Old Navy Stuff & Save haul 07.11.12

 

I love it when Old Navy does their Stuff & Save events! Basically, you have to be a card member (Old Navy, GAP, or Banana Republic). You get a free tote, stuff it with goodies and save 40% on everything inside! They usually do one day with 40% off and about a week with 30% off.

I was really surprised to see alot of clearance items at my Old Navy. Here's what I picked up, prices listed after the 40% discount.

Hello Kitty shirts $2.99 each 

Pink and Purple skinnies $8.99 each

Maxi skirt $4.79

Free tote!!

Did you pick up any goodies on Stuff & Save Day?

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Old Navy clearance 01.21.12

I hope you guys got a chance to check out your Old Navy's extra 50% off clearance deals this past weekend! It was pouring and thundering on Saturday when I went, so maybe that's why there was SO many things available. 

I set a $20 budget for myself, and ended up paying $22.35 with tax, so, not bad.

Here's what I picked up~

Last Summer, I was obsessed with these semi see through tops, and when I saw this one, I just had to have it! It's definitely very feminine. I can't wait wear it! Original price $26.94, Paid $0.49

 Bright top for Summer, very comfortable and loose. Original price $19.94, Paid $0.99

I didn't think I'd like this top until I tried it on... it's so comfortable and it has an elastic band at the bottom part which will make it very fun! Original price $22.94, Paid $0.74

I don't own a flannel top, so I said, why not? These will go great with jeans or shorts. Original price $24.94, Paid $6.25

I didn't see any women's pajama bottoms on sale, so I found a pair from the men's section ^.^ Original price $19.94, Paid $2.50

These are sooo cute!! They are lined with faux fur on the inside, and feel extremely comfortable. Original price $ 39.94, Paid $7.99

I also picked up a sweatshirt for the hubs and paid $2 on it! (not pictured)

I was bummed that I wasn't able to find any bottom pieces, I was looking for a cute skirt or something. Anyhow, it turned out to be a great savings day at Old Navy :]

I picked up 7 things and because I spent $20, I also received a $10 coupon for another day!! 

SCORE!

What did you guys score??

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Haul: The Body Shop on 06/08/11

Have you guys shopped The Body Shop's semi-annual sale yet? I found some amazing deals and couldn't pass these up!! Here's what I picked up ~

Pink Grapefruit body scrub $10 (originally $16)
Aloe Vera cleanser $8 (originally 14)
Jolly Orange body butter $1 (originally $6)
Pink Grapefruit lip butter $5
Papaya shower gel $1 each (originally $8) x 3
Vibrant Rose Kiss of Colour blush $1 each (originally $14) x 2
Golden Coral Kiss of Colour blush $1 each (originally $14) x 2

Spent: $31 before taxes
Saved: $90 before taxes

I'd love to see what you picked up :]

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Haul: Walgreens on 06.05.11. Paid $1.28 // Saved $51.87

Hello, I hope everyone had a great weekend. I picked up a bunch of Rimmel nail lacquers at Walgreens, they were on sale for 2/$4 (originally $3.99 each). They will be on sale until June 25, 2011.

I hope you guys printed a couple of the $2  OFF Rimmel coupon when I first mentioned it, because it is no longer available >.<

I was able to pick up 13 of these shades, I absolutely LOVE their brush, I will do a review for these soon.

Paid: $1.28
Saved: $51.87

Happy Savings!~

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Last day to get Free Renpure Organics at Rite Aid

Don't forget that today is the last day to pick up the Renpure Organics products for FREE at Rite Aid!

They were on sale this week for $4.99. You will also receive an UP reward for $4.99 after purchase. The sale is limited to two item. There are other kinds of Renpure Organics shampoo/conditioner for other hair types. 

I picked up these two to try out. You might see some TRY ME FREE signage on the products, BUT Renpure has said on their Facebook page that they are not honoring it this week, because it cannot be combined with other offers. Either way, it will still be free after your UP rewards.


Transaction 1:
Renpure Organics Deep Penetrating Reconstructor - $4.99
Paid: $5.34 w/ taxes
Received: $4.99 UP reward

Transaction 2:
Renpure Organics My Pretty Hair is Parched shampoo - $4.99
Used $4.99 UP reward from transaction 1.
Paid $0.35 w/ taxes
Received $4.99 UP rewards for future purchase.

The $4.99 UP reward I received expires on June 18, 2011. I'll probably end up using it next week for something else ^.^

Happy savings!

