Allure's recommendation for cleaning out the ole' makeup bag

Since it's the new year, and a lot of people (well, ME at least) obsessively clean out stuff more often than just "spring cleaning"...also consider cruising through the makeup drawer and purging the old stuff.

Allure has a good blog post HERE with some suggestions. The one I forget the most is lipstick. I've talked about the grossness of that before...anywho. I plan to go through my lipstick again when I get home. I went through my nail polish, brushes, and eyeliner already. Another thing I need to tackle is the bag of sample size stuff, Clinique bonuses, and misc freebies. Some of those freebies are OLD and need to be trashed since I'm obviously not going to use them!

Mascara is already on my radar...I toss and replace every three months. To help me remember, I put a small piece of tape on the bottom of a new tube with the date (i.e. 1/10) so I know when it's kaput. If it's starts to get kinda clumpy or dried out, I think you may have waited too long. And trust me...if you ever DO get something in your mascara...like I did where my eye itched for two weeks and I got a sty (I know, TMI, but it's true)...then you will also be on the 3 month bandwagon.

Stila Gift Set...AWESOME VALUE

So this came in my email this morning...and I gotta say this is a great deal. I'm thinking about purchasing. I like Stila and use their eyeshadows. ONE eyeshadow trio is $28 just for comparison on this deal. I tell ya, sometimes those annoying product emails really do highlight a great deal. Free shipping this weekend as well.

Stila...

Just as a side note from my earlier post about Stila...their customer service is excellent and very friendly. There was an issue with my billing address, and they corrected it quickly and didn't give me any crap about it. Also promised to ship immediately due to the less than one day delay with the billing address thing...nice! Just thought I'd mention since nice people on the other end of a customer service line tend to be very rare these days.
:)

Oh. And my new Lucky mag is in, so I'll scan through and post anything that may be fun!

UPDATE: I emailed the no-name customer service back to say thanks for the prompt attention, and that I would post about this in my little blog. They replied that it made their day. Do something nice for others, peeps. It's a good thing. :)

I LOVE Stila. LOVE discounted Stila even more!

Thanks to my friend A!!!!

Stila Cosmetics (http://www.stilacosmetics.com) has a 40% off coupon code STILAPRO available with free shipping on all items and coupon code APPRECIATE for a free 24kt Luxe Lip Gloss with purchase of $25 or more.

I so needed this! Gotta get makeup for a friend's wedding and this is PERFECT.