May Haul 2013

It's halfway through June already so I thought it was about time I posted my May haul! I just noticed that this haul is entirely Aussie brands! Aussie Aussie Aussie! :)

Purple Monkey Dishwasher

Cybernetic

Grimm Demise

My Darlin' Clementine

Nightmaren

Dream Delight

I purchased these from Pretty Serious. I've already swatched these so I should have these posted soon. Purple Monkey Dishwasher is amazing, you can see I had already used it before taking this photo.

Nite Sprite

Lucky

Narnia

This was my first Glam Polish purchase. I haven't used these yet but I can't wait! 

Dogs Can't Look Up

The Winchester

I purchased these from Loki's Lacquer. I love the mini bottles, they are so cute! 

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April Haul 2013

Nfu-Oh - #51
Nfu-Oh - #52
Nfu-Oh - #53
Nfu-Oh - #56

I got these through a group buy from Crush Cosmetics. These have been discontinued so if you want them you better be quick. There are still some available on Crush Cosmetics.

Joss - Go For Broke
Joss - Exotic
Lokis Lacquer - a custom navy blue holo
Pretty Serious - Daphne's Birthday Party

I got the Joss polishes from Beauty World after seeing swatches on More Nail Polish. I swapped a polish with Tara at an Aussie Nails meetup for the Loki's Lacquer. She made it as a custom but it fell through. The holo doesn't show in my light box though. The Pretty Serious polish is from Pretty Serious. There's a birthday competition on at the moment. If you buy Daphne's Birthday Party you'll receive a 20% discount code to use on your next order and you'll go into the draw to win EVERY PRETTY SERIOUS POLISH FOR A YEAR! Full details here. 

 BYS - Steel A Kiss
BYS - Rebel Red

BYS - Ultra Violet

I won these BYS Glitter Dust kits in a competition BYS held on Instagram. I was only expecting one and was very surprised to open a package of three!

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February 2013 Haul

I Can Be Really Impulsive, It Just Takes Me A While...

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Good News Everybody! 

Loki's Lacquer had a sale so I picked up a few I'd been eyeing off. I love the mini bottles, they are so cute!

Glinting Lodestone

Gilded Rose

Abyssal Reflections

Femme Fatale also had a sale, 27% Off! So I picked these three up. I couldn't really afford them but I couldn't resist 27% off! Could you?

I Like Pina Coladas

Baby One More Time

My brother bought stuff online and it included free polish. As much as he wanted to keep them for himself he gifted them to me. Thanks bro!

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January Haul

I've been trying to post this for a few days but my internet connection at home has been terrible! I've only got a small haul for January, I've been trying to save money.

These River Way polishes were a gift from my best friend Mardi. She found them in Vanutatu. They don't have names but they are numbered. The blue its #375 and the pink is #321.

Shades of Phoenix is an Aussie indie brand that launched recently and I picked up Hades and Poseidon.

The Aussie Nails Facebook group did an Enchanted Polish group buy and I purchased Hot Chocolate, Bonjour Paris and Ballerina Sprinkles.

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November Haul

I think I remember saying something about having a low buy November, well, that didn't happen. I think I'm going to try and have a low buy December instead. I've already planned to buy some Pretty Serious polishes tomorrow with the launch of the Christmas Without Snow collection but after that I'll try to last the rest of the month without buying any more. 

Here's what I purchased this month: 

 Pretty Serious - Galaxy Invader  [swatch]
Pretty Serious - Atomic Brain  [swatch]
Pretty Serious - Phantom Planet [swatch]
Purchased from Pretty Serious

 China Glaze - Let's Groove
China Glaze - Glitter All The Way
China Glaze - Pizzazz
Purchased from Head2Toe




China Glaze - Whirled Away  [swatch]
China Glaze - It's A Trapeze!  [swatch]
China Glaze - Escaping Reality  [swatch]
China Glaze - Surreal Appeal  [swatch]
China Glaze - Def Defying  [swatch]
China Glaze - Hanging In The Balance  [swatch]
Purchased from Head2Toe




China Glaze - Running In Circles  [swatch]
China Glaze - Water You Waiting For  [swatch]
China Glaze - Creative Fantasy [swatch]
China Glaze - Bend Over Backwards [swatch]
China Glaze - Igniting Love [swatch]
China Glaze - Get Carried Away [swatch]
Purchased from Head2Toe



