I finally managed to upload a nail polish haul!! I do a lot of polish hauls...probably more than I should admit...but, I rarely buy polish at their actual retail price. I scour TK Maxx, Poundland, B&M Bargains, Superdrug, Boots & others for deals and $$ off because this is an expensive habit.
Today's haul is courtesy of a few places but I didn't actually spend money this time as I got some vouchers from work for coming in on my day off to cover sickness (it was my birthday as well...that I'd specifically booked off, but who cares now cause money for nail polish!!)
Let's have a closer look shall we?
We'll start with the Orly shades cause hot damn; that orange. I actually saw these a few weeks ago at the till in Superdrug and they were on offer for £2.99 each but they were at the next till over and I'd already paid. I was in a rush to get back to my car so didn't buy them and forgot about the deal. Then the other day whilst in Superdrug, these two last shades were sat there; on their lonesome. They were the last two and this time I didn't hesitate. And I am so glad I didn't. The orange shimmer 'Valley of Fire' is absolutely perfect and the exact orange shimmer I've been looking for. 'Sands of Time' is also much nicer than what you see in the bottle. You could do some great fall looks with these two shades.
I then popped into TK Maxx where I picked up the rich brown Nails Inc shade; Espresso Martini. I'd seen this in the makeup section for a while but today it had been marked down to £3 (finally) so I snapped it up before someone else did. I also picked up the China Glaze products there as well. They were both £3.99 each and retail around £7 online. I haven't used them much but the cuticle oil smells like chocolate oranges (a good start) and isn't too greasy and the top coat is nice and glossy but I can't comment on how it lasts. I'll do a post on it eventually anyway.
Not satisfied with the offering in that TK Maxx though, I drove down to the one outside of town which often has better products because there isn't much traffic (it's just further from where I live). There I picked up the Nails Inc Vacay set for £8 and the Ciaté duo for £4.99.
The Nails Inc set I'd seen previously but I wasn't going to pay £10 for it so left it. £8 is acceptable though and I'm very happy because the light pink shade 'Old Park Lane' (the right end one on the swatch wheel) is such an amazing shade of pink. The little pots are also really adorable.
The Ciaté duo was an impulse buy because I have no self-control. But damn it's a good thing because 'White Heat' is perhaps the best white polish I've come across so far; just one coat and wham bam thank you mam. This shade doesn't mess around. The glitter polish 'Love Letter' is also quite nice but I'll probably have to sponge it on as otherwise it looks a little naff to me but I love the orange tint with the pink. Unfortunately after some searching it appears that both these shades are no longer sold. But I did find an article from Cosmo in 2016 who shared a "Top Tip" from Khloe Kardashian. She said she used White Heat under all her mani's as it 'makes the colour pop more'. To quote KoKo "so easy and so smart".....
I think the funniest part of that 'article' though is that Khloe Kardashian thinks that we think she does her own nails...
And that's everything for this haul! I've taken pictures of other hauls but keep forgetting to put them up. I really need to start scheduling posts more instead of doing them last minute.
Anyway, here are some *links to products and look out for more in-depth reviews in the future!
- Orly // Valley of Fire (found online for £11, seems to be cheapest)
- Orly // Sand of Time (£2.99 online at Superdrug)
- Nails Inc // Martini Espresso (£8.50 on NailPolishDirect, Nails Inc want £11 for it)
- China Glaze // No Chip Top Coat (£5.91 on NailPolishDirect)
- China Glaze // Orange Cuticle Oil (£5.91 on NailPolishDirect)
- Ciaté // Love Letter (old product, doesn't appear to sold anywhere reputable now)
- Ciaté // White Heat (limited edition from their 2015 South Beach Socialite Collection)
- Nails Inc // Vaycay in Colour Set (£8 on Nails Inc go go go!)
*not affiliated, just found off google
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