Smackdown: Yes To Grapefruit Brightening Facial Towelettes vs. Burt's Bees Pink Grapefruit Facial Towelettes

Today, I'll be comparing 2 drugstore brands that have some truly amazing products between them. Yes To and Burt's Bees. They both have some crazy great skincare products, but I'm totally in love with their facial towelettes! Like I use them every single day, or maybe more. Both brands have a grapefruit variety of towelette, so I'll be comparing those today.

Lets start with the packaging, like always. Yes To Grapefruit Brightening Facial Towelettes come in an elongated soft pack with a white plastic compartment that opens to reveal a hole for you to grab a towelette from. Burt's Bees is very similar, only the soft pack is much shorter, so the towelettes are folded a bit more.

Both towelettes have the same citrus type scent to them. They honestly smell the exact same. I'm not much for scents, but I do like the smell of citrus, so I like the smell of these 2 products.

Yes To Grapefruit Brightening Facial Towelettes are much thicker and are textured, where Burt's Bees are thin and non textured. Both feel strong and have never ripped on me while wiping them over my face. And the size is also the exact same.

Yes To Grapefruit Brightening Facial Towelettes retail at $5.99 for 25 towelettes. Burt's Bees Pink Grapefruit Facial Towelettes also retail for $5.99, however you get 30 towelettes. So, Burt's Bees Pink Grapefruit Facial Towelettes are a little less expensive per wipe.

Honestly, the big difference for me with these 2 products boils down to the formula. I think that the Burt's Bees Pink Grapefruit Facial Towelettes are far more gentle and take off oil and makeup way better than the Yes To Grapefruit Brightening Facial Towelettes. I really wanted to like the Yes To Grapefruit Brightening Facial Towelettes as much as the Burt's Bees Pink Grapefruit Facial Towelettes, but for me the Yes to just didn't feel as nice on my skin and caused a little bit of irritation and redness. Please note, that the Yes To Blueberry Facial Towelettes are my absolute favorite facial wipes of all time, so it has nothing to do with the brand.

WINNER: Burt's Bees Pink Grapefruit Facial Towelettes!!!!

Friday Haul: Maybelline, Physicians Formula, The Body Shop & more!

Happy Friday! I hope your week was great. I'm back in the thick of drugstore deals this week, so I hope you're ready to shop! I went to Target, CVS, and The Body Shop this week. 

 At Target I was able to get some great deals using the $3 off $15 Beauty purchase coupon that came with my Target Beauty Box. If you follow me on Facebook, you will have seen that I posted a link for you to print off a coupon for $3 off any $5 yes to coupon, and I also posted about Target having a lot of Clearance finds this week as well. So, make sure you are following me! So, here is the deal I was able to get with combining all of these coupons:

Yes to Blueberry Cleansing Facial Towelettes (Bonus Pack) $5.99
Yes to Cucumbers Cleansing Facial Towelettes (Bonus Pack) $5.99
Revlon Colorstay Whipped foundation (Clearance priced) $5.48 =
$17.46
-$3.00 ($3 off $15 Beauty purchase coupon that came with my Target Beauty Box)
-$3.00 (Yes to coupon from here)
-$3.00 (Yes to coupon from here)
-$2.00 (Coupon that I printed for Revlon from here) 
$6.46 for all 3 items!

The first thing I picked up at CVS, was this 2 pack of Maybelline Mega Plush Mascara. CVS has a sale where if you buy $10 worth of Maybelline cosmetics, you get $3 back in extra bucks. I also had a $2 off coupon from the red machine. Here is what this deal looks like:

2 pack of Maybelline Mega Plush Mascara in "Blackest Black"
$9.99 (The extra bucks will still print even though it's a penny off of the $10)
-$2.00 ($2 off any Maybelline cosmetics purchase coupon from red machine)
-$3.00 (Bucks that printed on my receipt for a future purchase)
-$0.99 (10% back for Beauty Club membership - 10% is always taken BEFORE coupons)
 $3.99 - Only $2 per mascara!

Next up, I had to get in on the Physicians Formula deal, where if you buy any 2 Physicians Formula cosmetics, you get $10 back in extra bucks! I had a coupon from the red machine for Physicians Formula, and when I went to Target, I found these fun little pink stickers on Physicians Formula products that said "Buy 1 Get 1 FREE". So, I peeled one off and took it to CVS where I was able to score this deal:

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips All-in-one Nude pallet for face and eyes in "Natural Nude" & "Warm Nude" $13.99 each...
$13.99 x 2 =
$27.98
-$13.99 (Buy 1 Get 1 FREE coupon sticker)
-$3.00 ($3 off any Physicians Formula cosmetics purchase coupon from red machine)
-$10.00 (Bucks that printed on my receipt for a future purchase)
-$2.79 (10% back for Beauty Club membership - 10% is always taken BEFORE coupons) 
 $1.80 - Only $0.90 for each pallet!

Next, if you follow me on Facebook, you will have seen me post about a Groupon deal for The Body Shop. For $15 you get $30 to spend in store! This is just a straight $30, and if there are sales in store, you can still use the Groupon! This past weekend, there was a sale for "Buy 2 get 2 or buy 3 get 3". So, I was able to get 6 items for the price of 3, plus I used my Groupon to pay for most of my purchase! Here is how it worked

4 single eyeshadows in "Caramel Flirt", "Chocolate Linger", "Coconuts About You", & "Pink Crush" $10.00 each x 4 = $40.00

2 single blushes in "Bubble Gum", & "Ginger" $16.00 each x 2  = $32.00

  $40.00 (eyeshadows)
+$32.00 (Blushes)
$72.00
-$15.00 (Amount from the Groupon)
-$30.00 ("Buy 2 get 2 or buy 3 get 3" sale)
 $27.00 for all 6 items, only $4.50 per item!

This week, had I not gotten any of these cosmetics on sale or used coupons, I would have paid $127.43. Since I was smart about my shopping, I only paid $39.25! What were you able to score this week? Make sure that if you want to get in on any of the Drugstore deals, you shop before Sunday!