I paid around $15 total and received $5 Up Rewards for my Revlon purchases and $10 Up Rewards for the lip extravaganza deal currently going on.
I've been very excited since Rite Aid put out massive amounts of new cosmetic displays this week. There have also been great Rite Aid facebook coupons and sales this week. I also got very lucky with clearance finds.
I paid around $15 total and received $5 Up Rewards for my Revlon purchases and $10 Up Rewards for the lip extravaganza deal currently going on.
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There was an incredible deal at Walgreens last week. There was a $4 Almay manufacturer coupon and a Walgreens $2 in store coupon that you could use together. So you could get $6 off each cosmetic item. The shadows were $4.99 and the glosses were $5.99.
The Almay above came to a total of $37. With multiple $4 Almay coupons and the in store $2 coupon it came to less than $3 for everything. I told my friend Tracy about the deal and she is like 'but you hate Almay shadows'. Yes. That is true. I am not a huge fan of them. One main reason I sbecause they are so sheer and lack pigmentation that I'm used to. A few of the Almay shadows have decent coverage and I will throw it in my makeup bag or purse for emergencies or a touch up. I really like the glosses though. I like the texture, application and color of these. I know the same will be over today but I noticed that the glosses were on clearance for $1.97. If you still have $4 Almay coupons you could get 2 free. Sorry this is so late. I had a pretty good CVS haul last Sunday. I got 2 bags of Conair and Scuunci hair supplies, 2 Almay Eyeshadows, 2 Sally Hansen polishes, 2 maybeline lip products, a Venus Razor and a L'Oreal foundation. These items came to around $68.00. I ended up paying .38 cents. I was able to dig through my purse and pay in exact change. I haven't had a 'change haul' in a while. I picked up 2 polishes from the Permanent collection. One is a Complete Salon pink glitter from the Christmas/new years collection that was made permanent.($7.99) Then other is a Insta Dry pretty beach sand color. ($5.49) I finally bought a medicated Baby Lips balm in Berry Soft. ($4.99). I also got a pink gloss from the Bleached Neons Summer Collection. ($8.99). I got 2 Almay I-softies and a L'Oreal Infalliable foundation. ($14.99). Warning on the foundation. It is really, really watery and make sure to shake it with the cap on. The inside of my car can attest to that.
These eyeshadows were on clearance at Target for $4.18. Using a $4 off Almay coupon I paid .18 cents for both shadows.
There were some pretty good deals this week at CVS and Rite Aid. I picked up a lot of polish and lip products. I received $15 Up Rewards from Rite Aid for my purchases and $22 in ExtraBucks at CVS for my purchases. I also picked up a gel eyeliner with brush from a limited edition Maybelline Collection. It goes with the colored Plush mascaras. The brush makes for easy and smooth application. ($9.99) With great sales and $5/2 manufacturer coupons, Almay has been making its way into my cart weekly. I have bought quite a few Almay products over the past 2 weeks. I bought a concealer/highlighter combo ($8.99), Primer (10.99), 2 eyeliners($7.49)and 2 eyeshadow palettes.($7.99). I am going to focus on the 'bold nudes for blues'. It says it intensifies the color of your eyes.
Below is the Almay intense I-color in Bold Nudes for blue eyes. I used the charcoal Almay liner and Maybelline Rocket Mascara in Black. I like these shadows a lot better the second time around when they re-designed them.
I had received a lot of Rite Aid receipt coupons and Catalina coupons for Almay and L'Oreal. I checked next week's rite aid flyer to see what kind of deals were going on. This week had better Almay and L'Oreal sales.
My favorite coupon is back at www.coupons.com: $5 off 2 Almay Cosmetics. If you find some clearance Almay or tie this coupon in with a RIte Aid or CVS coupon, you can get some great deals on Almay. I know at riteaid.com under the video values section, there is a $3 off Almay coupon that you can use WITH the $5 off 2 MFC> During my trip to Target last night, I picked up 2 Almay Wake Up under eye concealers. These claim to conceal, reduce the appearance of dark circles and puffiness and instantly cool to provide a luminous finish. I have used the wake up foundation before and liked it.
