November Haul

Hello! I have my haul for November to show you! :D I'm sorry this is my third post for today! Eek. I always have a lot of posts to do at the end/start of a month. :(

I definitely tried to not buy so much since last month I went absolutely insane. I swear I bought a quarter of my current stash in October. :| So this month I think I did pretty good. Didn't go overboard. I bought some things on sale, when there were good deals, and used vouchers. You've probably already seen the majority of these on my blog, sorry!

Target had packs of Chi Chi polishes in different quantities for AWESOME prices! I got a set of 8 glitters for $20 and usually the polishes this size retail for about $13 on their own! BARGAIN! Sadly, these don't have names on them. Which makes it annoying when I'll want to blog about them. I have seen some of these colours in the core line though (with labels) so if you know any of the names, let me know.
Purchased from Target Australia.

Hello Kitty polish Violet Salome. A really gorgeous shimmery-foily purple. It looks like it has a goldish bronze duochrome in the bottle but sadly it doesn't translate to the nail. :(
Purchased from Priceline.

OPI Tomorrow Never Dies from the Skyfall Collection. This is the only polish (apart from The Man With The Golden Gun) that I have from the Skyfall collection so far (I'm getting the rest of the ones I want for Christmas). It's a gorgeous blue-ish purple. My camera won't pick up the purple-ness in this one.
Purchased from eBay.

China Glaze GR8 and China Glaze OMG. Gold holo and amazing silver holo. Found while dusty hunting at a salon. OMG has been used a bit, but I don't even care. I am so so so happy to own these!
Purchased from a local salon.

Gloss n Sparkle Harlot. A dark berry/red/magenta colour with a scattered holographic shimmer. Um, can you say gorgeous!? :D Reminds me of OPI DS Extravagance a little, but I don't have that one to compare it with. I think Extravagance is more pink. :)
Purchased from Gloss n Sparkle Etsy Store.

Sally Hansen Lady Luck from the Gem Crush line.
Purchased from Priceline.

Mirenesse Berry Boa, a freebie with Woman's Day magazine!
Purchased from Coles Supermarket.

Essence Sweet As Candy and Date In The Moonlight. I already own Sweet As Candy in the old style bottle, but I've used up about half of it and it's a nice French manicure pink so I decided to buy a back up.
Purchased from Priceline.

From a group buy I participated in, in the Aussie Nails Facebook group, I got Essence Night In Vegas, Mrs and Mr Glitter and Circus Confetti! Thank you to Kelly for organising the group buy.

OPI The One That Got Away which I bought from Kelly's blog sale. :) So gooorgeous. I'm so happy to have this in my collection.

Mode Vicious Venom and Rock Me Sweet. My first two Mode polishes. I always thought Mode just had boring plain colours so I never really looked twice at them. But a while ago I saw Vicious Venom on Dana from PolishedClawsUp and I HAD to get it! Mode polishes are only $2.45!
Purchased from a local chemist.

Soooo, this month I definitely wasn't as bad as last month. :P
If you did a haul post or video for November, let me know in a comment below!

Elissa xx

October Haul

Hey ladies! Happy November! Anything exciting happening for you this month?

I decided I wanted to (try) and do monthly nail polish hauls! :) I'll be showing you the polishes I picked up in October, as well as things I got in swaps!

*WARNING: PIC HEAVY* I really need to make a bigger light box.
Also, I'm going to tell you now that I went crazy this month. So please don't think negatively of me. I do NOT usually go insane like this, I promise. If you don't like haul posts, then you probably shouldn't reasd on.
Please don't leave any negative comments, I'll just delete them anyway so don't waste your time. ;)

Essie Stroke of Brilliance, Knockout Pout, Mint Candy Apple

I also bought Essie Mint Candy Apple and Knockout Pout in October. :)I did a small swap with my friend Tammy from FB! :) She sent me Essie's Stroke of Brilliance and also a bottle of Seche Vite top coat (not pictured because I've already used almost half haha)! Thank you Tammy!

China Glaze Ruby Pumps, Deviantly Daring, Orly Sunglasses At Night, Space Cadet

Sinful Colors Hottie, Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, Ulta Pinata Yada Yada

I did a swap with the lovely Mika! :) She was SO generous! She sent Orly Space Cadet and Sunglasses at Night, China Glaze Deviantly Daring and Ruby Pumps (yep, I didn't have Ruby Pumps yet! It was the first ChG I ever put on my wishlist too!), Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, Sinful Colors Hottie, Ulta Pinata Yada Yada and also OPI's RapiDry top coat! She also sent me a bottle of the Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover, which I am LOVING! :D Thank you thank you thank you Mika!

