Happy Thanksgiving & Black Friday 2015

We hope everyone has had an amazing Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy shopping and stay safe this Black Friday. If you are still looking for deals, check out our beauty and fashion coupons.

Battles for the best deals are breaking out all over the US. Remember to stay safe. If you've missed a good deal, just keep an eye out for Cyber Monday deals. You can shop those from the comfort of your own computer.

Nordstrom: Two Left Shoes & Beauty Brushes

I don't own black boots because I always end up buying the brown pair. Black boots are a lot more practical, but somehow the brown ones just look better on their own. I finally got down to looking pass the lovely mahoganies settling down on a pair of black Steven Madden boots from nordstrom.com. I was ecstatic when it came it and tried to wear it out that first night. My whole evening outfit was ruined when I realized that I had been sent two left shoes!

I vented on Twitter, which was met with a response from Nordstrom to help me locate another pair I could order. I would have to front the additional money and return the two left shoes in order to get my money back. It was the minimum that they could have done and I am not dissatisfied, but still very annoyed. I hate dealing with returns; but more importantly is my opportunity cost. I am currently at a negative for money with no boots to show. Fronting additional money for boots I already paid for is just frustrating. And those boots would have been perfect for date night.

On a semi-related note, I just realized that Sigma brushes are available at Nordstrom stores. (Though Sigma Black Friday deals are only valid at sigmabeauty.com.) Life would be easier if I had a Nordstrom nearby.

Sigma Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale 2015

On Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, Sigma will gift us FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING with no limits from November 26 - 27, 2015. Cyber Monday coupons and holiday galore!

Sigma has improved their system a lot since that year that chaos ensued and sigmabeauty.com became too slow for the mass to get their order in on time. Free shipping is not a huge deal for most Americans who only have to buy $30 for the offer, but international buyers pay a lot for shipping! I've gotten the feedback that this deal is most welcomed in countries like UK, Australia, France, Brazil.



The weekend between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is also celebrated with a special free gift with purchases of $50 or more. What is the free gift? There is some mysterious air around it, but stay updated by checking the Sigma coupon page.

As for Cyber Monday on November 30, 2015, you are looking at saving 20% off your sigma order! That's the sale we've all been waiting for. Because $300 worth of brushes are worth waiting for... right? Check out the rest of the Sigma Beauty deals.

Disclaimer: Handmade Reviews is affiliated with Sigma. All opinions are the honest opinion of the author. Please read our policies for more information.

Steph Claire Smith Keep it Clean Cookbook

This will be a lightning brief review of Stephanie Claire Smith's and Laura Henshaw 's cookbook, Keep It Clean. Steph and Laura are Australian models and healthy eating advocates. Their instagram posts features fun workout routines and diet that have become very popular in the recent year.

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Keep It Clean is an e-book that you can get on Steph's website. The ebook is filled with beautiful photographs and a lot of quick and easy recipes that are healthy, but not too restrictive. While many of the recipes are fun and original, some of them are too simple or lack any real value as a recipe. Part recipe book and part suggestion book for healthy eating, this e-book may be priced too high for a digital book. That said, Keep It Clean will attract those who enjoy visual inspirations for healthy eating.

Kendall Jenner Fashion: Shirt Dress Giveaway

Kendall Jenner is difficult to ignore these days. As a culture, we've watched her grow and change from an ordinary looking kid into the paparazzi's favorite fashion model. There are some controversy around her changing looks, but we have to admit that her fashion sense is definitely turning heads.

And here is your chance at turning heads! Let us know your must haves for this season for a chance to win one of Kendall's Shirt Dress! We've read the feedback (complaints) on lack of giveaways and hope to make up for that throughout November and December.



What are you shopping for this Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Is there a store you have been waiting all year to buy from? Is there a particular product (stereo, game, boots) you are eyeing but doesn't have good enough deals? Give us the details in the comment section below for a chance to win one of Kendall Jenner's Shirt Dress.

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One commenter will be randomly picked to win the shirt dress displayed above (retail value $44 from Kendall + Kyllie)! This giveaway is open internationally! The winner will be contacted via email to choose a size between XS-L. (Sorry, XL is limited at the moment but the shirt dress is versatile and accommodating to most body types.) One entry per person, per email. You can comment as much as you want, but only one of your comment will count towards the selection process. (Our randomizer ignores duplicates.) Giveaway ends November 20th at midnight EST.

For your privacy, please include your email where it says email and not in the actual comment. We won't spam you and we have to make sure no one else can either! If you enter through Facebook commenting, we will message you if you win so keep an eye out.

SherrieBlossom IceBox Review and Dupes

Makeup organizers are amazing to have if you own a lot of makeup and enjoy displaying them. Makeup collectors and makeup artists tend to own artisanal displays. SherrieBlossom capitalized on that and came out with their very own celebrity endorsed SherrieBlossom IceBox. SherrieBlossom offers many IceBoxes, including clear icebox, skinny icebox, and special edition ones. These cases are simple yet allow makeup to be displayed in a clean and chic way.

The downside to them? Definitely the price. Oh, the price. But are they worth it? That depends on your budget. If purchasing the box leaves you with no money to fill up the icebox with actual makeup, stay clear of SherrieBlossom. On the other hand, if you have they money to collect makeup designer... you might as well fork it up for a designer box.

[caption id="attachment_3307" align="alignnone" width="960"] SherrieBlossom IceBox via ClearIceBox Facebook[/caption]

You don't have to fork over the money that easily though. Sometimes (although very rarely) SherrieBlossom offers coupon codes or discounts. They usually don't or when they are only about $15 off $100, but even that is better than nothing. I would steer clear of Amazon though, as a lot of readers have reported getting really bad knockoffs from them.

If you want alternatives or dupes, keep an eye out at Target stores. We have seen a lot of good clear makeup collection holders and displays from there. A lot of there things are seasonal or rotating, so they are usually not in stock. You have to keep searching and hope for the best. The best option is to shop stores as the quality of online products this simple is difficult to judge. It is just a clear box after all.

Amazon also has an acrylic box of similar style for $99. It's not much cheaper, but it ships free.