Delivery!

I had an amazing surprise when I got home today! My Lush order had arrived (Unmelted! Hallelujah!), as well as a HUGE box from One Bath and Body. Trust me, I'll be reviewing their products for quite some time. I'm not complaining! Everything smells absolutely heavenly.

I'll try to get some pictures up later today, so that you call can get a little taste of what's to come!

Fun little makeup survey.

I took this from Cindy at Nail'd and Polish'd, because it looked like fun! And I'm tagging each and every one of you. :D

How many times do you wash your face daily?
Twice: once in the morning and once at night.

What skin type do you have?
Combination. Or..hm. Well, it's just crazy. Sometimes it is insanely oily, sometimes it's insanely dry. And I have a few breakouts. Yeah, my skin sucks. I'm working on rectifying this, though.

What is your current facial wash?
Uh..It's some Physicians Complex stuff that I get from my facialist.
Do you exfoliate?
Yes, about once a week. I use Mark's Berry Grand Super Exfoliating Beads, mixed in with my own facial cleanser.
What brand do you use?
For cleanser, toner, etc., Physician's Complex. For exfoliator, Mark. For eye makeup remover, I go back and forth between Avon and Boots.

What moisturizer do you use?
I use this gel stuff by Physicians Complex, since my facialist says that a traditional moisturizer would make my skin too oily. I do use a sunscreen in the mornings, though.


Do you have freckles?
A few.
Do you use eye cream?
I don't. Not yet, anyway.

Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
Ugh. Yes. I hate it.

Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
Yes. It didn't work. At all. And I followed the steps completely, and used it for quite a while.
What foundation do you use?
The Body Shop All-In-One Face Base

How about concealer?
The Body Shop's Tea Tree Blemish Stick in..01, I believe. Yes, 01.

Do you know your undertone color?

I do not.
What do you think of fake eyelashes?
I think they're pretty awesome, but I suck at putting them on.

Did you know that you are supposed to change your mascara every 3 months?
Yes, I did know. I try to follow that rule.
What brand of mascara do you use?
L'Oreal Voluminous in Carbon Black. Serious HG mascara right there. And I've tried out a ton of mascaras. Nothing expensive, since they're, well, expensive. But I've tried out a ton of drugstore mascaras, and this is by far my favorite.

Sephora or MAC?
I'm definitely becoming a MAC convert. I do love Sephora for non-Sephora brand things, though.
Do you have a MAC Pro-card?
No.
What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
Concealer brush, foundation brush, blush brush, eyelash curler, brow brush thing, occasionally an eyelash comb.

Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?
No, because I never wear eyeshadow, except for special occasions.
For the face?
Yep.
What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?
Gah, I never wear eyeshadow. I do love nice neutrals, like taupes and champagnes, though.
Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
I also never wear eyeliner, since I am not very good at putting it on. When I do wear it, I tend to go with pencil, since I seem to lack the skills needed for applying liquid eyeliner.
How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
Never, since I never wear it. I've never poked myself in the eye with an eyeliner pencil, though.

What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
I've used them several times, and I like them very much.
Do you use mineral makeup?
I don't. I probably should.
What is your favorite lipstick?
Seriously? How am I supposed to pick just one? Hm. As far as a vampy lipstick goes, MAC Hang-Up. For a neutral, I'd have to go with Laura Mercier in Pink Champagne. For a pink, Korres Mango Butter Lipstick in Pink 14. For a red, Lipstick Queen Medieval. For a wine red, Korres Guava Lipstick in Wine Red. I'm going to stop this list right now, before I list my entire lipstick collection, haha.



How about lipgloss?
I rarely wear lipgloss, because I hate having to reapply all the time. And it's too shiny for my tastes. Despite this, I have a ton of lipgloss, haha.

What is your favorite blush to use?
I've only tried, like, three blushes. I do really like Milani Minerals blush in Luminous, though.

Do you buy your makeup on ebay?
That skeeves me out a little.

Do you like drugstore makeup?
Definitely.
Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)
I've never been to one, but I am planning a trip to a nearby CCO for sometime in May.
Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?
I considered it once. I think it'd be fun.

Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
Not really, no.
Name a makeup crime that you hate?
Foundation line.
Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick, eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
It depends, really. I prefer neutrals for everything except for the lips. I love having great color on my lips.
Which celebrity always has great make up?
Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman. They're gorgeous.
If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item, what would you use?
Oy. Just one? I suppose Dr. Feelgood, then.
Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
I have. I prefer not to, though.
Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
Definitely not.
In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?
I haven't tried very many good makeup lines, to be quite honest. As far as drugstore makeup lines go, though, Covergirl kicks some serious butt.
What do you think of Makeup?
I adore makeup!

Review: Sinful Colors Mint Apple.

I'm just going to say it right now: I love this polish. I absolutely love it! It's a gorgeous minty blue with subtle silver shimmer. Application was a dream. I want to say this was three coats, though I probably could have gotten away with two. I originally was not going to wear this last week, but ended up putting it on after my Rimmel Violet Metal started chipping like crazy on the second day wearing it. I was not happy about that. Wear with Mint Apple was pretty decent. I think I got about four days out of it, but at that point there was only a little tipwear. Honestly, I was just ready for a change, haha.

Oy. Excuse the lobster hands. It's the lighting, I swear!

Everyone is always comparing this polish to Essie's Mint Candy Apple, obviously because the names are so similar. Honestly? I prefer this one. I know they're two completely different colors, but this one just draws me in more. It's just more interesting, to me at least. And it's definitely cheaper, ha. And I also believe that this is part of Sinful's main line now, so it's also much more easily accessible. Don't get me wrong! Essie's Mint Candy Apple is super pretty. And it's a great winter color. I just didn't dig the formula. With Sinful's Mint Apple, the application was amazing.

So, what do you think? Have you had a chance to try this polish out yet? Are you even down with the whole mint trend that's been going on for the past few months?

Easy post: some recent hauls.

I feel like I haven't done a proper NOTD/Review for a while. I think I've currently got three or four sets of pictures that need to be watermarked, and then I'll be able to do those posts.

I'm feeling completely blah today, though, so I figured I'd just show you all what I've purchased lately. Easy post for all of us, haha.

First, some various mini-hauls. Not even hauls, really.

Avon Rave and Avon Viva Pink, Rimmel Violet Metal, No Miss Boynton Beach Blue, and a random Hello Kitty glitter polish I bought from Target.

Next, Sally's. I got an email about a week ago telling me to go spend 6 more dollars at Sally's this month so I could get a 15% off coupon for next month. And Sally's was still having their China Glaze 2 for $10 deal, and their clearance was buy one, get one free. So.

China Glaze Reggae to Riches, China Glaze Thataway, China Glaze Millenium, Nina Ultra Pro Velvet Seas.

Next up, Walgreen's. I've been wanting to try eos lip balm lately, and Walgreen's stocks it, and it was 2 for $6. And the other day I saw Sally Hansen VIP Pink on a blog, and I wanted it. It looked so girly and pretty!

eos lip balm in Summer Fruit (smells and tastes like peaches), Sally Hansen VIP Pink, eos lip balm in Honeysuckle Honeydew (I don't really get the honeysuckle aspect. Definitely do get the honeydew, though. It's lovely).

Oh! My Nfu-Oh from Lacquer Slacker arrived last week! Behold: Nfu-Oh #56.

So prettyyyy... It's my first Nfu-Oh!

ALSO. I had heard around the blogosphere that Ross was selling all the recent Color Club collections. I decided to check out my two local Ross's, and yes! They were! At the first Ross I found several Pardon My French sets and several Rebel Debutante sets. I only got the PMF, though, since I wasn't drawn to too many of the RD colors.

I then went to the other Ross in town, in search of the Poptastic collection. I didn't find it, but look what I did find! Electro Candy! I was ecstatic.

That's all my haulage lately. I do have a ton of Lush coming soon, though, as well as some items that One offered to send me for review. Oh, and I just placed an order at Evil Shades for two of the new lipsticks, Primrose Path and Diabolical. (If you don't know what Evil Shades is, check it out. It's owned by our very own Andrea/Evil Angel of Black Nail Polish and Lip Gloss!)

Regular posting should commence tomorrow. Oh, also. I added a little box to the sidebar, with all the current contests (that I know of/have entered) for your convenience.

Okay, now I'm going to get off the computer and go finish watching Tarzan. Yes, I am watching Tarzan. My theory is, you can never be too old for Disney movies. (The old-school, animated ones. I don't know what some of this stuff they're putting out now is. It's just ridiculous. And don't even get me started on the downfall of Disney Channel programming.)

Lovely new blog and a lovely giveaway!

Jasmine recently started a blog, and it's just lovely!

She's also doing a wonderful giveaway full of Hawaiian chocolate. Mm, chocolate..

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Question about white polishes.

I know, I know. I haven't done a real post in days. But weekdays are so busy for me! I promise to get a few things up tomorrow, though. And I'll definitely do a few posts this weekend.

Anyway, my question: What is your favorite affordable white polish?

By this I mean, which white do you use under your neons and sheers? I haven't been able to find a fast-drying, opaque, NON-STREAKY white. I'm thinking I might pick up OPI Alpine Snow Matte, but I'm wondering if the matte finish might affect whatever polish I put on top. And by affordable I mean not RBL Underwear. Because I've heard that one praised all over the place for its wonderful under-polish abilities.

I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering about this, so don't think of it as just helping me. You're helping all of your fellow polish-lovers!

I just figured this would be a good time to ask this, what with all the neons coming out for summer, and all the sheer polishes coming out for wedding season. I know my nails are in no state to go without some sort of opaque or semi-opaque base. They're way too stained, which means I need a nice white to go under my neons that I plan on rocking this summer.

Anyway, just let me know your favorite white in the comments! Thanks!

Another fabulous giveaway at Sawan!

Laura is celebrating 259+ followers with a SPECTACULAR giveaway. Seriously! Look at all that stuff!

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Wonderful giveaway at Angelina's Cafe!

Look at this adorable necklace!

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Never Enough Nails giveaway!

The lovely ladies over at Never Enough Nails are giving away the entire Zoya Reverie collection!

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AllYouDesire 500 Followers Giveaway!

Lovely giveaway at AllYouDesire!

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Nail Addicts Anonymous giveaway!

The lovely ladies at Nail Addicts Anonymous are having a wonderful giveaway! Seriously, look at all that great stuff!

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Kyanvi's Cosmetic giveaway!

Kyanvi is having a lovely giveaway, which includes several Barry M things. I know I'd love to get my hands on some Barry M! The rest of the prizes are just as wonderful!

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Just ordered a slightly huge LUSH haul.

Meaning, my Trans Design haul will have to wait until later next month. Oh well. :]

The LUSH Haul was mainly because I want to dye my hair once this semester is over, and I wanted to use their henna dye to do this. And I really cannot justify 10+ dollar shipping for one item. So I threw in a few soaps. And a solid perfume. And a dusting powder.

I've also been meaning to clean out all my old, crappy shower gels and replace them with much better stuff. And besides, I have no spring-and-summer scents, and all the scents I ordered are fresh floral or citrusy. ALSO. Many of the soaps I got are prone to melting, and I figured I'd better get these now, or else face the wrath of the coming heat. So there. I have justified it for myself.

Hehe, and I just love LUSH.

But, yeah, this means that Trans Design order will be placed at the end of next month, but that'll be nice. It'll be like a little, "Hey, congrats on finishing your first year of college and not dropping out!" gift to myself.

Konad: Milani Hi-Tech and Sally Hansen Grass Slipper with Plate m41

As you all know, I ordered my first Konading supplies about two weeks ago. I actually did this Konadicure the day I got the kit. I practiced a little bit on a piece of paper first, and then I decided to just go for it.

I already had Milani Hi-Tech on my nails, and I've been wanting to try out Grass Slipper, so I decided to do a tone-on-tone Konadicure, since I love that look. Grass Slipper is super pigmented, so it worked really well with konading.

I really love how this turned out, especially for my first time konading. It was subtle, but still really pretty.

And here's one with flash:

Please click the pictures to get a better look at the design.

Green polish roundup!

I know, I know. This is about two days late. But, hey, better late than never, right?

I've actually been wanting to do some posts like this for a while, and St. Patrick's Day finally motivated me to get out my greens and do some tape swatches. I would have done nail swatches, but my nails are already in a somewhat horrible condition. I can't even imagine what they would have been like after that.

I've broken these swatches down into three sections: darks and mediums, brights and lights, and blue-toned.

First up: Darks and mediums

The polishes: Sephora for OPI Dark Room, Zoya Envy, Orly Enchanted Forest, Zoya Suvi, Zoya Irene, Rimmel Camouflage

Dark Room, Envy, Enchanted Forest (I apologize for the crazy smudges on Dark Room and Enchanted Forest. I had put too much polish on the tape, and it was running onto my skin, haha.)

Suvi, Irene, Camouflage

A better shot of Camouflage

Next: Brights and lights

The polishes: Sinful Colors Irish Green, Sally Hansen Grass Slipper, Sinful Colors Call You Later, Milani Hi-Tech, Milani Key Lime Shine, L.A. Colors Green Satin

Irish Green, Grass Slipper, Call You Later, Hi-Tech, Key Lime Shine, Green Satin

Irish Green (accurate swatch. Had to be taken with flash, though.), Grass Slipper, Call You Later

Hi-Tech, Key Lime Shine, Green Satin (which is supposedly a Chanel Jade dupe. As I don't own Jade, I can't comment on this. It is a super-pretty color, though.

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And lastly: Blue-toned greens

The polishes: Essie Mint Candy Apple, Sinful Colors Mint Apple, Sinful Colors Green Ocean (which is just a weird color in general), OPI Jade Is The New Black (which isn't exactly blue-toned, but I didn't know where to put it in the rest of the greens)

Mint Candy Apple, Mint Apple, Green Ocean, Jade Is The New Black

Comparison of Mint Candy Apple and Mint Apple

I realized after doing all this that I forgot to include Sally Hansen Jumpin' Jade. Oops! It's very similar to Zoya Suvi, though, just with slight teal undertones.

(And yes, I know, the polish in these swatches is still wet. But this is what they'd look like with a topcoat. And besides, I wasn't patient enough to leave the tape on my arm until the polish dried, haha.)

Sorry!

I'm so sorry I haven't posted my greens yet! Let's just say I'm fashionably late on posting them, yes? Haha, anyway. I'll get my posts up tomorrow. This week has just been insane. I had two papers due, a stats test, a stats quiz, stats homework, and on top of all that, I was sick with a migraine and a fever on Wednesday. This week has been horrible, ha.

But it's officially the weekend (for me)! Yay! Anyway, yes. I will get some posts up tomorrow. :]

- Jean

Another question!

I'm attempting to plan out my TransDesign order ahead of time, so that I'm not sidetracked by shiny things and pretty colors, haha.

So, here's my question: What are your favorite Color Club polishes?

I'm planning on getting Rebel Debutante and Pucci-licious, but I'm wondering if there are any others I absolutely need. (Other than Revvvolution, I mean. I've got my charcoal holo needs satiated (for now) with Diamond Cosmetics Chainmail Charm. :] )

I don't own any Color Clubs, but I've been wanting to get some for quite a while. I'd greatly appreciate your opinions!

And yes, I know, I haven't done a real post in a few days. I plan to do two or three tomorrow, though! All greens, in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

Little question for you all.

Okay, so, I've been searching for nail color display wheel things everywhere, and I finally found exactly what I was looking for at TransDesign, Inc.

I also saw they were getting the China Glaze Poolside collection in on April 1, and I'm seriously lemming Sun Worshipper.

And then there's their extensive Color Club selection, and I've been wanting Rebel Debutante so badly.

And their polishes are so cheap!!

Anyway, my question is: Have you ever ordered from TransDesign? How much is their shipping? All that their website lists is the international shipping, which doesn't help me one bit. (Though it did shock me at first. I was like, "WHOA, WAIT, WHAT?! 18 DOLLARS FOR SHIPPING? WHA-Oh. That's international.")

I'd greatly appreciate tales of your experiences with TransDesign!

Review: Benefit Dr. Feelgood

Okay. Technically Dr. Feelgood is supposed to be used as a makeup setter. I use it as a primer, though, since I hate all other primers I've tried. Dr. Feelgood is a translucent, mattifying "complexion balm" meant to smooth pores and fine lines. In my experience, it has done exactly what it's supposed to do. I put this on before I put on any other makeup. And I only put on a LIGHT layer. This is key with this product. If you put a ton on, you'll be able to feel it, and you'll be able to see it, and it'll be flaky and gross. You only need to use enough to get by. And remember: You can always go back and get more product if you end up not having enough on the sponge.

I know many people have complained about breaking out because of this product and have completely written it off and have told other people to write it off, as well. Now, listen, I get the whole "breaking-out" thing. My skin is crazy, too. Yes, I encourage you to stop using a product if it causes you to break out. But everyone's skin is different. The only thing you can really do is try a product for yourself.

Overall, I love this product. I love the Vitamin E and C, which help to create a smooth base for my makeup, and, actually, I have gone out in public with just this product on my face, and with a little mascara, and have felt perfectly fine. It is a clear product, which is great. All other primers I've used have had a weird tint to them which never matched my super-pale skin. It does have a light scent to it, sort of lemony and powdery I guess, but the scent doesn't bother me. Also, let me note the packaging really quickly. It's adorable. Now, I'm a sucker for things in cute vintage tins. This has got to be one of the best I've seen.

Do I recommend this product? Definitely. It makes my skin silky and smooth, it takes away the oiliness and shininess of my skin, it's cute, and it works. It's not cheap, at $28.00, but a little goes a long way, and I've had my tin of it for over five months and have barely used any of it. I bought mine at Sephora, but it's available for purchase at Benefit's website, as well as many other retailers and etailers.

(Image via Google. My own product is in no state to be photographed.)

Aussie giveaway!

Toxin is having a great giveaway with some great prizes!

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Hooray for new comments system!

Okay, so I finally decided to install a commenting system. This one is so much better, in that I can actually reply individually to your comments, and it will tab over and we'll be able to have conversations and whatnot much easier. I'm quite excited, because I love talking to you all, but Blogger's default comment system is so incompatible with that! Hopefully this new system will fix that. And I already tested it out, and it seems to be working fine, so, fingers crossed that it continues working!

EDIT: I also added pages to the top bar area thing. My blog was looking really cluttered, so I decided to clean it up a bit. I'm liking these improvements very much.

tokidoki at Sephora.

So, here's something that not many people know about me: I used to be way into anime. Well, manga mostly, but I did watch some anime. I still kind of am. Most of my favorite movies are Miyazaki. I have piles of manga under my bed. I love Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, other RPGs. In general, I just love the vibe of anime. I don't ever really watch it anymore (nor do I ever read manga anymore), but it was a huge part of my tween years. (Sidenote: I was at a library today with my mom, my brother, and my nephew and we were in the children's area. They had coloring pages. Of Sailor Moon. It was awesome.)

This is the draw to tokidoki for me (aside from the adorable name). Oh, and their packaging is cute-but-still-tough. And so many colors! Seriously, they're not shy of the colors, which is awesome in today's world of reds and pinks and peaches. We need more bright colors! Viva la..colors! (I didn't take Italian, so forgive me for not knowing what "colors" is in Italian, haha.)

Anyway, it's not the makeup that's drawing me to their line. It's these:

In particular, this one:

I've been trying to find some cute little bags for makeup and other odds and ends in my purse. This thing is adorable. But alas. 20 dollars. Maybe someday, eh?

Click here to see all of the tokidoki at Sephora line.

Double Review: Orly Prim and Proper and OPI Absolutely Alice

First up, Prim and Proper.

This polish..oh, this polish. I wanted to like it. I really, really did. But it just looked weird with my skintone, and it was brushstrokey, and it just was weird overall. I put it on because I was really in the need for something girly and feminine. I think this was almost too feminine, haha. It's a light, light, light metallic lavender frost. The formula was pretty good, and it dried well, but it's just too..something. Not my style.

I don't know. I guess I'm just not really into this finish of polish. It was pretty, sure. Just..not for me. (By the way, the pictures are color-accurate.)

Next, Absolutely Alice.

Sadly, I only have one picture for you. This polish is so gorgeous, but I had so many problems with it. First of all, the formula was gloopy. I expect that with glitter polishes but this one was overly gloopy. Dry time was amazing, though I had to use three coats for full coverage. I needed this polish to last for a week, since I wanted to wear it for the Alice in Wonderland midnight premiere. Now, I'm not stupid. I knew I'd have to touch it up a little bit before going to the premiere. But this polish.. It peeled off in huge chips on the second day. By the fourth day, it was even worse. I had to touch it up so many times, sometimes having to completely redo some nails. I ended up just chipping it all off on Friday morning. It's frustrating, because it's so pretty. My picture really does not do it justice.

It's a gorgeous cobalt blue glitter with gold glitter dispersed throughout. First of all, I'm sorry about the state of my cuticles. Second, I'm sorry about the fact that I'm only showing three nails. I had already started chipping if off by this point. Third, I'm sorry for the raggedy edges on my nails. In addition to the polish chipping off, my nails also started breaking like crazy. It was just not a good week, haha. So, overall, love the color, hate the formula. But it's a glitter. What can you do?

Wonderful giveaway!

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Claire's Mood Polish giveaway!

Laura at Sawan is having a great giveaway! She's giving away a set of five Claire's mood polishes to three lucky winners. These polishes look so cute. I remember when I was younger, I absolutely loved mood everything. Mood polish, mood necklaces, mood rings, et cetera, et cetera.

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NOTW/Review: Orly Cashmere Cardigan with OPI Mad As A Hatter

This was my NOTW from several weeks ago, and I absolutely loved it. Seriously, it was just so pretty and girly and shiny. I got the idea from Little Music Boxes, who did it with OPI A Grape Fit! I thought that this had the same vibe, just a little lighter.

Blurred to show glitter.

I just loved this combination. The beautiful periwinkle creme Orly really brought out the purple glitter in MAAH. The formulas on both of these polishes was great. The Orly dried super-fast, and it only took two coats for a smooth finish. The OPI also was only two coats, though if I was going to wear it on a bare nail, I'd probably want to go with three coats. It dried quickly, as well, which is a plus to glitter. I only did one nail of this polish, though, because I didn't want to deal with having to remove a whole manicure's worth of glitter, haha. It wore fairly well, and like I said before, it was so pretty.

Amazing giveaway at Nail Junkie!

Lyra from Nail Junkie is having her first giveaway. It's absolutely amazing!

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Review: OPI Jade Is The New Black

Yeah, I know, everyone and their mother has posted this color already. But it's just so pretty! JITNB is a gorgeous darker-end-of-the-spectrum jade green. It's pure creme, too. Like, seriously, the formula was flawless. It just flowed onto my nail. OPI's really got the formula down with their cremes, don't they? Wear on this one was amazing, too. I had it on for seven days with minor, MINOR tip wear. I only took it off because I was bored with it.

Color in these pictures is spot-on. Both the polish and my skintone. Yes! Finally, my skin color isn't all wonky! We've been having decent weather lately, so I was actually able to get outside and get some sun pictures. Ha, it's ironic that I say we've been having nice weather, since it's storming like crazy right now. But last week? It was so pretty. And I actually got a sunburn on Saturday! I forgot what the sun felt like, haha. I am pretty bummed about this rain we're going to be getting for the next few days, though. I was supposed to go to the zoo with a few friends tomorrow, but we can't now, because of the rain. I haven't been to the zoo in over a year, because it actually closed at some point last year, but now it's under the management of a new owner and is open again.

Anyway, yes. This polish is amazing. I most definitely recommend it. It was the only one that I purchased from the OPI Hong Kong collection, but after I left Ulta I started regretting not getting Meet Me On The Star Ferry. Luckily for me, I won it in a contest! I haven't gotten it yet, but I can't wait until I do.

Haulage, and some stash pictures.

Warning: This post is extremely picture-heavy.

Now, these did not all happen at once. These are hauls from the past..month or so? Yes, I think that's right. And they're all very small, so. I was going to do a few reviews, but my head is killing, and the sunburn I got yesterday at the Renaissance Faire is making me insanely tired. I'm not used to the sun! It's been gone for so long. I didn't remember what it felt like, haha.

Okay, first up the Valentine's present my mom got me. The Give Me Some Lip set from Sephora!

All of the colors are so, so pretty. They're going to be great for spring and summer, when it becomes time to break out the bright lip colors again. I especially love the first one (Benefit Posietint in Poppy Pink), the third from the left (Urban Decay Pocket Rocket in Doug), and the fourth from the left (Korres Mango Butter Lipstick SPF 10 in Pink 14).

Also in this order from Sephora, I got Sephora by OPI in High Maintenance. It's a gorgeous orangey-red. I was a little worried that I would have a color similar to it, since I have so many reds, but I don't have a single one like it! It's much more orange than my other reds.

Okay! Next up, Milani Hi-Tech. My mom texted me about a week ago about seeing these in CVS (finally!), and she offered to take me to CVS before class on Monday (last monday) to get it.

Not color accurate! It's much more of a bright yellow-green, like a grass green or something. It's so bright and pretty.

Also last month, my order from Billion Dollar Babes finally came! This is the Orly Prepster set, which I got for about 20 dollars, instead of the retail price of..40-something? 50-something? I can't quite remember.

I also took advantage of the Zoya "buy 10 dollars worth of stuff, get 2 polishes free" NYFW sale. That order came a while back, as well.

This is Akyra, Gwin, and Get Even base coat. The other polish I got was Anastasia, which I ordered for my mom. She already had it at this point, and I didn't feel like going and finding it, haha.

A couple weeks ago I went to the mall, in search of Gap Grass EDT and Mac Cremesheen Lipstick in Hang-Up. I found them! They're both absolutely wonderful.

This EDT is so fresh and crisp and green. It's amazingly refreshing, and perfect for summer.

This lipstick is super dark and purpley in the tube, but when it goes on, it's a beautiful dark berry.

Last, but certainly not least, a little Sally's haul. I went in there on Friday because I had a 15% off coupon. When I got there, I found out that China Glaze polishes were 2 for $10, and that my Sally's had finally gotten in the Up and Away collection. Now, if you recall, I had previously said that when I saw these in Ulta, I wasn't really drawn to any of them. I changed my mind, though, at Sally's. I ended up getting Grape Pop and Something Sweet, the two that drew me to the collection way back when it first came out, before I ever saw it in person. These both are super pretty and seem to be excellently pigmented. I haven't tried them yet, though.

This picture really washes them out. They're much prettier in person.

Okay! Time for some stash pictures. I always love looking at pictures of people's amazing polish stashes, and I figured I should share mine. It's miniscule compared to some, but I love it very much.

Side view. I just use a 10 dollar snap container thing that I bought at Target. I need to get another one soon, though, because this one is pretty much full. (Oy. Sorry about the messy counter. I didn't realize it was that horrible until after I posted this.)

Top layer. These are all of my tried polishes. They originally were in color order, but then I was running out of space and just started putting polishes in where I could fit them. Hence the periwinkle in with the oranges and reds.

Bottom layer. Untrieds, base coats, and top coats (as well as other various nail care products, like Seche Restore and whatnot). These were organized by color, as well, but then they got all messed up when I moved the box. Now they're sort of organized by brand, but not really.

Well, that's it for now! I'm slowly catching up on my posting again. Now I'm going to go try to sleep off this crazy headache. Tomorrow I'm going to this little game store and trading in my old Game Cube and a few games and probably going to get Final Fantasy X and perhaps a few others. Then I'm coming back to my house with a few friends and were having a paper bead-making party! I'll try to get a few pictures, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to.

Hope you all had a great weekend!