I haven't posted a haul in a while. I'd like to say it's because I haven't been shopping, but we know that's not the case. Anyway, here are the things I've picked up in the last month or so.
Let's start with the awesome RAOK's that my lovely friends H and L sent me:
And then there's the rest:
Let's start with the awesome RAOK's that my lovely friends H and L sent me:
Thanks, beauties!!
And then there's the rest:
ChG Dorothy Who, DV8, 2NITE, IDK, Milani Gems, Purple Gleam, Silver Dazzle
OPI Texas
ChG Atlantis, CND Gold Sparkle, Misa It's You, Dirty Sexy Money, Essie Kisses & Bises
Ruby Kisses, Butter London Bumster, Rosie Lee
ChG Crackle
Misa Spring 2011
Sula Blush, FB Boysenberry (holo glitter, yay!), Multi Red, Orly Sky Blue Pink, Royal Velvet, SOPI something and something else
Revlon Silver, Belle, Craving Coral, Rock, Midnight Affair
OPI Ulta V-day, OPI Texas
Wait. There's more!
Catherin Arleys....please ask if you'd like to know the shade numbers for any of these
OPI Oh So Glam, Dulce de LEche, Friar Friar Pants on Fire, No Spain No Gain, Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees. I also got Smitten with Mittens, which is already swatched.
SOPI Urban Ballerina Collection
CC Love em Leave em, Fashion Addict, Wild at Heart, Barielle Slate of Affairs, Ulta Smoke Screen, Pinyata-yada, Essie HAute Chocolate, ChG Sunset Sail
By the way, HUGE, GIGANTIC rave for CC's customer service! I emailed them about some dud shades I purchased, and they replaced them very promptly with the holo versions. So happy! It makes me want to go out and buy every Color Club ever.
Kleancolor Purple Disco, Vegas Night, Leaves Jingle, Barry M Racing Green, Dusky Mauve, Gosh Purple Heart
LA Splash Golden Seahorse, Tidal Wave, Aqua Fusion, Sparkling Stratosphere
The end! Feel free to point me in the direction of a no-buy support group, haha. :) If you'd like to see a swatch of something specific, I can bump it up on my swatch list.
23 March
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I love Ulta's reward program so very much! I was level 10 this quarter, so I got a perfume (level 6) and two OPI's (level 2). I couldn't decide between the two, so I purchased Dior Addict and got Parisienne free. I realized that I'd picked up Sephora seriously needs to take a hint from Ulta. For spending $500 at Ulta, I get a high end perfume and two polishes. For spending $500 dollars at Sephora, I get a set of deluxe samples...
Moving on. Let's see what else I've managed to acquire in the past three days.
Oh Flowerbomb, how I love thee! I skipped getting this during the F&F sale (why!?) but finally took it home with me yesterday.
Ulta polishes have really been impressing me lately. Their pro and salon polishes are currently B2G2. I have no clue where my other two salon formulas went...oh well.
Okay. I'm not exactly sure why I ignored OPI Swiss when it came out, but I'm glad none of the shades are sold out yet. They're so pretty! I think I now have the full Burlesque collection. I knew it would happen eventually in my own weird way.
I'm so excited about the next part of this haul. So, you know the website head2toebeauty.com? Well, they have a store, too! I randomly stumbled across it today. I went to CVS to pick up another bottle of Revlon Perplex, and there it was: a tiny store tucked away. At first, I didn't think they were open to the public, but they had hours posted and an open sign, so I ventured in. The owners are so nice! They helped me find things amongst the million boxes of online orders they were filling.
Yay for cheap polishes with no $10 shipping charge!
24 November
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Actually, I didn't do much hunting. I went to one nail salon and one beauty supply store. The beauty supply visit was a bust, but I got a couple great things at the salon!
AHHHHH! Awesome, right?! I got all four China Glazes for $4. The dud is a Crystal Ball bottle with some icky brown polish inside. In my excitement, I read the label and didn't actually look at the color. Oh well. Maybe I'll go back and see if they have another bottle. They also sold me TSMGO for $4. It's brand new! *happy dance*
22 November
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I'm so behind on these! Anyway, here's some more stuff I've purchased lately.
Okay, I tried to swatch those LE HC polishes but failed. They smell really weird. I know the minis in the $5 set were awful, but I thought these would be a little better! Oh well.
Uhmmm I love the Twilight Nox polish bottle. So pretty! At least something good came from that stupid saga.
I have a habit of buying collections in increments. I think it makes me feel better about spending or something. I'm not sure, but it's kinda riduclous when documented in photos. So, OPI Burlesque...
1st Sparkle-licious backup
Minis of the colors that I kind of like but don't need, backups of Glow Up Already and Show It & Glow It, 2nd and 3rd backups of Sparkle-licious (although I may send one to my sister).
Yep, ridiculous. :] Moving on...
Oh Joy and Tinsel Time are from Studio M's winter collection. I snapped a pic of the display but accidentally deleted it. Anyway, it's interesting. Probably not the most unique, but still pretty! I'll probably purchase the rest of the collection eventually. >_<
I hope you've noticed that I'm slowly acquiring the rest of ChG's and Essie's winters as well. And these hauls were within a week, so it really makes no sense!
Sally Hansen is seriously growing on me. IDK why I ignored her for so long. She's a cool chick.
These little guys really surprised me. I love them all! I'll have swatches posted soon.
And now for a little bit of makeup...
I hit up the Teej and picked up some NARS. The Jungle Red set and the Day & Night palette. They were $30 each! ^_^
Done!
15 November
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Drugstore editon! Last week, I hit up some drugstores I've been neglecting and picked up some things. I also received my Sally's order and picked up some WnW holiday polishes this week.
I think those Studio M's were from the Fall collection. The mood polishes don't have names, but I'm looking forward to trying them when my nails are a bit longer.
Pearl Harbor is amazing over black. I need to post pics of that asap!
Here's a mani I did with Prancer.
06 November
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Here's my Sephora FF haul, minus the 55 platinum brush, which has already been put to good use. Flurry Up! and Baptiste are chillin' on top of my DiorShow Black Out backup. I had a little tragic accident with my current bottle of NARS SG, so I cracked open a new bottle and, of course, had to buy a new backup.
They say HC Beetle is a dupe for Orly Space Cadet. It sure looks that way in the bottle.
I now have two complete sets of the Orly Cosmix collection. It's definitely my favorite collection of the year!
Makes me want to sing Christmas carols. Noooo too soon! I don't want to think about shopping for other people yet! :D Look at the glitter in Sugar Plums. effin delicious.
Okay. Tease-y Does It is beautiful, but that set was MSRP $14.95. I thought maybe it was one of those "Buy this polish and get this crappy gloss you'll never use free!" type deals when I bought the set. Nope, I was taking pictures of my haul and noticed the price sticker on the back. U GUISE! I think I paid for that dinky gloss! I tossed my receipt, so I can't even check to be sure. Oh well. :/
I'm almost caught up with my haul pictures. Yay! Let me know if you'd like to see swatches of anything in particular.
02 November
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