First Haul of 2014

Hello lovelies!

So I had intended so share this haul post like a month ago but I have been so busy! Working again has been awesome and I have also rediscovered my passion for reading so that has taken away from my actual blogging. I still paint my nails regularly though and am taking photos so I will continue to post when I can. :)

I did a really good job not buying any polishes at the end of 2013 but made up for it in January and February. Let's take a look at what I added to the stash!

First look!

Enchanted Polish had a restock in November and I actually was able to snag all the colors but ended up only keeping Dime Piece and October 2013. I also took part in the preorder for January 2014 and am very  happy with the mystery color!

A couple more Takkos for my collection from Llarowe! I had bought a few others but actually ended up getting rid of them too. As a matter of fact Kaleidoscope Eyes has also been rehomed since I took this pic. But I do still have Spirited Away and love it! 

My Colors by Llarowe collection is getting pretty big! The first one in the older bottle is Her Eyes Shined which was actually gifted to me in an ornament swap! Such a pretty color! I also got the Seahawks Duo that was offered for the Superbowl, the colors are Legion of Boom and Seahawks Lime (which I showed you here) and finally Good Golly Miss Molly was also a must have.

I had quite a few Scofflaw polishes already but these were the first order that I placed directly from Finch! I fell in love with these as soon as I saw swatches and placed my preorder immediately! Here is Happy Little Tree, Drop Dead Fred, I am the Narwhal and Wraith Pinned to the Mist.

My first polishes and order from Liquid Sky Lacquer! Here is Margaritaville and Black Opal.

I had to have these colors from Smitten Polish! Here is Electric Lime and A Wedding Dress That Isn't Bright Turquoise.

I recently discovered the stockist Color 4 Nails and was excited to see a bunch of Glam Polish colors on sale! Here is Fraggle Rock, Freak Show and Twister.

I bought these in 2 different orders from Pahlish. Here is Forest of the Dead and Blood of the Mountain. 

I love the first collection of flakies that Finger Paints released so as soon as I found out about these new ones I called my Sally's Beauty Supply and had them hold a set for me! That same night my wonderful fiance actually surprised me and brought them home for me! Love her! :) Here is Abstract Abstraction, Colorful Dream, Psychedelic Hue, Symmetrical Symphony and Vivid Reflection.

I had wanted these texture polishes from China Glaze when they were first released but never ended up buying them so when I saw them on a blog sale for a good price I scooped em up! Here is Of Course, Itty Bitty & Gritty and In The Rough.

A few randoms: ILNP A Fresh Evergreen (shown here) was another gift from my ornament swap and then I got Femme Fatale Pools of Vision and Alanna Renee Reptar from Color 4 Nails.

These 4 were a surprise from one of the girls in my birthday group! Here is A England Encore Margot, Pomegranate Enchanted Lagoon, Essie Come Here and KBShimmer Grape To Meet You.

And a few more randoms! Drunk In Public is my first Wicked Polish and one that I searched out and found someone willing to sell it to me, love it so much! Different Dimension Mistle-Toad had been calling my name for a while so I finally bought it! Models Own Balearic Cool came from Llarowe. Color Club Twiggie (LOVE!) and Ruby Wing Green Peace both came from a blog sale. 

Final group shot!

So I do have to admit that I already have another haul pile ready to be photographed and posted! It will probably be a while before I actually do that but I am super excited to share them with you! I currently do not have any other nail polishes on their way to me! It feels so weird! I'm sure I will come across something that I "must" have soon enough though! ;)

xo

Brittany Raquel

First Haul of Fall!

Hello lovelies!

I have missed you! I had a really busy week and didn't have a chance to post! I didn't even have a chance to paint my nails again until today! I have been making some "lifestyle" changes and focusing on working out and eating healthy so that has taken away from my time here. I am not giving up nail polish though but I may only be able to post a couple times a week while I work on my time management and get a good schedule down.

So I know that I mentioned in my last haul post that I didn't intend on having another one for a while. Well I lied. I ended up with some extra nail polish funds and have added quite a few more to my stash! I even have another haul pile already started since I took these pics last week. . .so there will be another haul post very soon! In the meantime check these out!

First look! 

