23 Feelings You Get When You Go Beauty Shopping at the Drugstore

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POPSUGAR Photography

Can't wait to go to the pharmacy? You're not alone. Ever since I realized that the store isn't just for cough drops and Clorox, I've found myself making excuses to browse its many aisles filled with lipsticks, blushes, mascaras, and more. The drugstore is a mecca for beauty addicts, with its seemingly endless shelving of products of all shades, textures, and promises.

Considering investing in some primo lip stain? That's great . . . but you can get, like, five of them at CVS, Walgreens, or Target for the same price. There's something inherently soothing about the fluorescent lighting, the soft-rock music, and aisles upon aisles of awesome finds. It's exhilarating and calming, all at once. Take a look to see the evolution of how I feel visiting that big, beautiful building.

01
When You Get to the Entrance and Pass Through the Doors
NBC

When You Get to the Entrance and Pass Through the Doors

02
When You Walk In and Hear the Sounds of the Cashiers Scanning Items
NBC

When You Walk In and Hear the Sounds of the Cashiers Scanning Items

03
Smelling That Sterile Pharmacy Smell
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Smelling That Sterile Pharmacy Smell

04
Walking Straight Past the Actual Pharmacy Because You Don't Have Any Prescriptions to Pick Up
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Walking Straight Past the Actual Pharmacy Because You Don't Have Any Prescriptions to Pick Up

05
Pivoting to Get to the Makeup Aisle
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Pivoting to Get to the Makeup Aisle

06
Trying to Remember What Stuff You Came Here to Get
Bravo

Trying to Remember What Stuff You Came Here to Get

08
Looking to See If Revlon Has Any New Lip Colors
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Looking to See If Revlon Has Any New Lip Colors

09
Considering That You Probably Don't Need Another Red Lipstick
Disney

Considering That You Probably Don't Need Another Red Lipstick

10
Realizing That Most of the Lipsticks Have Been Pried Open
Warner Bros.

Realizing That Most of the Lipsticks Have Been Pried Open

11
Thinking About If You Need Another Loofah
Disney

Thinking About If You Need Another Loofah

12
Deciding That Today Is the Day to Spring For a New Deodorant Scent
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Deciding That Today Is the Day to Spring For a New Deodorant Scent

13
Looking at All of Maybelline's Various Mascaras
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Looking at All of Maybelline's Various Mascaras

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Wondering If You Should Become a Vitamin Person
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Wondering If You Should Become a Vitamin Person

16
Then Remembering the Entire Bottle of Fish Oil Supplements You Haven't Even Opened
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Then Remembering the Entire Bottle of Fish Oil Supplements You Haven't Even Opened

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Marveling at the Wide Array of Essie Nail Polishes
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Marveling at the Wide Array of Essie Nail Polishes

18
Grabbing a New Topcoat Just Because
Marvel

Grabbing a New Topcoat Just Because

19
Thinking About Getting Some Self-Tanner but Then Recalling Your Last Experience
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Thinking About Getting Some Self-Tanner but Then Recalling Your Last Experience

20
Swinging by the Candy Aisle on the Way Out
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Swinging by the Candy Aisle on the Way Out

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But Then You Realize She's Serious
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But Then You Realize She's Serious

23
Getting to Your Car and Realizing You Forgot Literally Everything You "Needed"
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Getting to Your Car and Realizing You Forgot Literally Everything You "Needed"