from 2009).

What do you think about this? Do you like the Benefit items Sephora chose for next year? Were you able to get the Sugar Lip Duos from this year?

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CVS Beauty Sale: December 2012

Beauty News:

CVS normally runs beauty sale on select items twice a year & since it is now December, it is time for their Winter beauty sale!

I have taken pictures of some items from the sale, but not all because the sale associate was kind of weird about it, so keep in mind that there are more items.

Almost the whole Kardashian NOPI collection is on sale for 50% off. They normally retail for $7.99, so it should be about $4 after the 50% off.

The older line of Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure is on sale for 50% off, along with some Salon Effects.

The whole line of Milani Holographic finish nail polishes is on sale for 75% off, making them around $1.40 each.

The whole line of Wet N' Wild's Wild Shine is 50% off, which makes them $1.50 each since they normally retail for $2.99.

The two sets of Physicians Formula gel liner sets are 50% off.

All of the Wet N' Wild's single eyeshadows are 50% off, which makes them $1 each.

All of Milani's Lip Flash are 75% off, which makes them $2 each.

The whole line of Milani Lipsticks are 75% off, which makes them about $1.70 each.

Other sales that I have seen that are not posted are:
Revlon's Age Defying Foundation 75% off - $3.49 each after sale
Wet N' Wild's Bronzer in Princess for 50% off
Wet N' Wild's Pressed Powder for 50% off, which makes it $2.50 each
All of Wet N' Wild's line of Foundation for 50% off
Selected shades from Covergirl lipsticks for 50% off
L'Oreal's Magic Smooth Souffle Foundation for 50% off - around $8.50 each after sale
Select Revlon nail polishes are 75% off (from what I remember, Minted was one of them)
Revlon's Mineral Blush are 75% off
Select Physicians Formula eyeshadow palettes & pressed powders for 50% off
The whole line of Revlon's Colorburst Lipstick (black quilted caps) for 75% off - $2.65 each

Those were most of what I remember from the sale, but there are a few more left. If you are interested, you should definitely check out your local CVS. Some items are not marked on sale, but you can always price check it at the scanner to see if it is on sale!

What do you think about CVS's Beauty Sales? Do you usually get anything from their sales?

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Inglot Counters in Macy's: Bay Area

Beauty News:

Before this year, Inglot was only available online for me because there was no stores in the Bay Area. I always thought ordering Inglot online was inconvenient because their online store does not show any shade description at all, so before buying it online, I would have to search through many reviews (and a lot of times, they did not have much reviews on specific items I want).

The beginning of this year, I learned that they started to open up Inglot counters at select Macy's locations that has their impulse beauty section. The only one closet to me was in Downtown San Francisco. Being from San Francisco, I would avoid downtown at all costs. Parking is $3 per hour if you're lucky enough to find meter parking, or garages are around $4-$6 per hour depending on the time you enter and exit.

Today, I found out that other Inglot counters are opening around the Bay Area. On Inglot's store locator, it shows coming soon for Macy's Valleyfair (Santa Clara) & Macy's Stoneridge (Pleasanton). I heard that the Inglot in Pleasanton opened this weekend so I am thinking about checking it out soon, but to me, this was awesome news since Stoneridge and Valleyfair both have a parking structure for shoppers. I love going to Inglot counters because you can actually see and swatch everything first to see if you like it!

What do you think about Inglot? Have you purchased online from them? Do you prefer going to their counters/are there any counters near you?

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