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Try Out Beauty Flash Sales
If you're good at sticking to your budget (which in and of itself is a true talent) there's a good chance you're already familiar with—if not a regular user of—flash-sale sites like Gilt and Zulily. The latest one is a doozy, though. Vainité offers sales curated by cool girls and entrepreneurs alike—think DJ Harley Viera-Newton and Beautycounter founder Gregg Renfrew. Many of the products are discounted 20 percent, if not more.