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China Glaze Winter Holly Swatches

I picked up this beautiful glitter polish from Sally's Clearance section and you may still be able to find it for less like I did. Winter Holly was part of China Glaze's 2012 holiday collection and to be honest, I've been itching to get it the day I saw it but I'm so glad that I waited because I was able to get this for cheaper :D. I can't even find the word to describe how beautiful it is. The glitters are small and pretty dense, the base is clear, and I don't remember if I did 2 or 3coats but I don't think I did more than 3 for sure. The first two pictures are with a top coat and the last two is without top coat and personally even without the topcoat, I still really like the textured look it has. With a topcoat, the glitters look brighter and more multidimensional. This polish is awesome! I definitely would recommend if you don't have it yet. What do you think? Do you like it with the topcoat or without? **Pictures and contents are mine. Do not use without permission** If you enjoy my posts, you can also follow me on: My blog Facebook Pinterest Twitter

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The Rest of Yesterday's Damage - Sephora, Ulta, Lush, and More...

The rest of yesterday's damage are beauty products and I prefer to put them on a different post so that it is not too cluttered. From Sephora * I got the Creme Apricot by Dior. This product feels pretty good on my cuticles and quite different from the cuticle oil and stuff I've tried before. A bit pricy but I think it may be worth it and there seem to be a lot of product in there. I will do a review after a few uses. $25.50. * Lancome Visionnaire deluxe sample, using 100 points * Clinique High Impact Mascara deluxe sample, using 100 points also * Sephora + Pantone Precious Metals Shadow Palette, $48.00. This is actually not for me. A gift for someone :). From Ulta * NYX products were BOGO 50% off and these new eyeliners look interesting. They are the Glam Liner Aqua Luxe (Waterproof). Waterproof liners are always up my alley cause they generally have a better staying power. I bought 4 of them and I'm really excited to give these a try. * Prestige Total Intensity Against All Odds Liquid Ink in Around The Clock. I previously bought one of these in green and I'm back for more but geez there was hardly anything left on the shelf. I found this one on a totally different slot. Review will be coming soon. * Layla Ceramic Effect EL21. I've yet to figure out what these are supposed to do or look like because it just looks like a shimmery polish to me but I liked this color. It's a cool-tone sheer gold shimmer. * OPI Mariah Liquid Sand Mini set. I couldn't decide whether I should just get the full size or the mini but overall I think this is an interesting collection. From Lush * Yep, I haven't shopped at Lush in ages! I was in there just looking around and the SA introduced me to the Mask of Magnaminty and it seemed like a pretty good product so I wanted to give it a try. This tub is 11.1 oz and sells for 24.95. May seem pricy but you do get a lot of product, plus the packaging is eligible for the free mask if you return 5 empty containers to Lush for recycling. If you want to read more about this product, click HERE. * Cupcake Fresh Mask was my daughter's pick, $6.95. I tried it last night and for me the scent was way too strong, it gave me headache, which is a problem I tend to have with most of Lush's fresh masks. To read more about this product, click HERE. * I'm so excited to be able to try these new Lush makeup. I have one eyeliner (the orange one) and the rest are cream eyeshadows. They were BOGO free! One of these is sold for $18.95 so to get second one free is a deal I did not want to pass and there is also quite a generous amount of product in each of these vial. Shades from left to right: Dynamic, Sophisticated, Focus, and Intuitive. My first impression is that they are pretty pigmented and offer a good color payoff. They feel wet and thick when you first apply but they also seem to set quickly so I'm not sure if I might run into some trouble with blending. My favorite is Focus...OMG this is so pretty in person. * I also got a free sample of Tea Tree Toner and Enzymion. Enzymion feels light and suppose to be great for people with oily skin because it absorbs quickly and is mattifying. This might be my next moisturizer to try once I'm done with my current one. From Forever 21 * I bought these polishes. From left to right: Crystal/Light Aqua, Light Grey/Lavender, and Sage. From Claire's * Nail Ink. This is supposed to be tattoos for your nails. I'm curious to see how that works! The designs are gorgeous! * Nail Flair Stickers. I've stopped using nail stickers for a while now but these feathers looked too cute to pass. Plus cosmetics at Claires are BOGO 50% off. So this concludes the damages I've done this weekend. I'll pray that it gets better. **Pictures and contents are mine. Do not use without permission** If you enjoy my posts, you can also follow me on: My blog Facebook Pinterest Twitter

