[Haul] MoYou London + Born Pretty Store

I Bought This Affiliate Links

Hi guys! I just wanted to share with you all the nail art stuff I recently purchased. Particularly my new stamping plates. I've collected a few since my renewed interest in stamping. The only one not pictured is my DRK Nails plate, which you can read about here. Also not shown are my Cheeky plates, but I'll review that in a separate post. Now, onto the good stuff!

First up is my BPS haul! I bought these myself, so they weren't sent to me for review. I got the following in my order (all affiliate links): Rose water decals 70-72, Cartoon decals 88-90, Cat and Dog decals, Horse and Bird decals 262, Badtz Maru decals, Pony stamping plate, 3mm & 5mm gold sea shell charms, silver bow charms #2.

A close-up at the stamping plate and nail charms. Do you remember the gold bow charms I reviewed in this post? I loved them so much that I also got them in silver. I already did some nail art with the gold shells, so you'll be seeing them again soon. :)

Next is MoYou London!

Pretty&Cute Haul ♥

Affiliate Links

Hi guys!  I recently ordered a few things from PrettyandCute.com* and thought I'd share my shopping experience with you.  This was my first time purchasing from them and I only have good things to say. :D

 Items purchased: Prettia Hair Dyes / Holika Holika Lashes (1 set) / Etude House Lashes (3 sets)

Free gift / sample: Peripera Wonder of Lips / Skin79 Super BB Cream

Site Review

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this site, Pretty&Cute is a US based site that offers a wide variety of Korean and Japanese beauty products.  This is obviously not an exhaustive list, but some of the things they carry are: makeup, nail polish, skin care, hair care products, as well as beauty accessories and tools. 

First off, the site is so pretty and easy to navigate, making shopping and checking out a breeze.  Once I placed my order it was quickly processed and shipped the very next business day.  Shipping was also very fast - I got my order in 2 days with the free USPS Economy shipping.  All of my items were as expected.  On top of that, the lovely folks at Pretty&Cute threw in a free full sized lippie from Peripera with my order. :D  Needless to say, I'm super impressed with Pretty&Cute.  Also, just a disclaimer, Pretty&Cute had no idea that I was a blogger, so I feel confident saying that the service I received was not biased.

Product Review

In case you're wondering about the lipstick, the color I received is Secret Red - a luscious dark red.  Applied straight to the lips, it's very pigmented and fairly dark.  However, you can sheer it out with your finger or a brush for a pretty red tint.  I found it fairly moisturizing, but I probably wouldn't skip lip balm.

The only other thing I've tried from my order so far is the Prettia hair dye in the color Candy Beige.  I don't have pictures, but I personally liked it.  The dye is in the form of a foam, so it was easy to use by myself.  The results were even and lighter than I expected, especially for my black roots.  But I should also point out that my hair is easy to dye, since it isn't pitch black (more like a very dark brown).  There was also more than enough dye to cover my long hair.  I plan on using the second box in about two months. ^^

Verdict:  Needless to say, I'm super impressed with Pretty&Cute - both with the site and the products I ordered.  I will definitely be placing more orders in the future!

Availability:  You can purchase all of the products shown here at PrettyandCute.com*.  Every order comes with one free sample of your choice.  They also have ongoing offers from time to time for free gifts with purchase, so be sure to give their "Offers" tab a visit.  You can also sign up for their newsletter and receive $5 off your order as well. :)


Have you tried any of these products? :)

Liz

Nail Mail: Julep Maven April 2013 + Nfu Oh Haul

Hey all!  I got my Julep Maven box and some Nfu Ohs in the mail today!  Up first is my Maven box: Modern Beauty.  I liked the colors this month, but opted for the all product box instead.

The two products I got in my box are Mighty Nail & Cuticle Serum and Invisible Dry Shampoo.  I'm excited to try out both!  I love their other cuticle oil, so I have good feelings about this one.

And now the Nfu Ohs!

This past Monday, I got an email from FabulouStreet that Nfu Oh will be discontinuing their Opal Glitter Series line (aka the flakies).  You can read more about it here, but a new series will replace these colors.  As of yet, we don't know if Nfu Oh will keep any of the current colors from this line.  When I read this, I kind of went crazy...

 But I managed to calm myself down and only buy the ones I really wanted. ^^

The ones I got are (from left to right): 51, 52, and 56.  I've been eying these for forever, so I'm glad they're finally mine.  So sad Nfu Oh is discontinuing these.  Hopefully the new line will be something just as awesome. ^^

You can still grab Nfu Oh flakies at FabulouStreet for $11.50.  I'm not sure what's left, but I think they still have a lot of the polishes.  You can check out what they have and will restock one last time (here).

