Polish Haul from Peninsula Beauty

This weekend I had a Groupon deal for $30 at Peninsula Beauty that was close to expiring so I headed over to my local shop to pick up some fancy beauty supplies. When I arrived I discovered 3 large bins full of polish for 50% off! Woo Hoo! Turns out that PB is replacing their Orly collection (they will continue selling the nail treatments) with China Glaze, which is a total thumbs up in my book. I have never really been all that interested in Orly polishes, I only had 3 before this haul. I always look at the Orly rack, but it just seems like none of the colors are unique. But who can resist a big ol' pile of discount polishes?? I walked away with a nice little haul ranging across the color and finish spectrum.

The colors I picked up, listed by brand, clockwise from the upper left corner are:
Orly: Ancient Jade, Rage, Kiss the Bride, and Terracotta
Essie: Real Simple, Looking for Love, and Flawless
OPI: Meep-Meep-Meep, Pepe's Purple Passion, Warm & Fozzie, and Last Friday Night

I'll be testing out these shades all week, so check back for swatches and manis to see what these polishes are all about!

Ebay Nail Art Haul

So, I did a little shopping on Ebay a couple of weeks ago and picked up a bunch of nail art tools on the cheap! I definitely recommend checking out Ebay for nail products, just be sure that if you are looking for actual polish that you check out the reviews to ensure that the seller is reputable - it sucks to end up with ripoff brand polish! Check out what I got!

I picked up a pack of dotting tools with all different sized tips, a ton of fimo sticks, 25 stencil plates that work with the Konad stamping kit (although these are not Konad brand), a wheel of metallic embellishments, and a 12 pack of metallic nail tape. I am really excited to try out some new nail art techniques and I will keep you updated on my experimentation!