I have a confession to make: Despite the fact that I am beauty-obsessssssed, I haven’t visited a Sally Beauty store in years. Scandal, I know! I am not even sure why, perhaps it’s my drugstore coupon obsession that kept me away and/or my unwillingness to spend actual money on myself. But whatever the reason, I am happy to say all that has changed! As part of a sponsored post campaign to celebrate Sally Beauty’s 50th anniversary, I recently visited the store and I was super-impressed with their selection of makeup, shampoos, skin care, and hair styling tools – not to mention the stuff they have for professional stylists and makeup artists.
I was very tempted by the makeup, but since I need a new lipstick like I need a hole in the head, I decided to go after something I’ve needed for a long time but have been too cheap to invest in: a decent hair dryer. And oh baby, did I find one! Meet my new BFF:
Let me just tell you something, there is a REAL difference between a higher-end hair dryer and the crap I’ve been buying for years. WOW, does this baby dry my hair FAST. I hate drying my hair because I have thick hair that holds water like a sponge and it takes FOREVER and leaves me a sweaty mess. UNTIL NOW. Now it takes about five minutes and leaves me happy. YAY!
And the experience shopping for this dryer at Sally Beauty was great, too! I could NOT believe how many hair dryers there weere to choose from, and there were lots of reputable brands. (They also had tons of flatirons, wavers, curling irons, curling wands…it was crazy!) I had done some research online, reading reviews, but I still needed help in the store because the selection is huge and they all looked fantastic. The Sales Associate was really helpful and she assured me that if I don’t like it I have 60 days to return it with my receipt. YAY! So I have plenty of time to test it out and make sure it’s what I need! (So far so very, very good.)
So, did you catch up at the top of this post where I said it’s Sally Beauty’s 50th anniversary this year? 50 years of bringing the beauty – that’s pretty great! Of course to celebrate they are having some awesome sales – the aforementioned wonderful hairdryer was 25% off PLUS I had a coupon as well, yes I did and you can print said coupon yourself! Head on over to Sally Beauty’s 50 years of Beauty website and print this $3.50 off any $10 purchase coupon!
I would totally do that if I were you, because the sales to celebrate 50 Years of Beauty are AWESOME (including some great buy one get one free deals!!) and you can score some really great deals with that coupon and a sale. They even have some special OPI nail polish limited edition colors that were specifically made for Sally Beauty’s 50th for you mani-lovers. I myself might have to go back for some of the BOGO makeup. I can’t help myself. It’s a sickness.
I gotta say, it won’t be long before I walk back into a Sally Beauty store again, especially since this kickin’ 50th anniversary sale will be going on for a few more weeks! Now that I’m into styling my hair a little more, I need to get back in there and get the latest greatest products to put in it! I am SO glad I finally took the time to invest in a decent hair dryer – it has already made my life so much easier this week and was well worth it!
What’s that beauty item you’ve been needing but can’t quite get around to purchasing? (I bet I know where you can get it!)
Hair care, something I never think about.
I don’t give a whole lot of thought to hair care, either, though unlike your uncle, I’m not bald. Just lazy. That’s why the idea of a hairdryer that works faster than my cheap-o dryer is MUSIC TO MY EARS.
In other news, I’m not sure I’ve ever been in a Sally store (shocker!), but now I feel like I need to find one, stat!
I have long, thick, annoying-to-dry hair, too… and I’m pretty sure my hair dryer is older than my oldest child. I may need to check out this sale! 🙂
You are so right about the hair dryer. It’s healthier for your hair too. I admit I don’t usually go to Sally – mainly b/c it’s an extra stop. But I really should stop in there sometime.
This is TOTALLY off topic, but…. Did you announce the winner of the Canyon Bakehouse giveaway and I missed it??
So, the other day I needed a hair net. Because, of course. Who doesn’t need a hair net?
It was actually to cover (confine) Lydia’s bun for her ballet rehearsal. And I could not think of the name of Sally’s (I was trying to get Siri to help me but to no avail!) while I was at Target (b/c of course, they don’t have hairnets) and lo-and-behold, as I drove away from Target, what’s right next door? SALLY’s!
They are my new heroes. Because they had a billion hairnets of all colors and sizes. (Did you know hairnets come in envelopes?)
Fun times.
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Just make sure you aren’t using the hottest setting. It will do a lot of damage to your hair.
So, I had NO idea that Sally Beauty supply carried makeup! How does the selection differ from a drugstore?