My Ulta purchase + free gifts

I made my Ulta purchase about a month ago.

Highlights of the purchase:

  • Free 4 deluxe samples with any purchase
  • Free Beauty Break 5 pcs Smashbox gift set with $60 purchase
  • 5X points on La Roche Posay purchase
  • Free shipping on $50 purchase
  • Free fragrance samples with any purchase
  • Get $3.5 off $15 with coupon code

I bought:

My total: $69.49 – $3.5 = $65.99 + tax + free shipping

The free Beauty Break Smashbox gift set.

The 4 deluxe samples with any purchase.

  • Orlando Pita Play Atmos-Shield Hair Protectant Treatment Spray deluxe sample
  • Benefit Cosmetics Hoola Quickie Contour Stick deluxe sample
  • First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Face Moisturizer deluxe sample
  • Lorac Alter Ego Lip Gloss in Goddess deluxe sample

The free fragrance samplers I got with any purchase.

My Sephora purchase + free gift

I made this Sephora purchase two weeks ago, mainly for the 100 points reward Bite Beauty Matte Crème Lip Crayon!

I bought Sephora Collection Fall in Line Brow Stencil Kit for $7 + free shipping with Flash 2 day shipping.

I am not that fond of this brow kit and might return it. The brush is a bit soft and thick. The stencils seem to be a little big although I haven’t tried them yet.

Here is the 100 points Bite Beauty Matte Crème Lip Crayon deluxe sample. It’s 0.03 oz. The full size is 0.05 oz for $24, then the 0.03 sample size is almost $15 value!

The 3 free samples I chose.

My BeautyBlender gift with purchase

I bought beauty.blusher for $16 at beautyblender online store and received a free large size 10 oz liquid blendercleanser with any purchase, a $30 value! Plus, shipping is free. Here is my previous post about this offer.

I picked up beauty.blusher because it’s the cheapest at beautyblender website. I am glad I did! I like it and I recommend it!

It’s great for applying blush and liquid highlighter. It’s also good for blending concealer. The original blender is a bit big and the mini is a bit small. The beauty.blusher is just right. It gives you more precision so that you put your makeup on with more confidence.

The one in the middle is the beauty.blusher.

My Ulta purchase + free gifts

I made my Ulta purchase on Mar. 1st Wednesday and received my package on Thursday. That’s faster than Sephora 2-day flash shipping! Ulta got some good discounts in that week.

Highlights of the purchase:

  • Ulta Beauty Break free gifts – 4 pcs Too Face gift with $50 purchase
  • Free Tarte Mascara sample with any purchase. It is still available.
  • Free samples at checkout
  • Real Techniques buy 1 get 1 free
  • NYX buy 1 get 1 free
  • Babo Botanicals 25% off
  • Free shipping with $50 purchase
  • Used $3.5 off $15 coupon
  • Earned 2x points

I bought:

My total: $55.93 – $3.5 = $52.43 + tax + free shipping

Here are the Ulta Beauty Break free Too Faced free gifts with any $50 purchase.

This is the free Tarte Tarteist Lash Paint Mascara deluxe sample with ANY purchase. Still available.

2 fragrance sample I got at checkout.

My Sephora gift with purchase

I made my Sephora purchase a week ago. Once the 5 free lippie samples with any purchase offer was out, I placed my order right away because I knew some popular ones would be gone fast.

I bought Make Up For Ever Artist Shadow Custom Eyeshadow Palette for $1 + used free Flash 2-day Shipping.

Here are the samples I got. Instead of getting 5 samples, I received 4. I didn’t receive the YSL and Sephora Collection lipstick samples that I chose. The MUFE foundation sample is a replacement.

I emailed Sephora and complained. Sephora gave me 25 points to make up for the samples I didn’t get. All in all, I am happy with my $1 Sephora purchase!

 

My Sephora gift with purchase

Here is my another Sephora purchase made for the free samples!

I bought:

My total: $26 + tax + free 2-day flash shipping

This is the free SUNDAY RILEY Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Treatment Sample Set($44 value!) with code CLARITY, currently sold out. I made my purchase for this freebie!

The 3 free samples I got. This time I got what I chose.

My Sephora gift with purchase

I made this purchase about 2 weeks ago right after I posted the promo code TWOLIPS. I knew this code would be sold out fast.

I bought:

Both of them are currently sold out at Sephora.

The two free deluxe samples with code TWOLIPS.

  • Urban Decay Vice Liquid Lipstick deluxe sample in Amulet
  • Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment deluxe sample in Nude

The 3 samples I got. Sephora replaced the Bite Beauty Everyday Agave Lip sample I really wanted with KVD foundation sample.

