Beauty News- BLACK FRIDAY EDITION...WITH CYBER MONDAY Update #5

As you know it will soon be black Friday! Many deals  are starting Thursday night between 7 and 8pm!

Here is the list so deals so far...Check back later today because I will constantly update this list!

Coastal Scents -50% off everything
ELF- so far BOGO 50% and receive a $10 gift card on $30 orders AND free shipping on orders of $35 or more!  50% OFF EVERYTHING! AND FREE shipping on orders $35 and more.
Sugarpill- 20% to 50% everything. Deals go LIVE at 8pm PST
Sedona Lace- 50% off everything
Magnolia Makeup- 50% off everything
Lisi- 50% off everything
Macy's- Has a variety of beauty items on sale. Also spend $50 on beauty and get FREE shipping!!!!
Here's a few on my list:
             -Smashbox "Try it" kit $10
             -Impulse eye's, lips and cheek set $10
             -Benefit "tan about town" kit $17
Ofra-50% off everything
Stila- no definite details but says possible free samples, free shipping and UP to 80% off.
BH- 75% off!!!
Inglot- 20% off everything
Concrete Minerals- 20% off using code: SUGAR 20
Sephora- MANY $10 items. I posted the link below, but here are a few I'm interested in.
             -5 color Stila palettes
             -Lorac, Buxon, Bare Minerals and Too Faced Eye Duo's
             -Sephora Brush trio
http://www.temptalia.com/sephora-black-friday-2013-deals
 
Ulta- Has great sales as well that don't go live until tonite.
        -30 piece Ulta brand lipgloss set $10
        -Ulta brand brush set $10
       -Urban Decay shadow primer set $12

Just Added!!
Tarte- 25% off of everything!
YES-40% off
Sigma-20% off

Alright this is my list for now , but I'll be back in a few hours when I have more details.

Beauty News!

     I know, I know, I've been a little behind on my blogging and it's killing me! It's either sleep or write, and sleep wins usually, sometimes without me knowing!
I'll play catch up this week and get you some much anticipated info RIGHT AWAY!!

Beauty Challenge Update-I've been using my palette for about 2 weeks now and it's going great! I use to worry about the shimmer being too much, but it's actually no so bad, even at work. I do try to save my more extreme combinations for home. ONLY 12 more days!, which means 12 looks...and here I am already feeling like I could go another 30 days!

SALES!!!!

Sephora
I know they had their VIB 20% off, which I MISSED and were upset about! I could have gotten so much stuff dirt cheap, combining that with my store discount.
I sure they have another special soon and I will be ALL OVER IT!!

Ulta
This month you should have gotten your magazine with your ULTA rewards coupon, FREE Ulta product coupon and $3.50 off coupon.
PLUS
Ulta brand products are BOGO FREE
There's a 5 for $5 deal on select products
Also there's BOGO 50% on NYX, Jane, Ecotools and Real Techniques, Covergirl, Physicians Formula, Revlon, L'Oreal and Maybelline.

CVS
BOGO 50%- L'Oreal, Maybelline, Wet n' Wild, Physicians Formula, Essence of Beauty, Neutrogena, Roc, Clean and Clear, Revlon.
Rimmel 40% off

Rite Aid
Revlon and Wet n' Wild 40% off
BOGO 50% L'Oreal, Covergirl, Cetaphil, St. Ives, Ponds, Simple, and Noxema
Almay removers $4.99

Walgreens
L'Oreal, select liners, mascara and lip products $6.99
L'Oreal skincare 20% off
BOGO 50% Neutrogena, Cerve, Wet n' Wild
Revlon 40% off

For my convenience and that fact that it would makes sense, I'll be switching some dates that I post things in my blog!
On Friday - I'll post the sales for the following week.
On Sunday- I'll post my reviews
On Wednesday- I'll post my $1 *GEMS* and Best $10 or less I ever spent!

News on $1 *GEMS*- When I took on this task, KNEW it would be difficult! So lately I haven't been able to find a $1 beauty items that actually work well. Don't fret!! I'm always looking and I'll let you know what I find ASAP, even if it might be an almost $2 *GEM* :/

Have a great week and you'll be hearing from me soon!

Beauty News!!!

     Here we are again! Another week , more sales, deals, beauty tips, advice and experiments.
I am 1 week into my beauty challenge and it's going well. I am trying to use EVERY single color in the palette,  but I can already tell I have a few go to colors. Now the new challenge with this palette is to darken some colors without using the charcoal grey, I'm an artist so it should be easy!

On to sales:

Rite Aid
BOGO 50%- Covergirl, Olay, Revlon, Almay, Neutrogena, Ecotools, Jessie's Girl and Renewal Skincare.
Physicians Formula and NYC are 40% off

Walgreens
BOGO 50%- Maybelline, Revlon, Covergirl, and Neutrogena
Ponds cold cream or makeup wipes/towelettes- BOGO FREE
20% off L'Oreal Skincare

CVS
BOGO 50%- St. Ives, Noxema, Cetaphil, Maybelline, Wet n' Wild, Covergirl eye & nail, Almay, and Milani

Ulta
Ulta brand cosmetics are BOGO FREE
BOGO 50%- Ecotool, Real Techniques, Almay, Maybelline, NYX, L'Oreal, Physicians Formula, Covergirl, Derma E, Olay, Roc, Aveeno, Neutrogena skincare and L'Oreal skincare.

