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Insider Shopping


Ah yes – Insider Shopping is late this month. I apologize! I hope the shopping deals below make up for it a little bit ;-)

Receive FREE Standard Shipping on any $50 Clinique order, with code COMFORT09. Or use code FEBHM to receive a FREE trial-size High Impact Mascara and FREE Shipping with any $35 purchase.

Receive a free full-size Love Handler ($36 value) with any Bliss purchase, including the sets, where you already save 10%.

Need to get a gift that won’t break the bank? Or maybe you just need a little pick-me-up for yourself? Check out the Tarte EcoEyes set. It comes in a nice purple cosmetic pouch and contains all of Tarte’s eco-friendly essentials for great eye makeup. A $109 value, it’s available at Sephora for a limited time for $39.

And if you want to get a nice present for a real girly-girl, snag something from the Limited Edition Juicy Couture for Sephora collection, now up to 75% off.


I told you about Tobi before – I really love this online store! Online help from a stylist, gorgeous designs from DVF, Botkier, Missoni and others, a section dedicated exclusively to eco-friendly fashion…. what’s not to love? Especially with an additional 25 percent off sale items! Enter the code 25MORE at checkout.
And if you are ready to start indulging in some Spring shopping, today is the last day to get 20% off the new spring arrivals, with coupon code SPRING20.

Love the new sample sale websites? Check out Hautelook. This invite-only platform offers discounts on premium brands like Balenciaga and Christian Lacroix. Use promo code INSTYLE09 from February 13th until March 31st to receive 20% off purchases of $100 or more.

Do your New Year’s resolutions include “get in shape”? Motivate yourself by getting one of the new bathing suits from the new Victoria’s Secret lines and get a free tote with your purchase, with code SWIMVS. And if you shop by February 28, you can take $10 of your order with coupon code 10FORYOU (don’t you love that VS lets you input up to 3 coupon codes?)

And speaking about getting in shape… Need new workout clothes? No? Want some anyway? Enjoy 20% off all purchases on fila.com and use promo code FILAINSTYLE from February 13th until March 31st to receive 20% off all purchases.

Valentine’s Day has passed, but there’s still time to share the love. Through Feb. 23, buy a pair of jeans for yourself at Joe’s Jeans and get a pair for your sweetheart at 50 percent off when you enter JOELOVESME at checkout. Additional purchases will receive 25 percent off.

Yoox, the place to get designer apparel and accessories at a discount year-round, has marked down it’s Fall-Winter catalog, so you can now indulge guilt-free by scoring items up to Extra 70% off.

If you are anything like me, Valentine’s Day is definitely not the only time of year when you like to enjoy gourmet chocolate. Check out Lula’s Chocolates and enjoy a discount for orders over $40: enter code CHATTER10 for 10% off. And for orders over $80, enter code CHATTER15 for 15% off.

A trip is a surefire way to fish the winter blues, but we are in a recession. No problem: take advantage of Travelocity’s Silver Lining Sale and save up to 50% on hotels when you book a vacation package. Hawaii for $67 a night? I’ll pack my bathing suit!

And with with JetBlue’s March Into Spring Sale, you can book your flight as low as $39 each way. The deals end Friday, so book now for travel before April 1.

It may be still chilly out, but we are getting ready for Spring. Time to declutter and organize your closet to make space for the new Spring/Summer collections! The Container Store’s sale coulnd’t come at a better time: save 20% off sitewide, with code CLUTTERCREW through March 1.

That’s it for now – happy shopping!


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The first change of 2009: the “Insider Shopping” section of the Cool Finds of the Month post is going solo. The Cool Finds post was getting a bit crowded, so I decided to split it in two: the sales and offers will still be published on a monthly basis, mid-month; the Cool Finds post will still come out at the end of the month and contain cool finds, new things that come out, favorite blog posts from the blogosphere, and so on. So here’s the first issue of Insider Shopping, I hope you like it!

Free shipping and a free Virtuose Mascara with any Lancome purchase, through January 18th.

Special offer at Clarins: choose two of your favorite products and receive two free products! Order by January 21 and get free shipping, too – just use coupon code NATURE.

