DECEMBER Randoms

[veruca5839]

I just got a 20% off Ulta coupon in my email. Keep an eye out!

[tacom]

White chocolate chip palette sucks and is not worth the hype so don't be sad if you missed out. Limited to no pigment on all but one shade, and there's too much fall out. I'm returning mine this week.

I really want a mini palette to work so I ordered the new one from tarte. Fingers crossed there!

[calico]

Ask and ye shall receive, I guess! carrotsmakemefat , just got a coupon in my email 20 minutes ago. Not valid on NARS, Lancôme, Clinique, Dermalogica, Dyson, Beauty Deals™, Beauty Steals®, 5 for $5/5 for $10 offers, Benefit Brow Bar Services and clearance.

[lovelyshoes]

Dec 6, 2016 7:47:08 GMT -5 veruca5839 said:

I just got a 20% off Ulta coupon in my email. Keep an eye out!

My coupon excluded Nars, Lancôme, Clinique and some others. I don't really shop at ulta, so maybe that's why.

[zoomzoom]

Dec 6, 2016 8:11:43 GMT -5 tacom said:

White chocolate chip palette sucks and is not worth the hype so don't be sad if you missed out. Limited to no pigment on all but one shade, and there's too much fall out. I'm returning mine this week.

I really want a mini palette to work so I ordered the new one from tarte. Fingers crossed there!

I read the reviews on that palette and everyone pretty much said the same thing - it's tiny, poor pigment, lots of fall out.  So yeah, I'm glad I missed it.

And yay for Ulta coupon.  I got mine in the mail yesterday!

[kittycatlove]

I just got my email for my 20% off from Ulta and it includes fragrance!

[ESF]

Dec 6, 2016 8:11:43 GMT -5 tacom said:

White chocolate chip palette sucks and is not worth the hype so don't be sad if you missed out. Limited to no pigment on all but one shade, and there's too much fall out. I'm returning mine this week.

I really want a mini palette to work so I ordered the new one from tarte. Fingers crossed there!

One day last week, Temptalia posted preview swatches of a bunch of new mini palettes from Smashbox, and they looked amazing. You should check those out.

[notasafeplace]

I need some face oil recommendations. Preferably something less than $30. My skin has been so dry lately with the season change

Also, I just ordered the Hada Labo moist stuff but am not quite sure how I want to use it. I was thinking I'd mix it with a face oil but if I'm supposed to use the Hada Labo before my other essences and serums I'm not sure if that's the right move.

[notasafeplace]

Dec 6, 2016 10:16:15 GMT -5 ESF said:

Dec 6, 2016 8:11:43 GMT -5 tacom said:

White chocolate chip palette sucks and is not worth the hype so don't be sad if you missed out. Limited to no pigment on all but one shade, and there's too much fall out. I'm returning mine this week.

I really want a mini palette to work so I ordered the new one from tarte. Fingers crossed there!

One day last week, Temptalia posted preview swatches of a bunch of new mini palettes from Smashbox, and they looked amazing. You should check those out.

I just watched a YouTube review on those. I want one! The packaging is so pretty.

[calico]

Between my coupon, sales, and my rewards money I got about $185 of stuff for $10. Not including the free gifts.


notasafeplace, if it's a cream or gel, you use it after essences/serums. Following an AB routine, of course.

[mdgirl]

Dec 6, 2016 11:20:42 GMT -5 notasafeplace said:

I need some face oil recommendations. Preferably something less than $30. My skin has been so dry lately with the season change

Also, I just ordered the Hada Labo moist stuff but am not quite sure how I want to use it. I was thinking I'd mix it with a face oil but if I'm supposed to use the Hada Labo before my other essences and serums I'm not sure if that's the right move.

If you have Sephora points they have a Josie Maran reward that comes with two mini bottles of argan oil.

m.sephora.com/product/P415803?skuId=1884204

[bluelikejazz]

I was trying so hard not to spend any more money on Makeup, and then my Ulta 20% off coupon showed up this morning...

[Pippin]

Grr no Ulta coupon here:(

Edit: Spoke too soon it was in my mail:) I think I'll wait and see what their beauty break is for tomorrow.

[secretlyevil]

I received my Ulta coupon today. Like a dumbass I trashed it. Thanks the reminder, I saved it just in time.

[DarcyLongfellow]

Ulta is so weird. Why are some of us getting the 20% off in the mail and some of us by email? I wish there was some sort of preference to set because I'm very likely to accidentally throw it away if it comes in the mail (which may be their goal, honestly).

