Hey fellow shopaholics,

I just typed this before and then my firefox deceided to have a mistake and now the entire post is gone, damnittttt.
So here it is again, only probably a little shorter then the first one was.

Remember I said I'd stop buying cosmetics until after New Years.... well, I did even make it through the week. Smashbox has some great deals and I couldn't NOT buy. I also found some other great deals and I thought I'd tell you about it just in case you're like me and can't say no to a great deal or maybe you need a product and this deal just makes the purchase better.
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If you can order on Smashbox.com (or found a way around it by letting someone else order for you and ship to you like I have), check out this amazing deal Celebration deal they have untill October 22nd 2008.

Smashbox has won some awards.... and are giving a metallic box with 4 Jumbo Samples with every order over $40.

There are some other deals you don't want to forget that can be added to this deal.
- Like for instance the Tuesday and Thursday free gift. A free full-sized product will be automatically added to your cart when you checkout between 9am to 2pm PST.
- Enjoy free standard shipping on every order, every time. Contiguous US only.
- Choose from 3 deluxe-sized samples + get a bonus sample with every order.
The deluxe-sized samples you can choose from are: Photo Finish Foundation Primer SPF 15 & Dermaxyl, O-Gloss Intuitive Lip Gloss, Bionic Mascara. The Bonus sample is a mini Photo Finish Primer Light

Also Smashbox is one of the many brands supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Help Smashbox support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This limited-edition set includes two portable mirrored palettes, each with three gorgeous eye shadow and lip color shades, plus a mini double-ended brush. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Young Survival Coalition, an international nonprofit network of survivors and supporters dedicated to the issues unique to young women and the fight against breast cancer.

Also the new Rapture Holiday 2008 collection is very beautiful and has some great Limited Edition Sets
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Benefit had also won some awards as well and is celebrating with free shipping if you order one of the featured products and enter promocode AWARDS08 at the checkout.

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Urban Decay is bringing back a product that sold out last year before I could get it and given it a brother.
The VIP 27/7 eyeliner pencil travel case was a fan favourite and they have it back and they even have a new one called Velvet Rope which has the colours that are trendy this winter.

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Sephora is turning 10 and is celebrating with a lot of Limited Editions.

Sephora is also supporting Breast Cancer Awareness with these (see picture) and more (follow this link

If you order over $50 your shipping is free (US ground shipping), you can choose 3 samples from a list, free gift packaging and free returns if you're not happy with your purchase.
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Now we all know that I live in Europe, and most of these great free shipping things don't apply to me, also many of these websites don't ship here so I found a woman who orders for me, let's me pay her in Euros and she then ships to me. But I also found three great websites who ship to Europe and I thought I'd share these with you as well.

I order a lot of products (like Urban Decay) on www.hqhair.com, they have some great offers as well. Like at the moment if you spend over 35 pounds on Bliss products you get a free Bliss Brow set. If you're looking for their sale section check out www.hqoutletstore.com
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Another great website I've mentioned before is www.strawberrynet.com, which gives you a lot of discount (and increasing the discount if you order there more often - Loyalty bonus). Also they have a Bonus Packs Specials untill October 19th 2008 with up to 70% off on products and sets from great brands like Dior and Lancome. They are also the place where I always get my Clinique sets. They offer free shipping on skincare, makeup and body lines.
Customs and Taxes can be free as well. It depends on the destination. They currently ship to over 200 countries across the globe and most countries (especially the USA, Australia, Japan, South Korea) allow free trade over the internet and will not charge any customs duty whatsoever for small packages entering the country.
For the current time, they will endeavor to assist and cover in cases where duty is charged, but they do emphasize this is on a goodwill, not on an obligation basis. If you are charged customs then please collect the package, pay any fees due and then e-mail, fax or post your receipt to their customer service and they will reimburse you.
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And my latest find is super, I ordered some Smashbox things there this Monday, and yesterday I got my Wicked lovely eyeshadow, lipstick and lid & lip primer. So it's very quick and they are very friendly. It's a Swedish site but they do translate the site to English and they also change the currency with it. The link is: http://www.eleven.se and they deliver to all countries within Europe.
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So, this is where I get my things in Europe and if you want to be informed on all the deals like me (US deals get send to me as well), sign up for the newsletter, all the sites I've given have newsletters or information e-mails they send.

Happy shopping