Free Cosmetics at Major Department Stores

Starting next week, January 20th for a week, select Department stores are giving away free cosmetics because of a lawsuit filed against them in California in 2003. The giveaway is first come, first serve while supplies last, major Department Stores will be giving away $175 million worth of free cosmetics products to “shoppers who bought certain cosmetics between May 29, 1994 and July 16, 2003 to settle claims that the stores violated antitrust laws and tried to fix prices.” Act fast, its first come first serve! via BusinessWeek

Check out the list of stores and and cosmetics after the jump…

Store List:

Bergdorf Goodman, Bergner’s, Bloomingdale’s, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Dillard’s, Gottschalks, Herberger’s, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Parisian, Saks Fifth Avenue and Younkers.

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Brands/Cosmetics List:

Boucheron (USA) Ltd.: Femme Eau de Toilette (1 ounce/30 ml)
Chanel, Inc.: Coco Mademoiselle body lotion (3.4 fluid oz)
Christian Dior Perfumes, Inc.: J’Adore Eau de Parfum (15 ml)
Clarins U.S.A., Inc. (customers will have a choice of ONE of two products, while supplies last): Clarins Energizing Morning Cream (30 ml) OR Clarins Beauty Flash Bomb (30 ml)
Conopco, Inc. (distributed by Coty, Inc. on behalf of Conopco, Inc.) (customers will have a choice of ONE of three products, while supplies last): Calvin Klein Euphoria Bath and Shower Crème (6.7 oz) OR Vera Wang Princess Body Polish (5 oz) OR Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker Shower Gel (6.7 oz)
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (customers will have a choice of ONE of two products, while supplies last): Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair (15 ml/0.5 oz) OR Clinique Moisture Surge (30 ml/1 oz)
Guerlain, Inc.: My Insolence Eau de Toilette (15 ml)
L’Oréal USA, Inc. (formerly known as Cosmair, Inc.) (customers will have a choice of ONE of eight products, while supplies last): Lancôme UV Expert 20 OR Lancôme Cils Design Pro Mascara OR Lancôme Fatale Mascara OR Lancôme Courbe Virtuose Mascara OR Lancôme Primordial Skin Defense OR Ralph Lauren Romance Shower Gel (6.7 oz.) OR Giorgio Armani ACM Shower Gel (6.7 oz) OR Lancôme Hypnôse Shower Gel
Parfums Givenchy, Inc.: Very Irresistible Givenchy Eau de Toilette (15 ml)

These are the only products that will be distributed, while supplies last, as part of the settlement product distribution. Not all products are available in all stores; rather, stores will be distributing products from the participating brands that the particular store ordinarily sells.

Free Cosmetics at Major Department Stores

By: retrogurl
Posted: 01.15.2009
Categories: beauty/fitness

9 Responses to “Free Cosmetics at Major Department Stores”

  1. christina says:

    is this all over the country, or just california?!?

  2. retrogurl says:

    i think anywhere where there’s those department stores listed above, check here for more info:

    http://www.cosmeticssettlement.com/

  3. Samida says:

    I am sure my Macy’s will not be giving away anything. It don’t hurt to ask, though. So…I will!

  4. na says:

    it doesn’t say if you have to make a purchase first or not to recieve the free product.

  5. Julia says:

    It looks like you can go up to all of these counters and just ask for a product?

  6. doreen ryan says:

    I will go check it out as I buy from dillards clinque

  7. Shunte' says:

    I went to Northpark Mall in Dallas, Tx. The line at Nordstrom was real quick. But the line at Neiman Marcus was out of control and also at Dillard’s.

  8. Gabbie says:

    Who would keep a receipt for that long anyway? Then again who knew this was gonna happen :(

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