Their original retail price is $7.99 each. They were on clearance for $2.38. The total of the products were $4.76. I used the $5 off 2 Almay coupon and got both for free, plus got .24 cents taken off the rest of my purchases. You can't beat free!! I did an early evening run to Rite Aid. I purchased a few skin, hair and makeup products. My total came to 40.98. With coupons and Rite Aid Up Rewards my final total came to .98 cents. (Sorry about the picture below. I didn't realize until after that the L'Oreal Advancd Care was upside down)
Here is a budget beauty fun fact of the Week! How to try the Almay Smart Shade CC for $2.88 ( Regularly Priced $9.99) Almay cosmetics are 40% off at Rite Aid. The CC cream is $9.99 regularly priced. It rings up $5,99 Then you use the $3 off Almay Face MFC from the 2/2 Smart Source coupons. There you have it. A great price to try a new CC cream. I have the Smart Shade tinted moisturizer and its actually one of the few foundations I use on a regular basis, I can't wait to try this! Hopefully it has the same coverage as the foundation. I received free at Rite Aid an Almay shadow softie in 'Peach Fuzz'. It is a peach orange shade. I bought 2 of these months ago and hated them. They were so sheer and light that it was like I had no makeup on. They wouldn't build up either. This shade was a lot better compared to the other I bought. I like oranges to use on my eye crease to make my blue eyes stand out. This is a decent pigment for my eye crease. It is sheer but you can definitely see the color. What I don't like is that you can't build the color up and the powder kind of feels like chalk residue on my hands. But for free, it's a pretty decent shadow that I will use. Below are swatches of the shade. The shade with primer is on the right. With primer it didn't make it much better. It wouldn't build up so I still saw the primer underneath. Maybe with a different primer it might fare better. I used Fergie Shipmmer Take off the Day primer. After the swatches I will share how to try one of the Almay shadows out for free! To receive a free Almay Eyeshadow Softie you need to be a Wellness Card Member (aka have the key tag or card). Log onto your account online. ( if you haven't done this already, I HIGHLY recommend this. There are tons of monthly coupons that can be used WITH manufacturer coupons ) One on your account, go to the Video Values section. It is under the 'deals' tab. For video values you watch a .30-1:00 video on a product. After the video you can print out a coupon. You are only allowed to print the coupon once and only use one per account. There is a video value for Almay. You watch it and print out a $2 off Almay I-color shadow. You also have to use a $1 off Almay eyeshadow manufacturer coupon. It was in the Smart Source coupon insert from 2/2/14. Almay cosmetics are 40% off at Rite Aid. The shadow softies ring up $2.99. If you use the $2 video value coupon AND the $1 Almay eyeshadow MFC, the shadow will be free. I stopped at CVS and Rite Aid to check out any new displays and dwindling clearance deals. The cosmetics to the right were my $5 haul from CVS. With coupons and clearance my total came to around $10 and I received $5 extra bucks. The cosmetics to the left were from Rite Aid and they include my free Almay eye shadows. If you want to pick up any of these clearance deals I would head to the stores this week. They are moving old stuff out fast to make way for the new collections. The new Physicians Formula Super CC creams were in at Rite Aid. It claims to visibly correct things such as dullness, blemishes and age spots. I am on a quest to find a perfect combination of face creams for my problem areas. I have bought a few ones recently so I hope to do a review soon. There is a $3 off coupon attached to the box. They retailed at Rite Aid for $14.95. With my 20% off Gold member status and coupon I purchased this for $8. These are my free Almay eye shadows from Rite Aid. They are liquid shadows that I have never tried yet. They were on clearance for around $2.24 each and I had a $5 off 2 manufacturing coupon so they were free. For the nailpolish portion of my haul were 2 clearance polishes and a BOGO 50% pair. I picked up a black Sally Hansen nail art pen for $2.25, a Nicole by O.P.I. In A pinker Shade of Pale For $1.99 and 2 Julie G polishes including a textured glitter one. I got these 2 Revlon lip products for 31 cents. Each were 75% off and I had 2 $2.00 off Revlon Lip Products coupon. One was a Just Bitten Lip Stain and the other a Colorburst lip gloss. I picked up a Black Radiance eyeshadow palette quartet for $2. I have heard good things about these shadows and this brand is done by Wet n Wild. Wet n Wild has great eye shadows so I am hoping these will be the same. I am excited about the products that I got today. I hope to get a CC, BB, and foundation review and a Rainbow Nailpolish Glitter review done soon. I will make sure to share anything great or not so great about any of these products.
