Marchesa™ Creates Exclusive Gift with Purchase for Beauty.com® Customers

BELLEVUE, Wash. and NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beauty.com, Inc. welcomes 2012 with a fresh creation from the designers behind the celebrated Marchesa collection. Starting today, the latest installment in the beauty retailer's designer bag series will be available from www.Beauty.com/marchesa with any Beauty.com purchase of $150 or more.

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"For February 2012 we wanted to create a makeup bag that was both demure and romantic. The nude and black lace design adds a delicate tone while the soft case makes it easy to pack and store. It's the perfect go everywhere beauty bag for the season," said Marchesa co-founders Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig. 

Elegant and portable, the feather-light lace and satin pouch is perfectly sized to accommodate beauty essentials when stepping out for the evening.

Each Marchesa gift bag is complete with the 16 prestige beauty samples listed below, as well as a card for $10 toward future purchases at Beauty.com and a voucher for $20 off the purchase of sunglasses from the Sunglass Hut® Store on Beauty.com.

1. bareMinerals® Purely Nourishing Moisturizer: Combination Skin

2. NUXE™ Reve de Miel Ultra Comfortable Face Cream - Day

3. Urban Decay® All Nighter™ Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray

4. Boscia® Green Tea Blotting Linens

5. Amika® Obliphica Oil Treatment

6. DDF® Amplifying Elixir

7. dr. brandt® Dark Circles Away

8. Arcona® Night Worker, Repair PM

9. Taylor Swift™ Wonderstruck® Eau de Parfum

10. Jouer® Luminizing Moisture Tint: Pearl, Golden and Bronzed

11. Murad® Acne Clarifying Cleanser

12. Alterna® UV+ Color Protection Fade-Proof Fluide

13. tarte® Amazonian Clay Waterproof Eye Liner: Navy

14. Laura Geller® Spackle Under Makeup Primer: Bronze

15. Braza® Clothing Adhesives

16. bliss® Lemon+Sage Body Butter

"This is our third collaboration with Marchesa, and we always see their gorgeous designs as a fun way for Beauty.com shoppers to kick off red carpet season, " said President of Beauty.com, Kathleen McNeill. "Plus, the diverse product assortment allows customers to sample across multiple categories, from fragrance to accessories."

Site-wide gifts with purchase are just one of the many perks available to Beauty.com customers. Other Beauty.com benefits include Everyday Free Shipping, 5% back on every purchase with drugstore.com dollars™, 100% color guarantee on eligible products, and a shared online shopping cart with the Beauty.com partner site, drugstore.com. Beauty fans can also get the latest tips, trends, and promotions sent directly to their email by signing up for the free weekly Beauty Bulletin. For social media exclusives, be sure to 'like' Beauty.com on Facebook™ and follow @beautydotcom on Twitter™.

Free standard shipping is available only on nonprescription purchases of $25 or more, and does not apply to prescriptions, contact lenses, gift certificates, magazine subscriptions, bulk orders, or orders over 20 pounds. With drugstore.com dollars, customers receive a credit to their drugstore.com account equal to 5% of any eligible purchase.  Customers will not earn and cannot apply drugstore.com dollars to prescription medications, gift certificates, gift cards, discounts, free items, past purchases, or non-shipped, undeliverable or returned items.  drugstore.com dollars cannot be redeemed for cash.  Products eligible for the 100% color guarantee are noted with the 100% color guarantee logo and may be returned for a full refund of the purchase price (excluding any shipping charges).

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About Marchesa

British born Georgina and Keren met at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London. Georgina, a 2001 graduate of the Wimbledon School of Art, began her career as a costume designer. Keren graduated from Brighton Art College in 2000 and subsequently focused on print and embroidery design. Georgina's draping and design expertise paired with Keren's textile creations resulted in a business partnership and the establishment of Marchesa in 2004.

Elegant eveningwear, inspired by vintage and Asian influences, defines the Marchesa Collection. The beautifully crafted designs fuse high fashion with an eclectic aesthetic. Co-founded by Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, the company's namesake and muse, Marchesa Luisa Casati, is the noted eccentric European style icon.

Based in New York, the Marchesa collection is presently available in Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman in the United States, Harrods in London, and specialty boutiques such as Holt Renfrew in Canada, Podium in Russia, Alothman in Kuwait, Boutique1 in Dubai, and Joyce and Lane Crawford in Hong Kong.

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