Select Macy's Black Friday Doorbusters LIVE NOW for One Day Only (with a Personal Recommendation)

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I totally didn't see this coming!

Select Macy's Black Friday Doorbusters (all of which I posted in my BF/CM round-up the other day) are now live HERE and HERE for one day only (11/17). As always, free shipping on all beauty orders at Macy's, and if you're a Plenti member you receive 2x points on all beauty purchases (you can also spend any points you may have on beauty at Macy's).

UPDATE: thanks to the lovely readers below for letting me know that you get a free fragrance sample with all beauty orders right now (automatically added to your cart), and you can also use code CHANEL to receive a free sample of Chanel LE LIFT Eye Concentrate with all beauty orders.

SPECIAL RECOMMENDATION:

When it comes to sales, I try to stay pretty neutral and avoid the "You should totally buy XYX during this sale" tips, because I understand that everyone likes different things and I never want to impose my own preferences on you. That said, I feel like I must share this with you.

Today only, the new Michael Buble by Invitation 1.0 oz. eau de parfum is on sale for $20 here (reg $40). I bought this the last time Macy's ran a one-day-only deal on it, and I am in LOVE. I watched Michael Buble give his presentation on this fragrance when it launched exclusively on HSN a while back and I was intrigued so I took a chance on it and I am SO glad I did.

From the Macy's website:

It is his idea of the perfect fine fragrance for women, the way he would like a woman to smell. A crisp floral oriental. The fragrance starts with light, sparkling top notes of red fruits and bergamot then develops its heart notes of lily of the valley, elegant rose, a wild jasmine and the spicy inflections of peony. By Invitation then wraps you in a warm base of sandalwood musks, wrapped around an addictive vanilla.

Michael Buble was very much hands-on in the creation of this fragrance and during his presentation on HSN he mentioned that he was inspired by his personal favorite fragrance, Diptyque Tam Dao, when creating this fragrance. While I don't think they're similar (not dupes at all; he wasn't trying to create a dupe), I absolutely love everything about By Invitation. It's warm, woodsy, musky, sweet and feminine yet not cloying or overly feminine (there's no cutesy-ness to this fragrance; it's sophisticated, in my opinion).

If you like the original Halle by Halle Berry, Bath & Body Works Twilight Woods, and/or Madonna Truth or Dare Naked, I think you might love this one. To me, it's in the same vein in that it's a "cuddly" fragrance that makes me think of snuggling in a warm sweater. But in a grown-up way, if that makes sense. Also, the longevity is quite impressive--a few spritzes and I am good to go for the entire day. I can still smell this fragrance on my clothes after 24 hours, but the projection isn't beastly. It doesn't enter the room before you do.

I honestly cannot recommend this fragrance enough (Mr. G loves it so much that he asked me to please continue wearing it above all of my other 100+ perfumes). And again, while I normally don't say "you need this" when it comes to sale items, I just feel compelled to mention this one. Especially with the holidays coming up; it would make a beautiful gift. The bottle is gorgeous--much more so than my photo indicates. It's a call-back to vintage microphones, which seems quite fitting to me. I am absolutely buying another bottle today at this price.

The products featured in this post were purchased with personal funds. For more information, click here.