I believe this was the first time that I've spent 9 hours running around looking for places that sell nail polish. Shhhhh, don't tell my family. Yes, I met up with a friend who's also into nail polish and we went dusty hunting. For those who don't know, dusty hunting means shopping in stores, salons and beauty supply places that carry nail polish, some of which may have dust on it because it's so old - hence the term 'dusty'.
So as crazy as I think this trip was, it was awesomesauce! We met around 11:20am, shopped until we almost dropped and then my friend left. So why is it that I shopped for 9 hours you ask? Well, once my friend drove off, I found myself driving on the highway, mid evening rush hour traffic, soooooooooooo I decided to stop in a couple of other places I knew of that sold nail polish.
I finally left the last store at 8:30pm. Yep, that made it 9 hours of solid shopping. Woooo whee, I'm tired!
Some of these are for my friends for swapping and some are for me, we'll see when I get around to swatching them. I wish the sun were out today to show off the true nature of these beauties.
Till next time!
So as crazy as I think this trip was, it was awesomesauce! We met around 11:20am, shopped until we almost dropped and then my friend left. So why is it that I shopped for 9 hours you ask? Well, once my friend drove off, I found myself driving on the highway, mid evening rush hour traffic, soooooooooooo I decided to stop in a couple of other places I knew of that sold nail polish.
I finally left the last store at 8:30pm. Yep, that made it 9 hours of solid shopping. Woooo whee, I'm tired!
The whole haul
China Glaze Awekening collection
L-R-> Mummy May I, Zombie Zest, Ick-A-Bod-Y & Fast Forward Top Coat
L-R-> Mummy May I, Zombie Zest, Ick-A-Bod-Y & Fast Forward Top Coat
China Glaze
L-R-> 2NITE (2), LOL, OMG, Virtual Violet, Gamer Glam, Little Drummer Boy, Emerald Fitzgerald
See 2NITE swatched HERE
L-R-> 2NITE (2), LOL, OMG, Virtual Violet, Gamer Glam, Little Drummer Boy, Emerald Fitzgerald
See 2NITE swatched HERE
Color Club Alter Ego collection - Keep It Under Cover
L-R-> Alter Ego, Secret Agent, Total Mystery, Alias, Ulterior Motive, Masquerading &
Vivid Top Coat
Color Club
L-R-> Edie, Secret Rendezvous, Ms.Hautie, Take Me To Your Chateau, Trippie Hippie
Sally Hansen Prisms aka golden tops
L-R-> Ruby Sapphire,Diamond,Purple Diamond,Bronze Ruby,Pink Rose Diamond, Platinum Plum & Golden Tourmaline
Sally Hansen & Claw Polish
L-R-> Showtime, Plum Power, Glow In the Dark, Fright Night Spellbinding Top Coat
Blush Opal & Royal Opal
Revlon Silver Switch &
Orly L-R
Galaxy Girl, Space Cadet, Meet Me Under the Mistletoe
See Revlon Silver Switch swatch HERE
Orly L-R
Galaxy Girl, Space Cadet, Meet Me Under the Mistletoe
See Revlon Silver Switch swatch HERE
KleanColor L-R->
Holo Blue 135, Metallic Sapphire 165, Metallic Fuschia 166, Charcoal 6 (see it swatched HERE)
Holo Blue 135, Metallic Sapphire 165, Metallic Fuschia 166, Charcoal 6 (see it swatched HERE)
Some of these are for my friends for swapping and some are for me, we'll see when I get around to swatching them. I wish the sun were out today to show off the true nature of these beauties.
Till next time!
What great finds! Man, thats a lot of shopping for sure...sounds like you guys had a fantastic time and found lots of treasures. Can't wait to see the swatches!
ReplyDeletemrsrexy - We really did have a blast, but this girl is just awesome to hang out with. If you add nail polish to that, it's all giggles. I certainly DO have a lot of pretties to swatch here, the ones that aren't up for swap that is.
ReplyDeleteo_O WOW! Those are some amazing dustys! Good job on finding them all! I was just wondering, if it's not too much to ask, if you could tell me which stores you bought them all from ? I live in Toronto too and would love to find more nail polishes stores to shop at! Please and thank you!
ReplyDeletePuja - Thank you and I don't mind sharing, but you have to realize that it took 9 hours of driving around the city, finding these plates, so it's all a bit of a blur.
ReplyDeleteTo make my life easier, let me know which polish(es) you're looking to find and I'll either go through my receipts or ask my friend where we found what.
OMG! Awwww! Thank you so much! That is so incredibly kind of you! =D
ReplyDeleteMy list to make your life easier (I promise I tired to narrow it down more):
China Glaze - LOL, OMG
Sally Hansen Prisms
Orly - Galaxy Girl, Space Cadet
Nubar
Color Club
KleanColor
With the last three brands (Nubar, Color Club, and KleanColor) I'm not looking for any colours in particular, but rather just places that sell those brands of nail polishes.
If it's too much trouble to find the all the locations again, don't worry about it and thanks for trying!
And if you don't want to post the loctions via comment, feel free to e-mail me at pujapatel4@gmail.com.
Again, thank you ever so much! =D
Puja - Color Club are at Bramalea City Centre and KleanColor are at Kennedy (see my previous entry about this location) and I did send you a private message also, seeing as this would be way to long here.
ReplyDeleteGood luck finding the pretties!
Hello :) I would be really grateful if you would be so sweet as to send me the locations where you purchased the polishes too! I also live in Toronto and until now I've been limited to Trade Secrets and Shoppersdrugmart, both of which seem incredibly overpriced compared to what some of the american bloggers purchase the same polishes for.
ReplyDeleteThank you in advance :D
Please check me out :) at ykhearts.blogspot.com
YK - which polishes are you looking for? And thank you, I'll check your blog out and add to blog roll if you like.
ReplyDeletesooo lucky to find the OMG polishes, I would kill for those :( If you have a chance would you be able to let me know [enthuseme (at) hotmail (dot) co] where you found them? I'm looking specifically for OMG, 2NITE, L8R G8R and LOL. Thanks sooo much in advanced!!
ReplyDeleteI think it was worth it
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