So on Tuesday afternoon, I went and picked up my face wash and gift. They don’t let you take the product home until the day of the gift starts. Another trip to the mall, sure, but I only live 5 minutes away so not a biggie. The Bi-Facil blue eye makeup remover is the best stuff ever. It’s been around forever and the stuff works. Dare I say it’s the best eye makeup remover I’ve ever used and I’ve tried tons over my lifetime. I was able to select 6 gift items from a list of about 12. I chose 3 cremes since they are generally very expensive and even a tiny sample is a great value$ in my favor.
And I chose this mascara
Normally I wear this mascara (reviewed here) but I will never say no to free Lancome.
And the makeup goodies all came in a cute bag with a brush.
Most of you said you wished you could be a little more organized and on top of things because you realize by planning ahead and being able to wait for shipping, by ordering online you can save money. And, you can also save time by having things delivered to your doorstep. The irony of that, since I made a second trip to the mall to go back for my free gift. Oh well, I live so close. In honor of St. Paddy’s Day, drink a Green Juice Or just skip the juice, and head straight for dessert. Raw Vegan Almond Butter Cookie Bites These are such a fast no-bake dessert/snack and I know there are just a few blog readers who go ga-ga for almond butter anything. Questions
- Do you wait for Gift with Purchase events when buying your makeup? When I was younger and wore Clinique (pre MAC makeup days), I used to “play the field”. Like, I knew that in November, Macy’s would have a gift with purchase; in April Nordstrom would; in June I could get a gift with purchase from Bloomingdales. What can I say, free makeup was worth planning for! Now, the only product I use faithfully that “qualifies” for gift with purchase is the Lancome facial cleanser, but I do love the MAC holiday gifts sets in December that they come out with! But those aren’t gifts with purchase. They’re holiday sets, i.e. something else to buy. Pros: It would give readers a place to see what products I use regularly and what I recommend. I would only promote products I personally have, own, use, and love. Cons: It takes lots of upfront time to set up a storefront with no guarantees of the store being useful to anyone. There can and usually are little snags on anything tech-related which takes time to troubleshoot. What do you think? Would you enjoy seeing what I have, own, recommend in terms of products? Was it time consuming to set up? Would you be inclined to actually purchase anything from a blogger’s storefront? Happy St. Paddy’s Day Everyone! Does anyone have any plans? I am off to an appointment so no, no St Paddy’s Day plans for me.