China Glaze - Wild Mink
China Glaze - Melbourne Mauve
China Glaze - Queensland Clay
China Glaze - Great Barrier Beige
Purchased from Bankstown Nail Supply

Gloss 'n Sparkle - Goblins Grave

Gloss 'n Sparkle - Cookie Dough

Gloss 'n Sparkle - Edge Of The World

Purchased from Gloss 'n Sparkle

Ulta3 - Exotic Canary
Ulta3 - Tangerine Tango
Ulta3 - Coral Reef
Ulta3 - Peach Paradise
Ulta3 - Pink Hibiscus
Purchased from an Ulta3 Stockist. Find your local stockist here (link wont work on mobiles)




Ulta3 - Flirty Bikini
Ulta3 - Acapulco Bliss
Ulta3 - Calypso Holiday
Ulta3 - Pacific Splash
Ulta3 - Sea Breeze Swirl
Purchased from an Ulta3 Stockist. Find your local stockist here (link wont work on mobiles)

 Ulta3 - Calypso Holiday
Ulta3 - Turquoise Treasure
Ulta3 - Flamingo Funk
Ulta3 - Pink Hibiscus
Ulta3 - Peach Paradise
Purchased from an Ulta3 Stockist. Find your local stockist here (link wont work on mobiles)

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October Haul 2012

Here's what I've purchased this month, I didn't realise how much I had bought until photographing them all. Looks like I'll be doing a Low-Buy-Vember. I've got three polishes on the way for November, maybe I can stick to that...

China Glaze - Frostbite
China Glaze - I'm With The Lifeguard
China Glaze - Down Under Dusk
China Glaze - Australian Alabaster
China Glaze - Sydney Sand
From Head2Toe Beauty

Color Club - Angel Kiss
Color Club - Halo-Graphic
Color Club - Cloud Nine
Color Club - Harp On It
Color Club - Blue Heaven
Color Club - Cherubic
From Head2Toe Beauty




Color Club - Gingerbread
Color Club - Beyond The Mistletoe
Color Club - Sugarplum Fairy
Color Club - Candy Cane
From Head2Toe Beauty




CrowsToes - Cheshire
CrowsToes - Triple Black Diamond
From Llarowe




Emily de Molly - It's Complicated
Emily de Molly - Zombie Spotting (swatched here)
Emily de Molly - Blue Moon (custom made)
From Emily de Molly

Gloss 'n Sparkle - Unicorn Spawn
Gloss 'n Sparkle - Strawberry Jive
Gloss 'n Sparkle - Passion Pop
Gloss 'n Sparkle - Fruit Tingle
Gloss 'n Sparkle - Above Deck
Gloss 'n Sparkle - Queen of Hearts
From Gloss 'n Sparkle

Ulta3 - Silver Grey

Ulta3 - Lagoon

Ulta3 - Bo Peep

TBN - Frosted Mauve

Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat - Fuchsia Shock

Sally Hansen Gem Crush - Be-Jeweled

Sally Hansen Gem Crush - Showgirl Chic

(Birthday presents from Mardi)

Pretty Serious - Poltergeist Puddle (swatched here)
Pretty Serious - Gargoyle Ganache (swatched here)
Pretty Serious - Liquid Leprechaun (swatched here)
Pretty Serious - Emma Louise (#73/300)
From Pretty Serious

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September Haul

I didn't buy many polishes this month. I still haven't finished swatching all the stuff I got last month! I only bought the Pretty Serious and Gloss 'n Sparkle polishes in the last few days otherwise I would have only had 2 polishes in this months haul.

Pretty Serious - Forbidden Fruit

Pretty Serious - CGA

Pretty & Polished - Sand Art

Ulta3 - Lollypop Lilac

Gloss 'n Sparkle - Witches Britches

Gloss 'n Sparkle - Glitter Heaven

Gloss 'n Sparkle - Mirage

Gloss 'n Sparkle - Cotinga

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August Haul

So I think I went a bit crazy this month after No Buy July. It didn't help that there was the piCture pOlish Blog Fest late last month, a Llarowe restock, Floam came back in stock on Ninja Polish and the new Pretty Serious collection was released! Most of this stuff I got in the last few days. Here's what I hauled this month:

Aussie indie brands Peita's Polish and Gloss n' Sparkle

From left to right: Mermaid Tetris, Zebration, Purpetual Darkness, Pyjamarama, Unicorn Droppings, They Did The Monster Mash, Bruise

My pick from the piCture pOlish Blog Fest polishes plus two others (Sparkle and Electric Blue).