Everybody loves the spa, but having to go back just to find that fabulous body lotion is annoying. No need: many hard-to-find luxury skincare products can now be found at Spalook, often at much better prices. And right now they have some great offers! Through February 25th, spend $75 and choose your free gift:
- FREE Avene Ystheal+ Cream and Ystheal+ Eye Contour Care with promo code AVENE2Y
or
- FREE full-size Janson Beckett Vitamin C&C Facial Serum with promo code JBCC

And for a limited time only, you can get free products with any online order – from Covet by Sarah Jessica Parker to a Juice Beauty travel set and many many more. Choose your free product among the many available here.

20% off all PureGloss on Jane Iredale. These glosses are fabulous. Great colors, not too sticky, and all natural! Check out www.janeiredale.com and use promo code INSTYLE09 through January 31st to receive your 20% discount.

25% off merchandise from popular celebrity makeup artists at Paula Dorf Cosmetics and Suresh Beauty. Use promo code INSTYLE09 through January 31st.

Receive a Stephanie Johnson make-up case filled with beauty samples and coupons with your beauty of fragrance purchase of $50 or more at Saks Fifth Avenue, using code SHAPEUP. Offer expires January 18th.

Receive a free Be Delicious DKNY fragrance with any purchase from Sephora.

Free Youthopia firming eye cream with any Origins order through January 20th with code YouthEyeLS.


20% off any purchase from Baghaus with coupon code 2009SALE, plus free shipping for any purchase $50 and above, and 50% off all wallets when you spend $75.

20% off all online shoe purchases at Chinese Laundry trough January 25th with coupon code CLFRIENDS2009.

Post-Holiday sale at Greenloop and NIMLI: enjoy up to 75% off the best in eco-luxury apparel.

25% off your purchase at CoutureCandy with coupon code 25DAY.

Through January 31, get free shipping and $15 off any order over $100 at Linea Pelle using code CJLP15, or get 10% off any order with code CJLP10. You’ll find lots of great deals in the “Specials” section, including a Dylan Croco Double Zippy and Dylan Croco Shoulder Bag both at 40% off!

15% off all purchases on Rich & Skinny jeans with promo code INSTYLE09. Valid until January 31st.

Designer Modi Soondarotok launched her line Idom after working form Peter Som, Donna Karan and Armani in NYC. Get 20% off all purchases on Idom Designs with promo code INSTYLE09. Valid through January 31st.

Add Hayden-Harnett to your friends on Facebook and enjoy their special “Inauguration sale”! 50% off any online purchase, including sale items, using code PRESIDENT at checkout. Offer ends on January 21, so hurry up!

Accessory blowout sale on Editor’s Note! All items that were not sold on previous private sales, at even lower prices. Hurry, quantities are limited!

An additional 20% off Net-a-Porter’s fabulous designer sale items with coupon code WINTERUSA. Valid until January 18th.

Get up to 75% off in the French Connection Winter Sale.


20% off all purchases on Jules Smith Designs. Check out the intricate jewelery pieces loved by many celebs, including Cameron Diaz, Angelina Jolie, Leighton Meester, Blake Lively, and Eva Longoria. Use promo code JULES20 through January 31st to receive 20% off all purchases.

25% off all purchases on Laura Elizabeth Jewelry – her designs are worn by many celebrities, like Hayden Panettiere, Brooke Shields and Maria Menounos. Use promo code INSTYLE09 through January 31st.

20% off all purchases on Tejani. Find out why Stars like Teri Hatcher and Kim Kardashian love the timeless hand-crafted jewelry pieces designed by Urvi Prunier. Use promo code INSTYLE09 through January 31st.


Need help in keeping the kids’ room organized? Save 20% on the Somerset Storage Collection at Pottery Barn Kids through January 20th. And while you are there, check out the Clearance section and save up to 75% on furniture, bedding and more.

Save up to 50% on baby gear, apparel and furniture on the Giggle Winter sale. Lots of great deals on strollers, diaper bags, crib bedding, and more lovely things for your favorite tot.

That’s it for this month, I hope you found something you liked! See you next month with the February installment of Insider Shopping… and another surprise ;-)


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