Hey There, Wait A Minute Mr Postman - Chi-Chi and Glimmer Shimmer

So the second part of my haul involved more lacquers, and a sweet little surprise.

Chi Chi is another Australian cosmetics company. They have recently released some mini gift sets, one of which Nixxy has already bought. Since Nixxy bought the glitters, I thought I would be different - or is that contrary - and get the neon kit.

These are just so cute and diddy. I especially like the look of the purple and blue in this kit.

I also bought four Glimmer Shimmer lacquers. I have no idea where these are from or who makes them. But I love a collection of pinks and these are about as pink as they get. These also come with a glitter bottle (which you can see perched on top of the bottles). Now I don't know how I'm supposed to use these glitters, but if I have to shake them over my nails like I do with salt on my dinner, that's gonna get messy.

My final haulage from yesterday was completely non-nail related, but I just had to share them with you. No, these aren't delicious little lollies. They're lip glosses from Miki. Aren't they just the cutest?

So that's the haulage for this week. My mother in law arrives tomorrow night from England which means the butter LONDON Christmas Collection and three Ciate Paint Pots will be in my hot little hands in less than 24 hours.

I also bought the China Glaze Holiday Collection and three lacquers from the new chrome collection, so look forward to swatches of those too in the next few weeks. I'm swimming in lacquers, my spare bedroom (which is where I keep my stash) smells like a chop shop.... and I'm wholly unrepentant about it.

Miki - 9155

As I mentioned in Sunday Sneak Peak, I have no idea where the Miki brand is from. So I can't tell you whether they are 3-free (actually, I think they probably have three of everything), where you can buy them from, or what their range is.

All I know is that I picked up 9155 (yes, another ridiculous name) from my local pharmacist for a very cheap $2.50. This was sitting in a basket at the counter, with other marked down cosmetics, begging me for a home.

This is a frosty brown, if that makes sense. I don't normally like frosts - realistically, I only bought this because it was so cheap - and, when I applied the first coat, I thought my prejudices had been confirmed. I hated this on the first coat. Insipid, streaky and BORING.

But then I applied the second coat. And all was forgiven. The second coat eliminated the streaks. The colour deepened. It developed facets and looked different in every light.

This is a fantastic polish for those of you who work in conservative environments, but don't want to sacrifice the sexy. This makes me feel elegant, understated but still smoking hot. Love it!