Deals and Discounts
GoIndulge.com for All Your Frankenpolish Needs
The one major prob with this scenario… getting a bottle to create them in with a good brush and mixing balls. Yes, there are bottles for sale online if you hunt them down but let’s get real, the ones most of us buy have a big, round, awkward cap, a crappy brush and no “balls.” So your only other option is to dump an old, wrecked polish or buy some cheap brand just for the bottle. To remedy that problem we have GoIndulge.com.
GoIndulge is the brainchild of CND Educator and FW backstage team lead Angi Wingle (pronounced like jingle). At GoIndluge.com you can buy all your favorite CND products and polishes including some DC’d shades like NFS. You read that right. She has some HTF bottles of NFS for sale but that’s not all.
To satisfy all us nail fanatics that are part of the frankenpolish phenomenon, Angi is giving away empty CND bottles as part of a special offer. If you purchase the “ingredients” to one of CNDs Fashion Week custom blends, she’ll throw in an empty CND bottle to mix in. Here’s how it works:
Use the search at the top of the page to find your favorite designer color! We will mix it for you to purchase! Or purchase the recipe “ingredients” and get 1 empty bottle free with each recipe! Use coupon code FWRECIPE
So as I post my backstage recaps, if there’s a custom blend shade you just love, head on over to GoIndulge.com, type in the designer’s name and either purchase the pre-mixed color (mixed by Angi herself) or buy the recipe shades and receive an empty bottle to blend in. Sweet deal, no? While you’re there, you can pick up other ALU CND faves like Solar Oil, Cuticle Eraser and Stickey base coat. What are you waiting for? Get to shopping! #NYFW
butter LONDON Holiday and Friends & Family Discount
I first discovered butter LONDON almost two years ago during a trip to Seattle with the boyfriend. At a time when emerald green polish wasn’t easy to come by I was initially drawn in by the beyond stunning Thames but it was the 3 Free formula that made me a bL fan.
Since that time the bottle shape has changed and I’m not gonna lie, I’m not its biggest fan. While the new look is sleek and stylish, the cap drives me batty. It takes three full turns to remove and its size makes it difficult to line up the threads when closing. It’s actually not that awkward to hold, at least not for me but, I prefer the older bottle style; square with slightly rounded edges and more product (.36 oz vs. .3 oz).
For Holiday 2008, butter LONDON is offering three gift sets for the bL fanatic in your lifestyle. Holiday Lacquer Duo #1 comes with Come To Bed Red and Diamond Geezer and Holiday Lacquer Duo #2 includes The Full Monty and Chancer. Both sets are packaged with a bL nail file and retail for $20 (a $24 value). There is also the Christmas Cuticle Miracle Kit with Melt Away cuticle remover and Handbag Holiday cuticle oil. This set retails for $25 (a $35 value).
I had the opportunity to test out the Holiday Lacquer Duo #2, a sparkly twin set of ruby and gold. The Full Monty, a warm metallic, and Chancer, a glitter packed red jelly, are heavily pigmented yet apply smooth and even. It’s funny, our office Christmas tree is decorated solely in red and gold. This duo made me immediately think of it.
“British slang for being naked”
“Brit slang for someone who is sleazy and fake, or tries to pick up women who are out of his league”
In looking for color twins, the only obvious comparison was China Glaze Ruby Pumps vs. Chancer. I couldn’t find any sisters for The Full Monty though I don’t own a ton of gold polish. I will say that if you have Ruby Pumps and love it, you probably don’t need Chancer even though it is a bit darker and more pigmented (requiring only two coats to RP’s typical three). Both shades have the same fire and sparkle once top coat is applied though without, they dry matte and slightly bumpy.
butter LONDON 3 Free nail lacquers retail for $12 and are available for purchase on butterLONDON.com or at butter LONDON nail kiosks in the SeaTac, Sacramento and Dulles airports.
butter LONDON is offering a Friends & Family 20% Off discount on all online purchases from now through December 9th. Enter promo code FF2009BL at checkout.
So who’s going to partake in the sale? Have you tried bL polish before? Any favorite shades you’d recommend?
Deals, Freebies and Discounts! Oh My!
With the holidays quickly approaching there are a number of discounts, promo codes and sales happening online and in stores. Here’s a roundup of what’s going on this week.
Barielle – Buy 2 Shades by Barielle polishes, Get 1 Free. Free shipping on orders of $50 or more. Online at Barielle.com. No code necessary.
CVS – Revlon BOGO Free & L’oreal BOGO 50% off. In stores through Nov 29th, 2008.
Essie – Free shipping on orders of $50 or more. Online at Essie.com through Dec 1, 2008. Use code: HLDY
Rescue Beauty Lounge – Free ground shipping on orders of $50 or more. Online at RescueBeauty.com until the inauguration (Jan 20, 2009). Continental US only. No code necessary.
RiteAid – N.Y.C. Colors BOGO 50% off. In stores through Nov 29th, 2008.
Shu Uemura – Friends & Family 20% discount. Online at ShuUemura-USA.com through Dec 1, 2008. Use code: SHUFRIENDS
Walgreens – L’oreal BOGO 50% off. In stores through Nov 29th, 2008.
Zoya – Buy a Zoya Color Lock System get a Free Fall or Winter Seasonal Sampler (Pulse, Vibe or Flourish collections). Online at Zoya.com through November 25, 2008. Use code: PULSE, VIBE or FLOURISH to have the desired sampler automatically added to your cart.
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