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SpaceNK are currently holding a sale, both online and in store. While perusing the array of products available at some seriously reduced prices, I noticed that most, if not all, of their Sonia Kashuk brushes are heavily marked down - maybe their high-end pricing didn't cut it with clued-up UK beauty lovers? Anyway, most of the brushes now fall between the £4.89 and £9.79 mark - much closer to their US prices. If you're looking to try these, the time is probably now!

Twitter has been alive today with people seeking or discussing the Boots deal of the day - Soap and Glory's "Big Thrill" hatbox, reduced from £50 to £20. It's a fantastic deal, and one I was lucky enough to take advantage of, but I understand that the website and most UK stores have now sold out. So instead of a gloating haul post about the hatbox and how awesome it is, I thought I would draw attention to another better-than-half price that Boots are running which is still available online and hopefully instore too.

The item is the 17 Vanity Case, and it is reduced in price from £30 to £12 - a price that's highly accessible by pretty much anyone's standards (even mine, and I'm brassic).

It's a silver square faux-leather vanity, pretty solid, with two compartments one above the other, opened by zips with crystal toggles. The box overall is very cute.

Inside there are some fairly flimsy plastic inserts, one containing inset pans of eyeshadow, blusher, lipstick and powder, and the other one in the lower compartment containing a range of rather budget-looking brushes, a cute little eyelash curler, two glitter liners and a makeup sponge.

The colours are mainly 17 favourites with a couple of limited edition shades thrown in for good measure. You get:

• 17 Solo Eye Shadows - Viva Diva, Mardi Gras, Punky Purple.
• 17 Glitter Eye Shadow - Gold Digger, Spirit, Heartbreaker, Superstar.
• 17 Trio Eye Shadows - Metallic Toffee, Moody Blue Dark Shade, Smokey Quartz dark and light shades.
• Limited Edition for Gift only: 17 Eye Shadow Smokey Green, Newt.
  
• 17 Pressed Powder Natural.
• 17 Blush Powder Bramble Frost.
• 17 Shine on Lipsticks Sweet Sizzle, Watermelon Crush.
• 17 Lasting Fix Lipstick Blondie.
• Limited Edition for gift only: Very Berry, In the Nude.
  
• Limited Edition for gift only: 17 Glitter Liquid Liners Silver and Blue.
  

17 is decidedly "drugstore", and the brushes won't be much use to anyone but the most credulous novice, but the colours are great quality and the case alone is worthy of the price tag (look at the cute detailing around the mirror!). Once I've removed the pans from the inserts and re-homed them in some DIY construction of my imagination's making, I'm going to be using it to store some of my every-growing army of palettes.

Buy one, treat yourself!

It seems to be a good day for sales - and for us consumers, a good day for shopping!

Use the code SAVE25 at checkout to get 25% off your entire order. No idea when this runs out, so I'll be buying some last minute Christmas presents and maybe something for myself today.

There's a Nails Inc sale going on over at SecretSales.com at the moment; only one thing is currently sold out, but I imagine that that'll be changing rather soon.

The large Lucky Dip Box on the left is reduced to £20 from £50. Bit of a bargain. Other items such as smaller sets and single polishes are available, but this isn't the biggest sale I've ever seen, with only 7 items currently available.

Head to SecretSales.com and sign up if you want to take advantage; the sale ends at midnight Thursday.

For those who aren't already a member, SecretSales is a website which offers promotional periods on branded goods from clothing to homeware to beauty products.

At the moment, they are running Pop Beauty and Pixi sales - with some pretty good discounts available. The set of Pop Beauty Glitter Sticks on the left contains 10 glitter crayons, with an RRP of £70 (which seems rather high), being offered for just £14. I think I might well be picking up a few brightly coloured Christmas gifts from this sale.

The only downside is that your goods are only dispatched once the sale has finished; so if you order at the start of a seven day sale, your goods only dispatch at the end, making the wait for the product that much longer.

Registration is free at SecretSales.com and you can earn £5 for each friend you refer.

Lookfantastic.com, one of my favourite online beauty boutiques, is having a rather large sale on hair products at the moment. They stock a full range of high end products from the likes of Kerastase, Redken, Paul Mitchell, etc, and have taken 20% off the price of a variety of products until 9AM Thursday.

