Cheap Thrills: 8 Drugstore Beauty Bargains

Wallet feeling the strain these days? Check out some of my favorite drugstore beauty bargains, most for $10 and under:1. Vaseline Cocoa Butter Vitalizing Gel Body Oil ($7.49) is an amazing body moisturizer, and smells deliciously of cocoa butter and almond. In the winter, it's perfect for combating super dry skin, and for hot summer nights, it adds a rather fetching sheen to legs and shoulders.2

Dear Suave, I Was Wrong. Love, Beauty Addict

A few months ago I had some rather evil things to say about Suave Exhale Calming Body Wash in Lavender Vanilla. Consider this:"...claims to turn your shower into a "calming sanctuary." Please! The only thing that turns my bathroom into a calming sanctuary is a glass of wine and Miles Davis on the iPod. Anyhow, this body wash laughably claims to have the "same fragrance appeal as Bath & Body Works

Drugstore Deathmatch: Creamy Body Washes

Creamy body washes are all over the shelves of CVS these days! You'd be hard pressed to find a clear shower gel in the bath aisle; it seems that everything has gone the creamy route, though the marketing claims and "extra benefits" vary by brand and range. I've tried these five recently and thought I'd give you the scoop on each. So here they are, ranked from best to worst!Dove go fresh Cool