Collective Haul for month of September

Woo! As you can see September was a good nail polish shopping month for me. Everything was purchased by my boyfriend (thanks boo!) or myself.

In a previous post I mentioned that Walgreens was having a .99 promo on all originally priced $1.99 products. I definitely took advantage of this promotion. The only product I got that was not nail polish was Wet N Wild Brulee eyeshadow. The polishes I got were (in no particular order): Undercover, Bite the Bullet, Private Viewing, Haze of Love, Disturbia, Caught Red Handed, FuchsiaRama and Teal of Fortune (not pictured above) and Blackmail.
One week of September Sinful Colors also had a .99 deal on their polish. From left to right: Nirvana, Secret Admirer (I had this color before, but left it at my dad's house in Florida and my sister wanted it for herself.) Envy, Dancing Nails, and Let me Go.
From Walmart I picked up Pure Ice Oh baby, NYC Plaza Plumberry and NYC Charming Rose Creme. And the one I was most excited about was from Target, I got Revlon Facets of Fuchsia.

Mini Walgreens Haul - Wet n Wild .99 promo

So last week noveau cheap posted about the Wet n Wild .99 cent promotion at Walgreens and I got instantly excited! It's a great time to stock up on some great items while on a budget.

(from left to right) How I met your magenta, 9.0.2.1 Orange, The Gold and the beautiful
2% milk, Sugar coat. (front) black eyeliner and cotton candy lip gloss.

I've only used 3 of the items I purchased so far. 2% milk (posted pics and a review prior to this post) 9.0.2.1 Orange on my toes and the lip gloss. The lip gloss looks like it might be BAM in your face pink (not that I would mind) but its sheer.

The promo is going on from 8/28 to 9/24 on Wet n Wild products that are originally priced at $1.99. I will definitely be picking up some more products during this promotion.

What are you planning on purchasing or stocking up on from this .99 promo?

Pink Wednesday! - Bianca

So since I LOVE pink. I figured I should participate in Pink Wednesdays. So this is my first (of many) Pink Wednesday posts.

Today I am wearing Sinful Colors Bianca.

3 coats Sinful Colors Bianca, no top coat.

What's on my nails - Oh La La

Sinful Colors - Oh La La is my first coral shade in my collection which I picked up in the beginning of July. I had no problems with the formula and application. According to Nightly Nails it has a jelly creme finish. Since I loved the finish, I opted not to use a topcoat but I regret that decision because I had scratches and some weird print when I woke up from my nap. (yes, I let my nails dry COMPLETELY before I laid down.) Is that normal for jelly creme finishes? On my accent nail, I did polka dots using LA Colors Art Deco.

Nail Junkie

I used Sinful Colors Nail Junkie under a crackle last night but to me it deserves a post all of its own because it's that fabulous.



I remember looking at this color at Walgreens and I had thought I purchased it. When my sister sent me a list of the polish that I left at my dad's I was shocked it wasn't on the list. I know I wanted to add it to my collection because I figured it would be perfect for an accent nail or to layer over any of the teal shades I owned. So once I had $2 to spare, I headed to Wags and picked it up.
It's a gorgeous teal jelly with chunky gold glitters and small blue sparkles. The formula is thick and gooey, making it a little difficult to work with. I used 2 coats to get the desired effect I wanted under the crackle I was going to use. Overall, it's a gorgeous color and would be perfect for an accent nail but I don't see myself purchasing it again because I'm pretty sure it will last me a LONG time.

current nail polish - Trinity Junkie

My crackle nail polish collection is growing. I received 2012 Cherimoya Cracked Nail Polish in Trinity from my "mother-in-law" for my birthday. (She also got me a black crackle from Pure Ice. I was so excited because I wasn't expecting anything :).) The 2012 Cherimoya collection has 24 colors, and it's a big range. It was so hard to choose a polish. Trinity (in the bottle) seems a little darker than Pepto Bismol, but since I love pink I'm okay with that. I paired it with Sinful Colors Nail Junkie (which I absolutely adore) and I like the results.




The Cherimoya polish has a REALLY strong odor to it, like enough to knock you out. Well not literally but it is intense. The brush is short and thick and I prefer this brush over the SH crackle brush. The polish itself isn't too runny. It dries fast and has a matte finish (although I added a top coat) I would purchase another bottle from this brand because they have such a wide variety and it's in my price range.

Birthday Nails!!

I tried to get "creative" with my nails but it was my first attempt at doing (so-called) nail art. I used one of my FAVORITE pinks, Sinful Colors Cream Pink (2 coats). On my accent nail, I used the LA COLORS: Color Craze (something) purple & a coat of the Sally Hansen Rock Candy over it. For the nail art (can you tell it's supposed to be a cupcake?) I used LA Colors Nail Deco in White with Rock Candy over it.

