Before I move on to regular priced things, I suppose I should share with you the rest of my Target Clearance section haul.
Yes...there's more.
The tinted balm, as you know, is one of my favoritest things. And something that is natural and feels really good on the lips is a really great bonus! This color is a warm peachy, terracotta color. It's great for the summer but I only like this on my lips when I have absolutely no trace of anything else on them.
Sometimes, that's hard to come by, because I do love my stains and bright lipsticks. But even the slightest left over color of anything makes this color look awful on me. I can't truly describe why or how, but trust me. I wouldn't lie about such grave matters as tinted lip balms.
But my biggest haul of the ever loved clearance endcap are these high shine trophies...
Just in case you didn't get that... that's 1 polish plus 1 clear coat for $3.14! These normally go for $4-$5 each. So of course I picked up any I thought I had use for! (there was a blue color that I didn't pick up because my blue and teal polishes are getting out of hand)
Side bar: If any friend should happen to receive a clear nail polish in a gift for a birthday or something, I swear I paid handsomely and full retail for it! Just because I taped it to a wine bottle doesn't mean I didn't put days of thought into it!
As for the nailpolishes. I hadn't used this particular collection from Sally Hansen beforee and I have to say I'm pretty impressed with them.
The brush is what Sally calls a "Perfectionist Brush". What she/they mean is that the brush isn't a flat bristled regular nail polish brush, this one is tapered and rounded and is more flat than round. This is so you can cover more area of your nail, but not have that square corner on the top to hold you back as you apply! In the past, tapered brushes and I haven't gotten along well. Mostly because I'm just not used to them. So at first try, I thought I was going to hate applying this, but I was wrong. Hey, it can happen. Turns out it really did help me put it on fast and make fewer mistakes!
The polishes have nice color and they're really opaque and thick formulas. The website says you should be able to do one coat and be done. And I found that true for the purple and green. But I'm a creature of habit and went for 2 coats.
I'm that girl that doesn't get to the door of the nail salon without messing something up. Which is why I hardly go there. I've tried fast drying formulas before but most of them really just chip faster than dry faster. But this stuff really did dry very very fast. And not to that in between stage where you still get sheet marks and such. It dries almost completely in a minute. I was digging through paperwork in under 5.
The clear isn't a true top coat. Though I like how fast it dries, it doesn't keep the high shine that some other top coats give you. But hey, if I wanted to reapply it every day I could because it dries so fast!
I love the green and the slate, as I knew I would. The lilac however, I wasn't so sure of. But once I got it on, I really loved it. It's not a color I would normally go for, because it could very well fall under the pastel catagory and I don't do that category. But on my nails, with my darker skin, I really love it.
The Petal Pusher however, is a very slight peachy pink, almost white. It's very opaque and some might even call it a very 'shabby chic" color. It's terribly English Countryside. I'm not into my makeup being very countryside. I'm more city brothel. Ok maybe not brothel... but I love a red lip.
Yes...there's more.
Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Hibiscus for $3.48 on clearance!
Who can say no to on sale Burt's Bees? More importantly, who can say no to some clearance Burt's??
People are out there paying $7 bucks for this stuff. Chumps.
I have to admit, that until very recently, I really thought the contents of these big paper tubes was some thick lip balm stick. It wasn't until The Indian had one in her handbag one afternoon that I learned that they were just regular chapstick size tubes!
I haven't decided yet if I'm happy or not about that.
Though, The Indian made a good point, that the bigger case makes it easier for her to find in her Handbag Of Doom.
Because, don't we all have Handbags of Boom?
It really doesn't matter if I'm carrying a clutch or a giant tote, somehow it still takes me 5 minutes to find anything. But more than likely I won't ever keep it in the paper tube. Handbag of Doom real estate is valuable.
Sometimes, that's hard to come by, because I do love my stains and bright lipsticks. But even the slightest left over color of anything makes this color look awful on me. I can't truly describe why or how, but trust me. I wouldn't lie about such grave matters as tinted lip balms.
But my biggest haul of the ever loved clearance endcap are these high shine trophies...
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Polish On Clearance for $3.14!
From Left: #310 Slick State; #420 Lively Lilac; #150 Petal Pusher and #450 Lickety Split Lime
But wait, there's more!
Each one of the polishes came with a free gitft..
An Insta-Dri Nail Polish in #110 Clearly Quick
Just in case you didn't get that... that's 1 polish plus 1 clear coat for $3.14! These normally go for $4-$5 each. So of course I picked up any I thought I had use for! (there was a blue color that I didn't pick up because my blue and teal polishes are getting out of hand)
Side bar: If any friend should happen to receive a clear nail polish in a gift for a birthday or something, I swear I paid handsomely and full retail for it! Just because I taped it to a wine bottle doesn't mean I didn't put days of thought into it!
As for the nailpolishes. I hadn't used this particular collection from Sally Hansen beforee and I have to say I'm pretty impressed with them.
The brush is what Sally calls a "Perfectionist Brush". What she/they mean is that the brush isn't a flat bristled regular nail polish brush, this one is tapered and rounded and is more flat than round. This is so you can cover more area of your nail, but not have that square corner on the top to hold you back as you apply! In the past, tapered brushes and I haven't gotten along well. Mostly because I'm just not used to them. So at first try, I thought I was going to hate applying this, but I was wrong. Hey, it can happen. Turns out it really did help me put it on fast and make fewer mistakes!
The polishes have nice color and they're really opaque and thick formulas. The website says you should be able to do one coat and be done. And I found that true for the purple and green. But I'm a creature of habit and went for 2 coats.
I'm that girl that doesn't get to the door of the nail salon without messing something up. Which is why I hardly go there. I've tried fast drying formulas before but most of them really just chip faster than dry faster. But this stuff really did dry very very fast. And not to that in between stage where you still get sheet marks and such. It dries almost completely in a minute. I was digging through paperwork in under 5.
The clear isn't a true top coat. Though I like how fast it dries, it doesn't keep the high shine that some other top coats give you. But hey, if I wanted to reapply it every day I could because it dries so fast!
I love the green and the slate, as I knew I would. The lilac however, I wasn't so sure of. But once I got it on, I really loved it. It's not a color I would normally go for, because it could very well fall under the pastel catagory and I don't do that category. But on my nails, with my darker skin, I really love it.
The Petal Pusher however, is a very slight peachy pink, almost white. It's very opaque and some might even call it a very 'shabby chic" color. It's terribly English Countryside. I'm not into my makeup being very countryside. I'm more city brothel. Ok maybe not brothel... but I love a red lip.
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