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Haul: CVS on 05.26.11 Paid $1.49 // Saved $72.89

Hellooo lovelies! 

I wanted to share my CVS haul with you guys the other day. Have you taken advantage of their clearance sale yet? I picked up a couple of things for free, I just paid taxes! Who doesn't love FREE stuff? 


I picked up: 
Biore pore strips
Biore pore unclogging scrub
Rimmel Lash Maxxx 
Rimmel Glam Eyes Lash Flirt
Rimmel Stay Matte foundation
Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro x 2
Rimmel lipstick
Rimmel blush
Rimmel eyeshadow x 2


All the Rimmel items I picked up was 75% OFF!


Coupons I used:
$5 OFF $25 purchase at CVS (received this coupon via email from CVS)
Buy any Biore pore strips, receive a free cleanser - (newspaper coupon) exp. 5/31/11 - it took off $7.99
$2 OFF any Rimmel product (via Rimmel's Crown Your Friends app) x 9

I received: 
$5 extra bucks for next purchase (for purchasing two Biore products). 


Total paid: $1.49 w/taxes
Total saved: $72.89
Received: $5 EB

In case you were wondering, I took out $20 cash in the transaction, so that's why it shows up as paid $21.49

Have you had a great haul lately?? Feel free to post your links and share! 

Until next time... happy savings!

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CVS haul: 6 FREE Revlon nail lacquers

Hi beauties!
Just wanted to remind you all about CVS's Revlon nail polish sale this week.

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I picked up six of them since that was the limit and I had six $1 OFF Revlon nail lacquer coupons, so everything was free, I just paid for taxes.
This is how I did my transactions -

Transaction 1:
Buy two nail lacquers. $9.98
Used two $1 OFF Revlon nail lacquer coupon
Pay $7.98 out of pocket
Received: $8 extra bucks

Transaction 2:
Buy two nail lacquers. $9.98
Used two $1 OFF Revlon nail lacquer coupon
Used $8 extra bucks from transaction 1.
I just paid for taxes.
Received: $8 extra bucks

Transaction 3:
Buy two nail lacquers. $9.98
Used two $1 OFF Revlon nail lacquer coupon
Used $8 extra bucks from transaction 2.
I just paid for taxes.
Received: $8 extra bucks

Or you can always just purchase all six at the same time, and get $24 extra bucks for next use!

If you don't have the coupons, you could still end up paying $0.99 each for these after extra bucks.

Happy Savings!~

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Haul: Target on 5/18/11 Paid $2.17

Aww! My Target didn't have the "Buy two Physicians Formula products, get a $5 gift card" deal... however, I was still able to score a couple of freebies!

 

Physicians Formula mascara $8.74

Physicians Formula make up remover pads $6.94

Used two $5/1 Physicians Formula product

Used two $3 OFF Target coupon found in Allure or Glamour magazine (April issue) or People magazine (April 18 issue)

Suave Professionals Dry Shampoo $2.74

Suave Professionals Hair Spray $2.74 

Used two $0.50 peelies that were attached to the bottles.

Used two FREE Suave Professionals coupons (no longer available via their Facebook page)

Up & Up nail polish remover $0.97
Used $0.50/1 Up & Up Beauty Items Target printable

Mossimo top $4.48 (on clearance aisle)
Used $3 off Mossimo women's apparel item printable coupon 


Grand total with tax: $2.17
Saved $25.66

Check out Target's beauty deals this week here. 

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Haul: The Body Shop on 05/12/11

I wanted to share my haul from The Body Shop today. I purchased them with my Groupon deal, but I also splurged a little! I couldn't help it, the sales associates were extremely helpful at the store. 

They had a sale on their make up and skin care line when I went last week - Buy 3, get 2 free! I picked up a few things and got some for free :] 


Brush-on beads bronzer - $21
Flawless skin protecting concealer in 03 - $16.50
Skin Primer - Moisturize It - $14
Vitamin Hydrating E toner - $12 (got this free)
Lip Scuff - $12 (got this free)
Rounded handle facial brush - $3
Love Your Body card - $10


Ah, at the check out, I think the sales associates are mandatory to try to sell this card to you. I'm a sucker for SAs who are helpful and informative, so of course I purchased their Love Your Body card. I figured that although it cost me $10 for the card, I will save 10% on my purchase today, and plus on my birthday month (next month), I get a $10 credit toward something in the store. So... why not? Since I will be getting my money's worth. There are other perks on the card too :]


I've already started using these things, so I can't wait to share my reviews with you in the next coming weeks. Have you guys tried any of these items?