Now, back to research in, while wearing my Wonder Woman snuggie.

Come back this week for another review, $1 *GEM* and hopefully a best $10 I ever spent. I'm hope I can find something cool VERY soon!

Weekly Review: Cleansers Part 2

Finally! Part 2 of our cleanser review is here!
      This go 'round I wasn't too fond of a few of the cleansers, but I stuck it out. Some of these weren't for me or my skin type and 1 was just BAD! I tried them all anyway, and even though they weren't terrible I doubt I'd make a future purchase of some of these products.

Just a little disclaimer: I purchase or obtained these samples myself, I did not receive and sponsorship from any of the companies in this article of any other article I've written.

Up first!

Ponds Luminous cleanser ($8)- silky, foamy, feels luxurious and moisturizing to touch. Not great for oily/combination skin. This product cleans well and leaves you skin feeling super soft.
Recommended use for dry skin (ONLY)








Suki Lemongrass Exfoliating Cleanser ($32) - Smells weird, sweet and lemony, but with an underlying chemical smell. Foams, minor exfoliation. Gets a plus for the lemon peel, but not my favorite. For an expensive product it was lacking. Left me wanting more and feeling like I had to rewash my face. After
using this. 




Juice Beauty Acne Fighting Cleanser ($22) - Similar to the Biore cleansers, but all natural.  Has a bit of an off smell. Cleanses well, and is part of an acne fighting system. My skin felt clean, but not dry.
Recommended for oily/acne proned skin






Clean and Clear Morning Burst ($7) - This product is nothing special. Another product with an "off" smell! Supposed to be morning burst and have a citrus smell, but lacked the wake up feeling. Exfoliating microbeads are seen in the cleanser, but you can't feel them, it's just not enough beads!






Simple Exfoliating Cleanser ($6)- Gentle cleanser, perfect for everyday use, doesn't foam, but still cleanses well. I like the exfoliating properties and the natural ingredients. I would only use it in the morning as my day time cleanser, but only because I need a stronger cleanser to cut the oil and cleanse my face. Does leave skin feeling dry.
Recommended for sensitive and normal skin.






Simple Refreshing Cleansing Gel ($6) - Very gentle, probably 1 step above just using water. Perfect for sensitive skin, again not something I would use on myself. If you like natural products this is perfect. It doesn't foam and it's almost like a lotion.
Recommended for normal and sensitive skin






Now time for one I REALLY did not like...

Ulta Foaming Face Wash ($9) - Lots of problems with this wash! It's pretty much a waste. It's thin and watery. It's supposed to foam, but it barely does. I thought I did something wrong, so I kept applying more and more, to no avail! I would NOT recommend this product at all.
 

$1 *GEM*

     This week's $1 *GEM* is once again by E.L.F. (eyeslipsface). It's the Luscious Liquid Lipstick.
     The color is subtle, but when I wear it I get asked "what lipstick is that?" When I show them the tube, no one believes it's just this product.
     I like this "lipstick" because it gives you some color without giving you a SO MUCH color. I usually don't plan to put on lipstick, but once my face is done, without lipstick the look feels incomplete.
     Sometimes lipstick is just too much, but this is perfect!
     It goes on smooth and glossy. When first applied feels a little sticky. It's also not messy and comes in this cute, felted tip tube. Plus it's moisturizing!
     It lasts a few hours, and can be layered over a liner or regular lipstick. The only downside is that it only comes in 11 colors.
At $1 I recommend giving it a try.

Beauty News!!

New month, new challenge, new sales!
I checked and there is nothing really special happening at Ulta and Sephora.
Sephora is giving away a sample bag to Beauty Insiders with any online order.

CVS
BOGO 50% - Lumene, Aveeno face, Olay, Rimmel, NYC, Trim tools, Eucerin
Ponds BOGO free
Aveeno, Jergens, Curel, Biore 2/$14

Rite Aid
BOGO 50% - Maybelline, Revlon, L'Oreal, Garnier, Neutrogena, Roc
Physicians Formula BOGO free
Almay Eye $5.99

Walgreens
Revlon BOGO 50%
Great Lash mascara $4

                                                        This was my Halloween look

 

 

To review, this month's challenge is "1 Palette, 30 Days"

I'm going to try to get more than party looks out of the 36 colors, and maybe even a few 'natural' looks...we'll see. Follow me on Instagram -aprilmaykup, for daily looks.

I'll be updating you on my progress in a couple weeks and also created a swatch card, so you can see all the colors out of their original packaging.

Come back later this week for part II of the cleanser review, $1 *GEM* and The Best $10 (or less) I ever spent!



30 Day Palette Challenge !!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!

     I am happy to announce that the palette I will be using for the next 30 days is my Leopard palette by Crown.

I bought this during a special on hautelook.com a few months ago, so we'll approximate the value @$20.    

(side note there are crown brush sets and makeup currently on sale at hautelook) 

 

Pros

• 36 colors
• Different color families
• Variety
• Lights and darks
• Fashion and neutral colors

 

Cons

• No black or white
• All shimmer finishes
• Opalescence of the colors make the color change with different angles and lighting. I could possibly walk out the house with something that looked fabulous at home but terrible in different lighting.

 

this is a pic of some of the colors and my little note :)