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#MakeupMonday – Cyber Monday Makeup Deals

Lorac Cosmetics Cyber Monday Special Collection

Lorac Cosmetics Cyber Monday Special Collection


For the past several days I’ve been receiving emails about Cyber Monday sales from some of my various favorite cosmetics lines. I’d never heard of Cyber Monday before, so I looked it up on Wikipedia and apparently it’s the online store equivalent to Black Friday. Why they can’t just have their sales on Black Friday is beyond me (and some of these sales actually did start on Black Friday), but I’m never one to turn down a good deal on makeup. With that, here are some Cyber Monday sales to catch before they’re gone. I’m posting early today so you have time to get your shop on before these sales end.

Armani
Armani has a “Friends and Family” deal going with 20% off and Free Shipping with purchases of $75 or more. Considering that Armani’s famed (well deserved fame) foundations cost $45 a bottle, it shouldn’t be difficult to reach the required purchase amount. Armani also has some nice Holiday Gifts sets going which I discuss in my Holiday Gift Sets follow up.

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
Not really having a sale in terms of discounts on products, but they are giving free shipping and free deluxe samples with purchase. Use code HAPPY11 at checkout.

Korres
Korres is offering more discounts and offers than I can list, and being the sneaky folks that they are, they actually started their sale on Sunday. In addition, starting on Monday they will be having select hourly specials. Clearly Korres is going all out for Cyber-Monday.

Lorac
Lorac has a Cyber Monday collection featuring $100 worth of fab products for $25. While you’re at the Lorac site, don’t forget to check the VIP section for great discounts on discontinued items.

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics
OCC is offering 20% off of it’s fabulous Lip Tars in a one day only sale. Shop now or forever hold your peace. Enter code CYBER 2010.

Peter Thomas Roth Skincare
Peter Thomas Roth is an amazing skincare line and it is what I use in my kit along with Dermalogica. PTR rarely discounts, but they are having one now: 20% off excluding sale items, use code FRI2010. Take advantage of this rare opportunity. I sure am!

Smashbox Cosmetics -
They are currently having another Friends and Family sale, and it ends on Monday. Enter code FFSB20 at checkout.

Stila
You can get 20% off online purchases with the code STILALOVES . However, that’s not the big deal. The Big Deal beginning on Cyber Monday from Stila is the online warehouse sale. 80% off selected items. Yes. 80% off. Run don’t walk because even though the online warehouse sale is through December 3rd, items will sell out quickly. Go here for Stila’s Online Warehouse sale.

Shu Uemura
My beloved Shu is having a 20% off purchases of $50 or more. Shu always offers free shipping for purchases over $50, so that makes this is a nice little deal. As we in the US can no longer go to stores or counters for our Shu Uemura needs, these online sales will have to suffice. Use code WISH2010

Tarte
Tarte is having a nice little “secret” sale. 30% off sitewide (15% off limited-edition holiday items) PLUS get FREE charcoal emphasEYES & FREE shipping when you spend $25 or more. Use code CYBERMON

Three Custom Color -
Three Custom Color has jumped into the fold with a cyber monday special of their own. Through midnight tonight you can get 35% off. Use code cybermonday. And as always, 3CC (as we pros call them) offers free shipping on orders of $75 or more.

Urban Decay
Presumably to make way for new product, Urban Decay is selling off select items of some of its most beloved products at unbelievable discounts.

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#MakeupMonday – Vibrant Color

A trend that emerged from the runways of Fashion Week Spring 2011 collections was Vibrant Color. Yay! Enough with the dark Gothic look or the monochromatic “no makeup” looks. Color is playful, uplifting and makes us look fresh and young. From subtly “there” to loud and proud, there are plenty of products to get you started. And fear not, there will be many more products to come as this trend develops into the new year.

Eyes

Stila Cosmetics Color Wheel Eyeshadow Palette
Stila – Color Wheel Palette
This is one of the most genius palettes I’ve ever seen. I think one of the reasons more women don’t wear color (or why some who do don’t get it quite right) is simply because they don’t know how. Artists working in any medium get to know color and color relationships by using the color wheel. How ingenious is it to make an eyeshadow palette based on the Color Wheel!?! Not only are the colors laid out in a way that is very user friendly, the palette comes with pro tips and tricks for best looks and ideas. Genius! Continue reading →

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#MakeupMonday – Extending Your Summer Glow

In beauty, time waits for no one and the cosmetics companies are already starting to unveil their Fall Collections (which we here at Makeup to Go will be talking about soon). However, most women are still enjoying their beautiful glowy skin and the warm summer weather. If you want to extend your summer glow (or if you live in Southern California like me, where the summer glow never really ends), here are some products that will do the trick.

1 ) Dermalogica – Skin Hydrating Booster and Solar Defense Booster

Dermalogica Skin Hydrating Booster and Solar Defense Booster

Dermalogica Skin Hydrating Booster and Solar Defense Booster

Great makeup on wonky skin is no good. Be sure to give your skin the extra hydration and sun protection it needs to stay glowy and not turned baked on you. If you’ve read the blog, you know I’m a huge fan of Dermalogica skincare. Amongst their more ingenious products are their Boosters, which are specialty elixirs that you can add to ‘boost’ other products. For the summertime, the Hydration Boost and the Solar Boost are the champs. I add the Solar boost to foundations or moisturizers I love that either do not have or have a low SPF to make them summer sun ready. The Hydration Boost adds a serious jolt of moisture to any skincare product without adding oil or making the skin feel greasy. Mix a dab of the Hydration boost and a dab of the Solar boost with a dab of your favorite foundation and voila! You have a perfect tinted moisturizer.
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#MakeupMonday – All About Stains

Benefit Cosmetics PosieTint

Benefit Cosmetics PosieTint


In a previous MakeupMonday I mentioned using lip/cheekstains as a means of lightening up one’s makeup routine. In that article I mentioned perennial favorites, Benefit Benetint and Becca Cosmetics Beach Tint. Many readers, however, have cried out for more. Here then are some of my favorite tints…

1) Tarte Cheekstain – It’s pretty crazy that I didn’t mention this one right off the bat, but I guess I was trying not to seem too biased. This product absolutely never leaves my kit and I have a shade that I use on myself as well (yes, they have shades for every skin-tone of Divas! :D ). They add subtle sheen, a sheer yet buildable amount of color and dry to a natural finish on the skin. AND they have no parabens, petrochemicals, synthetic fragrances, etc. Continue reading →

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#MakeupMonday – A Change of Season…

Nars' Orgasm Illuminator

Nars' Orgasm Illuminator


With Spring being well underway, you may be noticing a change in the cosmetics landscape. Actually, cosmetics companies have already started introducing their Summer collections, so now is the time of year to rethink and recharge your beauty routine. By recharge & rethink, I do not mean run out and buy a zillion more new products and totally change how you do your makeup (unless you want to :) ). Instead, it’s about changing applications and textures, and going for a more easy approach. I call this time of year the “Lighten Up, Brighten Up” time of year.

1) Foundation – If you’re a foundation wearer, changing formulation can be the simplest way to lighten up your routine. Try going with a tinted moisturizer instead of a full bodied foundation. With the changes in makeup technology over the last few years, you can get a surprising amount of coverage in a lighter-weight formulation. Ones to try; Josie Maran (light coverage) and Korres (a bit more coverage)

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