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Showing posts with label nails. Show all posts
May 24, 2013
NOTD: May 24, 2013
Another NOTD for you!
For this look I used my trusty Orly Top2Bottom as the base and top coat, and used 2 coats of Julep Leah on all except my ring finger which has 2 coats of Color Club Endless Summer.
What do you think?
What do you think?
May 16, 2013
May 16th Mini-Haul!
I'm back! I have a mini haul to share with you!
From left to right: Orly Fiesta, Orly Bailamos, Balea Ultra Hold Curl Defining Mousse, Orly Top2Bottom, Lacoup Volume Refresh Dry Shampoo, Orly Top2Bottom
I found this bunch of goodies for $8.25 in the discount area at my local Shoppers Drugmart! Awesome I know! The deal with the Orly was 1 nail colour + 1 mini top and bottom coat for $2.50! Fantastic! AND... Bailamos was on my to-buy list so double awesome!
It's the old packaging for Orly nail polish, but for $2.50 in colours I haven't been able to find in the new packaging I'm thrilled with this find!
I've used the Top2Bottom in place of my Revlon Multi Care Base+Top Coat, and while there's not a huge difference I find this is able to go on just a bit more smoothly. And as minis I might even finish a bottle!
I've been on the lookout for a cheap dry shampoo to try ever since purchasing the Tresemme brand only to have it clog after 4 uses, so I picked up this Lacoupe volumizing hoping it could do the trick, I've yet to try it out but will let you know what I think once I do.
And finally the Balea mousse. I have tested this product out, after towel drying my hair for a bit, I sprayed the mousse into my hand and worked it through my damp hair and then put my hair in a bun and went to sleep. In the morning, while my hair wasn't as curly as it normally can be, the volume definitely worked. I even got compliments on my fuller than usual ponytail!
What's your favourite dry shampoo? What great deals have you found this week?
Thanks for reading!
I found this bunch of goodies for $8.25 in the discount area at my local Shoppers Drugmart! Awesome I know! The deal with the Orly was 1 nail colour + 1 mini top and bottom coat for $2.50! Fantastic! AND... Bailamos was on my to-buy list so double awesome!
It's the old packaging for Orly nail polish, but for $2.50 in colours I haven't been able to find in the new packaging I'm thrilled with this find!
I've used the Top2Bottom in place of my Revlon Multi Care Base+Top Coat, and while there's not a huge difference I find this is able to go on just a bit more smoothly. And as minis I might even finish a bottle!
I've been on the lookout for a cheap dry shampoo to try ever since purchasing the Tresemme brand only to have it clog after 4 uses, so I picked up this Lacoupe volumizing hoping it could do the trick, I've yet to try it out but will let you know what I think once I do.
And finally the Balea mousse. I have tested this product out, after towel drying my hair for a bit, I sprayed the mousse into my hand and worked it through my damp hair and then put my hair in a bun and went to sleep. In the morning, while my hair wasn't as curly as it normally can be, the volume definitely worked. I even got compliments on my fuller than usual ponytail!
What's your favourite dry shampoo? What great deals have you found this week?
Thanks for reading!
May 13, 2013
NOTD: May 13, 2013
Hey everyone!
Sorry it's been a while since my last post, exams and vacation have kept me otherwise occupied.
Here's my very first NOTD post! I'll admit I'm not the best at nail painting, so there probably won't be much in the way of nail art (yet!), but just trying to give you an idea of my style and some interesting combinations I've put together.
So after that ramble, here's the first NOTD:
This is OPI My Very First Knockwurst with Orly Nite Owl as the accent nail.
It took 2 coats of OPI and 1 coat of Orly for this look. I also used my Revlon Multi Care Base+Top Coat as the base and top coat. This picture was actually taken the day after I painted my nails, so you can see this lasted well!
What did you think of this NOTD?
Thanks for reading!
Sorry it's been a while since my last post, exams and vacation have kept me otherwise occupied.
Here's my very first NOTD post! I'll admit I'm not the best at nail painting, so there probably won't be much in the way of nail art (yet!), but just trying to give you an idea of my style and some interesting combinations I've put together.
So after that ramble, here's the first NOTD:
It took 2 coats of OPI and 1 coat of Orly for this look. I also used my Revlon Multi Care Base+Top Coat as the base and top coat. This picture was actually taken the day after I painted my nails, so you can see this lasted well!
