They had a ton of new displays this past Sunday at my local Rite Aid. There were new displays from Revlon, Rimmel, N.Y.C, and Sally Hansen. With my 20% gold member discount, manufacturer coupons and store coupons my $45 worth of products came to $3 and change. I picked up all 3 new spring palettes from N.Y.C. I liked the color combinations and I really like that they replaced the 'highlighter' cream with a gel liner. They retail for $4.99. On this display there are $1 tear off coupons. I had $1 off Rimmel tear off coupons that I used on these new Rimmel limited edition polishes called 'Sweetie Crush'. They are glitter textured pastel polishes that were $2.29. I tried them out and so far I only like the yellow one. The pink and purple are too sheer.
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At Rite Aid this week Physicians Formula is 40% off. On some of the new displays the products also have a $5 off coupon. If you use the coupon, the Physicians Formula is around $3 at the register.
I purchased 2 of the new 'Touch of Nude' products: A concealer and a blush/powder. I was a day late with my weekend budget shopping. I went on Monday and everything was still in stock. I am going to do another Rite Aid run later in the week. I picked up some hair and makeup products. I bought a trial sized Clear conditioner for $1.12 on clearance. I used a $2 Rite Aid Coupon so it was free. I got 3 Suave shampoo/conditioners and 1 Suave kids for $3 using mfc's. Plus I received $2 Up Rewards making the price $1 for 4. Nexxus FrizzDeft was also on clearance from $10.99 to $5.49. I had a $3 Rite Aid coupon so iit cost me $2.49 for a salon quality shampoo. I really liked the organic wear CC mascara. So I decided to try their Organic CC Cream. It is supposed to color, correct and provide instant hydration while being 100% natural. 70% is organic. This was $14.99. I had a $3 coupon and received 20% off the price because I am a gold card member at Rite Aid. There was a sale at Rite Aid where if you spend $15 on Physicians Formula you receive $7 Up Rewards. I picked this up and new shimmer eyeliners for blue eyes.
I bought 2 of the new Revlon Colorstay Quads from the Rio Rush display at Rite Aid. I loved the bold colors so I had to get them. The display wasn't even fully stocked yet. I will definitely swatch these in the future. They are $7.99 each. Rite Aid currently has a BOGO 50% off sale on Revlon. I also used a $1 off 2 Revlon eyeshadows MFC that was in this past Sundays paper.
I found more Physicians Formula at my local Dollar Tree. These are wet/dry baked shadows that are long lasting when used wet. They are a luminous matte finish. They usually retail around $7 each. I have only tried them dry so far. Below are swatches of each trio. This is a great brand of makeup. And for $1 each they are worth a try. I don't love these but there is a color in each I will definitely wear.
I did some shopping on my day off (What a suprise!). I did find some newly marked clearance Physician Formula items at Rite Aid. For $5 I got $42 dollars worth of Physicians Formula. I got the new CC Correcting powder with color correcting and anti aging pigments, PHmatchmaking Powdered Blush and Cashmere Wear Ultra Smoothing Bronzer. I used coupons, my 20% discount, UP Rewards and clearance prices to bring my price down to $5. Plus I received $10 Up Rewards. Besides the Physicians Formula I mainly picked up clearance items. The new Revlon wrinkle filling gel was the only other thing I bought full price. ($13.99. After coupons and extra bucks I paid less than $6) I picked up only 2 nail polishes. A lovely teal called ' Key West' by Milan for 50% off ($2.99) and a Sally Hansen Super Lustrous nail color in Firefly for 75% off ($1.99) For 50% off I bought a Wet n Wild Mega shield lip color in Peachy Keen. I tried it on and it is a very flattering color on me. I will definitely keep my eye open for another one. ($1.49) I love the packaging and design of Physicians Formula cosmetics. I bought a Cashmere Bronzer for 75% off ($3.45) and a PH Balancing Blush for $75% off ($3.45).
![]() I couldn't contain my excitement about this mascara and had to write about it. I was under the impression that 'Organic' meant 'less dramatic results' or 'low key and natural' Boy was I wrong. The mascara exceeded all my expectations. It truly made my lashes look fuller and 'curled up'. It is exactly how I like my lashes. I don't have a heavy or clumpy feeling on my lashes at all. This mascara claims to be a 24 hour formula free of harsh chemicals, parables, synthetic fibers, clumping, smudging, flaking and dyes. There is also a picture of an eyelash curler with a line through it saying ' Say goodbye to your eyelash curler'. ![]() The mascara is $9.99. I would pay that for this mascara again any day. But it gets even better! There is a $3 off coupon attached to the box. I am a Gold Status member so I also get a 20% off regular priced merchandise. I got $2 off for being a gold status member and $3 off from the coupons on the box so the mascara only cost me $4.99! I really recommend this mascara if you like full, curled lashes with no clumps or flaking. So far it is my favorite of any of the new releases I have purchased. 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!!!! I have never bought anything from this brand before. Mainly because of the price. This stopped me from even looking at this section of makeup in the drugstore. I had to use up some expiring UP rewards at Rite Aid and they had a BOGO Free sale. Each palette was $12. I finally broke down and picked up 2. I am glad that I did. ![]() Look how beautiful the packaging is! The lace! The bow! There are 9 colors in the palette. I actually don't have many neutral shadows because I tend to buy eye shadows with color. They go from a dark brown to a pale champagne vanilla. Below are some swatches with and without primer. Without primer some shades you could barely see and I had to reapply them 3-4 times until there was some buildup. The dark brown was a bit patchy. ![]() With primer the colors definitely went on more smoothly,evenly and with more color payoff. Only the last color (the champagne vanilla) did I had to apply multiple times until there was some buildup. Overall these are nice neutral shades. They blend very easily with primer. You can add a lot of depth and dimension with the different shades of brown. This could be my go to palette when I'm feeling like a natural eye. ![]() Here is the smokey palette. It has a cute, chic package with beautiful shades of purple and grey. The indigo immediately caught my eye. Above are swatches with no primer. They are very shimmery and glittery but the color is just not there yet for me. I had to apply each color a few times. ![]() Primer made the colors a lot more pigmented and vibrant. This shows the colors with primer with flash. There are a lot of shades to play around with and make the perfect sparking smoky eye. I actually played around with these colors and they made a nice smoky eye. The last silver color is a bit crumbly but it has the most glitter payoff. Overall I am glad I finally picked these up. I would definitely try other Physicians Formula products. Especially other eye products. I have blue eyes and I saw they have shadows and liners made for specific eye colors. Those might be my next investment when they are part of a good sale. |
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