More info about the Clinique skincare dupes at Walmart

At the beginning of February when I first posted about the new line of Clinique skincare dupes at Walmart (thanks to reader Anu's sighting), I received a ton of feedback and several of you were quite excited about this new line. Since my original post, I have received feedback from some of you who have tried these products, and so far the feedback has been quite positive.

Today I received some

Review: NYX Butter Lipstick in Sweet Tart

Purchased by Me 
I can't believe I'm reviewing a Butter Lipstick before I even review the original Butter Glosses that I have sitting on my desk (I owe you a long-overdue review of those!). But I wanted to get this review up since so many of you were excited to see NYX extend the "Butter" line into lipsticks. I ordered a shade via the Ulta website a while back and have used it several times

Deborah Lippmann polishes for $4 and other great deals at Beauty Brands

The clearance sale at Beauty Brands (click here to see my haul from earlier this month) just got even better! But hurry, because things are going quickly:





Right now, there are a handful of Deborah Lippmann polishes for $4.05 (they were $6 when I bought some, so this is even more insane!) and there are still some great deals on Pacifica body products, China Glaze (select shades for $1.88) and

Spotted: Revlon Spring/Summer 2014 Rio Rush Collection by Gucci Westman

The Gucci Westman Spring/Summer 2014 Collection has landed! Thanks so much to reader Kellee for this sighting. Kellee spotted this collection at her local Meijer this week and was kind enough to share lots of pics with us. Take a look!




 image credit: Kellee for Nouveau Cheap

Revlon Spring/Summer 2014 Rio Rush Collection by Gucci Westman

I do not know if everything in this collection is

Spotted: NEW Nicole by OPI Spring 2014 Limited Edition Roughles Collection

Well what do we have here? New matte textured polishes with tiny little multi-colored specks? Just in time for Easter, right? Many thanks to reader Kellee for this sighting. Kellee spotted this brand new collection at her local Meijer this week and was nice enough to share some pics with us. Take a look!




image credit: Kellee for Nouveau Cheap

Nicole by OPI Spring 2014 Limited Edition

Swatches: New-for-2014 Finger Paints Nail Color Shades (and a sale update)

Purchased by Me
If you caught my post from a few days ago, then you know that Sally Beauty is having a three-day-only BOGOFREE sale on all polishes except for OPI. The last day for this sale is today, 2/27, and all you need to do is show the code in this post to the cashier at checkout (or enter the code at checkout if you're ordering online). You can see my swatches of some of the Orly Galaxy

Sonia Kashuk Limited Edition Eye On Neutral Matte/Shimmer Palette now 50% off at Target

Remember back in November when we were all excited about that Sonia Kashuk Eye On Neutral Matte/Shimmer palette at Target? To refresh your memory, Sonia Kashuk took the Eye On Neutral Matte palette and the Eye On Neutral Shimmer palette and combined the two into one limited edition palette for Holiday 2013.

Well guess what? This limited edition palette is FINALLY on clearance at Target for 50%

Review: Real Techniques Silicone Liner Brush

Purchased by Me 
In honor of the Real Techniques sale at Ulta today (click here for details), I wanted to get my review of the new-for-2014 Silicone Liner Brush posted, in case you want to take advantage of that deal. I purchased this brush from Ulta a few weeks ago and I've been using it with various products ever since. Here are my thoughts!




Real Techniques Silicone Liner Brush

(retail: $

Today Only (2/27): All Real Techniques Brushes 25% off at Ulta.com (and there's a coupon too!)

Today only, online only:




All Real Techniques cosmetic brushes are 25% off on the Ulta website, no code required. This is an online-only offer for one day only (2/27).  Free shipping on orders of $50 or more, no code required.


If you order anything today, DON'T FORGET ABOUT THIS COUPON:




Use code 207721 at checkout to receive an additional $3.50 off your $10 purchase! For example, the

Here's your reminder: Big Lots Friends & Family Event This Weekend

Thanks to everyone who took the time to share this with me on social media! In case you didn't hear, Big Lots is having another Friends & Family Event this weekend. I received this info directly from Big Lots--take a look:





On Saturday, 3/1/14: Big Lots Buzz Club Rewards Members get 20% off their purchase from 4PM to close (no coupon required). You will just need to show your Buzz Club

The Wednesday Question

If you could take ONE drugstore limited edition collection and make it permanent, which collection would it be?



