Most recent purchases?

[MissTrix]

Originally Posted by Amanda Warwick /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by mspocket /img/forum/go_quote.gif

the one near me is just lovely! It's my favorite place to shop!
I used to love Ulta. I had one really close to me.. I went in there all the time to get my hair cut and then I moved and fell in love with Sephora. 

I'd say go and give it a shot. All in all I think I like Sephora more. I like Sephora's VIB program more than Ulta's rewards. I also like Sephora's brands better. Sephora is much much bigger. One plus of Ulta is it has a salon AND sells prestige products as well as drugstore products. That being said... Walmart's drugstore makeup products with a coupon is impossible to beat in price for drugstore makeup products. I also like Sephora's own line of makeup/brushes much better than Ulta's. 

Customer service is good in both. 


I like Ulta's rewards program so much better than Sephora VIB. I'll take discounted sales and services over deluxe samples any day! That being said, I shop at both fairly frequently. I prefer Sephora for online shopping since I get free 2-day shipping and I do enjoy the samples but I prefer Ulta for in-store shopping for the awesome gwp's. I have never had any issues with their customer service. The associates at all of the Ulta stores near me have been fairly friendly and helpful, some more so than others but that's like any other store. 

 

[Lolo22]

I used to love Ulta. I had one really close to me.. I went in there all the time to get my hair cut and then I moved and fell in love with Sephora.  I'd say go and give it a shot. All in all I think I like Sephora more. I like Sephora's VIB program more than Ulta's rewards. I also like Sephora's brands better. Sephora is much much bigger. One plus of Ulta is it has a salon AND sells prestige products as well as drugstore products. That being said... Walmart's drugstore makeup products with a coupon is impossible to beat in price for drugstore makeup products. I also like Sephora's own line of makeup/brushes much better than Ulta's.  Customer service is good in both. 

I disagree. Ulta takes manufacturers coupons plus the drugstore stuff is usually always buy 1 get 1 50% off or b2g1 free and then you can top it off with a 3.50 off 10 Ulta store coupon, plus get points and possibly a GWP. I guess it all depends which items are better prices where though.

 

[MissTrix]

Originally Posted by Lolo22 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by Amanda Warwick /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I used to love Ulta. I had one really close to me.. I went in there all the time to get my hair cut and then I moved and fell in love with Sephora. 

I'd say go and give it a shot. All in all I think I like Sephora more. I like Sephora's VIB program more than Ulta's rewards. I also like Sephora's brands better. Sephora is much much bigger. One plus of Ulta is it has a salon AND sells prestige products as well as drugstore products. That being said... Walmart's drugstore makeup products with a coupon is impossible to beat in price for drugstore makeup products. I also like Sephora's own line of makeup/brushes much better than Ulta's. 

Customer service is good in both. 
I disagree. Ulta takes manufacturers coupons plus the drugstore stuff is usually always buy 1 get 1 50% off or b2g1 free and then you can top it off with a 3.50 off 10 Ulta store coupon, plus get points and possibly a GWP. I guess it all depends which items are better prices where though.
Plus, Ulta carries Nyx, which I prefer to anything carried by Wallyworld. Add to that the fact that I can actually find unswatched products to purchase at Ulta whereas I would consider myself lucky to find even the ugliest shade of lipstick sitting on a shelf unscathed at WalMart. I swear people go in there with the mission of sticking their nasty fingers and lips all over every product they can find. Perhaps they pair up and have a competition to see who can sully the most product without getting caught/kicked out. Just thinking about the WalMart makeup section gives me a case of ringworm.  

CVS is also a strong contender in the best deals department. They practically pay me to take home makeup with all of the ExtraCare bucks they dish out every time I shop there. 

 

[lioness90]

I like both Ulta and Sephora. I live over an hour away from both so I do 99% of my shopping online. I like that Ulta gives free gifts with purchase without having to redeem points. I prefer Sephora's VIB program because I like their deluxe samples and I don't have an Ulta nearby where I can redeem my Ulta reward points for salon services. I can't really comment on CS since I've only brought something at an actual Sephora twice and Ulta once.

