Hauling in the USA: CVS & Meijer

You girls (/guys) in the US don't know how good you have it. When you can go to a drug store and pick up Essie & Orly, or when you can go to a grocery store and see a huge wall of polish... dude, guys. Not fair. We may have Barry M, Model's Own, and GOSH here in the UK, but you guys have a whole wall of Essie colors in Meijer!

So, I hit a few drugstores while I was in the US. I'm pretty pleased with what I got.

I went and got some of my favorite moisturiser -- Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer. The one I was using in the UK, from Boots No 7, didn't have any sunscreen in it. As a pale fragile flower, I need my SPF!

I also got some Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers. You can get them here in the UK too, at Claires, but they're way too expensive. I already had a tube, but I thought I should get a backup.


I also got the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Topcoat. I already have some Sally Hansen topcoat, the Maximum Growth quick dry topcoat in a clear pink bottle, which I've really liked. This one, in the red bottle, also comes very highly recommended. They were having a sale on all SH polish at Meijer, so I picked it up.

Finally, I got some Essie polishes - these are my first from the Essie brand.

They're so cute in their little square bottles, aren't they? The two shades I picked match, too. They're Chinchilly (brown) and Coat Azure (blue). Coat Azure has a little bit of shimmer to it, which I actually didn't notice until after I bought it and looked at it in the sunlight. I don't mind! :) I love the subtle sparkle. Watch for the NOTD soon, as I've already tried it on. Such a great blue!

Nailgirl

Lippie swatches pt 2

A few days ago I started swatching my lipsticks, starting with the opaque shades. Next, the sheers.

(left to right)
Vital Radiance by Revlon in Sparkling Pink - Neither pink nor sparkling. Found it at the pound store (3 for £1!) and love this color. It's quite close to 'my lips but better'.

Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Girls on Film - Meant to be a lippie that "looks like a gloss and wears like a lipstick". I like it very much and I got it on discount at Blush1. It's a brown-shaded nude.

Eyeko London Lips in Portobello - This was part of my Eyeko grab bag, and it's the one thing I really liked. Pinky nude gloss with tiny bits of glitter - not enough to be OTT, but enough to make it nice and shimmery.

Philosophy Lip Shine in Melon Daiquiri - The color is sheer, but what a glitter bomb! And nice smell/taste.

Boots No 7 High Shine Lip Gloss in Smile - This was a GWP. I love the color, and the brush is interesting, but it's hard to get much product on it. Wish it applied better.

Boots No 7 Limited Edition Mirrorball Lipstick in Pink - Sparkly!

Clinique Full Potential Lips in 02 Peach Plump and 03 Glamour-full - There was someone literally giving away these on the street last year at OSU. They're cute, though I don't really like plumping lippies.

Bonne Bell Lip Smackers in Dr Pepper - The classic.

Nailgirl