How I got five Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Eyeshadows for free...

Sometimes it pays to NOT order things online! My dear reader and fellow blogger Halifax was telling me about the new Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Wet/Dry Eyeshadows and how they're on sale right now for 5/$20. I took a look at them online and all of the shades looked gorgeous, so I knew I had to get down to my local VS to see them in person.

But last night I got an email from VS that started the usual way their emails start: "Save $20..." Now, I must admit, I usually hit delete on these emails because the catch is that you have to buy $100 worth of stuff to save the $20. But for some odd reason I decided to open this particular email and I couldn't believe my eyes. This was one of those "We've missed you" type of emails that companies send when you haven't ordered from them for a while. And guess what? There was NO catch! Victoria's Secret sent me a $20 gift certificate code, no minimum purchase required, good for everything except clearance items and it expires tonight. So basically they said, "Here's $20 and you've got 24 hours to spend it."

It was a no-brainer that I was going to get those Beauty Rush 5/$20 eyeshadows and luckily I ordered just in time because the colors are selling out quickly. Here's a pic of two of the shades:

So after I placed 5 eyeshadows in my cart, I entered the GC code and all I ended up paying was $8 for shipping and handling. Outstanding!

So the moral of this story is, register to receive Victoria's Secret emails and DON'T buy anything for a while. You'll probably end up receiving a gift certificate from them eventually!

I'll review these goodies once I receive them, but in the meantime, have any of you tried these eyeshadows? I'd love to know your thoughts.