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Sunday, November 27

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

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.

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 Cheap – Sally 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?

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

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).

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!

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?

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):