I received my Influenster Sunkissed Voxbox!

I received my Influenster Sunkissed Voxbox!

I received an e-mail to complete a survey to see if I qualified for the box a couple months ago and a few weeks later received an e-mail advising that I was chosen to receive the Sunkissed Voxbox from Influenster!  I was pumped because I haven’t received a Voxbox in a while.  I had seen voxbox unboxings on Instagram and on blogs but those were for other voxboxes not the Sunkissed.

Low and behold the mail man was REALLY nice to me the other day because not only did he deliver my voxbox, but he also delivered a number of items I ordered from Target (sadly, they’re not for me, BUT they are for my niece).

Here’s what I received in my Sunkissed Voxbox:

-          Dr. Scholl’s For Her High Heel Insoles

-          SinfulShine with Gel Tech in My Kryptonite

-          Olay Fresh Effects {BB Cream} Skin Perfecting Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 15 in light/medium

-          Goody Ouchless Ribbon Elastics

Shannon’s Walgreen’s Beauty Haul!

This was not an expected haul – but I was going into Walgreen’s to pick up a carpal tunnel wrist support (its fabulous getting “old” LOL).  I was also slightly agitated because my boyfriend had gotten into an accident in my car earlier in the evening and my car was looking hurt.  So I went shopping to feel better.  I spotted the limited edition Wet n Wild display with the 8-pan palettes so I grabbed the two palettes that stuck out to me the most.  One was more intriguing to own than the other but since it was buy one get one 50% off I felt it would be stupid to not pick them both up.  I also grabbed some of the Wet n Wild lippies because they are such fabulously pigmented lipsticks for such a great price -- $1.99 each, plus they were on sale buy one get one 50% off.

Here’s what I picked up:

-    Wet n Wild – Sparkle ‘Til Morning (Limited Edition)
-    Wet n Wild – Shimmer the Night Away (Limited Edition)
-    Wet n Wild – Cherry Bomb
-    Wet n Wild – Mocha-licious
-    Sinful Colors - Faceted

Shannon’s Belated Walgreen’s Haul!

 This is a belated haul from Walgreen’s.  This is the product of what happens when I have to go to the pharmacy because someone (even if that someone is myself) doesn’t feel well and needs some sort of medication.  There are a few Walgreen’s around me that have designated areas for their clearance items and I typically hit those up after carousing the beauty section.  This particular day there were a few items in the clearance section that I snagged, while the polishes I grabbed in the little partitioned area in the beauty section.  I was kind of excited to get the two Sinful Colors polishes since they were available on “limited edition” displays as they were not part of the permanent line.

Here’s what I picked up:

-    Gillette Fusion Instant Hydration Moisturizer (for my BF)
-    Personal care Kit – includes nail file, nail clippers (2 sizes), cuticle pusher and tweezer.  This was like 99 cents on clearance
-    Sinful Colors – Leap Frog
-    Sinful Colors – Winterberry
-    Wet n Wild Fergie – Tonight’s Gonna Be a Good Night

Sinful Colors Metallic Nail Polish (old) Haul

 This is a haul from August (I KNOW!) and this is the number of polishes I just went crazy and had to purchase.  I got these for 99 cents each at Walgreen’s, which is a great deal because in my opinion Sinful Colors makes some really nice polish shades and they last on my fingers with a top coat.

These polishes were from the Metallic display, which featured solely metallic looking nail polishes.  I only purchased the shades that appealed to me the most – which if I recall correctly was 5 out of the available 7.  Don’t fret – I realize with Sinful Colors their limited edition displays are around only for a while and then they are gone BUT Walgreen’s is known for stashing polishes away (from limited edition displays that don’t sell) and then bringing them out when Sinful goes on sale for 99 cents to get rid of their stash.  I’ve found the Grecian line polishes months and months later at select Walgreen’s for sale for 99 cents, WELL after I was kicking myself in the behind for not picking a few shades up (that I fell in love with the swatches online).

Here are the color shades I picked up:
-    Precious Metal
-    Zincing of You
-    Hot Wired
-    Super Nova
-    Gone Platinum

SPOTTED: Sinful Colors Hot Flash Metallics Collection

 On my way into Walgreen’s to get a bottle of soda I of course breezed past the beauty section.  Typically when I’m just browsing I only check the first 3 little subsections at the front of my store and then anything on/near the check-out counter in the beauty section.  There was nothing really eye catching on the first little 3-rowed section at the front, but there was a display near the beauty check-out counter that immediately caught my eye.  I first picked up 2 shades and put them back telling myself I did not need them (self control – hoorah! Although … I did go back 2 days later to get them). So I took out my phone and snapped a few photos of it because they are just gorgeous, gorgeous colors and I haven’t seen them discussed on any beauty blogger site that I tend to browse through on occasion.

Metallic polishes have been popping up on the market as they are seemingly the “it” thing in the polish world.  Essie has the most notable collection of metallic polishes which I think can pretty much be found anywhere now (for a while they weren’t in my local area but now they are all over the place).  From what I understand with the Sinful Colors polishes is all Walgreens do not have the displays up yet.  I’ve been to three separate Walgreen’s over the past week and have spotted the display in 2 of them; the other did not have it out.  The first Walgreen’s I went to had it out for at least a few days because it had some purchases off it.  The store I went to today was fully-stocked and looked like it was just put out this morning.  Anyway!

The display contains 8 nail polishes.  One of which I wouldn’t say is metallic (the red) but who am I to judge?  There are 2 colors which are very similar to one another (Zincing of You and Super Nova) which are literally a few shades lighter/darker from one another and the blues (Precious Metal and Hot Wired).  One is a brighter blue shade and the other is a darker which is a black based blue.  But I will say ALL are gorgeous.  The shades in this collection are as follows:

-    Precious Metal
-    Zincing of You
-    Hot Wired
-    Moss Have
-    Heavy Metal
-    Super Nova
-    Gone Platinum
-    Hot Hot Heat

Sinful Colors Nail Polish Haul

This is an older haul but a haul nonetheless.  I purchased all of these polishes at Walgreen's during their 99 cent Sinful Colors polish sale (which btw is happening again July 22nd thru July 28th!).  I admit I went a little crazy, but that was around the time I was really into bright, neon type polishes.  Plus I was able to find some of the limited edition polishes at a few Walgreen's that were basically gone at all other stores.  And I do tend to have this nail polish addiction ....

The polishes I picked up are as follows:
- Firefly
- Love Nails
- Grecian Sun
- Cream Pink
- Pink
- All Mighty
- Morning Star
- Fiji
- Summer Peach
- Why Not
- Dream On

79 CENT Sinful Colors Nail Polish Haul!

This is a LONG overdue haul. I went shopping at a local discount store, where they tend to get close-out items, etc. This day, I hit the mother load with Sinful Color nail polishes which they tend to not even carry. Well, in all actuality, they tend to not carry any beauty related items outside of shampoos and face washes. This day they had nail polishes from Sinful Colors in a variety of shades (I just about picked up every shade I did now own) and the best part? They were ALL 79 cents each!

The shades I picked up are as follows:

* Hazard - a bright orange/coral/salmon shade
* Timbleberry - a bright coral shade which leans to the pinker side of the spectrum
* Glass Pink - a soft girly pink
* Snow Me White - an opaque white
* Secret Admirer - a charcoal black with silver glitter
* Blue By You - a deep royal blue with a teal'ish glitter in it
* Forget Now - a deep pink shade
* Savage - a bright blue, near teal shade
* Bikini - a bright, near neon pink

NOTM: Timbleberry meets Hot Pink

 

 

 

This is my nail of the moment. I wanted to wear something that was bright and spring forward. I had picked up this Sinful Colors polish out while hauling a few weeks ago -- which reminds me I need to get around to my backlog. Timbleberry is a gorgeous orange/coral/pink based polish. The shades alter based on the light you are in. In direct sunlight it wears very bright pink/coral, in doors with meager lighting it leans more orange -- but regardless it's quite beautiful. All it took was two coats for it to become completely opaque. Since I wanted to add a little more life to my manicure I decided to top an accent finger with Milani's Hot Pink which is a stunningly gorgeous pink and gold glitter based polish. I topped my manicure with Seche which I adore but it pulled back the paint on all my fingers almost instantly. A day and a half into the manicure and by typing a lot at work my tips wore a lot more than they normally would a day and a half in. My Milani top coat didn't do that and that manicure lasted almost a whole week. But oh well!

The products I used are:

1 coat Julep Nail Therapy
2 coats Sinful Colors Timbleberry
1 coat (ring fingers) Milani Jewel FX Hot Pink
1 coat Seche Vite

SPOTTED: “Make Some Noise” collection by Sinful Colors

While at Walgreen’s picking up some Sinful Colors polishes (They are on sale for 99 cents this week!!) I spotted the new Make Some Noise collection. I picked up a few shades from this collection but now that I look at the pictures I wish I picked up a few more. This particular line goes hand-and-hand with the neon craze. Some of the shades in this particular collection are part of the permanent line, while others are new. All the shades are really bright and colorful. A few are rather sheer and would take a few coats to build up the opacity, while others you may be able to get away with one coat.

The shades in this collection are:
- Dream On A bright, deep lilac
- Pink A bright deep pink
- Summer PeachNeon orange
- Cream Pink A right magenta
- Neon Melon Neon at its finest – this is a bright yellow with a green hue to it
- Irish Green A bright neony green
- Fusion Neon A bright bubble gum pink

As I’ve mentioned above these are on sale for 99 cents this week at Walgreen’s, so if you see a shade shown that you’d love OR want to just stock up on some Sinful Colors polishes that you’ve been wanting I suggest you get to Walgreen’s before the sale ends Saturday night!

QUESTIONS:
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Haul: Sinful Colors - Green Ocean

I FINALLY spotted Sinful Colors Green Ocean at Walgreen's the other day! My boyfriend wasn't feeling well, so I swung by Walgreen's to get him medication and on the way to the checkout the St. Patrick's Sinful Colors display was right near the check out. It was an odd spot to put nail polish and I thankfully was able to score the LAST polish on the display! I'm so glad to have been able to find it, I felt like a crazy person stalking random Walgreen's, walking inside, trying to find the 3 different displays (Pusher, St. Patty's and Cast Away).

Green Ocean is a flaky polish, which will truly shine when paired over a darker base. It reflects, green, blue, yellow and iridescent. Think Essie's Luxeffects Shine of the Times.