Savvy Irish Coffee, Australis Speck-tacular

Savvy by DB Irish Coffee, which I first saw on Michelle from LabMuffin. :) I also bought Australis Speck-tacular topcoat which I believe is a close dupe of Picture Polish Festival. (I think...)

Urban Outfitters Sea Dust, Scorcher, Lollipop

American Apparel Supernova, Milani Gold, Spoiled Ants in my Pants, Checkin' Into Rehab

I did a swap with the amazing Felice from Instagram! :) The polishes she sent me were Spoiled by Wet n Wild Checkin' into Rehab and Ants in My Pants, Urban Outfitters Sea Dust, Lollipop and Scorcher, Milani Jewel FX Gold (wanted this one FOREVER!), and American Apparel Supernova! She also sent me an EOS lip balm which I have been wanting to try for sooo long too! Thanks so much Felice!

OPI Man With The Golden Gun

I also received this baby that I am SO FREAKIN EXCITED ABOUT! OPI's The Man with the Golden Gun from the 007 Skyfall collection. *-* I bought this one from eBay and it was an awesome price because I think this costs $40 here in Australia and I am not paying that much for a polish!

OPI DS Mystery, Lush Lacquer Birthday Cake

OPI DS Mystery and Lush Lacquer Birthday Cake from Carli at Konadlicious' blog sale!

Gloss n Sparkle Cotinga, Cuticle Oil, Sour Candy

Gloss n Sparkle (new bottles) Mirage, Witches Britches

I ordered from Gloss n Sparkle twice this month! :P Angela had a sale one weekend as she was clearing her old shaped bottles to make way for her new square shape bottles! :) I ordered Cotinga, and her lovely cuticle oil! And she generously included Sour Candy! <3
In my second order, I ordered Mirage and Witches Britches (LE for Halloween).

Face of Australia I'll Take You to the Candy Shop, Would You Like Some Orange Sorbet, Have Your Cupcake and Eat it Too, Castle on a Cloud

Face of Australia Boys n Berries, After Dinner Mint, Once in a Blue Moon, Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy

The new Face of Australia Pastels collection! I've been eagerly waiting for these to be released and I'm so excited that they finally are! Boys 'n' Berries, Once in a Blue Moon, After Dinner Mint, Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy, I'll Take You to the Candy Shop, Would You Like Some Orange Sherbet, Have Your Cupcake and Eat it Too and Castle on a Cloud. I hadn't intended on buying the whole set but once I had 7 of them, I had to go back for the 8th to complete the collection. LOL.

Dollish Polish Putting on the Ritzzz, Lush Lacquer Party Rockin, Dollish Polish A Peachy Princess, Glitter Gal Silver

OPI Warm and Fozzie, Designer de Better, DS Amethys

I purchased from the lovely Tara's blog sale! :) Dollish Polish Putting on the Ritzzz, A Peachy Princess, Lush Lacquer Party Rockin', Glitter Gal Silver, OPI minis Designer de Better, Warm and Fozzie (I did have this one already, but it was a disaster, read about that here) and DS Amethyst.

Femme Fatale Lacquer Formally Invited, Princess Jas

2 polishes from Femme Fatale Lacquer! She also packages her orders SO nicely and even included some Halloween candy! :)
I ordrered Princess Jas (THE DISNEY LOVER IN ME IS SO EXCITED!) and Formally Invited.

Emily de Molly Black and White Love Affair and a custom polish

I ordered 2 Emily de Molly polishes as well! I was so freakin' excited for these! I ordered a custom polish and Black and White Love Affair! I love my Aussie indies. Emily de Molly will also be available on Llarowe soon for anyone international!

Femme Fatale Cosmetics Tricky Treat, Shimmering Snowcap

Tricky Treats and Shimmering Snowcap from Femme Fatale Cosmetics. A little confusing that there's also a shop called Femme Fatale Lacquer but that's okay! ;) Her packaging was also SO CUTE!

Sally Hansen Showgirl Chic, Revlon Jaded Night, Cotton Candy

Sally Hansen Showgirl Chic from the Gem Crush line. This one is pretty much a dupe for Lorelai's Tiara by China Glaze. :)
I also bought two Revlons from Cheap as Chips, Jaded Night and Cotton Candy (scented).

Models Own Indian Ocean, Pinky Brown, Utopia

I did a little group order when Models Own polishes were having a 50% off sale at the beginning of the month with the lovely Sharon from IG! Thanks for letting me join your order Sharon! :) I ordered Pinky Brown, Indian Ocean and Utopia!

