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Ulta 65-piece Spring Collection - $14.99

Filed under: Bargains, Saving, Daily Deal

Daily deal for Tuesday, April 15: This 65 piece collection from Ulta is beyond a great deal! It's Ulta's own brand, which is normally a great value and has tons of colors to choose from. I don't know if the $175 value assigned to this set is real or not, but at the regular price of $18.74, you know it's impossible to go wrong. Add to that the current coupon which gives you 20% off any one item at Ulta.com, and the cost of this set is only $14.99

What you get: 36 Eyeshadows, 4 Cheek Colors, 1 Bronzer, 11 Lip Colors, 6 Lip Glosses, 3 Lip Plumpers, 1 Eye Shadow Base, 1 Lip Pencil, 1 Eye Pencil, 8 Double Sided Shadow Applicators 1 Blush Brush, and 2 Lip Brushes.

Extra 20% off is available by using code 92366 at checkout.

Maybelline Mineral Power makeup, $6.99, Target

Filed under: Daily Deal

The Daily Deal for February 29, 2008 is Maybelline Mineral Power makeup at Target.

Mineral makeup is all the rage, but most brands will run you upwards of $25. Maybelline mineral makeup in liquid or powder foundation or blush, is just $6.99 until Sunday, March 3rd at Target.

A few weeks ago, I tried a free makeup application of mineral makeup-all natural makeup made from the earth's minerals that's supposed to make skin look and feel healthy. I had heard of mineral makeup but I assumed it was a marketing ploy. I found an article on WebMD, "The Lowdown on Mineral Makeup," and clearly, the jury is still out on this one.

Meanwhile, my skin looked good after my mini-makeover. Not necessarily younger, but definitely better. Afterward, my husband actually commented that I looked nice. "Did you get your hair done?" he asked. A little off the mark, yet this was a product I obviously had to have.

But I didn't want to pay the steep price for the Jane Iredale products I tried, which run $42 for the foundation alone (of course there's a whole line of products). I searched the Internet and found a few products like Skin Escentuals at Sephora, for $25. Then I came across a review of various brands at the makeupmoxie blog, which claims Maybelline is the best value in mineral makeup. After trying it, I have to say, I'm a believer.