Beauty Deals & Steals! Big Lots $1 Mini Haul

So...I had a bit of an impromptu retail therapy session today. Well, technically it was yesterday but I'm still up at 3a.m. posting this, so my day hasn't completely ended yet.

Raheem & I loaded up the babies and drove to Big Lots to grab a few household items. Now, I actually had no intention of buying anything for myself, but once I wandered into the cosmetics section & saw this whole $1 thing they had going on, I had to pick up a few things.

I picked up 7 items altogether & spent $7 total (+tax of course). I got 4 nail polishes, 2 nail polish strip kits, and a mascara.

3 of the polishes I picked up are the Julie G for Jesse's Girl polishes. If you're not familiar, Julie G is a YouTube "beauty guru" who has in conjunction with Jesse's Girl created her own nail polish line sold on Jessesgirl.com & at RiteAid drug stores. The colors I picked up are from the holiday 2012 collection. Although the color "Light it Up" has made it's way to the 2013 permanent collection.

I also picked up some sally hansen goodies! I grabbed an Insta-Dri polish and two Salon Effects nail polish strip kits.

I swatched all of the polishes (2 coats on "Gift Wrapped" & "Ornamental", 4 coats on "Light it Up" & 3 on "Purple Haste") & I have to say, I really like all of the colors. The Julie G polishes are winning over the Insta-Dri though. The Insta-Dri's dry time isn't very "insta" and it seems to be one of those polishes that doesn't harden completely once it does dry. Making it easy to chip, scratch & ding up the finish once you start using your hands. Not to mention the funky brush it has. It's one of those flat brushes, but the bristles are a bit wonky & frayed, making it difficult to get a neat & even coat. Not sure if they are all like this or if it's just mine.

And lastly, I grabbed this l.a. colors navy blue mascara. I've been wanting one for a while and just never picked one up. I did try it on one eye and it is very navy. The color is extremely subtle almost bordering on drab. I think I'll try it paired with a jet black smokey eye to see if it pops more. Future Post!

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I Heart Nail Art - Vote for Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!......Please :-)

So, I was strolling through CVS the other day when I came across the Sally Hansen display for their new collection. The thing that caught my eye was actually NOT the nail colors, but the picture of an edgy couture-esque nail design that I immediately wanted to try myself (eventhough I'm sure it is beyond an impractical design which most if not all of those gold beads would immediately fall off of as soon as you do ANYTHING with your hands).

But anyway, after taking this picture so that I could accurately duplicate the design, I realized it was an ad for a nail art competition. When I got home I went to the site, got all the info & pondered on whether or not I should enter. Then after looking at some of the entries...well... I was pretty sure I had a good chance.





So I came up with this design using one of the new Textured FX nail colors and entered. Haven't done this type of manicure on myself in a very long time. I know this is not everyone's taste, but I like it :-)

The voting ends very soon (June 30, 2013) so we don't have much time!
There is a $500 prize at stake as well as a trip to NYC and more!

You can vote on the Sally Hansen site: just click here!

or you can go the Sally Hansen Facebook Page click here & vote that way.
Search Nail Artist: Kaira Ervin 

You can vote once a day EVERY DAY until the 30th. I would greatly appreciate your support :-)

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