Saks and Neiman Marcus are running beauty promotions at almost exactly the same time. The Saks event runs from Feb. 25 to March 6th and shoppers who spend more than $75 receive a tote bag with several samples.
The Neiman Marcus promotion also starts Feb. 25th and continues until Mar 7th. Shoppers who purchase $100 worth of cosmetics or fragrance products will get a Neiman Marcus tote filled with, you guess it, several samples.
So how does a shopper determine the best value? Don’t worry we’ve done the hard work. Here’s a tête à tête comparison of Saks -vs -Neiman Marcus. Who do you think is offering the better deal?
Neiman Marcus | Saks Fifth Avenue | |||
Main Gift | Choose from two tote bag designs | Choose from three tote bag colors | ||
Delux Samples | Cleau de Peau's cotton pads, Dior foundation, Le Metier tinted moisturizer, Chantecaille eye cream, La Mer serum, Sisley face cream packette, Atelier fragrance , Van Cleef's Oriens, Glowelle drink mix and Balanciaga fragrance | Fekkai shampoo, conditioner and serum packets, Lancome full-sized lipstick and Narciso Rodriguez fragrance. | ||
Dior | Spend $125 and you get: a white pouch with L'Or De Vie deluxe, deluxe bronzer, jadore deluxe and dior show mascara deluxe | Spend $125 and receive a travel size mascara, travel size eye shadow and samples of cream | ||
Nars | Spend $100 and get a full sized nail polish and a multiple | Receive a mini-lipgloss trio with $75 purchase | ||
La Mar | Spend $300 and get deluxe cream, eye concentrate, body cream and cleansing foam | With any La Mar purchase you get travel size eye concentrate | ||
Jo Malone | Spend $150 and get a travel case and a colonge spray | N/A | ||
Chanel | Spend $200 and get a shopping bag with lip color Face cream and body lotion. | Receive a mini-shipping bag, samples of Allure and Chance, lip color and eye cream with a $150 prucahse | ||
Additional Stuff | N/A | The tote bag comes with additional incentives including, a certificate for $50 off any sunglasses ($250, or more), a certificate for $20 off any Spanx ($100, or more) and a certificate for 6-week supply of Neulash with $150 Neulash purchase | ||