What's on my nails...

I never know whether to call these posts NOTD or NOTW. Anyways, today I'm wearing Sally Hansen Crackle Topcoat in Cherry Smash over Wet n Wild Hannah Pinktana.

3 coats of Hannah Pinktana, 1 coat of Cherry Smash with one coat of Clear top coat

The crackle polish was a gift from my boyfriend. My review is the same as with the blue crackle in the previous post. I couldn't cover the nail with one swipe of the brush but had no problem with layering the polish because I did side by side swipes.

I don't have any other crackle polish to compare the Sally Hansen Crackle Topcoat to but after using both SH Distressed Denim & this one I can say I would purchase another bottle. Although after reading other reviews I don't think I would purchase the gold SH crackle.

Do you own any of the Sally Hansen Crackle Topcoats? What's your favorite crackle polish?

Sally Hansen Crackle Topcoat

So my wonderful boyfriend gave me my birthday present early. My birthday isn't til the 26th but he was excited to give it to me because he knew I really wanted it. He got me 2 Sally Hansen Crackle Topcoats. (I may have mentioned several times that I wanted some crackle polish.) He told me he had asked the employee at Walgreens about the crackle polish & she told him that they were flying off the shelves. He got me Distressed Denim and Cherry Smash. I didn't take a picture of the bottles.

The first color I decided to use was Distressed Denim over Island Smoothie.





The brush is long and skinny, so it took multiple strokes to coat nail. Although I did not layer the crackle polish itself, I did side-by-side strokes. It's the first crackle polish I used so I don't have anything to compare it to so overall I was impressed with the effect. I just wish the brush was shorter and thicker.

Jewel Tone

I picked up LA COLORS color craze in Jewel Tone (BCC582) as my newest accent glitter polish. It's a clear base with magenta, purple and teal glitters. The color combo is perfect for me. The glitter isn't chunky (with one coat) and the price is reasonable at $1. Since I only plan on using this color as an accent color, I'm not sure how many coats it would take if you wanted to wear the color on its own.

notw: verbena

This week I painted my nails with Sinful Colors Verbena in honor of my mother's birthday. Also in remembrance of Caylee. Verbena is a pretty creme purple somewhere between lilac and a blue-violet. At first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to add this color to my collection but I read that it isn't part of the permanent line so I figured I would snatch it up while I could find it. To tell you the truth, I'm glad I did because I got the last bottle. Please excuse my messy edges in the picture spam. .





My accent color is LA COLORS Color Craze Jewel Tone.

notw

Quick post I've been trying to get up all week of my nails earlier this week. It's from Sinful Colors newest collection Beverly Hills. The color, Beverly Hills. This was one of the ones I wanted to be sure I got from the collection.

Sinful Colors Beverly Hills - 2 coats, no top coat

I was a disappointed in the display because they were not organized and half of the bottles were missing rings. My bottle did come with a ring but it is not pictured. I think the main reason I was upset about the display was because 1) I worked in retail & know things should be in a certain order but its nearly impossible to keep a display "store-ready" and 2) it looked nothing like any of the displays I've seen posted on other blogs. So far, I picked up two other colors from this collection and I'll post those when I use them. I hate being on a budget or else I would have bought them all, lol.


(This polish was received as a early birthday present.)

Have you got any of the colors from the Beverly Hills Collection? Was your display "store-ready"? Am I the only one who gets upset if the display isn't pretty?

Nail Polish Collection

So when I moved to PR in February, I obviously couldn’t take everything because I was supposed to travel light. (Sidenote: Light for me was 2 suitcases, a backpack and my laptop bag and I mailed out 2 small boxes.) So of course, I ended up leaving a lot behind and that’s including half my nail polish collection. I asked my sister to do me a HUGE favor and make a list of the polishes I left there. The main reason I wanted the list is so I don’t end up buying dupes of what I already own. Being the great little sister she is, she took the time to type out the list for me. I was shocked, because I thought I had left more. Anyways, here’s the list.

Nail Polish Collection (at dad’s house)

Wet n Wild Blitzen

SC Up all night

SC Spontaneous

SC Social Ladder

Revlon Antique Linen

SC San Francisco

SC Courtney Orange

SC Love Nails

CG Shocking Pink

“green”

SC Out of this world

SC Cloud 9

SC Coral Pink

“really light pink”

SC I love you

SC Happy ending

SC Hottie

SC Easy going

SC Tokyo pearl

SC You just wait

SC Irish green

SC Mint apple

SC This is it *Gave this color to my sister since gold is one of her school colors

Sally Hansen Chocolate

SC Secret admirer

SC Innocent

SC What’s your name

SC Lets meet

SC Bali mist *my sister wants this color, if I find another one she can keep it