Swatches: Glitter polishes from The Face Shop

Purchased by Me
Last weekend I paid a visit to The Face Shop, which is a Korean-based chain similar to The Body Shop. They sell cosmetics, BB and CC Creams, bath and body products, skincare, haircare, fragrance and, of course, nail color. It's basically a beauty-lover's dream inside this store, and if you haven't been to The Face Shop yet, I highly recommend checking their store locator for a

The Wednesday Question

Complete this sentence:  The one makeup item I wish I could forever eliminate from my routine (but can't) is _____.



If I never had to apply concealer again, I would be a very happy woman. Alas, I will never be able to eliminate concealer from my daily routine!

Sinful Colors on sale all month long at Walgreens

Some of my latest Sinful Colors purchases

(New Wave, My Buoyfriend, Into the Blue)

A big thank-you to readers Anita on Facebook and Amanda of Pretty Girl Science for letting us know that for the ENTIRE MONTH OF AUGUST (now through 8/31) all regular Sinful Colors nail polishes are on sale for 2/$3 (regularly $1.99 each) at Walgreens. Woot! Reminder: this does not apply to Sinful Shines or

HOT beauty deals!

I've got two awesome beauty deals to share with you today, so let's not waste any time!



Deal #1:



The Ricky's NYC house brand, Mattese Elite, is officially in its final markdown stages and will soon be gone forever. All Mattese Elite makeup (Mascaras, Fairy Dust Glitters, Lip Liners, Liquid Latex Eyeliners, Eye Shadows, Lip Glosses, Pure Color Powders, Blush, Stage Makeup, Lipsticks, Star

Now Available Online: Avon Mega Effects Mascara

In case you've been wanting to try this much-talked-about new mascara from Avon, I'm happy to tell you that it's now available for purchase online! I posted a pic of this mascara on my Instagram feed a few weeks ago and there was lots of excitement in the comments--if you haven't seen it yet, take a look:



Avon Mega Effects Mascara

(retail: $10 on the Avon website)

The first-of-its-kind

NEW L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

A huge thanks to reader Thelastvcr (love your screen name, by the way!) for this one. Thelastvcr spotted a brand new mascara on the Walmart website and was nice enough to leave a comment on the You Tell Me page about it. Check this out:





image source: walmart.com

NEW L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara



Keep reading for more details...

From the Walmart website: 

Stretch and extend your

Spotted: Salon Perfect Fall 2013 First Look Fall Polish Forecast Collection

Big thanks to readers Lisa and The Polished Mommy (and several followers on Instagram and Facebook too!) for letting me know about this one! Salon Perfect has released a new Fall 2013 collection that is now hitting Walmart stores. Reader Lisa shared this pic of the full display:




image credit: Lisa for Nouveau Cheap

NEW Salon Perfect Fall 2013 First Look Fall Polish Forecast Collection 

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Review: Yves Rocher Matte Tri-Tone Eyeshadow and Intense Color Duo Eyeshadow

Purchased by Me 
Unless you're lucky enough to live in a city with an Yves Rocher boutique (*waves to my lovely French and Canadians readers*), ordering from the Yves Rocher website can be a crap-shoot. There's a lack of comprehensive reviews of Yves Rocher products on the internet (especially for their makeup), and sometimes I luck out and find a really good review that convinces me to order

Review: Claire's French Fries & Macaroni and Cheese Flavored Lip Balms

Purchased by Me
I was originally going to title this blog post "Reviewing this so you don't have to..." but products are products, and I think that each beauty product I review here deserves a fair shake. That said, I really don't know what compelled me to buy these, but I was at a Claire's at the local outlet mall a while back and when I saw them on sale for 2/$5, I thought, "OK, I just have to

They're Back: The Return of the Maybelline Great Lash Colored Mascaras

Starting in the spring of 2011 and for every spring/summer since then, Maybelline has released a limited edition collection of colored mascaras in their Great Lash line. Every year, people seem to get very excited about these and, every year, many people seem to think this is the first time Maybelline has ever released colored mascaras. So I thought I'd set the record straight about this!

Milani clearance at Target

Whenever I receive a tip about a clearance sighting (thanks SO much to everyone who takes the time to share this type of info!), I like to wait until I receive the same info from several other readers before I post something here.

Why, you ask? Well many clearance deals tend to be regional, or specific to just one store (hello, Rite Aid!). So if I hear about a clearance sale from several

The Lipstick League – week of 7.22.13

Lipstick League Question of the Week


Do you own any beauty products that you “covet” but never (or rarely) use?

G's answer: I try really hard to actually use the products I love, but I do admit that there are a few items I covet and never use. For instance, I just can't convince myself to open that two-pack of Revlon Street Wear polishes that I bought years ago. I don't know why, but I

The Weekly Drugstore Makeup Sales (7/28 - 8/3)

Your weekly wrap-up of drugstore beauty sales and more...



