Important Rite Aid and CVS sale info!

First I'd like to remind you that, beginning tomorrow (Thursday) and ending Saturday, all Rite Aid brand products are going to be BOGO 50% off. And I checked with Rite Aid and it turns out you CAN use coupons during this sale! You may be asking yourself, "How would I have coupons for Rite Aid brand products?" Well, if you've been playing Rite Aid's The Game of Life game, you know that you get coupons for different products inside every game piece! So I've got a few 50-cent off coupons for things like Rite Aid brand hand sanitizers and batteries that will definitely come in handy during this sale. Hopefully you've been saving those coupons too, because tomorrow's the time to use 'em!

Next, I noticed the other day at my local Rite Aid that all of the Sally Hansen Carmindy Natural Shine Lip Glosses (note: not the brand new Forever Stay Moisture Glosses that I mentioned in this post) are currently on clearance and 75% off! If you are a Carmindy fan, definitely stop by Rite Aid asap and see what colors are available, because that is quite a deal (I believe the normal retail price on these is $7.99 so you'll be able to snag them for just TWO BUCKS!)

Moving on to CVS, I wanted to mention that if your local CVS carries Boots, you might seriously want to consider taking advantage of the current 75-90% off sale going on (and if you don't have a CVS in your area that carries Boots, I've heard from several readers that Target currently has a lot of Boots products on clearance as well, so you can get your Boots fix that way as well!).

Specifically, I want to say that one of the Boots Moisture Drench lipsticks I picked up (regularly $9.99, now on clearance for 99 cents!) in the shade Sugar Plum, is by far the standout of the four lippies I purchased and showed you in this post. Is is the most perfect shade of berryish-plum I have ever owned, and I don't say that lightly. I am always on the hunt for a plum that doesn't have too much pink or magenta in it, and this one is a bullseye. If you have yellow-toned skin and normally can't do plums, I think you will be VERY pleased with this one. It's warm enough for yellow-toned girls, but it doesn't veer into the brick-red side of the spectrum. Also, the texture is AMAZING (so smooth, light and sheer) but yet the color payoff is incredible. I can't say enough about this lippie! Oh, and it wears down to a beautiful berryish stain, which is just the icing on the cake. If you are a plum/berry/sheer lipstick/stain fan, RUN, don't walk, and grab yourself a tube--especially if you can find it for 99 cents! Here's a quick swatch of me wearing it:

I swear it's 100x prettier in person. I seriously love it so much that Mr. R is getting sick of seeing me in it! I've even been putting it on at night while we watch TV because I'm so addicted to the texture of it.

And lastly, I normally don't review a haircare product unless I've tested it for 5-7 days straight, but I've GOT to give you a mini-review of the new Bioluxe (CVS house brand that's a dupe for Matrix Biolage) shampoos and conditioners because this line is BOGO free this week (retail: $9.99, 15.5 oz) and I don't want you to miss this sale if you're looking to try a new shampoo or conditioner. Also, look for the green tag around select bottles of Bioluxe conditioner, which contains a $9.99 rebate in the form of a Visa Gift Card! If you find that tag, you'll be able to snag both the shampoo and conditioner FOR FREE after rebate!

I picked up the Bioluxe Polishing Shampoo and Polishing Conditioner because I'm a sucker for any hair care product that contains olive oil:

Both the shampoo and conditioner smell fine (sort of like your usual generic salon products) but that doesn't matter to me because I just cannot get over the results! My hair was SO shiny after using these products, and it was managable, bouncy and full of life. But the true winner in the Polishing line is the conditioner. Let me back up and remind you that I've got thin hair but lots of it. It's oily at the roots and very dry at the ends. Also, my hair is pretty long, so because of the dryness of my ends and the thin texture of hair, I am prone to tangles. MAJOR tangles. So I need a conditioner that's not only going to give me some added moisture, but I also need a conditioner that's going to serve as a detangler (without adding extra heaviness or greasiness to my hair). It's a tall order, but all I can say is that when I first put this conditioner in my hair the other day in the shower, I LAUGHED OUT LOUD! I seriously said, "Whose hair IS this? Because it's certainly not MINE!" I have never felt a conditioner so instantly detangle my hair before. I'm used to conditioners (even conditioners that I LOVE) taking their sweet time to detangle. I ususally have to work the product through my hair, and really get it in there to start to see the detangling magic happen. But with Bioluxe Polishing Conditioner, it happened almost instantaneously. It's truly one of those jaw-dropping conditioners for me that I can't believe works so well. Now, mind you, I've only been using this stuff for three days so far, but what a WONDERFUL three days it's been! My hair is just so soft, shiny, bouncy, and, just as the name promised, POLISHED! If you've got hair that is prone to tangling, I really think you might want to take advantage of this BOGO free deal, and if you can find the green tag around the conditioner, you won't really be spending anything at all to try these. It's a total no-brainer, as far as I'm concerned.

But hurry, because this BOGO free deal ends Saturday!

That's it for now, but I'll be back in a bit with a HUGE giveaway, so please stay tuned!