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Cyber Monday Deals

How was everyone's Black Friday? I know some of my readers are not from the US, so I'll explain what Black Friday is...

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, stores will open extremely early and give really great deals to try to get themselves back into the "black."

It can get crazy, very crazy. LOL. 

I have a story to tell, BUT, I'm going to post some Cyber Monday Deals right now. :-)

*Bath &Body Works: Today Only, you can get 25% off your purchase with CYBER2011

*Birchbox: Today Only. Splurge a little, Get a lot. 

Spend $50 get 50 points + 50 points = 100 points ( $10 value on BB)

Spend $100 get 100 points + 150 points= 250 points ( $25 value on BB)

and so on...

Plus, BB has free shipping on $25 purchases until Dec.31. No code needed.

*MAC Cosmetics: Get FREE overnight shipping with any purchase. Use code CYBER 

*June Jacobs: 40% purchase with code BIGSALE11

*Sephora: With a $25 purchase, receive a mystery bag with 5 deluxe and travel size samples. Use code MYSTERY

Free shipping with $25 purchase use code SHIPNOW

With $25 purchase receive a YSL beauty compact mirror with code LUXEFRIDAY

Free iPhone chic sleeve with any purchase online use code MOBILE

*Abercrombie & Fitch: Take an additional 40% off entire purchase plush FREE shipping. Use code 15440

*Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic: 30% off with code HUGECYBER

*Smashbox: 20% off entire purchase with code SBXFF11

*Julep Maven: Get your Holiday glow on gift set. Buy 1 for $25, Buy 2 for $22 each, Buy 3 or more for $15 each.

This comes with JULEP GLOW ON-Age defining hand brightener, JULEP FACIAL FOR HANDS-glycolic hand scrub, JULEP nail file, JULEP nail color (holiday red), and JULEP base coat.

Use code CYBERMONDAY

*American Eagle: 25% off plus FREE shipping. Use code 49827101

*Clarisonic: 20% off skin care pairs & gift bundles! Use Code CYBER20

And don't forget to shop through www.ebates.com . Over 500 stores have double cash back today! 

XO

NARS eyeshadow duo swatches-Bysance & Island Fever

Look what I got in the mail yesterday! My NARS eyeshadow duos! Yay!

Okay, enough exclamation points.

A couple posts back I mentioned that Sephora was having a super awesome deal on NARS eyeshadow duos-for $10, well, I snatched those up real quick.

They still have them posted on their website, but they are out of stock. :0(

But, keep checking back, you never know...they might come back.

And the VIB sale is coming up in a couple days ( NOV.10-14) so if it comes back in stock you could save an extra 20%. And of course I'm going to say go through a website like www.ebates.com and earn 4% cash back on your purchase.

* No, I do not recieve any compansation, I just love Ebates-I do have a link you can join under me, but I've never posted it*

Okay, Let the swatching begin.

The lovely packaging.

I love their packaging, but it gets dirty faaast.

Bysance & Island Fever

Bysance

When I first saw this I thought of LA Lakers. haha.

Marigold/Iris

When I swatched Bysance, I immediatly noticed the shadows were so smooth/creamy/buttery feeling. They just glidded right on my arm. I didn't use a primer. The gold color is really pigmented. The Iris color is pigmented, but you might need to layer it on for a deeper color, if need be.

Island Fever.

So pretty in person.

The grey shade has some pink and silver glitter in it. It's not huge glitter, if you weren't paying attention, you might not even notice it. It's very subtle. It's gorgeous.

They both are very shimmery.

I just did very quick swatches, forgive me, I feel like I'm dying. lol. I've been sick all week. hmmph.

Once again, I didn't use a primer.

This swatch doesn't do this duo any justice. It is gorgeous in person.

The shadows are so silky smooth and glide right on and blend out so effortlessly.

For $10 these duos are a steal, with the discount and cash back....it's robbery. LOL. If you can get your hands on these, I defenatly say go for it.

Did you pick these up? Do you already have them? What do you think?

XO

It's that time of year again-Sephora Friends & Family sale!

Today starts off the Sephora Friends & Family sale!

Woo Hoo!

Just follow this link and enter your email address to get your 20% one time use code and use it between today until 11/2. *One code per email-Up to five emails per computer*

www.sephora.com/friends

And don't forget to go through a site like www.ebates.com to get 4% cash back.

And Sephora has a couple NARS nail polishes on sale for $8 each($17 value) and eyeshadows California and Night Sun are still on sale for $8 ($23 value) if you didn't get a chance to pick those up yet.

They are gorgeous and would make great Christmas gifts. ;0)

XO

Let me know what you got or what's on your wishlist.

I think I'm going to pick up a Clarisonic and those nail polishes, maybe a gift set or two. haha.