Thursday, November 5, 2009

High End Drugstore Beauty?

I went to Duane Reade (a NYC drugstore) to have a look at their new "look boutique".  The second floor features a ginormous beauty section carrying everything from regular drugstore brands to more expensive ones...

Pop beauty and Pur minerals


Too Faced stand

Yes to Carrots


They even have their own beauty tools section


Revlon, L'oreal, etc


100% Pure, a brand I haven't seen before, anyone tried this before?


100% Pure lippies. The packaging looks nice but its flimsy feeling


The texture is pretty impressive, these lippies are priced at $16


The foundation bottle is girly, claims to have antioxidants and vitamins


I didn't buy anything since I had to run but will have to go back and have another look! 

If anyone is interested, this particular DR is at: 1350 Broadway between 35th and 36th street

XOXO, M
Posted by Mona at 4:54 PM
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28 comments:

  1. I haven't tried anything from 100% Pure, but I've heard basically nothing but raves about the line. In particular, the Coffee Bean eye cream is really popular, and I know a lot of people love the scrubes and shower gels as well. Don't know much about their color cosmetics though those lipsticks definitely look cute.
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  2. I think I've seen the 100% Pure line in Hong Kong's Sephora, it claims to be an organic brand I guess! I wish we have Too Faced in our Sephora too!!

    cute foundation bottle <3
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  3. wow!! that looks like a really awesome place :3 i'm quite jealous.
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  4. Ooh! It looks like a great drugstore! & the beauty tools section looks like Sephora =P

    I highly doubt 100% Pure will be available in Canada but that foundation bottle is SOOO CUTE!!
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  5. 100% pure is an organic brand,awww ucky u got 100%pure !
    hear their eye cream is so gooddd
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  6. Ooo, a high end drugstore!!
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  7. WOW lol this is the Duane Reade I work by and I never knew they had this section! Thanks Mona!
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  8. I <3 100% Pure :) I love the eye cream.
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  9. lol.... mona, i wanna stay in the store... camping inside... ha~~~ i'm so interested with yes to carrot... yumm.... I'm doing a product using carrot powder too, present next week :)
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  10. I need to look for this store too! It'll be nice just to look around :P
    Very different for a drugstore to have highend products.
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  11. last time i was in that duane reede they were moving stuff around, guess they finally finished. was wondering why two faced was in there.
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  13. The place looks massive- just like a Cosmetics Supermarket LOL! No doubt I would spend hours in there :)
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  14. Thanks for the info!...I'm a lurker who lives in ny. The price sounds reasonable and i like that there are testers.
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  15. love these shots! I would stay here for the whole day if I'm there!
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  16. What a cool store, you're lucky you're an NY native!
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  17. Duane R looks like a Boots Health and Beauty in the U.K. You can spend a lot of time in those places!

    Thanks for the pics!
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  18. Wow our drugstore cosmetic section doesn't look anything like this!! LOL!
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  19. I love this! I'll definitely have to check this out next time I'm downtown.
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  20. THANK YOU MONA!!! =) for showing us the DR and letting us know the addy

    i am so excited!!! finally a place that sells pur mineral, it was a rave before, but too bad it was only sold in ulta...and you know ulta is not in NYC

    wow you are good at discovering new stuff =)
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  21. That store looks super nice! I wish that was my everyday drugstore, or I lived like across the street from it x)
    I can't believe it has like its own brush tool section, it's kind of reminds me of sephora though.
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  22. that store is why i hate baltimore. there is nothing good like that in maryland. :(
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  23. Dang it! Soon as I leave the NY area, Duane Reade comes out with some good sh!t!
    Now you got me homesick again.
    XoXo
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  24. 100% Pure is actually sold in selected Blossom Beauty boutiques in Toronto. I recently purchased a gorgeous plum-cloured eye palette =]
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  25. THANK YOU MONA!!! =) for showing us the DR and letting us know the addy

    i am so excited!!! finally a place that sells pur mineral, it was a rave before, but too bad it was only sold in ulta...and you know ulta is not in NYC

    wow you are good at discovering new stuff =)
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  26. Duane R looks like a Boots Health and Beauty in the U.K. You can spend a lot of time in those places!

    Thanks for the pics!
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  27. love these shots! I would stay here for the whole day if I'm there!
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