This is a tough one since I have covered a zillion limited edition drugstore collections over the last five years here on the blog. I have so many that I personally adore from Maybelline, Revlon, Milani, L'Oreal, etc., but I think I'm going to have to go with the Wet n Wild

Official Info: Hard Candy Spring 2014 Product Launches

Yesterday I shared with you a compilation of information from both readers and social media sources regarding the new Hard Candy Spring 2014 releases. Today, I have official information for you about everything that's coming your way from Hard Candy this month! I received this information directly from Hard Candy, so this is 100% comprehensive.

Hard Candy products are available exclusively

Spotted: NEW Revlon Limited Edition Electric Chrome Collection (Lipglosses and Nail Colors)

Huge thanks to reader Michelle of Beauty Thugs for this sighting! Michelle spotted the brand new Revlon Limited Edition Electric Chrome Collection at her local Meijer this week and was nice enough to share some pics with us. This collection is obviously a movie-tie in for the new film The Amazing Spiderman 2, which premieres May 2nd in the US.




image credit: Michelle for Nouveau Cheap

NEW

Swatches: Orly Starburst and Milky Way from the Spring 2014 Galaxy FX Collection

Purchased by Me 
In honor of the BOGOFREE sale on all polishes except for OPI currently happening at Sally Beauty (now through 2/27--click here for details), I wanted to get some swatches up of the polishes I purchased a few weeks ago at my local Sally. In this post, I'll be showing you two of the Orly polishes I purchased from the Spring 2014 Galaxy FX Collection. I purchased these when Sally

New NYX Limited Edition Revenge Is Infinite Palette now available at Ulta

Huge thanks to longtime reader Lisa of Swatchesandwhatnot for this one! Lisa let me know that there's a brand new NYX palette now available on the Ulta website (and it comes with a gift-with-purchase)! If you're a Revenge fan, you might be quite interested in this one...





image source: ulta.com

NYX Limited Edition Revenge Is Infinite Palette

(retail: $24.99)






image source: ulta.com

BOGOFREE Nail Polish Sale at Sally Beauty Now through Thursday

If you get emails from Sally Beauty, you probably received a nice surprise in your in-box this morning. In case you haven't heard:





All brands of nail polish and soak-off gel polish EXCEPT for OPI are BOGOFREE now through Thursday, in-store and online! Just show the promo code above to the cashier to get your discount (or use the promo code at checkout if you're ordering online).

As soon as

Hard Candy Spring 2014 Releases (what I know so far)

THIS JUST IN: Click here for a comprehensive look at ALL of the new Spring 2014 product launches from Hard Candy. The post below is incomplete, but it also offers some close-up photos of some of these new products. so it's definitely still worth a look!

Hard Candy products are sold exclusively at Walmart (in-store and online) and according to Hard Candy, the new Spring 2014 products should be

Bobbi Brown Friends & Family Sale going on NOW

Just in case you haven't heard:




Take 20% off sitewide on the Bobbi Brown website (no code required) now through 2/28. Free shipping on orders of $65 or more, no code required.

For those of you who use Ebates, Bobbi Brown is currently at 5% cash back.

I have to tell you, this sale is really tempting me. I've been a Bobbi Brown fan for over a decade now but I haven't purchased anything new in

Sightings Maps Update

Just a quick note to let you know that I approved a TON of markers on the Maybelline, Wet n Wild and Revlon Spring 2014 Limited Edition Collection sightings maps both today and over the weekend. You can click here to view all of the maps (and remember that you can access the maps at any time by clicking "Interactive Sighting Maps" on the upper menu bar of this blog--in red font, next to the

The Weekly Drugstore Makeup Sales (2/23 - 3/1)

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



PRINTABLE BEAUTY COUPONS


REMEMBER: Many of the coupons listed below will go nicely with this week's sales, so take a moment to match them up accordingly. If you don't see the following coupons when you click the links below, that means the coupons have already been taken down. Sorry if you missed them, but sometimes they go

HOT Revlon, Rimmel and Almay deals going on NOW

How does a Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation for $1.74 sound to you? Or perhaps a few of the Revlon Vintage Super Lustrous Lipsticks for $2.79 each? Keep reading for all the details (and don't forget about THESE great deals going on at the drugstores this week too!).

AT WALGREENS

Huge thanks to reader @somayea on Twitter for letting me know that she spotted ALL Rimmel Kate Moss

Just In: Additional pics and info about the new Maybelline Mega Plush Deep Velvets Collection (colored mascaras)

I just wanted to let you know that I added pics of all three shades, plus a pic of the display to my original post here. Thanks so much to reader Erin for the new pics!