 This pic makes me so happy! Although I didn't like the "Forces"polishes from Emily de Molly, I have fallen in love with the glitters! All of these except for the last one were purchased from Llarowe (on a couple different occasions mind you) and the last one I bought from a blog sale. I have had several of these on my wishlist for so long! Here is Serenity, Stuck on Blue, Ego Friendly, Bo Peep, Soon and Hole in The Sky.

 A few more Aussies! I got these Femme Fatale polishes from Harlow & Co I love the new boxes they come in! Here is Snap Vine, Spring Fling and Lime Crime.

 

 When the I Love Nail Polish Ultra Chromes were revealed I knew I had to have these 3. I waited though and bought these from 3 different lovely ladies in one of my Facebook groups. Here is Birefringence, Cyngus Loop and Mutagen.

 

I am quickly becoming obsessed with holos from Colors by Llarowe! I got all of these from a couple sales in one of my Facebook groups. Here is Beat It, Smooth Criminal and  Good Fortune.

 Love seeing more of these added to my collection! I scored the first 2 during the Enchanted Polish restock and the last one I got from a sale in a Facebook group. Here is Queen of The Castle, August 2013 and Wish Me Good Luck.

 

Some awesome randoms! The first one came from Harlow & Co and the other 3 were from Facebook sales. Here is Picture Polish Lagoon, Lilypad Lacquer Vixens Wear Violet, Indigo Bananas Alcatraz and Smitten Polish Enchanted Forest. 

 A few more randoms! I got Lush Lacquer Freckles from Etsy. Takko Bright Young Things and Essie In The Cab-ana both came from Facebook sales.

I also picked this up from Walmart. I have heard great things and while I love my Julep Nail Therapy my nails do break easily and I have some peeling so I figured it wouldn't hurt to try something new! 

Final group shot!

 

But wait I forgot some!! Bonus!

 Cherry Culture just had a great sale so I picked up the colors I had wanted from this year's Sunsational collection (I still need Sun of a Peach, it sold out) and a new texture. Here is Bump In The Night, That's Shore Bright, Neon & On & On, Shell-O, Too Yacht To Handle and Highlight of My Summer

 

Do you already have any of these polishes? Which are your favorites? Any new lemmings?

 

xo

 

Brittany Raquel

 





NOTD: Cult Nails Tempest & Essie Funky Limelight

Hello lovelies!

Sorry I missed you yesterday! I had quite the busy day and am so happy that I have today to relax and spend some time doing nail polish stuff! I may also be multi tasking and watching Breaking Bad. ;)

I am excited to share today's mani! I have been dying to wear Essie's Funky Limelight since I swapped for it months ago! I knew it would be a great summer polish! Since it is very sheer and a neon I decided to layer it over Cult Nails Tempest. Check it out!

I really love this white! I only needed 1 coat and it is so perfect! I have never worn white alone but this is one that I totally would!

These 2 photos are prior to top coat. I did use 2 coats but the 2nd coat didn't really change anything. 1 would have been enough! It dried to a matte finish as most neons tend to do.

 

With top coat! I really wish my camera would have picked up how neon this is! My camera just couldn't handle it!

This is much more color accurate! Not the best photo and my cuticles are messy but this is the best shot I was able to get of what Funky Limelight actually looks like!

What do you think? I loved this bright and fun mani and got several compliments on it!

Sadly, Essie Funky Limelight is no longer available and is overpriced on Ebay. I was lucky to get it in a swap! Cult Nails Tempest is readily available though! I bought mine from Beautylish (to take advantage of the buy 3 get Wicked Fast Top Coat free) but you can also get it directly from Cult Nails!

xo

Brittany Raquel

ps-My giveaway ends soon! Click here for your chance to win an Enchanted Polish!

The Latest Additions To The Stash!

Hello lovelies!

It's that time again! Yup, I have another haul post! I'm sure you're not surprised! ;)

There is some great stuff hiding in the middle of this pile!

First up I have the OPI Shrek Forever After Collection! I have had my eye on a few of these for quite a while and my girlfriend surprised me and ordered me the whole set! They are Funky Dunkey, Ogre-The-Top Blue, Who The Shrek Are You?, Fiercely Fiona, What's With The Cattitude? and Rumple's Wiggin'.

