Ulta Haul

Picked up a couple of items from Ulta today. Check out the pics below!  Orly nail polish is on sale for $4.99 and there were a ton of adorable colors! I wonder if Orly has "revamped" their polish line because I know the older bottles all have the signature silver top with the white base around the handle.  These have the black handles and they have some sort of grip on them.  Really nice.  Ulta has NYX buy one get one 50% off.  I recommend that if you ever plan on buying a few NYX items (which you should because they're great), to hold off for the buy one get one 50% off sale.  They have it regularly at Ulta. The Stila lip gloss trios are on sale for $7.99 and were strategically placed by the register lol!! They eyeshadow base and milk pencil are for a friend, I have my own stash lol!

Nail Polish L to R: Gumdrop, Artificial Sweetener and Cotton Candy

Stila Lip Trio: Blue (Chic Cobalt Collection-orchard/hibiscus/kitten)/Green (Elegant Emerald Collection-pout/kaleidoscope/apricot)

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in Milk and Cottage Cheese, Butter Gloss in Strawberry Parfait and Merengue, Gel Eyeliner in Teal.

Suggestions for a Good Topcoat???

Okay, so I just did my nails yesterday.  Twenty four hours ago.  And this is what they look like now (the other hand as well).  Typically I don't use a top coat on my nails because I've found that it makes them super thick and doesn't really aid in the polish lasting any longer.  Well yesterday I decided to re-ignite my past love of top coats, and this is what my nails look like.  It's not that the polish is even chipping, but it is peeling, like you could literally lift a corner up and peel it off, with ease.  I've done this polish look before with no top coat, and it gave me 3 days worth of wear.  This here, I'm probably going to redo tonight.  

So, that leaves me with asking you guys, any suggestions for a good top coat? One that won't cause my nail polish to peel, help prolong the polish wear, or make them "bumpy" after application? PLEASE comment below! LOL.  Whoever finds me one that works well, I've got a polish giveaway for you!!  FYI-I used Finger Paints top coat for these nails. 

Thanks :)

NOTD: Nail of the Day

Hi Guys, here's today's nail of the day! Excuse the extra short length of my nails...I've been breaking them left and right, down to the nub, so I decided to just cut all of them down to the same length, and grow them back out together.  I'm also thinking about changing my natural nail shape from round to square.  I'm starting to like the way it looks, so my nails also have an awkward shape right now.  Anywho, for the colors I used China Glaze's Electric Beat (the blue) and the glitter is OPI's Polka.Com (polka dot com).  

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!

Check out the pics below!

Ulta Online Haul

I ordered some things from Ulta that came in the mail last night.  The Eco Tools and Real Techniques brushes were all buy one get one 50% off, and I also used the 20% off coupon.  The Eco Tools brushes were Detailed Lip brush and the Sharpen and Smudge Duo (1275 and 1245).  The Real Techniques brushes are the blush brush and powder brush. I'm super excited about these because my former brushes were Target brand brushes and of course, they sucked.  I find the Real Technique brushes to be a good value for the price!  The Ulta products were all buy one get one free, so I picked up an eyeliner brush and an eyeliner gel pencil in Peacock.  The nail polishes were $6 each. Overall I think I got a really good deal!! Oh yea, check out those free samples in the back (next to the bread) lol! Didn't open the pack, not sure what they are, but I will update...because you know I love my free samples!!

NOTD: Nail of the Day.

For today's nail I used Orly's Kiss the Bride. It's a super pretty muted pinky white color. Hence the name, it's perfect for a new bride's wedding day. Depending on the light it looks more white than pink, but in natural light it's definitely a super soft baby pink. This is one of my favorite colors that I wish I could wear more often, but I hate the application. It's super streaky and uneven and to get a true nail I find myself having to use a lot of polish, which of course causes bubbles and all type of nicks. Maybe it's not the polish and just me lol. In fact that's probably the case. But most light polishes, like white, I find myself having the same problem with application. I'm going to have to google some tricks to help me out with this. If I find some good ones ill let you guys know! 

NOTD: Revlon's Red Carpet

I thought I posted this the other day, but here was my red nail for the holiday.  I was so busy this year I'm disappointed I couldn't do my rhinestone flag, lol.  Which is so cute and done with clear, red, and blue rhinestones.  Anywho, here is Revlon's ColorStay Nail Polish in Red Carpet.  A nice clean bright red, not too shiny.  Excuse the messy nail, I was sleepy when I painted this the other day.  I must say its a pretty good formula because two entire days later and there is minimal chipping.  I'm impressed.  Not sure where this red came from, I was at my cousin's house when I painted them.  I also (sidenote) gave her a fake toe nail extension.  I'm going to detail that in a separate post later on.  I know it sounds weird but it's a great idea, especially for summer, if you have a broken toe nail.

NOTD: Nail of the Day

For today's nail I used Sally Hensen's Hard as Nails Xtreme Nail Polish in Mellow Yellow. It's a bright, true to color lemony yellow.  It retails at Ulta for 2.99, super affordable.  It's a cute color, it has grown on me in the past hour since I've had it on.  The formula is just okay, maybe even subpar.  The formula applies unevenly, which means you generally need to apply an extra couple coats, or your second coat has to be super thick.

NOTD: Nail of the Day

Today I went to one of my staples: a nice deep pink by Orly called Elsbeth's Rose. It is a beautiful color, and I like Orly's formula...this bottle is older, and its not thick or clumpy like my China Glaze polishes.  Its still new, and applies without super heavy streaking.  I know it's boring, but I was super tired tonight and True Blood premiered tonight.  MY LIFE IS NOW COMPLETE!!!! ERIC NORTHMAN!!!!!!!!!