New information for the Estee Lauder Coach bag purchase with fragrance purchase

After my brutal Coach bag experience, I gave up on ever buying it. But I was shopping in SF this past weekend and I saw the Coach bag purchase with fragrance purchase in store!

There were boxes upon boxes of the Coach PWP at the Macy's store in Union Square. 

www.macys.com

I don't think there's any fear of it selling out anytime soon at that branch. Check it out if you're interested in the red bag! I snatched this up, because I thought it would be the only store that carried the bag in-store.

Ha, but I was wrong!

Bloomingdales in SF Centre also had the gold bag in stock!

www.bloomingdales.com

Lol, I quickly returned the one from Macy's since I thought the red one might be a bit young for my mom.

I tried Nordstroms in SF Centre too, but there was no sign of the platinum bag. But I'm not sure if the other Nordstrom's will be carrying it.

Dillard's online carries the PWP, though it's on backorder. But at least you can still buy it! Click here to order. You can also check your local Dillard's to see if they have it in-store. 

www.dillards.com

The shades of cosmetics between each set seems to vary, but I doubt anyone is buying the bag for the make-up, lol.

As for your fragrance with purchase, it looks like you'll have to spend at least $28 on fragrance. I tried all the fragrances to pick one, and I really loved Beautiful. It's a rich, mature, floral scent that reminds me of jasmine. Perfect for younger or older ladies. Beautiful in .5 oz. retails $29.50. Make sure you get the .5 oz. and not the 1 oz, the 1 oz. costs $48.50! I accidentally bought that one. *Shudders* You best believe I'll be trading that one in for a smaller size. :P

www.esteelauder.com

Tip: Gift wrapping for Estee Lauder is complimentary. Get it wrapped if you plan on giving it as a gift! 

Think she'll like it?

Will you be hauling this? Which one do you like? Your thoughts!

Black Friday, Cyber Monday Hauls and Disappointments

I'm back again! Thanksgiving was hectic, as I was cooking all Thursday. I got to break my meat fast for a bit by nomming on some turkey. I hope everyone got to spend some time with other loved ones! :)

I didn't think I spent that much money until I tallied it all up just now, lol. 

Here goes: 
I didn't buy much on Black Friday. I am super scared of big crowds and the cold. Black Friday's for the true fanatics! I stayed warm all day and ventured out to my local stores just to browse around. I picked up the N.Y.C. limited edition rose glosses Rite-Aid. Learn more about the collection here. The collection never showed up in the East Bay, but they found their way to my hometown. I was so excited to find them, because it's been a while since they've been released. And there was still one of each! I felt soo excited... until I got them home and realized that someone broke the safety seal on one of them and swatched it. Gah, but I decided to keep it and sanitize it with rubbing alcohol on the surface. Check the safety seal, it should be on all unopened rose glosses!

After dinner, I check out the local Ulta. They stocked some new Freeman products, so I, of course, helped myself to a new clay facial mask. I glanced over the ingredients for this one and I see no parabens, woot! (EDIT: I didn't looked closely enough, it does. :/) I'll get a new review up for this one soon. 

When I got back to school, I proceeded to haul some L'oreal products that have been heavily discounted. Thanks Gianna and Lisa for the tips! Another thanks to Gianna for alerting me that the new Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle nail colors were available at CVS.

CVS Haul

Here's the breakdown (yes, I made a chart)



I saved tons of money on the L'oreal sale, though I'm not a fan of L'oreal skincare or cosmetics. I've looked through the labels: way too much mineral oil/petrolatum and alcohol. But I'm pretty happy with my purchases nonetheless. Save even more money by printing out some L'oreal coupons. I found mine here. 

I kicked off Cyber Monday with e.l.f.'s 55% off sale on Sunday. It bugs me that it doesn't include free shipping, but $6.95 is manageable. Here's my forthcoming haul. 

The sale has been extended, so you still have a chance to get your haul on! Another way to save money is to spend over $30 on e.l.f., not including tax and not counting coupon savings. You'll then be eligible for a magazine. But if you forgo the magazine, you'll receive $12 rebate back. That's like super savings! Click here for more deets. 

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