Thierry Mugler

     I should actually have named this blog post, Cheap Bitch… but I refrained.  While it would appear as if I am greedy and self centered, which is only partially true… it is actually the desire to save money in the future that caused me to spend it in the here and now.

     I realized that after Christmas was actually a really great time to get more bang for your buck, and this held true in the area of fragrance. Beloved fragrance.    For those of use who believe that great fragrance is a necessity  and a tool to help you glide through every day life…we love a great designer fragrance however,I know of no one who actually loves paying for it. This would include me.  In light of this, I found a way to get tons of my favorite fragrances on the cheap.

     Some of my top fragrance loves are Shalimar, Obsession, Angel and Poison.  At Christmas,  the fragrance companies send out all the goodies to the fragrance counters at your local department stores.  The fragrance sales people make commission, so they are motivated if you are going to make a big sale.  The vendors with each individual company are also sometimes there with goodies and extras in hopes of boosting sales.  December and January are great times to buy.  There are usually great sets available at this time, as well as extra bonus gifts.

For example, I was able to purchase an Angel set , which also had a silver bracelet thrown in for good measure, and this was on top of the extra goodie box that was available with an Angel purchase.

     Then, in January, I’d found some Shalimar sets that were on sale for 50% off because it didn’t sell as well in some parts of town as it probably did in other locations.   Even though I’d already purchased a large bottle a week or so earlier, which came with bonus items, I still decided to invest in my fragrance future by getting two more of the sets because with the extra sets came extra lotions as well as an extra sprayer in each box!

     I probably have about two years of perfumes at this point because I got so much more for my money.  

     It’s a new me, and I’m trying very hard to never pay full price for anything ever again! 

-SDS

-March 10, 2014