We're not affiliated with LookFantastic, we just love their wide range of products and discounted prices.

Enabling ahead!

Best news of the week: Le Metier de Beaute is now available online from Nordstrom. The color swatches are better than the ones on Neiman and Bergdorf sites, so that's a real upgrade. They have everything, from the miracle that is Peau Vierge to LMdB superb makeup brushes. Especially worth noting: the Face Kaleidoscope. It has everything you need- powder, highlighter, bronzer and the gorgeous Echo blush in one palette. I have most of these items separately, but having them in one kit is even better. I actually wish I had it right now- I have some traveling coming up and this would be perfect.

Many of you emailed me lately asking what was going on with Julie Hewett. The web site is back, everything seems to be in stock and there's quite a bit to explore. Julie Hewett has great red lipsticks for just about anyone- including those who are scared of red. I love her cream cheek colors and the Hue Colour in Newsprint Bleu has been a staple in my makeup wardrobe for ages. There's also a little sale going on until the 7th: 25% off on Bijou lipstick in Jacqueline (sheer fuchsia) and Duo Blush Palette in Carmine/Coral. Use code SSA2010 at checkout.

Just a quick note to spread the word that Flashy Nails, who supply Diamond Cosmetics polishes and various Konad stuff, are closing down - prompting a sale in their remaining stock.  If you've ever wanted to try Diamond Cosmetics polishes, this is a good time to snap up a few shades at a good price - £1.50 for single shades, or packs of 6 polishes at £7.  Bargain.

I've snapped up six dark shades for just £7, which includes a matte shade - not something I'm usually keen on, but I'll give it a go!  Postage was a reasonable £3 - a tenner for six polishes is pretty good in my book!

Oprah has outdone herself this month. Using the code OPRAH would not only give you the 25% discount at beautyhabit.com (valid until August 13th), but also a fabulous 40% off Edward Bess Ultra Slick Lipstick on edwardbess.com today only (until 11:59 PM eastern time). I couldn't help it and ordered a couple more. I'm sure you can guess which colors.

You can read my review of the lipstick (and gloss, which isn't included in the sale) here. Also, check out the undisputed queen of swatches, KarlaSugar, to see all the colors.

As you probably know, I'm not affiliated with beautyhabit, Edward Bess or Oprah, though I wouldn't mind if Oprah adopted me and Edward moved in with me (not so much the other way around).

Photo of Edward Bess Tender Love lipstick by me.

This has just landed in my inbox, and very welcome it is too - our favo(u)rite US online store are running another of their 20% off sales, adding an extra dose of discount to their already very reasonable prices. Use the code GRS20 at the checkout to take advantage.

Our pick, as ever, are the NYX Round Lipsticks, currently $2.25 each. If you're browsing the site, check out the Summer Sale they're currently running too.

Click on the picture to be taken directly to the Cherry Culture site.

Just a quick post to let you know that SpaceNK's sale - starting tomorrow in store - is now previewing online.

Looks like most of the Jemma Kidd and Lubatti ranges are selling at about 50% off.  Most excitingly, NUDE's cult Cleansing Oil is selling at just £14 (usually £24) - I'll definitely be heading in store for that one.

Given that SpaceNK often offer sale prices of 50% off for lines they are discontinuing - I'm thinking Sonia Kashuk brushes last year - maybe this signals the end of Jemma Kidd and Lubatti at SpaceNK.

Either way, if you fancy a few bargains from either brand, now's the time!

A message sent out today from The Makeup Artist Boutique;

From today 4th May until 11th May we will be running May Madness!

During May Madness all products will be subject to 10% discount. If you are a member of the Industry Discount program this will mean a total of 30% off.

On to the other news; Hush and Grandma Lip Tars are now back in stock and the new shade Memento will be available for pre-order from 20th May for delivery in the first week of June.

A portion of the sale price from sales of Memento will be donated to Breast Cancer Care so not only will you have a cute new color you will also be doing your bit for women around the country.

Visit The Makeup Artist Boutique today to pick up your bargains!