Happy Holidays!! This is my $5.00 haul from CVS. I used coupons and extra bucks and was emailed a 25% off non sale item coupons. I also received $31 extra bucks to be used on my next trip. I will only be talking about the beauty products to the left. Physicians Formula Super BB Cream $14.99 I bought a Youthful Foundation from them this past week and liked it. I am always looking for the perfect face products for my skin. I have sun damage, acne scars, fine lones starting to show and acne prone skin which I am always a little self conscious about. Most products help with one or two things but lag in another. I will try every face product until I have the right combination. I am going to do a product review of budget foundations, BB Creams and other face products in the future. This product claims to have 10 beauty benefits including concealing, moisturizing and line softening. Hopefully this will deliver on some of its claims. I usually don't buy anything from Almay but the glosses. I took a chance and picked the eye shadows to buy. I love their glosses but I'm a sucker for eye shadows. I haven't heard too many favorable reviews about these shadows. I decided to try them myself anyway. If anything, they have a nice palette of colors to offer and they have a tester to try. It felt velvety and the shadow color was sheer but noticeable. I picked up a glittery champagne color called creme brûlée. I also picked up violet purple called Vintage grape. Reviews to come. Around the holidays I usually pick up one or two of these drugstore makeup kits with a million items ( Fergies WnW Jet Set palette) or themes ( like Au Naturale or Ombré). These kits were $4.99. I got 25% off plus had $2 off a cosmetic gift set CVS coupon. It ended up being $1 and change. If the quality and color aren't there, at least I will have another eye pencil sharpener. On the new NYC display were balm pencils in a pretty arrangement of colors. I wanted to continue one of my New Years resolutions of wearing lipcolors in colors I usually shy away from. This color is called Canal St Coral. It was a sign I.was meant to get thiis color. My parents and I love to go to Canal Street when we go to NYC. Here is my Rite Aid haul for the week. With coupons and Up Rewards my total came to around $10. Like Cover Girl, I really want to like Rimmel products. I haven't found anything that I love or would buy extras just so I have. The shadows burned my eyes and none of their products I got ever 'wowed' me. Hopefully one of these will. I also picked up 2 more of the metallic formula Revlon Parfumerie polishes. Check out my review of these polishes in a previous post. I decided on these 4 products. Hopefully I will find a product that will restore my faith in this brand. I purchased Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam mascara in extreme black and Scandeleyes thick and thin eyeliner. I saw the new display the other day for their new Stay Matte foundation so i waited until today to pick it up.It also had powder on the display. I picked up the foundation in Light Ivory. Like I always mention, I'm looking for a great face makeup combination for my problem areas. I like different things about each BB cream I have. Hopefully this will be a BB cream I can count on. Lastly, I picked up 2 more shades from the Revlon Parfumerie collection. From a previous blog, you know I either HATE of LOVE the polishes from this collection. I'm hoping these 2 have the formula and characteristics of the polishes I liked. I chose Italian Leather a shimmery steel grey and Surf Spray a turquoise with pink shimmer. In the bottle they look to be of the right formula. Overall I am very excited to try my new products. I hope to be able to share some great products ( and share any that I don't think people should waste their money on!) I read other beauty blogs to get an idea of what new and seasoned products out there that are great. One of the purposes of my blog is to pass on that makeup product information to others with my own opinions tacked on. If I can encourage one person to take a step and buy a product they normally wouldn't, I have succeeded. It's a great feeling buying new makeup, especially ones that you usually wouldn't buy and end up loving. Reviews of these products to come! I picked up some great clearance items and brand new releases today. I had Up rewards to redeem at Rite Aid that were expiring so I used this as a reason to hit the drugstores beauty departments. I'm really excited about a few of my choices! In my haul were the following items: - 2 Sinful Nailpolish colors Mercury Rising and I Love You for .99 each after 50% clearance. (Rite Aid) - 2 Sally Hansen nail polish pens in white and pale pink for $1.49 each after 75% clearance.