Hope you enjoyed this post! :)


Liz

Nail Mail, Recent Buys, and Gifts

When will this gloomy weather end?  I mentioned in my last post that I bought a new camera.  It was supposed to come yesterday, but it got delayed due to weather.  So now it's coming on Wednesday. =_=

Anyway, these are all the things I have waiting to be swatched.  I'm currently testing out the wear of the Sally Hansen gel polishes.  I've also worn the Zoya polishes, and a few from the OPI Mariah Carey and Nicole by OPI Modern Family collections.  I can't wait to share with you my experiences on those.

I also saw Revlon Girly at Walgreens ($4.99), so of course I snagged it.  I saw it in a display next to the Wet n Wild holiday display.  I've been looking for Wet n Wild's Sparkle Til Morning palette (not pictured), so I was happy to find one left.  Do you ever feel giddy about grabbing the last product?  I'm pretty sure Girly is joining the permanent collection, but in any case I walked out feeling pretty victorious. :P


Liz

Some of the products pictured above were sent to me for my honest review.

Please view my disclosure policy for more info.

Skinfood (스킨푸드) Haul from Korea!

My mom's finally back!  I'm so glad to quit the mom job. lol.  Being mom is tough. T_T  She also brought back a bunch of nail goodies for me.  I was surprised at how many she brought me because my mom is not an enabler.  Lol.  She is always telling me I have too many polishes and that they are all the same. :P  I also got make up, so I might review those later on once I use them.

For now, here are the polishes I received.  Under each picture I wrote the nail line, polish name and number, and its price in Korean won.  The same thing is written in Korean underneath, in case you were wondering.

 Fruit Drink Nail in #9 Rose Cocktail (3,000 won)

과일주 네일 9호 로즈주

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 Party Tox Nail in #4 Bronze Party and #2 Ruby Party (3,000 won)

파티 톡스 네일 4호 브론즈 파티, 2호 루비 파티

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 Milk Shine Nail in VI01 Lilac Shine (3,000 won)

Milk Creamy Nail in BL002 Melon Milk and BL004 Ocean Milk (2,500 won)

밀크 샤인 네일 VI01 라일락샤인

밀크 크리미 네일 BL002 멜론밀크, BL004 오션 밀크

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 Pedicure Sparkle in 09 Sparkle Red, 01 Sparkle Gold, 05 Sparkle Indigo (3,000 won)

패디큐어 스파클 09호 스파클 레드, 01호 스파클 골드, 05호 스파클 인디고

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Skinfood Nail Vita /스킨푸드 네일 비타 (1,500 won)

Top row:  RE102 Pinky Red, VI407 Puppy Purple, VI408 Purple Stone, PK217 Hot Fruit, 

PK215 Warm Pink, BR610 Rich Mocha

Bottom row:  GR901 Gray Rum, BW701 Pearl Black, VI403 Gray Bean, BR614 Double Choco Cream, RE107 Red Stone

위:  RE102 핑키레드, VI407 퍼피퍼플, VI408 퍼플스톤, PK217 핫프루트, PK215 웜핑크, 

BR610 리치모카

아래:  GR901 그레이럼, BW701 펄블랙, VI403 그레이빈, BR614 더블초코크림, RE107 레드스톤

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Whew!  That was a lot.  For the English names, I translated them from the Korean ones written on the bottles.  Some of them were a bit iffy, since the Korean names are actually English words written in Korean.  So for Gray Bean, at first I was like Gray Bin?  Lol.  Hopefully the names are all correct.  Please let me know if any of them are incorrect!

So...which ones should I swatch first? :)


Liz

OPI & China Glaze Haul

Today I visited a beauty supply store I've been wanting to visit for awhile.  It's kind of far from my house, but close to the bf's place, so he offered to take me there.  Since we were both back home for spring break, we decided to head out today for some hauling.  Before driving there we shared a chicken teriyaki sandwich together for a quick lunch.  One of my (many) guilty pleasures.

So what did I get?  I grabbed a few polishes from the OPI Holland collection, the China Glaze Hunger Games and Electropop collection, and a few others.

1. Wooden Shoe Like to Know? / 2. Pedal Faster Suzi! / 3. I Don't Give a Rotterdam! / 4. Gouda Gouda Two Shoes / 5. I Have a Herring Problem / 6. Make Some Noise / 7. Atlantis / 8. Luxe and Lush / 9. Fast Track / 10. Riveting

I also bought two CG base coats.  I go through those like water.  And a back up bottle of CG Atlantis.  Atlantis is one of those discontinued polishes.  Fortunately it can be easily found online for retail price.  I've been meaning to buy Atlantis for a while now, so when I saw it in stores I grabbed the two that they had.

