HAUL.. PIC (AND SHAME) HEAVY

Hello darlings :) This post is long overdue. I've finally gotten my act together and took pictures of everything beauty-related that I purchased (or received) in the month of April.

Rachael has been a very bad girl.

Pantene conditioner, Simple cleansing wipes, Neutrogena facial wash, and Nivea lotion

First up, Target spring beauty bag! This was free so it doesn't count. 

OPI Nail Envy, Seche Restore, Mary Kay moisturizer, eos lip balm in Summer Fruit

Nail Envy... I hadta. This stuff is a miracle worker. Seche Restore for those old half-bottles of top coat that I refuse to throw away. Moisturizer because I'm obsessed with how soft this stuff makes muh face. And eos balm because... OMG no more explanations, I JUST NEEDED IT 

Fingerpaints- Flashy, Flecked, Inkblot Blue, 15 Minutes of Frame, Pink Perspective

Models Own Hed Kandi Disco Heaven, OPI Houston We Have a Purple, OPI Cool in the Pool, OPI Rainbow Connection, Cult Nails My Kind of Cool-Aid and Manipulative. 

need, need, need, need, need, need. nuff said.

OPI Austin-tatious Turquoise, MAC Ice Cream Cake, Jesse's girl... can't remember the name, Lacquer Convention Elphaba

YES. SO MUCH YES

Zoya Breezi, Petra, Dove, Perrie, Kieko, Jem

This is not color accurate. Wtf camera

Zoya Wednesday, Zuza, Kate, Belle, Coraline

 again, not color accurate. I swear the Blogger collection has three different colors, unlike the pic- they look identical! lame

Julep Portia, Hayden, Helena, Taylor, Demi, Melissa, Penelope

OPI Crown Me Already, DS Shimmer, Pirouette My Whistle, Don't Mess With OPI

 found Shimmer at a dusty... no silver cap. "I changed it, it was dirty." Still gorgeous, but I wish it had the cap!

Orly Decades of Dysfunction, Royal Navy, Revlon... something... and Cloud

China Glaze Stella, Royal Tease, International Flare, Golden Enchantment

 found at a dinky little nail supply. It was so messy, I asked if they'd just moved in... "No, we've been here for three years." MY bad

Deborah Moneysucking Lippmann Mermaid's Dream, butterLONDON The Black Knight


FOR SHAME, FOR SHAME...

I'm in trouble.

Deborah Lippmann Mermaid's Dream

Hello perky ones! This post will be quick 'cause I'm exhausted and the weather here is really bad, so I'm expecting to lose power any time. Are you having a good weekend? Let me know! If you have a twitter, I'd love to hear from you. Took me a while to figure out what the heck a tweet was, but now I really like it! @Perkypolisher, if anyone is interested. OKAY, onto this amazing polish!

This is Deborah Lippmann's Mermaid's Dream. This is the first polish I dared spend $18 on, and though the total made me almost vom dot com, it was worth it. I did two coats over Zoya Wednesday. Mermaid's Dream is pretty thin and dries very, very quickly. I don't really know how to describe it, but it has tiny tiny gold flecks and blue glitters in a foil-like seafoam green base. Whatever, it's beyond gorgeous. This is in my top 10 favorite polishes ever. Plus, the bottle is so pretty!!

I hope you like it as much as I do. I have worn Mermaid's Dream for three days now, each a full work day, and I only have ONE nail with a chip. I am forever groaning over chips and ruined manis because work annihilates my nails, but this baby... wow. I haven't changed this mani because it still looks so good. This NEVER happens for me. I am experimenting with top coats, so I used a coat of Seche Vite and then a coat of Poshe. Maybe that's the reason? I dunno, but I intend to test the theory soon. I'll letcha know! ;)

I'm rambling so that probably means it's time for bed. What do you think of Mermaid's Dream? Am I crazy to pay $18 for one polish? Let me know!

<3

Rachael