The Lipstick League - week of 2.17.14

Lipstick League Question of the Week


In your opinion, what’s the most overrated beauty product of all time? 

G's answer: I'm going to go with setting sprays. I have tried so many and only a few seem to do what they claim to do (on my skin, at least). I have super oily skin and I have lots of different ways to keep my makeup intact that don't involve a setting spray. The older I get, the

(UPDATED) Spotted: NEW Maybelline Volum' Express The Mega Plush Deep Velvets Collection (colored mascaras)

Updated 2/23/14 with additional photos and information.

We've seen colored mascaras from Maybelline before (The Colossal Smoky Eyes Mascaras and the seasonal Great Lash Mascaras) but this is a first! Readers Jacinda and Erin just spotted a new colored mascara collection in the Mega Plush formula and were nice enough to share some pics. Take a look!




image credit: Erin for Nouveau Cheap

NEW

HOT deals at the drugstores starting tomorrow (2/23)

I'm not sure if I'm going to get my usual weekly drugstore sale wrap-up done today (it's a hectic weekend) so in case I don't get it up until tomorrow, I want to give you a heads-up about some HOT (and I do mean hot) deals at the drugstores starting tomorrow! Check it out...


ALL SALES VALID 2/23 - 3/1

CVS

$5 off all Physicians Formula cosmetics 
Spend $10 on any Maybelline lip, eye or

New Maybelline and Wet n Wild end-cap displays at Walgreens

I wanted to take a moment to thank several of you for leaving comments both here on the blog and via social media about some new end-cap displays now popping up at Walgreens for some of the limited edition Spring 2014 collections.

Maybelline Dare To Go Nude Collection:

There's a new end-cap display that apparently just started to pop up this week at Walgreens locations which contains many of

Spotted in the UK: New L'Oreal BB products, foundation and lip colors

In the US, L'Oreal launched their Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream back in 2012 (click here for my review). In February of 2013, I posted a sighting from a lovely UK reader of these L'Oreal Nude Magique CC Creams, BB Creams and BB Blushes. We still haven't gotten those products in the US (that BB Blush looks so cool!), and now I have more new UK releases to share with you today. I really hope these

Swatches: Lipstick and Blushes from the Maybelline Spring 2014 Limited Edition Dare To Go Nude Collection

Purchased by Me 
NOTE: If you're looking for the Maybelline Spring 2014 Limited Edition Dare To Go Nude Collection, check out the interactive sightings map here. Also, to see my swatches of all six of the Color Tattoos from this collection, click here. And for some great reader swatches of the Color Elixirs and other products from this collection, click here.

As promised, here are some swatches

Swatches & Comparisons: Wet n Wild Spring 2014 Limited Edition 8-Pan Eyeshadow Palettes

Press Sample 
NOTE: If you're looking for this collection, take a look at the interactive sightings map here to see if it's been spotted in your area. To see my swatches of the Spring 2014 Megalast Nail Colors that are also part of this collection, click here. Also, there are makeup brushes that have been launched for Spring 2014, which you can see here. 

Today I'm going to be swatching the two

Review & Swatches: China Glaze Sand Dolla Make You Holla

Purchased by Me 
Sand Dolla Make You Holla (that name!) is part of the China Glaze Spring 2014 Sea Goddess Collection. It's the only polish I really, really wanted from this collection, so I did not hesitate to grab it when Sally Beauty was having that one-day-only sale last week (all China Glaze polishes were $3.99 for one day). So let's take a look!




 China Glaze Sand Dolla Make You Holla

Coming Soon: Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stains

I got a tweet this morning from my pal Mary over at Body & Soul Beauty alerting me to this one. A blogger in the UK has posted a preview of the new Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stains (gel lip stains) and, well, they look AWESOME! Check them out here. It looks like there are ten shades in the range.

I obviously don't know when these are coming to the US, but they're launching in the UK this July

Review: Milani Eye Tech Perfection Liquid Liner

Press Sample
Today I'm reviewing for you the brand spankin' new Milani Eye Tech Perfection Liquid Liner, which comes in one shade (black). There are a few liners of this nature on the market today, but this was actually my first experience using this type of liner, so let's see how it worked for me! I was sent this liner for review a while back (I'll be reviewing all of the new-for-2014 Milani

Confirmed: The Maybelline Spring 2014 Color Tattoos ARE Limited Edition

As promised, I told you that as soon as I found out the status of the Spring 2014 Dare To Go Nude Color Tattoos, I'd post here to let you know!




