Sale or Promotion Notices : Beauty and Fashion Tech

Get a Free Essie Nail Polish!

Pama Pomegranate Liqueur has teamed up with Essie nail polish to create the limited edition shade Pama Red. sign up for the Pama Temptation Tree, which I suppose is likely an email newsletter or something, and receive a free bottle of the Essie nail lacquer.

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Lancome Fashion Focus Chicago Collection at Macy’s

I was unable to get downtown for Fashion Focus Chicago this year, but for you Lancome lovers in the Chicago metro area here is a bit of cool news:

In celebration of the Fashion Focus sponsorship, Lancôme will unveil a special makeup collection called The Fashion Focus Backstage Beauty Collection available exclusively at select Chicago Macy’s locations beginning September 20^th until October 31st. A portion of the proceeds from the collection will benefit The Chicago Fashion Incubator (CFI), a fashion program that supports six emerging Chicago-based designers. CFI is a part of the Mayor’s Fashion Initiative, which supports and promotes fashion designers living and working in Chicago through events, seminars and city programs.

The Fashion Focus Backstage Beauty Collection was inspired by the women who walk the Magnificent Mile every day and features a beautiful range of chic and wearable naturals hand-picked by Lancôme’s Alex Sanchez. Products include: NEW! Color Design Palette in Golden Glitz $42.00, Color Design Blush in Freeze Frame $27.00, Color Fever Shine Lipstick in Femme Fire $25.00, Color Fever Gloss in Hotness $23.00, Artliner in Noir $28.00, Le Crayon Khol in Black Coffee $23.50, Hypnôse Mascara in Black $24.00, Blending Shadow Brush # 17 $26.00.

The following Macy’s locations will carry the collection: State Street, Water Tower, Old Orchard, and Woodfield.

You can view some photos and swatches of the collection here. I am going to Woodfield Monday and am tempted to pick up the palette and lipstick!

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Beauty and Fashion Tech in the August Issue of the Beauty Ideal

If you haven’t had a chance yet to check it out, look at the August edition of The Beauty Ideal, the magazine of the Beauty Blog Network. I have a short feature in there: Don’t Let Your Makeup Age You!

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New From Benefit Cosmetics: Powderflage

Benefit cosmetics has a new powder concealer, powderflage, that looks lovely. From the website:

For camouflaging dark circles & fines lines, powderflage is fast, easy, light & breezy! Virtually weightless, this silky, light pink powder magically camouflages & diffuses. The “flager” brush conceals in 2 quick strokes.

Tips and tricks: With “flager” brush, sweep powderflage over dark circles or lines you want to diffuse. Use alone or over makeup.

Now, you can get free shipping with a purchase through August 26 if bought through the Benefit store. Enter PWDRFLGE at checkout.

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Free Cosmetics Part of Class Action Settlement

You know how the department stores always seemed to coordinate cosmetic free gift times and prices were always the same on cosmetics? Well apparently that has led to a class action settlement under which various stores will be required to make free products available to class members, presumably these will be distributed on a first come first serve basis beginning in January 2009.

To see if you are eligible and to sign up to receive notice of when the freebies are available, visit the settlement website.

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MINT Jodi Arnold Trunk Show in Winnetka, IL

Looking for some good shopping in the North Chicago area? Check out the MINT Jodi Arnold Trunk Show at Frances Heffernan, featuring the entire MINT and Jodi Arnold Fall collections. Knowledgeable sales professionals will be available and there is a free gift with purchase.

The trunk show is:

Thursday, August 7th, Friday, August 8th and Saturday August 9th

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily

810 Elm Street

Winnetka, IL 60093

847.446.2112

Argh!!!! I’m out of town then! So, I’ll miss it, but you don’t have to! Go shop!

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Today Only: Buy a Limited First Edition Lancome Oscillation Mascara

Lancome is releasing a vibrating mascara in December. But you can buy a limited first edition of it today only (July 31, 2008) at select stores. Visit the Lancome Website for details.

Supposedly this can also be ordered through Sephora, but when I checked a few minutes ago, it was not available and it was unclear whether the item was sold out or not placed up for sale yet. It could be ordered on the Lancome site though.

I also heard this morning on Sirius Satellite Cosmo Radio, that they would be giving some away throughout the morning.

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