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    brendahamLincoln: I want free makeup! Or rather, free makeup tips... Like what was the brand and shade of Tracie's awesome lipstick? Black Honey something? And what abo... more »
    Ultraprison!: My new estee lauder night serum says this event was a success as far as i was concerned. i went to macy's (west side pavilion in LA) after the shops h... more »
    kityglitr: Ha! The joke was on me, I guess. My town doesn't even have a Nordstroms. The nicest place to buy cosmetics in Humboldt County, California, besides a s... more »
    PhillyLass: Forced? Does that mean the products are set to expire tomorrow? more »
    bangers: my dad works at a mall in NJ and said that there were lines out the door of Macy's/the other department stores, and that people were just running back... more »
    ChildBride: For all y'all who are bitching about not being told--I EMAILED the Jezebel editors and was like "You might want to post about this, it's happening nex... more »
    thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: Some friends told me about this last night. They were underwhelmed by the products. Apparently the crowds were pretty light -- my friend went to the... more »
    hamburgerhotdog: I heard that the companies involved in the suit were allowed to make products just for the giveaway, so chances are they cheapy churned out a bunch of... more »
    Little Time Bomb: Here in Michigan Land of the unemployed the whole thing was a bit of a mad house. People at the mall were standing in crazy long lines. When they got ... more »
    Sukie in the Graveyard: I don't think the stores were too keen on advertising the freebies since they were required to give them out based on a Class Action Lawsuit. It was ... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: It's much easier to just maintain friendships with Beauty Editors. They are swimming in free shit. And most of it is, truly, shit. (Thanks Paula Begoun!) more »
    tomatoheart: I scored some awesome Estee Lauder night-repair serum and I'll probably go back for more today. The line was wrapped around the makeup department at t... more »
    ellaesther: Calm down everyone! I seem to recall reading that the free stuff is available until supplies run out - that is, today, too! (A hush falls over Jezebel... more »
    Stabby McStabberson: crafty of them to put it on the same day as the full day of the historic inagration, eh? more »
    Kate- Kate: I stopped in Macy's yesterday, was the only one there and walked out with the Clinique lotion in about 2 minutes. It's a good size and will last me a ... more »
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    Free Makeup Fails To Impress New Yorkers

    Department stores across the country were forced to hand out $175 million worth of free cosmetics yesterday. You'd think this would lead to crowds of women, jonesing for their beauty fix. Surprisingly, it didn't. More »
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