Hey Glossies,

Hope everyone had a great Mothers Day!

Sale news you can use - Beauty.com is having its Spring Family and Friends sale…. 20% off, beginning, May  10, 2011 –   Friday May 13, 2011.  ( Have until 11:59 PDT.) One restriction is that items purchased from Drugstore.com (partner site) will not receive the 20% discount.

Find top beauty brands like Urban Decay, Stila, theBalm, Lorac, NARS and CARGO. Also purchase skincare products, beauty tools and other related beauty needs. (Does exclude Jane Iredale products, gift cards, and certificates.)

(Click on image below to go the Beauty.com Friends and Family Event)

Happy Haulin’,

Mix Maven

Hey Glossies,
Lord and Taylor Friends and Family will begin April 16 – April 23, 2011.  25%  off almost everything and 10% off on cosmetics and fragrances. Online Preview starts today!!! Use coupon code FRIENDS.

Here is the in-store coupon for the Lord and Taylor stores—->Lord and Taylor Friends and Family April 2011 *Exclusions apply.

Happy Haulin’,

Mix Maven

Macy’s Friends and Family Sale will begin April 26 – May 2, 2011.  25% off most items.  10% off small electrics, personal care electrics, technology, furniture, mattresses and area rugs.  Typical exclusions i.e. cosmetics and fragrances.

So mark your calendars and bookmark this post!!!

Stock up on Spring and Summer essential items or not-so-essential ones too!

The online coupon code for Macy’s Friends and Family sale is MACYSFF.
Here is the in-store coupon (PDF)  for all MACY’s stores—–> MACYS Family and Friends Spring 2011 Savings Pass.

Happy Haulin’,

Mix Maven

Lord and Taylor Friends and Family will begin December 10 – December 15, 2009.  25%  off almost everything and 10% off on cosmetics and fragrances. Online Preview starts today!!!

Online Promo Code - FRIENDS

Here is the in-store coupon for the Lord and Taylor stores—->Lord and Taylor Family and Friends Coupon Holiday 2009

*Exclusions apply.

Happy Haulin’

Mix Maven

Tarte Cosmetics is having the Tarte Cosmetics’ Friends and Family Sale (40% off) from December 7 – 13, 2009.  The coupon code: FFDEC.  I have my eye on the Eye Couture. Day-to-Night Eyeshadow Palette.

Also Stila Cosmetics is on sale on HauteLook until Wednesday, December 9, 2009 in the late morning.

Happy Haulin’,

Mix Maven

Macy’s Friends and Family Sale  will begin December 2 – December 7, 2009.  25% off most items.  10% off small electrics, personal care electrics, technology, furniture, mattresses and area rugs.  Typical exclusions i.e. cosmetics and fragrances.

The online coupon code for Macy’s Friends and Family sale is MACYSFF.

Here is the in-store coupon  for all MACY’s stores—-> MACYS Friends and Family Store Coupon December 2009

*Exclusions apply.

Happy Haulin’

Mix Maven

I know, I know there have been many Beauty Friends and Family sales going for the last couple weeks.  Well, there are more sales going on now.

My favorite Beauty.com is having a 20% off Friends and Family Sale, now until 11/6/2009 11:59 PST. FYI, NARS Holiday Collection is now available on Beauty.com. The great thing about Beauty.com is the 5% rebate that can be earned on each order.  I also use Ebates to earn an extra 6% rebate on my order.  The cool thing about Ebates is that I get cash back i.e a check.  I amazed amazed at how many Beauty e-tailers offer rebates through Ebates.

Also Makeup.com is having a 50% off sale (Coupon Code is 50OFF) on the Boutique Brands and 70% Off (Coupon Code is 70OFF) on the Prestige Brands until Sunday, 11/8/2009.   Please note that only items that have the coupon code near the price listing is on sale.  Ebates offers a 9% rebate on all Makeup.com purchases.   So stock up on the favorite beauty goodies.  ….Maybe get some gifts for the upcoming holiday season.

