Sparkled Beauty

Yay, it's August, my birthday month. Halifax started out the new month with rain, but I try to keep my mood up, hoping August is an improvement from July. 2 injuries on my feet (hence no gym for a week or two). I'm broken lol.

This is the first True Colors shade I tried, and it is awesome! Mystic Grape is a good name for it. I felt like a purple and yellow combo, so here it is :)

There are fine and chunkier purple glitters mixed in a clear base, felt like an indie nail polish. The best news is it only costs $1.99 instead of $8-10 on etsy.

The base is Revlon Top Speed in Electric, another favorite of mine. It's not the best yellow, mind you, but it is not streaky, the colour is vibrant and not sheer.

I left the pinkie without base so you can see Mystic Grape by itself, 2 coats on each nail. It definitely a layer polish.

The wear was great, and because of the base, removal of those glitters was not a pain either. I am loving the glitter trend, all sizes, all shapes (except stars and hearts, lol), all colours.

A close up so you can see Mystic Grape better. Well worth the $2 I spent, don't you think?

If you are wondering about the True Colors brand, it is only available at Lawtons in the Maritimes, as far as I know. The brand is imported into Canada by Daree Imports & Sales in Mississauga. There is supposed to be a website but it is not active at the moment, so it's a dead end again.

Lawtons so far has 2 displays out - the Gems glitter collection which Mystic Grape is a part of, and Nude collection with nude and pink shades. I can't wait to try more shades from this brand.

I didn't go to the Redemption event at Shoppers, telling myself that I didn't need anything. By the way, they are doing a "Spend your points and get points back" tomorrow with a coupon - 50,000 points = $85 + 15,000 points back, or 95,000 points = $170 + 30,000 points back, which I think is even a better offer.

So, no Shoppers goodies (yet) but I have a good haul from Lawtons :)

Vasanti eyeshadows are BOGO until Thursday (never happened before), if you haven't dropped by to grab a few :) Me? I got the gorgeous Tinseltown palette (11.25g, reg. $40). Look at the shimmers. Love the colour combination in this one.

I also grabbed 2 eyeshadow duos - Mount Rushmore (left) and Lake Louise (3g, reg. $20 each). For the money, the palette beats these by miles, almost 4 times as much product, only twice the price. However, the duos have more colour selections, I couldn't resist.

Found the OPI Holland collection on clearance for $4.99 a piece. Been wanting these for so long, but most locations don't even have this collection anymore.

I got I Have a Herring Problem, I Don't Give a Rotterdam and Thanks a Windmillion. Yeah, just 3, I tried really hard not emptying the little basket they put these pretties in on the shelf :)

A few LA Splash nail polishes were on clearance for $1.24 too, but only one shade caught my eyes - Sparkling Wave. Glitters, of course!

And this next brand turns out to be a total mystery. I never heard of "True Colors" before, google didn't show any results - no website, no e-tailers, no blog swatches. If you saw this brand or tried it before, let me know.

There was a gorgeous display of True Colors "Gems" glitter collection, $1.99 each. The 2 shades I chose - Midnight Bold and Mystic Grape are both dark, and the label is black, I couldn't figure out what it said at all.

A little off the topic here, these Nabi magnetic nail polish were found at Sirens (of all places, lol), 2 for $5. Thought I should include them in this post, in case some of you are looking. Here are Dark Wine and Teal.

My camera died before I could take more display pics, so I only have one to show you. But at least it is a good one - Cherimoya Pebble Beach nail polish, retails $2.99 a piece. Oh my precious, they are really pretty, just sitting there waiting for me to put them in the basket. And yes I did, twice :)

Stay tuned for my NOTD post with more information about this line. Promise it is a good one.

Lawtons also has Vichy Dermablend line for 25% off, and L'Oreal Color Riche lip products on BOGO (including the Balms). It is really a good week there.

I'm waiting for a few packages, hoping that'd grant another fun haul post for you soon. Have a great start of the week!