Budget Beauty
Wal-Mart’s Special Delivery
What: Who has the time to drive miles to their nearest discount store to pick up a new tube of mascara or lipstick? We certainly don’t. But now Wal-Mart is stepping in to help time-strapped and budget-conscious consumers by launching an all-new home delivery plan that brings beauty and health products to your front door. For the first time ever, Wal-Mart is letting its customers shop online for low-priced beauty products from name brands like Maybelline and Neutrogena, with shipping that costs just 97 cents per item.
What Wal-Mart Says:
“Customers have long trusted Walmart to provide ...
Bold Nails for Fall ‘09
What: Fancy jewelry and expensive handbags are so 2008. Manicured nails are the fashion statement of 2009, now that striped metallics, earth tones, and custom-designed nails are all en-vogue. For budget babes interested in doing their own nails at home, experts recommend choosing bold colors—like blood red—or painting dark hues over the top of more opaque pink polishes to get the runway look at home.
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Estee Lauder Gets Customers Glammed Up Online
What: The makeup giant Estee Lauder is hoping its latest promotion will leave you looking good online. Beginning October 16th, the company is giving away free makeovers and taking glamorous pictures of customers at select Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, and Saks department stores—which those customers can then use as their profile picture on sites like Facebook and MySpace. In addition, the company will be giving away a free 10-day supply of foundation to all customers, with no purchase required.
What AdAge Says:
“The gift that the brand hopes will keep on giving is that the profile photos ...
Tuesday Spa Specials in NYC
What: The spa discount website 25Tuesdays.com wants you to start feeing good again. Every week, the site posts a new beauty treatment that users can purchase online for just $25 and use in a New York-area spa. For example, on Tuesday, September 29th users will have 24 hours to pick up a Signature Facial at Smooth Synergy for just—you guessed it—$25.
What They Say:
“25Tuesdays.com was created to help New Yorkers relax in tough economic times … The deals can only be purchased on Tuesdays. When the clock strikes midnight the deal is gone. Buy the deal on Tuesday, use it any day. ...
Natural Health Announces Beauty Awards Winners
What: Natural Health magazine has announced the winners of its 5th Annual Beauty Awards, which polled thousands of readers and dermatologists to find 25 of the year’s best beauty products.
2009 Winners Include:
Facial Cleanser—Olay Definity Penetrating Mousse Cleanser
Eye Cream—Yes to Cucumbers Eye Love Cucumbers Soothing Eye Gel
Lip Balm—Burt’s Bees Sun Protecting Lip Balm SPF 8 with Passionfruit
Body Scrub—Aura Cacia Nourishing Body Polishes Fair Trade Certified
For the Full List: Check out www.naturalhealthmag.com.
Read MoreChaps Weekend Perfume: Product Review
What: Angela gets spritzed with Chaps Weekend Perfume.
The Lowdown: Chaps is not a brand name that inspires a great deal of confidence regarding women’s fragrances. Sold at Kohl’s, it strikes me as very conservative and quite the opposite of high end. The packaging for the new Chaps Woman Weekend Perfume doesn’t help—the box is printed all around with a bland pink cable knit, with the Chaps logo (which always makes me think of lassos and cowboy boots) front and center. The bottle is a bit better, though, and I know, I know ... never judge a book and all that ...
As it turns out, in ...
Some Estee Lauder Cosmetics May Get Real Cheap Soon
What: Estee Lauder will be shuttering its Prescriptives beauty line by the time 2010 rolls around. The reason - clearly - is the recession, as Estee Lauder (wisely) has decided to reallocate funds to other more profitable lines. They’ll continue selling Prescriptives products until everything’s all gone, but the favored Calyx fragrance will still be sold at retailers for the foreseeable future. No one’s officially said it yet…but we’re guessing prices may go down because of all of this.
What Estee Lauder Says:
Read MoreYou may have recently heard that Prescriptives has made the difficult ...
Beauty Breakdown: What to Toss and Keep This Fall
What: You don’t wear the same shoes in the summer as you do in the fall, so why would you wear the same products on your face? As the season changes, so to should your beauty routine. NYU dermatology professor Dr. Elizabeth K. Hale advises tossing out any old bottles of sunless tanners, heavy-duty sunscreens, and old lipgloss this fall, and instead packing your beauty bag full of tinted moisturizer, oil-free sunscreen, and lip balm with SPF.
What Dr. Hale Says:
“If you want to sustain a healthy glow into fall, better to use a tinted moisturizer. Or, invest in a new bottle of sunless ...
Frédéric Fekkai Shampoo Giveaway at Saks
What: The luxury haircare brand Frédéric Fekkai wants you to make the switch. The company is hosting a “Shampoo Swap” day at Saks Fifth Avenue stores across the country on September 17th, asking women to trade in any bottle of full sized shampoo for a completely free 8oz bottle of the company’s new Fekkai Advanced shampoo, which normally retails for $23.
What Frédéric Fekkai Says:
“The promotion is part of the exciting launch of Fekkai Advanced, the newest incarnation of luxury hair care from Fekkai. The Fekkai Advanced collection redefines the original Fekkai product families, ...
New Nail Polish from Sephora
What: The new Sephora by OPI Matte collection features bright grape (Domestic Goddess), dark smoky purple (Metro Chic), and black (Where’s a Tire Jack?) nail polish. It’s on sale now at Sephora - they cost less than $10, which is something we always appreciate around here.
If you’ve prettied up your toe/finger nails with Sephora by OPI already, let us know what you think!
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