Bloom Circle: A Beauty Products Social Networking Site

If you haven't heard of Bloom Circle, it's a social networking beauty site that offers a new way to find the best beauty products as well as allowing users several ways to earn "Bloom Dollars" to redeem towards purchases.

Now I've never seen a beauty program that offered so many rewards and incentives as this. So of course, I had to sign up--and yes, it's free.

The site is for women only (sorry guys, but you can tell the women you love about it...). After completing an online profile which takes about two minutes, you can then browse and shop for a wide range of popular cosmetic brands like OPI, Ole Henriksen, Kinerase, Cover Girl, Redken, Stila and much more. They also offer some unique brands like Mommy Makeup, FakeBake, Pangea Organics, and Sircuit Skin Cosmeceuticals.

You can find new products for your individual needs by viewing their top-rated products and reading reviews by other members, as well as share your "beauty cabinet" to let other know what products you're using.

Pretty cool so far...

Now here's where the perks come in. As a member you:

• Earn 10% - 20% back in Bloom Dollars on every purchase you make.
• Get a daily free gift with a qualifying purchase (in addition to three free samples with every purchase).
• Get $10 Bloom Dollars for every friend you get to join who makes a purchase.
• Earn additional Bloom Dollars for submitting products reviews.
• Shop their 60+ top beauty brands with thousands of products to choose from.
• Return any product that you're not happy with for a full refund--plus it's free to ship back.
• Discover the best products for your needs and get honest feedback from the beauty community.

As I was browsing through the site, I realized that I needed a new moisturizer and a leave-in hair treatment so I purchased the Kinerase Day Mositurizer and "It's a 10" Leave-In Conditioner--the total came out to $85. With that purchase I got free shipping, three free samples and a Sundari Skincare Kit (a $122 value, as part of their daily Free Gift). Their limited time offer was $40 Bloom Dollars when you make your first purchase of $40 or more so I got $48.49 Bloom Dollars ($40 + $8.49 from the $85 purchase I made) deposited into my account to go towards my next purchase.

Not bad, Bloom Circle…I think I'll be coming back!