Swatches, NOTD, and goodies in the mail!!

Hey! Today was a loooooong day. Things didn't go as planned but my day brightened when I got home. I had to packages waiting for me. I was so excited, mostly because it had been awhile since I ordered one of them and had no idea what was in it! It was my order from NYX when they had their dollar sale. My other order came from Victoria Nail Supply. I think I'll do a separate post of what was inside those packages for tomorrow. Suspense!

I did manage some swatches from the impromptu CVS haul. It took me forever to get a picture and its still not the best quality. Apologies in advance! I swear I'll get a better camera someday....

From L-R we have Milani Diamond Dazzle, Sally Hansen Plum's the Word, Black Platinum, and Sephora by OPI Call Your Mother.

I added Call Your Mother because I thought that it would be similar to Plum's the Word. Its actually quite a bit lighter. Which I was thankful for, I'd rather have them be unique! Anyways, that picture gives a good idea of Diamond Dazzle's glitter but isn't true to color for the rest. Here is a blurry picture that gives true color:

Terrible quality, true to color. I hate my camera. 

I really love these polishes. Plum's the Word is just a darker Call Your Mother but there is something about those dusty purples that I love. Black Platinum is gorgeous. I mainly got it so I could see what it looks like matte...LOVE IT! Wish I had a picture...*mumbles about worthless camera*.

I did get some pictures of my LOTD featuring Black Platinum. This was actually yesterday's LOTD but whatever.

I added a coat of Diamond Dazzle on my ring finger and a heart shaped rhinestone on my thumb. I think this is a nice Valentine's Day manicure. Why? Because its not the average pink mani you get for the holiday. Its got an edge, yet still has a red heart. My kind of Valentine's Day mani!

For tomorrow:  Hauls!!!! And a LOTD.

Kayla

Retail Therapy Haul

Hi!
So, today I was feeling a little down. Woe is me. I decided to stop in at CVS to see if there was anything to brighten my day.

Of course there was! Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure polishes were buy 1 get 1 50% off! So I got two!

I decided to take a long, hard look around because I'd never really looked at CVS for makeup or anything.  I found some Milani polishes. I'd seen them on some blogs but had never tried one. So I got one.

I also grabbed Healthy Hoof Intensive Protein Treatment for my cuticles because they are in tough shape. I haven't tried it before so I'll let you know if I like it. I've put some on already and they do look moisturized...

I also grabbed some Fing'rs Bling rhinestones. I've never used rhinestones in all my nail polishing years so I thought, "Why not?!?!" and grabbed a variety pack.

Here's a picture of my "Make Kayla Happy Haul":

Nail Polishes L-R: Sally Hansen Plum's The Word, Milani Diamond Dazzle, and Sally Hansen Black Platinum.

And i just spilled my rhinestones. Today is a winner! 

Anyways, the only one I've tried so far is the Milani Diamond Dazzle. I just did a quick coat over my OPI Done Out In Deco that I have yet to take off. Its a lazy week guys! I am loving the glitter over the lavender. Very pretty:

 

I tried to get the best lighting but my room sucks for lighting and I figure I can get you some better ones when I give the polish a proper test run. Plus I have an audience today, and they are like annoying little baby ducks following me everywhere. But I can't get mad at these adorable faces:

 

Say Hello to Sawyer and Eko!

Sawyer is a Weimaraner and Eko is a Great Dane. Eko has been watching me this whole time and once Sawyer heard me taking pictures of Eko he had to get some modeling in too. But I guess blogging gets boring because Sawyer left quickly and Eko is now asleep. Aww.

He's adorable but he takes up the whole bed! I'm glad he doesn't sleep with me. He's my brother's dog and we're puppy sitting while he and his wife are on their honeymoon. :)  We have Sawyer and Charlie. .Charlie doesn't come upstairs so he wasn't in the picture but I can't leave him out!

He's so precious! He's a Weimaraner-German Short-hair Pointer cross.

I plan on getting some swatches of these new polishes sometime in the next 2 days so keep an eye out!

Kayla