 Ulta3's Spring/Summer collection - Pretty Pastels

Pretty Serious launched it's second collection - In The Night 

From left to right: Nightopia, Into Dreams, Claris, VT100 (Hello World collection)

Dollish Polish Super Mario Bros. Collection (from Llarowe)

Nail-Venturous - Floam (new bottle style) (from Ninja Polish), 

Pretty & Polished - Hearts & Daggers, Pretty & Polished - Jawbreaker (from Llarowe)

Some polishes I've picked up while out shopping.
Australis - Manic Panic, Australis - Fairy Bread, Sally Hansen - Jumpin' Jade,
Sally Hansen - Night Flight, Ulta3 - Earl Grey

If there are any polishes in this haul that you want to see swatched let me know and I'll move them up in my swatch queue. You can also request anything from my collection.

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How I Went In No Buy July

I did it!

I made it through No Buy July! I didn't think I could resist buying polish for a whole month but It got much easier as time went on. I didn't even buy the China Glaze - Bohemian collection like I thought I would. I decided they weren't duochromey enough.

You may be wondering why there is a picture of nail polish in this post if I successfully completed No Buy July. Well.. my best friend went to Europe and brought me back some polish souvenirs. They were gifts so technically I didn't buy any polish in July.

From left to right: 
Yves Rocher - Bleu Nuit (France)
Yves Rocher - Violet Electrique (France)
RARE Nails - Thief (Bought in Spain but made in France)
Astra - 35 (Italy)
Korres - Ultra Violet (Greece)
Yves Rocher -  Mauve Leger (France)
Mavala - Aquamarine (Switzerland)
Deborah Milano - Knock Out Violet (Italy)
Deborah Milano - Emerald Bijoux (Italy)

*Edited to add countries

I can't remember which countries she bought these all from but maybe she can comment and remind me, she reads my blog. Hi Mardi! :)

Now I'm off to buy some of the polishes from the piCture pOlish Blog Fest to celebrate!

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May/June Haul

I didn't do a May haul so this is May and June combined. I don't plan on buying any more polishes this month (hopefully).

I picked up these polishes from Kaz's Blog Sale. I might have gone a little crazy, but in my defence they were cheap, pretty and some shaped like ice cream!

unknown - unnamed blue shimmer

unknown - unnamed green shimmer

Wet N Wild - Night Prowl

L.A. Girl - Dark Purple

O.P.I - See? I Told You!

China Glaze - Midnight Ride

Icing - Signature Runway

Icing - unnamed blackened purple glitter

Sinful Colors - Frenzy

Wet N Wild - Mystic Blue

Wet N Wild - Blue Jitters

Wet N Wild - Night Owl

Wet N Wild - Prowler

Wet N Wild - Black Fog

Wet N Wild - Dark Shadow

Wet N Wild - Hypnotic Red

Wet N Wild - Sleepwalker

I got some Layla polishes in the Aussie group order that Cathy from More Nail Polish organised. 

Layla - Metal Chrome

Layla - Titanium Sky

Layla - Purple Diva

Layla - Flash Black

Layla - CE52

This is the lone polish I picked up in Bali. They sold O.P.I and Revlon over there too but I can get O.P.I cheaper online and the Revlons were all boring colours.

VOV - Blue Night

Aussie owned (and made) Pretty Serious Cosmetics launched and I picked up a few pretties! The wonderful Kaz snuck Morning Java into my order for review. I've already swatched these so I've linked to the reviews.

Pretty Serious - BSOD

Pretty Serious - Tux

Pretty Serious - Morning Java

Most of the Ozotic polishes are now discontinued and there's not many left worldwide, I bought these from piCture pOlish. I also picked up two from their Opulance collection. Mask-a-rade is now discontinued but is still available online.

piCture pOlish - Peacock

piCture pOlish - Mask-a-rade

Ozotic - 513

Ozotic - 526

Born Pretty Store sent me some things to review. I've reviewed one already and the others will be up this week. 

Liang QiEr - L-005

Liang QiEr - L-014

Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate - m66

If there are any polishes in this haul that you would like to see swatched soon let me know and I'll get to those first. Otherwise they will just sit in my untried pile with all the others. If you're interested to know what else is in my untried pile check the My Collection page. Anything without a link is untried, feel free to request some of those too.

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