Philly Haul

Hi everyone! Today I went shopping in Philadelphia, PA at some nail supply shops. It was my first time to any of these so I really didn't know what to expect. It was a bit chaotic because we went late in the day and there was a lot of driving and traffic. We originally had nine places to check out, but only managed to get to 6. I took a bunch of pictures for your viewing pleasure!

This is one of the places we went to.

Most of them had the new collections.

Lots of crackle polish!

I apologize for the blurriness. More crackles and Kleancolors.

Some brand I never heard of before. Too bad, because there was TONS lol.

Jade polishes.

The middle rack is China Glaze followed by Essie.

OPI and Duri at the end.

Discount bin! $1each. Sadly I didn't buy any.

Again, sorry its blurry. LOTS more crackle polish!

Color Club. There were about 3 of these racks in this store.

This entire aisle was OPI. 

And this aisle was ALL China Glaze!

A pile of Shatter!

Yes, I was in polish heaven today. These places were beyond amazing. I am a little disappointed though. I was hoping to find some holographics, and none of the places we went to had any. I got quite a few off of my wishlist though, and some extras. I plan on making a trip back to the one shop again soon!

Here is a look at what I bought:

L-R:  China Glaze Matte Magic, China Glaze Frosty, Orly Rock Candy, China Glaze Fairy Dust (for some reason this bottle is super holo, I wonder are there two versions?), China Glaze Matte Magic
China Glaze Man Matte, China Glaze Wireless Top Coat (2), China Glaze Man Matte
I got some great deals on these. Everything but the Orly was BOGO 50% off. Frosty and Fairy Dust were already marked down to $2, and the rest ended up being $3.74 each with the sale!

Close ups:

China Glaze Man Matte, China Glaze Wireless Top Coat (2), China Glaze Man Matte

China Glaze Matte Magic, China Glaze Frosty, Orly Rock Candy, China Glaze Fairy Dust, China Glaze Matte Magic

These are for my friend Destany.

L-R: China Glaze Life Preserver, First Mate, Hey Sailor

L-R: OPI Movin Out (2), Rent

Merryberry Mauve, Glitter Bit of Music Top Coat, Text Me Text You, Sugarplum Yum, Baby Blue, Nutcracker Sweet, Bikini Envy

OPI Movin Out (2), Rent

OPI Merryberry Mauve, Glitter Bit of Music Top Coat, Text Me Text You

OPI Sugarplum Yum, Baby Blue, Nutcracker Sweet, Bikini Envy

What do you think of my haul? Anyone want to go shopping with me? LOL 

MORE Epic Nail Mail!

Hooray for two days in a row of awesome Nail Mail!

Today I received a swap package from Sammy in England. I was super excited to swap with her because I have been DYING to get my hands on some more Barry M's!

This is what she sent me...

A closer look at the goodies...

GOSH Orange Drops, Models Own Golden Peach, Natural Collection Lunar Haze

GOSH Gasoline, Barry M Peach Melba (I apologize for the blurriness)

Rimmel London Disco Ball, GOSH Purple Heart

Barry M: Pink Flamingo, Blue Glitter, Strawberry Ice Cream, Berry Ice Cream, Vivid Purple

Barry M: Dusky Mauve, Blueberry Ice Cream, Lemon Ice Cream, Nail Effects (crackle) Blue Print and Pink Fizz

MUA Shade 1, 2true Shade 10, MUA Shade 13, 2true Shade 13

I also got my order from Sephora today! I have been meaning to order some Illamasqua for a long time now, but kept putting it off. I finally decided to treat myself and get them! It was my first time ordering from Sephora, it was great that they offer free shipping on orders over $50. They also sent me a free Sephora 5 piece makeup set because I used promo code FIVE4U. It included 2 mini mascaras, 2 mini eyeshadows and a mini tinted moisturizer. You can use that code on any purchase over $25.

Here is what I received from Sephora...

A closer look...

