Macy’s 10 Days of Glam Deals start again today with two new deals available today only that ship free with code GLAM10.

Today’s deals:

• Tarte Tarteist Pro Glow & Blush Cheek Palette $22
• Mario Badescu Vitamin C Serum $22

Enjoy!

Where to buy

Macy’s

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Ulta now accepts Afterpay making it easier than ever before to grab the latest and greatest beauty. But at what cost to you? Nothing. It’s actually a fairly simple system that will break down the total amount of your purchase into 4 easy to pay installments much like QVC and HSN does with their easy pay option. It’s a nice feature and it does make you feel a little bit better about indulging but as with all credit options you have to be leveled headed and smart about the purchases you make. Don’t go spending $200 on makeup if you don’t have $200 to spend even if it is broken into four easy to pay options that’s still money you might need for something way more important in your life.

Afterpay doesn’t charge interest however, they will charge a late fee if you fail to pay your installment. Afterpay uses a factoring system and the interest they make is actually from the retailer that offers Afterpay and not from the consumer making the purchase. Afterpay can actually make up to 30% interest on a purchase but it isn’t factored into your costs using it as it comes from the loan that Afterpay buys out from the retailer. Another words, if you make a $100 purchase from Ulta, Afterpay buys that loan from Ulta for $96 and in turn lends you $100 to make the purchase therefore allowing them to pocket $4. The “interest rate” gets higher depending on the amount Afterpay loans to you.

Afterpay can be nifty because it doesn’t do credit checks so most anyone can use it. But this also makes it dangerous as it offers these loans to people as young as 18. Just remember when it comes to Afterpay the option can be cool but use it responsibly and never overspend on something you can’t afford to buy.

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Have you ever wondered how often stores stock skincare? I mean, do you think there’s some chance there’s a jar of Tatcha the Silk Cream sitting on a Sephora self, getting dusty, for the last six or more months?

These are the questions that keep me up at night.

I’ve worked in retail but I’ve never worked in a beauty retail world. Have you use? What’s the secret about skincare? There are some highly expensive potions and lotions out there and I’m wondering how long do they keep them on shelves before they ditch them for new?

Most skincare has a shelf life of six to twelve months opened but what about unopened? Do they sit on a shelf for a year just waiting to be purchased? I imagine at some point stores clear the inventory out and restock new, fresher product but how long before they do that? Likewise for fragrance! How long does a bottle of fragrance sit on a shelf before they decide that it’s reached it’s sell by time?

I have some The Ordinary products I purchased about eight months ago, unopened, sitting in my beauty closet and I’m wondering have they reached a point that I won’t see the same results as I would from a fresher bottle?

I tend to label all opened skincare with a label maker and the date I opened it. But I’m wildly curious how fresh skincare is that we purchase at stores.

What do you think?

Do you work in retail?

How often does your store remove old product and restock it with new?

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