PRINTABLE BEAUTY COUPONS


If you're going to use any of these coupons this week at
your local drugstores, remember that you can combine them with sales and rewards
deals for even better savings (coupons are deducted AFTER you have met
the rewards threshold, not before). 

NOTE: If you don't see the following coupons when you

My All-Time Favorite Jelly Nail Polishes

Purchased by Me 
Ever since I wrote my "What is a jelly polish?" post, I have received requests to do a round-up of my favorite jelly polishes of all time. I'm so happy that several of you are as excited about jelly polishes as I am, and I'm thrilled to share my favorites with you (and honored that you'd ask!).

Some of these might be harder to find in your area, but you asked for my FAVORITES,

Five Buck Friday

Purchased by Me 



Did you think I stopped with the FBF posts? Think again! I love this series and even if I don't get a chance to do a post every single Friday, I will still do them whenever time permits!



For new readers, Five Buck Friday is a series that I created to showcase some very affordable beauty products that I personally own, love and have repurchased. Everything featured here

Free OPI Nail Color With Purchase of $10 Subscription to ALL YOU Magazine

If you follow me on Instagram, you may recall that last week I shared a teaser from ALL YOU Magazine that said that THIS week, they'd be offering a special deal having to do with the OPI nail lacquer shade called It's ALL YOU! (an exclusive shade created for ALL YOU Magazine).


 Well that time is here, and here's the deal:




image source: allyou.com
ALL YOU Magazine exclusive nail lacquer

Review: Sally Hansen Colorfast Tint + Moisture Balm in Blackberry Honey

Purchased by Me 
Remember back in January when I first posted about these new jumbo lip pencils from Sally Hansen? It took me FOREVER to find them at any of the drugstores in my area, but a few weeks ago I finally found the permanent display at CVS (did Sally Hansen skip the new-product-counter-displays altogether for these? So strange that they wouldn't launch these with more fanfare!).

Anyway

Review: ChapStick Mixstix in Lemon Berry Sorbet & Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Purchased by Me 
NOTE: This week at Walgreens (through 7/27) you can use the ChapStick coupon in the Walgreens July Coupon Book to get these for $2.49 each (regularly $3.49 each). Cashiers usually have the coupon booklet right at the register, so just ask them to scan it when you're checking out. 


You know I've been dying to try these since I first posted about them at the end of June. I only

Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coats 50% off at Walgreens through Saturday

I don't know how I missed this, and I apologize if any of you mentioned this earlier and I didn't see it, but thank goodness reader Rachel just sent me this pic:




image credit: Rachel for Nouveau Cheap


This Walgreens MegaSaver has been going on since 6/30 and it ends this Saturday, 7/27. If you haven't been able to find the Fuzzy Coats on clearance at Target, etc., now could be the time to

BOGOFREE China Glaze, Orly and Gelish at Sally through Saturday

Big thanks to reader @ninabeach on Instagram for the heads-up about this one! If you don't get the Sally Beauty emails, then you may not have seen this one come through today:






This sale is good both in-store and online (you must enter the promo code online).

The fine print:





UPDATE: If you are going to buy these in-store, be sure to either print out the Sally email or show them the

Beauty Bite: Vitabath Cupcake Couture Luscious Lemon Créme Moisturizing Body Wash

Purchased by Me 
When Mr. G and I were on a "staycation" here in San Diego a while back, we went to La Jolla and I visited one of my favorite independent drugstores (Burns Drugs, in case you're in San Diego). I discovered that they had the full line of new Vitabath body washes that I first blogged about here and it has since come to my attention that Ulta carries this line as well (thanks to

The Wednesday Question

Do you disagree with any of the standard beauty "no-nos"?



Heck YES I do! For instance, I have heard for years that redheads shouldn't wear red lipstick. What?!?! I think redheads look absolutely stunning in red lipstick. I also have heard that you should rinse your hair with cold water after shampooing/conditioning and, while I understand the logic in this, I think that I have probably done

Review: Fing'rs Color Splash Nail Art Kit (my very first fan brush manicure!)

Purchased by Me 
The title of this post is actually a bit misleading, as I am only really reviewing the brush here today, and I'm not using it for its intended purpose (more on that in a bit). I have to confess that when I first spotted this kit in the Fing'rs Heart 2 Art display that's now at Walmart, I wanted it solely for the brush.

You see, I've been wanting to try a Fan Brush Manicure for

Swatchfest: Milani Limited Edition Retro Glam and Fantastical Plumage Nail Lacquer Collections

Press Sample 
Remember back at the end of June when I shared the press info for the new Limited Edition nail collections from Milani? Well the time is finally here and these new polishes are now hitting select CVS and Meijer stores (the Fantastical Plumage Collection is now available online  as well, and the Retro Glam Collection will be available shortly). So today I'd like to share my thoughts

New Lip Balm Alert: Burt's Bees Revitalizing Lip Balm with Blueberry and Dark Chocolate

Attention fellow lip balm fanatics! Have you heard about the newest formula from Burt's Bees? Take a look!