Finger Paint Swatches - Santa's Magic and Elves Bells

You may still be able to find these at Sally Beauty's clearance section but they won't last long. These two polishes were part of their 2012 holiday collection. Santa's Magic may not be a must have since I've seen many likes of it and I do also have some quite similar so I'm not sure why I even picked it up but nonetheless I don't regret it. It's actually easier to work with than my other holographic glitters. The clear base isn't too thick or goopy, which makes the application a breeze. I can't even remember if I did one or two coats on top of Essie Over The Knee. Elves Bells applied like liquid gold. It has that antique gold look but with some holographic glitters in it. Super gorgeous! Much prettier and a bit more textured than what it looks like in the bottle. This is two coats and the pigmentation and application was excellent. **Pictures and contents are mine. Do not use without permission** If you enjoy my posts, you can also follow me on: My blog Facebook Pinterest Twitter

Nicole by OPI Selena Gomez Nail Polish Swatch

Hello Beautifuls, I'm surprised I still haven't posted this. Anyways, about a week ago I went to CVS and I had a $5 reward coupon. Normally, the CVS in my area seem to be very slow at stocking new products so can you just imagine the shock when I saw that they had the Selena Gomez nail polish collection on display. I wasn't actually too impressed with the collection so I only picked up these two babes. Sweet Dreams actually looks a lot sweeter in the bottle than on the nails. It has purple, blue, and silver glitters in a clear base. I have 3 coats on the middle finger, with no base and for the rest I have one coat layered on top of Orly Preamp. I think it picks up a decent amount of glitters on the first pass and is fairly easy to work with. However, I just wasn't feeling it. I think the silver glitters don't belong there cause they are a bit too overpowering and reflective so the other colors just get lost in it. Heavenly Angel sure appears heavenly but looks can be deceiving. I really like the multi-chrome effect from the flakies though. It shifts from blue to green and orange. They also look stunning on the nails, much brighter and more reflective in person than pictured. They are a bit hard to pick up but are workable. I did two thicker layers to get the effect that you see. My grip about the flakies is that they are a bit stiff and don't lay out flat and smooth. Otherwise, they look really pretty. **Pictures and contents are mine. Do not use without permission** If you enjoy my posts, you can also follow me on: My blog Facebook Pinterest Twitter

Haul - H&M Cosmetics, Icing, and MAC

Hello, It's me again with another haul. I went to the mall yesterday cause my son needed to get a birthday present for his girl-friend. I took the opportunity to snag a few beauty item before coming home. So first, I picked up 3 makeup piece from H&M. I don't know how long they've been selling makeup but I just saw that my local store recently started selling them. I tried to narrow down to things I probably would use so I settled with a lipstick, cream eyeshadow, and a nail polish. They were around $5-6 a piece, which is pretty reasonable. Have any of you tried their eyeshadows or any of their cosmetics? If yes, what are your thoughts? Icing's cosmetics are always BOGO 50% off so when I saw that mini set of "valentine" nail polishes, I couldn't resist. It doesn't really have a name but I just refer to it as valentine since they are pink or red with pink and red heart glitters. For my discounted item, I picked of course another glitter. This one has blue and pink glitters as well as holographic star glitters. Looked so pretty and fun. MAC has some new brow product collection. Hmm, I don't know if it is limited edition but I don't see why it wouldn't be permanent. I only got the brow pencil. Will do a swatch and review soon. So that's it for this haul. I just received my so called free Zoya polishes today from that promo they just had. I will show you what I got either tomorrow or this weekend. **Pictures and contents are mine. Do not use without permission** If you enjoy my posts, you can also follow me on: My blog Facebook Pinterest Twitter

My New Makeup Case

If you just saw my previous post, I hauled a bunch of nail polishes at TJ Maxx. I also spotted this makeup carrying case and thought that it was so cute with the polka dots, stripes, and satin fabric. It has that sassy style that I love. My old makeup carrying case, well technically it wasn't a makeup case but I just used it as one, was just a fancy looking cardboard box that was getting worn out and showing signs of wear and tear on the handle. It was time for a new one and this one looked like a keeper. It's roomy enough to fit the necessities and it's also light weight. The case is made by Jack Design, which I never heard of it before but I like how they have the detail of the brand on the zipper slider. It think that was a nice touch. It was only $9.99. I threw all of my nail polishes in this case and proceeded to do more damages, lol. Just kidding, the only other things I purchased from TJ other than the case and nail polishes are a few boxes of chocolate that were on clearance. What do you think of my new makeup case? I think it's great for traveling. **Pictures and contents are mine. Do not use without permission** If you enjoy my posts, you can also follow me on: My blog Facebook Pinterest Twitter

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