Anyway, if you've taken advantage of that Groupon deal, you have a couple of days before you lose that extra $5! Feel free to share your hauls below if you already went to pick up your goodies.


XOXO!

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New bling, new shoes, and new year!

Hi beauties!

I hope you are enjoying your week so far. I was fortunate enough to have 3 days off in a row, so I thought I would go pay my family a visit. Seeing them is always a very refreshing change for me. I get to eat dad's delicious home cooked meals, teach mom new tricks on the computer, bargain shop with my sister, and jam on the acoustics with my brother in law.

We celebrated Chinese New Year by feasting this delicious meal cooked by my dad.

Stir fry lobster with cheese sauce, garlic shrimp, peking duck, a steamed vegetables.

I'm drooling again, just typing about it...

Scored some Dolce Vita for Target shoes for $7.48 and Merona ballet flats for $4.98 on clearance at Target. My sister knows where to find deals!!

And I tweeted a while back about free jewelry from Charlotte Russe, but might have forgotten to blog about it. They are still offering this. All you need to do is 'like' Charlotte Russe on Facebook, click on the Free Jewelry tab, print it out, or select the send to phone option. You must make a purchase to get the free jewelry. So of course, being the frugalista that I am, I got a $1.99 shirt that was on clearance. Picked up this bow like looking ring ^_^ Get yours soon, I don't know how long this special lasts for.

Recent beauty purchases

I have a confession: I can't help it but buy when I see awesome deals! Things that are on sale and clearance is my weakness... Here's what I picked up recently.

 

50% to 75% clearance items at CVS. $42.36 total

The $2 Urban Decay sale at Hautelook came in! $24 total

 Target's Deal of the Day $6.99

I loved the REN products so much that I had to get the dry skin set! I had a drugstore.com bucks for when I purchased my contact lenses at visiondirect.com [I think I got 5% back] $27.52

Did you guys find any good after Christmas buys? There was SO much out there that I think I've spent enough for the whole month of January back then.

Shameless self promotion: if you guys are on Twitter, drop by and follow me @SiSiSparkles - I usually tweet deals that go on for a day and not have the chance to blog about it sometimes.

Drugstore sneak peek beauty sales 12/12-12/18 and Walgreens haul

I hope you guys took advantage of the Walgreen's sale on Revlon's Top Speed nail polish for 99 cents sale. I know I did! If you haven't, today is the last day. If you missed the earlier post on this, here's a recap: $0.99 Revlon Top Speed Nail polish [$5.99-$5.00 jingle cash].

Here's another color to add to the rest of my Revlon nail polishes... Golden. I spent my $5 jingle cash on 3 Covergirl lipsticks [It's your mauve, Fabulous fuchsia, and Golden apricot], Carmex lip balm, and a Wet n Wild eyeshadow palette in Galactic Realm. They were all on sale or clearance. So my haul only cost $6.04 [with taxes]

And for next week's drug store beauty sales:

Walgreens:
* 40% off Salley Hansen gift sets
* 40% off Maybelline Falsies Volum' Express Mascara
* BOGO 50% on Revlon Foundation, concealer, powder, blush, or lip cosmetics
* BOGO 50% on L'Oreal cosmetics
* BOGO 50% on Neutrogena cosmetics, facial wipes or makeup removers
* BOGO 50% on Covergirl cosmetics
* Free Goodies hair accessories [$2 minus $2 jingle cash on next purchase]

CVS:

* BOGO 50% on Salley Hansen cosmetics
* BOGO 50% on Almay cosmetics
* BOGO 50% on Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit
* BOGO 50% on Nivea for Men facial care
* BOGO 50% on L'Oreal eyeshadow, liner, or mascara
* $8 Revlon Colorstay Just Bitten Lipstain or Fabulash Grow Luscious Mascara
* $10 Revlon ColorStay foundation
* $3.79 All Revlon nail polish
* $1.99 Sally Hansen Hard as Nails or Xtreme Wear nail color
* 10% off Tweezerman tools
* Save $2 on Bio-Oil skincare

I didn't list all the extra bucks on the beauty items, there's SO many next week!
Happy savings :]

My recent CVS haul

I scored a couple of goodies on my last CVS haul. Thanks to the tip of Nouveau Cheap, I got a couple of free items! If you don't read her blog already, make sure you do. She shares ways to save on beauty products, as well as dupes on high end brands [I totally adore and worship her].

