Clinique Purple Lip & Nail Set - Nordstrom (Plus Clinique Bonus Gift!)

I received an email from Nordstrom that featured this free bonus gift with a $32 Clinique purchase, a Tracy Reese cosmetic bag with 7 Clinique products. Since I'm running low on skin toner (or "Clarifying Lotion" according to Clinique), I decided to take advantage of this well-timed offer and purchase the largest size, which coincidentally only costs $29. So I need to purchase something else by Clinique to get the bonus gift...of course!

Offer valid May 20, 2014 - June 8, 2014

After perusing all of the Clinique products at Nordstrom.com, I decided to get this Clinique Purple Lip & Nail Set which includes a full-size Chubby Stick Intense Moisturizing Lip Color Balm in "Grandest Grape" plus A Different Nail Enamel for Sensitive Skin in "Hot Date" for $19.50. I have a similar product in the Tarte line, the LipSurgence lip tint in "Moody" so I thought I would give the Clinique version a try...plus I love purple!

Clinique Purple Lip & Nail Set

Clinique Skin Care & Dark Spot Corrector

Today is the first day I'm trying the Clinique Skin Care 3-Step System along with the Clinique Dark Spot Corrector. My local Nordstrom had the big bottles of the Daily Cleanser and Toner in stock, so I went ahead and purchased them along with the Dark Spot Corrector, Moisturizing Gel and Sunscreen to begin my long overdue skin care regimen for my combination/oily skin. I am using the Spa Sonic (purchased from Costco) to exfoliate my skin using the Daily Cleanser.

Below is a close-up photo of the dark spot on my face that I'd like to get rid of. During the next couple of months, I'll be posting photo updates to show how well the Clinique Dark Spot Corrector is working for me.