The Wednesday Question (YouTube edition)

Who are some of your favorite YouTube beauty vloggers?

Chances are, if you like reading beauty blogs, you might also like watching beauty vloggers on YouTube. So I thought it would be fun (and helpful) to hear about your favorites today.

NOTE: Please do not include links to your own YouTube account in the comments. This is about sharing the love, not self-promotion. Thank you!

Sneak peek: new Sally Hansen Lustre Shine Nail Color Collection

Goodbye crackles and magnetics, hello duochromes! It looks like that's the hottest new trend for drugstore nail polish this year, and thanks to reader Noonish, I've got the facts to back it up! Noonish just left a comment on the You Tell Me page and included a great picture as well.

Noonish writes:

Ok I don't think you've mentioned anything like this yet, but in the September 2012 issue of Nylon magazine they have a beauty page with some products on it. One is something called Sally Hansen Lustreshine polish. The color looks to be like a bit of a Chanel Peridot dupe type of color?? It's called Plume according to Nylon's page.

 image credit: Noonish

Sally Hansen Lustre Shine Nail Color in Plume

(retail: $8)

The image above is a photograph of a page from the September issue of Nylon Magazine (print edition). Noonish is absolutely right--it looks like a Chanel Peridot dupe (or maybe a Maybelline Boho Gold dupe!).

Thanks so much, Noonish, for the heads-up about this new collection. I can't wait to find these polishes in stores (hopefully they'll start popping up soon!).

Nordstrom Exclusive Stila Beauty Palette: $8.90 + free shipping (and more!)

If you haven't checked out the You Tell Me page today, you're missing out on some awesome reader-submitted deals! Click here, scroll down to the bottom and work your way up!

This deal in particular might go quickly, so I want to make sure you know about ASAP. Big thanks to Annette for this one:

image source: nordstrom.com

Annette writes:

Stila Beauty Palette (Nordstrom Exclusive) ($74 Value)
 

Was: $18.00, Now: $8.90 (50% OFF)
Free shipping.

Shades include:
- Eyeshadows: Free, Earthy, Boho, Retro, Gypsy, Chic.
- Shimmer Powder in Kitten.
- Covertible Color in Wild Flower.- Limited edition.
 

There are some other sale beauty items here.

I just took a look at the other beauty sale items and check this out:

Maybelline Limited Edition Eyestudio Quad in Olive Martini: 8 products, 2 looks

As promised, I wanted to show you some eye looks that I've created using the Maybelline Limited Edition Olive Martini quad (click here for my full review of this quad, with swatches). 

For these looks, the only eyeshadows I used were the four colors in the Olive Martini quad. I used eight products altogether for these two looks, including brushes:

Review: Milani Instant Eye Makeup Remover

A while back, I was sent the new Milani Instant Eye Makeup Remover (available online only), and I've been using it for several weeks straight to get a feel for how it works with different mascaras and liners. Now that I'm done testing it out, I'd love to share my thoughts with you.

 Milani Instant Eye Makeup Remover

(retail: $5.99, 4.0 oz)

Beauty-related Rite Aid Video Values coupons for September

Rite Aid shoppers: tomorrow (Wed. 8/29) is your last day to print  the August Video Values coupons. So get them while you can! 

Here's your sneak-peek at the beauty-related Video Values coupons for September, which go live Thursday, August 30th. And remember, unless otherwise specified, you can stack Video Values coupons with any manufacturer's coupons you may have, for even more savings.

September Beauty-Related Video Values Coupons:

$5.00 off any Beyonce Pulse Fragrance

$2.00 Off Revlon ColorStay™ Smoky Shadow Stick or Revlon ColorStay Overtime™ Lengthening Mascara

$2.00 Off Revlon ColorBurst™ Lip Butter

$2.00 off any Simple products

$2.00 Off All Almay Intense I-Color (Mascara, Liners & Shadows)

$2.00 off  Dove Bodywash 18oz or larger

$1.00 off Two Garnier Fructis Styling Items

$1.00 off Two Garnier Fall Fight Items

Yay for a new Revlon Lip Butter coupon! And don't forget that there are three different Simple skincare coupons over at Coupons.com right now, ranging from $1.50 - $2.50 off select Simple skincare products. Stack one of those with the $2 Video Values coupon and you're looking at a nice little savings.

UPDATE: Walgreens Balance Rewards Program

I received some updated information directly from Walgreens yesterday regarding the new Balance Rewards program so I wanted to share this information with you as quickly as possible (click here for my original post if you'd like an overview of this new program). Please take a moment to read through this information if you're planning on joining this new program:

UPDATE

Online enrollment for Balance Rewards will now begin after Labor Day on Thursday, September 6. Beginning that day, customers can join Balance Rewards online at Walgreens.com/balance or via the Walgreens mobile app. The national launch of Balance Rewards is Sunday, September 16, when customers can easily enroll in-store, online or via the mobile app and begin earning points and special savings, and start redeeming rewards.

Swatchfest: Maybelline Limited Edition Fall 2012 Fashion Week Color Show Nail Color Collection

Continuing my coverage of the Maybelline Limited Edition Fall 2012 Fashion Week Collection (click here for my LE Color Tattoo review and here for swatches of the LE Olive Martini Quad), today I'd like to show you the complete collection of limited edition Color Show Nail Colors. 

I purchased all six of these polishes at Rite Aid last week, but since some of you are having a hard time locating this collection, please note that readers have also spotted the Fashion Week displays at Walgreens and CVS. The problem is, new products don't always show up in drugstores at the same time at all locations, so you might not see these displays for a few weeks (or even a month). My suggestion is to call ahead and ask your CVS/Walgreens/Rite Aid if they have these products on the floor yet. If they say no, then you can always ask them approximately when they plan to put them out. That way you can avoid stalking your local drugstores every day until you spot them.

Maybelline Limited Edition Fall 2012 Fashion Week Color Show Nail Colors

(retail: $3.99 each at Rite Aid, 0.23 oz)