Nail Polish Junkie

Essie nail polish: The perfect square bottle with rounded edges containing nothing else but MAGIC. Seriously.

Downfall? An $8 retail price.

When I walk the beauty corridors of Target, I always stop and admire the rows and rows of Essie nail polish, especially the endless not-just-another shade of blue polish selection. I pick one up just to find it connect with the palm of my hand perfectly. Okay, so I'm being dramatic! But it's Essie, for sheesh sake.

So...when I went to Target with my lovely mom, I found myself telling her all about London Butter and Essie nail polishes and about Ingrid and her Missglamorazzi YouTube Channel where she uploaded a video with her closet shoe storage bag filled with endless colors of nail polish.

Here's her video, if interested in watching (if not, skip over the video)!

After my mom watched me touch all the Essie nail polishes, she kindly offered to buy me one. I was ecstatic. But I declined. Although me purchasing the product for eight bucks would help the company, it really would do no good for my economic state. 

Days later my mom told me that Marshall's had some Essie products for $4...in Arcadia, Arizona. The store is located on 24 street, off Camelback once on Route 51. I live on 91st Avenue, which is pretty far off from this location. I had at least 1/4 of gas and all that was in mind was the $100 replacement retainer I have to buy (I grind my teeth, so I need a new one). Thankfully, my sister drove us out there.

Once I walked into Marshall's, I had to do everything in my will to not go into the boot section  and walked up to the cashiers, probably confusing the people in line, and started sorting through the limited selection of Essie colors the store has in several baskets. 

I am now a proud owner of Absolutely Shore, Your Hut or Mine, Glamour Purse and Very Structured! 

Also, check out this video of Essie herself making a NYLON Pink nail polish:

P.s. I love the Absolutely Shore, especially for the name. Gonna wear it when I'm about to do something daring! 

                                            

September Favorites

September went by so quickly it's kind of bittersweet, but moving on, I am sharing a few of my favorite items of this past month.

To start off, I want to talk about shoes again. The same shoes I referred to as "a nude color that I am convinced is a perfect every day shoe" back in my June Favorites. I also found these at Ross, but I wasn't so patient to wait for them to go on sale and paid $13.99 for them. As you can probably tell by the picture, I've worn these A LOT. They are comfy and go with pretty much anything in my closet.

The next item is somewhat of a splurge because I don't typically spend $8 on nail polish. I think we can all agree, though, that Essie's colors are hard to find within other brands. My favorite this month was Ballet Slippers. It's a girly, really soft pink that also matches with pretty much anything, and (for that price you bet it is) is long lasting so I don't have to be constantly switching colors.

Last but not least, are these Bongo jeggings I found at Sears for $11.99. The amazing thing about them, as my friends pointed out, is they're more jeans than leggings. For a mere $12, that's a deal! I seriously love these so much that I wore them so often within the first week of getting them that my mom was like, "Okay, we need to get you another pair of pants."

Hope you all had a wonderful September and have an even better October. I will be posting every other day this month so make sure to check back for new content!

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--Gabee