a few posts back i talked about a gift certificate for free smashbox makeup. well today was the first day to get the free stuff so here are my comments on it.
i had called the ulta store yesterday and they told me that a consultation would be required to redeem the free gifts but that wasn’t the case. june and i went to the store at the district this morning (we wanted to make sure they wouldn’t run out) and all we did was turn in the certificate and we got everything you see in the picture.
the photo finish foundation primer sample was what i had expected but i was expecting a much bigger makeup brush. the brush is just 3 inches long and seems much more like a large eye shadow crease brush than a blush brush. perhaps it really is an eye shadow brush because the expected blush/soft lights duo turned out to be an eye shadow duo in glimmer (apologies that i didn’t get a better picture of this). this is the same size as the eye shadow trio ($28) that smashbox has so this free gift pouch wasn’t a complete waste. the two colors are really light and ideal for everyday on-the-go use so i’m actually much happier with this than blush and all over shimmer.
i think i will have much lower expectations for free stuff from now on… if an ulta store isn’t out of the way for you – swing by and pick up some free eye shadow and a little brush.
