US Department Stores Give Away $175m in Free Makeup

Because of a major lawsuit filed against major department stores in California in 2003 (it seems some of the big name stores were purposely holding back inventory to up the price of high end beauty products), everybody is getting paid back in a major way next week.

The stores owned by the Retailer Defendants that will be participating in the settlement product distribution are the following:

•     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

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)