My Jack Black Lip Balm review + My today’s Sephora purchase

I am currently using this Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25(Shea Butter & Vitamin E). It’s almost empty and I am still squeezing every little bit of it out of the tube.

I recommend it! It got SPF25 and is moisturizing and keeps my lips moisturized for a good time.

Now you can get the foil sample or deluxe size sample with code SUPERBALM. But, I’d say just to choose the higher value sample instead since the full size is only $7! Just buy the full size to try it!

The following picture is what I got today at Sephora online store. I bought the MUFE Eyeshadow Trio Palette. I paid $1 + tax + Flash 2-day free shipping. I have MUFE duo palette and am happy with the quality. I have the trio palette in my Love List for a while and waited for the right moment to order!

My guess, if you add all these free lippie samples altogether, that’s almost a full size lipstick there!

 

My Bluemercury gift with purchase

I bought NARS pencil sharpener for $6 at Bluemercury online store 2 weeks ago. Plus, shipping is free on any purchase. They shipped my order 2 days after I placed the order.

Here are 3 free samples I got at checkout – Bobbi Brown(3 pcs), Trish McEvoy(2 pcs) and Bliss(3 pcs + bag)! ☺️

 

My Ulta in store purchase

I bought 3 hand soaps and got 1 free Philosophy Purity Made Simple sample at my local Ulta store.

Hand soaps are 3 for $10. I used my $5 off $10 coupon, then my total is $5 + tax. Only one free gift but I didn’t spend over $50!

Update: My Muji cases purchase

Update: I received my refund today!

Muji refunded me the damaged case $10 + $4 handling fee + $2 shipping = $16.

And, no need to return the damaged case! So, don’t let my cracked case scare you from buying from them!


When my last time bought the 2 Muji two drawers cases, I told myself when the 5 drawers available for $10 I am going to get them!

Now it’s happening, I received my 2 Muji 5 drawers cases yesterday and I am using them now! The $10 Muji case sale is still on!

I paid 2x$10 + 2x$4 fragile handling fee + $7.95 shipping = $35.95 => $18 per case. This price is close to those makeup organizers at Amazon, but Muji is much better quality!

I stack the 2 drawers on top of the 5 drawers, it’s perfect! The 5 drawer is slightly wider than the 2 drawers. Here is a post about my 2 drawers cases.

BUT, one 5 drawers case bottom is cracked! They were wrapped really well in those bubble wraps. I guess it happened during transportation. Anyway, I emailed Muji this morning and got a response pretty quick. They will refund the damaged case + partial shipping and handling fee. Good customer service! I will shop there again.

My Sephora gift with purchase

I placed my Sephora order a week ago right after the code PICKTWO was out. I knew the beautyblender mini would be sold out fast.

I bought:

My total: $25 + tax + Flash 2-day shipping

The two free gifts I chose with code PICKTWO – beautyblender mini + Buxom lipstick sample

The quality of the BeautyBlender mini black is bad! Do you see the two black holes on the black sponge?!

Here is a  picture of the beautyblender mini black and green. The green one is also a free gift with purchase from Sephora. The green one is so much better.

The 3 samples I chose at checkout.

 

My Sapce NK gift with purchase

I just received my Space NK package and can’t wait to share with your guys! Here is my previous post about this deal.

I placed my order a week ago. I bought V76 by Vaughn Lip Balm for $9. Shipping is free on any order.

Here are the 5 deluxe samples with code POLISH, TREAT, POLKA, REMEDY, BLOW.

The JINsoon nail polish is a full size 0.37 oz. Space NK and Nordstrom are selling it for $18!

The 3 foils I chose at checkout.

Except for the QUAI masque, all other 4 deluxe samples with any purchase are still available! Check out the gift with purchase page here.

 

 

My Urban Decay gift with purchase

I bought Urban Decay Brow Box 10 days ago directly from Urban Decay online store. It was on sale for $9, regular price is $30!

Now they are selling a new version of the brow box which got new packaging and more shades.

The free gift I chose at checkout + a free setting spray with a unique code sent by UD. My shipping is free with UD junkies membership.

Tip: always leave something in your cart after you log in, UD will send you a free setting spray code now and then.

My Bluemercury gift with purchase

I placed my Bluemercury order on January 11 and received my order a week later. The good thing is that I got everything I ordered. This is a very generous offer and I am not complaining the shipping took this long.

And, I need to thank reader Alexandra again for bringing such a great deal to us!

I bought MARIO BADESCU a.h.a. botanical body soap for $8. Plus, shipping is free.

Here are the ‘3 free samples’ I got during checkout! The pumpkin chai candle smells delicious!