The Basement of the Bargains

As fun as it is to travel, there are annoyances involved. One of the worst is finding ways of carrying your favorite beauty products along without having to carry full-sized versions or deal with trying to transfer small amounts into tiny travel bottles, hoping those won’t break open and spill into your lingerie. That is why I am thankful every day for travel kits of favored bath and beauty products. Alas! These kits are often so expensive that they become prohibitive when one is scrimping and saving for a dream trip.

Well, today Beauty.com has come to our aid with a great deal on a handy travel kit of L’Occitane bath and skin care products all in a carrying bag that won’t allow your lotions to spill into your clothes.

This practical little PVC pouch contains travel-sized versions of: Verbena Shower Gel, Verbena Body Lotion, Artemisia Shampoo, Angelica Conditioner, 100% Shea Butter Tin, Shea Hand Cream, Milk Soap and Verbena Soap. In short, it’s got everything you need to keep clean, fresh, and moisturized for a great vacation. It’s also a nifty way to try out products if you’ve never used the line before.

Normally, this little bag of bath goodies would run you $52.00. That’s not a bad value for what you’re getting, but I think it’s an even better value to head over to Beauty.com today and order it for just $35.00. Then you’ve got a little extra to spend on your trip, and that’s well worth it.

Well, not literally. That’s not a concept I recommend, frankly.

Still, Philosophy offers the next best thing with a trio of 3-in-1 shower gels in the flavors of breakfast. Use them as shampoo, as shower gels, or as bubble bath and come out of the bath smelling good enough to eat. The set comes with one each 16oz bottle of: Belgian Waffle, Fresh Cream, and Blackberry Sauce.

This set usually runs $48.00, but if you order it now from QVC you can get it for just $39.50.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m suddenly and unaccountably hungry for waffles in blackberry sauce…and I want some cream in my coffee.

Who can resist a good bubble bath? I certainly can’t. That’s why I was so pleased when I checked out the sales at Beauty.com only to find this set of Aquolina Bagno bath foams at such a bargain price.

The set includes one 100ml/3.38 fl. oz. bottle each of: White Chocolate, Icing Sugar, Cardomom, and Wild Strawberry-scented bath bubbles.

Sweet, spicy, and utterly delectable. Oh, and as I said, a great deal! This set is a $40.00 value, but Beauty.com is selling it for just half that at $20.00. So whether you’re looking to indulge yourself or for a little extra goodie to add to the Mother’s Day pile, this is a great idea.

Happy Earth Day!

In honor of this day, Amazon has some great deals on Mother-Earth-Friendly products. Some are as much as 50% off!

For instance, these handsome bath towels are made of 70% bamboo, 30% cotton. The bamboo is not only an eco-friendly renewable resource, but also includes natural anti-bacterial properties.

They’re soft as cashmere, too.

On any other day, one of these bath towels would cost you $40.00. Today, though, you can get these soft, sturdy, brilliantly colored towels for just $19.99 each. Be sure to check out the matching hand towels, bath sheets, wash cloths and robes, while you’re there. Again, they’re 50% off and just as lovely.

Need a new bra? Now might be a good time to head over to The Gap. They’re having a huge sale on selected styles, and some of those styles are awfully pretty. Take for instance, this flirty polka dotted t-shirt bra

It’s available in two different colors and has been marked down from $36.00 to just $19.99!

And if you have been wanting to try out some of their personal care items (lotions, perfumes, etc.), many of them are on sale, too!

It’s getting down to the holiday wire for shopping, and there are always one or two names that haven’t been crossed off the list yet. Luckily, Pottery Barn has a nice solution for you.

This pretty glass cannister is filled with a variety of sweet-smelling soaps, 12 in all. Lavender, jasmine, verbena, and more will fill the recipiant’s senses.

Originally $159.00, the cannister and all those delicious soaps are now only $99.99. Best of all, it comes already gift-wrapped! Whether you use this as a way to finish your Christmas shopping for someone else or decide to give yourself a gift, it’s a great deal that will last for a long time to come.

Lush is offering free shipping on orders of $99 or more from now through December 10.

Lush bath products make wonderful gifts, from their refreshing shower jellies to their famous bath bombs to the lovely buttercreams like the one pictured at left. Whether you’re creating a special gift basket for a Lush fan or looking for goodies to keep on hand for those last-minute emergency gifts and office Secret Santa exchanges, you can’t go far wrong with these sinfully indulgent soaps. They smell great and leave skin silky smooth. Free shipping is just the icing on this cake.