Bargain Shopping

It is easy to find good makeup at a discount—you just have to know where to look. Sephora offers many make up kits that are a steal online and in stores. My favorite kits are by Bare Essentuals, Too Faced, and Sephora. With every purchase, Sephora offers free shipping on orders over $50, up to three free samples, and sometimes they have free makeup you can snag with a code at checkout (click at the top of the page to find out more about these great offers). Don’t forget to sign up for a beauty insider account to rack up points towards free items, and receive a free birthday gift!
Ulta also offers some combination kits, but not as many. The fabulous thing about Ulta is that they have lots of clearance items in store that can run more than 50% off the original price. The most common clearance items are lipsticks, lip balms, and O.P.I. and Essie nail polishes, but they also clearance out other products when seasonal colors change. Right now in clearance are darker winter colors, but the pale lip balms and lipstick will be great for the beach.
Another place to find discounted items online is on Beauty.com. Beauty.com has everything! They offer Department store makeup, designer makeup and drugstore makeup at a reduced cost. This is a great place to pick up the items you already know and love. If you get a new product and the color isn’t perfect, they take returns on all their items. And, just like at Sephora.com, you can get up to 3 free samples with each purchase you make! The best part? You get 5% back on each order you place that is credited into your account and it works with Drugstore.com because they are linked with Drugstore.com! Because they’re linked, you can combine your shopping cart and pick up just about everything you might need all at once and it’s less than the retail price! Drugstore.com has everything you might need from a drugstore—from headache, allergy, and cold relief to sexual health, they’ve got it all.
Makeup can also be found at Amazon.com, but it’s a little bit more difficult to browse through products. Amazon.com works better if you already know what you want and just need to find it at a discount. My favorite Amazon makeup find is the Coastal Scents 88 Palette. Set with 88 high-pigmented colors, this pallet is a must-have for every fabulous girl!
So get to saving on all your beauty needs, and don't forget to be fabulous!