What did you think of this NOTD?
Thanks for reading!
April 11, 2013
April 11th Haul
To celebrate the end of exams, I planned myself a big haul for today! Not everything went as expected, but I was able to find some pretty decent deals!
Everything all together! So much prettiness!
So I started the day at Target (it's new to Canada, so I was excited to see which US brands would finally be available). Since my goal for today's haul was to focus on nail polish I started in the beauty section. Was surprised to see OPI and Essie at Target (although they were both overpriced in my opinion, there was quite the selection). Then I spotted Sinful Colors, and knew I had to get Frenzy, it's beautiful purple and blue glitter, which I'm hoping looks as good on as it does in the bottle!
Then I spotted NYX (again new to Canada, and I love 2 eye shadow palettes of theirs that I own), but I didn't buy anything, the selection was limited and I wanted to move on. So all I ended up with from Target was the 1 nail polish.
From left to right: OPI Austin-tatious Turquoise, Zoya Kate, and Sinful Colors Frenzy
After that I went to Trade Secrets, there was a bin of about 40 OPI and Zoya nail polishes that said Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off, of course the first 2 colours I picked out were both not supposed to be in the bin, so I went back and found these 2: OPI Austin-tatious Turquoise and Zoya Kate. I currently don't have any turquoise-y teal colours, so this looked good and the pink looks like a neutral girly pink. Can we stop and celebrate these are my first every purchases of OPI or Zoya nail polish!!!! Yay!
Then I headed to Sephora, my purpose of going to the mall, since the VIB Chic Week started today. Yes, I was there when the doors opened. No, it wasn't crazy busy. I got my free tote and samples and I purchased Sephora by OPI Who's Spinning Tonight (on sale for $7) and the Buxom Amplified Smoky Eye which includes a mini Amplified Lash Mascara and a mini Smoky Eye Stick in 5" Stiletto. Honestly I was just looking for something cheap to buy to get the free stuff (since I went totally overboard at Sephora in December).
Sephora by OPI in Who's Spinning Tonight and Buxom Amplified Smoky Eye surrounded by free samples
Next up was Shopper's Drugmart.
From left to right: Essie Ballet Slippers, Essie As Gold As It Gets, Essie Eternal Optimist, Essie A Cut Above, Maybelline Color Show in Styled Out
Found these Essie sets for $9 each. Awesome! That's cheaper than 1 Essie polish here in Canada!! So I swooped up the 2 colour combos of those and headed to look at the discount/clearance section (after checking out the normal Essie section and finding the 2 I really wanted not there). There was actually a really good selection in the clearance spot, a bunch of Nicole by OPI for $3-$5, some of the Covergirl nail polish for $3 or so, and then I spotted this Maybelline one, with a $1 sticker on it. It's a shimmering denim blue, and for $1, how bad could it be? The saleslady didn't believe it was only a $1 and even after looking at the sticker still ran a price check. Lol.
Then I drove to Winners, to see what deals were offered in the Beauty/Skin Care section. I will say it is always chaos at Winners, but the deals I've found the last few times have been worth it (but you really have to work and search for the good items). Today I found a set of 4 Color Club mini nail polishes for $5 as well as a set of Andrea Oil-free Eye Makeup Correctors and Andrea Moisturizing Makeup Remover Pads also for $5. I've used the Andrea pads before and found them a bit greasy but effective, so I figured why not try these out? Plus the q-tip shape of the correctors looks perfect for when you make mistakes while doing your eyes.
Colours in the Color Club set from left to right: Pearl-spective, Abyss, Endless Summer, and Bright Night
My last (successful) stop was Sally's Beauty Supplies, where for all of April all nail polishes are Buy 2 Get 1 Free. So after much deliberation (sooo many pretty colours!) I wound up with 2 Orly and 1 China Glaze.
From left to right: Orly Ingenue, Orly Nite Owl, and China Glaze Recycle
Yay for hauling! What do you guys think of my haul? Any suggestions of deals in Canada? Any nail polishes I should check out?
Thanks for reading!
