Sometimes it really pays to scavenge the clearance section...

I recently found a CVS that has a clearance section for beauty products. This is a new thing for me since none of the other CVS stores in my area have a clearance section like this. So incredibly awesome!

So the picture below is what I picked up the other day. From left to right: CVS Pore Cleanser (compare to Neutrogena Pore Refining Cleanser) for $1, Garnier Nutritioniste Ultra-Lift Anti-Wrinkle Firming Moisture Cream (got this for my mom) for $2, Neutrogena Lift & Strengthen Intense Eye Concentrate for $2, and Clean & Clear Soft Day Oil-Free Moisturizer SPF 15 for $1.

Yes. I paid $6 total for all of the products below. The retail value on the eye cream alone is $21.99!

So far I am LOVING all three of these products and my mom is loving the Garnier moisturizer as well. Don't you just love it when you take a chance on something on sale and you end up actually liking it and using it? I keep looking at the bottles going, "How in the heck did I get these for so cheap??" None of them are old or expired. I know that Neutrogena is changing their packaging but, as for the other products, I have no idea why they were reduced so low.

My other score was at the Walgreens clearance section. As you all probably know, Walgreens and Jane Cosmetics ended their business arrangement a few months back, so Walgreens got rid of all of their Jane inventory. They still have a few odds and ends in the clearance section, and I just so happened to have a $1 off coupon good toward any Jane product burning a hole in my wallet. So I was able to pick up a Jane Be Pure Mineral Blush in "Mink" for 79 cents! The clearance price was actually $1.79 (retail: $5.99) but since I had the coupon, I got for under a dollar!

Let me tell you, believe all of the great reviews you've read about this product. It is AWESOME and I'm bummed that it's taken me so long to try it--but happy that I only had to pay 79 cents to get my hands on one! The color "Mink" is a peachy-neutral with a subtle shimmer and I cannot believe the pigmentation. It's superb, as well as the staying power. Also, it blends very easily and a little goes a long way so I'm sure I'll have this for a good long while. What I like the most is that, even though it's a loose powder, it doesn't fly all over the place when you use it. It's one of the most neat & tidy loose powders I've used.

That's it for now, but thanks for letting me share my ridiculously inexpensive haul with you!

Have you tried any of these products? I'd love to know your thoughts.