Archive for the ‘Beauty’ Category

Hey Glossies,

Happy Sunday! Here is the rundown of steals and deals of many of the sales at our favorite drugstores and beauty emporiums. This week I added skincare products.

Ulta

Cosmetics

• Almay (B2GO Free)*
• Japonesque Brushes and Beauty Tools  (BOGO 50% Off)
• L’Oreal Cosmetics (BOGO 50% Off) Read the rest of this entry »

Hey Glossies,

Pumps and Gloss turned 3 years old almost a month ago. *Woop Woop* and we decided to update the layout and header.

I want to thank Sara from The Makeup Snob, who is also the founder and creator of The Custom blog, a blog template and banner design company. She creates templates for Blogger and WordPress.  She is great to work with and has great talent.  She has created custom blog banners and/or templates for popular blogs like Vex In The City and Swtest2lips. Great prices. Check out her site!!!

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Hey Glossies,

Happy Sunday! Here is the rundown of steals and deals of many of the sales at our favorite drugstores and beauty emporiums.

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Hey Glossies,

Jennifer James is an uber-talented makeup artist and super cool diva.  I was introduced to Ms. James via Specktra.  I did not realize that she was a local lady until a fellow Specktrette mentioned that she worked at one of the premier malls in the area.   I find her to be a generous artist, sharing tips and giving encouragement.

Jennifer James is offering makeup classes, so check her site, Jennifer James Beauty, for more information. Read the rest of this entry »

Hey Glossies,

One of my peeps asked me about the new  Maybelline quad palettes – Eye Studio™ Color Plush™ Silk Eyeshadow.  I had to check it out because I have never used Maybelline e/s before.  I picked up “Green With Envy” at my local Target, and I will say I was blown away by the texture, the color payoff, the shimmer.

The texture is smooth like…hmmm which word would be appropriate hmmm.  Aww yes SILK!   Creamier than some NARS shimmery single e/s. *I know, I know…believe it* There is no packing on the e/s, highly pigmented! *YESSSS!!!*  The shimmer in this product brings me joy, no glittery mess here!  The green shade is similar to MAC Golden Olive pigment and the Black shade is similar to Prescriptives Caviar e/s.

Maybelline Green With Envy Palette

I definitely will be purchasing a few more palettes!! *Praying for a Maybelline BOGO Free*

Face

• Makeup For Ever HD Primer
• MAC Select Cover-up – NC50
• NARS Cadiz Sheer Glow Foundation
• NARS Benares Sheer Glow Foundation
• L’Oreal True Match – Nut Brown
• MAC MSF Natural – Medium Deep
• MAC MSF Natural – Dark

Cheeks

• MAC Ombre Blush – Vintage Grape

Eyes

• MAC Matte Gel
• Cosmedicine Medi-Matte™ Oil Control Lotion SPF 20
• MAC Moss Scape p/p
• Maybelling Green With Envy Quad Palette
• MAC Aztec Brick
• MAC Creole Beauty
• Shu Uemura Paint Liner – Black
• Urban Decay Zero e/l
• Givenchy Phenomen’Eyes Mascara – Black

Lips

• MAC  Sweet Tooth t/t
• Revlon Matte l/s – Cocoa

Mix Maven

Dear Glossies,

Laura Mercier introduces her Lush Botanicals Collection, exclusive to Nordstrom, filled with six of her must-have products for springtime travel. The collection includes her iconic Foundation Primer (1 oz.), which evens out skin and creates the perfect canvas for makeup application.  Receive a cosmetic pouch with your $75 Laura Mercier purchase—a $50 value.

Set includes four versatile eyeshadows in a portable Mini Eye Color Quad that can be worn alone or together, an exclusive Eyeliner Duo in Black Ebony to add definition and matching shade of Lip Glacé in Bellini. All packaged in the season’s bold, bright must-have fashion accessory, a chic metallic woven bag perfect as a travel kit!

Restrictions – Online only; not available for in-store pick-up. One per person, while supply lasts. Gift can only be shipped to the same destination as your order. This item cannot be shipped to international addresses.

Happy Haulin’

Mix Maven

Hey Glossies,

I am introducing a new feature on Pumps and Gloss called Steals and Deals, a weekly rundown of many of the sales at our favorite drugstores and beauty emporiums.  Thanks to The Glam Doctor for reminding me of this wonderful idea.