NEW Burt's Bees Revitalizing Lip Balm with Blueberry and Dark Chocolate

(retail: $3.30 on the Burt's Bees website)


From Burt's Bees:

Give your lips a yummy boost with the NEW Burt’s Bees Revitalizing Lip Balm with Blueberry and Dark Chocolate ($3.30 burtsbees.com). This latest balm

Spotted at TJ Maxx: Butter LONDON nail lacquers and lip glosses

The last time we had a Butter LONDON sighting was back in February when those Olympic trios were spotted at Nordstrom Rack. Remember that?  Well we can now add this awesome sighting to the list:

Longtime reader Halley just spotted lots of Butter LONDON polishes at her local TJ Maxx, and some Butter LONDON lip glosses too! Take a peek:




image credit: Halley for Nouveau Cheap

Butter LONDON

Spotted: NEW Sinful Colors end-cap display (more new shades)

UPDATED 7/30 WITH MORE PHOTOS/INFO (SEE BELOW).



I received confirmation from five lovely readers today that the Country Charmer Collection has officially landed at Walgreens, and there are five new shades in that collection (click here to see them).



And then just today, readers Brie and Madelyn spotted this end-cap display at their Walgreens locations:





image credit: Brie for Nouveau

The Lipstick League – week of 7.15.13

Lipstick League Question of the Week



Name some beauty icons who inspire you.

G's answer: Lauren Bacall, Isabella Rosellini, Jean Seberg, Iman, Helen Mirren, Debbie Harry, Pat Benatar, Stevie Nicks, Susan Sarandon, Chrissy Hynde, Annie Lennox, Sophia Lauren, Lucille Ball, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton, Meryl Streep, Grace Jones, Jerry Hall, Lillian Gish, Bettie Page, Diane Keaton, Dorothy

Swatches: NEW L'Oreal Colour Riche Nail Color in Berry Jealous!

Purchased by Me 
So I mentioned in my "What is a Jelly Polish?" post that L'Oreal recently came out with a new pink jelly in their Colour Riche Made For Me Pinks Collection. I believe that these new pinks are additions to the permanent L'Oreal polish line, so hopefully you'll all be able to find them soon (if you haven't already). I found this counter display at Rite Aid a few weeks ago and

The Weekly Drugstore Makeup Sales (7/21 - 7/27)

Your weekly wrap-up of drugstore beauty sales and more...



PRINTABLE BEAUTY COUPONS


If you're going to use any of these coupons this week at
your local drugstores, remember that you can combine them with sales and rewards
deals for even better savings (coupons are deducted AFTER you have met
the rewards threshold, not before). 

NOTE: If you don't see the following coupons when you

Review: Fing'rs Heart 2 Art Stripe Out Nail Art

Purchased by Me
For as much as I obsess over all things nail-related, would you believe that I've never actually worked with striping tape? There are some incredible things you can do with these thin little pieces of tape (just do a google image search for "striping tape manicures" and you'll see what I'm talkin' about it!).

So when I saw that Fing'rs offered some striping tape sets in their

What is a jelly polish?

I know that there are some nail polish fanatics who read my blog (waves to my peeps!) but I also know that not everyone who reads Nouveau Cheap is freakishly obsessed with nail polish. For the casual nail polish fan, some of the terminology within the nail community might be a bit confusing, which is completely understandable (I just recently found out what "tacoing" means--if you don't know,

CONFIRMED: Sally Hansen Insta Gel Strips Starter Kit + Gel Strips for $2.99 at Rite Aid next week

 Get both for $2.99 total at Rite Aid from 7/21 through 7/27


I just received confirmation from Rite Aid that the offer I posted about yesterday will in fact work! There was some uncertainty about whether you could use the two coupons in one transaction, but Rite Aid has directly confirmed to me that you CAN!

If you're still in doubt:  Reader Sarah, who works at Rite Aid, posted a very

New subscription service: The e.l.f. Beauty Bundle

Thanks to readers Katrina and "Unknown" for this one! Did you know that e.l.f. now has its own beauty box subscription service? Yep!




image source: beautybundle.eyeslipsface.com

NEW e.l.f. Beauty Bundle Subscription Service

Click here for all the details. 

From the e.l.f. beauty bundle website:

1. CHOOSE YOUR PLAN
Do you switch it up regularly or are you set in your ways when it comes to

Sneak Peek: New products from NYX

On the off-off-chance that this is the only beauty blog you read, then you might not know that Cosmoprof North America was held last weekend in Las Vegas. I didn't attend, but thankfully that won't stop me from showing you some new NYX goodies that were on exhibit during the event!

