Sephora Friends and Family

This is a bit last minute, seeing as how the sale ends tonight, but I wanted to solicit any last minute advice from you all and see if anyone was getting or had gotten anything or had any HG (holy grail) products to recommend to me?

When we moved in the spring I went through all my old make-up, most of which was from highschool era (sad and gross but I rarely wore makeup), and tossed a great deal of it. I've been meaning to replace it all but quite honestly, I haven't had the time or money.

However, Sephora is offering 20% off all orders through tonight (promotion code FF2010), free shipping on orders over $50 and ebates has 4% cash back, (and click here for a bonus $5) so this is about as good as it's going to get as far as sales go!

I've already mentioned my interest in the clarisonic:


Anything that promises to reduce pores, breakouts and make my skin smooth sounds like a dream come true. Plus I love the body brush attention and the fact that it can be used in the shower...it's all about multi-tasking and ease for me!

The rest of the items currently sitting in my cart are all items I've read people raving about in blogworld:

During the winter my feet can always always use a little extra tlc and I rarely get pedicures because no matter how much they bleach those foot tubs, there is so much bacteria and I know way too many people who have been afflicted with various fungi due to pedicures. Ick! Saving the money is an extra perk!



I adore hot steamy showers in the winter, even knowing that they are terrible for my skin...I always take hot showers, even in the summer, so when winter rolls around, that shower goes as hot as it can get! These are a few of the different scrubs I'd like to try out.


I have read reviews all over about this little gem and two months ago when I went to buy it, it was sold out everywhere! You can imagine my delight when I discovered it was back in stock and I could get it at the discount! I've already bought this and tried it out the same day I got it and it's just as good as people said it was. It's basically a pore strip for your whole face. You smear the mask on nice and thick and let it dry for about 10-15 minutes. Then you peel the whole thing off and it gets rid of any nasty dry skin, black/white heads, and another random gunk and leaves your skin soft and glow-y. I'm thinking I should buy stock in this!






I've heard good things about all the above eyeliners. Long-lasting, no smearing or raccoon eyes and good color. With Sephoras amazing return policy, I'd love to test them out and see which one suits me the best.



If I'm remembering correctly, my make-up artist used this on my face for my wedding make-up, boudoir make-up and anniversary photos and my make-up stayed fresh all day each time. My face has a tendency to get shiny throughout the day so I'm definitely looking forward to trying this one out!


I'm not a big foundation kind of girl, it takes too much time and frankly, I don't care enough what other people think of my looks to take the time to figure it out. I'm sure this will change when I get older and my skin starts to age. Don't get me wrong, I salute anyone who uses foundation, it just doesn't fit my schedule!


I've never tried liquid blush before, only powder, so I'm excited to test this out and see if it wears longer, the powder seems to wear off to quick on me!


Can't go wrong with palettes like this one, I need all the help I can get in the make-up department and this one comes with instructions. I can do instructions...


Supposedly the HG of eyebrow products (along with tweezerman), I've never filled in my brows before my but I was informed one time when I went into to get them tamed that all women should...I'm not sure how true this is but I'm willing to test it out and see!



Lastly, a few things for the lips. The top one is a really great value, and I love that I can test out several colors for the regular price of one or two colors. The lower one is basically chapstick but I've heard good things about it and my lips are always chapped in the winter from all the blown air in the car and office.

So what am I missing? Anything that you would not recommend from the above list? Anything that you would recommend that I didn't list here? I'd love to hear your thoughts!