No Buy–Beauty Edition

I have decided to restrict my beauty product purchases until after the 19th of February 2012. I have accumulated a number of things over the past few of months and I haven't even tried everything. For me, it doesn't makes any sense to buy more stuff when I haven't even used everything that I have already.

This will give me an opportunity to rediscover things that I've neglected, and finish things that are almost gone because I have a problem with finishing things up completely. I find that once I've almost reached the end of a product, I move on to something else without quite finishing it.

So, unless it's a necessity that I have completely used up (specifically something that is an essential that I don't have a similar product to replace it with) I will not be buying any type of beauty product…no skincare, no makeup, no nail products, no hair products.

Even though I've managed to organize my stuff, I still need to make a dent in things, and actually use the things that I buy.

We shall see how this goes. Wish me luck!

I’m Building my Vanity!

I’ve been whining about needing a vanity for a while now…but I’ve been just a little bit indecisive. I have a board on Pinterest where I’ve pinned a few desks that look similar to what I have in mind for my bedroom as far as style is concerned.

I was bouncing between a parsons desk,

something with an x-leg,

or even some type of mix between the two.

Ana White has plans for a version of each, but I settled on the x-leg.

I did a partially assembled dry run with the desk in the space, and I have to say I’m very pleased.

I haven’t decided whether or not I want to add the drawer, but for now, I’m planning on leaving it off.

My mom is still at my house visiting. She was impressed, and I felt good. Please excuse the sloppiness, it’ll be more polished once I go in and do the editing, paint, and actually put it together properly.

I’m trying to get things in order so that I start the new year off on the right foot.

So far, I am on a roll.

I hope that you have a wonderful new year, and that you end 2011 on a high note.

Talk to you in the next one!

My Nail Polish Collection

The purpose of this post will be to keep track of my current nail polish collection. I will update it as my stash grows and shrinks.

Current bottle count: 148

Chanel: 18

• Orange Fizz
• April
• Rose Confidentiel
• Jade Rose
• Gold Lame
• Mimosa
• Dragon
• Intermezzo
• Rouge Fatal
• Pirate
• Blue Boy
• Blue Satin
• Graphite
• Steel
• Peridot
• Black Pearl
• Particuliere
• Lotus Rouge

China Glaze: 23

• Hybrid
• For Audrey
• Wagon Trail
• Pelican Grey
• Liquid Leather
• Peachy Keen
• Broken Hearted
• Hey Doll
• Ghoulish Glow
• Sun Worshipper
• Golden Spurs
• Draped in Velvet
• Red Stallion
• Secret peri-wink-le
• Magical
• White Out
• Awaken
• Sugar High
• Gussied up Green
• Wireless Holographic top coat
• Cracked concrete
• Calypso blue
• Ruby pumps

Deborah Lippmann: 6

• Daytripper
• Constant craving
• Wicked game
• Glitter in the air
• Today was a fairytale
• Happy birthday

Dior: 4

• Safari beige
• Pink kimono
• Graphic berry
• Psychadelic orange

Dolce & Gabbana: 4

• Rose
• Cosmopolitan
• Fuchsia
• Drama

Essie: 27

• Matte about you
• Meet balls
• Hot coco
• Neo whimsical
• Pepperoni
• Pink diamond
• Nice is nice
• Bachelorette bash
• Mink muffs
• Perky purple
• Tart deco
• Van d'go
• Tri-beca
• Vermillionaire
• Knockout pout
• French affair
• Can't filmfest
• Fair game
• Fifth avenue
• Haute as hello
• Lilacism
• Bright tights
• Chubby cheeks
• Jewel
• Chinchilly
• Pouf daddy
• Red nouveau

Illamasqua: 13

• Raindrops
• Bacterium
• Lament
• Velocity
• Hectic
• Jan
• Milf
• Rare
• Baptiste
• Alarm
• Ruthless
• Grab
• Top coat

Le Metier de Beaute: 4

• True romance
• Heat of the night
• Chrome passion
• Midnight rendevous

Nars: 2

• Bad Influence
• Pokerface

OPI: 6

• Grand Central Carnation
• Vodka & Caviar
• 18k Ginza Gold
• Black Shatter
• Java Mauve-a
• Live from NY…it's OPI

Rescue Beauty Lounge: 8

• Bangin
• Bruised
• Chinoise
• Decorous
• Pizzicato
• Poco a Poco
• Purple Haze
• Smitten

Rimmel: 3

• Mouthy
• Climax
• Night before

Sally Hansen: 8

• Lavender Marquis
• Antique bronze
• Fuchsia bling bling
• Pink promise
• Cyber
• Mille fleurs
• Base coat
• Top coat

Sephora by OPI: 10

• Queen of everything
• Meet for drinks
• Dear diary
• Shopping frenzy
• I'm with brad
• Domestic goddess
• Sample sale
• Metro chic
• Too good for him
• Rumba romance

Zoya: 12

• Sweet
• Pasha
• Brizia
• Jinx
• America
• Addison
• Dove
• Jennifer
• Flowie
• Gretchen
• Pippa
• Caprice