A huge, heartfelt thanks to my pal Mimi of Makeup Withdrawal, who DID attend, for graciously sharing some pics of

Sally Hansen Insta Gel Strips Starter Kit & Gel Strips for $2.99 next week at Rite Aid

Get both for $2.99 TOTAL at Rite Aid next week!


UPDATE: For everyone who commented below expressing concerns about whether or not this deal would work, please CLICK HERE. I just received confirmation directly from Rite Aid that this deal WILL work!



If you caught my last post about the insane beauty deals starting this Sunday at Rite Aid (7/21 - 7/28) then you know that Sally Hansen

Rite Aid ALERT (for next week)

Attention Rite Aid Shoppers! I was just going over the weekly ads for next week and STOP THE PRESSES! Next week is going to be insane, so you might want to hold off on any Sally Hansen, Wet n Wild and Physicians Formula purchases until Sunday!

Starting 7/21 and running through 7/27 at Rite Aid:

40% of All Sally Hansen cosmetics, nail color, bleach and hair removers; Spend $15 (after the 40%

Quick note about the Wet n Wild Pop Art Craze Sightings Map...

First of all: WOW! Thank you so much to all 100+ readers across the country who have left markers on the Pop Art Craze Interactive Sightings Map as of today! I have heard from many readers in the past few days who have been able to find these trios and polishes all because of your incredibly helpful information. So thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to share your sightings on

Review: Milani Bronzer XL in 03 Radiant Tan (NEW SHADE)

Press Sample 
Well I tried my hardest to get through all of the new-for-2013 products from Milani and Jordana that I wanted to review for you this week, but I didn't quite make it! I still have some eyeliners, mascara and a few other goodies coming your way soon, but this post officially marks the end of Milani & Jordana Week here on the blog! So let's take a look at this new shade in the

Review: Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Color in Rapid Orchid

Press Sample 
Continuing my series of reviews of the newest shades in the Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer line, here's the last new shade for 2013: Rapid Orhid (click here to see Pink Express, here to see Quick Teal, here to see Instant Pearl,  here to see Flaming Race and here to see Move On Mauve):




Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer in 26 Rapid Orchid

(retail: $4.99, 0.45 oz)

Review: Milani Color Statement Lipsticks (Naturals & Browns)

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This is it, dear readers: the final chapter of my series covering all of the new Milani Color Statement Lipsticks. To see the reds & oranges click here, to see the pinks & corals click here and to see the plums & berries click here.



If you would like to see my in-depth review of the texture, pigmentation, staying power, fragrance and flavor of these lipsticks, please see my

Review: Jordana Powder Blushes (NEW SHADES)

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Back in June I mentioned that Jordana was releasing 12 new shades in their powder blush line. I received six of the 12 new shades for review, and I'm super excited to show them to you today.  You know I love the Jordana Color Tint Blush Sticks, and even though so many of you love their powder blushes, I actually have never tried one...until now!




 Jordana Powder Blushes - NEW

Spotted: NEW Sinful Colors Country Charmer Diva Tour 2013 Collection (five new shades)

Huge thanks to longtime reader Cyndiiphilly for this one! Cyndi spotted a brand spankin' new Sinful Colors display at Wegmans today and was nice enough to share some pics! Take a look:





 image credit: Cyndiiphilly for Nouveau Cheap

NEW Sinful Colors Country Charmer Diva Tour 2013 Collection

(retail: $1.99 each, 0.5 oz)


At first I thought this was a promotional collection for an actual "

Hot Beauty Deals

Here's a round-up of some great beauty deals that just hit my desk today. Take a look!



Now through July 30th: Receive $60 worth of Chella beauty products for $30 via Total Beauty. You will be purchasing a vouncher through the Total Beauty website, which you will then redeem on the Chella website (click here for all the details). Shipping is $6.95 for orders under $110 and free on orders of

Review: Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer in Move On Mauve

Press Sample
Note: Milani and Jordana Week here on Nouveau Cheap was scheduled to officially end today (Tuesday) but I'm extended it for one more day since I still have lots to show you from both brands (new blushes, bronzers, mascara, eyeliners and even more shades of lipstick). So please stay tuned!

Continuing my series of reviews of the newest shades in the Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail

Wet n Wild Pop Art Craze Collection Interactive Sightings Map

As requested, here's an Interactive Sightings Map for us to help track sightings of the Wet n Wild Summer 2013 Limited Edition Pop Art Craze Collection (eyeshadow trios and nail polishes). A huge thank-you in advance to everyone who takes the time to leave a sighting on this map--you are helping SO many of us by doing so!

I'm doing a few things differently (and hopefully better!) this time

Big Lots Friends & Family Haul!

So, who else went to Big Lots yesterday for their Friends & Family 20% off sale? If you did, I'd LOVE to know what you got--leave a comment below and share with us!


