Don't forget to check the beauty sale pages at Macy's here and
Nordstrom here for new beauty deals plus free shipping!


Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Sneak Peek: New COVERGIRL 2012 products

If you missed the info I posted on my Cyber Monday round-up, COVERGIRL has all of their new 2012 products available for pre-sale right now with free shipping! You can visit the COVERGIRL Facebook page for more info.

Also, I want to thank reader Chynna for letting me know that all of the following products are now available in Canada. Canadian readers: check your drugstores for these!

I received the following info from COVERGIRL regarding three of the four new product launches. The product not covered in this post is the Lineblast 24 Hour Liner (felt-tip liner pen). You can click here for more info regarding that product.

COVERGIRL LASHBLAST 24HR MASCARA
From the makers of LashBlast Volume - bold, captivating volume that lasts up to 24 hours!



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Milani and Jordana Cyber Monday codes are working again

Just a quick update on the Milani and Jordana Cyber Monday sales. As I posted yesterday, due to the technical issues on both websites, Milani/Jordana decided to extend their sales through 5PM PACIFIC TODAY, 11/29 (click here for all the details on these sales).

Late last night and early this morning I heard from some of you who said that when you tried to enter the codes, the websites informed you that the codes were "expired". I have spoken to my contact at Milani/Jordana and can confirm that this issue has been fixed, so you should be able to order with the codes now to receive the discount and free shipping.

Hope that helps!
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Jordana at Walgreens Part 8: Squeeze n' Shine Super Shiny Tasty Lip Glosses

Continuing my series on the Jordana products you can now find at Walgreens, I rushed to get this up in time for the Cyber Monday sale which ends at 5PM tomorrow (11/29). I know that I personally love to see lots of swatches before I buy something online, so I hope this helps those of you who are contemplating picking up any of these glosses!

Jordana Squeeze n' Shine Super Shiny Tasty Lip Glosses
(retail: $1.99 each, 0.5 oz)

There are twelve shades in the range and I received four for review. You can view all of the shades here.

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Jordana at Walgreens Part 7: LOL Lip Out Loud Super Shiny Glosses

Continuing my series of the Jordana products that you can now find at Walgreens, I thought it was appropriate to get this post up ASAP considering the Cyber Monday sale that's going on now through 11/29. I have additional Jordana products to cover in this series and if I can get those posts up before the sale ends, I'll definitely do it.

 Jordana LOL Lip Out Loud Super Shiny Glosses
(retail: $1.99 each)

There are 15 shades in this range and I received eight for review. You can view the entire range here


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Reader Request: Tarts 101

UPDATED 11/29 (SEE BELOW FOR NEW INFO!)

This post is in response to many requests I've received to revisit an old post I wrote (back in 2009) regarding candle tarts. Thanks to everyone who requested that I revisit this topic--I LOVE candle tarts and am so happy to cover this again!

If you're unfamiliar with candle tarts, they are little wickless wax discs that you place in a ceramic tart-warmer (like an oil warmer but bigger). Tart warmers can be traditional (the kind that require you to burn a tea-light to make the tart melt) or electric (the heat from a bulb makes the tart melt).

 My pink tart warmer with tarts from etailers, Yankee Candle, Bath & Body Works and Slatkin & Co (NOTE: BBW no longer sells tarts -- I bought these at my local Bath & Body Works Outlet store).

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More Cyber Monday offers!

Check out my Cyber Monday Round-Up to see new additions from CoverGirl, NYX, Kiss Cosmetics, Bath & Body Works, Walgreens, CVS, Burt's Bees, Victoria's Secret and more!

You don't want to miss some of these deals (especially the CoverGirl offer!).
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Important info regarding the Milani/Jordana sale


I have just spoken to my contact at Milani/Jordana and they are aware of the issues that some customers are currently experiencing on the sites. Fortunately, I have two pieces of information that might make you feel a little bit better if you are having issues with placing an order this morning:

  • The Cyber Monday sale has been extended to TOMORROW (Tuesday) at 5PM PACIFIC. So you have plenty of time to order between now and then.
  • Per my contact, they are "fully stocked and anticipate being able to fulfill every order". I know that some of you have been concerned that things will sell out quickly (I know I was!) but it sounds like you will have plenty of time to place your order between now and 5PM Pacific tomorrow.

Also, just to make things perfectly clear, you must use code CYBER on both sites in order to get free shipping. If you enter code CYBER at checkout, you will not have to pay any shipping fees for ground orders to the continental United States, Hawaii and Alaska. THERE IS NO MINIMUM ORDER required for the free shipping deal, but you MUST enter code CYBER to get this deal.



