Facial Freebie!!!

In this lovely economic climate- everybody wants something for nothing. Problem is, most of what is out there for free- isn't really worth the time/effort for what you get. That is SO not the case with today's free find - for a limited time Origins is offering not one but two fabulous freebies!!

A FREE sample of their breakthrough exfoliator - Modern Friction and...
A FREE mini-facial.
Yes......love it!

Modern Friction is a new product from Origins meant to replace the ever effective, ever popular and ever harsh microdermabrasion.


It uses all natural rice (yup rice) to effectively, naturally and gently reveal the youthful skin hiding under your current skin. Sounds intriguing no? And oh by the way, the cost difference is huge (as you can imagine) as a full size Modern Friction only goes for $37. ( Compare that to hundreds and even thousands of dollars for dermatologist administered microdermabrasion.)

So of course you are wondering- how do I get my hands on this free sample and free mini-facial? There are two very easy options...

1 - Through the Origins website you can get a free sample and free shipping through 5/31/09 simply by entering the code - REAL SIMPLE in at checkout (thank you Real Simple mag!!)

2 - To get your free mini-facial, call or visit your local Origins counter or store and set up an appointment. To find a location near you, call 1-800-ORIGINS (and select #2). I am not sure if you get a free sample this way or if they just use the product on you during the free facial...

Whichever option you go for - enjoy your new glowing skin courtesy of Origins and Real Simple magazine.

Keep looking fabulous,
BGND

Daily BGND

I know that all you BGND folks are super tech savvy Internet kids....and as a result I assume a good many of you are hooked up with the awesome folks over at Daily Candy. As you know, Daily Candy is a fab free email service keeping you up to date on all things stylish, trendy and of the moment.

Well, imagine my surprise when in today's Daily Candy Deals there was something that totally applied to BGND?
The folks at Daily Candy have partnered with Being TRUE (a great cosmetics and skincare company) to give their readers one killer Tuesday morning. Being TRUE is giving away 1500 (!!!) FULL SIZE bottles (!!!) of their Youth Recovery Complex Serum (worth $110)!!!




So clearly this is a no-brainer! If you get Daily Candy- check your inbox. And if you don't and want one of those bottles of youth juice (and btw - who doesn't?)- simply go to the Daily Candy website and click on DEALS (bottom right hand corner of the page). From there, you will be directed to the DEALS section and the link for the Being True giveaway is at the bottom.

LOVE FREE STUFF!!!

Keep looking fabulous,
BGND

Bonus Time!!

Hooray BGNDers!
Finally an excuse to get out and spend some money on beauty products and NOT feel bad about it!!

Clinique is having "Bonus Time" aka Gift with Purchase at many of their counters across the country. I know that here in the LA area at Macy's you get this super cute Spring themed flowery bag (florals- very trendy at the moment...) chock full of the usual free products but also including the new (and very intriguing) Youth Surge Age Decelerating Moisturizer SPF 15.
To find the Clinique counter nearest you offering up the free goodies - click here!!

Happy Monday!

Keep looking fabulous,
BGND

Don't forget!

Go celebrate today's Inauguration of the 44th president by going and getting your free items today from any of the following stores:

• Bergdorf Goodman
  
  
• Bloomingdale’s
  
  
• Carson Pirie Scott
  
  
• Dillard’s
  
  
• Macy’s
  
  
• Neiman Marcus
  
  
• Nordstrom
  
  Saks Fifth Avenue
  
  
• 
  

I blogged about it last week but this is just a reminder...for all the info go to -

www.cosmeticssettlement.com.

Congrats to Barack H. Obama!

Keep looking fabulous (which Michelle did all day!)

BGND

Interesting, very interesting....

So I received a fascinating email from my sister in law Sara yesterday (thanks girl!!)
I have copied and pasted it for you all below as today's post...
The name of the game? FREE STUFF.

Sara wrote:
Macy's Inc., Nordstrom and other retail chains will be giving away cosmetics, skin care and perfumes next Tuesday as part of a five-year-old settlement involving price fixing on beauty products. The giveaway stems from a 2004 class-action lawsuit settlement on behalf of consumers who purchased cosmetics between May 1994 and July 2003, according to the settlement's Web site at www.cosmeticssettlement.com.
Dillard's (NYSE:DDS), Nieman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue (NYSE:SKS) and Target (NYSE:TGT) also were named on the suit. The retailers have acknowledged no wrongdoing in the issue. Macy's, Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) and Target operate in Central Ohio.

As part of the settlement, $175 million in cosmetics will be given away first come, first served. Consumers will be able to choose one item per person until supplies are exhausted. Brands include Estée Lauder, Clinique, Lancome, Clarins, Guerlain, Givenchy, Chanel, Boucheron, Cody, Calvin Klein, L'Oréal and Christian Dior. The products include mascara, skin care, moisturizers and fragrances, said Sharon Bateman, a spokeswoman for Macy's (NYSE:M). "None of the product comes from the store's regular inventory," she said. "I think these products were created specifically for this giveaway." The offer will last until all of the products in a store are distributed.

So obviously this is amazing and from what I can tell on the website they list no specifications for proving you bought items during the time listed (I don't know how they could possibly expect people to produce a receipt from that long ago). So if you are like me, chances are you bought something from one of those stores during those years- so go get your freebies!! Check out the website for what stores to go to and what they will be giving away.

www.cosmeticssettlement.com

Keep looking fabulous!
BGND

P.S. The date for this is January 20th!!!

The Inside Scoop....

So as you all know, I am a Sephora girl. I remember when the very first US Sephora opened up in Manhattan ( I had ripped out the announcement in InStyle magazine and had it posted on my fridge forever.) I just love that they have almost all the brands you want in one place (except for Prescriptives - sniff, sniff) and they are easily accessible to the masses in a mall or on a street corner near you.

Well, if you are a Sephora girl like me, there is one thing you should be taking advantage of if you are not already. The wonderful Sephora Beauty Insider club. It pretty much works like your discount card at the grocery store, swipe it at the checkout every time you make a purchase and before you know it you will have a fabulous free gift waiting for you. And unlike some other discount cards, you actually get up to your free gift pretty quickly (I average 2-3 visits to get one free gift.) You will get a choice of three different freebies so you can pick whatever interests you. I have gotten everything from free mascara, to vitamin make-up supplements to my most recent favorite free gift, cute miniature Clinique 3-step skin care one time use pods.

It is a no-brainer to join the club. Totally painless and so worth it!

Check out all the details below:

http://www.sephora.com/beautyinsider/

Keep looking fabulous,

BGND