Review: Prestige Primed & Ready Eye Primer

The product featured in this post was purchased with personal funds.

A while back, I was able to pick this product up at one of those crazy Rite Aid clearance sales for 75% off. Sometimes drugstores put brand new products on clearance when they need to get rid of the counter display, but they don't yet have a spot for the product in the permanent wall display. I call this the "sweet spot" when it comes to hunting for discounted cosmetics, so I naturally purchased this ASAP when I spotted it on clearance. Who can resist a new eyeshadow primer for $2.50, which it regularly retails for $9.99? I sure can't!

 Prestige Primed & Ready Eye Primer

(retail: around $9.99, 0.5 oz)

In addition to Rite Aid, you can also purchase this primer at Ulta (it retails there for $9.49). I think $9.49 is a bit steep for drugstore primer, however Ulta always offers $3.50 off a $10 purchase coupons on their website (which you can use in-store or online), so that could help bring the cost down a bit if you find yourself wanting to try this one.

Keep reading for my full review...

Review: NYC Sparkle Eye Dust in Golden Champagne

The product featured in this post was purchased with personal funds.

I purchased one of the new NYC Sparkle Eye Dusts a while back at CVS (not to be confused with the older style Sparkle Eye Dusts that came in jars like this) and today I'd like to share my thoughts with you.

New NYC Sparkle Eye Dust in Golden Champagne

(retail: $2.99, 0.074 oz)

There are ten shades in the new Sparkle Eye Dust collection. 

Keep reading for my full review...

Review: Revlon Nail Enamel in Eclectic

Some of the products featured in this post were given to Nouveau Cheap directly from the brand. For my full disclosure, please see the bottom of this blog post.

I received some of the new-for-2013 Revlon polishes for review a while back, so today I thought I'd kick off this mini-series of reviews with the new shade Eclectic. Since Minted (the other minty-green creme in the permanent Revlon Nail Enamel lineup) was discontinued, and I happen to own Minted, I'll show you some comparison swatches at the end of this post.

 Revlon Nail Enamel in 580 Eclectic

(retail: around $4.99, 0.5 oz)

Keep reading for swatches...

St. Patrick's Day 2013 Manicure

Well I totally dropped the ball this year, Nouvettes. I really, REALLY wanted to do another reader-submitted St. Patrick's Day manicure round-up, but I've got so much going on behind the scenes right now (which will be revealed soon, I promise) that I just couldn't get it together. Hopefully we can do one for Easter though, like last year's!

And speaking of last year's reader-submitted manicure roundups, take a peek at the 2012 St. Patrick's Day manicure roundup here if you need some "nail-spiration" today!

 I did a quick and easy manicure for St. Patrick's Day 2013. Here's what I used:

Polishes used:

Santee Vikini Green (base color)

Nailene French Manicure Polish (small polka dots)

Zoya Ivanka (large polka dots)

Out The Door Northern Lights Holographic Top Coat (top coat)

Tools used:

LA Girl Dotting Tool (reviewed here)

e.l.f. $1 Concealer Brush (for clean-up)

Keep reading to see how it turned out!

The Lipstick League – week of 3.11.13

Question of the Week

What’s your current favorite face powder and why? 

G's answer: Oh don't make me choose just one! I love three right now, for different reasons. I love the Physicians Formula Super BB Powder because it gives my matte foundations a slight shimmer/sheen. I love Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder because it gives my skin a beautiful, natural look while still controlling shine. I also love my Neutrogena Shine Control Pressed Powder because it controls oil better than any other pressed powder I own. It's seriously hardcore if you need heavy duty oil control.

Links of the Week

Prime Beauty - dishes on the new Laura Mercier Smooth Creme Lip Colours--there are 14 of them, see two of her favs! 

Phyrra - shares several brands from The Makeup Show LA. Check it out! 

Vampy Varnish - shows you several options for bright lips in the hotter Spring and Summer months! 

we heart this - Stef shares one of her favorite bright eye shadow palettes, AND you can get it for under 5 bucks! 

Beauty Junkies Unite - Curious if the new Miracle Blur Instant Line Smoother from L’Oréal Paris really works or not? Check out this review with before & after photos, then decide for yourself! 

Clumps of Mascara - tested a makeup remover that just wasn’t up to par. In fact, it just, well...it sucked.

EauMG - The 1920’s are going to be a big trend this year thanks to The Great Gatsby movie coming out this spring. Instead of trying a perfume inspired by flappers, try one actually worn by flappers! Victoria reviews her favorite carnation perfume. 

Gouldylox Reviews - Love the YSL Rouge Pur Couture lip stains? Don't miss these at the drugstore - some of the colors are an amazing dupe! 

Lipglossiping - deploys her taste buds as she gets to grips with Jo Malone’s limited edition Sugar & Spice fragrance collection.

Nouveau Cheap - has been testing the new CoverGirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 Foundation for a while, and finally has her verdict.

Pink Sith - has three of the new NARS Satin Lip Pencils to share with you and a question about lip swatches 

My Beauty Bunny - shares her cruelty-freee dupe for Covergirl Mascara. 

Guest Post of the Week, as chosen by Prime Beauty - I don’t have a discerning nose but love perfume so I go to Cute and Mundane to read fragrance reviews. Dovey doesn’t only review fragrances though, she’s all about the makeup too.

What are YOUR current favorite face powders?

The Weekly Drugstore Makeup Sales (3/17 - 3/23)

This week's printable beauty coupons, drugstore sales, news & tidbits... 

Spotted: New permanent NYX display at Target

Hold the phone! NYX at Target? How did I not know this was happening? Reader Jeni from Facebook just spotted a large, permanent NYX display at her local Super Target and was nice enough to share a pic with us.

Want to see what's in the display? Take a peek at Jeni's pic, after the jump...

Revlon to bring back Skinlights?

It's difficult to keep to the rules of my Review Blitz (nothing but product reviews for two weeks straight) when I keep getting news that I want to share with you immediately!

You all remember Revlon Skinlights, right? If you don't, let me refresh your memory a bit. I believe this line of illuminators came out in 2001, and it had almost a ten-year run at the drugstore, finally being discontinued around 2008-2009. The Skinlights line included liquid illuminators (I think there were seven shades released over the course of their lifetime--here's a review of two of them, to refresh your memory). The Skinlights line also included some illuminating loose powders like this, and in the UK they even had twist-up creme sticks (I don't think those ever made it to the US, but I could be wrong).

Anyway, the liquid illuminators were a HUGE hit here in the US. In fact, if you do a simple Google search for "Revlon Skinlights" you'll find many questions on beauty boards about finding a good dupe for Revlon Skinlights--people were really displeased when these were discontinued. They still have a large following to this day, and tubes of the original Revlon Skinlights are selling for upwards of $80 on sites like Amazon and Ebay.

Well, today my pal Halifax over at Sparkled Beauty brought to my attention this review of new Revlon PhotoReady Skinlights that are debuting in the UK in April. I have no idea if Revlon is bringing this new PhotoReady version to the US, but if you're a Skinlights fan from back in the day, I wanted to let you know that there's at LEAST a possibility that we may see a PhotoReady version here in the States at some point.

Were you a fan of the original Skinlights? Are you hoping to see them back (in new form) here in the US?

Thanks again, Halifax, for the heads-up about this one!