Spotted - New Revlon Display at Walgreens - New Products

Yesterday, while doing my drop in at Walgreens, I discovered a new Revlon cosmetics display.  I was surprised to see new eyeshadow quads in it.  It is rare to see quads in the stand alone displays.  Normally I only see quads in the limited edition sets.

I'm surprised by the colors of the quads as they are blues, pinks, purples, and greens.  One of the sets is the only true neutral, and even then it has a blue in it.

Also on the display were new nail polishes for Revlon's Gel Envy line.

See below for pictures!

New Revlon Display

Three new eyeshadow quads

Flirtatious

Romantic

Passionate

New Nail Polishes

More New Nail Polishes

Has anyone else seen this display?  Have you tried any of the products?  Let me know what you think in the comments.

Swatches - Revlon - Limited Edition Lip Glosses - Electric Chrome Amazing Spiderman 2 Collection

Hello, everyone!

Yesterday I put up a post about the Limited Edition display for the Electric Chrome Amazing Spiderman 2 collection.  In that display were three limited edition lip glosses.  Today I decided to pick all three of the lip glosses up.  The lip glosses have a lot of shimmer, so I am a little unsure of how often I will use them on the weekdays, but I bet I will have a lot of fun with them on the weekends.  Yes, even the blue one.

Please click through to see the swatches!

Spotted - Revlon Limited Edition Electric Chrome Collection - Amazing Spiderman 2

Hello, everyone!

I hope you are doing well today.  While I was at HEB today, I was lucky enough to find that they had two new Revlon displays out.  The one that I wanted to talk about in this blog post was the new Limited Edition Revlon collection.  This collection is a tie-in with the upcoming movie the Amazing Spiderman 2.

To find out more, please click through.

03/09/2104 - Beauty Coupons and Ads

Here is a quick run down of coupons and ads for the week of 03/09/2104.  I have included stackable coupon ideas next to the sale items.

Ulta
There was a small Ulta ad today.  Don't forget the $3.50 off $10.00 coupon good on most items that are not mid to high end makeup products.

• Buy 2, Get 1 Salon Professional Hair Product Free including Paul Mitchell, TIGI, Nioxin
• Buy 1, Get 1 Item 50% Off Including:
• Red Carpet Nail Lacquer
• Neutrogena
• Mineral Fusion
• Organix
• Jane
• Jergens
• Maybelline
• Covergirl
• Real Techniques
• EcoTools
• Pixel Cosmetics
• Buy 2, Get 2 Free Ulta Bath, Smoothies, Anti-Bacterial, Haircare & Suncare

Walgreens

There are lots of great deals at Walgreens this week!

• Get 5000 points when you spend $25 or more, coupon in Sundays ad.
• 50% off Rimmel products
• 25% off Wet n Wild Cosmetics ($1.00 Coupon for Wet n Wild Fergie products in Sunday Ad)
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Revlon cosmetics
• Buy 3 Revlon products get 3000 points
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off L'Oreal cosmetics
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Neutrogena Suncare products
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Almay Foundation, Primer, Concealer, Blush, Powder, Eye Cosmetics, and Makeup Removers
• 20% off L'Oreal SkinCare, Advanced SunCare, or Sublime Bronze products
• $3 off Banana Boat or Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care  ($3.00 off 2 Banana Boat Sun Care products over 3 oz, $1.00 off Banana Boat Sun Care products over 3 oz, or $2.00 Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care products over 4 oz in Sunday Ad)
• Buy 2 of these products and get 4000 points
• Get $10 in Register Rewards when you purchase $20 worth of select Eucerin or Aquaphor products
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Aveeno Personal, Baby, or Skin Care products ($1.00 off Aveeno product or $2.00 off 2 Aveeno products in Sunday Ad)
• $1.00 off in Coupon Book for Clean & Clear products  ($1.00 off Clean & Clear product or $2.00 off any Clearn & Clear Night Relaxing products in Sunday Ad)
• 2/$8 Vidal Sassoon Hair Care products - spend $10 get 1000 points
• Buy 2 Scunci or Hype Hair Accessories get 1000 points
• Herbal Essence hair care products 2/$6  ($3.00 off 2 Herbal Essence Hair Care products in Sunday Ad)
• Spend $6 on Suave Antiperspirant/Deodorant, Body Wash, or Lotion get 2000 points ($0.25 off for Suave deodorant or $2.00 off Suave Professional Moroccan Infusion Body Lotion 18 oz, or $1.50 off Suave Professional Moroccan Infusion Body Lotion 10 oz, or $1.50 off Suave Body Lotion 18 oz or larger in Sunday Ad)
• Possibly next Saturday only:  Get 5000 points when you spend $20 on Garnier Skin Care products
• Possibly next Saturday only:  Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Garnier Skincare products
• Possibly next Saturday only:  Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Maybelline Foundation, Primer, Concealer, Blush Power, and Eye Cosmetics

CVS

And great deals at CVS too!

• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Revlon Cosmetics (Limit 4)
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Covergirl Cosmetics (Limit 4)
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Neutrogena (Limit 4)
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% Aveeno products (Limit 6) ($1.00 off Aveeno product or $2.00 off 2 Aveeno products in Sunday Ad)
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% Scunci Hair products
• 2/$6 Herbal Essences or Aussie Hair Care products ($3.00 off 2 Herbal Essence Hair Care products or $1.00 off 2 Aussie Hair Care products in Sunday Ad)
• 2/$4 Suave Body Wash
• 2/$7 Pantene Haircare
• Buy a Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Product fir $6.99 receive $4.00 in ExtraBucks
• Buy 2 Revlon Nail Polishes get $4.00 in ExtraBucks
• Spend $10 on Maybelline get $3.00 in ExtraBucks
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Physicians Formula Cosmetics
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Milani Cosmetics
• Buy 1, Get 1 50 off Wet n Wild Cosmetics ($1.00 Coupon for Wet n Wild Fergie products in Sunday Ad)
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off All Eyelashes or Artificial Nails
• Buy 2, Get 3rd Free CVS Cotton, Nail Polish Remover, Spoiled Nail Color, Essence of Beauty Cosmetic Brushes, Applicators, or Accessories
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off All Trim Beauty Products
• Spend $12 on L'Oreal Face, Eye, or Lip products, get $4.00 in ExtraBucks
• Spend $10 on Sally Hansen products, get $4.00 in ExtraBucks
• Buy 2 Neutrogena foundation, powder, blush, or concealer, get $8.00 in ExtraBucks
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Almay Cosmetics (excluding intense i-color shadows, liners, or mascaras)
• Buy 2 Almay intense i-color shadows, liners, or mascaras, get $6.00 in ExtraBucks
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% Nivea Lip Care products
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% Pond's Towelettes 30 ct, BB Cream, Facial Cream
• Buy 1, Get 1 50% Neutrogena Facial Care, Specialty Bath, Men's products, Hand Cream, Sun Care, Sunless
• Spend $15 on Olay Age Defying, Anti-Wrinkle, Complete, Active, Hydration, Moistruzier, or Facial Cleanser, get $5.00 in ExtraBucks
• Buy 2 Cetaphil products, get $5.00 ExtraBucks
• Buy 2 Clearsil, get $5.00 ExtraBucks
• Spend $10 on any Nuance Salma Hayek Cosmetics, Body, Facial, Hair Care get $3.00 in ExtraBucks

Notice any other great deals this weekend?  Let me know and I will add them to the list!!!

New Products - Revlon by Marchesa Beauty Tools

Hello everyone and happy Friday!

I wanted to share with you pictures of new products I found while out tonight at my local Walgreens.  This is a set of beauty tools by Revlon done with the Marchesa designs on them.  I thought they were very cute.  Sadly, the display I found did not have the price listed on them.

There are five products in the collection.  Two sets of tweezers, a nail file, a compact, and a box of six nail files.

The display looks like:

And I have pictures of each of the items:

Box o' Files

Slant Tip Tweezers

Slant Tip Tweezers

Mirror Compact

Nail File

On the last item, the nail file, it looks as if you can peel off the top layer and there are multiple files.  Seems interesting.  Has anyone else seen this display out yet?

First Look Swatches - Revlon - Lacquer Balm

Hello everyone!  I hope that you had a lovely week.  I am so very happy that it is Friday.  The week seemed to go by so fast, but today dragged on and on and on.

Today I am bringing you a quick first look review at the new Revlon Lacquer Balm sticks.  These are the ones with the glossy finish to the container.  They are currently being sold in a display with the matte lip balms (which I have now bought five of... I know, I know).  I have picked up three of the Lacquer Balms now.

The colors are Enticing (#150), Demue (#105), and Coy (#140).

I just picked these up, so I have not had an opportunity to play with them.  Hopefully in the next few weeks I will be able to give a better review and swatches.  I do find that the balms are nice and creamy with a glossy shine.

I have included a swatch of the colors for you below.  Enjoy!

Swatches - Revlon Colorstay Shadowlinks

Hello everyone!

Today I wanted to do swatches on the Revlon Colorstay Shadowlinks eyeshadows.  These new eyeshadows retail for $.299 and are a new product by Revlon.  Each item is a single eyeshadow that can be mixed and matched.  Each eyeshadow is in packaging that will link with other eyeshadows from the line.  The eyeshadows come in several different finishes and range from bright colors to metallics to neutral mattes.

I purchased eight different shadowlinks of various finishes while they were on sale at Walgreens.  In the following swatches, I swatched them over Benefits Stay Don't Stray eye primer, bareskin, and NYX Milk.


