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Riller and Fount on Hautelook!

March 16, 2010 By Jaime Palmucci

Sometimes the best look is a simple, great fitting dress. Or that t-shirt that hugs your curves in all the right places and makes you feel like a Rockstar. If you love pieces like this as much as I do, you’re going to want to check out today’s Riller and Fount sale on Hautelook!

Here’s a little brand background:

From Susie Crippen, the mind behind J Brand’s bestselling skinny denim, Riller & Fount aims to deliver covetable dress silhouettes in silky jersey fabrics. Aiming to bridge the gap between comfortable and sexy, Riller & Fount’s collection of dresses, tunics, and now rompers, takes women from day to night, in convertible designs that fit and flatter any body type. The Los Angeles-based brand includes a range of muted versatile colors and wearable cuts that any girl will find appealing.

Head over to Hautelook and shop now, and check out these other sales going on – Cosabella (great lingerie for all chest sizes, even busty girls!), DL & Co (amazingly scented candles and incenses), Lauren K jewelry and ABC Carpet and Home!

To see more of Jaime’s work, check out DenimDebutante.com.

Filed Under: Affordable Fashion, Sample Sales, Shopping Tagged With: fashion, Hautelook, J Brand, jaime, riller and fount, Sample Sales, Shopping

Top Sample Sale Sites for Beauty

March 10, 2010 By Jaime Palmucci

You’ll notice that there will be a couple of overlapping sites from this and the fashion list. Why? Because some of these companies really know who their demographic is, and they know how to cater to them.

Here is my list for the top five sample sale sites that do the best job with offering beauty products. Whether that’s all they sell, or they offer it in addition to something else, these are the ones who do it right. Want to know number one? Read on, darling!

5. Three-way Tie between ideeli (They’ve had some great exclusive releases, like the new Aveeno line), Gilt (high end items and things you won’t find elsewhere, like the Blueprint Cleanse and Clarisonic) and Rue La La (Beauty is definitely not something they keep high on their list… they like their fashion and accessories most).

4. Editor’s Closet: This site gets overlooked a lot. I’m not 100% sure why… maybe the prices aren’t as great, but I have made some fabulous purchases there, and they have been known to have a killer beauty sale every now and then.

3. Billion Dollar Babes: I’ve seen everything from Orly and SpaRitual nail polishes to Stila and different skin care lines. Always fun and the prices are pretty fantastic.

2. The Skinny: When all you do is beauty sales, you’re bound to be pretty good at it… and The Skinny is. Good prices, decent selection within the brand… but they usually only feature one to two brands at a time. If there were more, this site would easily be number one.

1. Hautelook: Ahh yes, the wonderful Hautelook. They seem to have the best selection of hard-to-find beauty products (I’ve bought Butter London polishes and Lorac makeup just since January… and I haven’t seen either of those brands on any other site) and their prices are usually outstanding. Sure, they don’t always have a beauty sale, but when they do, they make it count.

Love these choices… or think I missed one very important site? Let us know in the comments, or email me!

To see more of Jaime’s work, check out DenimDebutante.com.

Filed Under: Beauty, Makeup, Sample Sales Tagged With: Beauty, Billion Dollar Babes, Editor's Closet, Gilt, Hautelook, ideeli, jaime, RueLaLa, Sample Sale, the skinny, top five

Pur Minerals on Hautelook

March 5, 2010 By Jaime Palmucci

I’m really excited that I’m finally able to try this brand (and I’ll be getting a review posted about them later this month), but here’s your chance to snag a great deal on these fabulous mineral products that are so loved by women across the country!

Here’s a little brand background:

Since when can a mineral makeup also perform as skin care? Or one serum do the work of an entire regimen? Starting now.

At Pür Minerals, we believe that beauty should be pure and simple. As a result, we’ve pioneered a performance-based line of colour cosmetics and skin care treatments designed for optimal skin fitness and health. Specially engineered with good-for-your-skin ingredients, our pressed mineral colour formulas not only offer exceptional coverage, but also nourish the skin for a healthy radiance. And our multitasking skin care products eliminate the need for complicated regimens to simplify your life and give you more for your beauty.

As a brand committed to women’s health and beauty, we also feel it’s our responsibility to give back to those who make life beautiful. That’s why Pür Minerals proudly supports the American heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement in the fight against heart disease, the no. 1 killer of women in the U.S. Get the facts, get active and go red for a happy, healthy heart.

From high performance products to beauty with a heart, this isn’t just another mineral makeup line. This is a whole new generation of crossover cosmetics that bridge the gap between flawless mineral colour and full-service skin care.

Want to get your hands on some of your very own Pur Minerals items? Head over to Hautelook today… this is a sale that I’m pretty sure will be going fast (especially if the prices are great!).

Don’t have an account with Hautelook? Click here to get in for free.

Already shop on the site? Click here to head over and log in.

Happy Shopping!

To see more of Jaime’s work, check out DenimDebutante.com.

Filed Under: Beauty, Makeup, Sample Sales Tagged With: Hautelook, jaime, Makeup, Mineral Makeup, pur minerals

Top Five Sample Sale Sites for Fashion

March 4, 2010 By Jaime Palmucci

Sample Sale sites are amazing ways to access health, beauty, fashion and lifestyle items that normally would be out of our (okay, my) reach, and they’re priced to make these luxuries an easy and fun way to add some more glam and style to your lifestyle.

Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing with you my top five sample sale sites for a couple of different genres (including beauty, accessories and more), but I thought that we’d start with the one that gets most people hooked: Fashion.

5. Rue La La: one of the original sample sale sites, Rue La La has done a great job of growing with their fan base. They have a couple of issues that lead them to be listed at number five (extremely slow shipping, higher prices and minimal quantities which equal fast sellouts) but the site has been known to get some amazing brands that the others can’t touch.

