Fresh Full Impact Mascara (if it's even in stock!)
Smith's Rosebud Lip Salve
L'Occitane Hand Cream and Cuticle Cream
Fresh Soy Hand Cream
Benefit Benetint
NARS Copacabana Multiple
Stila Kitten eyeshadow
Bobbi Brown Black Cake Liner
Versace Extra Glow loose powder
NARS Sin Blush
Creme de La Mer
Kiehl's Cucumber Herbal Toner
Peter Thomas Roth Max Sheer All Day Defense Cream
Fresh Milk-Milk Body Lotion
Bliss Lemon Sage Dry Oil
NARS Chinatown Nail Polish
Remede Sweep Face Polish
Earl Jeans
Seven Jeans
Manolo Blahnik slingbacks
Prada Sport sneakers and Mary Janes
Petit Bateau t-shirts
Vintage Chinese padded jacket
Cosabella underwear
Calvin Klein underwear
Club Monaco anything
just about anything Marc Jacobs
Nuala yoga pants
-Everyone knows about the after-Christmas sales. Most of the bargains you'll find here are either from things that people have returned, or Christmas tchotkes. Towards the end of January (which is the slowest time of the year for retail), retailers want to get all the winter stuff out of their stores to make room for the spring/summer stuff - there's usually another markdown after the "after Christmas" sales
- Vintage/consignment - these are usually hit or miss. If you go to a consignment store in a ritzy neighborhood, you can sometimes find great deals on designer stuff that's in pretty good condition. Hey, someone in those neighborhoods must've gotten caught for tax fraud.
- Internet - if you sign up for a mailing list, you'll be flooded with emails, but some might be helpful, in terms of letting you know that a sale is taking place, or in offering discounts with a minimum purchase. There's also websites that list coupons and rebates. Also, if you know there's a sale online, chances are, the local store (if there is one) will have better deals.
-Travelling overseas - If you're looking for stuff that's imported (French, Japanese, Italian), it's usually a lot cheaper wherever they came from. Petit Bateau t-shirts cost something like $30 here (ack!), but approximately $10 in Paris. So if you've got a friend who asks if he can bring anything back for you from Italy, make your list, but be specific, and courteous of luggage space. Food and wine can be confiscated by customs, but not clothes!
Outlet Stores - These don't have as good deals as they used to. Also, the ones on the East Coast tend to have better deals. There are a few boutique outlets in the Bay Area where I have scored GREAT deals. What are they? If you really want to know, email me.
I hope this all helped!