Ok, so I’m a tiny bit behind this story, but if I didn’t know about it until now, chances are you might not have known either. According to MSNBC top brands of cosmetics such as Chanel, L’Oreal, Clinique, and Lancome will be given away for FREE due to a class action suit.

Free Makeup!

According to MSNBC:

“Following a recent class action suit against nine cosmetics companies accused of conspiring together to rake in profits, they agreed to give away $175 million worth of products to anyone who purchased their makeup between May 29, 1994 and July 16, 2003.

Buyers are not expected to still have those sales receipts, so all you’ll have to do is sign a legal document saying you have bought from one of the makeup companies and you can walk away with a $20 item free-of-charge. ”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28747020/

Products will be given away starting on Tuesday, January 20th and will continue through Monday, January 26th, or until supplies last.

UPDATE: Denver’s Fox 31 had a great report on which department stores and which cosmetics will be given away! http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-class-action-cosmetics-012209,0,5786806.story

Stores: Bergdorf Goodman Bergner’s Bloomingdale’s Boston Store Carson Pirie Scott Dillard’s Gottschalks Herberger’s Macy’s Neiman Marcus Nordstrom Parisian Saks Fifth Avenue Younkers

Cosmetics: The following is a list of the Manufacturer Defendants and their products that will be distributed, while supplies last, through the stores listed above: Boucheron (USA) Ltd.: Femme Eau de Toilette (1 ounce/30 ml) Chanel, Inc.: Coco Mademoiselle body lotion (3.4 fluid oz) Christian Dior Perfumes, Inc.: J’Adore Eau de Parfum (15 ml) Clarins U.S.A., Inc. (customers will have a choice of ONE of two products, while supplies last): Clarins Energizing Morning Cream (30 ml) OR Clarins Beauty Flash Bomb (30 ml) Conopco, Inc. (distributed by Coty, Inc. on behalf of Conopco, Inc.) (customers will have a choice of ONE of three products, while supplies last): Calvin Klein Euphoria Bath and Shower Crème (6.7 oz) OR Vera Wang Princess Body Polish (5 oz) OR Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker Shower Gel (6.7 oz) The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (customers will have a choice of ONE of two products, while supplies last): Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair (15 ml/0.5 oz) OR Clinique Moisture Surge (30 ml/1 oz) Guerlain, Inc.: My Insolence Eau de Toilette (15 ml) L’Oréal USA, Inc. (formerly known as Cosmair, Inc.) (customers will have a choice of ONE of eight products, while supplies last): Lancôme UV Expert 20 OR Lancôme Cils Design Pro Mascara OR Lancôme Fatale Mascara OR Lancôme Courbe Virtuose Mascara OR Lancôme Primordial Skin Defense OR Ralph Lauren Romance Shower Gel (6.7 oz.) OR Giorgio Armani ACM Shower Gel (6.7 oz) OR Lancôme Hypnôse Shower Gel Parfums Givenchy, Inc.: Very Irresistible Givenchy Eau de Toilette (15 ml) These are the only products that will be distributed, while supplies last, as part of the settlement product distribution.