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Everybody loves a good deal on makeup! Drugstore.com has some SUPER deals right now:

Buy any Revlon cosmetic item and get 50% off the second equal or lesser priced item!

This is what I’m getting:

Revlon Beyond Natural Skin Matching Makeup, Light-Medium $12.99

Covers imperfections and evens skin’s appearance. Patented ingredients made with innovative micro-color beads adjust to your exact skin tone upon application.

I love this stuff! I don’t need a heavy foundation and my skin is really dry and this is like wearing nothing at all!

Revlon Matte Lipstick, In the Red $8.00 $4.00

I haven’t tried this shade yet, but for 50% off I can experiment! I love a true red like this one!

If you’re not a Revlon girl, Drugstore.com has the same great deal on Cover Girl and Maybelline cosmetics too!

And the best part: If you spend $25 (and who wouldn’t?!) you get free shipping!

Find more Drugstore.com coupons at CouponMountain.com.

I haven’t gone to get an eyebrow wax in months.  Maybe even a year.  Although the shock of hot wax on your skin combined with the pulling of a cloth strip is undeniably unforgettable, I really can’t remember the last time I subjected myself to this.  It’s not that I mind getting eyebrow waxes, as a matter of fact, I used to get them regularly.  But my eyebrows kept getting thinner and thinner with each visit and the next thing I knew, I was having to lightly pencil them in for a regular looking face.  I also consider them a little luxury that hasn’t been necessary in these trying times.  So, I leave them alone and tweeze them every couple of weeks to clean them up a bit.  The natural shape and arch has restored itself and I even get compliments on them sometimes.  No more pencils, no more waxing.  Some of you out there will of course disagree with this and get eyebrow waxes for the rest of your life, and actually some eyebrows need them regularly.  But if you are looking to cutback on the splurge and DIY at home, you want to make sure to pick up a decent pair of tweezers.

In all honesty, mine are very old and I do need to replace them soon, sparking my curiosity about different brands.  Of course there are the well-known Tweezerman tweezers that every beauty magazine swears are the best.  I’ve used Tweezerman and they are great.  Very sharp at the pointy ends so you must be careful or you will draw blood and create an unsightly little red bump and possibly ingrown eyebrow hair

These Tweezerman Slant Tweezers ($20), seen here in their signature red, come in an array of fun animal prints and colors including my favorite shade of olive green.  These have won all sorts of accolades for being the best and apparently, were used to pluck Michelle Obama’s famously arched brows on Inauguration Day.

Sephora offers a line of products by Anastasia Beverly Hills who makes a similar style of slant tweezers, these cost a little more than the Tweezerman’s…maybe its the “Beverly Hills” add on at the end. $28, sephora.com

If your not into these prices for little pieces of metal with sharp edges, these Revlon Expert Tweezers for $6.49 will probably do the trick as well.

Happy Tweezing!

Find at Smarter.com:  Shop for more affordable tweezers.

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Drugstore.com always has a pretty darn good sale section. I’m in the market for a new hair dryer.  My old favorite was actually a Revlon dryer that lasted…forever!  So, I’m sticking to the brand and came accross this Revlon Toumaline Ionic 1875 Watt Dryer at Drugstore.com.  As my luck would have it it’s on sale for about $10 off!

                                                                    $34.44 Now: $24.11

The Revlon Ionic Retractable Cord 1875 Watt Dryer is also on sale for if appliance cords annoy you.

                                                                     $21.49 Now: $15.04

I’ll probably end up going with the retractable cord dryer and stock up on my fave Dr. Pepper Lip Smaker until the total comes to $25 so I can get free shipping!

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About a year ago, I fell in love with LORAC’s Sheer Wash Lip & Cheek Tint. At the time, I’d been looking for blush that would rosy up my cheeks and stay put all day, two wishes that weren’t coming true with standard powder or even cream blush. LORAC did that, giving me visibly flushed color that didn’t overwhelm but didn’t underwhelm either.

While LORAC isn’t insanely expensive, it does set me back $17.50, so you can imagine my delight when I caught sight of Revlon’s new Limited Edition Pinch Me Sheer Gel Blush. At around $12.00, Pinch Me seemed like a good deal, and the “Cheeky Cherry” hue it comes in looked like a close match to LORAC’s “Sheer Luck.”

The Verdict: I think I’m going to keep paying the extra 5 bucks to LORAC. The Revlon blush was less messy than the LORAC, which comes in a roll-on bottle that can be unruly at times, causing too-much-at-once application, but that wasn’t enough to convince me. The consistency of the Revlon was too gelatinous for my taste, and it seemed like the jelly texture caused the pigmentation to be barely visible. It also made it difficult to build color, and I’m not the type to pack it on, so if I couldn’t get the color I wanted, that’s saying something.

All told, I think I can live with Revlon’s Pinch Me until it runs out, but I won’t be going back for more. I prefer the thinner consistency of LORAC’s formula and the deeper color. I do, however, appreciate Revlon’s effort, and I hope more mass-market brands start making and perfecting cheek stains.

LORAC Sheer Wash Lip & Cheek Tint, $17.50