[calico]

DarcyLongfellow, I'm not sure if it has something to do with preferences or not. I prefer getting it in email, honestly b/c I will receive it faster and won't lose it. There were times in the past where I would let the physical coupon expire b/c I forgot about it.

[Pippin]

Dec 6, 2016 13:56:39 GMT -5 DarcyLongfellow said:

Ulta is so weird. Why are some of us getting the 20% off in the mail and some of us by email? I wish there was some sort of preference to set because I'm very likely to accidentally throw it away if it comes in the mail (which may be their goal, honestly).

I wonder if it has to do with how we shop. I rarely purchase anything online for Ulta and get pretty much everything in the actual store. So maybe they think I'd like an actual coupon to bring in. Idk I'd rather have an email though.

[notasafeplace]

My husband threw mine away. When I asked him if I got anything in the mail yesterday he said no. I said "oh, I'm waiting for something from Ulta". He got this wide eyed look and said "I think I threw that away". I freaked out and made him dig through the trash to find it (it was in the top).

Lol, I think I scared him with the intensity of my response but I've been waiting for this coupon to restock since November!

[nursewife]

I just used my Sephora coupon and got the Sunday Riley set. I can't wait for it to get here!!

[persa]

Does anyone have the Tarte pro palettes from Sephora or the one from Ulta? I need more shadow like I need a hole in my head but you know, coupons...

[stephm0188]

I have a 3x point offer for Ulta and a 20% off coupon. YESSSS.

ETA: UGH. 3x points was yesterday only. BOO.

[ESF]

I was planning on building my own Anastasia quad with my Ulta points + coupon. I spent forever a few weeks ago putting it all together so I'd be ready to go. Welp, now two of the colors are out of stock. DAMN IT.

[peachy]

Do Ulta points expire at the end of the year or anything?

[stephm0188]

Dec 6, 2016 17:43:13 GMT -5 peachy said:

Do Ulta points expire at the end of the year or anything?

They expire one year after you earn them, unless you are platinum. No expiration for platinum.

[wawa]

I thought I was super far off from hitting platinum this year, and then my BFF informed me that she had been using my customer number to buy her neices a bunch of xmas gifts at ulta. I usually alert her whenever I get a 20% off coupon and put in a joint order, so it behooves her for me to retain my platinum status.

Guess who's less than $100 away despite a huge makeup lull and needs a restock on a bunch of basics? aww yeah. Coupon came in both email and snail mail today. They do appear to actually be different codes. The email one says it'll only work with my sign-in, but the mail one doesn't have that caveat, so it's probably up for grabs.

[DarcyLongfellow]

Dec 6, 2016 15:49:54 GMT -5 Pippin said:

Dec 6, 2016 13:56:39 GMT -5 DarcyLongfellow said:

Ulta is so weird. Why are some of us getting the 20% off in the mail and some of us by email? I wish there was some sort of preference to set because I'm very likely to accidentally throw it away if it comes in the mail (which may be their goal, honestly).

I wonder if it has to do with how we shop. I rarely purchase anything online for Ulta and get pretty much everything in the actual store. So maybe they think I'd like an actual coupon to bring in. Idk I'd rather have an email though.

Oh, that makes sense!! I agree they're today wrong, though. I almost always shop in store, but I'd much prefer an emailed code.

[pixy0stix]

I got the 100 pt Anastasia lip gloss from sephora. It's so hilariously bad. A color that dark just shouldn't be a lip gloss.

[calico]

Dec 6, 2016 19:32:44 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I got the 100 pt Anastasia lip gloss from sephora. It's so hilariously bad. A color that dark just shouldn't be a lip gloss.

Replace dark with super bright and that's how I felt about the bite lipglosses that came with the little lipsticks from sephora.

[xokell2]

Has anyone tried a blue/violet highlighter and not looked too space alien-y? I'm intrigued by these but not sure they are compatible with normal day to day wear. I'm thinking I need to find something with a little bit more pink in it. Right now all my highlighters pull gold

[ESF]

Dec 6, 2016 23:06:54 GMT -5 xokell2 said:

Has anyone tried a blue/violet highlighter and not looked too space alien-y? I'm intrigued by these but not sure they are compatible with normal day to day wear. I'm thinking I need to find something with a little bit more pink in it. Right now all my highlighters pull gold

I have ColourPop Monster. I don't love the CP formula so I never wear it, but it can be made wearable, I think, though maybe not for work. It would be a cheap way to try one out.

I also have the Hourglass strobe lighting highlighter in incandescent. It's gorgeous. It doesn't have any blue/Violet in it, but it also does not have any gold. It's a pretty true pale pink.