$OPI Spark-tacular top coat and Illamasqua Load

Illamasqua Phallic and $OPI 212-Sephora

Illamasqua Milf

And don't forget to check out this week's poll! You get to vote on which one of these Illamasqua you would like to see next!!

Another Epic Nail Mail Day!

WOW! Today was a lucky day for me in nail polish land. I received some great polishes in the mail AND won a giveaway!

This is what I received from Caroline in Austria. She and I have been doing swaps.

YES she put all of this in ONE BOX! It was a YELLOW box too, she knows how much I LOVE YELLOW!!

Here is a closer look at what I got...

Catrice LE Moonlight Express and My Milkyway, Hot or Not (this one is actually from a blog sale, not from Caroline, I put it in the photo by accident lol), and mini polishes from H&M

Essence LE Ballerina Backstage: Dance the Swan Lake, Wear Your Little Tutu, Do a Floating Pirouette, Grand Plie in Black, On Your Gracile Tiptoe

Essence toe stickers, H&M Lotions, bpretty crackling polish Sunrise, Essence Nail Art Foils: Style me Pretty and Style my Glamour

Essence Crackles: Crack Me Black, Sparkling Champagner, Sparkling Silver, Crack Me White

Essence LE Nails in Style: Style me Holo, Style me Love, Style-ish Baby, Style for Summernights

H&M Happy Pink, Maybelline 446 and 145

Essence Special Effect Toppers: Mystic Mermaid, You're a Gold Mine, Time for Reflection

Essence Matt top coat, Nail Art Twins: Romeo and Julia

Blog sale goodies: Essence Purple Magic, Catrice From Dusk to Dawn and Hot or Not

And believe it or not, I just bought this HOLO version of My Private Jet on ebay for $10.95 with free shipping!! I still cant believe it. I happened to see the listing right after it was posted on ebay. I don't think the seller realized what she had or else it wouldn't have been so affordable. The description didn't mention holo version, but in the photo you could see the flash of holo. I was hoping that the photo was the actual polish I would be receiving, and it was! I am so happy I came across it before some scalper bought it and marked it up $60 more before reselling it!

Just LOOK how gorgeous!! I have been staring at this polish all day. I might leave this one out and not store it just yet. I still cannot believe it is mine, and I found it at such a great price! Heck, I might even sleep with it under my pillow tonight LOL!

As if all these wonderful polishes weren't fantastic enough, I received an email from Smita at My Nailz a few hours ago. She contacted me because I was the winner of her 300 Follower Giveaway! I am so thrilled that I won! I get to choose 3 Joe Fresh polishes. Joe Fresh is a brand found in Canada. I only have 2 Joe Fresh so far, so I am excited to add more to my collection! Check out her blog and show her some love!

What do you think of these sorts of posts? Do you like to see photos of my nail mail and hauls?

Birthday Weekend Haul

My 31st birthday was Sunday. What better way to celebrate than to shop for nail polish?! I love checking out different stores to see what they have in clearance and those old rare gems you just might come across if you look hard enough. I drove all over tarnation (aka Eastern Pennsylvania) on Saturday and today. I also had a wishlist from some of the fabulous ladies in my Facebook group. I am happy to say I was able to find everything that they were looking for! Mission accomplished!!

Onto the pics, I know that's what you're dying to see right?!

This isn't ALL of it! LOL I forgot to include some stuff in this photo.

Always a Bridesmaid set from Ulta. They are minis of the larger Ulta bottles. So cute. I used a $5 coupon on this, so it was $5! These are actually shimmery and duochromey. Very beautiful in person! I will swatch these for you soon.

L-R: Steal the Groom, Bouquet Toss, Something Blue, First Dance, Champagne Toast

Expert Touch Nail Wipes by OPI. I got one for me and one for Kati. If you haven't tried these yet, you NEED to!! I swear by them. I will never use anything else to remove my polish ever again. They work SO WELL on glitter removal too!

ZOMG!! Pumpkin Butter Avojuice! These must have been leftover from fall, and I was THRILLED to find them! I LOVE PUMPKIN ANYTHING!! They had two left, I bought em both!