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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Some ideas for the Cyber Monday Milani & Jordana sales

In preparation for what I believe to be the BEST Cyber Monday sales on the internet, I've got some suggestions for you in case you're wanting to make some Milani and/or Jordana purchases but are not quite sure what to buy.

For those who missed my original post, TOMORROW ONLY (11/28) STARTING AT 8AM PACIFIC, the sister companies Milani and Jordana are having some amazing sales:


Enter code CYBER at milanicosmetics.com for 50% off everything in the store + FREE SHIPPING


Enter code CYBER at jordanacosmetics.com for 25% off everything in the store + FREE SHIPPING

Let's start with some of my favorites from Jordana:


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Spotted: new (and repromoted) Revlon nail polishes

This post is entirely a group effort between several amazing readers. First of all, a few of you took time to leave comments recently about this new display, which I want to thank you for since it's been on my radar ever since. Unfortunately, I haven't yet found this display in my area, but then reader Veronika emailed me and told me that she spotted this display at her local Harmon Discount and that, after careful examination, she spotted shades that were repromotes of previous limited edition polishes. Thanks so much for that info, Veronika!

And THEN, reader Chele spotted the display at her local Walgreens and shared some amazing pics.

image credit for all of the following photos: Chele for Nouveau Cheap



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Ulta, Target and Kmart sales (11/27 - 12/3)

As always, this round-up does not contain every beauty-related sale going on for each retailer this week. Please consider this a "best-of" for the week (in my humble opinion). For a complete listing of the sales going on this week for each retailer, consult your local weekly ad.



Coupon codes: print this coupon or use online for $3 off $10 purchase. Online shoppers enter code HOLIDAYSHIP25 to receive free shipping on orders $25+.

ULTAmate Bonus Cash:  between November 27 and December 3, you will earn $5 ULTAmate Bonus Cash for every $20 you spend. You will have between December 4 and December 10 to redeem any ULTAmate Bonus Cash you earn.

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The Lipstick League – week of 11.21.11


Lipstick League Question of the Week: 

What’s your favorite lip color for fall/winter 2011? 

G's answer: Well duh! That would have to be Revlon Lip Butter in Red Velvet. Absolute perfection.

PS: I'd like to give a special thank-you to reader Anastasia who is officially the 4,000th follower of Nouveau Cheap via Google Friend Connect. After almost three years of blogging, today marks a huge milestone for this little ol' blog, and I want to thank each and every one of you for your continued support. I am sincerely humbled and honored to have you all as readers. Given that there are a million beauty blogs on the internet, it means so very much that you'd come and visit mine from time to time. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
 
Links of the Week:

Beauty Junkies Unite – Say what you will about those Kardashians, but they sure have some great shades in their new nail polish collection from Nicole by OPI, Kardashian Kolors.

Gouldylox Reviews – I usually like to remain positive, but I had an insane reaction to this hair remover. And I’m not sure how I lived without these hair pins this long.

Lipglossiping – gets an inside look at one of the charity events held at the giant Boots HQ in Nottingham!

Nouveau CheapSally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips: do not underestimate the power of (nail) transformation that these can bring to your digits this holiday season.

Prime Beauty – awards NARS Larger Than Life Eyeliner in Via Appia a Bronze Medal and a Beauty All Star award!

Phyrra – shows you how to become a knockout with Knockout Nails!


What's your favorite lip color for fall/winter 2011?
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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Spotted: more clearance items at Walgreens

Remember a few weeks ago when reader Margaret shared all of those great clearance sightings at her local Walgreens? Well since that post, I've heard from many of you about other products that you've spotted on clearance recently at your Walgreens locations and today I'd like to show you a few more pics. I obviously can't guarantee that you'll find these products on clearance at your locations, but hopefully this gives you an idea of what to look out for.

First up, from my pal Rai of Glam Morena:

 image credit: Rai for Nouveau Cheap

Assorted Black Radiance eyeshadows


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The Weekly Drugstore Makeup Sales (11/27 - 12/3)

For a listing of the beauty-related sales going on this week at Ulta, Target and Kmart (including special holiday circulars), click here.

Can you believe it's going to be DECEMBER on Thursday? I feel like I was just celebrating my big milestone b-day a few months ago and here I am ready for my next b-day (on the 13th, if you're curious).  Where in the heck did 2011 go??

Confession: I'm getting a little tired of blogging about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. My in-box has been flooded with sale notices for the past month now, and every day I'm scouring the internet to make sure I'm not letting any fantastic sales slip through the cracks. It's a lot to keep track of and blog about, and I know I'll be letting out a huge sigh of relief on Tuesday morning when this madness is behind us! 

