HAUL: I've Been A Bad Girl

I was planning on doing a monthly haul post to show what goodies I picked up during the month, however it is June 5th and I already have almost 50 polishes for this month alone. AAAAK. I'm on an extreme "low-buy" (let's face it - I simply do not have the will power to do a "no-buy") for the rest of this month. That being said, my birthday is in July so I can make myself feel better by thinking they're early birthday gifts to myself. That, and the fact that I got almost all of these polishes for 50% off! :)

Also, a sidenote because I feel it's important: this post is in no way, shape or form me bragging. I work hard for my money and this is how I choose to spend it. Polish is my hobby, my indulgence. I am very fortunate to be able to have the things I have - I do not take it lightly or for granted.

That disclaimer is for any possible hate that might be generated by this blog post. I truly hope there will be none.

Okay, let's indulge! :)

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 Overview Shot of Everything

(L-R)
Borghese Borghese Capri Coral & Espresso Brown
Del Sol Trick-or-Treat (turns black in sunlight)
Sally Hansen Black Tie & No Hard Feelings

(L-R)
Revlon Get Reddy, Minted & Red Hot Tamale
Quo by Orly Orange Pop & Steel Heart (Canadian brand)

(L-R)
China Glaze Champagne Bubbles, Hook And Line,
Luxe And Lush, Mahogany Magic, Poinsettia, Twinkle Lights

 (L-R)
OPI Bronzed To Perfection, Divine Swine,
Gettin' Miss Piggy With It, Pepes Purple Passion

(L-R)
Icing Cherry Blossom, Pampered & Primped
Rave Royalty, Text Me Later

 (L-R)
Orly AFter Party, Bubbly Bombshell, Butterflies,
Crawfords Wine, Ruby, Spark, Swizzle Stick

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L'oreal Boozy Bruch, Butterfly Kisses, Check Me Out,
Eiffel For You, Greycian Goddess, Penthouse Pink,
Stroke Of Midnight, Sweet Nothings, Tangerine Crush,
Violet Vixen, Walk On The Beach, Wishful Pinking

If you're counting, that's 44 bottles of polish. The mini bottle you see in the very front of the first picture is a mini sample size of Poshe quick dry top coat that I got as a free sample with my Sally's purchase. Woot. Free samples?! I'm all over that!

I found the OPI's on clearance for $4.99 and the newly released L'oreal's I found on sale for 50% off at $3.99 a pop. Most of the Orly's I purchased for $3.99 as well, on clearance. Same goes with the Icing: $2.49 for those. Three of the China Glaze (the holiday ones) I found in a 3-pack for $3.99 - unreal, right?! I was ECSTATIC.

If there is anything that you would like to see swatches and/or fun mani's with, let me know in the comments. Any requests in the comments or emails, I try to do within a week or two so never hesitate to ask! I love making my readers happy. :)

- A Polished Touch

Nail Look: Teal You See Dots

Uhh, so I should have done stars on my nails instead of polka dots so the title of this post could make more sense. (Teal You See Stars ... get it? Ha ...) Anyway, I'll stick to my day job and quit the horrible attempts at humour, I promise.

Last night while watching 'Due Date' (I love me some Robert Downey Jr.) I, to my husband's dismay, decided to redo my nails. I have to be honest, I don't know what it is about late night polishing, but for me it never works. Case in point: my first ever mani with bubbles. ACK! I wanted to take a sewing pin and pop them. Am I crazy? Surprisingly enough as I write this I am still wearing this look. 

The bubbles make me itch. (Figuratively) Weird? It's like my nails have hives. Ew.

With flash. Do you see the purple in the bottle? It's hard to catch on the nails, but it's there.

I added Sally Hansen "Chartreuse Chase" on my ring finger and dotted  my base colour (L'oreal "Blue Marine") on top.

Some purple on the middle finger.

Taken this morning in better lighting. You can definitely see some purple. (Ignore the smudged polish on the ring finger, I went to bed too soon after doing this.)

Another shot to show that purple duo-chrome. So pretty, minus the bubbles.

Unfortunately, the bubbles started just as I did my second coat of 'Blue Marine'. Had I waited an extra 2 minutes and done a slightly thinner coat of polish this bubbly disaster could have been avoided. Oh well, that's my impatience for ya. Off to re-polish! 

Have you ever had any bubbly mani disasters? Make me feel better and let me know!

Thanks for reading. :)