Polished Perfectly: December 2010

December 28, 2010

Sweet Sale: Post Holiday Beauty Sale's

Are you slightly overwhelmed after aunts, cousins, and grandma's galore? Check out these 3 sale's and sweet steal's going on at four of my favorite bath & body companies because everyone needs a little 'me time.'

Philosophy Year-End Sale

LUSH Boxing Day Sale

Body Shop Mother of All Sales

Bath & Body Works Semi Annual Sale

December 23, 2010

Sweet Sale: Sephora Sale on Sale

If you’re a Beauty Insider with Sephora, you can get in on their Sale on Sale promo! By shopping online at Sephora.com, you can get 20% your entire purchase of sale items. Just use the promo code EXTRA at checkout! Get your Christmas money ready because this offer begins December 26th.

** To receive an extra 20% off sale products enter promo code EXTRA when prompted at checkout on www.sephora.com. Discount only applies to sale category www.sephora.com/promo/extra20 purchases. Not valid in Canada, retail stores, on previous purchases, or purchases of eGift certificates and gift cards. Not valid in Sephora inside JCPenney stores. Cannot be used in conjunction with other promotion codes. Offer is valid through January 1, 2011, at 11:59 p.m. PST. Offer valid while supplies last. Sephora reserves the right to end or change this promotional offer at any time.

December 22, 2010

Winter 2011 Trend Report: Animal Hats

While in New York this month, I realized something popping up on people's heads more than usual. Typically these hats can be seen on small children- not teenagers and adults. What am I talking about? Animal hats. That's the only way I can describe them. Here's a photo of some at a vendor on a street corner in New York. I believe they were being sold for about $7 a piece.

You can also purchase them form a variety of stores such as; Urban Outfitters, Berkeley Hats, Shop Animal Hats, and I'm sure you can find many more!

December 16, 2010

Sweet Sale: Benefit Cosmetics Lucky Day Sale

Today only- enter the code LUCKYDAY at checkout at Benefitcosmetics.com to receive 16% off your entire order! Check out Benefit's new boxed powder- Bella Bamba which looks beautiful!

*This promo code excludes the holiday collection.*

December 15, 2010

WWD Beauty Biz Awards 2010: Full Winner List

The recent WWD Beauty Biz Awards began with a tribute to Leonard Lauder who spoke of Estee Lauder and it's future. Read the full story at WWD.com

Here is a full winner list:

Visionary Award
Leonard Lauder, Chairman Emeritus, The Estée Lauder Companies
Newcomer of the Year
Michelle Phan aka Rice Bunny
Most Innovative Marketers of the Year
Carol's Daughter, My Life by Mary J. Blige (Prestige, Company)
P&G Beauty, Her (Mass, Company)
Pamela Baxter, LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics (Prestige, People)
Claudia Poccia, Mark, Avon Products, Inc (Mass, People)
Breakthrough Products of the Year
Chanel (Prestige, Makeup)
Maybelline (Mass, Makeup)
Clinique (Prestige, Skin Care)
Johnson & Johnson (Mass, Skin Care)
L'Oréal (Prestige, Hair Care)
Garnier Fructis (Mass, Hair Care)
Womanity by Thierry Mugler (Prestige, Fragrance)
Most Innovative Ad Campaigns of the Year
StriVectin (Prestige)
Old Spice (Mass)
Best Executed Launch Strategies of the Year
Estée Lauder, Blue Dahlia Collection (Prestige, Makeup)
Revlon (Mass, Makeup)
Kiehl's Cross-Terrain Collection (Prestige, Skin Care)
L'Oréal Paris, Go 360 Clean (Mass, Skin Care)
Bumble & Bumble / Sephora Partnership (Prestige, Hair Care)
Pantene (Mass, Hair Care)
Retailers of the Year
Topshop (Specialty)
Macy's (Department Store)
Target (Mass)