How to Get the Naked 3 For Under $40! Couponing Lesson #1

JUST A SUPER QUICK couponing lesson for a makeup product that's super hot on the market right now, and how you can get it for CHEAP! (even though it's brand new and you typically can't use coupons on new Naked palettes!)

Long story short: the Naked 3 palette by Urban Decay has been sold out for weeks on the UD website and I've been trying to get my hands on it like you wouldn't believe. I just got an email saying Sephora finally has it in stock online (will be in their stores Dec 12th!) so I hopped on it because I knew some great deals were going on right now!

The Naked 3 palette retails for $52 no matter where you get it. It's like Uggs- once the market price is set, it's prettttty hard to get it for any less.

Step One: I went to eBates.com because I knew that Sephora was having 8.0% cash back right now. That means, at the end of the quarter, 8% of whatever you spend on your Sephora purchase will be mailed back to you in a check! Sweet, right?

Step Two: I put the palette in my cart, and at checkout I entered the promo code SUSPENSE for the Cyber Monday mystery sample bag with 5 samples in it. I'm surprised they still had this in stock by Cyber Friday! There are lots of other promo codes for free deluxe samples I could've used, but this one sounded like the biggest bang for my buck.

Step Three: If you are a Sephora Beauty Insider (their free rewards card- these coupons aren't even for the higher up level of members, the VIBs, so literally if you gave them your email and signed up you should've gotten one), they sent out their annual rewards gift card coupon in the mail last weekend. It's basically a coupon for $15 off a $50 purchase, and since Sephora stuff rarely goes on sale and they rarely have coupons, this is an offer I wanted to take advantage of! You can use these from Dec. 4- Dec. 15!

*I also had an actual Sephora gift card, but I couldn't use that AND the promotional gift card, so I decided to go for the discount and save my gift card for something I'd have to fork over full price for in the future, since the coupons are for a limited time only and the gift card doesn't expire.

Step Four: That's it! Here's the total:

Merchandise subtotal (includes 3 free samples w/ every order and the mystery bag): $52.00
Shipping (free w/ $50 order): FREE
Gift card (coupon): -$15.00
Total paid: $40.64

But don't forget...
Cash back from eBates (I calculated it off of the merchandise subtotal- discount): -$2.96
What I REALLY will end up paying (after cash back check): $37.68

Noooot bad for a palette that will never go on sale!

Want more couponing lessons? What tricks do you have? Will you go get anything with your Sephora gift card coupons?

Thanks SO much for reading!
xox, Elle
MissGlamBam.com
Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

Cyber Monday Deals!

Hey all!

I've been going through my emails since midnight looking for the best Cyber Monday deals, and I can't really find a good compilation of all of them ( ya know, to compare like the competitive shoppers we are!) except for the one I retweeted. You can see it on my Twitter feed if you look me up- @photoholicgurli

Anyways, as I go through my emails I thought I'd make a brief list of the deals / shipping offers that I can find! This is not complete by far, and I doubt it will be completely accurate, but I hope it helps you all in your quest for amazing deals!

Whenever you shop online, make sure you go to eBates to earn cash back on all of your purchases! It's the easiest money you'll ever make! A lot of sites have increased cash back rates for today, and eBates also has a lot of other coupon codes you can use!!!

American Eagle Outfitters- also applies to aerie and AEO Factory websites- I ordered things from all 3 sites this morning, but it'll all ship together. They have 50% off the entire site & free shipping on everything. It's the best deal I've found so far, so of course I took advantage of it!

Bath and Body Works- 25% off entire site, not sure about shipping

Alex and Ani- 15% off site, free shipping code MANIA

Delia's - 40% off everything, free shipping, no minimum. Code INDULGE

Ulta- Free shipping on all orders over $25, code JINGLE13. There's also a 20% off one hair or grooming tool coupon if you get their emails, although you can probably find it elsewhere. Code 101362

Clinique- 5 free minis with $35 purchase, free shipping

Walmart- lots of Cyber Monday specials and deals, especially on electronics

Spencer's Online- 20% off entire order code CYBER13, free shipping over $25

Urban Outfitters- free shipping no minimum, $50 off $150, $25 off $100, $15 off $75

Starbucks Store- $25 off $60, free standard shipping. Verismo system is now at a sale price of $99

MAC Cosmetics- free overnight shipping! Code CYBER

Barnes & Noble- 50% off select books, up to $50 off certain NOOK models, 25% off any item excluding NOOK devices or books. Code CMONDAY25

Sally Beauty- 30% off online purchase of $50 or more, excludes sale/clearance items

Too Faced Cosmetics- 50% off all sale items, code BF2013

Victoria's Secret- 2 Secret Rewards cards with any $10 purchase, free shipping on $50, full-priced bras buy one get one 50% off, $30 off $150

Amazon- lots of specials and deals, especially on electronics and memory cards/ flash drives that I've noticed. I just got a 32 GB micro SD card for my phone for $16!

Beauty.com- 25% and 20% off certain brands, lots of specials, free samples, gift sets

Urban Decay Cosmetics- free shipping with any UD lifestyle purchase, Book of Shadows IV Redux and a deluxe lipstick sample now only $25, Smoked Eyeshadow Palette plus deluxe samples only $39 (wasn't it that originally? hmm...), FREE SHIPPING over $35. The Naked 3 palette is back in stock!!!

Dunkin Donuts Online Shop- free shipping code FSCYBER

L'occitane En Provence- free shipping on all orders, $10 holiday card with purchase over $50, other free gifts

MakeMeChic.com- 40% off everything, code CYBER40

Hautelook- FREE SHIPPING! (this never happens) Also, the beloved clothing brand Wildfox Couture is back on today. Shop here: http://www.hautelook.com/short/3zSfx

Note: None of these companies have told me to share this information with you, I'm not getting paid/ sponsored, etc. This list is mostly for my own sanity and organization with all of the saving going on, but I hope it can help you guys out in the process! Enjoy!

Where will you be shopping today? I can't wait to film a haul once I figure out what to get!

xox, Elle
MissGlamBam.com
Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger