OPI Haul Part Two: The HTFs

Hello again! Today I have the second half of my OPI haul (well, really third if you count the unlabeled bottles). You guys better realize that I love you a lot. My PC is still broken, but I managed to upload these pictures to blogger, then go back on my laptop (where I am now) to type the rest of the post. That's dedication, folks. And it's alllllll for you ;)

This is a smaller group because they're much more special polishes. All of these bottles are discontinued, hard to find, or valuable in some way. A lot of them aren't exactly my cup of tea, but a few (namely the last one) will be in my stash forever!

New England Nutmeg, Glamor & Glitz, Whole Lotta Seoul

Skinny Dip'n in Lake Michigan, Loyalty Islands Lilac, At Your Quebec and Call

(The order of these may be off since I didn't label the picture in any way and I'm going from the bottles and comparing to the picture... and, frankly, these all look pretty similar) Mat-adore Red, Edin-burgundy, Marooned on the Subway

Vampire State Building, 20 Candles on My Cake, God Save the Queen's Nails

Budapest Paprika, Changing of the Garnet, 3 Plums I Win!

Black Tie Optional, Glacier Bay Blues (which was one of the unlabeled bottles, too), Movin' Out

And the crown jewel (in my opinion):

OPI Sand-erella!!

Look at that holo goodness! 

These were some good finds! I plan to keep some of them, we'll see if the rest stay in my stash for a rainy day or go to a new home. Any you guys want to see? Any lemmings of yours?

xoxo,
Amanda

OPI Haul Part One

Hi girls, gonna get to the point quick today because I'm writing this live and I have to go to work in 40 minutes. Eeek!

So I only did bottle shots for these. If you'd like swatches of certain colors, leave them in the comments. Also, some of these will end up being for sale here. I'll let you guys know when that happens, but if a certain color interests you please email me and I can let you know if it will be for sale.

Now, on to the awkward class photos...

Ms. Neutral's Class: Top: Alpine Snow, Cream of Crete, Ti-tan Your Toga, Van-couvered in Snow, Calling All Goddesses, Galapa-ghost
Bottom: Casa Blanca, Amazing Lazing Lilac, Will You Mari-achi Me?, Bare it in Trafalgar Square, Mod Hatter, Pistol Packin' Pink, You Cannoli Imagine, Venus di Violet

Ms. Outlier's Class: Top: Polar Bare, Royal Flush Blush, Argenteeny Pinkini, Aphrodite's Pink Nightie, Blushingham Palace, Basque in the Sun
Bottom: Tangerini Bikini, Niagara Falls for OPI, Mamma Mia, Mauving to Manitoba, Los Cabos Coral, Lighten Up You're Two Pence, Rent, Coral Reef (HOLO!!)

Ms. Redorange's Class: Top: Nice Hand...Great Nails, Atomic Orange, Apricotcha Cheating, That's an "EL" of a Color!, Cara Mia Crimson, Friar, Friar, Pants on Fire
Bottom: Magnifico Mexico, Double Decker Red, London Bridge is Falling Down, Red Red Rhine, O'Hare & Nails Look Great!, Vould  U Like a Lick-tenstein?, Nice Color Eh?, Man of La Mancha

Ms. Purplepink's class: Top: Kimono'ver Here, Fee Fi Fo Plum, You Ottaware Purple, Yukon Do it!, Fee Fi Fo Plum (again)
Bottom: Can You Dig It?, Bogota Blackberry, ChicaGo Get a Manicure, Purple-opolis, Outback Aprodisiac, My Auntie Drinks Chianti

So here you go, these are the "less HTF" ones. Coming up next are the HTF/VHTF ones :) Which of these are your favorites? Which do you want to see swatches of?

xoxo,
Amanda

Teeny Tiny Sally's Haul

Hi all! Sorry for my absence... I had some, err, house problems and had to vacate for a few days. But I'm back again. As long as no more storms knock out power or things kick me out of my house, we're back on track!

Above you can see that I've been doing some haulin'. This was actually a complete accident: I went to Sally's for FingerPaints Fun-fetti only to discover it's an online exclusive. I couldn't just leave empty handed! So Sally's had the holiday displays out and I picked up the following:

Color Clubs from the Scent-uous collection: Kiss Me Mistletoe, Very Merry Berry, Sugar Plum Yum

Orly gift set including Sweet Peacock, Lucky Duck, and Fowl Play (and a bonus wristlet!)

So it was a good trip overall! I was especially excited for the glitters and Fowl Play, but the wristlet and accompanying Orlys are pretty :) I already wore Fowl Play, so you'll be seeing that soon!

xoxo,
Amanda

Some Fall Hauls *pic heavy!*

Hey ladies... I know I've been a really irresponsible and unreliable blogger lately. I'm so busy between work and friends and boyfriend and tweeting the Crazy Cat Ladies that I have been neglecting my blog, I'm sorry. I plan to get back to it soon! Meaning... NOW! And when I come back, I come back in a big way. Here's a million recent haul quickie (hehe) swatches.

China Glaze BFF (someone on MUA included this as an EXTRA! fbasjbfjajkfhkj), Nicole by OPI Sensational Scarlet, piCture pOlish Sparkle, piCture pOlish Jealousy

China Glaze BFF, Nicole by OPI Sensational Scarlet, piCture pOlish Sparkle, piCture pOlish Jealousy; one coat each

Lex Cosmetics: Atlantic, Seashell, Sweetie Pie



Same order as above, one coat on Atlantic and Seashell, two on Sweetie Pie



Color Club: Otherworldly, Jingle Jangle, Beyond the Mistletoe

One coat each of Otherworldly, Jingle Jangle, Beyond the Mistletoe; Insiders tip: I ordered the latter two on Transdesign. They aren't listed as a collection, but you can find them alphabetically in their A-Z page... go forth and order, my fellow addicts!

Color Club Foil Me Once (I kinda love that name haha), Lumin-Icent (don't love that one), Perfect Mol-TEN

One coat each of Foil Me Once, Lumin-Icent, Perfect Mol-TEN

China Glaze: Ring in the Red, Tinseltown, CG in the City



Two coats each of Ring in the Red, Tinseltown, CG in the City (which, by the way, I thought I'd love and I don't)



Amour Black Glitter, New York Summer Multi-Glitter, China Glaze Snow Globe, China Glaze White Cap

Black Glitter (two coats on its own), Multi-Glitter over Lex Cosmetics Seashell, China Glaze Snow Globe over Lex Cosmetics Sweetie Pie, China Glaze White Cap over Color Club Otherworldly

I actually have gotten quite a few things since I took these pictures, including lots of swap goodies! I have Absolutely Alice coming my way soon which is exciting! Anyways, which ones do you guys want to see more of/full swatches?

xoxo,
Amanda

Recent Purchases and Packages

Hey guys! I'm in an alliterating mood, so be careful! Just giving you guys a glimpse into my awesome acquistions as of late.

With the Ulta Butter London BOGO I snatched up these two lovelies: Bluey and Rosie Lee.

And to get free shipping, I needed $25 so I grabbed these too: Nicole by OPI One Less Lonely Glitter (my work inappropriate week was sadly lacking in purple glitter), NOPI Do Good... Feel Good, and Ulta Baby Doll. (I'm still on my quest for a non-shimmery light, light almost nude pink after OPI Play the Peonies.)

I also ordered last year's Halloween set from OPI, Tattoo Ta-boo! mostly because I wanted the glow in the dark purple :)

And finally, the lovely Dana sent me some goodies just because. Funky Fingers Sand and Stillettos, Wet n Wild Stream of Wonder (from Mermaid's Cove) and Funky Fingers Baby Baby Baby (which I hope is a Justin Bieber reference, just because). She also sent a Nail Fetish polish from the dollar store, but I had already opened it when it was time for pictures and forgot it at my best friend's house. :-\

So, I got some good stuff! I also have multiplied my Migi supplies, but I don't know if it interests you guys to see all of those colors? Let me know!

xoxo,
Amanda

Some More Hauls

Hi ladies! Do you guys like seeing haul posts? I post them pretty often but I'm just wondering if they are of interest or if it's better if I just stick to manis and swatches.


These are bottle pics then the quick and dirty swatches immediately below them in the same order.

I got these five mini glitters from etsy from a seller called Windestine. These were $8 including shipping and definitely worth it!

Above and below: Summer Love, Sunset Glow, Fireworks, Surf's Up, Pansy (one coat of each over a nail wheel painted half white, half black - to show them over both conceivable options)

Then, I finally ordered from a-England! I must say, this company is amazing! Adina is an incredibly kind person who takes an interest in her fans, and I'm definitely glad to support anybody like that. She's announced recently worldwide shipping is now free indefinitely! So go take advantage!

Above and below: Lady of the Lake, Tristam, and Merlin (two coats each)

And now.... drumroll please! Wet n Wild On the Prowl! (Confession: no, I didn't actually find these. It didn't look good for my area since we never get limited edition products, so I bought these off eBay)

Above and below: Ink Well, Buy Me a Drink, Ready to Pounce, Jungle Fever (one coat each)

And the glitters...

Above and below: Cougar Attack, Behind Closed Doors, Correction Tape, Tangled in My Web (one coat each)

And finally (for today) I ordered from Cult Nails when she had her Labor Day sale. Shipping was SO FAST. I ordered Friday and had them Tuesday, on a holiday weekend! Wow!

Above and below: Living Water, Let Me Fly, Awakening, and Iconic (two coats each)

 So, that's all for today! I'm still waiting on my Models Own order, which is annoying because a) I placed the order on August 23rd and they confirmed it then on the 28th told me I had to re-do it and b) because it's shipping from the same place as a-England, yet I got a-England a few days ago and they shipped days after Models Own. Hmph!

Which of these would you like to see as a mani, in a different combination, etc.?

xoxo,
Amanda



Little Hauls & My Blue Obsession

Hello ladies and gents, but mostly ladies! Today's post is a few polishes I've bought recently, but mostly I'm showing you for the stories behind them.

First up, I got these lovelies from the Walgreens 99 cent Wet n Wild sale. Hannah Pinktana, Buffy the Violet Slayer, and Teal of Fortune (I love these names). No fun story behind these. :(

Next up is a fun  is a fairly random bag of polishes that I got with Emily from Embellished Nails. We actually live really close and it was so nice to meet her in person and find someone equally interested in nail polish as me! We found these bags of 10 polishes for $3.99 at Christmas Tree Shops (not sure if these are a Northeast phenomenon or if you guys know what those are?) Emily jokingly mentioned that her mom pointed them out before and that they were mostly old polishes, but we went to look anyway... and then we sat down on the floor, opened the packages (whoops), and picked out the best ones from each. We laughed like idiots and joked about getting caught, and it was a lot of fun.

What we ended up finding was:

Cutex Cherub Red, Wet n Wild Super Silver (which is an awesome topcoat which makes an effect similar to the glitter in No More Waity Katie) x 2, Passionate Purple x 4 (one for Emily), Black Ice, unsure of the name on the red, and Sweet Georgia Brown (?) Aqua Crush.

Here's Passionate Purple up close, I think this one is one of my favorites!

Then Emily and I got polishes from our local beauty supply we both frequent and joked about how they probably saw us together and thought, "Finally, those two addicts know each other!" haha! I got OPI's Swimsuit... Nailed It! from the Miss Universe collection and Pink Shatter.

Now, the next three polishes have a funny story too. When I first got into nail polish, I didn't like blue. I thought it looked funny (Emily actually told me she initially felt that way too!) or slutty or something. I loved glitter, but thought it would make me look 12, so I avoided it. As you can see from the next three polishes I bought, I've definitely outgrown these preconceived notions LOL (Either that or I'm a 12 year old slut with some funny looking nails, who knows!)

This is Milani Blue Flash, Revlon Mint Fizz, and Swimsuit... Nailed It!

What do you think?

xoxo,
Amanda

Transdesign Haulage

Hey, quickish post today because I'm just showing you gals the rest of the fun stuff I got from Transdesign (for now). I'm planning a giveaway at 128 followers... Details to come! Thank you all for following and commenting!

Below is Sation Holiday Spirit, Sation Marion Red, China Glaze Skyscraper, and New York Summer Glitter Fire Red Glitter.

And Amour Rain Glitter and Amour Blue Glitter:

Below are swatches of Fire Red Glitter, Marion Red, Rain Glitter, and Blue Glitter (I didn't include Holiday Spirit because it's for my next giveaway and everyone's seen Skyscraper already)

 Then, I got a few more Color Clubs: Covered in Diamonds and three from the Backstage Pass collection I have heard nothing about until I saw them on Transdesign and neeeeeeeded a few of them. These three are Wish Upon a Rock Star, Backstage Pass, and Fame & Fortune.

Left to right, one coat each: Backstage Pass (large purple and silver hex glitter, clear base; hard to get opaque and placement was tough but not impossible), Wish Upon a Rock Star (multicolor small glitter and sparse hex glitter), and Fame & Fortune (red jelly base with red-based flakies that flash pink and silver).

I'm really happy with all the polishes I got, I went on a bit of a glitter/holiday collection rampage but I'm not even mad about it. Thoughts?

xoxo,
Amanda