My Zoya replacement bottle of Gilda on the right. I received this in the mail on Saturday. My original bottle of Gilda leaked in my Zoya Exchange order. Zoya America on the left. Not a fan of reds, but it was the last one I needed in the La Di Da Collection. I get OCD when it comes to collections. I must have them all...

Ah yes, I know what you're thinking... Another bottle of that remover that I hate! LOL I just couldn't resist using another $5 coupon at Ulta! Butter London Rosie Lee with free remover. The only way I will buy this brand. With a coupon and free smelly remover!

Don't be GELOUS lol. I had to pick a bottle of this stuff up. I hear it works great over glitter. I got it at Sally's.

Ok, this one was a gift. I returned the two I bought. I tried the gold and the blue and had poor results. But since this one was FREE I can't return it haha.

Sally Hansen Antiqued Gold

I only buy these when they are on sale as well. Currently buy 2 get 2 free at Ulta. Regular price is $5 a piece. I got 4 for $10. Then I used another $5 coupon, so I got all FOUR for $5!!!

L-R: Peach Parfait, Sun-Sational, Eye Popping Poppy, Chic Peek

My EPIC find of the weekend.... OPI Merry Midnight!!! I have been wanting this one for a while but refused to pay the prices on ebay. I happened to find it in a gift set with OPI Sapphire in the Snow and a honky silver bracelet for ONLY $8!!!! I was so upset they only had ONE LEFT. ZOMG I couldn't believe it. I am so happy I found it, and for that unbelievable price! I already had Sapphire in the Snow, so it will be a part of my 200 Follower Giveaway! I also found OPI INK Suede and You Don't Know Jacques Suede. These two were also mega-wants of mine. They were both on clearance for $3.19!!

These were on sale at Ulta, buy 2 get 1 free. I also used a $5 coupon.

L-R: Angel Wings, Midnight in NY, Grass Slipper, Sequin Scandal

Sequin Scandal was on clearance as well. I cant believe I found it at Ulta. So random!

Orly Shine (free with coupon at Ulta) and Green Apple

China Glaze Fight Like a Woman Collection (first 3 on left)

Encouragement, Endurance, and Empowerment

Papaya Punch (free at Sally's with coupon) on right.

Another FREE Orly Shine and Hard Candy Hypnotic

These 3 were free with a coupon at Ulta. They will be part of my 200 Followers Giveaway!

L-R: Its up to Blue, Oh Cabana Boy, Shine

More giveaway stuff! OPI Silver Shatters, Simmer & Shimmer, and Sapphire in the Snow

These were on clearance as well. For $2.49 you cant beat it. I bought one for me and one for Kati, its a surprise so hopefully she's not reading this LOL. It has 3 mini Avojuice lotions... Orange Almond, Japanese Garden, and a fragrance free lotion. A mini Swiss Guard Antiseptic Handwash Gel, OPI lip color,  and Avoplex Cuticle Oil to Go,

These lovely Tronicas are for my friend Heather. She wanted me to find them so she can give to her daughter for getting good grades in school.

L-R: Laser Lime, Virtual Violet, High Def, Electra Magenta, Techno Teal, Hologram, Hyper Haute

These are for my friend Kati.

L-R: OPI Stranger Tides, Planks A Lot, Steady as She Rose, Sparrow me the Drama, China Glaze Cyberspace, 3D Fantasy, Awakening, Borghese Euro Green

This one is for Karin. She frankened with her other Laser Lime and didn't care for the results. So she wanted a replacement. I was happy to help!

These are for Sarah.

L-R: China Glaze Laser Lime, Mega Bite, Wet N Wild Hannah Pinktana, Funky Fingers 220 Volts, China Glaze Cyberspace, Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos, Golden Coast

Well, that's it! I did drive all over to find these beauties, but I enjoyed doing it. Nail polish missions are FUN! What do you think of my birthday shopping spree??