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November 11, 2008

Me, Larry King and Sephora

LarrykingI'll never forget my first Sephora experience. I was 17, on vacay in Las Vegas with my friend, Gina and her family. I was dazzled by everything. Excalibur was Buckingham Palace (1970s Playboy edition). The hotel KRISPY KREME exhilarated me. Inside M&M World, we even met the incomparable LARRY KING, the namesake of my Siamese fighting fish back home (shut up). After chasing a septuagenarian like he was Hanson, I had no hope of ever being cool.

Anyway, after Larry Palooza, we hit Sephora. I had never seen anything so beautiful -- hundreds of makeup items stacked neatly in mod black and white racks, lit by heavenly fluorescent. I bought a Too Faced brand copper eyeshadow for $12. Meanwhile, one of the younger girls let a salesperson convince her that her flawless 14-year-old skin needed $40 dollar foundation. I'll never forget her phone call to mom... "You bought WHAT???" "But, Mom... I NEEDED it!"

Wow. Sorry. If you've made it to the end of this boring story, here's your reward. Today only, get 20 percent off at Sephora.com with this coupon from the Facebook fan page. If you see Larry King, try not to scream too loud -- his ticker is fragile.

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~ Deal Diva Stephanie

(Photo: Sephora Facebook page, Times files)

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Stephanie Hayes came out of the womb wearing high heels. While other kids were reciting multiplication tables, she was learning to calculate an extra third off the half-price discount during buy-one-get-one week. She loves animal prints, black mascara and anything that sparkles. She objects to visible panty lines, Crocs and anything that costs more than a car payment. And she doesn't drive a nice car. She can be reached at (727) 893-8857 or shayes@sptimes.com.

Since she was a little girl Nicole Hutcheson dreamed of dressing like a Vogue cover girl. But her reality was more JCPenney catalog. The fact only honed her better ability to find luxury for less. Always on the hunt for markdowns on designer labels, this Deal Diva’s weaknesses are good jeans and killer heels. She can be reached at (727) 893-8828 or nhutcheson@sptimes.com.

Colleen Jenkins learned two invaluable shopping tenets from her mom: 1. Buy quality. 2. Get it on sale. Then she added one of her own: Accessorize, accessorize, accessorize! This Deal Diva’s idea of a blissful Saturday includes a trip to the Ellenton outlet mall. She loves mixing classic with trendy and cheap Target accessories with her markdown Banana Republic duds. She can be reached at (813) 226-3337 or cjenkins@sptimes.com.

A disciple of the little black dress classics school, Letitia Stein stretches her budget by looking for styles with staying power. She lives for 80 percent off shoes at DSW, floral sundresses and bohemian chic tops. She confesses to being a bit of a snob when it comes to handbags and jewelry. She can be reached at (813) 226-3400 or lstein@sptimes.com.
Dalia Colon once bought a $200 jacket for $8. In an effort to reach a treaty in the war between fashion and function, she occasionally wears pajama pieces work, accessorizes like nobody's business and passes them off as real clothing. A DIY Diva, if she can't find what she wants in a store, she'll knit, bead or hot-glue it herself. She can be reached at (813) 225-3112 or dcolon@sptimes.com.