A Small Confession and Announcements

  Okay I have a small confession.  Finding sales and the best deals has never been my forté and I have struggled every Saturday--sighs! (okay now I am being a bit dramatic;D)  Seriously, all I keep running across is the same old clearances--blah blah blah.  I want to present something fresh and exciting but I think that I am going to have to change things up a bit.  Maybe on Saturdays I can share highlights of the week or maybe I can share special announcements.  What do you think?

  
Meanwhile,  here are some announcements:  

• Urban Decay Cosmetics' Holiday 2009 limited edition sets are available for purchase at www.urbandecay.com

• The US/Canada  launch date for M.A.C's Style Black collection is September 24th.  The collection launches internationally October 2009.

•  For a limited time only, Smashbox Cosmetics is offering a special discount on their fall collection, Reign Majesty.  You can check out the collection at www.smashbox.com.

  Now that I am in recovery from my cosmetic addiction I feel a little more free to talk about some of the things that got me in trouble, but give it time.  I will open up more and more about that gradually--okay I am halfway kidding, no need for concern.  One of the things that got me in trouble was the cute packaging.  Can you relate?  

  
  When I first saw the following items pictured below on Sephora's website, I almost felt an emotional shopping impulse that I hadn't felt in a long time.  I would love to have any of these items decorating my dresser but, the bad part is I don't even care what these three perfumes smell like, it's all about the packaging.  See what I mean:

 Marc Jacobs--Lola $45 - $85       

Michael Kors Very Hollywood Solid Perfume Cocktail Ring--$40  

Harajuku Lovers Snow Bunnies Baby--$30                    

  
  I've tried Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers perfumes and I really liked them. I think Baby was one of my favorites.

Do you know of any other special deals or sales or exciting product launches? Please share it with us by commenting below or emailing me @ jamiethemakeupartist@ymail.com.  

You can also message me on twitter @makeupbyjamie.

ps  It was brought to my attention by my marketing research genius *sister friend, that the rainbow assortment of font colors, used in my posts, was a bit much.  I trust her expertise and I agree that I probably got a little carried away with all the pretty colors, so from now on, the font color will be the same.   Over time you will see some changes on this site which will hopefully improve its appearance.  Feel free to let me know your input...

  *for clarity on the italicized term please see my post from Friday, September 4th 2009 :D