 

[ultajunkie]

Received my Ulta order today where I had the 3 new Pop Beauty eye palettes that Muse from Musings of a Muse reviewed recently and 4 L'oreal lipsticks. I placed an order for 4 lipsticks from Lime Crime yesterday and today I placed another ELF order based on some products that a few youtube gurus were talking about. That's it for a while though. I need to cut myself off before my husband has people in white coats come and get me. Not to mention that we need to tighten the budget belt in my household until spring really so I want to save my $$ for LE holiday sets and a Sephora F&F if there is going to be one.

 

[coffeecardigan]

I used my $10 Ulta birthday gift and my rewards-- I am so excited to try the UD Revolution lipstick!  Free shipping for $25 purchases, too. 

 

[Jac13]

Ooo. I have to sign up for the birthday. Nice little haul.

 

[JC327]

Originally Posted by coffeecardigan /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I used my $10 Ulta birthday gift and my rewards-- I am so excited to try the UD Revolution lipstick!  Free shipping for $25 purchases, too. 

Nice haul!

 

[audiophilekate]

I was at the mall earlier and stopped by the MAC counter.  I picked up a Paint Pot in Painterly and 2 brushes - 217 & 239, which the saleswoman suggested as one's first MAC brushes.  I'm planning on going to Sephora today or tomorrow for the Color IQ promo thing and picking up either the Smashbox Photo Op Eye Enhancing Palette for Hazel Eyes, one of the Stila palettes (I kinda want to try the Smudge Sticks), or Benefit's Easiest Nudes Ever palette.  I'm on a bit of an eye kick.

 

[lilsxkitten]

*finally* turned in my back 2 MAC items after years of forgetting about the empties. I got 2 free lipsticks for the empties: Lady Danger and Hang-up. I also picked up the mixing medium for eyes so I could bring a whole level of awesome to my pigments

 

[pink65419]

Deal of the day! Yes I'm always looking for that deal.

 

[JC327]

Originally Posted by pink65419 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Deal of the day! Yes I'm always looking for that deal.

Great haul!

 

[Lolo22]

My Birchbox order- klorane dry shampoo, 100% Pure lip creme stick in perfect naked pink and Caldrea coconut fig leaf perfume rollerball. The Gloss Moderne shampoo was free, Pur primer and Vitivia capsules were my pick 2 pack.

 

[Lulubelle107]

Urban Decay keeps getting me, this time with their 3 deluxe samples w/purchase:



Deluxe samples:  Anti-aging primer, Lush Lash mascara, B6 Vitamin facial spray

24/7 pencil in Eldorado



Revolution lipstick in Fiend - I think this will be a good every day color.   Shipping was free with any of the Revolution lipsticks when I purchased.



Andromeda lip gloss, which looks really nice over Fiend

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[JC327]

Originally Posted by Lulubelle107 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Urban Decay keeps getting me, this time with their 3 deluxe samples w/purchase:



Deluxe samples:  Anti-aging primer, Lush Lash mascara, B6 Vitamin facial spray

24/7 pencil in Eldorado



Revolution lipstick in Fiend - I think this will be a good every day color.   Shipping was free with any of the Revolution lipsticks when I purchased.



Andromeda lip gloss, which looks really nice over Fiend

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Fiend is a beautiful color, nice haul.

 

[hiheather]

I went to Rite Aid to snag some 40% off Wet n Wild when I discovered these on display. I hunted like crazy for these but never had any luck, of course I was giddy when I saw it!

 

[Lulubelle107]

Originally Posted by hiheather /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I went to Rite Aid to snag some 40% off Wet n Wild when I discovered these on display. I hunted like crazy for these but never had any luck, of course I was giddy when I saw it!

I'll be making a Rite Aid run soon, good sales this week

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[hiheather]

I'll be making a Rite Aid run soon, good sales this week /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> .

Crazy good sales, especially on WnW. There are several coupons floating around plus you get $3UP reward when you spend $10 on WnW. So if you are a fan of that brand, its awesome! I plan on hitting CVS later since they are running crazy good deals as well. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[aquatic]

my most recent purchases were two "nailed it !" sephora by OPI kits ((on sale !!)) and two sephora pocket-sized 12 hour waterproof eyeliners for $5 each :]

 

[FunAtTheCircus]

I bought Estee Lauder - Double Wear Foundation (Bone) & em cosmetics - waterliner (black night), lip stick (cuddle up pink), & the life palette (warm fuzzies). I was sold on double wear foundation when I went over to my folks house and they both (mom and dad) were raving about how flawless my skin looked.