Happy Haulin’,

Mix Maven

I was on Twitter this morning and I noticed Urban Decay’s tweet about an upcoming family and friends sale.  Well, I checked my e-mail and there it was… a nice shiny e-mail from Urban Decay regarding the 30% off sale. Y’all I did my happy dance. There are many new products that I want to try!!  Please enjoy Urban Decay friends and family 30% off Sale event. So stock up from August 10-20, 2009.

The coupon code is FNFF1

Happy Haulin,

Mix Maven

Pumps and Glossers,

The first Face of the Day (well actually Night) on this blog…woohoo let’s have a party! (Ok, maybe not!)

Mr. Maven and I decided this week was a great week to resume date night (6-week hiatus). Since we both work from home, we wanted to make sure that we leave the house a few times of week  for the purpose is not related to getting the essentials (including cosmetics.)

We did the dinner-movie combo. The Mavens had a grand ole time.  We went to see Hancock.  I love a good action film (more kick assery-less chatter)!! The movie had a little bit of both.  If there is a Hancock 2, I want to see less chatter.. LOL  I loved the scene where Jason Bateman’s character, “Ray”, showed Hancock some clips of him crime fighting on YouTube.  Hancock’s clothes were burned from saving residents from an apartment fire.  The buttocks exposed were definitely looking really good! *Bagel Buns (Yum-oh!!)*

Makeup Chatter

I do not really plan looks, but since I have been haulin’ lately, I decided to at least use MAC Black Ore Solar Bits some kind of way.  I love Black Ore Solar Bits and I went to minor lengths to get it after being sold out online and in my area.

The products that I used:  (All products MAC unless noted)

Face

• Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder-Gel,
• NC 50/NW 43 Studio Tech Foundations,
• NYX Concealer in Nutmeg,

Eyes

• Matte Gel
• Indianwood Paint Pot
• Hard Candy Disco 2000 #2 e/s
• Amber Lights e/s
• Too Faced Shooting Star Glam e/s
• Black Ore Solar Bits
• Hard Candy Fringe #2
• Tempting e/s
• LA Colors Mascara Soft Black
• NYX Black Felt Pen Liner

Cheek

Margin Blush

Lips

Pucker Tendertone

Mix Maven FOTN 7-10-2008

Mix Maven FOTN 7-10-2008 #2

Have a super weekend!!

Mix Maven

There are plenty of new moms in my family.  They are all are excited about the babies, most of them are new moms and one has multiple children.  One’s life changes as soon as the baby is home.   I would think the hardest thing about being a new mom is getting enough sleep, which can negatively impact other activities.  I decided to come up with a list of things that I believe a new mom needs to help her adjust to her new bundle of joy.

So every new mom needs:

1. Chef – A new mom is tired, which means she does not need to be operating anything with fire or heat.   Having a chef may be a luxury, BUT family members and friends should make sure the new family is eating sensible meals everyday (well, at least, the first 4 weeks after delivery.)

2. Housekeeper – A healing mother should not be vacuuming or doing dishes the first month after delivery.

3. Babysitter – Now, some moms do not like to leave their child(ren) with other people.  (I suggest that they read Find The Time.)  First time moms should begin scouting out prospective babysitters while pregnant.  (This is important if new mom live in a place where she has little to no family members.)  New parents will need to find someone they respect and trust to take care of their child(ren).  I also suggest not burning bridges with people who would be great sitters.  Start with leaving the child with the sitter for a couple of hours and phase in more hours as he or she gets older.  For example, if the anniversary weekend is coming up and want to leave the child with grandma (do not let that be the first time he or she is away from for a long period of time.)

4. Date Night -  Date night is very important to rekindle the sparks in your relationship.  (Main reason why #3 is very important.)   I know people who do not spend much time without their child(ren).  That is a bad sign in a relationship.  Will the relationship last when the child(ren) leave to go to school?  Preservation of the relationship should be on-going and deliberate.

5. Pampering – (No connection to Pampers Diapers) A new mom must be reminded that it is ok for her to pamper herself or to be pampered.  Take her to her favorite cosmetic counter or to a spa.  She is stressed out (but may not want to say), so nudge her (kindly and gently) to take some time for herself.  A happy mom means a happy baby and, ultimately, a happy household.

So check on your new moms TODAY!!!!

Mix Maven