The bf was really good about this trip.  I think I spent over an hour ah-ing and oohing over a bunch of polishes, trying to decide which ones I must have, and narrowing down polishes to fit my budget.  I put him through a lot of torture. T__T

The weird thing is, when I was contemplating over CG Make Some Noise, the bf asked, "Don't you already have that color?"  To which I confidently replied, "No."  As fate would have it, I do in fact have this color. -_-

Bottles: SinfulColors Timbleberry, CG Make Some Noise // On nail: CG Make Some Noise, SC Timbleberry

Sorry about this blogging fail.  The pics aren't ordered consistently so make sure you read the caption correctly.  I wasn't thinking when I was taking these pics or when I was editing.  Hey, it's almost 3am. -_-  In the bottle there's a small difference.  The SC is a bit brighter and more coral, while the CG is a bit more muted and red.  However on the nail, there is barely any difference.  The above pics were taken in flash, and in my opinion flash picks out differences a lot better than natural lighting.  Yet it's hard for me to tell them apart in my swatch.  If you look really hard, SC is a bit more coral/orange.  In the end, I can confidently say these two are dupes.  I can't justify owning both, so the CG is going back.  I'm thinking of getting Kinetic Candy instead, which is quite close in color to a franken I made last summer.  I may also get Gothic Lolita. ;)

Well, I must really go to sleep now!  Good night!


Liz

Great things are coming to this blog

Hey there!  I've been busy with exams and such this week that I haven't been able to post.  I also went home last week and brought back a lot more of my polish with me.  I couldn't bring them all, but I'm pretty happy for now.  The bad thing is I no longer have the program I used to edit my pics with on my computer anymore.  My computer was lagging pretty badly, so I erased everything from my computer after backing it up.  Unfortunately, I left the cd at home. ><  So that also explains the lack of posts lately.  I'm now just using an online editing site.

So that's my excuse, and now I'll tell you what polishes you can look forward to seeing in the upcoming days.  So far I have a whole bunch of pictures I haven't edited yet waiting to be shared.  For swatching, I have the rest of China Glaze's summer collection, as well as two polishes from the fall collection.  And some exciting things came in the mail this week!

Okay, I'll give you a second to take this all in.  ^_~  I've been waiting for these since before school started, so I was super excited to get them all this week!

A big thanks goes out to Cathy for going through all the trouble of sending these!  Above are the three pots of color changing pigments I bought from More Nail Polish.  She's been sweet enough to buy these pigments in bulk and share them with us.  And these were definitely worth every penny!  The polish in the Sally Hansen bottle is a franken I made using the red green pigment.  I'll go into more detail when I show you my swatches, but if you're interested in buying them click here. :)

Rivka Holographic polishes all the way from Brazil!  A huge thanks to Sarah for doing this swap with me!  Sarah runs a lovely nail and make up blog called Them Pretty Colors.  Her nail posts seriously make me drool, so I highly recommend checking out her blog.

Sarah also asked me if I wanted any flakie polishes, so I got these two.  How cute are those bottles?

Are you excited???  I can't wait to swatch all of these.  Duo/multichromes, holos, and flakies!  T_T *tears of joy*

I will return with drool worthy pics.  TGIF! :)


Liz

My Recent Haul

 Left to right: Sally Hansen Lavender Cloud, Milani Totally Cool, Milani Jewel Fx Gold, LA Colors Sparkling Diamonds, LA Colors Sassy Sparkle, LA Colors Jewel Tone, LA Colors Treasure Island, Art Deco Silver

Left to right: From the OPI Serena William's Glam Slam duo Pros and Bronze, Love is a Racket, OPI I Eat Mainely Lobster, Sephora by OPI What's Your Poison?, China Glaze White Cap, China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat, Seche Vite Fast Drying Top Coat

I'm also on a no buy until December after my fall semester ends!  My only regret is not having the polishes I wanted from China Glaze's Metro collection and Orly Fowl Play.  Hopefully, if I played my cards right, I'll get polishes from the Metro collection without buying them.  As for Fowl Play, it was sold out every where- at both my Ulta and my Sally's!  I hope one of the two will still have it in December...since my Sally's just got the Fx collection.  They should've ordered two Bird's of a Feather displays instead!  I also wanted Finger Paints Cordur-Orange, but that was the only one sold out at Sally's as well.

Ah well, I need to save money for all the amazing upcoming winter collections anyway.  I seriously want to buy them up by collections!  I also have one swap in progress right now, so I'll have those polishes to show sometime next month I'm guessing.

And I'm moving into dorms this weekend!  I've been thinking of only bringing my newest polishes, as well as the ones I use the most with me, but now I feel like I should just haul the entire thing down to campus. -_- My stash is actually pretty small in comparison to other polish bloggers because I started collecting this spring.  I think I have around 110-120 polishes, although I'm not sure.  I stopped counting after I reached 100.  What do you guys think I should do?


Liz

Sort of a housekeeping post

Hey all,

I know this is getting annoying, but today's the last day to vote for StyledOn's fb contest!  Please vote for my entry by clicking *here*!  Thank you. :)

Alrighty, now on to the fun part.  I don't have any swatches, but I did buy some polishes today and made an exciting find as well!  So if you're going to skip this post, at least see what I got!  You will want them!