These little babies are Goldie. I called it a mystery brand when doing some research for the New-to-me polish brands post. Check back to that post for a bit of history on the brand.
In Canada, I found Goldies at Winners, sold as sets. The first batch that appeared at Winners way back last October are the trios, sold for CAD5.99/set. Then, in January, came the 8-pc sets (in the picture) at CAD9.99 each. Price point was certainly better, but some bottles didn't have the cute little bows. The lids were still sealed, so it wasn't somebody's act that made them disappeared, lol, still I couldn't understand why they didn't put bows on all bottles.
I own 2 sets of these, a wide range of colours with different finishes (cream, foil, shimmer, glitters, etc). I haven't tried any of the shades, as I feel bad breaking them up, lol. They look lovely together, in the box.
I don't think there are individual names for these colours which would be a pain if I found a favorite or two among them and wanted to remember them.
The second picture is just the flip side of the first picture, to show you all 8 shades from each box. The boxes are quite lovely with patterns, and sturdy cardboard top and bottom. Don't you feel like to put them up on display instead of using them, lol. I know I'm silly.
I saw Goldie sometimes on nail blogs, some good and some not-so-good shades, but I'm still happy I found these. Winners seems to be a happy place most of the time I come in. Maybe too happy, as a matter of fact :-)
Hope everyone has been having a good week. It was raining yesterday but it was sunny and warm late afternoon. I opened my window for the first time this year. It looks like a nice day today too.
Also, thank you to those of you who participated in my GOSH giveaway. Hope you guys could help me spread the words. If it goes well, there'll be more giveaways to come, promise!
Here's the weekend haul that I briefly mentioned in one of the previous posts. The purpose again is not to brag but to let you know what's on sale out there, in case you are looking for the same things.
Winners was a bit quiet recently, as I didn't see many new beauty products on the shelves.
I found some Physician Formula products which normally are in the range of $15 or more.
- Plumping Lip Gloss palette in Mauves, CAD4.99
- Cream-to-Powder Cheek palette in Rose, CAD4.99
- Multi-colored Eyebrightener in Hint of Bronze, CAD4.99
- Pearls of Perfection blush in Blushing Nude, CAD6.99.
Not bad prices huh?
There were a few other items too, but I opted for these, as they all had some kinda special effect, not just the ordinary. Especially the pearls, reminded me of a more expensive version which you guys all know about :-) If it works just as well, and lower price tag, I'm in.
I found more Goldies's, lol, a better deal than the previous packages. The old ones had 3 bottles, sold for CAD5.99, and these new ones had 8 bottles (same size) at CAD9.99. The second picture is of the same 2 sets, just to show you the colours on the back side. Some of the bottles lost the little white bows which I don't understand, as the boxes were sealed. Hmm...
At Claire's, I found Chunky Gold at the "10 for $10" corner. That was a big surprise, as the "Chunky" collection was just released not so long ago. Other chunky ones were still full price though. I'll keep an eye on them, lol.
The rest, from L-R: Yellow Brick Road, Emerald City, Under the Sea and Red Slippers. These are famous polish shades from Claire's based on what I saw on nail blogs, I don't know why they ended up in clearance for CAD1. Well, my wallet was sure happy.
Other miscellaneous stuff in the "10 for $10" loot:
- Footed tights, love the prints. They weren't winter-thick, so I'll have to wait till it's warmer to wear them.
- Bath fizzies, different colours and shapes, for Squirt
- Body Shimmer with a built-in brush. I didn't have much expectation on this one, but thought it was fun to play around with.
- Snowflake earrings. The earring shelves were a little sad, I only found one pair that I liked.
Oh, did you know that you don't have to purchase a multiple amount of 10's with this deal? So many times I shopped at the "10 for $10" corner, I had to count the items to see whether I was at 10's or had to make to 20's. The staff told me any items (from that corner of course) after the 10th's one is CAD1. Duh! That would make things a lot easier, wish I knew that before, lol.
Did you do any good haul last weekend?
I went back to Winners last night and had second thoughts about the items I put on hold. Sadly, I put 2 pairs of shoes back, but I did take some makeup home. So here is part II of my Winners haul :-)
First thing that caught my eyes when I'm at the beauty section has always been gift sets. And look what I found this time.
Fusion Beauty's The Essentials Kit (reg. $49 on Amazone), Winners' tag was CAD32.99 on clearance for CAD20.
The set includes:
- GlowFusion Micro-Nutrient Natural Protein Tan in Medium (2oz/ 30ml)
- LipFusion Micro-Injected Collagen Lip Plump Deluxe Mini in Bloom (0.05oz/ 1.5g)
- LashFusion Micro-Technology Pure Protein Lash Plump in Black (0.27oz/ 7.65g), and
- LipFusion Micro-Injected Collagen Duo: Lip Plump/ XL (0.14oz/ 4.4g).
It's a neat little set with items I haven't tried before, so it was a nice buy. As it comes as a gift set though, I'm feeling like I might give it away as a gift :-) Not sure yet.
I also found what I was hoping Winners here would have: the Goldie polish trios (CAD5.99 each set).
There were only 3 sets available and I can't pick just one. The bottles design, the caps (they are shapped as a flower which you can't tell in the picture), and the bows, all are just too cute.
The first set has a nude gold, a rosy mauve and a bronze. The second one has a magenta pink, a purple and an orange. The last set has a minty green, a deep magenta and a nude pink.
And there were a few single Urban Decay items on the shelf. Too bad there was no sets or palettes, as they are better for the money.
I picked up a few things:
- Ultraglide lip gloss in Heat (sheer red with gold sparkle, reg. $17). There were about 6 available shades for the lip gloss that I saw.
- Afterglow powder blush in Exhale (nude with shimmer, reg. $17). Only 1 shade found.
- Liquid liner in Gash (deep red, reg. $18), and
- Baked Body Glow body bronzer with shimmer (reg. $25).
Winners' price was CAD4.99 each, so it was certainly a good deal. However, I found out online that Exhale is supposed to be a nude shade (it looks light pink in the pan), don't know it would show up on my skin. Heat is also described as a sheer red, and my lips are pigmented. I don't know I would keep them. If you have any of these shades, please let me know how they work for you.
I also want to thank all of you who commented on my previous post about the dresses and shoes. The first dress seemed to get more love from you guys than the rest, and the shoes were ok, lol. I really appreciate you all! Please feel free to comment on this one as well :-)