Celebrating Christmas, Jew Style

Mmmm. Christmas dinner.

Christmas is a great holiday.

Yes, it’s great for all of you who celebrate it; you get family time, some QT with the big man upstairs and lots of presents. But Christmas is also great for the Jews.

We get the same family time, minus the pressure of wearing an ugly knitted reindeer sweater and pretending to like it. Everything is closed so even though we’ve already celebrated our holiday (for 8 full days, baby), we’ve sort of got no choice but to celebrate yours. Except we do it with our own little twist:

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All Made Up: After Christmas Deals!

v279208.jpgDepartment stores aren’t the only place to find day after Christmas deals. There are tons of great sales for makeup and beauty items online.

So if you didn’t get enough beauty goodies as gifts, or to compensate for a pile of hideous sweaters under the tree, treat yourself to some high end beauty at deep discounts! Here’s a few of the best places to find amazing deals on makeup online.

Sephora.com

They are advertising 75% off certain items, and while obviously they are just trying to bait you (nothing worthwhile is that cheap) there are some very luxurious items almost half price. Check out gift sets from Vincent Longo – usually ranging from $40 – $60, they are now half price. Considering that these set were already a great value you can really get more for your money!

BathandBodyWorks.com

Get some classic body creams for only three dollars. Three dollars!! Plus, their website has the best tool for shopping bargains. Basically the whole webpage is set up to help you find which of your favorite items and brands are on sale.

TheBodyShop.com

Okay it’s time to stock up. The Body Shop has a bunch of beauty items – everything from concealer and brushes to eye shadows and lip glosses ranging from $12 – $24 on sale for 3 for $10. That’s right THREE items for TEN dollars. Basically you could get $75 worth of quality makeup for ten bucks. Read More »


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sale_banner.jpgSales are down for the year, which means deals for all of us!

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