Gleam me up, Scotty!

I know, so cliche, right? Today I have China Glaze's Gleam me Up glitter crackle over Wet N Wild Black Creme. I've been wearing it since Monday night and so far the crackle still looks good. I did put a topcoat on it because the crackle actually dries matte and not shiny. I like shiny better. I got 2 of the glitter crackles at Sally Beauty's clearance sale last week. They were $1.34 each. I also got 3 from the Hunger Games collection from China Glaze for 75 cents each and 2 Orly Flash Glam's for $2.99 each. Score.

 

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Physicians Formula Find

So, I've been reading Nouveau Cheap for a bit now and there was recently talk of Physicians Formula Healthy Wear foundation being at Big Lots for really cheap. After scouring 3 local Big Lots I finally scored it. I had never tried it before but heard that it was really good and I love that it has SPF 50 in it. I bought 2 of them and opened one the other day just to try it and I am really impressed with the coverage. I bought the Translucent Medium shade and it is really a good match for my skin tone. For $4 a pop you can't beat it.

I'm finally (somewhat) organized

As my plastic bin that I keep my polish in keeps getting fuller and fuller, I decided it was time for a change. Plus, the bin was starting to crack from all the polish in it. So, I was at Big Lots and saw this:

It is actually a jewelry organizer, but I thought, "Hey this will work for nail polish, too." This is basically my whole collection in one convenient place. You wouldn't know it to look at it but (counting the tiny Sally Girl polishes) I have about 70+ polishes in this organizer, which is hanging off of a closet. Plus, you gotta love the zebra at the top! This organizer was $7 at Big Lots and is working nicely for me as a polish organizer. I now have a way to "shop my stash" and avoid buying similar colors (which I have done). Go me.

What I'm rocking today

Here's what I'm wearing on my nails today. Both colors are from the Color Club Take Wing Collection. The green is Come Fly with Me and the blue is Sky High. I absolutely love this collection. If you recall I got the whole collection at Burlington for super cheap. The colors are all fab with their lovely shimmery glass flecks and hint of duochrome in the right light. I was wearing another color from this collection (forgive me I don't recall the name) and was out to dinner on Saturday night and our server complimented me on my nails and I was so excited! Yay!

A walk on the wild side

Another foray into stamping today - well last night. I did 3 coats of Color Club's Wing Fling from the Take Wing Collection and stamped with Wet N Wild Black Creme. Here are the results (they look cooler in person):

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

OK. So, I was going for Pirates Themed nails as we went to a baseball game on Saturday night, hence the black and gold. However, my hubby said that they looked more like taxi-cab nails, so there ya go. I think they are neato. My middle finger one is a little wonky, but oh well. This was done using Spoiled's Mind Your Own Beeswax as a base and stamped with Wet n Wild Black Creme. Seche Vite topcoat. It is holding up rather well as I did this on Saturday afternoon and so far no chips!

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Olympic mani

I thought I'd do a patriotic mani for the on-going Olympics. I've been watching some of it on TV, but am glad swimming is finally over. Anywho, for this mani I used Sally Hansen Salon Effects in You're a Star" as well as Spoiled's I Tripped on the Red Carpet. For the tips I used NYC Starry Silver Glitter. Sealed it all w/ Seche Vite, including the strips.

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Big Lots find

I found these Sally Hansen Salon Effects strips at my local Big Lots for $3 - like you can't see the price. Duh. This is a spiderweb design that I saw in drugstores last fall around Halloween time. I figured for $3 I will give them a try. I am not spending $10! I bought some last year in a different design and they did not work for me at all. Maybe I did them wrong or something. I hope these work a bit better. I have used strips from Five Below and those worked awesomely.

Also at Big Lots I found a ginormous bottle of "Double Bubble" brand scented bubble bath - scented like, you guessed it - bubblegum. Yummy! It was a whole liter of it (A liter of cola - if you get that reference you get bonus points) for $2.50. I don't take bubble baths, but I have been using it as body wash and it smells awesome. The scent doesn't linger after you use it either which is nice and it's paraben free. Score.