New nail product introductions

Nail lacquer by Borghese

Those of you who prowl the cosmetics aisles of your local Walgreen's, CVS, or Rite-Aid might have been surprised to discover a countertop display of nail polishes (with unusual dual brush heads) by Borghese, which had been known as a prestige brand. The beyond 40 beauty blog (found through my BlogRush widget) has done a little research to discover that Borghese has partnered with Del Labs, the parent company for Sally Hansen, to market this line. Similarly, Borghese has a line sold exclusively through Costco called Kirkland Signature™ by Borghese Collection.

On a related subject, Wal-Mart will introduce a line of nail polishes from Italy's Deborah Group.

Get it while it lasts

Here in the Washington, DC Metro area, where I live, the dominant drugstore chain is CVS. There is only a smattering of Walgreen's and Rite-Aid stores (including former Eckerd that became Rite-Aid stores after Canada's Jean Coutu Pharmacy sold Eckerd stores to Rite-Aid). Consequently, I go out of the way to shop at Walgreen's or Rite-Aid.

I went to Walgreen's yesterday, and I was startled to see all IsaDora cosmetics sold at 50% discount. I asked the beauty adviser-cum-salesperson if Walgreen's is no longer going to carry IsaDora, and she told me that IsaDora no longer wanted to ship products to the USA(!)

While I was not initially impressed by IsaDora, I reconsidered after reading Paula Begoun's glowing review of its eyeshadow quads. I now enjoy IsaDora eyeshadow quads in Antique Gold and Bronzing Plums - and picked up the eye shadow trio in Patina yesterday.

In short, get IsaDora products while you still can!