Revlon Buttercup, Sinful Colors Unicorn, Easy Going

My swap package from Dana from PolishedClawsUp! :) She sent me Revlon Buttercup (which I have wanted FOREVER, YAY!) and Sinful Colors Unicorn and Easy Going! Thank you so so much Dana! :)

Essence Party Princess, Modern Romance, Grey-t to Be Here\

Essence Gold Fever, Walk on the Wild Side, I Love Bad Boys

The new Essence range FINALLYYYYY came out here! I was soooo eager to find these and finally on the weekend I found them! :) I picked up Modern Romance, Oh My Glitter, Walk on the Wild Side, I Love Bad Boys, Party Princess, Gold Fever and Grey-t to Be Here. :) I am a huge fan of the new bottle design and the new brushes are really wide too, which I love in polishes. The PolishAholic took a photo of the old brush and new brush so you can see the difference, if you're interested, you can see that HERE. :)

American Apparel Imperial Purple, Butter London No More Waity Katie

American Apparel Australia had a promotion where you could go in and get a free polish if you signed up to their newsletter (not specified on the FB page but they asked when I went in). I think it's still on (only at a few stores, though), check their Facebook page for more info! I chose Imperial Purple.
And...I couldn't help myself! Butter London No More Waity Katie! <3 I walked into Fireflies, saw the Butter London rack and had to walk away with one. The staff in Fireflies were really nice too!

Essence Alice Had a Vision - Again, Edward's Love, Jacob's Protection

My Target stocked the Essence Twilight Breaking Dawn TE a day before expected! I picked up Jacob's Protection, Alice Had a Vision - Again, and Edward's Love. The names are a bit lame LOL. But oh well, I still love them. They look freaking gorgeous.

Phew! I bought and received a hell of a lot this month. I counted before publishing this and I do NOT want to write the number... If you count, keep it to yourself. I'm so embarrassed, lol! :|
I'm so glad I have all of you polish lovers to show this to because no one else would understand! I will definitely need to limit myself in November. Please note that this is the BIGGEST haul I've ever done in one month! :| I NEVER buy this much polish, honestly.

Let me know if you'd like me to keep doing these posts. I personally love seeing other bloggers' hauls. I love seeing what everyone else is buying and what I can expect to see shown on their blogs! :)
But I know some people can see hauls as "bragging", though I don't, I hope you don't either because I am not the bragging type.

I'll obviously be swatching/wearing this all eventually but let me know if there's anything in particular you'd like to see swatched first. :)

Elissa

Sydney Polish Haul + More! (Pic Heavy!)

Hey guys!
I'm sorry I haven't posted anything for about a week. I've been away in Sydney, NSW for 4 days!

My mum won a competition (she's a competition junkie, it's AWESOME. We've had some amazing opportunities/experiences thanks to my clever mother! :)) for two people to go to The Voice Australia grand final in Sydney! When she told me, I started crying and laughing (I giggle a lot when I'm excited about something) and almost choked on whatever I was eating! All because Delta Goodrem, my favourite singer of all time, my obsession and role model, is one of the coaches! I've been a MASSIVE Delta fan since I was 9 (about 10 years). I don't think I've ever been so excited about something in my entire life.
So of course my mum said I could go on the trip, I think that was the reason she entered, knowing that I LOVE Delta. But she said she couldn't go with me but that I could take my boyfriend with me! This was even more exciting because we'd never been on a holiday or anything together and it was our 5 year anniversary about 3 weeks ago (the day before I found out about the prize actually) so it was really cool. I then found out that the prize included even MORE amazing things, if The Voice grand final wasn't amazing enough! We were staying in a 5 star hotel, having limo transfers to our hotel from the airport (and back to the airport at the end), limo transfers to/from the Voice at Fox Studios, a 2 hour beauty treatment including facials, massages and a body scrub, a 20 minute helicopter ride over Sydney, a $300 dinner and EVEN MORE absolutely amazing stuff. WHAAAAAAAT!!!!! So freakin' awesome!

So I had two and a half weeks before we left to totally freak out and spend every moment thinking about the trip. x)
I found out we would also have some time for shopping while in Sydney so of course I checked out what type of places I could shop at. ;)
About a 5-10 minute walk from our hotel was some amazing shopping areas! Woot! And as you can imagine, I went crazy on nail polish. But not as crazy as I thought I would. I found a really cool nail supply store and bought some polish there, and also at some chemists and other places where I usually get polish at home, but being in a different city and larger malls/shops they did have a little different variety than what we have at home! :)
I think I bought about 16 polishes all together, including some base/top coats and some other goodies. :D I'll include my haul photos in with my other holiday photos below.
Photos all taken from my Instagram profile.