Sparkled Beauty

The rain returns today after the weekend of some decent weather. This summer has been horrible around here. Squirt and I had a good time downtown eating bad food and watching the Smurfs. I didn't shop much other than groceries for the week. Yay me!

I have a crazy glittery NOTD to show you. I wanted to swatch all the Klean Color Chunky holos but didn't want to wait and decided to try one on each nail, lol.

The base on all 5 fingers was L'Oreal Resist & Shine #736 Black Turquoise. It looks blue in the bottle but shows up mostly black with a weak sheen of blue, which is a shame.

On the thumb wasn't a Klean Color but an Icing - Epic Winning, gorgeous blue and silver glitters that glow holo in sunlight at certain angles. I'm a big fan.

And the chunkies:
Index: Klean Color Chunky Holo Black
Middle: Klean Color Chunky Holo Purple
Ring: Klean Color Chunky Holo Scarlet
Pinkie: Klean Color Chunky Holo Bluebell.

From a distance, the mani didn't call for much of a hot pot of glitters. Using on top of an almost black base, the chunkies looked quite similar, as their base colours didn't make much of a difference. I do have another mani where the base of the chunky did alter the base colour on the nail, wil show you later.

These shots were taken in the shade, except for the last one. Full blown sun light didn't do the chunkies justice, so I opted for shade pics.

Check out the close up pic below.

Chunky Holo Black (index) set itself apart from the rest, as it has multi shaped and sized glitters in a murky almost black base. Certainly my favorite among all 9 chunkies Klean Color made.

Chunky Holo Purple (middle) and Chunky Holo Bluebell (pinkie) look very similar on the nails. The glitters shine green, orange and red at certain angles. I can't tell them apart on top of this dark base.

Chunky Holo Scarlet (ring) is all red, fierce and pretty.

The sun almost washed the glitters out a little, don't you think? And it also made me hate that the gorgeous blue I see in the bottle did not show up at all on the nails.

All in all, the chunkies are must haves, even when they almost look the same on dark bases because it's a different store when you use a lighter base in the same colour family with the glitter base. Stay tuned for that.

I am tempting another Klean Color order, as there are quite a few more glitters I want to get. Did you get some of this goodness yet?

Happy Monday! :)

Told you I didn't waste a minute to try out my Klean Color goodies :) Decided on a purple theme, so I pulled out LA Girls Color Addict in Habit - the only purple in the bunch I got from the line to pair up with a Klean Color chunky holo.

You probably have seen spectacular NOTDs using a black base with them already. I was curious to see how the chunky holos interact with the base in the same colour family. Well, the verdict is it's a lot more subtle this way.

I did not take any pictures with Habit alone, as it was late at night when I did my nails and I know the flash would distort purples. I went ahead and added Klean Color Chunky Holo Purple on top, and this is what I got :)

This pic was taken by the window with natural light the next morning, no flash. Please click to enlarge to see the glitters in full view. The glitters look red most of the time in the sheer purple base, but change colours depending on the angles.

The next 2 pics were taken in the sun. I feel bad I can't show you how pretty the glitters are on my nails, as I swear they are there with all glory.

It's interesting to find that they show up very strong in the shade but are shy to the sun. I learn something new everyday with nail polish, believe it or not :) Next time I'll include some shots in the shade for sure.

For now, let's enjoy the pretty purple that Habit is, and the subtle red glitters that shine on top of it.
Close up, also in the sun. You can see all the multichrome goodness in the bottle better here.

All in all, this is an awesome purple mani that I love. I wore it all weekend. It didn't take much effort to remove the polish as it does most glittery polish.

Seriously, at this point, you don't need me to tell you how awesome these Klean Color chunky holos are. Though the name isn't very accurate (as they aren't holos), they are so fun to play with, and curve the cravings for serious (and more expensive) flakies, glass flecks, multichromes out there :)

My Klean Color chunky holos finally came after a month being held over because of the Canada Post strike. I was so excited and they didn't disappoint - so pretty, in the sun or in the shade.

First row, from L-R: 228 Chunky Holo Candy, 229 Chunky Holo Poppy, 230 Chunky Holo Fuchsia and 231 Chunky Holo Scarlet.

Second row: 232 Chunky Holo Clover, 233 Chunky Holo Teal, 234 Chunky Holo Purple, 235 Chunky Holo Bluebell and 236 Chunky Holo Black.

They are only $1.75 each (50% off regular price) on Beauty Joint, and they ship internationally. For all 9 chunky holos plus 4 duplicates (which didn't make it in the package), I paid $9.66 for shipping, which wasn't bad.

I have been adding these on top of anything and everything I wore on my nails, it's a madness :)

Bath and Body Works added more items (or more discounts) to their semi annual sale. Wanna see what I found?

On the far left is Mango Mandarin Triple Moisture body cream, from the $4 bin, reg. CAD12.50. Mango seems to be the scent of this summer lol.

The Island Escape (LE) collection has been moved to the 75% off bin (was 50% off before), and I frantically dug in. Only found Bali Mango and Fiji Passion Fruit fragrance mists, CAD3 each. No body scrubs, and no Hawaii Coconut. Check your store quick if you want any of these, as they told me sales end on Wednesday.

On the right is Orange Sapphire Triple Moisture body cream, also 75% off.

And the craziest discount of all time: 90% off (which wasn't available up until last week). Can't say that I ever saw a discount this huge before at this store.

I got P.S. I Love You Triple Moisture body cream and body lotion, and Moonlight Magic body lotion and fragrance mist, paid between CAD1.10 to CAD1.25 each. If you like Sweet Pea scent, it was in this corner too.

If you still have one of those "$10 off $30" discount code from doing their survey (invitation is printed at the bottom of your previous receipt), you save even more.

From Winners, I found a set of 5 nail polish from Borghese Tutti Gelati collection from last summer, CAD19.99. Don't know if this is old news, but it was my first time seeing it.

From L-R: Limoncello, Tutti Gelati, Miraschino, Berry Confezione and Pistacchio. The only shade missing in this set is Menta, I wonder why we couldn't have all 6.

Also grabbed Stila One Step Makeup foundation in Tone, 15ml, CAD6.99. There was only 1 shade available so I got it, hoping for a good match, but it is lighter than Medium, so I'm not sure. The full size version (30ml) is on Stila's "Last call" page for $14.99, so the price is right :)

Last stop was Shoppers, I redeemed points for some perfume gift sets for family when I come home for a visit.

Picked up a few items on sale for myself:
- Annabelle Skin True foundation in Soft Tan, CAD7.99 (reg. CAD10.49). Heard good things about it, gotta try it.
- L'Oreal True Match foundation in Sun Beige (W6), CAD9.99. I can't remember its regular price but it was good saving
- Travalo atomizer, CAD9 (reg. CAD12.99)
- L'Oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base, CAD9.99 (reg. CAD17.49, I think). I happened to find the bonus pack with the the Studio Secrets Anti-dull skin primer attached (20ml), so it was nice.

Did you know that at Shoppers when you buy the Travalo for the first time, you can have it filled up for free with any perfume on the shelf, and only pay $5 for further refills? I was excited when the SA told me, and picked Lise Watier Bora Bora. The perfume was sold out but they still had the tester at the back. Score! :)

Hope everyone had a good weekend. We had a miserable rainy Saturday but it was beautiful on Sunday.