High-end Makeup and Drugstore Prices Means a Happy Taty!

I have had quite a marvelous experience searching for amazing makeup from both "luxury" and "drugstore" brands. Needless to say my budget is minimal, although I have an imaginary income that is to die for. I have even decided that WHEN I earn or win (whichever comes first) 10,000,000 the first thing I will do is buy myself every product that is in one Sephora store...then I will move on to MAC.

Devising a Plan to get a Sephora and Mac Store

I have experimented with purchasing from those "day-sale" sites like HauteLook and Sneakpeeq, which are great...if you are patient (I am not patient). Heck I ordered two sets of Real Technique Brushes two weeks ago and they have not even shipped yet. I will say, however, that the price beats out any wait that may come from purchasing the product.

Now I was completely happy ordering online and waiting because I was guaranteed the cheapest price for the best quality beauty products...that is until I entered TJ Maxx, Marshalls and my godsend Nordstrom Rack. They had entire sections in their store dedicated to health and beauty and my goodness did they deliver. Marshalls and TJ Maxx had nice bath products from Philosophy and primarily had makeup from Too Faced and TheBalm which is marvelous, but the price reduction wasn't that great.

Nordstrom Rack is an entirely different story! I went in and gasped at the sight of NYX, Philosophy, Urban Decay (by far my favorite brand!), Smashbox, Stila...the list goes on and on, it was a miniature Sephora with all the prices practically cut in half! I recently went in and saw an Urban Decay Vegan Palette for $11.95 from originally being $30.00 it came with 6 eyeshadows a primer potion in Sin (Meh, the original one is better) and a mini eyeliner in Zero ( I have never had to buy a full size liner from them I haven't even run out of the mini eyeliners that I do have from UD, they are that great!) The price was enough to have me purchase the product! I even saw Stila and Smashbox's Holiday Palettes for 1/3 of the original price.

My point is: Nordstrom Rack is the best place...EVER.