The first three, in order are, Oyster (a metallic), Blush (a matte), and Candy (a pearl).

The next three are Plum (a matte), Taupe (a satin), and Java (a pearl).

The last two are Cocoa (a satin) and Gunmetal (a satin).

I am not impressed with these eyeshadows.  The color payoff is not there at all, even over primer or milk some of them are hard to see.  In the pan, each eyeshadow is hard and this causes the eyeshadows to be incredibly powdery when using.  Even the more pigmented shades, like Plum, are hard to use and have a lot of shadow fall out.

In my opinion, save your money and take a pass on the shadowlinks.  They're a novel ideal, but the color payoff and the powerdiness of the shadows make them a poor purchase.

Hope you enjoyed these swatches and the review.

~Kratrina

First Look Swatches - Revlon Colorburst Matte Lip Balms

Hello everyone!  After reading several reviews on the products, I decided to pick up the Revlon Colorburst Matte Lip Balms.  The formula for these lip balms is amazingly creamy.  The colors are all highly pigmented and apply smoothly.  The lip balms also have that minty tingly taste, so if you don't like that, beware!  If you do not mind the taste, I would totally recommend these to everyone.

The packaging is sleek and looks like the other Revlon Colorburst lip balm products.  For these lip pencils, the packaging are all matte.  In two separate trips, I purchased four colors.

I have done a quick swatch so that you can see the colors I have purchased.  In the next few days, I will get some swatches of the products on the lips.  The four colors pictured below from top to bottom are Sultry (#225), Elusive (#205), Unapologetic (#210), and Striking (#240).

I really like the feel of these lip balms and I highly suggest them to anyone that likes the matte lip look.  Currently, these are retailing for approximately $8.99.  Walgreens has an in-store coupon for $2.00 off all Colorburst lip balms, just look in the November coupon book.  Remember, Walgreens allows coupon stacking, so if you have any printable coupons or clippings from the paper you can use those and the coupon book coupons together.

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!

Texas Girls - HEB Deals

I'm bringing back an oldie but a goodie today.  Texas Girls - HEB Deals!!!  HEB is a grocery chain in Texas that has better deals then the drug store.  When I can, I try to purchase my beauty products from HEB since it will save me a few bucks.  HEB releases their new ads and coupons on Wednesdays, so I try to get as many of the beauty deals as I can and round them up here for you.

As a heads up, HEB no longer allows coupon stacking on 'B' coupons.  So what you see is what you get unfortunately.  With that information, always check if your deals are better at HEB then the coupon stacking that is allowed at CVS or Walgreens.

With that said, let's get to the deals:

$2.00 off Simple Face Care Products (Excludes Travel/Trial Size, 1.7 oz)
$5.00 off EverVescence Eye Cream, 1 oz., Face Serum, 1.7 oz., or Moisturizer, 2 oz.
$2.50 off EverVescence Facial Scrub or Clay mask, 2.5 oz., or Cleanser, 6.8 oz
$5.00 off $15.00 or more purchase of Garnier Skin Care Products
Buy one CoverGirl Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Polish, Get 2nd Free! (Excludes Glosstinis)
$5.00 off $15.00 purchase of L'Oreal Cosmetics (Excludes skincare and haircare)
$0.50 off New York Color Cosmetics (excludes nail polish)
$2.50 off Almay Cosmetics valued over $3.50
Buy one Essence Cosmetic, Get 2nd 50% off
25% off Maybelline Cosmetics
$2.00 off Revlon Cosmetic or Beauty Tool valued over $3.50
Buy any one Sally Hansen Hard as Nail or Xtreme Wear Color, get 2nd Free.
Combo Loco:  Buy any Orchid Professional Nail Lacquer, get Hill Country Essentials Nail Polish Remover, HEB Triple Size Cotton Balls, and Makeup Bag (retail value $1.00)

There ya go.  Happy shopping everyone!!!

~Krat

Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Makeup

Only one display spotted so far for makeup in Breast Cancer Awareness month and it is by Revlon.  This display was found at Walgreens.  Beyond pink makeup it includes pink and black hairbrushes as well.

The Revlon "Pink your Look" Collection, includes four Super Lustrous Lipsticks, two Lip Butters, and two Just Bitten Kissable Lip Balm Stains.

The lipsticks are:

• Skyline Pink - 025
• Fuchsia Fusion - 657
• Softsilver Rose - 430
• Gentlemen Prefer Pink - 450

The lipbutters are:

• Lollipop - 075
• Cotton Candy - 045

The lipstains are:

• Cherish - 015
• Sweetheart

Seen any new Breast Cancer Awareness displays in your area?  Leave a comment and let us know.

Support Breast Cancer Research in your area.  Learn more here.

Texas Girls - HEB Revlon Deal!

Hey everyone!

Another day has come and gone.  On Tuesdays I tend to hit my local HEB before the sales turn over on Wednesday.  I then tend to go on Wednesday to check the next weeks deals.  Luckily, I live right across the street from the HEB.

Anyway!  It is so hard to find the deals at HEB on beauty websites, since it is just a Texas thing but the deals are so great, I hate to not share them!

Revlon eyes, lips, and face products have an in-store "B" coupon for $3.00 off.  Revlon nail and tools have an in-store "B" coupon for $1.50 off.  If you're not familiar with the "B" coupon, it means that these coupons will stack with manufacturer coupons.  So you can use two coupons on one product.  In my shopping spree today, I purchased six products for a total of $22.46!

The eyeshadows are the Revlon Illuminance Creme Shadow.  The three I purchased are Wild Orchids, Copper Canyon, and Not Just Nudes.  The lipstick is the Colorburst Lip Butter in Candy Apple.  The pencil is Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Sweetheart Valentine.  The nail polish is one of the new Revlon Magnetic polishes in Pop Star.  It is a shimmery blue, though not quite a dark blue as I have seen in other brands.

The eyeshadow palettes are normally $4.97.  The lip butter is normally $6.48 and the lip stain/balm is normally $7.48.  The nail polish is normally $9.97.

So go hit HEB if you have one near you and happy shopping!!!

Weekend Hauls CVS, Walmart, and Ulta

Good afternoon on this lovely football Sunday.  My husband and I just got back into town from visiting his mother, so I thought I would sit down and post some haul pics.  After getting some football in, I am hoping to post up some deals for this coming week.

While we were out I was able to pick up a few different items.  Mainly just quick buys that caught my eye.

On Friday night we hit a CVS Pharmacy in order to pick up some essentials for the weekend.  While there I spotted two bottles of Essie that I thought were beautiful and this Seche Vitte I had not seen before.

The red Essie is Wrapped in Rubies.  It is a beautiful reddish burgundy color.  In the bottle you may notice a gold shimmer.  This does not translate to the nail very well, but the color is very lovely on the nail.  Hopefully I will have some swatches of it later in the week.  The turquoise Essie is Trophy Wife.  I was very intrigued by the shimmery color in the bottle.  I am really excited to try this one out!  Lastly the Seche Vitte bottle is called Natural.  I purchased the bottle because it is states on the bottle "matte finish nail treatment".  This is a good lesson to read the box the product comes in.  While I was hoping this was a matte topcoat, it turns out to be a basecoat.  Which is disappointing as I have been on the lookout for a good matte topper.  I will still use it, just have to continue the search it seems!

On Saturday night we stopped by Walmart to get groceries and I could not help to hit the polish aisle.

I have gotten into the habit of buying travel sized lotions when I see ones I have not tried before.  The travel sizes are cheaper, but the same product and you never know what you will find.  While at Walmart I purchased the Nivea Creme, Sauve Advanced Therapy, and Nivea Soft.  As I have fairly dry skin I am always on the search for a moisturizer that does not leave my skin feeling slimy.  The nail polishes in the pictures are Revlon Scented Parfume.  The lighter purple shimmers silver and has more of a blue tone and is called Not So Blueberry.  The other polish is a shimmery pink hued purple called Grape Icy.  These are supposed to be "scented when dry".  I have not tried them out yet to see if that is truly the case, but I will give a full report when I do!

On our way back to Austin today, I talked my husband into stopping at Ulta.  Probably the most dangerous of the stops as I can spend a good deal of time in that store.

Ulta is having a sale on China Glaze, if anyone is interested.  All collections are buy two get one free!  I bought three, a teal shimmer called Deviantly Daring, a beautiful rosy pink called Sex on the Beach, and a silver and purple duochrome named No Plain Jane.  I love duochrome polishes, so the No Plain Jane was a must have as soon as I saw it.  I thought the pink was just fabulous in the bottle and had not looked at the name until I wrote up the blog.  The Ultra brand polish is called Jaded and is a dark green shimmer which looks like it is a duochrome silver, but I am a little skeptical about that.  By the way, the Ulta polishes are still on sale for $2.00.  The small Smashbox bottle is Photo Finish Foundation Primer.  It states that it is Hydrating and as I mentioned I am horribly dry, so when I saw this I wanted to give it a try.  The little bottles of primer are on sale for $10.00.  The lipstick is Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Sugar Plum.  It goes on very smooth and has a nice texture.  After swatching it, I am a little worried it might be too dark though.  I will have to try it a little more and see.  Lastly, I purchased Revlon's Just Bitten Lipstain in Instinct.  I have not tried it yet, but will give a full report when I do.

That is the hauls for the weekend!  Talk to ya'll soon!

Heather