Crazy drugstore report (limited edition NYC, Borghese, WnW, clearances, etc.)

Before I begin, I just want to take a second to thank you all for allowing me to pull my most successful April Fool's joke to date! I have never had such success in executing an April Fool's prank EVER, and I owe it all to you. I'm very grateful that you all had such a good sense of humor about it, and just to reiterate, I am NOT changing the theme of Nouveau Cheap now, or anytime in the future. I love my budget-beauty, it's a part of who I am, and I couldn't change that even if I wanted to (but believe me, I don't want to!).

That said, on to the drugstore report! This report is jam-packed full of info, so please be sure to read the entire post. I wouldn't want you to miss anything because there are some real gems here!

First, let's talk about the explosion of Limited Edition collections that have just hit my local Rite Aid:

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Borghese Limited Edition Tutti Gelati Collection (retail: $8 each)

Ooooh! Ahhh! I tried to memorize the shades in this collection so here we go (starting from top left): Maraschino, Tutti Gelati, Berry-something (sorry, I forgot the second word in the title), Mentha, Pistachio and Limoncello.

What immediately caught my eye in this collection was the three lovelies in the second row. Mentha is a gorgeous shimmery teal, Pistachio is a stunning kelly green shimmer, and Limoncello is a buttery-soft yellow shimmer. I want! I neeeed!

Next up, we have this Limited Edition collection from NYC:

NYC Limited Edition Shock Value Collection (retail: $1.99-$3.99)

My mind is officially blown. I really wish my camera could have captured the true neon goodness that is this collection. The Limited Edition Extreme Lip Gliders (click here for my review of the regular collection) are soooo much prettier in real life. In person, these three shades are GORGEOUS. They range from an intense purple to a hot pink to a bright maraschino cherry red. Love 'em all! And the two nail colors (Orange Creamsicle and...I think the other one is named Magenta) are beautiful, bright cremes. And oooh, those blush sticks! Why would NYC make these shades Limited Edition? I had to have them both (so much for my no-buy) because the shades are just unbelieveably gorgeous in person (hot pink and bright orange). Check back soon because I'll defintely review those. Oh, and how could I forget to mention the liquid eyeliners? They come in a vivid royal blue and a bright purple. And last but not least, three new eyeshadow duos in gorgeous, bright shades of lime, teal, green, blue, yellow and purple. Everything in this display is absolutely screaming "Springtime!" to me, and the best part is that, at the bottom of the display, there are coupons good toward $1 off ANY NYC purchase of $1.99 or higher. Ladies, RUN, don't walk, to your nearest drugstore and search for this display. I am willing to bet that there is at least one product in this collection that you will find utterly irresistible.

Next up, I want to show you a display that I have had more than few readers email me about recently (and I want to thank the several of you who actually snapped photos of this display at your local drugstores and took the time to email them to me. I am very behind on my email at the moment so I just wanted to take a second to thank you here, in case I don't get back to you via email in the near future. You have no idea how wonderful it is for me to get pics from you!! I love that and I am so grateful!):

Wet n Wild Limited Edition Color Icon Soiree Eyeshadow Quads (retail: $4.99 each)

When I first saw these a few months ago on some other beauty blogs, I immediately knew where WnW was going with these quads. They are the exact same concept as last year's Limited Edition WnW collection, Starry Eye Slicks (click here for my review of those). There are three powder eyeshadows in each quad, along with one glitter cream. But what sets the Soiree collection apart from the Starry Eye Slicks collection is that, unlike Starry Eye Slicks, these shadows don't appear to be all mattes (the mattes in the Starry Eye Slicks were not my favorites--they were a bit chalky and hard to work with). Also, instead of just silver glitter, the Soiree collection offers glitter cream in gorgeous shades of midnight blue, bronze, etc. The Soiree collection is a HUGE improvement over last year's LE collection to me, just on looks alone. Have you tried any of these? I'd love to know what you think of them!

Here's some not-so-good news that I discovered at my local Rite Aid. Remember the other day when I told you that Tropez Cosmetics is being discontinued? Well, next to the wiped out display at my Rite Aid, there is the Black Radiance display. Now I am NOT saying that Black Radiance has also been discontinued because I currently do not know if that is the case. BUT, several times now have 75% off stickers attached to them. Not EVERYTHING, but here's the list of what I could remember: All eyeliner and lipliner pencils, all pressed powders (not pressed blushes though!), all cream stick foundations, select shades of eyeshadow duos and quads, and ALL nail polishes. If you are familiar with Black Radiance, then you know that there are still A LOT of items that I did not mention. So that's the good news. If the entire display was on clearance I would be very scared. But since it's just select products at this point, I'm hoping and praying that they are just getting rid of old stock to make room for new products. Fingers crossed!

And while I was there, you know I can't resist a good 75% off sale, so I picked up these two lovelies:

Black Radiance Bold & Sexy Salon Lacquer in Seductive (retail: $3.99, sale price: 99 cents) and Black Radiance Dynamic Duo Eye Shadow Duo in Vintage/Retro (retail: $$2.99, sale price: 74 cents)

With prices like this, who can resist? So a HUGE heads-up to fans of Black Radiance fans. If you have a Rite Aid that sells BR, get over there ASAP and see if you find these goodies.

Moving on to CVS, I finally, FINALLY spotted this display!

Maybelline Limited Edition Colossal Diamonds Mascara

Luckily, I was at CVS returning my Milani concealer, so I was able to exchange that for one of these and not spend a dime. Yay! And yes, a review is coming...very soon as I just tested this product yesterday.

Here are a few other new things I spotted at CVS:

For all you Physicians Formula Healthy Wear fans, there's a new display that has TWO products for the price of one! On the left-hand side, we have the fabulous new powder foundation (click here for my review--if you are a powder foundation girl, I think you'll love this one) and inside the same box is a full-size pressed powder bronzer! On the right side of the display, you get two tinted moisturizers in one box, for the price of one! That's a heck of a deal since just one of these products at CVS will set you back $14.99. (Now if PF would only offer two-fers on their Gel Cream Eyeliners I think we'd all be squealing in delight!)

And finally, for all of you Essence of Beauty fans, I spotted this new addition to their bath and body line:

EoB now has an anti-bac collection! Looks like someone is competing with BBW! They come in both minis and full size bottles, and CVS is currently running a 3/$10 sale.

That's it for this report, but as always, I welcome your comments! What do you think of this Limited Edition frenzy at our drugstores lately? Are you as excited as I am about all these new goodies? Anything you're planning to pick up?