Weekend Haul.

I REALLY NEED TO STOP BUYING NAIL POLISH. -repeats to self-

Buuuut, it's so prettttayyy.

Of course, I went to Shoppers Drug Mart over the weekend to purchase some more Essence polishes.  The one that I desperately wanted was not there, so I bought Black is Back and Luxury Secret, and the next day I bought a bunch of colors from Lawtons.  I cannot enter a store without browsing the nail polish section.

In order, they are:

• Sally Hansen - Rock n' Roll
• Essence - Black is Back
• Essence - Luxury Secret
• Sinful Colors - Purple Diamond
• Sinful Colors - Daredevil
• Sinful Colors - Pink Glitter
• OPI - Nothing Mousie 'bout it
• Milani - Green Glow
• Milani - Ruby Jewels

Those are my first Sinful Colors and Milani polishes, so I need to try them to see if I like them or not!

butter freakin' LONDON.

Yes, I did purposely lowercase the entirety of the first word, as that's how the brand name is spelled. XD

Sooooo...
I purchased my first two butter LONDON nail polishes yesterday, and I'm already in love.  The lady at the store (the only store that sells it around here...because of her obsession!) told me that it's pretty fabulous and she loves it.  I've already read a lot of good words about it around here, so that only added to my desire to buy some; therefore, I bought two!  And, it's totally awesome that they're selling them for regular price (17.00).  Most little stores jack up their prices to make a profit. :O

I purchased:

• Henley Regatta; and
• Wallis

I also really, really, really want The Black Knight.  That color is so prettyful.

This one's Wallis, and it applied like a dream.  It also dried pretty fast, despite the coats I used.  I started with two coats of Sally Hansen's gel base.  You're only supposed to use one, but ehh.  Then I put on two coats of Wallis, even though it's opaque in just one.  I screwed up a couple of nails because I had to eat, so then I touched them up with another coat or two.  My nails are quite thick at the moment.

Some of these photos were taken with flash, others without.  Pardon the craptastic quality of my poor little Canon.

The last one is a picture of Henley Regatta.  I can't wait to use that one! Maybe this weekend I will invest in some more China Glaze Summer Neons and Essence polishes as well.  I'd love to get my hands on a few more of those!

Are you calling me a lyre?

I'm practically in love with this sheer OPI color from the New York City Ballet collection.  The application was smooth and flawless.  I used three coats for it to become more or less opaque, then I layered a coat of Nicole by OPI's "Make U Smile" over it, which is basically silver fine glitter mixed with silver hex glitter, from the Justin Bieber collection.  I'm no JB fan, but I do love this glitter polish!

Anywho, I have some swatch photos of Are You Calling Me A Lyre? and then a few more with Make U Smile on top.

It's A Black Tie Affair

No, not really, but this polish that I'm about to show you is called "Black Tie" from Sally Hansen's Diamond Strength line.  It's a really pretty duo chrome-ish color.  I really like it; it's easy to apply and looks pretty good.  I really need a new camera so I can properly capture the color of these polishes.

This mani includes Black Tie, and an accent nail topped with Scandalous by Revlon.  Scandalous ruined the manicure, but I was way too lazy to take i off and re-do the Black Tie.  Unfortunately.  Not to mention, I made a mess with Scandalous.  Maybe it was that second glass of champagne...shhh.

You can't really tell in the photos, but at some angles, Black Tie looks sort of purple, and at others it looks sort of green.

Sealed With A Kris + My First Essence Polishes!

Sooooooo, I am very excited about today's mani and how well it turned out, but before I get to that, I'll point out that, of course, I went nail polish shopping again.  I couldn't resist.  One of my purchases was Nicole by OPI's "Sealed With A Kris" from the Kardsahian Kolors collection.  As much as I think the Kardashians are overrated, I do love this polish line!

I also purchased Sally Hansen Diamond Strength "Black Tie", Sally Hansen Insta Dri "Grape Going", and Essie's "Action" from the new summer neon line (that one must have been popular; I couldn't find it for a while, but I managed to nab it at Dominion).  I also purchased Essie's quick drying top coat.

Here's a picture in no particular order.  I apologize, the lighting is terrible.

AND, here's the new Essence polishes! "Choose Me!" and "Space Queen".  I love them.  They're so pretty! <3

Anyway, here's my mani:  three coats of Sealed With A Kris, topped with one coat of Essence's Space Queen.  I LOVE IT.  It turned out so shiny and sparkly.  -squeals with delight-  I wish my camera was better just so I could show off these nails.  These pictures do not do this justice, I swear.

I've also tried out Black Tie, which I have photos of for later on.  :)

Whimsical, whimsical, whimsiiiiiiicallllllll...

Okay, so, I just love saying Whimsical, and I'm even more in love with this polish by Revlon.  I've only recently bought a couple of Revlon polishes, and I'm enjoying them!

Today's manicure consisted of two coats of Muchi, Muchi by Essie and two coats of Whimsical...and of course I used a shiny top coat.  The Essie polish was a little hard to apply; it wasn't perfectly opaque with just two coats, but I love how it looks with Whimsical on top!

Ignore the little black dots stuck on my fingers.  Sparkles are really a pain to get off! They also look a little messy, but I still love it!

Recent Haul

Okay, so...I didn't buy all of these on the same day.  I bought three one day, nine another, and then one on Friday, but I'll stick them all together as my most recent haul.  Obviously, I'm a polish addict.  Only a polish addict can buy nine bottles of nail polish in one day.

Fabulous is My Middle Name, Star of the Party, Khloe Had A Little Lam-lam

Whimsical, and Scandalous

Sun Kissed, Lighthouse, Midtown Magic, Significant Other Color, and You Callin' Me A Lyre?

School of Pyrotechnics, Born Into Privilege, and Muchi, Muchi.

Below is a picture that captures the color of Muchi, Muchi a little better.  I really do not like the quality of my camera.

I've also purchased Funhouse by Dandy Nails and Mystique by Glitrix.  I can't wait to receive them so I can try them out! They will be the first indie polishes that I will use! I'm totally excited!

I haven't used all of these yet...actually, I've only used five of them, but I'm getting there! :D

My first mani with these new polishes consisted of Khloe Had A Little Lam-lam topped off with School of Pyrotechnics.  It was pretty awesome; I wore it on the day of my college graduation.  My next manicure was Sun Kissed with OPI's Rainbow Connection on top.  I am loving the China Glaze Summer Neons collection, and I can't wait to get my paws on a few more.