Doing my regular weekly drugstore sales post was actually kind of refreshing this week. Now that we're officially in full-blown holiday season mode, I know that sales alerts are going to come fast and furious but, for now, let's take it slow and focus on what's on sale this week at the drugstores, shall we?

GREAT NEWS for Revlon Lip Butter fans: all three drugstores are running BOGO1/2OFF sales this week (details below).

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Last chance for Too Faced 50% off + free shipping

There are still a few hours left to take advantage of the Toofaced.com sale! TODAY ONLY (11/25) all Vintage items are 50% off (no code needed) and you can enter code BLACK11 for free shipping + a free deluxe sample.

As of 6:43PM Pacific the only thing that was sold out was the Eyeshadow Singles. Click here to view everything that's on sale today.

I've got my eye on this shadow palette that comes with a full-size tube of Shadow Insurance. Yikes! I told myself I wasn't going to purchase anything online today but I just might cave for that one. It's normally $38 but right now it's $19 (the retail price of the primer alone is $18 so it's like you're getting the eyeshadow palette for a dollar!). I've heard great things about that palette to boot. Argh! Someone stop me!
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Are you feeling lucky? Get a $159 Mystery Bag for $25 + free shipping NOW

I'm not sure how many hours you have left to grab this one, so HURRY if you want it:


TODAY at Dermstore.com, you can purchase a 6-piece Black Friday Mystery Bag (a $159 value) for $25 + FREE  SHIPPING. Click here to check it out.

If you end up ordering it, I'd LOVE to know what's inside when you get it!

Are you feeling lucky?
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If you missed out on the Sephora $10 deals today...

If you missed out on those Black Friday $10 deals over at Sephora.com today (sadly, they're now sold out), here are some consolations that you can still grab (but hurry before they're gone too):











If you place an order for $25 or more, be sure to enter FROMSEPHORA for this extra-special freebie

OR

Check out the dozens of other codes you can enter for other great freebies and deals.

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Over 100 new markers just approved on the Wet n Wild maps

I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving had a wonderful day yesterday! Because of the holiday, I'm running very behind on all things blog-related, but I wanted to take a minute to let you know that I just approved over 100 new markers on the Wet n Wild Ice Baby and Walgreens Beauty Bar interactive maps. Many of the new sightings are located in the midwest, northeast, east and south, but there are a few new sightings on the west coast if you're still looking for them in that area of the US.

To view the Ice Baby map, click here.

To view the Walgreens Beauty Bar (8-pan matte and baked palettes), click here.

Another HUGE thanks to everyone who has contributed to these maps. Your detailed info has helped SO many of us locate these limited edition collections this season.

PS: I've been asked if I will create an interactive sightings map for the Revlon Lip Butters and the answer is no. Since the Lip Butters will be part of the permanent core collection for Revlon beginning in January, I don't really think there's a need for a map since we'll soon have access to them everywhere.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Giving thanks

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you reading this in the US. I hope you're having a day filled with family, love, laughs and, of course, lots of food!

While we all take a moment to reflect upon the things that mean the most to us (a roof over our heads, family and friends, food in our bellies), I'd like to take a moment to share with you a great idea submitted by a lovely reader recently.

Reader "A" (I'm not sure if she'd like me to use her name) is part of a forum on Reddit that discusses beauty, and she let me know about a recent topic regarding beauty products donations to women's shelters. You can check it out here if you'd like.

If you're in a position to be charitable this holiday season (or any time), I'd like to encourage you to take any unused beauty products or feminine hygiene products you may have and seek out your local women's shelter for a donation.

As the folks on Reddit mentioned, women's shelters have a HIGH DEMAND for things like foundation, concealer and feminine products. These are things we take for granted in our daily lives, but many women across the country may not be able to afford them or have easy access to them.

We all know that something as simple as being able to cover under-eye circles can give us a little bit of extra confidence to meet the day. When you're shopping at the drugstores this holiday season and you come across a great deal, consider picking up an extra lipstick, concealer, foundation, shampoo, box of pads or tampons or anything else you think a women in need could use.

I'm not going to link to a specific women's shelter directory on this post (there are a lot of scam sites out there), so if you don't know where the local women's shelters are in your town, do a google search for "women's shelter" and your city and see what pops up. If you're not sure as to the legitimacy of the organization, jot down a phone number and give them call. Find out who they're affiliated with, and if they accept donations. Ask them what they need the most for the women in their facility and build a small list for yourself.

