Haul(s) & Helmer

So I made a visit to Ikea yesterday and from what I've read on various blogs, a Helmer seems to be a favorite for storage. Originally I wanted a wall rack, but have since changed my mind. For now at least. It was super easy to put together, love Ikea!

I kept them in that little plastic thing before Helmer:

It worked, but I couldn't but a lid on it, and it was started to bust at the seems as my collection grew.

I kept the rest of my nail stuff in these:

I still love that caboodle!!

I'm not entirely sure these pictures are true to color or are seperated color-appropriate. Also, there's about 8 that I missed somehow.

Reds

I'm not much of a red-wearer, so most of these are colors that my mom purchased or that I wore during Christmas.

Orange & Yellow

Missing: Essie Haute as Hello, Essie Vermillionaire

Greens

Turquoises

Blues

Purples(ish)

Biggest part of my collection, ha.

Pinks

Pinks coming in a close second. Some of these probably belong under purple/reds. Missing: Essie Knockout Pout

Whites/Sheers

Insta-Dry in Whirlwind White is my only true white..the rest are very sheer, more used as overcoats. I used them a lot when I worked and couldn't have my nails painted.

Glitters!

Yay :D

Golds + Silver

That Sally Hansen Diamond one is more of a beige..but it's the only one.

Chromes

I don't like chromes very much because of the brush strokes...but I use them for konadding!

Missing: WnW Black Rage, Orly Goth (black w/ silver glitter)

..other?

a brown chrome-y color and a blue-ish grey.

It's actually full and spilled over a bit into another drawer! I don't know where my mind was when I was doing this...I had like 8 bottles sitting on my dresser that I forgot about until I had finished all of this.

Details or swatches about ANY of these colors..just ask!


I went to Sally's, Michaels, and Hobby Lobby about a week ago, and this is what I got:

Sally's

I finally got a pump for my acetone...sooo much better! Orly Velvet Rope, Orly Star Spangled, I think they were new colors. I didn't have a purple like that and couldn't pass it up. My mom picked out the red glitter. Favorite Cuticle Oil, avacado. French nail guides (way cheaper on ebay! D:) and a buffer.

Velvet Rope

I have this on my piggies right now stamp with Color Club's Worth the Risque. It's a pretty dark purple with silver glitters.

Star Spangled

Glittery true red.

Nina Ultra Pro Pucker Up

Neon Green w/ purple shimmer which does not come out in this picture!

I love the clearance rack (:

Michael's/Hobby Lobby Haul

Plastic palette, brush, and GLITTER! I got those glitters for some polish. So I did an experiment..top coat & dip vs. mix with clear polish:

Pink: dipped, purple: mixed with clear polilsh and painted on. Personally, dipping was easier, faster, and looks just as good. This picture is not true to color. But I think these would be a bit pretty mixed with some holo silver glitter.

Nothing to do with nails, but I hit up Kohls clearance rack and got all these babies for about $2.50 a piece! <3Kohls.

If you have questions about ANY thing posted here, including swatches or names, just ask! I'll be more than glad to give you that info!

Long post, so if you stuck around this long, thank you!! This will probably be my all-time longest post, so follow me!
Until next time,
xoxo,
B