Open Thread: Discounted Beauty Product Sightings

Coastal Scents, BH Cosmetics and More Spotted at Ross, Burlington Coat Factory and TJMaxx

Wait a minute. Coastal Scents and BH Cosmetics palettes that you don't have to order online? Can this be true?? Thanks to some lovely readers, I can confirm that yes, it is very true (and there's lots more!). Take a look:

image credit: @clau777 for Nouveau Cheap

Coastal Scents Palettes at Ross for $8.99 and $7.99 

(regularly $20.95 each)

First up, reader @clau777 on Instagram kindly shared the pic above of the two Coastal Scents palettes she spotted at her Ross this week.

• The Coastal Scents Original 88 Eyeshadow Palette regularly retails for $20.95, although it's frequently on sale on the CS website (right now it's on sale for $14.95). 
• Ross price: $8.99.

• The Coastal Scents 10 Blush Palette regularly retails for $20.95, although just like the 88 Palette, it's frequently on sale (right now it's on sale for $14.95). 
• Ross price: $7.99.

Awesome, right? But that's not all...

So I Took a Chance on an Inexpensive Perfume from the Discount Store...

Purchased by Me

I'm a fragrance addict, and I do not discriminate. I love everything from drugstore body mists to boutique fragrances and I honestly only have one thing on my mind when I sniff a fragrance: does it appeal to me? If the answer is "Yes!" then I don't care about the brand.

That said, you know I'm always looking for a good deal. I often find popular, expensive fragrances at discount retailers like TJMaxx, Ross, Marshalls and Burlington Coat Factory (those places are a goldmine for fragrance junkies since things are often more than 50% off retail). When I was at Burlington Coat Factory a few weeks ago, this fragrance caught my eye and I decided to take a chance on it....

Gale Hayman Beverly Hills Delicious Eau de Toilette

(retail: $12.99 at discount retailers, 3.3 oz)

So did taking a chance pay off? Keep reading to find out...

Burlington Coat Factory Haul

Purchased by Me

Let me preface this haul post by saying that not all Burlington Coat Factory locations are the same when it comes to beauty products. I've found that newer and/or larger stores have a much better variety of both high-end and drugstore cosmetics (some even have full-on wall displays of Sally Hansen, CoverGirl, etc., just like a drugstore), while smaller/older stores may have a more limited selection. So try calling around to the Burlington stores in your area and ask them if they have a large beauty department. If they do, get your booties over there ASAP and see what you can find.

IMPORTANT: Some readers have recently spotted the Kat Von D cosmetics I posted about HERE at their Burlington stores recently. I personally have found limited edition drugstore cosmetics from Wet n Wild, and full displays of Profusion palettes that I've never seen at Walgreens or elsewhere, at Burlington, as well as Color Club polishes (I bought Color Club holo polishes at Burlington over the summertime for $3.99 each) and much, much more. So it pays to go--and keep checking back--because you never know what may pop up.

Which brings me to my latest haul...

December Burlington Coat Factory Haul

Keep reading for pics and details...