Here's what I got (I actually purchased more, but this is the beauty-related stuff):




Big Lots Friends & Family Haul



Clockwise:


EcoTools Alicia Silverstone 5-piece Brush Set ($4; $5 before 20% discount)




Blistex Revive &

Lumene has reformulated their Blueberry Mascaras

I don't know exactly when this happened, but I just noticed that on the Walgreens website, the product descriptions for these two mascaras say "New Formula" and the tubes do as well:





image source: Walgreens.com

Newly-Reformulated Lumene Blueberry Volume Mascara and Blueberry Curl Mascara

(retail: $9.99 each at Walgreens)


You can click here to view the Blueberry Volume Mascara and here to

Prestige Cosmetics launches Wonder Gloss Nail Lacquer line

Breaking beauty news in the world of drugstore beauty! Prestige has just launched a line of NAIL COLORS! Take a look:




New Prestige Wonder Gloss Nail Lacquers

(retail: $3.95 each)

From Prestige:

Prestige Cosmetics is happy to announce the launch of the Wonder Gloss Nail Lacquer line. The collection consists of 27 shades ranging from turquoise to navy blue and coral to silver. The polishes

NEW Spoiled by Wet n Wild Nail Color shades

Heads up, Spoiled by Wet n Wild fans! Did you know that Wet n Wild just released EIGHT new shades in the permanent collection? Amanda from Pretty Girl Science shared bottle shots of seven of the eight shades, and she also has swatches of the seven shades she purchased up on her blog!


We've got cremes, jellies, metallics and glitters here! Take a look:




image credit: Amanda for Nouveau Cheap

Costco sighting

If the Costco sightings from a few weeks ago weren't enough for you, today I've got another exciting Costco sighting to share with you!

A huge thanks to reader Jen for this one! Jen spotted a Chanel Travel Makeup Palette at Costco and was nice enough to share some pics. This is pretty exciting since the last time a reader shared a Chanel sighting was back in June of 2012 when some Chanel

The Lipstick League – week of 7.8.13

Lipstick League Question of the Week 



What’s your current favorite lip balm? 

G's answer: Considering that I own 1,572 lip balms (not really, but I do own quite a few) this is challenging to answer. But since the question is about my current fave, I'm going to go with the one I reach for in my purse the most: Nivea Kiss of Olive Oil & Lemon, which I originally reviewed here. I love the

The Weekly Drugstore Makeup Sales (7/14 - 7/20)

Your weekly wrap-up of drugstore beauty sales and more...



PRINTABLE BEAUTY COUPONS


If you're going to use any of these coupons this week at
your local drugstores, remember that you can combine them with sales and rewards
deals for even better savings (coupons are deducted AFTER you have met
the rewards threshold, not before). Also don't forget that Dollar Tree now accepts

Review: Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer in Flaming Race

Press Sample
Continuing my series of reviews of the newest shades in the Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer line, today I'd like to show you Flaming Race (click here to see Pink Express, here to see Quick Teal and here to see Instant Pearl):





Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer in 25 Flaming Race

(retail: $4.99, 0.45 oz)




Three Free formula and made in the USA










Just

Spotted: New Physicians Formula Value Sets

We all know that, for the past several months, the Physicians Formula deals at the drugstores have been fantastic (there are two 40% off sales just this week at CVS and Rite Aid).. And now they're getting even more crazy with these new value sets! Take a look at what some lovely readers have been finding lately at different retail locations.


First up, reader JessieV804 spotted this Super BB

Big Lots Friends & Family Event Tomorrow (July 14th)

Thanks to Deal Curation for reminding me about this one on the You Tell Me page today (I meant to blog about this a few days ago but completely lost track of time!):



TOMORROW, July 14th, is the Big Lots Friends & Family Event:







Click here to print your coupon!




PS:  if you have a Buzz Club Rewards Card (It's free to join and comes with awesome perks) you can also get 20% off your

Spotted at Walgreens: Wet n Wild Summer 2013 Fastdry/Megalast Nail Color Sets

I've literally lost count of how many Wet n Wild nail polish value sets I've covered here on the blog over the years, but they're USUALLY spotted at CVS and/or Rite Aid. I'm a bit fuzzy when it comes to the last set like this that was spotted at Walgreens...can any of you remember?

Anyway, big thanks to longtime reader Tara for this one. Tara spotted these Wet n Wild Fastdry/Megalast sets at her

NEW e.l.f. Studio Geometric Eyeshadow Collection

A huge thanks to several of you on Instagram for the heads-up about this new limited edition collection from e.l.f., and special thanks to reader Elizabeth who lett a comment on the You Tell Me page today sharing the awesome deal she scored on these eyeshadows (more on that in a bit).

If you haven't seen this new limited edition shadows yet, here's a quick look at everything in the collection:

Spotted: NEW Maybelline Limited Edition Color Whisper Collection

UPDATE: Jordan just shared swatches of Coral Tease, which you can check out on her blog right here.

