Sunday, March 25, 2012

Thrifty Beauty: Coupons!!!

Here are some direct link coupons for beautiful products that I enjoy and that I think you will enjoy, too!  I only recommend products that I actually love and enjoy. :D

SIGMA BRUSHES:
Sigma Brushes!  Free Gift!
These brushes are high quality, and you can find animal-friendly synthetic (vegan) brushes, too!  And so affordable!



COSMETIC AMERICA:
Site-wide Sale at Cosmetic America! Up to 80% off Fragrance and Makeup!!!
Up to 80% off brand name skincare cosmetic

FRAGRANCE X:
Fragrance X Free Shipping on All Orders! Plus Instant 10% Off Coupon When you sign up for emails!
Perfume on Sale Free Shipping at FragranceX.com

LLEWELLYN BOOKS:
Llewellyn Books Free Shipping on Orders of $25 or More!
FREE SHIPPING on U.S. orders of $25 or more.
This site is very interesting. It has some great books on natural living, as well as mysticism (which I happen to study), and if you're into Tarot, yoga, alternative healing and living, Wicca, and other topics, this unique bookstore has tons of books and products that you will find interesting. They also feature more mainstream topics from crafting and cooking to horror, fantasy and romance fiction.  Here are the topics they feature:

Adivinación / African / Afterlife / Alchemy / Alternative Therapies / Ancient Civilizations / Ángeles / Angels & Spirit Guides / Animals / Annuals / Aromatherapy / Astral Projection / Astrología / Astrology / Audio Auras / Auto-Ayuda / Buddhism / Calendars / Celtic / Celtic Studies / Chakras / Chakras & Energy Work /  Channeling / Child Guidance / Chinese Therapies / Comunicación espiritual / Cookbooks / Crafts / Creative Visualization / Crystals & Gems / Customs & Traditions / Death / Death & Dying / Divination / Divination & Fortunetelling / Dreams / Druids / Earth Energies / Eastern / Egyptian / Enochian / Erotica / ESP & Psychic Abilities / Exercise / Extraterrestrials / Faeries / Fairies & Elementals / Feng Shui / Fiction / Folk Magick / Folklore For Beginners / Fortune Telling / Garden Design / Ghost / God & Goddess Worship / Goddess / Golden Dawn / Gypsies / Health & Healing / Healthy Living / Hechizos / Herb / Herbal Medicine / Herbalism / Hermetic Hipnosis / Hobbies & Crafts/ Holiday / Horary / Horror / How-To Series / Hypnosis & Programming / Hypnotism / I Ching / Inspiration & Personal Growth / Kabbalah / Life After Death / Lost Civilizations / Love & Romance / Lunar Magia / Magic & Ritual / Magical & Ritual Tools / Magick / Magick & Shamanism / Medical / Meditación / Meditation / Mind & Body / Monsters / Motivational Music / Music & New Age / Mystery & Detective / Mysticism / Mythology / Mythology & Folklore/  Natal Nature & Animals / Nordic / Numerology / Occult / Oracles / Out-of-Body Experience / Pagan / Paganism / Palmistry / Paranormal / Paranormal Phenomena / Paranormal & Spiritual / Parapsychology / Past Lives & Future Lives /  Pendants / Pets / Practical Guide Series / Predictive / Prophecy / Psychic Phenomena / Psychic Powers / Reencarnación / Reference / Reflexology / Reiki / Reincarnation / Relaciones de Pareja / Relationships / Relationships & Romance / Religión / Religion & Mythology . Religión y Mitología / Religion & Mythology Rituals / Runes / Sabbats & Esbats / Sacred Sites / Sacred Sound & Movement / Salud / Santeria / Self-Help / Self-Help & Success / Self-Understanding / Sex / Sex & Tantra / Sex Magic & Tantra / Sexuality / Shamanism / Silver's Spells Series / Special Topics in Tarot Spells / Spirit Communication / Spiritualism / Spirituality / Sueños / Taoism / Tarot / Teen / Teen Wicca / The Truth About Series / UFOs & Aliens / Unexplained Phenomena / Vampires / Visualization / Visualizing & Manifesting / Vodou & Voudoun / Western Tradition / Wicca / Wicca & Paganism / Witchcraft / Women's Studies / Yoga / Youth fiction

I never knew some of these topics existed, and now I'm curious to read about all of them! :D

TARGET:
Target Sale on KitchenAid Tools and Gadgets & Women's Dresses! The Super-cheap, thrifty woman in me knows that sometimes you just can't beat Target when you need to save serious money (especially on clothing and kitchen wares)!
Select KitchenAid Tools & Gadgets 20% Off
Spend $50 or more on beautiful spring dresses and get 10% off! Women's Dresses - Spend $50 or More, Save 10% at Target.com

UNBEATABLE SALE: 
Unbeatable Sale has sales on literally everything--all the time! Here are some coupons I especially like: Wedding Day Gifts and Accessories (that are really just pretty and gorgeous items you can use, or wear, every day): WeddingandPartyMall.com – Bridal Party Favors, Table Accessories & More for Your Special Day
Delicious gourmet foods, confections, chocolates, spices, and more, all on sale!!! AllGourmetFood.com – Chocolate, Spices, Confections & more for Gourmet Lovers

UNIQUE VINTAGE:
Unique Vintage has some of my favorite vintage-inspired and reproduction dresses, clothing, shoes, jewelry, and accessories EVER! I'm so glad someone invented this store, and I need to buy most of the things on their site. ;)
15% off kids' Easter clothing! 500464_Take 15% off kids wear for easter from Unique-Vintage.com! Use Promo Code: eastergirl
Free shipping on orders of $150! Free ground shipping on orders over $150 from Unique-Vintage.com(*restrictions apply). Use promo cod
10% Off Swimwear (promocode: beach12)! 10% off swimwear from Unique-Vintage.com! Use Promo Code: beach12

BARE MINERALS:
Bare Minerals is my favorite brand of makeup--excellent for all skin types (especially if you are prone to acne and wrinkles), gentle and natural, and beautiful, high quality mineral makeup!
In addition to these coupons, get a free sample with coupon code COMBO20: Be the first to try our NEW SPF 20 Moisturizer. Receive a FREE deluxe sample of Advanced Protection SPF 20 Moisturizer for Combination Skin with any $35 purchase*. Enter coupon code COMBO20 during checkout. While supplies last. * From Thursday, March 8, 2012 - Sunday, April 1, 2012.
Bare Minerals Clearance, at least 30 % off! At Least 30% Off bareMinerals Clearance Products
Free shipping on $50 order! Free Shipping on bareMinerals with $50 Order

I hope you enjoy these coupons as much as I do! :D

Friday, March 16, 2012

Inspiration: Fairy Tales

Fairy tales and folk tales are not innocent children's stories.  They explore issues like sexuality, predation, death, greed, illness and anger, among others.  Central to the tales are blood and milk--symbolic of sexual maturity, as well as death--and many fairy tale illustrations and photographs feature the colors red and white to make allusion to these elements.  The inspirational photos that I have gathered seem (to me) to reference fairy tales both dark and light, brooding and innocent.  And some images are just beautiful items, artwork, or makeup depicting the fairy tale colors of blood and milk.

Photographs were gathered from various sources on the web, especially:  weheartit.com, and
http://betweenpeaceandhappiness.blogspot.com/ and the flickr stream featuring the amazing photographic (dreamy, surreal, fantastic, fairy tale-inspired) artwork of Lissy Elle Laricchia:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lissyl/

(Also featured: clothing by Alexander McQueen, photography by Eugenio Recuenco, photography by Annie Leibowitz.)

Enjoy!