by The Budget Babe's Beauty Expert
Just yesterday while looking to compare prices for a set of mineral makeup (which I will be reviewing and letting you ladies know about in a couple of weeks!), I stumbled upon a worthwhile beauty piece on –gasp- Ulta.com! While in past visits their site has lacked any kind of journalism, I found myself totally enthralled by a series of small articles on the makeup and hairstyles of decades past.



Though not earth-shattering, these little snippets are a fun history lesson on the ladies that have come before us. I recommend checking out the site both for the history of the past as well as advice, tips and tricks for the present. Oh, and once you’re there you’ll notice they also have a contest to win a $1,000 dollar shopping spree! Very nice!

Check out trends in makeup, hair styles and fashion through the decades. >>

So what do you think, ladies? What decade do you wish you had lived in so you could have sported their beauty practices?

It's Clinique Bonus time at Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder Beerman, Herberger's, and Younkers now through Saturday, September 8th.

The bonus includes some cool goodies for fall as well as great basics...

1. Long Last Lipstick in Sugared Maple
2. High Impact Mascara in Black
3. All About Eyes Rich
4. Blushing Blush Powder Blush in Smoldering Plum
5. Clinique Blush Brush
6. Moisture Surge Extra Thirsty Skin Relief

Shopping for the Clinique Bonus is a family tradition of sorts among the women in our family, and while we have waaay too many of those cute, small makeup pouches, the makeup is always worth it!

P.S. Clinique Bonus is only available at your favorite Clinique counter and not available online. Yours free* with any Clinique purchase of $21.50 or more. Value $50.00.

by The Budget Babe's Beauty Expert
Earlier this week while prancing through my favorite place on earth (the mall), my eye was caught by a lovely pink sign in the Victoria's Secret window advertising their new line of Pink collection scents.

Normally brought to tears by their idea of fragrance, I decided to check them out in order to write a nice scathing article...but, oops! I was totally wrong. These new Pink collection scents from Victoria's Secret are surprisingly pleasant! Even my poor guinea pig boyfriend enjoyed them.

Pink perfumes are cute, they come in fun brightly colored clear bottles, and are pretty darn cheap. They are very Escada-ish, which makes them appealing as Escada scents have a way of being very crowd pleasing. Granted, they're actually called "body mists," but oh well! At 2/$20 I'm not complaining seeing as I paid $60 for my last bottle of Escada.

The three scents are "Sweet & Tart," "Fruity & Bright," and "Fresh and Clean." I loved them all, and they all make you feel very—what's the word—pink!

Have you been pleasantly surprised by an inexpensive, store-brand perfume? Share it here!