Attention Color Whisper fans! A huge thanks to reader @jordanfiasco who shared some pics with me on Twitter the other day of the newest Limited Edition Color Whisper Collection, which she spotted at CVS:




image credit: @jordanfiasco for Nouveau Cheap

NEW Maybelline Limited Edition Color

Review: Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer in Instant Pearl

Press Sample 
Continuing my series of reviews of the newest shades in the Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer line, today I'd like to show you Instant Pearl (click here to see Pink Express and here to see Quick Teal):





  Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer in 27 Instant Pearl

(retail: $4.99, 0.45 oz)




 Three Free formula and made in the USA





Just like with the other polishes

Friday Deals

Two good deals to share with you this Friday--one for your skin, the other for your hair! Take a look...





Save over 40% off the Spa Sonic at Target!

Black Friday in November? How about Black Friday in July! From July 12th – 13th the Spa Sonic Skin Care System Face & Body Polisher will retail for $34, from the original price of $60, at Target.  

Spa Sonic is a deep cleansing brush similar to

Review: Milani Eyeshadow Primer

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If there is one product that I seem to get asked about the most on this blog, it's eyeshadow primer. I hear from readers in all states of "eyeshadow primer awareness" ranging from those who are looking for a new, better, more affordable primer, to those who have never tried an eyeshadow primer before and don't know where to start.

For me personally, eyeshadow primer is a necessity

Review: Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer in Pink Express

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Continuing with Milani & Jordana Week here on the blog, here's the second new-for-2013 shade of High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquers in this series (click here to see Quick Teal). Let's take a closer look at Pink Express:




 Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer in 28 Pink Express

(retail: $4.99, 0.45 oz)






Three Free formula and made in the USA





Just like with the other

Spotted: NEW Pond's Luminous Finish BB+ Cream SPF15

Exciting news to share with you today, thanks to reader Abi! Abi spotted the brand new Pond's Flawless Finish BB+ Cream at her local Walmart recently and was nice enough to share some pics.

I had no idea that Pond's was planning to release one of their BB creams into the US market! Pond's offers a whitening BB cream in India, Thailand, the Philippines and other countries, but this is the first

Review: Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer in Quick Teal

Press Sample 
Continuing with Milani & Jordana Week on the blog, today I'd like to show you one of the new High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquers for 2013. Milani released some new shades in this range this year, so I'll be showing you a different color every day this week. But you know I had to start with the teal!




 Milani High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquer in 24 Quick Teal

(retail: $4.99, 0.45

Review: Milani Color Statement Lipsticks (Plums & Berries)

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Before I begin this review, just a reminder that Milani cosmetics are on sale this week at CVS (7/7 - 7/13). When you spend $10 on any Milani cosmetics, you'll receive $3 back in Extra Bucks.

Continuing with Milani & Jordana Week here on Nouveau Cheap, today I'd like to show you some swatches and share my thoughts on the plums and berries in the new Color Statement Lipstick range (

NEW eos Summer 2013 Limited Edition Basket of Fruit Lip Balm Pack

Attention eos fans! Have you heard about the newest limited edition set for Summer 2013? Take a look:




eos Summer 2013 Limited Edition Basket of Fruit Smooth Sphere Lip Balm Pack

(retail: $10.99)



Keep reading for all of the detail plus where you can find this new set....





From eos: The Lip balm that is good enough to eat is now in this basket of four! The eos new fruit inspired lip

Beauty Bite: Jordana Sweet N' Smooth Nourishing Lip Balms

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To kick off Milani/Jordana Week here on the blog, I thought I'd start with this fun new offering from Jordana. As we all know, tinted lip balms are a current drugstore trend, so let's take a closer look at Jordana's version.




 Jordana Sweet N' Smooth Nourishing Lip Balms

(retail: $1.99 each, 0.138 oz)















The stick full retracts into the case, but I twisted it up a

Milani & Jordana Week

Fun news to announce today: It's Milani & Jordana Week here on Nouveau Cheap!



Since I have a backlog of new-for-2013 products to share with you from both brands, I thought it would be fun to devote an entire week to Beauty Bites and product reviews of products made exclusively by Milani and Jordana. I will still be posting new product sightings, sale alerts, etc. but, for one full week,

The Wet n Wild Limited Edition Pop Art Craze Collections have landed

A huge thanks to reader Annette for her comment on the blog today. Annette is the first reader to have spotted the Wet n Wild Limited Edition Summer 2013 Pop Art Craze eyeshadow trios and also the Pop Art Craze nail polishes. Annette found both displays at her local Fred Meyer in Oregon! This is not surprising to me, since Fred Meyer (Pacific Northwest) seems to get many limited edition

The Wet n Wild Limited Edition Spring 2013 8-pan palettes have been re-released!