A few years ago I came across a great sale on some shampoo at Big Lots and ended up purchasing way too many bottles (you know how that goes). So on the suggestion of a co-worker at the time, I gave my stash of unused/unopened shampoo to a local women's shelter and they were incredibly appreciative. If you have unexpired, unused stash that you KNOW you won't get to within the next year, please consider giving it to a woman in need. (NOTE: all beauty product donations must be unused and unopened.)

I know that many of you reading this are not in a position to purchase things for yourself right now, let alone give to others. I completely understand and respect that and I'm in NO way trying to guilt-trip anyone into making a donation that is beyond their means. I'm just suggesting to those who CAN purchase an extra lipstick or two, or have a bountiful stash that they can't use up themselves, to give to a women in need.

The power of a new lipstick may not change someone's current position in life, but it can give them a tiny boost of self-confidence at a time when they need it the very most.

Thanks again to reader "A" for the great reminder and suggestion.
Love, 
G. xo
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Bath & Body Works and The Body Shop Black Friday Totes are now online

I can hardly keep up with all the Black Friday/Cyber Monday madness, but I sure am trying!

I just wanted to let you know that the BBW and TBS Black Friday Totes I've blogged about over the past few days are NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE.

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Wet n Wild $0.69 Sale at CVS

In addition to that Wet n Wild Fast Dry mini set that's going to be $2.88 with $2 back in Extra Bucks on Black Friday (11/25) at CVS, I noticed in the latest Wet n Wild newsletter that there's ANOTHER promotion at CVS that's going on through 11/30:


Through 11/30, you can stock up on your favorite 99-cent items from Wet n Wild for just $0.69 each!

As with everything else I've been posting about lately related to Black Friday/Cyber Monday, I'll add this one to the master list so that we can have them all in one place.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Breaking News: Milani and Jordana Cyber Monday Sales

I just received this info from my contact at Milani/Jordana, and I wanted to share it ASAP because these deals are too good to keep to myself!

(click each image to be taken directly to the website)



Ever since I started my Jordana at Walgreens series, I've been hearing from readers who have been wanting to try Jordana but don't have access to their products in their area. Well this is the PERFECT time to give them a whirl. Also, don't forget that there are special products that Jordana has recently brought out of the land of discontinued, which you can only purchase online.

Also, for those of you who have been wanting certain shades of Milani Baked Blushes but can't find them in your area, take advantage of 50% off + free shipping while you can!

Are you planning to make some Milani or Jordana purchases this Monday? If so, what are thinking about picking up?

PS: I'm working on updating my Black Friday master list to include Cyber Monday sales as well, so I'll definitely add this to the list so you don't forget!
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e.l.f. Holiday 2011 eyeshadow duos: NARS dupes?

So I was at Target the other day and I finally spotted the e.l.f. Holiday 2011 end cap that I blogged about a while back. Taking a closer look at the $5 eyeshadow duo set (which you can buy here if you can't find it at your Target), I noticed that some of these duos kind of reminded me of NARS duo eyeshadows.

So I got to thinking...do ALL of the e.l.f. duos have a NARS counterpart? Maybe, maybe not. But check this out:
image source: eyeslipsface.com

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VERY EXCITING drugstore sightings!

I am so excited to share these drugstore (and Ross) sightings with you that I can barely type right now! So let's not waste any time:

Back in October when I first saw The Varnish Clique's post about the new Essie shade Shine Of The Times (the Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure dupe!), I started counting the days until the Luxeffects collection was spotted in drugstores. Well, that time has come because the lovely Joyce just tweeted me a pic of Essie Luxeffects which she spotted at her local Walgreens!


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Thanksgiving Day Mani

I'm not sure what it is about Thanksgiving that makes me gravitate toward my Sally Hansen limited edition polishes, but last Thanksgiving I rocked a tri-colored mani using the brown polishes from the Sally Hansen Tracy Reese Fall 2010 collection, and this year I was drawn to them again. I guess I just love rich browns and earthtones for Thanksgiving. BUT, this year I wanted to jazz it up a bit and add some sparkle, so I grabbed my new OPI Warm & Fozzie and my Wet n Wild Cougar Attack and decided to do a fun polka dot mani.

Note: you don't need a fancy dotting tool to make polka dots on your nails--check out this post where I show you that a simple bamboo kebab skewer works just fine. You can pick up a bag of 100 for a buck at the dollar store and you only need three for this look, which will set you back just three cents!

Left to right: Sally Hansen Touch of Mink, Sally Hansen Fedora, OPI Warm & Fozzie, Wet n Wild Cougar Attack

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