Review: New Prestige Flawless Touch Blush in Sugar & Spice

Prestige Cosmetics, which are available at Rite Aid, Ulta, CVS and other retailers as well as online, is a brand that I really feel is underrated and sometimes gets lost in the shuffle when it comes to drugstore makeup. I adore their My Blackest Lashes Mascara, Total Intensity Eyeliner Pencils, Skin Loving Minerals Lip Glosses and many other products, so I was very excited to receive a product from their newest collection, Flawless Touch Blushes, recently for review. Today I'd like to show you the shade I received:

Prestige Flawless Touch Blush in Sugar & Spice

(retail: $6.95, 0.14 oz)

A few of my favorite things (that are currently on clearance right now)

I just updated the CVS master list with a few new products and lost of new shades! I'm so very happy to hear that so many of you are saving lots of money and picking up lots of fabulous makeup products this time around, and I hope the savings continue for at least a couple more weeks (until everything's wiped out, that is).

I have received some requests for recommendations of products to purchase during the CVS Beauty Clearance Sale, but PLEASE NOTE: many of the products I"m about to recommend are also currently on clearance at other retail locations such as Walgreens, Target, BB&B, Rite Aid, various grocery stores and I think even Ulta.

So here are some recommendations based on products I personally own and love:

The Wednesday Question

This week's question is based solely on the fact that drugstore makeup is blowing UP right now. With all the new product releases and clearance sales, how could I not ask you this question today?

What is the best drugstore beauty product you've purchased in the last month?

This can be a brand new product that's just come out, a new-to-you product you discovered on clearance, or even a product you've repurchased a zillion times. Either way, out of everything you've purchased in the last month (between November 14th and today), what is your absolute favorite?

Spotted: Essie at Ross

A huge thanks to reader Krissy for this one! Krissy spotted some Essie nail colors at her local Ross for just $3.49 each and was kind enough to share:

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

I don't know what's more incredible about the above picture: Krissy's purple duochome mani or the price of that Essie polish!

Review: J.R. Watkins Lip Tints, Body Oil Mist and Hand & Body Lotions

After I reviewed the wonderful J.R. Watkins Lemon Hand Cream the other day, many of you couldn't believe that ALL J.R. Watkins products are on sale this week at Rite Aid for 2/$3. Well I'm here to tell you that it's TRUE, and you can check the comments on my original review if you don't believe me! A lot of you are stocking up this week and I love hearing about what you're getting.

Since this sale is going on through this Saturday (12/17), I wanted to post about the other products I received recently in case you're looking to stock up. I've noticed that the selection of J.R. Watkins products at Rite Aid seems to vary a bit from store to store, so if you couldn't find the Lemon Hand Cream at your location, here are a few other products for your consideration:

 J.R. Watkins Hand & Body Lotion in Grapefruit

(retail: $9.99, 11 oz)

Birthday presents!

Hello, my lovelies! If you noticed that I didn't post any new blog posts yesterday and were wondering why, it was my birthday and I took a day off from the blog. I'd love to share with you some of the highlights from my day, starting with the CAKE:

Mr. G bought my cake, and I swear he picked the exact cake I would have picked out myself if I had been there. This was a tres leches cake with caramel dripping down the sides and fresh strawberry filling inside. This had to have been the most moist cake I've ever eaten (and continue to eat, since I still have 1/4 of it in my fridge!). The fresh fruit on top deceived me into thinking I was actually being semi-healthy with every bite. Ha!

China Glaze Colours From The Capitol Collection (inspired by The Hunger Games)

If you missed the official press release I posted a few days about this collection, you can read up on all the details here.

Today I received the official color chart and I'm so excited to share it with you:

A FLAKIE! Whoo hoo!

Are any of these shades jumping out at you (besides Luxe and Lush, of course)? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

And just a reminder: this collection will hit retailers on March 1st.

Urban Decay Naked Palette VS. Physicians Formula Nude Palette

If you caught my previous posts about the new Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips collection, then you know that probably the most talked about item in this new collection is the Nude Eyes palette. Since I was asked by a few of you to do a comparison of the PF Nude palette to the Urban Decay Naked palette, I wanted to get this up as quickly as possible considering that CVS is running a sale this week on Physicians Formula. You get $5 Extra Bucks when you spend $10 on Physicians Formula this week, so you can get this palette for $5.99 (regular retail price is $10.99) through this Saturday, 12/17.

 Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Nude Eyes Palette

(retail: $10.99, 0.26 oz)

Quick update on the new Wet n Wild Spoiled collection

After I posted those great pics from reader Mattie of the new Wet n Wild Spoiled collection, I asked my contact at Wet n Wild for a little bit more info and I can now tell you the following:

• The Spoiled Collection from Wet n Wild is actually separate from the regular Wet n Wild line, and it will be PERMANENT. 

• Currently it is only available at CVS, but it will have chain-wide distribution, meaning it should be at every single CVS location.

• There will be a total of 72 new shades in this collection.

To see pics of the display that's currently popping up at CVS, click here.

Nail gals, are you excited to see all 72 of these new shades? As soon as the Wet n Wild Beauty Ambassadors receive the official information regarding Spoiled, I'll share it with you ASAP.

CVS haul and update

First up, I just updated the CVS Beauty Clearance Sale Master List with a few new products and shades. Another huge thanks to everyone who has been leaving comments on that post with new sightings. It is SO helpful for all of us.

Also, I want to let you know that when I update the list, if I'm adding a new SHADE name to an existing product, I move that product to the top of the sub-category. That way, you don't have to scroll through everything just to see if one or two new shades have been added. I hope that helps!

Next up, as promised, here is my one and only haul from the CVS beauty clearance sale: