Sniff. Sniff. Snort. That’s how a typical Spring day in our house sounds. Living in the 7th worst city in the country for pollen and allergies (we’ve dropped down two!) means stepping outside to a yellow world. Everything is covered with a coat of pollen thick enough to turn anything unlucky enough to be in its path yellow. The entire family has been lying low, feeling miserable and looking, to put it nicely, rough. Red, swollen, watery eyes and noses had given us a slightly haggard appearance. I spent most of my time trying to find a time when no one was looking to rub my itchy nose.
Definitely Drab
My daughter and I were about to leave for SheCon. We needed a mini makeover to camouflage our appearance and some allergy relief stat! We made a list of the items we needed- I wanted mascara and my daughter had a list that seemed to expand as we talked. “I need foundation! Oh, and nail polish! Maybe some eye liner. Lip gloss would be good too.”
Since I am all about saving money, I couldn’t leave until I printed out my coupon match ups and extra care buck deals to check out which makeup was on sale. Finally, list and coupons in hand, we headed out to the nearest CVS.
For anyone who’s new to CVS shopping, here’s a quick tip. Be sure to scan the extra care card at the red coupon machine located near the front of the store. The machine automatically prints coupons geared toward the individual cardholder. We received a $3 off of $10 cosmetics purchase. Score!
We found a super deal on Allegra that’s happening during the month of May. The 30 count package was $17.99. Using a $5 off coupon I found in the Sunday paper brought my total down to $12.99. The clincher was the $3 extra bucks to be used on a future purchase offered for buying Allegra. The store brand had a 15 count package that was a couple dollars less than what I paid for an entire month’s supply. Go me! Save money! (Yes, I’m doing the happy dance. Imagine me prancing around the house, waving my arms and singing.)
After my daughter sneezed loudly throughout the store-causing other shopper to practically flee from us in panic- I added some tissues to our beauty makeover kit. Although the Allegra package said it was non drowsy formula, I wanted until night time to try it. I didn’t want to be stumbling around in the daytime, barely able to stay awake. I’ve had allergy medicines that were supposed to be non drowsy that had my looking for the nearest pillow.
Our Allergy Makeover Kit
We have tested the Allegra for several days. The package said we could see results in an hour, which seemed correct. I no longer stayed hidden, scratching my nose and hoping no one would see because it didn’t itch and I no longer had the Rudolph look. What’s absolutely adorable on reindeer is not cute on me!
We experimented with the new makeup and came away looking polished and poised. Our one fashion don’t was the buttercup nail polish. It looked so pretty in the bottle but looked like we had contracted a toenail fungus when we gave ourselves a pedicure. The yellow polish on the toes look was not for us!
Looking Fab
We finished our day feeling better, looking better, and saving money. It was a fairy tale ending for us all!
I so love the tip about the liner going on the inside of the upper lid! I would have never thought to try that. Thank you!
Someday I want to try shopping at a CVS since I hear so much about it!
Gia has allergies, but we haven’t tried Allegra yet. It will probably be something on my list when she is a bit older.
My husband and boys suffer from seasonal allergies. I’ve never tried Allegra to them though. I’ll have to give that one a try next time.
My husband and boys suffer from seasonal allergies. I’ve never tried Allegra to them though. I’ll have to give that one a try next time.
You really know how to shop! Look at all those CVS rewards! My seasonal allergies can truly leave me looking ragged. What better time for a beauty boost!
I wish that we had CVS so we could do a mini shopping spree like you!