So I started the day at Target (it's new to Canada, so I was excited to see which US brands would finally be available). Since my goal for today's haul was to focus on nail polish I started in the beauty section. Was surprised to see OPI and Essie at Target (although they were both overpriced in my opinion, there was quite the selection). Then I spotted Sinful Colors, and knew I had to get Frenzy, it's beautiful purple and blue glitter, which I'm hoping looks as good on as it does in the bottle!
Then I spotted NYX (again new to Canada, and I love 2 eye shadow palettes of theirs that I own), but I didn't buy anything, the selection was limited and I wanted to move on. So all I ended up with from Target was the 1 nail polish.
After that I went to Trade Secrets, there was a bin of about 40 OPI and Zoya nail polishes that said Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off, of course the first 2 colours I picked out were both not supposed to be in the bin, so I went back and found these 2: OPI Austin-tatious Turquoise and Zoya Kate. I currently don't have any turquoise-y teal colours, so this looked good and the pink looks like a neutral girly pink. Can we stop and celebrate these are my first every purchases of OPI or Zoya nail polish!!!! Yay!
Then I headed to Sephora, my purpose of going to the mall, since the VIB Chic Week started today. Yes, I was there when the doors opened. No, it wasn't crazy busy. I got my free tote and samples and I purchased Sephora by OPI Who's Spinning Tonight (on sale for $7) and the Buxom Amplified Smoky Eye which includes a mini Amplified Lash Mascara and a mini Smoky Eye Stick in 5" Stiletto. Honestly I was just looking for something cheap to buy to get the free stuff (since I went totally overboard at Sephora in December).
Next up was Shopper's Drugmart.
Found these Essie sets for $9 each. Awesome! That's cheaper than 1 Essie polish here in Canada!! So I swooped up the 2 colour combos of those and headed to look at the discount/clearance section (after checking out the normal Essie section and finding the 2 I really wanted not there). There was actually a really good selection in the clearance spot, a bunch of Nicole by OPI for $3-$5, some of the Covergirl nail polish for $3 or so, and then I spotted this Maybelline one, with a $1 sticker on it. It's a shimmering denim blue, and for $1, how bad could it be? The saleslady didn't believe it was only a $1 and even after looking at the sticker still ran a price check. Lol.
Then I drove to Winners, to see what deals were offered in the Beauty/Skin Care section. I will say it is always chaos at Winners, but the deals I've found the last few times have been worth it (but you really have to work and search for the good items). Today I found a set of 4 Color Club mini nail polishes for $5 as well as a set of Andrea Oil-free Eye Makeup Correctors and Andrea Moisturizing Makeup Remover Pads also for $5. I've used the Andrea pads before and found them a bit greasy but effective, so I figured why not try these out? Plus the q-tip shape of the correctors looks perfect for when you make mistakes while doing your eyes.
My last (successful) stop was Sally's Beauty Supplies, where for all of April all nail polishes are Buy 2 Get 1 Free. So after much deliberation (sooo many pretty colours!) I wound up with 2 Orly and 1 China Glaze.
Yay for hauling! What do you guys think of my haul? Any suggestions of deals in Canada? Any nail polishes I should check out?
Thanks for reading!
March 20, 2013
Julep
So I know I'm late to the subscription box bandwagon, but I'm really loving the Julep Maven program! I signed up late February for an Intro box, even though the style quiz gave me Classic With a Twist, I opted for the It Girl box shown below. I also got a foil pack of the Best Pedi Cream, which sadly I gave to my sister since I avoid shea butter.
If you're interested in Julep, I'd recommend signing up and using the code FREEBOX, you get your pick of the 5 intro boxes (It Girl, Classic With a Twist, Boho Glam, Modern Beauty, or Bombshell) for just the cost of shipping ($3.99 US). For 3 nail polishes that sell for $16 at Sephora, that is an awesome deal!
If I have persuaded you to become a Maven please use this link: http://www.julep.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/127664/
Or enter the referral code 9830128 when you sign up. By using these codes, I earn Jules (Julep's loyalty point system, did I mention that it's awesome?), but I am not being compensated in any other way for my opinion.
Thanks for reading!
If I have persuaded you to become a Maven please use this link: http://www.julep.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/127664/
Or enter the referral code 9830128 when you sign up. By using these codes, I earn Jules (Julep's loyalty point system, did I mention that it's awesome?), but I am not being compensated in any other way for my opinion.
Thanks for reading!
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