Maybelline Color Tattoos from the Spring 2014 Limited Edition Dare To Go Nude Collection



I received confirmation directly from Maybelline today and I can now confirm that the Spring 2014 Color Tattoos ARE limited edition. The pots don't have the

Review: L'Oreal Extraordinaire Gel-Lacque 1-2-3 System

Purchased by Me
I have yet to dip my foot into the gel-polish pool (I know, I know) but when L'Oreal released their no-lamp-required Gel Lacque System this year, I knew I had to try it. I purchased the base and top coat and one shade from the color range at CVS a while back, and today I'm going to walk you through the results, day by day. So let's get started!





L'Oreal Extraordinaire

Review: Ulta Color Core Lipstick in Wine Berry

Purchased by Me 
Lipsticks with an inner core are nothing new of course, but usually these types of lipsticks have a clear or translucent inner core that's encased by color. So when I saw these new-for-2014 Color Core Lipsticks at Ulta recently, I was intrigued and had to pick one up. The core is the part that contains the color, while the outer part of the lipstick is translucent. Check it out:

The Wednesday Question

What's the most you'll pay for a drugstore foundation?



I've asked this question before but I thought it was worth revisiting since the price of drugstore foundations seems to get higher every year. For me, it's hard to pay more than $9.99 for any drugstore foundation. So if a foundation I love retails for more than that, I just wait for a sale and/or coupons and I save up my store rewards

Red Carpet Manicure Launches Nail Lacquer Line (non-gel polishes)

Attention Red Carpet Manicure fans! Did you know that Red Carpet Manicure just launched a new lacquer line of non-gel polishes? There are 52 shades in the range, plus a base and top coat. For more info, here's the press release I received today:



RED CARPET MANICURE LAUNCHES PROFESSIONAL NAIL LACQUER

 Trusted Nail Care Brand Expands into Nail Lacquer with New and Affordable Offerings for

Spotted at Dollar Tree: Physicians Formula Cosmetics

It's not uncommon (in fact it's quite common) to find lots of older/discontinued Physicians Formula products at Ross, Marshalls, TJMaxx, Tuesday Morning and the list goes on. I've done so many "spotted" posts about older PF products at Ross, Marshalls, etc. over the years, and the one thing that's pretty much the same across the board at all of those discount retailers is the price. Older PF

Spotted: Safety seals on NYX products at CVS

So I finally found a full display of NYX cosmetics at my CVS last week (I know so many of you have had a full display for weeks now!) and I noticed something very interesting that I wanted to share with you.

The biggest complaint that I've heard from some of you about the NYX display at CVS (and this applies to similar NYX displays at Ulta, Target and Walgreens as well) is the lack of safety

Swatches: Revlon Limited Edition Vintage Super Lustrous Lipstick Collection (all five shades)

Purchased by Me 
NOTE: If you're looking for this collection, be sure to check out the interactive sightings map here to see if the display has been spotted n your area!

When I think of the 80+ year history of Revlon lipsticks, it gives me goosebumps. Movie starlets, mothers, teachers, executives, waitresses, daughters, granddaughters...decades and decades of women from all walks of life have

NEW Dylan's Candy Bar Beauty Collection at Claire's

If you've never heard of Dylan's Candy Bar, it's a boutique chain of candy stores owned and created by Dylan Lauren (daughter of Ralph Lauren). Did you know that Dylan's Candy Bar recently partnered with Claire's on a line of BEAUTY products and jewelry? (Dylan's Candy Bar has partnered with Claire's before, but only for actual candy.) I believe that this new collection just debuted on

Bath & Body Works: FREE full-size hand soap with any purchase (today only)

I love it when BBW does freebies. BBW just gave their hand soaps new packaging, a new formula and they also have some new fragrances. Try one today (2/18) for FREE with ANY purchase, in-store only:




No coupon required! If you'd like a look at all the new hand soaps before you head to your nearest BBW, click here.

The fine print:

Up to a $6.50 value. Limit one offer per customer. No

Review: Herbal Essences Naked Dry Shampoo

Purchased by Me
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you probably know that I'm a dry shampoo junkie (oily hair and skin + sideswept bangs means I go through dry shampoos like water). I have reviewed many, many drugstore dry shampoos on this blog over the years, but this year my game has been slipping. There are so many new-for-2014 dry shampoos at the drugstore that I can barely keep up!

NEW Softsoap Décor Collection Liquid Hand Soap Line

Longtime readers know that I have a weakness for fun, affordable hand soaps, and that I also love Softsoap products. So you know I have to share the details about this new Softsoap hand collection with you! Take a look...




