a smashbox steal

it's friday night in sleepy dunbar. after a fabulous apres-work pedicure and taco platter with the girls, shelby and i walk to the video store to check out the foreign fare. but along the way we're drawn in by the shopper's drug mart beauty boutique. and $70 later, it's the most expensive walk to the video store we've ever had.

but we've decided not to let the guilt take over because we managed to save ourselves over $100.

here's how...
after coveting our next fragrance purchases (ckin2u for shelbs and moschino i love love for me) we hit up smashbox for the greatest deal: a box of good quality, useful cosmetics, including...








lip gloss in pixel, emulsion lip exfoliant, photo finish foundation primer, blush/soft lights duo in sunbeam/glimmer, cream eyeliner duo in caviar/midnight brown, fusion eyeshadow in merge, layer lash primer, that's a wrap mascara in black and cream eyeliner brush #9.

there are still boxes left in stores, but if you can't find one, smashbox seems to make several of these money-saving kits a year.

is this the only place to get a deal?
nope. try the shopping channel. every few months they feature smashbox over a weekend and the daily "showstopper" is always an amazing deal - if you don't mind the shipping & handling.

the moral of the story
"don't stop at shoppers' beauty boutique on your way to the video store." no, actually it's more along the lines of "don't buy these products on their own ... wait for the good deal around the corner." (too bad i'm already coveting this, which doesn't come in a kit!)

oh yes, and while we truly did set out to rent a foreign film that night, we ended up with the prestige.

non-beauty tip
don't watch it on a friday night at 10pm - unless christian bale is enough to keep you glued to the screen, the story's too complicated to stay awake for.