For the past week or so, I've noticed a few new reader sightings on the Wet n Wild Spring Forward Interactive Sightings Map. At first I thought that maybe some retailers just put out the Spring Forward display a little late, but no! Wet n Wild has actually re-released the Spring 2013 8-Pans! 


Here's the NEW display (with huge thanks to reader @bamaannie, who spotted this at Rite Aid TODAY):

Sally Hansen Limited Edition Sugar Coats now on clearance at Target

For about a week now, I've been receiving a constant, steady stream of heads-ups from readers here on the blog, on Instagram and on Twitter that you are now finding the Sally Hansen Sugar Coat polishes on clearance at Target (both the original shades and the brand new shades have been spotted on clearance by some readers!). Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to share this info with

Spotted: NEW Jordana Balm Stains, 12 HR Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils and more

Big thanks to reader Chloe of Cloe and Coco on You Tube for this one! Chloe spotted the newly-revamped Jordana display at Walgreens recently and was nice enough to share some pics.

I've noticed that smaller and/or newer Walgreens locations have their Jordana display in the regular makeup aisle. But if your Walgreens has the Jordana display under the Sinful Colors display at the beauty counter,  

Spotted: POP Beauty at Rite Aid

In recent months, I've covered some pretty exciting brand sightings here on the blog (NYX at Target, Essence and e.l.f. at Walgreens, etc.) and today I have another exciting brand sighting to add to the list!

Reader Shweta spotted a permanent POP Beauty display at her local RITE AID recently! Check it out (and keep reading for the details, because I don't believe you'll be able to find this at

Milani Limited Edition Coming Up Roses Collection (official information)

A few weeks ago I posted pics and some swatches of the new limited edition Coming Up Roses blushes from Milani (click here to see) and today I have the official information for you:





From Milani: 

This collection will be available during the month of August at select CVS, Walgreens, Meijer and Fred Meyer stores. It will also be available on www.milanicosmetics.com.

As you know if you saw my

Ricky's NYC relaunches house brand nail polishes and makeup brushes

Have you heard the news? Ricky's NYC has relaunched its house brand nail polish line and house brand makeup brush line. You can now purchase both newly-relaunched lines in Ricky's stores (in NYC) and online via the Ricky's NYC website. Take a look!






NEW RickyColor Nail Polishes

(retail: $6.50 each or 2/$10, 0.56 oz per bottle)






Ricky's former house brand line of polishes, Mattese

Spotted: NEW Clean & Clear Morning Burst Hydrating Collection

I know that the Clean & Clear Morning Burst products are quite popular, and was it last year (or the year before that?) that Clean & Clear came out with the Morning Burst Fruit Infusions? Anyway, I wanted to let you Morning Burst fans know that reader Angie just spotted the new Morning Burst Hydrating products recently and was nice enough to share a pic:




image credit: Angie for Nouveau Cheap

Rimmel and Suave coupons in the July issue of ALL YOU Magazine

July issue of All You

It's been a while since I did an ALL YOU coupon alert post, but this month there are some great drugstore beauty coupons to be had! I'll list them all below but, for those new to ALL YOU Magazine, here are some details (it's a great magazine that I've been personally reading for years now):
ALL YOU magazine, published by the Time Inc. Lifestyle Group, is a brand about

Review: NEW Bath & Body Works Summer 2013 Summer Chill Collection products

Press Sample 



Bath & Body Works Summer 2013 Summer Chill Collection

A few weeks ago I posted the press info about the Summer 2013 Summer Chill Collection, and I recently received some products from this collection for review. There are three scents in this new collection: Coconut Water Chill, Citrus Orchid Chill and White Mango Chill.

This collection is now online (today, 7/7, is the last

NEW Yes to Grapefruit Correct & Repair CC Cream SPF18

I just noticed that both Target and Ulta have the new Yes To Grapefruit CC Cream on their sites now (it's available for purchase online at Ulta but only in stores at Target as of the time of this post). Take a look:




image source: target.com

NEW Yes to Grapefruit Correct & Repair CC Cream SPF18

(retail: $15.99, 1.7 oz)




This product comes in two shades: Light and Medium. From the Ulta

The Lipstick League – week of 7.1.13

Lipstick League Question of the Week

If money and availability were no object, what’s the one beauty item you’d want more than anything?


G's answer: I like this question because, for me, it's not about getting the most expensive product. It's about getting the product that is no longer in existence.  If availability were not an issue, I would buy every single Village Lip Lickers tin from

The Weekly Drugstore Makeup Sales (7/7 - 7/13)

Your weekly wrap-up of drugstore beauty sales and more...