NEW SOFTSOAP® BRAND DÉCOR ™ COLLECTION LIQUID HAND SOAP LINE

Beautiful sink accessories to express your personal style and dress up your sink



Small accents make all the

Huge Sinful Colors Update (comparisons and changes to the core display at Walgreens)

Since all Sinful Colors and Sinful Shine polishes are on sale this week at Walgreens for $0.99 each (now through 2/22, no coupon required), I thought it was the perfect time for a huge Sinful Colors update. I've received some incredibly helpful info from some of you over the past few weeks, so I'm sharing it all here in one giant post. If you're a Sinful Colors fan, grab a drink, get comfy and

Interactive Sightings Map: Revlon Limited Edition Vintage Super Lustrous Lipstick Collection

 image credit: Heather for Nouveau Cheap

Revlon Limited Edition Vintage Super Lustrous Lipstick Collection



CLICK HERE TO SEE MY SWATCHES OF ALL FIVE SHADES IN THIS COLLECTION.

Revlon has released FIVE shades of previously-discontinued Super Lustrous Lipstick shades in a limited edition collection (see above). These shades were voted on by fans via the Revlon Facebook page. 



This is an

New You Tell Me Page (and other updates)

A few quick updates for you today:

I have created a new You Tell Me page (long-overdue!) so if you subscribe to this page, please update your subscriptions to this URL:


http://nouveaucheap.blogspot.com/2011/05/you-tell-me_28.html

For new readers, the You Tell Me page link is located on the top menu bar of this blog for your convenience. This is a page where you can submit tips, sightings and

The Weekly Drugstore Makeup Sales (2/16 - 2/22)

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



PRINTABLE BEAUTY COUPONS


REMEMBER: Many of the coupons listed below will go nicely with this week's sales, so take a moment to match them up accordingly. If you don't see the following coupons when you click the links below, that means the coupons have already been taken down. Sorry if you missed them, but sometimes they go

Hot deals at the drugstores starting tomorrow (Sunday, 2/16)

Whenever I have a hectic weekend and I can't get my usual Weekly Drugstore Makeup Sales Wrap-Up posted as quickly as I would like, I try to do a quick post just to let you know the highlights and can't-miss deals for the coming week. This is one of those weekends, so here are the can't-miss deals for this week (my regular, full wrap-up will be posted tomorrow):



All sales valid 2/16 - 2/22

The L'Oreal Collection Privée Lipsticks have landed in the US

Remember back in December when I posted the sighting of the L'Oreal Collection Privée Nail Colors? I'm not going to rehash the whole back-story about Collection Privée here again (you can click here to catch up of you have no idea what I'm talking about) but the bottom line is that I didn't think the lipsticks in this collection were ever coming to the US (they've been in Canada and parts of

The Lipstick League – week of 2.10.14

Question of the Week


Be honest: How long do you go between pedicures? 

G's answer: If we're talking summertime, I try to do a pedi (trimming nails, removing old polish, applying new polish) at least once a month. But during wintertime, let's just say I've gone over a month. I'm not proud of it, but hey, it happens. Oh heck, I'll admit to something else while I'm at it. In the winter, if my

Swatches: Wet n Wild Spring 2014 Limited Edition The Style Award Goes To... Megalast Nail Color Collection

Press Sample 
NOTE: If you're looking for the Wet n Wild The Style Award Goes To... Collection (including these polishes and the limited edition 8-pan palettes) stop by the interactive sightings map to see if they've been spotted in your area. And if you have found this collection in your area, please consider leaving a marker on the map to help others!

I was sent the new Spring 2014 Megalast

Milani Spring 2014 Limited Edition Coming Up Roses Powder Blush Collection (ALL NEW SHADES) now available online!

You guys beat me to the punch on this one! This morning I saw that several of you commented on my original post about the return of the Milani rose blushes and I got quite a few heads-ups on social media as well, so thank you! I know you're all just as excited about this launch as I am, so here's the info I received directly from Milani yesterday:




Milani Spring 2014 Limited Edition Coming Up

Swatches: All Six Color Tattoos from the Maybelline Limited Edition Spring 2014 Dare To Go Nude Collection

Purchased by Me 
NOTE: If you're looking for the Dare To Go Nude Collection, click here to take a look at the interactive sightings map (and if you've found this collection in your area, I'd be grateful if you left a marker on the map so that other readers can find it too!).

I was able to find all six of the Color Tattoos in the Maybelline Limited Edition Spring 2014 Dare To Go Nude Collection