Nail Mail!

I got some seeerious nail mail today.  I'm psyched.

My Ulta didn't have the Capitol Colors collection anymore, so I came home all defeated and started looking online.  Then I found them at beauty joint for 4 dollars!  Um, hello!  And so while I was there I scooped up four of the chunky holo Kleancolors I've been drooling over for months and months.  $1.75 each.  That site is heaven, and my order came super fast.  I've been trying to figure out what the catch is, so if you know that eventually they are going to come up to claim my firstborn kid or that I accidentally just signed my soul away... please don't tell me, I'm so happy with this store.  Now my only problem is trying to figure out what to do first.

Pictured:

Kleancolor Chunky Holo in Purple, Bluebell, Black and Fuchsia

China Glaze Capitol Colors: Mahogany Magic, Electrify, Luxe and Lush, Stone Cold and Dress Me Up.

Haul: Stocking Stuffers and Progress Picture

Wheeeee this is a queued post!  I am flying across the country to go home for Christmas!  Since my fiance and I are not spending Christmas together (we haven't spent a Christmas in the same state yet!) we celebrated on Saturday.  Here's what I got in my stocking!

That's China Glaze Skyscraper, Snow Globe, and Doll House, and NYX NGP162.  And down in front- new stamping plates (fauxnads- Shany!)  Hooray!

And since getting all these new polishes, and doing all these recent swatches, my nails have been growing like crazy!  Still having issues with my thumb and pointer finger- especially on my left hand.  I don't think my nails will EVER get to all be the same length, but still.  Progress is progress!  We have growth!

Priti NYC- Black Prince Orchid

Black Prince Orchid is one of the five nail polishes I received in my Priti NYC haul.

Black Prince Orchid, second from left

Black Prince Orchid is a deep burgundy purple color that has a little bit of a jelly look goin' on.  I think it will be really great for fall.  Check out how the color varies in these pictures!

Inside, with flash

Inside, no flash

Priti NYC- Lace Aloe

Lace Aloe is one of the five nail polishes I received in my Priti NYC haul.

Lace Aloe, first on the left

Lace Aloe is.... not what I was expecting.  It's green with silver flecks, and it sort of varies between a deep forest green and a lighter, more aloe colored green (fitting name!).  It has a hint of duochrome going on that I was unable to capture with my camera.  I really can't decide if I like it or not.  What do you think of it?

Inside, with flash

Inside, no flash

Priti NYC- Union Jack

Union Jack is one of the five nail polishes I received in my Priti NYC haul.

Union Jack, second from right

Union Jack is an amazing red glitter, micro and hexagonal, set in a clear base.  It is absolutely stunning, looks fantastic with just one coat, and will be fabulous for Christmas.  Here it is on black (pointer), white (middle), two coats (ring), and one coat (pinky), and in the following photos, Rabbit Tracks.

Indoors, with flash

On Rabbit Tracks, inside with flash

On Rabbit Tracks, inside, no flash

TJ Maxx Haul- great deals on Essie!

Yesterday I took my pooch to the vet, and while they were keeping her I had half an hour to kill.  I headed over to TJ Maxx, and what did I discover?  The motherload!

Say hi to my cat Jack everybody

Everything in that picture was 4 dollars!  Sorry the photos are poor quality, but I think you get the idea!

Looking For Love, Shop Till I Drop, Dune Road, Minimalistic

I had a great experience with ELF polishes before, 

so I happily snapped up these two sets.

Glitter!!

Always looking for a nice french mani

So there you go.  You might wanna go hit up your local TJ Maxx if you can- 4 dollars for Essie is a pretty great find if I do say so myself.  

Let me know in the comments if you find anything!!!

Priti NYC- Darjeeling

Darjeeling is one of the five nail polishes I received in my Priti NYC haul.

Darjeeling, last on the right

Oooooo I am in LOVE with this color.  Darjeeling is the absolute most perfect dusty rose pink that I've ever used.  I love it on my skin, and I am not usually a pink person, but I adore this.  It's my top two favorites from this haul!  (the other being Rabbit Tracks, posted yesterday)

Inside, with flash

Inside, no flash

Priti NYC- Rabbit Tracks

Rabbit Tracks is one of the five nail polishes I received in my Priti NYC haul.

Rabbit Tracks, right in the middle

Rabbit Tracks is definitely a winner!  It is this gorgeous greyish blue-green.  I think it will be perfect for fall.  It's lovely in these photos, but it's definitely better in person.  It's one of my top two favorites from this haul.

Indoors, with flash

Indoors, no flash

Nail Mail- Priti NYC

A little bit ago there was a pretty great deal on ideeli- $25 for a $50 voucher at Priti NYC.  I ended up getting 5 different polishes- four in a "kit" (which I designed) and one extra to bump my total up to $50.  Then all I had to do was pay for shipping!

Well they came in the mail today, and can I just start right out and show you how ADORABLE the packaging for the kit was?

Seriously, how cute is this?

Tied with a bow and everything!  So here are some previews of the colors... I've already swatched them and put them together in their own blog entries and so I don't swamp you, I'm going to schedule them to post one a day for the next five days.  

Seriously, adorable

Lace Aloe, Black Prince Orchid, Rabbit Tracks, Union Jack, Darjeeling

Matte Black and Shine, and a teeny Ulta haul.

Saw this design floating around the internet and decided to give it a go.  It came out okay... looks way better in person, but if I were to do it again, I'd do a few things differently.

I used a matte black and covered it in a matte topcoat.  The I used SV on the tips.  Next time, I would do tips in a non-matte black color and THEN a topcoat of SV for extra shine and to really make the separation more obvious.  But for a first, time, I don't think it's too shabby.

Products used:

L.A. Girl Matte in black

Essie Matte About You topcoat

SV topcoat

Annnd today I went to Ulta for the first time (it is right down the street, that's really a crying shame) looking for crackle nailpolish (no go) BUT I discovered their clearance section and snapped up two OPI matte/suedes and a pink Essie.  I'm totally going to do the green and pink together- how springy!  Maybe I'll do another watermelon design.  Each one was like 50% off- each $4.99 for each bottle, regularly $8-$8.50.  Score!

Essie Exposure, OPI Gargantuan Green Grape Matte, and OPI Russian Navy Suede