PRINTABLE BEAUTY COUPONS


If you're going to use any of these coupons this week at
your local drugstores, remember that you can combine them with sales and rewards
deals for even better savings (coupons are deducted AFTER you have met
the rewards threshold, not before). Also don't forget that Dollar Tree now accepts

Sally Beauty Red Tag Clearance Sale now through July 7th

(Sorry if this post looks a little strange;  I'm writing it from my phone)

It's baaack! Starting today through July 7th both in-store and online (sallybeauty.com),  take an additional 50% off red tag clearance merchandise!

For those new to this sale,  this is a great chance to get China Glaze, Finger Paints and other polish brands for $1.99 each or less. Merchandise seems to vary a bit from

I don't always wear glitter on my accent nail...

Press Sample
Purchased by Me 


...but when I do, I make sure it's stars!  Here's my 4th of July mani that I'm sporting today:








Polishes used:




Pinky, middle and index fingers: Milani Sail Away, Jordana Red Flash and Essie Good To Go top coat

Accent nail: Milani Sail Away, pa #AA04 (silver and gold stars and moons with small iridescent hex glitter) and Out The Door Northern Lights

Spotted: CVS Gel Polish Remover Wraps

I always get a kick out of it when things known in the beauty blog community go "mainstream." Yesterday, longtime reader Tammie shared this with me:




image credit: Tammie for Nouveau Cheap

CVS Gel Polish Remover Wraps

(retail: $8.49 for a set of 30 at CVS)



Ring a bell to anyone? Yep, The Foil Method has gone mainstream! These new CVS Gel Polish Remover Wraps are little squares of foil

Beauty Bite: Avon Color Precise Lipsticks in Fuchsia Finish and Infallible Mauve

Purchased by Me 
NOTE: Right now on the Avon website, you can use code JULYFS to receive free shipping on any order (no minimum). I don't know when this code expires, so don't hesitate if you want to order anything (such as these lipsticks or that pretty sage green polish I reviewed a while back!).

When I placed my last Avon order (there was a free shipping promotion just like the one going on

Costco sightings

If you're in the US and you're out and about this long holiday weekend, you might want to pop into your local Costco because there are some awesome beauty deals to be had!

Reader Flor was nice enough to share these pics with me at the end of June (apologies, Flor, for not getting these up sooner!) but I know that they're just now popping up at various Costco locations due to the buzz I'm seeing

Buy Zoya Liberty get any two shades FREE (now through 7/6)

Just in case you haven't heard...





All of the details about this offer are on the Zoya blog here.

Another way of looking at this: it's like buying two Zoya nail polishes and getting a third free plus free shipping (standard ground is $6.95, expedited ground is $8.95).

NOTE: Zoya Liberty now seems to be in backorder, but you can still take advantage of this offer (it will just take a while

Now through Wednesday: 50% off all makeup at The Body Shop

Thanks to @prettypiscesbeauty on Instagram for posting about this today--I had to share with you just in case you haven't heard...






48 Hour Flash Sale: 50% off all makeup on The Body Shop website. Free shipping on orders $50 or more, and don't forget about the $5 and Under Sale also going on right now.

The fine print:

Review: Freeman Bare Foot Repair for Callus Softening and Cracked Heels

Press Sample 
Longtime readers of this blog know that I love many Freeman skincare products, but I have actually never tried any their Bare Foot products or Bare Foot Repair products. So when Freeman sent me a few of their Bare Foot Repair products for review a while back, I was so excited to try them. My heels are in a constant state of dryness so I'm always up for trying new, affordable

Review & Swatches: Fing'rs Heart 2 Art Nail Colors

Purchased by Me 
I know that the Fing'rs posts have been a little bit heavy this week, but there's a reason for that! I have heard from some of you that the new Heart 2 Art display that's currently popping up at Walmart is starting to get wiped out (not by the store, but by shoppers who are buying things!) so I'm trying to get everything I purchased reviewed ASAP, while you can still find these

Review: Fing'rs Get Spotted Nail Art Kit

Purchased by Me
Ever since I first shared pics of the new Fing'rs Heart 2 Art display that's now popping up at Walmart stores, I knew I had to get my hands on the Get Spotted Nail Art Kit. Like I mentioned in my original post, this looks like it could be a dupe of OPI Black Spotted, which was only available for a short time in France and Germany and goes for $20 or more on eBay.




 Fing'rs Get

Fing'rs Haul

Here's a quick post containing everything I bought when I found the new Fing'rs Heart 2 Art Collection display at a Walmart here in San Diego--on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. to be exact (a HUGE thanks to reader Jolie Mann for the tip about that--I really appreciate it!).


I kind of wanted everything, but I limited myself to the following (for prices please see my original post):




 Get Spotted Nail

New Herbal Essences Body Washes

Have you ever said, "Wow, this shampoo smells so good, I wish they made it in body wash"? If so, then you might be happy to know that Herbal Essences has released a new line of body washes in fragrances to match some of their shampoos/conditioners!

Big thanks to those of you who commented about these new body washes on the blog recently, and a special thanks to reader @lovejoynr who tweeted me a