Hauls - March & April 2011

So, I decided to give an actual haul video a try ... I thought it would be quick but I actually got cut off twice by my camera because it won't go over a 10 min video LOL!  So if you have some time to kill, here is the vid:

And, because my old, beloved yet piece of crap camera does not refocus when recording vids, here are some decent bottle pics =)

From Ulta:

Ulta Professional Blue for You & OPI Black Shatter.

From Target:

Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-Ment.

From Sallys:

Sally Girl Periwinkle (2 because the bottles are so small LOL), China Glaze Blue Paradise, Orly Charged Up, Orly Hook Up.

Ulta again - every one a clearance pick including most of the Vintage Vixen collection:

Top:  OPI La Paz-Itively Hot Matte, Ulta Femme Fatale, China Glaze Bogie & Hey Doll.  Bottom:  China Glaze Midnight Mission, Jitterbug, Ingrid, Goin' My Way? & Riveter Rouge.

And finally on to yesterday's indulgence =)  Yet another trip to Ulta:

Top:  Ulta Profession Urban Jungle, Angel Baby & ??? (Lost it's label =( I'm going to try & research a name)  (UPDATE:  This has been identified as Soho Bleu!).  Bottom from the Anchors Away collection:  China Glaze White Cap, Sea Spray & First Mate.

Trade Secret buy 1 get 2 free sale:

Top:  OPI DS Mystery & DS Glow.  Bottom is Essie (some of which have black-lettered labels, some of which have blue-lettered labels ... anyone know that that means?  I'm guessing one is older but is it also for a formula change?): The Cove Copper, It's Genius, Rock Star Skinny & Decadent Diva.

Claire's:

Top:  Poison Apple, Venomous, Evil Queen.  Bottom:  Rain Drops, Fresh Water, Tranquil.

Sallys:

The China Glaze Island Escape collection:  Papaya Punch, 108 Degrees, Senorita Bonita, Blue Iguana, Cha Cha Cha, Electric Pineapple.  Bottom:  Nina Ultra Pro Sailor, Finger Paints Warm He-Art-Ed, Purple Palette, Art You Wondering, Orly Here Comes Trouble & Bubbly Bombshell.

And ... I still have one mega haul left to make - for the Zoya Exchange =)  Then I should be good for a while.  Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Zoya Polish Exchange

It's that time of year again!  The Zoya announced on their blog (& everywhere else) that the Polish Exchange is on now through the 27th.  You can read the details HERE - I see a rather large haul in my future, how about you?

 

~Colette

Revlon Perplex $1.00 @ Big Lots

You heard me right:

 

 

I got myself 2 more backup bottles.  I love this color so much.  They had 2 full 8-bottle displays (for those of you in MN, this was the St. Louis Park store).  If you've been looking for this color & have a Big Lots near your, I'd say it's worth a trip.  I got some other Revlon polishes also, have a much bigger haul post coming up this weekend so stay tuned for that =)

 

Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette

What Are You Gonna Buy?

Just saw the 5-hour 50% off RBL Sale notice in my email.  It's November 1st, Monday - and gee, guess what?  I'm off Monday!  So I'll have plenty of time to place an order in the timeframe (which I would normally be at work for).  I don't know what that order will be yet, LOL, but I've got some ideas =)

I'm also seriously going to try & get caught up this weekend - starting tonight.  Several NOTDs to post & I'm going to try & crank out my final Halloween tutorial this evening as well.  Then dig into comments, emails & catching up with everyone else's blogs!

Are you going to take advantage of the sale?  Let me know what you're lemming =) Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Sexy Boots

I almost didn't get these because I just don't get this dressed up very often anymore (a previous job I probably wore a skirt to work 3 out of 5 days a week).  But they were on clearance & they were (relatively) comfortable & when I do get dressed up I am not happy with my current tall black boots.  Tell me you could resist these babies:

 

 

DSW has a TON of clearance right now - the lady at checkout said they're just getting so much in on the trucks, if they have something with only a few sizes left it ends up in clearance instead of the regular-priced area.  So if you want some shoes head to your local store for lots of deals =)  I even got double member points, which I'm assuming probably goes through this weekend although I'm not positive.

 

Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette

NOTD: Barielle Two Timing

I had a hard time picking a color last night.  I didn't have enough time to do the mani I was thinking of, (that I did tonight) so this was kind of a compromise, but I like the way it turned out.  This is Barielle Two Timing:

Then I used Misa Ghetto Fabulous - my favorite gold for Konading - and a full nail design from image plate m56:

I hadn't used this design before, partly because unlike some of the other full nail designs, it doesn't have a perfect match that you can line up for double-stamping.  But I found if I flipped it to stamp the opposite direction, instead of going end to end, that worked pretty well.  When I have seams I want to hide I tend to put them towards the bottom ... here's an example, the nail that matched up best:

Also, by total coincidence since I did this mani last night, I got an email today from Barielle with this sale:

As if I needed more temptation on my no-buy LOL.

I have a new naked nails post coming soon, including a breakdown of my normal nail maintenance routine after several requests last time.  I took some pics today but have more still to do so I'm not sure if the actual post will come this week or next, but it is on the way =)

Last thing, I'm putting up a quick poll regarding my YouTube content - please take a moment to vote =)  I'm just running it for 1 day, to kind of test the waters & get a quick sample of what my readers & watchers want. I'll be discussing that once it's finished & the January book poll also, hopefully by the weekend. Thanks for reading (& voting!).

~Colette