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ULTA Offers Monthly “College Day” Discounts

Kori Ellis — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:12:09 +0000

You are probably familiar with ULTA. They are a one-stop shop for cosmetics, skincare, haircare and other beauty products. ULTA is the largest beauty retailer in the U.S.

Right now, they are having “College Day” discounts on the first Tuesday of every month. These exclusive discounts are just for college students on select beauty products. It’s a great way to kick off the school year looking fabulous.

Image: ULTA.com

To take advantage of the discounts, you must bring your college student ID to any ULTA store location. On Tuesday, September 1, 2009, the following offers will be exclusive to those who bring in their valid college ID.

Smashbox Cosmetics: 20% off
Bare Escentuals Get Started Kits (all shades): 20% off
Harajukku Lovers Fragrance: 50% off
TIGI Brand Professional Haircare: 25% off
Pro Nail Products: 25% off
Chi Flat Iron Style GF 1001: $99.95
Maybelline: 25% off on all Maybelline mascara, eye shadows & liners
Neutrogena: 25% off on Neutrogena Skin Clearing Foundation, concealers & powders
Salon at ULTA: $20.00 Haircut

As you can see, these are some terrific brands that you probably already use. So getting these deals is a big bonus.

To find out what the new offers will be every month, visit the ULTA facebook page and become a fan.

Pictured above is the Smashbox Reign Fall Collection 2009. The collection includes:

Smashbox Limited Edition Reign Eye Shadow Palette ($42)
Smashbox Limited Edition Reign Jet Set Palette ($48)
Smashbox Limited Edition Reign Lipgloss – Crowned ($19)
Smashbox Limited Edition Reign Doubletake Lipcolor ($22)
Smashbox Limited Edition Reign Fusion Blush – Regal ($32)

You can get all these fantastic products from ULTA.com or ULTA stores.

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Giveaway: Fabulous Products from Beautyfix

Kori Ellis — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:15:54 +0000

It’s time to get your Beautyfix! With your Beautyfix quarterly subscription, you get 7-10 amazing makeup, skincare and haircare products each season for just $49.99 (retail value is ~$400). You have a chance to check out some of today’s hottest beauty brands without paying full price. It’s an awesome deal.

Image: Beautyfix

Every product in Beautyfix is tested and hand-selected by a group of industry experts (I’m part of this panel, so I can vouch for the quality and results!). With your membership, you also can get member-only discounts on top beauty brands, view videos on how to use the products and interact with the Beautyfix community.

The current quarter’s Beautyfix includes:

3Lab “M” Cream – Deluxe Travel Size
Either Chamomile and Goats Milk Self Tanner or Olive Oil & Shea Butter Tan Extender by Bella Bronze – Full size
Exuviance Rejuvenating Treatment Masque – Full Size
Global Goddess I-Divine Eyeshadow (colors vary)- Full Size
Jonathan Product Finish Control Hairspray – Full Size
Glowelle 7 Day Powder Stick Pack Kit – Full Size
Kerstin Florian Aromatherapy Neroli Water – Deluxe Travel Size
Lisa Hoffman Beauty Vitamin A&C Serum – Deluxe Travel Size
Beautyfix Makeup Bag

As a bonus when you sign up for Beautyfix, you also get a $25 gift card to glow.com for sharing your opinions on the products. Head over to Beautyfix.com – membership is limited, so don’t miss out.

This week, I’m giving you the opportunity to win the latest Beautyfix. All you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post and leave a beauty tip.

Your comment will automatically enter you into the giveaway. The contest will run through Friday, May 22, 2009 at 11:59pm when 6 random winners will be chosen. Each winner will receive the Beautyfix kit with the contents listed above.

U.S. mailing addresses only.

Thanks to Beautyfix for sponsoring the giveaway.

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How to Save Money on Beauty & Style

Kori Ellis — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:08:41 +0000

In tough economic times, everyone is looking for ways to save a buck or two. When shopping for new clothes or beauty products, here are some hot tips for saving money.

Get Alerts

Try Sample Sites

Online sample sale websites offering significant discounts on designer fashions. Some private sample sale websites, you need to be invited, while others you can just sign-up. Popular sample sites include:

Go Crazy!

Redtagcrazy.com sells one fashion item at a time at a significant discount of up to 80%. Each item is available for only a few hours, so you have to act fast. Top brands in Vince, LinQ, dVB, Lucky Brand and many others.

Get Your Fix

For $50 each season, you can get over $400 worth of products from Beautyfix. This is a quarterly subscription that includes fabulous makeup, skincare and haircare products that have been reviewed and selected by industry experts and top beauty bloggers.

Stock Up

When your favorite shampoo or sunscreen goes on sale, stock up. These are products that you know you will use year-round, so they are worth buying in bulk.

