Sephora Sundays 2011 #2: Beauty Insider Perks for Valentine's Day

As a Sephora Beauty Insider, one of the perks is getting specials that a non-BI (Beauty Insider) would get. In my email this weekend, they are offering a special Valentine's Day special gift with your online purchase- a Bare Escentuals All-Over-Face-Color blush/bronzer duo. Use Code: BELOVED to get this full-sized product! It's pretty sweeet.. and speaking of SWEET, Philosophy has this "Sweet on You" set which would be perfect for Valentine's Day..

Another Sephora Beauty Insider perk ? Getting this free gift for your birthday this year- a Philosophy Vanilla Cupcake shower gel/shampoo/bubble bath bottle.


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CozyWallet.com's Night of Glam at NYC Bloomingdales

CozyWallet.com, is one of my new fave sites. It contains steals and deals of beauty and fashion products to keep your wallet cozy (ie: saving $$!) Earlier in June, CozyWallet.com coordinated an event with Bare Escentuals and Bumble & Bumble at NYC's Bloomingdales. These two brands were on-site to give makeup and hair consultations. The area was a bit small though, about 15 people max could sit down in two tables. The staff were friendly though and mini goody bags were given out with samples of Bare Escentual's moisturizer and mineral foundation & a Bumble & Bumble headband. I would say it was a quick event though because there wasn't much to do. Most people left after 20 minutes.

The Bare Escentuals products

A volunteer getting her face made up with Bare Escentuals. I was sitting in the back, so you can see it was a pretty small area. Each table sat about 6-8 ladies, and there were only 2 tables.

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13 Best Face Concealers

The 13 Best Face Concealers

If there's anything worth investing in for flawless skin, it's one of these secret weapons

Bags, blemishes, redness? These consumer-favorite concealers go above and beyond to keep your skin looking flawless. See which products scored close to a perfect 10! See concealers

No. 13: Yves Saint Laurent Beauty Touche Eclat, $40

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 8.3

"Practical, versatile and downright effective at blasting shadows [and] small blemishes ..."

No. 12: Stila Illuminating Concealer, $22

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 8.5

From "absolute God-send" to "a great investment," readers are thrilled with this light concealer ...

No. 11: Bare Escentuals i.d. bareMinerals Multi-Tasking Face, $18

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 9.1

This mineral makeup wonder does "an excellent job of covering blemishes, dark circles, and brown spots ..."

Want to see what's no. 1? Click here!

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Mother's Day gifts with Bare Escentuals

Celebrate Mother's Day coming up on May 10 with this gorgeous set from Bare Escentuals. It includes:
* True Beauty All-Over Face Color
* Back-Lit Natural Light
* bareMinerals Mineral Veil
* Mini Amber Buxom Lip Polish
* Mini Flawless Application
* Face Brush
* Mini Light Stroke Brush

It's a great deal for only $32! More Mother's Day gift ideas coming soon!

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Bare Escentuals Spring looks

Looking for spring looks? Bare Escentuals recently sent out an email on three different looks depending on the amount of time you have in the morning. Try either the 5, 10 or 15 minute look using their products and you're ready to go! If you don't have their products, you can use substitue colors that you already have in your collection. Right now is a good time to maximize the usage of your beauty products and still look beautiful!

Read my review on one of my favorite Bare Escentuals products: i.d. bareMinerals All-Over Face Color

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Free Makeup Bag with Bare Escentual's Get Started Kit

As a fan and avid user of Bare Escentuals for the past 5+ years, (Read my celebrity run-in with the CEO Leslie Blodgett), one of my favorite BE products is their Get Started Kit. Available at Sephora with Free Shipping, their starter kit (for Medium) contains:
- 0.06 oz bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation in Medium
- 0.06 oz bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation in Medium Beige
- 0.06 All Over Face Color in Warmth
- 0.06 oz Mineral Veil
- Full Flawless Face Brush
- Flawless Application Face Brush
- Maximum Coverage Concealer Brush
- a How-to instructional DVD
- BONUS - Exclusively for SEPHORA : 0.05 oz Prime Time Foundation Primer


Source: Sephora email

Using the code: BEBAG1, you can get a free makeup bag to hold your brushes and foundation powders in a sleek, black bag.

This exclusive kit is valued at $174 at Sephora and you can purchase it for only $60. Since I last bought my kit a while ago, it contained a kabuki brush instead of one of the face brushes and a bareVitamins Skin Rev-er Upper instead of the Foundation Primer.

Don't forget your free samples for Beauty Insiders Only...
Check out my earlier post on getting free skincare samples at sephora here.

Bare Escentuals CEO sighting in NYC!

I was fortunate to see Leslie Blodgett, CEO of Bare Escentuals (one of my favorite make-up brands) in Sephora's New York City Times Square location. (check out my other post about the event.) She was there from 2-4pm on Saturday, October 11, and after walking roughly ten blocks from the MOMA, we made it just in time! 3:45pm- We arrived! She took pictures with the rest of the Sephora beauty team:



I waited patiently for 5 minutes as two other eager beauty-fiends got her autograph and picture taken. After talking to her briefly and praising her products, she and her team left to continue the rest of her journey back home.

Her bus parked outside the store:


Check out Bare Escentuals products at Sephora! http://sephora.com/brands/bare-escentuals/index.jhtml
Happy shopping!