Ulta

• L’Oreal Studio Secrets (BOGO 50% Off)
• LASplash Cosmetics (BOGO 50% Off)
• Revlon (B2GO Free)*
• Almay (B2GO Free)
• Maybelline (B2GO Free)

*B2GO Free – Buy 2 Get 1 Free

Sale ends March 13, 2010.

CVS

• Revlon Cosmetics and Beauty Tools (BOGO Free)
• Physicians’ Formula (BOGO 50% Off)
• CoverGirl Eye Shadow $3
• CoverGirl LashBlast, LashBlast Length, Luxe, Volume Exact, Lash Exact, Exact Eyelights mascara, shadow or 2-step Smoky Shadow Blast $7
• CoverGirl eyeliner $5

Sale ends March 6, 2010.

Rite Aid

• Covergirl Foundation, Powder, Concealer or Blush (BOGO 50% Off)
• Revlon Cosmetics and Beauty Tools (BOGO Free)
• Physicians’ Formula Bronzers and Face Powders (BOGO 50% Off)>
• All Nail Enamel (Excludes Revlon) (BOGO 50% Off)
• L’Oreal Lip Color, Lip Gloss or Lip Liner (BOGO 50% Off)

Sale ends March 6, 2010.

Walgreens

• Maybelline – 40% Off
• Neutrogena Cosmetics – (BOGO 50% Off)
• Revlon  Foundation, Concealer, Powder, Blush or Eye Cosmetics – $3 off

Sale ends March 6, 2010.

Hautelook

The Makeup Show Los Angeles is around the corner…this weekend to be exact, February 28 – March 1, 2010.  Some of the favorite beauty bloggers will be there, including Silver Lips, ThisThat Beauty, Purely Cosmetics, The Gloss Menagerie among others. There will also be great beauty brands will be in the house as well as great demo presentations and speakers.

Make sure to check out Inglot Cosmetics. Inglot is a Polish beauty brand that finally hit the US in 2009 (a flagship store in NYC). Celebrity makeup artist Jon Hennesy, showcasing Inglot products, will be holding a free seminar on “Achieving Editorial Beauty” on Sunday, February 28, 9:45am-10:30am.

Lip Obsession: OCC’s Lip Tar  Pucker up for a long-lasting lip color. Katie Pellegrino is a genius for creating OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE COSMETICS Lip Tar. It combines the longevity of a lipstick with a high concentration of color pigments and goes on slick, leaving lips ultra shiny. Lip Tar is the perfect lipstick, lip stain and lip gloss all in one! I am looking forward to trying this product.

OCC is proud to announce the launch of its Spring/Summer 2010 Lip Tar line-up at The Makeup Show LA, February 28 to March 1, at Booth #5004. This season’s collection of shades is a study in contrasts, each color having a counterpart that notes how a slight shift in color can change our perception of the wearer. The ultra muted plum/beige COMPLEX opposed to the bubble-gum violet VAPID. The vibrant magenta HOOCHIE attracts a very different wearer than fuschia-rose DEMURE.

Mix Maven

Neiman Marcus – THE BEAUTY EVENT Online now, in stores starting February 25. Take home an überchic denim bag, plus glamorous goodies* for all ages, with your cosmetics or fragrance purchase of $100 or more.

Goodies include:
• Clé de Peau Beauté Le Coton
• Le Métier de Beauté Vierge Anti-Aging Complex Tinted, Treatment Fluid Moisturizer, 2 mL
• Chantecaille Stress Repair Concentrate Eye Cream, .10 oz.
• Sisley-Paris Sisleya Global Anti-Age Cream, 4 mL
• Atelier Cologne Absolue, Orange Sanguine, 1.7 mL
• Van Cleef & Arpels Oriens Eau de Parfum, 2 mL or .06 oz.
• Glowelle Beauty Beauty Drink Mix Packet
• NM Exclusive Balenciaga Paris Eau de Parfum, 1.2 mL
• Dior Beauty Invitation for a L’Or de Vie offer
• La Mer Invitation for The Regenerating Serum gift

In stores February 25-March 7. Available online through March 8. Online offer expires 3/09/10 at 8:00 AM CT.

Happy Haulin’

Mix Maven