Dollar Tree sightings and haul (NYC, L.A. Colors, Maybelline, L'Oreal, CoverGirl and more)

Over the past year or two, Dollar Tree has really stepped up their game in terms of the variety of drugstore brand cosmetics you can find at any given time for, of course, $1 a piece. And now that they accept manufacturer's coupons, there's tons of opportunities to score free products, which is pretty amazing.

Last week I stopped by several Dollar Trees in my area and here's a summary of everything I spotted. I obviously can't guarantee that you'll find everything featured in this post at YOUR Dollar Tree, but it never hurts to look, right?

In fact: the LA Colors Value Kits I showed you back in June of 2011 still haven't shown up in my area, but I did find some similar palettes the other day and bought them all for a future review (I'll show you pics at the end of this post). And reader @JCRineer spotted a totally new-to-me L.A. Colors product that I'm super excited to show you as well, so keep reading for all the details...

First up, some NYC products:

NYC Jumbo Lipstick Pencils and Smooth Skin Loose Face Powder in 741 Translucent

Lots and lots of additional pics after the jump...

NYC Green Cover Stick, NYC Matte Powder Foundation and Maybelline Moisture Whip Lipstick

 NYC Kiss Glosses and Smooth Mineral Eyeliner/Eyeshadow Kits

I seem to remember these cute little quads from a while back--I think they were limited edition but a quick check of my blog didn't turn up anything. At any rate, there were six different palettes at my Dollar Tree and here's a better look (they all seem to be shimmers and satins but there may be a few matte shades here):

Moving on to CoverGirl:

 

 CoverGirl Gel Eyeslicks Gel Eye Color 2-packs

I believe the Eyeslicks were discontinued in 2009, but I know a lot of you still love them.

 CoverGirl Eye Enhancers 1-Kit in Glazed Ginger

Old packaging and a discontinued shade.

Moving on to Maybelline:

Lip colors (again, if you have $1 off Maybelline coupons, these would be free):

 Maybelline Moisture Whip Lipstick and Hydra Time Lipstick

I know a lot of you love the old Moisture Whip lipsticks (I think they're great too) but I was surprised by how many positive reviews the Hydra Time lipsticks have received on the internet. I don't think I've ever actually tried one!

Moving to L'Oreal:

 L'Oreal Eye Highlighter Line & Shadow Pencil

My Dollar Tree had just this one lime shade and lots of it (I think these were discontinued a while ago).

 

 L'Oreal Mattique Oil Free Foundation in Coffee

Don't remember Mattique? That's ok, because according to the internet it went away in 2006. But there's a review on Makeup Alley that states that a single bottle was selling for $30+ on ebay back in 2009. Yikes! My Dollar Tree only had this foundation in the shade Coffee. But to be honest, even if they had a shade that would work for me, I wouldn't buy a liquid foundation this old...but that's just me.

Now for my haul:

I just had to try one of these NYC quads--I can post a review if you'd like to know my opinion of it after I've tried it (by the way, there's a safety seal on these quads, which is much appreciated). Also, how could I pass up NYC Smooth Skin Loose Face Powder for just $1? I've loved this powder for geeze, probably over a decade now. 

 

One of the Dollar Trees in my area still has some of the older Sally Hansens (no Nail Prisms, Insta Dris or anything really great though). I decided to get this one because of the pretty orange microglitter:

Have you heard about these Donna Michelle Nail Art glitter sets?!?!

Donna Michelle Nail Art glitter sets

A few weeks ago, some of you reported spotting these at Dollar Tree and I finally found them (thanks for the heads-up, by the way!). They're teeny tiny jars of loose glitter that you can either add to nail polish or sprinkle on top of your nail after you've painted it.  I bought every single variety that my store offered. Check 'em out:

 Large hex glitter

 Little balls (for a DIY Caviar manicure)

 Flakies!!

 Bar glitter

 Fine glitter

I am sort of freaking out about these glitters--$1 for eight little jars? They're kind of amazing. I'm going to dig through my polish stash for any boring shades that I can add glitter to, so expect to see some frankens in the near future!

Now for those L.A. Colors palettes I referred to at the beginning of this post:

 L.A. Colors Bold Eyes Eyeshadow Palettes

There are six different palettes in this collection and my Dollar Tree had all six...so naturally I bought them. I will definitely do a full review of these, with swatches, in the near future.

And last but certainly not least, check out the new L.A. Colors Little Black Books that reader @JCRineer spotted at her local Dollar Tree:

image credit: @JCRineer for Nouveau Cheap

L.A. Colors Little Black Book of Eyeshadows in Smoky 

There are 15 shades in each of the Little Black Books and there are THREE different books to choose from. @JCRineer was nice enough to share some additional pics of the Natural palette (there's also a palette with greens and purples called Glam):

image credit: @JCRineer for Nouveau Cheap

 L.A. Colors Little Black Book of Eyeshadows in Natural

@JCRineer writes:

 ...I was super excited so I played with it as soon as I got it home and I was pleasantly surprised how pigmented and smooth the colors are (and pretty)!  They last quite a long time too. I've been wearing them for about 6 hours and they're holding up very well. They are very small but still, 15 colors for a dollar! And the small size is still perfect for a small round brush or a flat brush. I think I'm going to go get the other two! Very impressed for Dollar Tree makeup.

I'm sold! Check out how cute these are:

 
image credit: @JCRineer for Nouveau Cheap

 image credit: @JCRineer for Nouveau Cheap

image credit: @JCRineer for Nouveau Cheap

For more info on these palettes, check out the L.A. Colors website.

Whew! That's it for this Dollar Tree post but, as always, I would LOVE to hear what you've been spotting at your local Dollar Trees these days. Leave a comment and let us know!

And thanks so much, @JCRineer, for the fantastic sighting, pics and mini-review. So incredibly helpful!