Cooooooupon Time

I will not steal YOUR deals! LOLcat might.

I posted this for anyone who is either a. Canadian or b. not on my general mailing lists.

Here's how it works: Go to http://beautytubes.ca and sign up for their services or whatever it is. When they ask for a referring code, put in Z4WB and POOF. Coupon for $5 off this DELICIOUS mascara.

YAY COOOOOOUPONS.

PRESENTS IN THE MAIL = FUN

Once I'm here and killing time...

I mentioned in an earlier post http://theanecditz.blogspot.com/2008/11/who-loves-free-products-me-thats-who.html that I was going to be getting some MASCARA SAMPLES. I half-lied. They DID send me samples, BUT not enough to pass around. 2 weeks ago, I got a DELICIOUS package in the mail.

To refresh your precious kitten memory, Matchstick in Torono uses me [and my blog] for word-of-mouth marketing. This current campaign is for a new Double-Extend mascara, and I got a FUN package in exchange for free promotion.

Inside the box, as you can see, was a giant L'Oreal cosmetic bag, a set of mini brushes, a liquid liner, a palette of eye shadows, two (2) mascaras and some informational pages.

Chill - I gave Momma Ditz the extra mascara.

I'm actually a huge fan of Benefit Bad Gal Lash mascara. I got it in a gift-set from Prince and it's been hard to wean myself off of it and try something new. I've used L'Oreal's OTHER double-ended mascara - i.e. the one where you put on white goop first and then a coat of the black - and I didn't LOVE IT. The original one was WAY too clumpy.

This new one - hitting the Canadian market this month - is FANTASTIC. It's the same concept as the other Double Extend, but this one - DOUBLE EXTENSION BEAUTY TUBES - gives long soft curled lashes.

I'm fairly certain it's priced between $12 - $14, which is reasonable in the mid-range mascara realm.

I know I don't push products THAT OFTEN, but really, if you're in the market for a fresh mascara and don't want to venture out to Sephora or a department store, this one is really worth its weight in feathers.

I give it 6 enthusiastic Ditz Gold Stars. Go and get your Double Extension Beauty Tube! Ditz says so!

Who Loves Free Products? ME, THAT'S WHO.

Remember how at the end of the summer, I kept alluding to "good news" that I never ended up talking about? For those of you who don't remember, but are curious, allow me to proceed...

Apparently more than just my regular kittens read my blog. OBVIOUSLY. Over the summer, I was contacted by a marketing company based out of Toronto, Matchstick, who loved my blog and felt that I'm an influential blogger and consumer, which, clearly, I am. I participated in one of their marketing campaigns for Listerine Teeth Whitening Strips. I kind of did a pretty bad job at it. They sent me piles of samples to distribute, and all they wanted was for me to blog about the teeth strips. I tried them and they were the most revolting things in the world. AND this all happened during my August-September blogcation, where I was feeling uninspired and unblogged. Good thing that time period is OVER.

Anyway, GUESS WHAT? They contacted me AGAIN. MATCHSTICK, YOU ARE FORGIVING SOULS AND I PROMISE TO BE BETTER THIS TIME. I SWEAR. I think this next campaign I'll be participating in is MASCARA.

Know what that means?

FREE MASCARA TRIALS.

Matchstick, I LOVE YOU. SAMPLES 4EVER!

Another Sale - Hide Your Credit Cards

Marcelle/Annabelle Cosmetics Sale [HEY, I GOT PICTURES OF THE FLIER. I AM FANCY.]

Special thanks to Disaster Pet for passing this one along. Who knew he liked lip gloss that much?

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