{"id":1265,"date":"2012-09-27T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2012-11-19T19:34:56","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T01:34:56","slug":"what-works-for-me-fall-beauty-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=1265","title":{"rendered":"What Works For Me: Fall Beauty Haul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in July, I showed you how I like to maximize my beauty purchase<\/a> for my birthday by stocking up and cashing in my Sephora Beauty Insider points<\/a>.\u00a0 That month, I also received a Sephora gift card and decided to save it for the next time I really needed (or wanted) a new product.\u00a0 Well, I ran out of moisturizer last week, so the time finally came to place another order, and this is what I received in the mail on Monday.<\/p>\n

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I actually ordered the Korres Wild Rose 24-Hour Moisturizing & Brightening Cream<\/a> and a bottle of Ciat\u00e9 Paint Pots Nail Polish in Oil Slick<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 I first tried the moisturizer as part of a beauty kit in July and it works well with my skin, so I stocked up on a full-size jar for the coming cooler weather.\u00a0 I also bought my first Ciat\u00e9 color in July, too, and wanted to try Oil Slick<\/em>, since it is the brand’s most popular color.<\/p>\n

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(My actual purchase.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Along with the two products I ordered, I received Sephora’s regular three sample deal, which included two vials of perfume by Aquolina<\/a> and Cartier<\/a>, as well as a primer by Korres<\/a>.\u00a0 And one of the weekly promotions was a deluxe sample of Prada’s new Candy Eau de Parfum<\/a>, so I tried that, too.\u00a0 Sephora offers many promotions each week, and when I place an order, I make sure to check out all of the Weekly Specials<\/a> and use the one I like best.<\/p>\n

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(My freebies.)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Prada sample came in a precious little box, and I am saving that to add to my collection of lovely cosmetic packages.<\/p>\n

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(Such a sweet little box!)<\/p><\/div>\n

This little haul cost me a tiny bit less than $35, which is the actual price of the moisturizer by itself.\u00a0 And now I’m set until Christmas, when I’ll shop for my loved ones and maybe for myself a little, too.\u00a0 I love Sephora’s values, and if you know how to use them, you can get lots of bang for your buck!<\/p>\n

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