CVS

Spotted at CVS: New Spoiled "On the Catwalk" Collection,

4:03 PM


While out and about yesterday over lunch, I spotted a new display by Spoiled called "On the Catwalk", featuring some gorgeous colors (repromotes) for the fall.  Some were a little more basic than the others, but three of them really stood out to me, so I bought them to try out (more pictures below). 


When I first saw the display, two of the colors looked boring to me, and by boring I mean just a basic blue and black.  Well, then I picked them up and realized there was a lot more going on!  Here are the three I bought, from left to right: Checkin' into Rehab, I'm Ba-Roque, and The Parking Meteor Expired. 




Seriously, look at I'm Checkin' into Rehab - it's this beautiful deep rich purple/blue blurple with flakies.  It is so pretty, and the camera can't even capture it.  Swatches will be done tonight for sure!


And then The Parking Meteor Expired - I thought this one was black until I picked it up!  An oil slick - this is what this looks like.  At first glance it's black...the black with dark emerald green shimmer...but wait, there's more!  Nope, this has a major shift to gold, green, and purple too!  This is so pretty, and I only hope on the nail I am able to really see the shift.  Enlarge the picture so you can - this was the best I could get!


So have you seen these colors yet?  I'll be anxious to see what everyone thinks!

Now I turned to my resident expert on the subject (Nouveau Cheap) and she confirmed that these were infact repromotes.  Now for those of you, like me, who haven't seen these colors before - they are somewhat new!





Nailpolish

NOTD: Wet 'n Wild Spoiled Collection in Let's Get Sushi!

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I have to say, this is the first time in a long time that I've really liked all the colors for the spring, especially all the corals and tangerines.  CVS had a Buy One 2 Get 1 deal going on Spoiled by Wet 'n Wild so I picked up a couple, including this pretty little color called Let's Get Sushi!

Let's Get Sushi! is a cream coral with the slightest white shimmer.  I actually don't really notice it in the bottle, but when on the nail it's slightly evident in the sunlight.  As opposed to being fluorescent looking, like some of the really bright corals and tangerines, this is a bit more subtle and definitely easy to wear. 

This was the first of the Spoiled collection that I've tried.  The polish itself was thick extremely pigmented.  This is two coats.  The brush is a bit tricky.  Its thick, has an awkward curvature to the end, and honestly I found it really difficult to use.  Because the bristles were a bit cheap, I found that the first application was very streaky and I was really nervous as to how two coats would end up.  Luckily the polish actually filled in the grooves and it ended up nice and smooth.  I just wish they had a better brush to use.  Maybe I'll have better luck with the next polish I try.

Overall, I really like this polish.  The color is beautiful and it wore extremely well.  The polish itself had a great consistency - thick enough to achieve good cover, but it was easy to work with.  I just wish the brush was better. 

Retail is $1.99 when not on sale.  A really good deal in my opinion!

Blushes

Spotted at CVS: New Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blushes, Spoiled by Wet 'n Wild, Rimmel Scandaleyes Mascara, and Maybelline Illegal Lengths Mascara

2:24 PM


A quick lunch over to CVS to hit up the beauty sale turned into an hour + because of all the new goodies out there!  On a side note, if you haven't seen Nouveau Cheap's list for the beauty sale at CVS - head on over here.  It's a handy thing to have going in!

Anyway, back to the new goodies!  First up, Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush.  These are smooth like a cream but blendable like a powder.  I can't decide if you apply these with your finger or brush - I'm guessing finger because of the display piece, but if it's with a brush, this might be a dupe of Mally's Effortless Airbrush Blushes, which are a cross between a cream and a powder in an attempt to give an airbrushed look on the skin.  The Maybelline versions are selling for $8.29 a piece at CVS right now.  The colors are very bright and have the slightest hint of shimmer, but I would say it's more of a "glow" than anything else.

Click the pictures to enlarge.


Next up, the Spoiled by Wet 'n Wild nail collection.  These are $1.99 a piece and feature a larger bottle and a variety of colors.  The bottles remind me of the Sinful line, and the colors range from neutrals to bright glitters.  The glitter that caught my eye was at the bottom - a silver, black and red mixture of hexagonal and square glitters. 




Rimmel, one of my favorite drugstore brands for mascara, has come out with another volumizing mascara called Scandaleyes.  Reminiscent of the much-loved LashBlast, this is also in a fat, bright orange tube.  These were $7.29 a piece.


Lastly, one I almost missed because of it's location in the store - right in the middle of the baby aisle.  The new Maybelline Illegal Lengths mascara, which claims to extend your lashes by 4mm with fibers built into the mascara.  I assume this is similar to Loreal's Voluminous False Fiber mascara, so we will see.  These are $8.99 a tube.



I can't believe I actually came across some new products this quickly!  I'm pretty sure I saw some of these earlier last week around the blogs, but I certainly didn't expect to see them until well after the holidays!

Have you seen these around yet?


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