January Buys

I think I'm just going to do a monthly post of the polishes I've gotten unless it's a HUGE haul.

Anyways, here are the polishes I had picked up towards the end of January.

OPI buy 1, get 2 free sale:

Fly, Tomorrow Never Dies, That's Berry Daring, The Spy Who Loved Me, Skyfall, Shatter The Scales

I also bought a couple Julep polishes from separate blog sales.

Mystery Glitter and America.

 A closer shot of Mystery Glitter. It totally reminds me of Halloween, which is exactly why I bought it. And I got America for patriot holidays. :) I definitely can't wait for the chance to use these!

What do you think? Did you pick up any new polishes in January? What are you looking forward to getting in February?

Zoya Haul

I'm sure everyone knows about the Color Your World promo that Zoya had a couple weeks ago. I took full advantage and ended up getting seven colors.

Paloma, Friday, Evvie

FeiFei, Daul. Song, Creamy

Did you take advantage of the promo? What colors did you pick up??

Winnings & Small Haul

I got a couple giveaway wins this week and snagged an amazing deal from Sally's yesterday.

Lawless Lacquer  held a Zoya giveaway sponsored by Verve Salon in Pittsburgh, and I won Natty and Toni. Natty has been on my wishlist, and Toni is a gorgeous shade! The only reason I hadn't added it on my wishlist is because I have lots of vampy reds/purples and don't wear them very often.

Then, from Mandy's Polish, I won prize #1 of her Birthday Giveaway. The prize included a set of four pots of glitter, OPI Spiderman mini's, Nabi Magnetic Polish Lilac (my first magnetic polish!), Essie Shine of the Times, Sinful Colors Pearl Harbor, Wet n Wild Gray's Anatomy, and Color Club Worth The Risque. 

I stopped at Sally's to get some top coat and see if they had the new Bits N Pieces collection out yet (which they didn't), and I saw they had the Boho Chrome collection on clearance. I wasn't able to get this collection when they came out, and really wanted them, so I was sooo excited to see them marked down. They were only 2.69 each, plus I used my 15% off coupon! What a steal. The only one that was missing was the purple one, and from what I see, it wasn't really a duochrome anyways, just more like a metallic. I also got Posche Top Coat and I haven't ever used it before, so I am anticipating seeing how it matches up to Seche Vite.

Another bit of exciting news...I finally got a daylight light bulb! lol. I thought what I had was a daylight kind, but it wasn't. So, the quality of my pics will be good up a couple notches. I am just sad that I did some really pretty nail art for upcoming challenges over the weekend, so the pics are not very good. Oh well.

Anyways, I want to hear your thoughts on Seche Vite vs. Poshe? I have always been a faithful SV user, but I have heard lots of good things about Posche, too. I'm just wondering if it dries as fast and glossy as SV.  Let me know your thoughts or what you use as a top coat!

Small haul

My childhood best friend was in town to visit over the holiday and we spent an afternoon out shopping and browsing. Here are the polishes that I picked up from Marshall's and Sally's.

Sephora by OPI Blasted Silver, Barielle Green Opal, Orly Passion Fruit, China Glaze Creative Fantasy, Beauty Secrets Cuticle Oil, and some pear lotion.

I'm so glad there is a Marshall's closer to me now because they have Color Club, Sephora by OPI, Barielle, Orly, Sation, and sometimes OPI for a seriously discounted price. I definitely will be stalking!

 My only complaint was that once I got home and opened my Barielle polish...this is what I found:

No brush?!!!! WTF! How does that even happen? I'm torn because I know this was the only bottle and I really like the color...it's a metallic army green with gold shimmer. So, I don't know weather or not just to put it in an empty bottle, or return in. Plus, it was only 2.99...I mean, I wouldn't have bought it if I knew there was no brush, but since I already have it home, I kinda want to keep it. lol.

What would you do? Put it in a cleaned out bottle...for 2.99 you almost can't beat it. Or take it back?

A few stash additions

My MIL got me a few polishes for Christmas and I couldn't have been happier because I wasn't expecting any at all!!

Color Clubs: Port-folio, Editorial, Model Behavior, & First Looks. Port-folio is an amazing purple/green duochrome. It is seriously gorgeous. So is First Looks which is a blackened base with blue shimmer. Love.

The bottle with the jeweled cap is a Cynthia Rowley polish. I couldn't find any information on it anywhere online and couldn't even find bottle shots of a bottle that looked like this. It is a no name, but the bottle is so cute and the polish isn't so bad, either. lol. It's a pink metallic shimmery color that looks like it will probably apply like a foil.

Last, she got me a Sally Hansen nail art pen in Hot Pink. I have never tried one of these, so I am excited to see how it compares to using polish and a small art brush. I believe I have heard that these work well as stamping polishes, too.

I am really happy with my few little gifts...I was impressed with the gems she picked out for me despite not being a polish aficionado like myself :)

Giveaway Winnings

Got a few more nail mail packages over the past few days.  I was lucky enough to win two giveaways the past week, plus I received one more of my birthday swap packages.

First, from Seriously Swatched I was supposed to only be winning the Seche Vite Collage Overlay, but she sent me some extras as well :)

She sent a nail polish remover pad, two self tanner towels, make up brush cleaner, Seche Vite Collage Overlay, and Sinful Colors Winterberry. I ALMOST bought the SV Overlay about a week before winning this! What are the odds?! I can't wait to put this over a bright, fun summer color. And oddly enough, Winterberry is one of the few Sinful Colors that I don't own! lol. I love the purple/grey colors, so this is right up my alley.

Then, from Oh Three Oh Four, I won the second prize of her holiday giveaway, which was a set of Pure Ice polishes.

 Oh Baby!, Sleigh Ride, Sugar Cookie, My Wonderland.

 My friend Dee sent me these for the birthday swap. The CG were from my wishlist, so I am happy to have those. I am that much closer to finally finishing my Ink Collection. There are only 5 left for me to get now :)

OPI Avojuice lotion, Orly Sashay MyWay, China Glaze In The Limelight, China Glaze Shocking Pink, OPI Be Brave, Sally Hansen Nail Prisms Ruby Diamond and also a couple nail files.

Birthday Swap Package

Yesterday I received another package from my birthday group! This one was from Felicia...and here is what she sent.

Bodycology lotion, e.l.f. polishes: Red-y Or Not, Dazzle Diva, Chic Confetti, Misty Haze, Catrice Dirty Berry (a gorgeous holo), Sonia Kashuk nail polish in Lacquered Lilac, and lip gloss in Shrinking Violet, and a pack of Eos lip balms.

What is in the mini bottle, you ask? Oh, that's just....OPI BLACK SPOTTED!!!! O.M.G.! I wanted this so bad, but seriously figured it was one of those polishes I would never own. Since her package was late getting to me, she decanted some of her own bottle into a mini one so that I could have some. I swatched it on one nail and it's amazeballs! I can't wait to do a full mani with it!

What do you think of Black Spotted? A step up from crackle polish?

More nail mail!

Here are four more of the packages I received from the birthday group I am in.

From Emily: Essie Miami Nice, Leading Lady, As Gold As It Gets, Butler Please. Also, some Hello Kitty and Lip Smackers lip gloss.

From Marijana: China Glaze Moonlight, China Glaze Cha Cha Cha, Rimmel Lemon Drop, Rimmel How Do You Lilac It, Miss Sporty (no name),Maybelline Colorama (no name?), and Essence Party Princess. She also sent a Hello Kitty candy charm bracelet, some Essence lip gloss that smells amazing, and a cute Hello Kitty nail file.

From Tres: Sally Hansen Lustre Shine Lava, Nail-venturous Floam, and Essie Mojito Madness.

From Xana: Maybelline (no name?), China Glaze Lush & Luxe, China Glaze Flying Dragon, H & M Purple Glitter, Gina Tricot Beauty Puff Powder, H & M Fantasy Ocean, Flormor 410, Model's Own Purple Imperial, and an H & M eyeshadow palette.

Leading Lady and Butler Please are so gorgeous in person. They are definitely on my list of things to swatch ASAP! And can I just say...FLOAM!! I have been wanting this polish for ages. This was one of my first and #1 lemmings of all time. I want to carry it with me at all times, yet lock it up for safe keeping!

I love all my packages and new additions so much! These girls have done a great job picking out polishes for me and it's fun to get ones from all over the world that I couldn't normally get.

Nail Mail!

I am a part of a nail polish birthday group on FB, and these are a few of the packages I have gotten so far.  My birthday is in June, but that month was taken and they needed people to fill the empty months. lol.

From Ashley: LA Girl Rock Star Glitter, Venique Lotion, Venique 5 Inches of Seduction, Venique Pump up The Jam, Wet N Wild Teal of Fortune, Wet N Wild Stream of Wonder, Polished Components Everything But The Kitchen Sink. OPI nail strips, nail file, and two pairs of earrings.

From Desiree: Bettina Flip Flops, Berry Merry, Be Jolly, Sparkles, and Sinful Colors Dazzle.

From Hailee: Essie Mini Real Simple, China Glaze Glistening Snow, Essie Case Study, Barielle Falling Star, Essie Very Structured, China Glaze Angel Wings, Essie Mini Very Cranberry, and Lilacquer Fhloston Paradise.

From Tamera: Klean Kolors Neon Yellow, Barielle Decadence, Sally Hansen Snappy Sorbet, Klean Kolors Beach Ble. She also sent me some really cute extras...a cheetah print hair clip, Hello Kitty stickers and Lego's, erasers, zebra kleenex, and some maple syrup since she's from Canada!

I loved all my gifts so much. I was kinda skeptical going into doing a birthday group, but it has turned out to be so much fun! I have loved shopping for the other girls and seeing what they picked out for me. I just got four more amazing packages, so I will be posting pics of that in the next few days! :)