Beauty and All That November 2009 Posts

Here are the November 2009 posts that you can see on Beauty and All That @ http://igknowidea.blogspot.com

Original posts by Beauty and All That
* Everyday Minerals' forum update and Try Me Free kit
* Meg's Makeup Gift- Second Package
* Puma's Holiday Party Remix
* Free Shipping At Sephora
* Happy Thanksgiving!
* Black Friday with Sephora
* New York & Company Friends and Family -30% Off
* Shecky's Holiday Night Out in New York City December
* Armani Warehouse Sale in NYC November 19- 21, 2009
* Holiday Series #6: Travel Essentials with Yes to Carrots
* Everyday Minerals Holiday and Winter Collection
* Holiday Series #5: Holiday Nail Colors from Borghese
* Roberto Cavalli Sample Sale in NYC- November 12-14
* Sephora- Free Metallic Flower Clutch with Samples
* Yes to Carrots Facial Starter Kits
* Clinique Bonus at Nordstrom's
* Product Review: Kairos Clarifying Complexion Clear
* Skin Care Updates- Tips to Reduce Acne Scars
* Holiday Series #4: Best Holiday Gifts for your Bud
* NYC StyleFixx Girl's Night Out
* Review: SensiClear Acne Treatment Kit

Lovely TotalBeauty.com posts
* Save Cash with these Holiday Discounts
* Top 20 Earth-Friendly Beauty Gifts
* How-to: Fight Adult Acne
* Holiday Series #7: Holiday Tipping
* Top 12 Products for Oily Skin
* Quiz: Could Your Winter Hairstyle use a Boost?
* How-to: Moisturize your Dry Winter Skin
* Holiday Series #4: Best Holiday Gifts for your Bud
* Celebrity Hairstyle Trend: Twists

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Everyday Minerals- New website

I thought I would let my readers know that Everyday Minerals now has a new and improved (some may disagree) website! Some of the big changes in case you haven't seen it yet: 1) Community based- They are becoming more social networking friendly by having groups, photo capability and blogging for individual users. You can also "add friends" and send private messages to them. This is a bonus for people who want to contact other forum members without letting everyone know what they have to say! 2) Changes in Custom Kits- The free custom kit, the personal custom kit and the Super Custom kit are now gone.

To learn more about the kits and the controversy about the website...

The Free Custom Kits are now replaced by "Try Me Free" kits which are pre-selected kits in various shades based on light, medium, tan colors or a trio of blushes, concealers or eyeshadows. They are a bit limited but if you are new and do not own a lot of various blushes, these are a great way to try the favorites!

The Personal Custom kits (6 items for $34) is replaced with a 25% off discount of 5-11 items of full-sized products. So, this way you have more leeway in the number of items you want while getting a discount.

The Super Custom Kit (12 items for $50) is now available through a 45% off discount of 12 items or more! This is by far their best current deal because if you order more cheaper items, the price will be less. For example, a lip product costing $4 will only be $2.20 if you have 11 other full size items. Previously in the old Super Custom Kit, it would have cost an average of $4.17 ($50/12= $4.17).

Controversy- Many customers on the forum are upset with EDM because these kits are gone, when they had said earlier in the forum that the Super Custom kit was going to stay with the new site. Frankly, I think that is unfair for them to ask a company that is obviously here to make money to lower their prices. With a new site, there are costs involved that simply do not pay for itself.

Yes, compared to the original Super Custom Kit, if you order 12 full size items for $12 each, you would have only payed $50 compared to the $79 you would pay now, even with the 45% off discount. But realistically, does a customer order always $12 items? One usually orders blushes which are $8, or eyeshadows which are $6, or even brushes which vary from $5-10. So, point is: strategically add items to your cart to maximize your value.


Coming up: The new EDM Fall 2009 Collection
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