Nordstrom Pre-Sale

Hey hey everybody! The day has finally come when you can begin placing your orders for Nordstrom's Anniversary Pre-Sale Event! Get excited, because more than 100 beauty brands are featuring exclusive items.

As a reminder, you can place your orders starting today, but your credit card won't be charged and product won't be delivered until July 20th, the day that the in-store-sale begins. I've been gearing up all week for this, but don't worry if you've missed a day or two. Below you can see my list of top six picks. Enjoy!

• Smashbox After Party Beauty and Brush Kits
• MAC Cosmetics Novel Twist Collection
• Vera Wang Princess Gift Set
• Bliss Happy Hand-iversary Set
• Metallic Makeup Bags
• L by Gwen Stefani Perfume

I hope you've been enjoying this preview of items from the Nordstrom Anniversary Pre-Sale, which begins on Monday. I love that this Bliss Happy "Hand"-iversary Glamour Gloves and Glamour Glove Gel Set is a really sweet deal. Normally, these items would cost $70 separately, but during this event they cost $52!

I've got to, um, hand it to Bliss for creating this ultimate at-home pampering experience. Do you have any idea just how cool these gloves are? To start, they are lined with grapeseed and ceramide which self-activates to exfoliate, soothe and hydrate the skin. Just slip the gloves on, relax for 20 minutes and your hands are much softer.

Once you are finished, apply the light and lovely orange scented glove gel to keep your paws feeling soft and to help minimize the look of age spots. This set is good for about 50 treatments; that's about one small slice of heaven per week for a whole year!

If you think this is cool, don't forget to check out the rest of BellaSugar's Nordstrom Anniversary Pre-Sale picks.

When I saw this Vera Wang Princess Gift Set ($58) that has been created especially for Nordstrom Anniversary Pre-Sale Event I totally flipped. Not only is the 1.7 oz bottle of Eau de Toilette an awesome gift, but the huge lavender rhinestone heart key chain/compact filled with 30 elixir capsules is outer-limits cute!

If I love it, imagine how a teenager would feel about it. The key chain/compact is ridiculously girly, fun and flirty—and it's functional, so you can keep anything (well, anything tiny) inside the heart.

Each of the capsules is intended for individual use, so when you are out and about and want to freshen up, all you do is tear it open, tap the fragrance on your pressure points and then trash it! And I thought this perfume and lip gloss duo was the be-all and end-all. Pick this up now to get you in the mood for Vera's upcoming cheap-chic collection for Kohl's!

We just can't get away from metallics (not that I'm complaining). First we thought it was just a spring trend, but then it carried through to summer and now we see it again for fall. So if you are going to tote around a metallic handbag, why not carry a metallic makeup case as well? Here's a peek at three great ones from Nordstrom's Anniversary Pre-Sale Event. And don't forget to check out my first beauty pick from the pre-sale here.

This Shu Uemura Silver Cosmetics Bag ($65) is a chic and compact zippered pouch packed with the company's best-selling eyelash curler (which is reason enough to buy this set), and three full-sized products including a black mascara, a red lipstick and a silvery-taupe powder eye shadow.


For three more metallic makeup bags from Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale, read more

Every year, MAC comes out with a really cool limited edition set for the Nordstrom Anniversary Pre-Sale Event. Last year, they made some wicked mini purple makeup brushes, and this time they have created an entire line called MAC Limited Edition Novel Twist Collection. The mini makeup brushes are charcoal gray, and the black boucle cases sport colorful aqua or baby-pink threading.

The collection includes three Lipglass lip glosses ($14 each), two powder blushes ($17.50 each), two beauty powders ($22 each), four lip palettes with three lipsticks in pink, plum, tan and coral variations ($22.50 each), two eye palettes with four unique shades in cool and warm tones ($36 each) a pearlizer plus a brush and a bag ($24.50) and two brush sets in basic or pro styles ($48 each).

Also, remember that the colors are exclusive to Nordstrom for this special sale. If you're a MAC fan, this collection is a must-have!

As promised, here's the first look at some of the new goodies that you can pre-order at Nordstrom's Anniversary Pre-Sale. I fell in love with this nine-piece After Party Beauty Kit ($58) and four-piece After Party Brush Kit ($38). Both provide the perfect amount and combination of cosmetics and mini-brushes for a polished look. If you don't already have a set, I can't stress the importance of investing in a good set of makeup brushes enough. Having quality tools of the trade will greatly improve the way your makeup looks.

To read about what's inside these pretty makeup bags, read more

Hey everybody. BellaSugar's got a little secret for you. Starting next week on Monday, June 25th, Nordstrom is having their annual Anniversary Pre-Sale Event. This means that you can pre-order hundreds of beauty exclusives from over 100 different brands online from June 25th through July 20th. Something to note is that nothing will be charged or shipped to you until July 20th when the actual sale begins in stores - got it? In other words, this is like pre-season for fall beauty!

How excited are you? I can tell you how excited I am because I got a little sneaky peeky at some of these fab exclusives last week and I am going to be sharing one with you each day for the rest of this week. So get your credit cards ready, because you beauty product junkies, members of the Clinique Clique and just about anyone else who is addicted to sweet deals are not going to be believe what's in store!