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CURRENT SKIN CARE OBSESSIONS: SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic with 15% L-Ascorbic Acid.

Skinstore.com is offering 20% off sitewide through February 14 2011

February 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Skinstore.com is offering a generous 20% coupon through February 14 with code 20LUV.

Here is some items that caught our eye(s) with their prices after the 20% off:

Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum – we’ll be giving a rave review on this amazing product in the next week or so, $63.20 after coupon
La Roche Posay Anthelios 60 Ultra Light Sunscreen Fluid – Courtney’s fav sunscreen, $22.32 after coupon
Clarisonic PLUS Skin Care System with Spot Treatment – $180.00 after coupon
Oscar Blandi Pronto Invisible Volumizing Dry Shampoo Spray – $18.40 after coupon, a truly fab dry shampoo
HairMax LaserComb Premium – $396 after coupon
Luminess Air New Beauty Edition Fair – this set piqued my interest, $159.20 after coupon
Osmotics Anti Wrinkle Vitamin C Patches – $38.40 after coupon
Topix Replenix Intensive Eye Lightening Serum – $56.00 after coupon
T3 Featherweight Luxe Hair Dryer – a must for any girl short on time and/or thick on hair, $200.00 after coupon
Pure Inventions Green Tea in Raspberry – this stuff tastes great, $24.80 after coupon
Stila Yumberry Crush, a staple in my purse, $19.20 after coupon

The big list of Sephora 2011 coupon and promo codes

January 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

10 Free Skincare Samples with Any Order
Note: offer exclusive to Sephora beauty insiders; beauty insiders signup is free. Samples include: Amore Pacific Intensive Vitalizing Eye Complex (0.01 oz), Dior Capture Totale One Essential (0.03 oz), Lavanila SPF 40 Face Cream (0.07 oz), Murad Essential-C Eye Cream SPF 15 (0.03 oz), Ole Henriksen Invigorating Night Gel (0.1 oz), Perricone MD Cold Plasma (0.07 oz), Philosophy Miracle Worker Miraculous Anti-Aging Moisturizer (0.06 oz), Rexaline Hydra-Dose Hyper-Hydrating Skin Densifying Anti-Wrinkle Cream (0.06 oz), Peter Thomas Roth Anti-Aging Cleansing Gel (0.07 oz), and Caudalie Vinexpert Night Infusion Cream (0.1 oz).

Sephora coupon code: SPLURGE

Free Caudalie Primer Cru Eye Cream w/ Any Order
Note: for beauty insiders only, while supplies last (expires 4/17/11)
Sephora coupon code: PCEYE

Free Bare Escentuals Trio w/ Any Order
Note: while supplies last (expires 4/17/11)
Sephora coupon code: BARETRIO

Free Bare Escentuals Trio w/ Any Order
Note: while supplies last (expires 4/17/11)
Sephora coupon code: MATTETRIO

Free Peter Thomas Roth Instant Firmx w/ Any Order
Note: while supplies last (expires 2/17/11)
Sephora coupon code: FIRMUP

Free Chloe Rose Gift with Chloe Perfume
Sephora coupon code: CHLOEROSE

Free Lancome Gift Duo with Any Order
Sephora coupon code: GIFTDUO

Free Mini Marc Jacobs Perfume w/ Any Order
Sephora coupon code: MJLOLA

Philosophy Miracle Worker Duo for $75
Note: $117 value (expires 2/17/11)
Sephora coupon code: MWDUO

Free Bare Escentuals Bonus w/ Any Order
(expires 2/10/11)
Sephora coupon code: ILLUMINATE

Free Sample BareEscentuals Blemish Therapy w/ Order
Note: while supplies last (expires 2/28/11)
Sephora coupon code: SKINTHERAPY

Free Pouch w/ Givenchy Vax in for Youth Purchase
(expires 2/10/11)
Sephora coupon code: VAXIN

Free Marc Jacobs Daisy Sample w/ Any Order
(expires 2/21/11)
Sephora coupon code: MJDAISY

Free New Deluxe Sample for Beauty Insiders
(expires ???)
Sephora coupon code: MYCHOICE

Free Lancome Skincare Samples w/ Any Purchase
(expires 4/4/11)
Sephora coupon code: FIGHTAGE

Free Caudalie Deluxe Sample with Online Order
Note: while supplies last (expires 2/25/11)
Sephora coupon code: VINOSORBET

Free Mini Marc Jacobs Lola w/ Any Purchase
Note: while supplies last (expires 1/31/11)
Sephora coupon code MJLOLA

Free Buxom Lipstick with Any Order
(expires 3/7/11)
Sephora coupon code: AMSTERDAM

2 Free Mini Items with Any Order
Note: offer exclusive to beauty insiders; beauty insider signup is free
Sephora coupon code: 2011

Free Deluxe Sample with Any Order
(expires 3/17/11)
Sephora coupon code: CHOOSEME

Free Juicy Couture Rollerball with Any Order
(expires 7/16/11)
Sephora coupon code: JUICYCOUTURE

Earn 50 Sephora Insider Bonus Points w/ Full-Mascara
Note: offer valid with hourglass, urban decay, koress, smashbox, benefit, sephora, laura mercier brand products
Sephora coupon code: 1202134

Free Murad Moisturizer Sample w/ Any Order
(expires 2/20/11)
Sephora coupon code: HYDRATION

Free Full Action Mascara Sample w/ Any Order
Note: while supplies last (expires 2/19/11)
Sephora coupon code: FULLACTION

Free SUPER Hydrator Sample w/ Any Order
(expires 2/20/11)
Sephora coupon code: SUPER

Free Lash Plumping Mini w/ DiorShow Mascara
(expires 4/4/11)
Sephora coupon code: DIORMAX

Free Sample of Givenchy Play with Any Order
(expires 4/4/11)
Sephora coupon code: HERPLAY

Free Pore Refiner w/ Dr. Brandt Lotion Purchase
Note: must order pores no more anti-aging mattifying lotion (expires 4/5/11)
Sephora coupon code: PORESNOMORE

Free Juice Moisturizer Sample with Any Purchase
Note: while supplies last (expires 2/20/11)
Sephora coupon code: JUICEDUO

Thanks to the gals at Freebieville for this impressive list!

