August-September Hauls

Finally, finally - I've actually worn so many of the colors from this haul already LOL.  I split it into 2 vids, one for the actual haul & one for the crackle swatches:

In the video they're mostly by where I purchased them but to simplify things for the pictures & the blog post I sorted them by brand.

First the OPIs:

Top:  the Miss Universe collection - Crown Me Already!, Swimsuit ... Nailed It!, Congeniality is My Middle Name, It's My Year.  Bottom:  Serena Williams colors Grape ... Set ... Match, Servin' Up Sparkle, Pros & Bronze, Love is a Racket.

Nicole by OPI:

Black Texture, Silver Texture, Gold Texture, Red Texture.

Sally Hansen:

Teeny Greeny Bikini, Deep Blue, Sea, Midnight Sky, Time to Shine, Very Cherry, Grey Area, Pumpkin Spice, Blizzard Blue.

Ulta:

Ruby Slipper, Love My Blackberry, Lav-Ish, Army of 1, Quake Crackle Top Coat, Tink-Her-Bell.

Revlon:

Top:  Blue Mosaic, Facets of Fuchsia, Starry Pink.  Bottom:  from the Sweetly Seductive display - Colada Fizz, Pineapple Fizz, Grapefruit Fizz, Watermelon Fizz.

Kleancolor:

Starry Purple, Teal Crackle, Brown Crackle.

Absolute!

White Crackle & Navy Crackle.

Piggy Polish:

I am TOE Happy!, HOT Attack, Daylillies & Music.

Milani:

Brisk Orange, Black Krackle Top Coat, Purple Rush.

Sinful Colors:

Black Crackle, Pinky Glitter.

So, after this extravaganza, I put myself on a no-buy - I even managed to stick to it for like 3 weeks!  ... but that was like a week ago LOL & so I'm still not caught up, I have several Icing colors waiting for my next haul post =)

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD & Impulse Buying

Well, actually Impulse Buying is coming first. (And be forewarned: there a LOT of pics coming up here.)

Is there a word, like kleptomaniac, except for nail polish & I pay for it? If so, that's what I am. It's like I had a compulsion on me ... it was undeniable. I had to buy nail polish.

First I discovered a Dollar Tree practically right next door to my job that I had somehow overlooked:

L'Oreals & Maybellines - my favorites are the 3 on the end: Celadon Shimmer, Jaded Blues & Blue Riders.

Then I needed to pick up a couple things at Target. Who can go to Target without at least glancing at the nail polish?

Rimmel Cat Fight & Scene Stealer. Both of these are considerably more sparkly in person.

Then, a friend at work gave me a coupon to Ulta. There is not one that's exactly convenient for me, but I was game to hunt a location down. The coupon was $3.50 off $10.00 or more - I didn't think I'd have a problem getting to $10, and I was right. I mean, I could go broke in that place! I managed to kinda-sorta restrain myself.

My very first Piggy Polish, Mermaid (which reminds me a LOT of Urban Decay Shattered), NYC Green with Envy, & then OPI Russian Navy, My Private Jet, & Significant Other Color.

So, that really should have been enough polish for the day, right? Well, except I'm still on the hunt for those Barielles, and there were 2 CVSs on the way home from Ulta ...

Sally Hansen Lacquer Shine Flash & Spark from CVS # 1 & from #2 Milani Lemongello, Ms Milani, Cloud 9 & ... Cloud 9.

Weird huh? Yeah, that's what I thought. Not sure if it's mislabelled or what but these are obviously 2 different colors & I'd like to find out what the purple is really called. I'm assuming the blue is the "real" one because the name makes more sense for a blue.

So, that leads to my NOTD, which is the SH Flash:

And yes, that's a little bit of non-Konad nail art on my pinkie. I didn't have time to Konad & hadn't used any rhinestones in a while so I busted them out & am apparently a tad rusty since it turned out a little crooked. And they're a much brighter pink than shows in the pic. Not bad though. I also wish I'd stuck it on my ring finger instead of the pinkie, but oh well. I also usually use a little Cina to glue them down & I lazied out & just pressed them into semi-wet polish & then put on top coat.

One more thing before I really have to go to bed:

This was the sunset as I left the last CVS & headed towards home. I probably have my mom to thank for my love & appreciation of nature, and I stopped to take a pic because it really was gorgeous. After rushing from place to place it was good to take a moment, slow down, and savor something beautiful. Another simple little pleasure.

Thanks for reading.

~Colette