Starting today, Target is giving away the fall version of one of its most popular freebies -- a cosmetic bag full of samples.

I've received two previous beauty bags from Target and they are well worth the effort to request.

This time around the bag is a leopard print and contains samples from L'Oreal, Jergens, Pixi, Clear and Fekkai.

Here's a great freebie for all you frugal fashionistas.

Ulta shops nationwide are offering appointments for FREE blowouts using Living Proof products. The free hairstyling is being offered the first three Fridays in July.

You choose either a straight or a wavy style, and Ulta says your hair will remain frizz-free all weekend.

This powder is so visually appealing you may not ever want to use it! It's part of MAC's new Naked Honey line, so no wonder it has a honeycomb pattern on the powder. Golden nectar is the perfect way to describe the color. It's pretty sparkly, so be forewarned! This normally sells for $24.50 at department stores, but it's free here to the first person to leave an e-mail address.

If you've ever used anything from Redken's All Soft line, you know it's good stuff that does wonders to soften thick, unruly hair. This 5-ounce bottle normally sells at salons and other stores that carry Redken for $16, but it's free to the first person to leave an e-mail address.

This may actually be a repeat freebie (we get lots of goodies from Ecotools). But it's still a good one. This brush is made from recycled aluminum and has cruelty free hair (synthentic taklon bristles). It has a compact design, so it's perfect for travel.

Normally, it costs $9.99 in drugstores. Free to the first person to leave an e-mail address!

For those who love all things pink, this MAC Perfectly Unordinary Dazzleglass lip gloss definitely lives up to its name. Pretty, pretty bubble gum pink with a lot of pearl. And it's a MAC lip gloss. What more can I say? People swear by the stuff.

Dazzleglass lip glosses typically retail in department stores for $18. But it's free to the first person to tell me what the main fashion story was about in the N&O on Monday. Don't forget to leave an e-mail address.

Just in time for the coming cooler weather ... today's freebie is perfect for those DIY nail folks who like their hands to smell pretty post-mani.

The Essie Smoothies Trio gift set has three 2 fluid-ounce bottles of hand and body lotion in fruity scents: blueberry and banana, coconut and pineapple and pomegranate and mango.

The set usually costs $12 at beauty stores that carry Essie products.

But they are free here. Just be the first to tell me one of the six new Essie nail colors for fall AND leave your e-mail address.

Blaire Kessler's hard work creating and marketing her Pristine Beauty line of all-natural skin and hair care products will soon pay off in a big way. She's going to be on Good Morning America Oct. 25.

Kessler, a former Miss Winston Cup who battled breast cancer before creating the line, spent all of last Sunday with a TV crew from GMA in Raleigh. They filmed her all over town, first at her house, then at Whole Foods in Raleigh (which sells her line) and then at Luxe Apothecary in North Hills. Luxe was one of the first stores to take a chance on Kessler's line by selling it in the store. Owner Fiquet Bailey also was interviewed for the piece. 

"I was interviewed throughout," Kessler said in an e-mail. "They even had the camera hooked to the car for Yunki (de Nies, an ABC News correspondent) and me."

The show starts at 8 a.m. on WTVD.

Because I have been enjoying Project Runway so much this season, it's the perfect time for this freebie (although I missed Michael last night). It's the new Very Hollywood fragrance from my very favorite Michael Kors. The perfume is said to have notes of mandarin, gardenia and vetiver. Which really just means this perfume is sweet and somewhat seductive. Probably best for night-time use.

It sells at stores for $45 an ounce for the spray. This is a very generous oversized sample bottle (not the fancy kind on the stuff that's in the stores). It's free to the first person who can tell me Michael's real name AND leave me an e-mail address to find you.

(Sorry for the delay on the freebie today ... technical difficulties with the N&O blogging software!)

Fantastic Sams on Route 87 South in Sanford is having a cut-a-thon Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

The entire styling team at the salon will participate. Each haircut will cost $10 and all proceeds will go to Susan G. Komen. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 919-718-5383 to find out more.