These were also purchased for me by my girlfriend! She got me the full OPI Amazing Spiderman Collection but these are the only ones I ended up keeping: Just Spotted The Lizard, Call Me Gwen-Ever and My Boyfriend Scales Walls.

I Love Nail Polish had an amazing $3 clearance to clear out some polishes that had an older, stinky base. I had no problem with the base and was ok not having the boxes so I went all out! Here is I Love Matte, All Gold Everything, So Ghoul, Bad Mogwai, Old Gregg, She Surfs and Emerald Dew Drops.

Here is the last of my 3 orders from Enchanted Polish! The first one, Freeze Machine, I got in a swap! The others are March 2013, Awesomeness, Congratulations and Time To Pretend! I had also received Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds but immediately sold it as it just wasn't me.

Growing my Elevation Polish collection! Huangshan, Haba Xueshan, Jengish Chokusu, Muztagh Ata and Mount Cangyan.

I was so excited to get the colors I wanted from the Naild' It restock on Llarowe! Here is Starburt, Merry Row Round, Sir Round Sound and Lego No Way Yo.

I finally placed an order with Aly's Dream Polish during her Mother's Day sale! Here is Who Sencha?, Tiffanytea and Browncoats. Love these holos so much!

Another new brand for me! NailNation 3000 was having a sale so I couldn't pass these up! The mini was included for free! Limelight, Glow Worm and Replay.

And yet another new brand for me! If you didn't notice, I have a hard time just ordering one when I try a new brand! I like to get at least 2 so the other one isn't lonely! Lol. These are both from Lyn B Designs! I was so excited about these as they are from her Dr. Suess collection! I have the same birthday as Dr. Suess so these were a no brainer! Oobleck and Wearing Foxy Socks.

Here are a bunch of randoms from swaps and blog sales! Catrice Princess For A Day, bondi Lady Liberty, Essie Mint Candy Apple, Candeo Plumage and Pahlish Sullen Girl.

A few more randoms purchased from Llarowe. Different Dimension Tubular, Hare Polish Electric Flame and Girly Bits Face The Music.

Almost forgot about these! From Ninja Polish I got Barry M Ridley Road and from All That Glitters I got Kokomo (I wish I would have picked 1 more because this is the only ATG in my collection!)

Final mandatory group shot!

Are there any polishes that you were super excited to add to your stash recently?

xo

Brittany Raquel

Horribly Addicted. . .Yes, Another Haul!

Hello lovelies!

It's that time again, I have another haul post for you already! The worst part is, I will have yet another haul post ready in about a week or so. . .yes I have a problem. I am addicted to nail polish. ;)

 Some great stuff here!

Pure amazingness. I was somehow able to snag almost all of the Enchanted Polishes I wanted from Chelsea's last restock on the EP website! I had to place 3 separate orders and this is just 2 of 3! I got Djinn In A Bottle, Gummy Worm, April 2013, Kids, Future Reflections, Electric Feel and The Youth.

 Different Dimension is my new favorite indie brand! Missi seriously has THE BEST customer service. I placed 2 orders over a weekend and she was so kind to combine shipping for me! Also I jumped the gun and purchased a couple that she had sent me to review so she sent me 2 different ones instead! Seriously love that lady and love her nail polishes! Here is Homeboy, Totally, Ditz, Comfortably Numb, Wish You Were Here and Money. 

I love when my girlfriend takes me on surprise trips to Ed Wyse! She gets a discount there and let me get whatever I wanted! I kept it pretty tame lol. Here is Jem, Charisma, Thandie, Darcy, Rocky and Josie. 

These are from a few random orders. From Llarowe: Darling Diva Flirt and WingDust Sleepless Summer Nights. From Pahlish I got Dark Parades. From Literary Lacquers I got Laters, Babe. 

Another new to me brand! I got Pipe Dream Polish Candy On The Beach from a blog sale and then purchased Like, Totally from the Etsy store!  

Finally I got Essie Shake Your $$ Maker from a blog sale and OPI Jinx was purchased during my surprise Ed Wyse trip! :) 

Final group shot!

So excited for all of these new pretties! Are there any that you would like to see first? Feel free to leave a comment and let me know! :)

xo

Brittany Raquel