4. Hautelook: Flexible shipping costs is the name of Hautelook, and it’s one of the reasons they’re so fabulous. Their ship time is slightly faster than Rue La La, and they have a fun assortment of fashion options for men, women and children (I’ve even seen some pet fashions, too!). Hautelook tends to have the most sales listed daily… usually around 14 total.

3. ideeli: Because of past experiences with ideeli (and some amazingly stellar buys that I’ve come across), they land at number three. I’ve heard of some issues with the company but, other than extended shipping times (yes, you have to be very, VERY patient with most of these sample sale sites… but the price is worth the wait!), I haven’t encountered them. I shop almost exclusively from their ideeli red sales, because they tend to have the best markdowns.

2. Billion Dollar Babes: I got hooked on BDB after a couple of awesome denim sales, and I’ve found some amazing steals on the site (like a pair of $242 Current/Elliott jeans for under $30!). Slow shipping is a given, but they can have some amazing prices. Usually, Billion Dollar Babes only hosts new sales three days a week (Mon, Wed, Fri) with three sales each… wish they had more!

1. Gilt Groupe: How many of you are surprised that Gilt made number one? … none of you? Oh. Well, there’s a reason for that. Gilt is the best in the business because of two things: great selection and great prices. Another big bonus that has happened more recently? Their shipping costs, while high, are actually paying for shipping, because you can get your stuff quickly. I’ve been known to receive same week deliveries from Gilt. And, with their expansion into Gilt Fuse (a more affordable Gilt), Gilt Man and a few others, they just keep rising.

Do you agree with this list, or think there’s a site that got left out? Any sites you haven’t tried yet… or have a personal favorite? Share it with me in the comments or by email… you can decide who really takes the cake!

To see more of Jaime’s work, check out DenimDebutante.com.

Filed Under: Affordable Fashion, Fashion Advice, Reviews, Sample Sales Tagged With: Billion Dollar Babes, fashion, Gilt, Hautelook, ideeli, jaime, Rue La La, Sample Sale, top five

LORAC Makeup on Hautelook Today!

February 24, 2010 By Jaime Palmucci

One of my first loves was makeup. I was definitely that girl who raided their mother’s makeup kit, got the reddest lipstick I could find and smeared it ALL over my face. It was a pretty great look for a four year old.

But, let’s be honest: we’re not four anymore… and I’m not sure we would even want to be! So, why are you still using the same makeup your mother did? Update your look at a great price with today’s Lorac sale on Hautelook!

Want to know a little bit more about the brand? Here’s what Sephora has to say:

Carol Shaw, one of Hollywood’s most sought after makeup artists, created LORAC as a way to put the glitz and glamour of red-carpet beauty into the hands of women all over the world. Shaw’s cadre of A-list clients and ongoing experience painting Tinseltown’s finest faces help her create what the beauty-craving pack wants and needs: lip slicks, soothing, skin-perfecting lotions, and feather-light shadows. Designed to give women access to the same prestigious and fun products used on celebrities today, LORAC’s assortment is about versatility and inspiration—with expert results. It’s no wonder LORAC is loved by supermodels, soccer moms, and everyone in between.

So, make sure to head over to Hautelook now and check out what they have to offer! I’ve got a little bit of credit saved up on the site just for this very sale (I absolutely love their lip glosses… they’re the best!) and I can definitely help you find out what colors are best for you if you need help!

To see more of Jaime’s work, check out DenimDebutante.com.

Filed Under: Lip Gloss, Makeup, Sample Sales Tagged With: Beauty, Hautelook, jaime, lorac, Makeup, Sample Sales

NEST Sale on Hautelook: My Picks

December 11, 2009 By The Fashionable Housewife

NEST sale on Hautelook
Happening right now!!

The Fashionable Housewife and The Fashionable Bambino have teamed up with Hautelook, one of our favorite sample sale sites to tell you about an exciting sale today!

NEST, a fabulous line of chic children’s clothing. Their designs are based on popular and contemporary adult styles, yet are offered in playful colors with attention to small details that make every piece really special and unique.

This tunic dress comes in brown (shown above) and navy blue and features a beautifully embellished neckline, hemline, and sleeve cuffs. Detailed with an empire waistline. Add some sparkle and shine to your little princess’s closet with this lovely dress!

Click here to see more items I recommend!

Prices for this sale start around $15
and almost everything will be under $25!

If you’re not already a member of Hautelook, you can join for free! Click here to sign up!

Filed Under: Kids Apparel, Sample Sales Tagged With: children's clothing, Hautelook, NEST, organic clothes, Sample Sale

NEST Organic Childrens Clothing on Hautelook

December 11, 2009 By The Fashionable Housewife

NEST sale on Hautelook
TODAY!

The Fashionable Housewife and The Fashionable Bambino have teamed up with Hautelook, one of our favorite sample sale sites to tell you about an exciting sale today!

Sale Starts TODAY at 11:am ET!

Prices for this sale start around $15
and almost everything will be under $25!

If you’re not already a member of Hautelook, you can join for free! Click here to sign up!

Photo: © NEST

I’ve purchased several NEST items for my daughter on Hautelook before and have been absolutely thrilled with every piece. The clothes are comfortable, very high quality, and look totally adorable on my kid! (If I do say so myself!)

Some of their items are made to mix and match so you can get several different outfits out of just a few pieces. And they boys clothing really sets the standard. Even though I don’t have a boy, I’m pretty opinionated about little boy’s clothing and I must say, I usually hate all of it. However NEST has really found the perfect balance between little boy and adult. It’s grownup style without looking to grownup. You know what I mean? Well, you’ll just have to take my word for it!