For those of you that might be heading to CVS this weekend, you might take a look around for the cosmetics clearance.ย It is easy to overlook- but what you want to try and find are the pink stickers and green stickers shown above that are actually on various items.
I saw tons of these stickers at my store and they are very easy to overlook if you aren’t actually on the hunt.
My store had a lot of Revlon, NYC, Cover Girl and more on clearance so be sure to grab those coupons and be on the lookout- usually I can get things for pennies on the dollar.
Here are just a few coupons that might come in handy:
$2 off Revlon from 5/2 SS
$1 off Rimmel from 5/2 RP or 4/25 RP
$1 off L’Oreal from 4/25 RP
$1 off NYC All You June
and there is a $1/1 Cover Girl in the 6/6 P&G
I also saw a lot of school/office supplies on clearance- including a ton of ink cartridges!
*As always clearance varies from store to store, so you may find a goldmine or you may find nothing at all.ย Good Luck!
Valerie says
I was going to tell you about this! My store had mostly L’oreal and Almay items on clearance. I got two L’oreal lip glosses and a concealer for about $4 (a little less with the two $4 off $20 that I used on my entire purchase). I got $84 worth of items at CVS this week for $18 and got $7 in ECB’s! Thanks Charlene for all you do – you really help me be able to keep our budget without spending my whole week matching/cutting coupons.
tereza says
Charlene do yu know if clearance price on cosmetic in CVS is based on shelf price? let say mascara with green sticker is 50% off price shown on shelf?
I am asking because last time when I searched clearance area in Target some clothes was on racks with 75% sign but price tags attached to clothes was only 30%.
Charlene says
Umm- not sure I follow but if mascara at CVS is priced at $4.99 on the tag, if it is marked at 50% off that would make it 2.49. At Target that could have been a careless employee just shoving stuff on a rack or another shopper that put a 30% off clearance item on the wrong rack. Or a lot of times at Target I find things marked at 15% or 30% and then when I scan them, they are actually much lower in price.
Tracey says
I did this deal about a month ago at my store here in AZ, I cleaned house! All the loreal was on sale and let me tell you, I ran home grabbed ALL my makeup coupons and went back to CVS and scooped up everything I could. With 3 girls wearing makeup in this house, this is a must have! I scored all my stuff for UNDER $2 each, including the new loreal foundation & mineral powders!
Tracey says
For inquiring minds I will also share what I got:
4 Loreal Foundations
3 Loreal mineral powders (these are awesome)
4 Loreal lipglosses
2 NYC color pallet eye shadows (bronzers)
5 Rimmel matte foundations for my daughters (these are ok, not great)
2 concealer sticks
1 maybeline mascara
3 rimmel mascaras
2 covergirl eye liners
1 revlon lipstick
Grand total was right around $15
Karen says
The ad for CVS this week is tricky with the wording you need to spend 50 on the items in the page not over all in your transaction. sneaky! I thought I got my 10 dollars but I must have been going all weirdo b/c I didn’t see any ECB and the receipt said I needed 25 to reach my ECB even though the others that had been previously fulfilled said the same thing.
This applies to the itunes giftcarde and the ad on the front page on the battery, tee pee, and paper towels (I think)
Mama3 says
I found Sally Hansen lipstick (lip plumping, I think?) for 75% off – used a $1 off coupon and got it for a buck! ๐ And also cuticle trimmer for around $1 and used a $1 coupon on that, too! ๐
Jennifer says
At a CVS in Phoenix, I was able to get two 75% off products:
-Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipgloss, regularly $7.99, on clearance for $1.99, used a $1.00 coupon, so paid $.99
-Revlon Creme Gloss, regularly $9.99, on clearance for $2.49, used a $2.00 coupon, so paid $.49
Got $17.98 worth of product for $1.48…not bad! ๐
At this CVS, in addition to the clearance stickers, there was a green price sticker on each clearance item that showed the price after the 50% or 75% off. It was easier to spot these price stickers than the clearance stickers. The clearance stickers are really small!
C says
Check out the hair dryers/straighteners/hot combs too! Many are 75% off right now! Found the CVS 2″ hair straightener on clearance for $4.99! Conair Infiniti Hair Designer retail price $50, clearance for $12.79!!! Revlon Ion Hair Dryer retail $24.99, clearance price 6.24!!