So my bestie who works in Singapore is off to Orlando tomorrow for work. Since, she's going Stateside, that's always an opportunity for me to get stuff :D I decided to go easy on her and just buy myself teeny beauty products and not anything ginormous.
I was waffling between Amazon or Sephora because there were certain products I wanted that were going for much cheaper through Amazon but then there were other stuff that only Sephora sold. In the end I went with Sephora since I found a 10 Off VIB welcome promo code which helped bring down my grand total and got the following:
First on my list of must-haves is the Bare Escentuals Pure Transformation Night Treatment that retails for a very pricey $60. With the coupon code, I end up paying $54 for this. Stil pricey all around but I was willing to fork the money over. I've been wanting to try this since it was packaged under the RareMinerals name. Since then, this product has had a makeover but the essential benefits remain the same.
Next product I found myself wanting is the Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronze Finishing Powder & Deluxe Kabuki Brush Set. I know, I know, more face powders. You'll understand in a bit - it was 15 bucks for the full-size powder AND retractable kabuki brush. FIFTEEN BUCKS! Hello??? How could I pass that up?
Another Tarte buy is the Tarte Shining Stars Limited-Edition Best Sellers Collection. This little kit contains some of Tarte's bestselling products. I was intrigued enough to purchase this just for the cheek stain which I've been dying to try out ever since I got into makeup waaaaay back n 2006. I've also heard seriously good stuff about the LipSurgence Natural Lip Tint product so was definitely happy to find it in this kit. A little smorgasboard of Tarte goodies!
One other item I've been obsessively wanting to try is Soap & Glory's The Fab Pore Facial Peel. So I got it! They used to sell Soap & Glory products at Target.com but I think once Sephora had a deal with Soap & Glory, the Target arrangement seemed to have disappeared. Oh well, it ain't like I can shop at Target anyways so who cares! This retails for $25. I guess this is gonna be my first ever Soap & Glory product. Am rather excited to give this a spin.
The next two items are simply repurchases for me. I love the Murad Clarifying Toner and the Murad Time Release Acne Cleanser. I especially love the toner even more now that I found out that it's alcohol free :D These products costs $22 and $30 respectively.
Of course, any Sephora purchase entitles you to 3 free samples. I chose to get the Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta Daily Face Peel, Perfekt Lash Perfection Gel (totally loving the sound of this product!) and Algenist Regenerative Anti-Aging Lotion. As it's pretty obvious, I have a tiny obsession with anti-aging and facial resurfacing products :D The aging train has finally caught up with me and I'm scrambling to save myself, lol.
Overall, the entire purchase came up to $169.65. I had to pay $10.35 in tax since I'm having this order shipped to Orlando. I'm very nervous about it as it'll be my first time shipping to a hotel. Although I googled delivering packages to hotels and the results are very normal, I just don't want such a pricey order to disappear on me. nor do I want it to arrive too late which is why I placed the order this morning. It's 18/07 night in the States right now so I'm hedging my bets that they'll process my order 19th and either ship it on the 19th itself or the next day at the latest. With Sephora's 3 business day shipping, I hope to have my package arrive on Tuesday at the latest. If not, it has to arrive on the 26th since my bestie is leaving 27th morning. Fingers crossed I'm not gonna be out of nearly 170 bucks!
DISCLAIMER: All images screen capped from sephora.com. Guys, process my order!
UPDATE (20/07/2012):
Dang it! Sephora was suspicious of the order being sent to a hotel so they canceled it! And asked me to email them if it was an error. I did tell them it was but now I might not have enough time to get it sent to the hotel while my colleagues is there. So I said if they can guarantee the shipment arrives there between 22/07 to 26/07 than by all means re-process my order, otherwise, leave it. Uggh! Not lovin' bein a VIB so much right now!
