A Small Sephora Shop.

I have been quite good recently and manage to resist  a lot of Black Friday sales and discounts - I even skipped a Cult Beauty GWP and passed on the latest Caroline Hirons Cult Beauty Box as I want to use up what beauty products I have in stock. (Because honestly, although I hate to say it, it isn't going to be long until February which means goody bags from Barney's and Space NK...)

What did catch my fancy (coupled with the fact that I really did need a non creamy/balm cleanser) was a gift card for $15 off $50 from Sephora that I found in my letterbox the other day that I could combine with their Mystery Sample Bag promotion.

The cleanser that I bought was an old favorite (albeit one that I haven't purchased in a while) Dr Dennis Gross All-in-One Cleanser with Toner. I really like this as a morning cleanser. It is a gel like cleanser that you apply to a dry face and rinse off. It has a mild medicinal smell that I like and it makes my skin feel clean yet not dry or stripped (and yes I do use a toner as well when I use this - even though you don't need to - just because I like them).

I have been keen try more Peter Thomas Roth masks after getting the Cucumber Gel Mask in a previous Sephora GWP and hearing so much good about their Pumpkin Enzyme Mask so when I saw the Mini Mask Magic set I had to have it. The three mini jars of masks are so cute (there is also a Rose Stem Cell Mask) that if you didn't want these for yourself they would make ideal stocking fillers either as a set or individual pots.

The Mystery Sample Bag was a whimsical (Oh what fun!) draw string bag containing a sheet mask and seven mystery samples.

My mask was a Sephora Rose Mask which hydrates and brightens. 

The mystery samples were made up of three deluxe make up samples - Clinique Even Better Make Up (in shade 05, my color!), Josie Maran Argan Infinity Lip and Cheek Creamy Oil in 'Timeless Coral' and a Buxom Lush Mascara. There were two skincare samples - Origins Ginzing Eye Cream and Josie Maran Argan Oil along with two perfume vials -  Clean Cashmere and Atelier Cologne Magnolia Sud.

There were also the standard 3 free samples. I chose samples of Dr Brandt Needles No More, F.A.B. Ultra Repair  Cream and Sephora Eye Make Up Remover Wipes.

This was such a nice little pre-Christmas treat, $15.00 off, a free sheet mask (that retails for $6.00), a fun bag and ten samples... and it was one that didn't break the bank!