New Product: Smashbox Beauty In A Box: Photo Prep Kit

January 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I can’t believe the Smashbox Beauty In A Box: Photo Prep Kit went under my radar until now – gotta love when a kit has all the Smashbox essentials I need to restock on in one kit! This limited edition kit at Sephora has everything you need for a flawless look, and a guide on how to use each product:

– 1.0 oz Photo Finish Foundation Primer
– 0.08 oz Photo Finish Lid Primer
– 0.24 oz Photo Op Under Eye Brightener
– 0.12 oz Lip Treatment SPF 15
– 0.16 oz Layer Lash Primer

My two favorites are Photo Finish Foundation Primer and Photo Op Under Eye Brightener. The Foundation Primer leaves skin sooooo silky and luminous, and Photo Op Under Eye Brightener goes on as a light liquid and manages to hide lack of sleep or allergies in a flash!

Find the Smashbox Beauty In A Box: Photo Prep Kit at Sephora.com.

Product Review: Liz Earle Superbalm

January 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Show of hands – how many of us have dry, cracked lips during winter?

Let’s face it – when Tuesday’s 32 degrees felt practically tropical here on the East Coast, it’s bad news for your skin.

Superbalm

I recieved Liz Earle’s Superbalm a few weeks ago and immediately loved how it soothed and softened my lips. I am a huge fan of the Liz Earle line in general, and especially the Superskin line, and Superbalm is a great go-to product, especially for lips and cuticles. Just smooth a tiny bit over your lips and you’ll see an instant difference – dry areas calm down, and those little vertical lines smooth away.

The Experience

I love the texture – it goes on smooth and light. In the jar it feels a bit softer than shea butter, and it feels a little lighter than melted shea butter when it’s on the skin. I really don’t like the waxy feel of most lip balms, and Superbalm doesn’t feel waxy at all. It has a great roster of ingredients – not limited to Vitamin E, Avocado Oil, Rosehip Oil (a great lipid), Chamomile Extract Oil to soothe skin, West African Shea, and Lavender Oil gives it the great scent.

When I’m applying makeup I’ll smooth a bit on my lips and apply my lip color last after Superbalm has had time to soak in and make my lips soft and even. It gets to work and you will have a perfect canvas for your lipstick!

Find it at LizEarle.com for $29.00 for a 1 oz jar and $8.50 for a very purse-friendly .1 oz pot.

Product Review: Peter Thomas Roth Unwrinkle Peel Pads

January 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I have a few peel product favorites that I *THOUGHT* were doing the trick for me, but Ive had such good results with the Peter Thomas Roth Power K Eye Rescue and a few other key PTR products that I was excited to give the UnWrinkle Peel Pads a try, even though I thought I had the glycolic acid peel beauty base covered.

What Beauty.com says about Peter Thomas Roth UnWrinkle Pads:Peter Thomas Roth Un-Wrinkle Peel Pads are a gentle yet effective daily peel with a PTR 20% proprietary complex of alpha, beta & gamma exfoliators (including glycolic, salicylic, lactic, linolenic acids) and amino acids, which are the building blocks of peptides. Helps to minimize pores, clarify the skin and reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and uneven skin tone. Leaves skin soft, smooth, firm and revitalized.

My PTR UnWrinkle Pads Experience:

Some Immediate perks:

It did not sting, even on delicate skin areas.

My skin IMMEDIATELY looked better and my skin GLOWED upon use.

My between the eyebrow crinkle wrinkles vanished. I don’t have real forehead wrinkles but I do have a forehead line/crinkle between my eyebrows from squinting that shows mostly when my skin is very dry. It immediately looked better after application, and about 1/2 hour later forehead crinkle was really gone no trace of it even up close. I have more crinkle lines than real wrinkles, so I didn’t expect much of a wrinkle based result, but I was surprised how much younger my skin looked without the fine expression lines around my eyebrows and lips.

When I tried the PTR pads, I had not used moisturizer yet that day, and my skin had some dry flakey spots from mild sunburn. Normally when my face gets sunburn, I flake for at least a few days, and most products seem to make it worse or at least sting. But after the pads I was absolutely smooth after one use, no stinging involved.

After a week’s use:

It removed dry skin without irritation and left my skin visibly more even and clear.
It sacked the blackheads on my nose within a few days

The pores on my cheeks were smaller and the pores on my chin seemed not visible at all.

My skin did not get irritated with continued use.

My skin was even and clear, so I did not feel a need to use it daily after the initial week because my skin was much more even and clear, so then I switched to using the pads about every three days or so for upkeep before an event that I want to look nice or if my skin seems kind of blah, I step it up to every other day.

Tip: The directions say to also use the pad on the tops of your hands. There is enough product per pad to do your face, neck, and hands. Some users says they cut a pad in half to make them last longer, but then there is probably only enough product to focus on face and neck. I really like how there is enough product on the pads to use on knuckles and it cleans up ragged cuticles completely.

Beauty.com currently has a nice Peter Thomas Roth Gift with Purchase offer: Buy $40 of Peter Thomas Roth and get a deluxe bonus jar of Un-Wrinkle Peel Pads free, (a $15