Anyway, I purchased a Lemon Drop EOS lip balm, 3 Revlon nail polishes [Steel her Heart, Plum Night, and the a new one from their Fire and Ice collection, Temptress] and a piece of caramel candy for a total of $4.89 [with taxes included]. I was on the lookout for Perplex but my Walgreens didn't have it :(

Here's how:

I scanned my CVS card in-store, and received a $4 off any Revlon cosmetics purchase.

I had to do it on 3 separate transactions.

Transaction #1
EOS lip balm $2.99 minus $2.99 extra care bucks
Paid $3.20[with taxes]

Transaction #2
1st Revlon Nail polish $4.99
2nd Revlon Nail polish $2.59 because it was BOGO 50% off
minus
$2.99 extra bucks from Transaction #1
minus
$4.00 Revlon coupon from CVS
Paid $1.01 [with taxes]
I also got a $5 extra bucks with 2 Revlon beauty products

Transaction #3
3rd Revlon nail polish $4.99
Caramel candy $.33
minus
$5.00extra bucks from Transaction #2
$0.68 [with taxes]

If you'd like to see swatches of these colors, let me know :] Any good deals lately? Don't forget the Walgreens sale on the Revlon Top Speed nail polishes for 99 cents, see drug store deals for this week here.

Oh! Have you heard?

•  Urban Decay is having Friends and Family day, 25% off everything!  Use code 1FFNF. Ends 12/12/10 Edit: they've extended it until Dec 25th AND free shipping with $15 purchase minimum.
• Smashbox is giving away a free $40 waterproof eyeshadow palette for spending $25 on their site. Use code JUST4YOU. Ends 12/12/10
• Hautelook is having a STILA sale until 12/09/10. [referral link included]
• Tarte is also having a Friends and Family day sale, 40% off on entire site. Use code FFDEC. Ends 12/13/10. Thanks to Jeweled Thumb for the tip.

Sephora coupon + new skin care routine?

Hello beauties!

Did you guys get your $15 off $40 purchase from Sephora? I think you only get it from being a Beauty Insider [it is free to sign up]. So my sister and I went to the store to check out what deals we could get. We decided to get our foundation matched. However, I did not end up leaving with a new foundation.

Long story short, my consultant said that my skin IS NOT oily/combination like I had said. She went on to say that it's "extremely dry", and that the reason my skin may appear to be oily was because it wasn't getting enough moisture, so it creates this "oily barrier". Have you heard of such a thing? I always thought that I saw dry patches because it's winter time...  She did sound like she knew what she was talking about. Have any of you experience something like this? To be honest, I felt kinda embarrassed and enlightened at the same time.

I told her all my facial products and cleansers were for oily/combination skin, so she said I needed a new skin care regimen. She recommended the REN Clean Bio Active Skincare - Six Of The Best [$71 value] for $40. I was like, cool, $40! I can use my coupon and got it for $25. I'll try this set out, and keep you guys updated on my "skin conditions".

What did you use your Sephora coupon on?

Recent Kohls and Ulta hauls

You guys probably know I'm a major bargain shopper by now. I had a blast looking through the clearance section of Kohls and Ulta on my last day off from work. Here's what I picked up ~

Hello Kitty shirt<3 $9.99

My new "gamer" shirt $6.00

Can you believe it? My FIRST official pair of skinny jeans... I'm not very fashionable, I guess >.< $16.80

Saved $59.05 because these items were on clearance + I had a 30% coupon in the mail for having their charge card. They will usually send me coupons like this every once in a while. They even gave me back the coupon because I could reuse it again and again until it expired! WOW!

And then at Ulta ~

NYX trio eyeshadow in Perpetual $4.19
NYX trio eyeshadow in Hippie-Chic $4.19
NYX felt tip eyeliner in Extreme Black $4.19
NYX lipstick in Celebrate $1.79
Ulta Lengendary lengths mascara - got for free because I was "level 3" this quarter from my Ulta club card.

All the NYX items were on clearance, but their computer didn't think so... that's why my receipts all weird and long. Swatches and reviews coming soon on these!

Any good bargains recently?? Please share your links below, and if you're on Twitter too, leave me your Twitter name, I'm looking to follow more people on there :] I'm @sisisparkles