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: French Tip Swirl Drag Marble

I know my water marbling reputation is, well .., kind of awesome =)  But even I fail sometimes, and I failed a lot in my latest experiments.  I failed enough that it didn't make it onto my nails & I ended up doing this instead at like midnight - base color is Sinful What's Your Name, drag marbling done with China Glaze Virtual Violet & Techno Teal:

Here's the tutorial - kind of surprised it turned out coherent as tired as I was LOL:

I haven't give up permanently - I will probably continue experiments this weekend.  It's been like 2 weeks since I had a marble & this Addicted to Color will not get the best of me!  Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Drugstore Hauls

This is all the result of a failed mission - a search for the yellow Sally Hansen Hard as Nails that they show in the display picture.  I did find the display a few times, and picked up some other colors, but the yellow eluded me.

 

These were from the first Walgreens that I hit:

 

 

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Pumping Iron, Frozen Solid, Sturdy Sapphire, Unbreakable Heart & Hard to Get.  Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in Ink Splatter, Fractured Foil & Antiqued Gold.  Sinful Unicorn & Let's Meet.

 

These came from a couple of CVS's:

 

 

Wet n Wild top: Collecting Pollen, Bird Bath & Sunburst.  Bottom:  Ocean Grotto, Waves of Enchantment & Magic Trident.

 

Ulta, I had to stop & pick up a gift card also:

 

 

L'Oreal Pink Shells from the Summer Siren collection.

 

I really don't remember if this batch was a Walgreens or a CVS:

 

 

Revlon Black With Envy, Tangerine, Blue Lagoon & Sunshine Sparkle.  Sally Hansen HD Digital, Three D, Lite, Hi-Def & Cyber.

 

And finally Sallys, because a free bottle of China Glaze is too good to pass up:

 

 

Finger Paints Chrysanthe-Mum's The Word, Outta Sight Orange, Psychedelic Sunshine, Prints & Printsess & China Glaze Reggae to Riches.

 

I decided that it's time for a no-buy ... I don't really think I've enforced one in a very long time, but I've really been buying a lot of polish lately.  Here's the vid:

 

Thanks for reading =)

 

~Colette

TOTD: Essie Mesmerize + Sinful Pearl Harbor

Just another quick post, as I am already running late & need to do a fresh mani.  I wore Essie Mesmerize on my toes plain for a few days:

 

 

And I like it, but it started getting kind of boring to me, so I decided to sparklify it with Sinful Pearl Harbor, which is so gorgeous on & so hard to capture in pics:

 

 

On another small note, last night the patch on my big break failed & I'd already decided I wasn't patching it again, so I've got a nub on my right index at the moment.  Patch lasted over a week and a half though, so it's not as bad as it was when it first happened.  I did file down the rest of my right hand, but not quite as short as the index.  I can live with 1 uneven nail for a couple of weeks - on my non-modeling hand no less, and I haven't shot a water marble tut since the break ironically.

 

Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette

NOTD: Stained Glass (Sinful Mint Apple + Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure + China Glaze Matte Magic)

Just a short post words-wise, but lots of pics =)  I wore Sinful Mint Apple plain for one day:

And then I snazzed it up with Hidden Treasure:

& then added black Konad with image plate m64 & Matte Magic.  LOVE!  It totally reminds me of stained glass  I did a flash shot of the combo glossy also:

Fairly pleased with my double-stamping on this, although obviously the left ring turned out best.  The pattern is pretty forgiving.

AND, since all of you that voted in my poll let me know that you like seeing impressive polish in motion, here's the video =)

This is where I was sitting when I took the video earlier today - it's my grandparent's back yard, there's a bench at the top of Grandma's garden.  It was the nicest, most peaceful moment I'd had in a while.

Here's some of what's blooming in the garden right now:

Thanks for reading.

~Colette