Don’t Overdo It

Many women use too much makeup, skin lotion and other beauty products. When you are applying, only use a small dab – a little goes a long way. If you need more, you can always add it. Also, don’t shampoo and condition your hair every day. Most of us, only need to wash our hair every other day rather than daily.

Disclosure: I do marketing for Redtagcrazy.com and I am on the panel at Beautyfix.

Photo credit: sxc.hu

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Shop The Big Beauty Sale at Sephora

Kori Ellis — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:00:25 +0000

After all the chaos of Christmas, you might not feel like shopping today. But tomorrow is another day.

If you are looking for fabulous beauty products, makeup and more, I suggest heading over to Sephora.com for The Big Beauty Sale. You can find some fantastic bargains at up to 75%.

The one thing I recommend is the Master’s Class Vol. 4 Rescue Beauty kit from Smashbox Cosmetics.

This fabulous kit features numerous beauty products, including eye shadow quads, eye brightener, primer, lip gloss and much more. Also included is an instructional DVD that will tell you how to use the products to rescue and revitalize your look.

Retail value of $175, you can get this Smashbox kit now for just $59. And shipping is free! You can’t beat this deal.

Happy Shopping!

Photo credit: Sephora

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Let’s Go Shopping!

admin — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:37:21 +0000

Hi, I’m Kori Ellis and I’ll be joining the lovely Aly Walansky co-blogging here at Shopaholics Daily.

I’m the Beauty & Style Channel Editor, among other things, here at b5media. And I look forward to sharing my shopping tips, suggestions and other ideas with all the rest of the shopaholics out there. I’ll be handling most of the beauty products, while Aly takes on fashion – but we’ll be both be crossing over quite a bit.

Look for a lot of reader giveaways, personal anecdotes and a whole lot of fun.

On this Christmas Eve, I wish you all health, wealth and happiness. Enjoy time with your family and friends.

Happy Shopping!

-Kori

^{Photo credit: Kori Ellis}

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The Beauty Blender Cosmetic Sponge

SP Bragg — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:56:03 +0000

I can’t wait to try this. I have been hearing such good things about it and lets face it… I love my gadgets. But, what I really like about this makeup sponge is that I can use it for my liquid foundation or mineral if that’s what I’m using on a particular day. And then I don’t have to go looking for another brush to apply my blush. This one sponge is all you need. I have been thinking of downsizing this year. I just have too much of everything, so this just might be the answer!! And I almost forgot to tell you, it’s washable!

Beautyblender, The Ultimate MakeUp Sponge Applicator, 1 sponge.

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Ingrown Hairs… a thing of the past??

SP Bragg — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:41:42 +0000

I really hated giving up the epilator. If you stayed on top of it every day, within a week or so, the job was quick and legs silky soft. *And each day took less and less time. My only problem was a BAD case of ingrown hairs. I tried Tend Skin and it really didn’t seem to help in my case, but I likely have hair with a bad case of attitude, so if it didn’t want to grow out properly, it simply didn’t. But I stumbled upon this product and began reading the reviews and it sounds awfully promising. Definitely worth checking out. I’m soooo tired of shaving.

*I had the best results using the epilator to grab the tiny hairs… seemed to hurt less but I had the same results by the end of the week.

Really interested in hearing if anyone has tried the product!

Princereigns Ingrown Hair Gel

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Cracked Heel Repair Push-up Stick

SP Bragg — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:13:52 +0000

We seem to worry about everyone else in the family before we turn our attention to ourselves. Well, not today! Here’s a little something from Earth Therapeutics that will get those cracked heels back into shape in no time. Don’t need it?? The last time you put on a pair of socks… did you notice dried out white lines? And even worse, do your heels catch on your stockings as you put them on… just a wee little bit? And I would imagine that that dry skin on your elbows would be happy of a little attention as well! Lets make 2008 a year where we pamper ourselves something crazy!

Cracked Heel Repair Push-up Stick

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*Marc Jacobs Daisy Set

SP Bragg — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:09:07 +0000

Daisy by Marc Jacobs includes notes of wild strawberry, violet leaves, red grapefruit, gardenia, violet, jasmine, musk, vanilla and white woods. This gift set features:

1.7-oz. Eau de Toilette Spray
5.1-oz. Body Lotion

Wild strawberry… ahhh, after all the snow we have had this past week, wild strawberries are sounding awfully tempting!! As much as I love Christmas, here’s to a very early spring!
$60.00 at Dillards

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Look What Amy Has Found

SP Bragg — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:41:16 +0000

And all this time I thought that I was the only perfume bottle junkie!! Apparently that is not necessarily so. While Amy from The Scented Life is raving about the scent, (I think that I like the Plum Nectar the best) she does point out that the bottles are big- time “dresser candy”. I couldn’t have come up with a better description! Go and take a look!!

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