Drug Store Haul: Revlon Lip Butters, Maybelline Popsticks, and Essie winter collection!

First haul!

• Essie winter polishes
• Maybelline Popsticks
• Revlon Lip Butters

Birch Box: November 2011

By the way, the chocolate is terrible.

Products mentioned:

• Essie: School of Hard Rock
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Hydra-ful Gloss in Sugar Pink
• Harvey Prince Eau Flirt
• Super Smile Professional Whitening Toothpaste
• Zoya nail polish in Holly
• Chuao Chocolatier Choco Pod in Firecracker

Want to join Birch Box? I'd love to know what you got in your Birch Box. Let me know in the comments!

Essie's Power Clutch

Essie's "Power Clutch"

I guess I've really been into nail polish lately, haha. This is part of Essie's newest collection with is... luggage themed? I don't know! This one is called "Power clutch", another is called "Carry on", and one other is called "Lady-like" (which I'd posted on a couple days ago; no picture though, unfortunately). Like all Essie polishes, it's thin... but this one takes only two coats to get full coverage on the nails. I'm pretty happy with this one; if you check out my other Essie posts (see the tags), you'll know it usually takes me about three coats to get good coverage, so I definitely recommend it.

It's a really dark gray color but it's got more depth than a simple charcoal. The best way for me to describe it is that it almost has a greenish-purple hint. Very small, virtually unnoticeable and not noticeable at all in the bottle. Definitely a Fall color.

PS: Thanks for your patience with me! School's been going on and I'm trying to keep up with new posts :)

Lady-Like - Essie

My camera's being a jerk, but you should definitely get Lady-Like by Essie from their recent collection. This new collection is pretty much travel/luggage themed (they also have a polish called Carry-On, for instance). Lady-Like is a muted mauve, wearable for all ages--that's what surprised me the most because often times, mauve nails strike me as much more mature than my age. Definitely check it out!

PS: Sorry for the late post; like I said, my camera isn't cooperating.

Aruba Blue - Fall 2011 Trend

The Fall 2011 trend calls for dark, midnight blue--I've found the perfect polish for this! It's Essie's "Aruba Blue". It's so dark, darker than the picture, with an oh-so-subtle shine. I'm actually more impressed with this polish than the other Essie polishes because it had higher pigmentation; if I did it right, I might be able to get away with just one coat.

Let me know what you think!

Turquioise and Caicos

Okay, so it may be towards the end of summer... but so what? This nail polish is gorgeous! I just had to share it. The name of the item couldn't be bullseye enough--turquoise. 

I got this at Ulta for about 8 dollars. Keep a look out though! Sometimes Ulta will do a buy two, get one free sale (or was it a buy two, get one half off? Cheaper is cheaper either way!)

Now, I have to admit that I don't typically like Essie polishes as much as, let's say, OPI. Essie tends to be more liquidy, which means you need more coats to achieve full coverage (I used about 2-3 coats). The upside to that though is that runnier coats provide for more even coverage, since it isn't so thick that it dries as an uneven lump on your nail. Plus, Essie has an amazing range of colors! They must have over fifty shades of pink alone!

Pop on a layer of Seche-vite's quick dying top coat and you're good to go.