Lovely Lancôme

Lancome Products are my Absolute Favorite.

Although I usually use cheaper makeup from Target or Walmart for my mascara, eyeliner, ect, I love Lancome's Duel Finish Versatile Powder!

It's the makeup survival kit used as a foundation. You can sponge on dry, over daytime moisturizer, for a soft matte effect (this is how I use it). It sponges on damp for a full-coverage, flawless matte finish or you can use it as a powder to puff on dry over any foundation. Although it costs almost $40 after tax, it lasts me between 5-7 months.


Here comes the good part! A few times a year Macy's does an awesome sale where you get several free Lancome products with the purchase of an item worth $35 or more. It's just my luck because Macy's sells this for $36.50.

Check out all I get for under $40!  In addition to my Duel Finish purchase, I also received the following (in bold are the ones I chose):

1: Définicils High Definition Mascara

2: Bi-facil Double-action Eye Makeup Remover

3: Choose your Lancôme Signature Bag:

Black  OR 
White

4: Choice a Serum:
Visionnaire [LR 2412 4%] Advanced Skin Corrector OR
Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate

5: Choice of Cream:

Bienfait Multi-vital SPF 30 Sunscreen High Potency Daily Moisturizing Cream OR
High Résolution Refill-3x Triple Action Renewal Anti-wrinkle Cream SPF 15 Sunscreen OR
Absolue Premium bx Absolute Replenishing Cream SPF 15 Sunscreen

 

6 & 7: Choose a make up look: lipstick & eyeshadow

Nude Look: Color design sensational effects lip color in natural beauty. Smooth hold color design sensational effects eye shadow in daylight, kitten heel, gaze, guest list. OR
Smokey Look: Color design sensational effects lip stick color in all done up. Color design sensational effects eye shadow in pink pearls, drama, pink zinc, & successorize.



Seven Items as a $97 - $126 value for FREE with my everyday makeup I needed to buy anyway!! I always buy my makeup when they are having this sale! Yeah, that's awesome!

Basic White Sofa

Basic White Sofa from Pottery Barn for $1299 to $1899 depending on grade plus $80 for shipping! Goodness Gracious!!  Do people really pay this!!??

Please know that I am a very clean person and would normally not buy a used couch. Who knows what has been on that thing. However, I found an Ikea couch on craigslist for $25. Yes, $25! You initial reaction was probably the same as mine. Gross...that thing must be nasty! After some thought I figured if it's really bad I can resell it for $50 and profit $25 or toss it and only be out $25 bucks!

One great thing about Ikea furniture is that all couches are slip covered. They can be completely taken off and washed or replaced with a cover for a change in style.

Ikea was having a sale on the slip cover for this particular couch. Usually for $150 I got a new slip cover for each cushion and couch for $50.  

After seeing that the couch was not in too bad of shape I went ahead and got the slip cover. After some lysol disinfectant and a good vacuum/shampoo, here is the finished product for a grand total of $75!
What?...Yes, $75!





With a little ironing and some fun pillows, I think this will look great! Add a coffee table and another chair and Brava Britton!

Console Table

 Benedetta Console Table from Ballard Design is $399 - YIKES!

My mom found this exact same table at Marshall's Home Goods for $100. Although I am more of a penny pincher than my loving mom (and probably wouldn't have bought this myself) I absolutely love it. What a great deal. Thanks Mom!

 

Lanterns

Park Hill WindowPane Lantern from Pottery Barn for $179

First off, Pottery Barn will forever be my favorite store.  I love the lantern look and have been searching high and low for one that I love for quite some time now. A few weeks ago, on one of my oh so often trips to Marshall's Home Goods I found the one.  I'm absolutely in love with it and only paid $40 for it!

Shopping!

This may be my favorite hobby.  Keep up with my economical purchases for my wardrobe, home, and more. Let me show you my ideas drawn from my favorite expensive home and clothing stores and how I shop on a dime!