(RA) -Almay Wakeup Eyeshadow and primer in Exhilarate $2.25 after 75% clearance (RA) -Sally Hansen Nail Strips in Lust-Rous $2.50 after 75% clearance (RA) -Almay Intense I-color liquid shadow $2.25 after 75% clearance (RA) $5/2 mfc -New Cover Girl TruMagic skin perfect mattifier $13.99 but on sale for 25% off and $1 MFC (RA) -New York Color new mascara 'Big Bold Volume By The Lash' $4.99 with 30% off (RA) -New York Color new Show Time velvet eyeliner in Black Wine $2.99 with 30% off (RA) - NewYork Color Polish in Grand Central Station $1.99 with 30% off (RA) Note: This is THE best polish to use as a quick drying top coat -Physicians Formula Youthful Wear Cosmeceutical Foundation in Fair $3.50 after 75% off clearance (CVS) -Nuance by Salma Hayek perfect lips lip quad $2.50 after 75% clearance (CVS) After coupons and UP rewards at Rite Aid, my total at both stores came to $12 and change. Some things like the Sally Hansen and Almay items I'm giving away as gifts but the stuff I am keeping I am SO excited about. I will talk about them below. This exotic looking contraption is the lip quad from Salma Hayek's Nuance collection exclusive to CVS. This is the first product I have purchased from this brand. Each shade folds up and they snap together. It looks like a lotus flower opening and closing. Sometimes it's a bit tricky to get opened but once I practiced, I figured it out easily. The red and mauve to the right of it are creams, the other 2 are shimmer glosses. There is a lip brush that snaps into the middle. It is cute packaging and I love that I can carry it with me and always have a brush to reapply. The glosses all feel very soft and moisturizing on my lips. The box says it contains vitamin E conditioners and macadamia seed, jojoba seed and grape seed oils to strengthen and moisturizer. They have no smell to them which sometimes is really nice. Some other brands overpower the senses with vanilla or mint in their glosses. I want to see how long these last during my work day. Some brands I apply ten times a day or more! It would be nice to have a gloss that stays put through my day. I will test it over the next few days. I'm very excited to try this product. I have been looking for a cover girl product that I really love. I researched this and if it does what it claims then I can cross Cover Girl off my list of brands that I really want to like. This is a clear balm that says it gives instant matte. You can wear it under or over makeup. It says you can apply throughout the day like a pressed powder. I hope this gives my face a softer, more even appearance. I have acne scars and sun damage so I am always on the lookout for a product to help minimize them. I have never tried one of those 'pore minimizing products' either. I will wear this for a week to see if I notice a difference in pore size, softness and evenness in appearance. Since I tried their shimmer eye palettes recently I have been actually stopping at the Physicians Formula section in the drugstores. This shade had a 75% off sticker. Like I mentioned before, with the scar dark spots and sun damage I'm always looking for a foundation, powder, BB Cream or whatever to help even my face out. This foundation claims to be ' youth boosting' and adds 10 years instantly. On the back of the box it claims to be the 1st foundation formula ever to instantly even out skin tone and texture and to treat the visible signs of aging, restoring firmness and improving skins appearance instantly. It says to apply after concealer. I'm willing to try any product to help my skin look better. I will try for a week and see if any of these claims have merit. I usually only buy NYC's new products and limited edition collection items (with the exception of Grand Central Station Polish). This is part of the 'Round the Clock' Display at Rite Aid that I saw for the first time today. I am always willing to try a new mascara, especially one that says it multiplies lashes by 200% I picked this up in Extreme Black. There was also double ended eye pencil duo's, another mascara, single packaged eye pencils and 2 eye shadow palettes with primer. I have the old purple 'Blue Eye' palette that is VERY similar to this one so I saw no need to get this one. I also am drawn more to color than browns so that was a pass as well. The eye pencils are horrible. I bought 2 recently and they pulled at my eye and actually hurt while I applied it. I did not want to take my chances with the duo ones. Instead, I saw the velvet eyeliners which sounded soft and less 'hurty'. The back says it is formulated with vitamins C and E. I decided to give NYC's eye pencils another chance. Plus the one it picked up is called 'Black Wine'. It's a warm black with deep red glitter. Its a beautiful shade that i actually cant wait to use. I will incorporate both products into a look soon and hopefully I will still be excited about these products.
Today was a great day for getting some clearance and brand new products to try. My Up reads wee expiring so it gave me the excuse to pick up some more things to try. If you are interested in any clearance products, I would get them ASAP because they are selling out fast. Plus you never known when they will just remove the product to replace with a new one. I hope in the future to have some recommended products from this haul, especially the cover girl pick up. Thanks for reading and have a sparkling day!!!! Go to Rite Aid and check this deal out! The Almay wake up eyeshadow and eyeliner/highlighter is on sale for 75% off at $2.24 each. Even if there is no clearance sticker scan it anyway. All smart shade foundations are 75% off as well. Using 2, $5/2 Almay coupon at coupons.com I was able to get all 4 for 6 cents. 3 items free and had to dig a dime out of my purse for the 4th. |
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