Swell Shopping: Free Stuff From ULTA

Hello. I hope I have a reader or two left. I'm sorry I was gone. Lets try to get back on track with something simple. How about some offers from ULTA?


If you make a $30 fragrance purchase, you can qualify for a free weekender bag. The bags come in 3 colors - pink, white, and blue, with a black print.

If you make a $17.50 makeup purchase from the ULTA Cosmetics, ULTA Minerals, ULTA Beauty Tools or Ulta Implements lines, you can qualify for a free 15 piece makeup kit in either Plum Pretty or Green Goddess colors. The kits include eye shadow, makeup brushes, a clutch bag, etc.

If you want to get $3.50 off of a $10 purchase by using the coupon code 40063. Get free shipping on any Tarte purchase by using the coupon code 53120.

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Swell Shopping: Free Gifts With Purchase

ULTA has the following gifts with purchase available right now...

*Free Benetint deluxe sample available with any $20 purchase

*Free Hydrolyze Under Eye Treatment sample with any Hydroxatone purchase

*Free Murad AHA-BHA cleanser deluxe sample with any Murad purchase

*Free Perfectly Natural Everyday Balancing Makeup deluxe sample with any $25 Purminerals skincare purchase


To see the entire list of free gifts with purchase, click here. Get free shipping on any order over $25 by using the coupon code 59031 at check out.



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Swell Shopping: Deals, Deals, Deals From ULTA

Planning a little shopping this weekend? ULTA has a few great deals going on. First, there's a simple one - Take $10 off any $60 purchase. Use the code M3SZ1A6AJJ at checkout to use this offer. It's valid until 6/26/10.


This is the perfect time to give bareMinerals mineral makeup line a try, if you haven't already. ULTA is carrying the 5-piece bareMinerals starter set for only $20. It comes with an Original SPF 15 Foundation, a Matte SPF 15 Foundation, an Original Mineral Veil, an All-Over Face Color in Warmth (my very favorite makeup product ever), and a Mini Full Flawless Face Brush. Great value.

The others are  free gifts with purchase offers. Like a Father's Day offer that I wrote about here - free cooler and mini grill when you make a $30 men's fragrance purchase. Or get a free over-sized beach tote when you purchase any 2 items from ULTA's Bath, Smoothies, and Suncare line. The totes are cute in bright, bold colors.

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Swell Savings: Free Gift With Purchase From Clinique

Ever since the day that I first heard the phrase,  I've loved the words, "Free Gift With Purchase." Ta-da!! Free stuff, especially free BEAUTY stuff, woohoo - count me in.


Clinique is one of the companies who does this regularly. Right now they've got a little one going on at Clinique.com where you make a $35 purchase and then you get a little High Impact Mascara in black and a Take the Day Off Cleansing Milk when you use the promo code KICKOFF at checkout.

If you shop at Nordstrom, then they have a much bigger offer. Inside a cute Trina Turk makeup bag you'll find $75 worth of Clinique favorites. All you have to do is make a $25 purchase. No code is required. Available online and in store, while supplies last.

Includes:

• 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula (1 oz.)
• Sun Face Cream SPF 30 with keychain (0.24 oz.)
• Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer SPF 20 (0.5 oz.)
• Travel-size Shimmering Stripes Powder Blusher in Peony
• High Impact Mascara in Black (0.14 oz.)
• Different Lipstick in Ice Bloom (0.14 oz.)
• Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Fire Berry (0.07 oz.)

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Swell Style: Magical Sea Glass Treasures

One of my favorite Etsy shops, GhostShip, is running a great Mother's Day promotion. From now until May 9, 2010, you can get a free genuine Freshwater Pearl pendant with every purchase. How cool is that?


GhostShip offers beautiful, handmade jewelry made from sea glass. These pieces are wonderful - the sea glass has a sort of magical quality to it. It's spent decades rolling around the ocean floor - sharp glass becoming smooth and opaque. I have a couple pieces of GhostShip jewelry of my own - a pair of earrings and a locket-style pendant. Here are a few pieces for you to consider for Mom or for yourself...

Jump In the Water Is Fine
$25

Lovely free-flowing pendant made with an asymmetrical piece of sea glass. It comes with an 18 inch long chain.

Kreative Kyanite
$25

GhostShip also carries a number of gemstone jewelry pieces. This pendant features both a freshwater pearl and a Kyanite semi-precious gemstone. Kyanite is a blue stone known for "aiding in creative expression."

Take a look at the GhostShip Etsy shop for a more complete list of pendants and earrings. You can find special savings with the Sale page here.

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Swell Smells: ULTA's Free Tote Bag Offer

ULTA has a great gift with purchase offer going on for fragrance lovers. Make a $40 fragrance purchase and get a free tote. The totes come in great Spring shades like pink, green, white, yellow, and 2010's hottest color torquoise. No savings code is required, you chose your tote color at checkout.

What to buy? How about Marc Jacobs Lola? Described as being a bit like Daisy's older sister, Lola is a warm Floral. Once, while walking through the grocery store with my daughter, I thought, "Mmm, who smells so good?" Then, I realized that it was me, wearing Lola for a fragrance review. Plus, check out that bottle. How cute is that?

Top note: Pink Peppercorn, Pear, Ruby Red Grapefruit
Middle note: Rose, Fuschia, Peony, Geranium
Bottom note: Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Creamy Musk

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