Weekend Haul

 

 

I did what I do best this weekend, and I spent money. I'm not going to review anything I bought yet because I haven't used them enough to really get a good feel for them. Especially that nail polish.

 

The first thing I bought is the e.l.f ELSA Snow and Ice Disney Frozen Blush pallet. They only sell it at Walgreens, and I had to go to two different Walgreens before I found it. Basically it comes with a blush, a highlight, and a bronzer. I'm not to wild about the idea of contouring my whole face, but I really like the idea of highlighting my cheekbones since I have dark circles under my eyes. So I thought a simple pallet like this would be perfect. I have never seen Frozen, but I as a second grade teacher I truly feel no need. I can sing you every song and tell you the whole plot with my eyes closed and hanging upside down. The joys of being me.

 

I also bought another intense butter gloss, a blush pallet, a $3 contouring pallet, and a concealer pencil.

 

Finally, I was at Wegmans yesterday and I saw they had gel nail polish. Now I know I vowed to everyone that I was going to only wear all natural nail polish. But it looks like I clearly lied to everyone on the internet. I have never tried gel and I was so intrigued that I broke my personal vow and purchased it anyways.

 

Well everyone, I present to you karma. As I went home to put on my newest nail polish, I noticed that the bottle said, "Step 1". Thinking how funny it was that nail polish had steps, I googled it to see what on earth I was missing. Well, apparently there are steps in the world of gel nail polish. The first coat does little good unless you purchase the top coat. Annoyed that they failed to sell the two polishes together, I trekked back to Wal*Mart and bought the second bottle. Which made me even more annoyed because now we are looking at a total of $14 that I just spent in nail polish, and quite frankly, that's nuts.

 

So in my annoyance I  quickly splashed on the nail polish and went to bed. Well as usual I neglected to read the directions on the website, and apparently after you put on the final coat you are supposed to use the natural light to create the gel look. Now did I do that? No, I went to bed, remember. So now my nails will be chip free and ridiculous looking for two whole weeks. Awesome.