When Zoya released the Entice and Ignite Collections for Fall 2014, I knew I immediately had to pick up an extra bottle of Sansa for a friend who is a HUGE fan of Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire.
There's a Harmon's Discount Cosmetics in my town, so I hardly ever shop at ULTA for brands like OPI, Essie, Color Club, and Orly, as well as a most of the drug store brands. However, Harmon's doesn't carry Zoya or China Glaze and the only other discount place is in the mall. And let me make this very clear: I ABHOR going to the local mall.
However, I've found a way to purchase Zoya polishes for the discount store price at my local ULTA, a mere three minutes drive from my house, right next to Whole Foods. (Let's not even get started on Whole Foods, aka: Whole Paycheck.)
By the time I was done, Zoya Sansa cost me a mere $6.50 AND I got a three-pack of mini nail files as an added free bonus.
So how did I do it? The solution was incredibly easy and all you really need is a smartphone.
Showing posts with label Ulta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ulta. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Friday, November 29, 2013
ANNOUNCING: The Happy Haul-idays Giveaway!
The holiday season has arrived and that means lots of presents in store for you all…
So here's the first!
I've teamed up with a bunch of my favorite bloggers to take part in a giveaway for a $100 Ulta or Sephora gift card!
Be sure to enter using the Rafflecopter widget at the end of this post and show some love to my fellow bloggers!
Best of luck!
So here's the first!
I've teamed up with a bunch of my favorite bloggers to take part in a giveaway for a $100 Ulta or Sephora gift card!
Be sure to enter using the Rafflecopter widget at the end of this post and show some love to my fellow bloggers!
Best of luck!
Monday, October 8, 2012
Swatch and Review: Ulta Jaded
Good morning, everyone! I'm so sorry that I've been off the grid for
the past week. I got slammed with two major assignments when I returned
from my cruise, one of which was a group project. Just to quickly sum
that one up, four girls, two who barely paid attention in class (and
could not make deadlines), one of whom wrote worse than my
twelve-year-old sister, and a TON of editing the end result on my part
made for a very unhappy and stressed out Princess Polish.
On the other had, for my second project, I finished it on Saturday at 11:30pm... 48 hours before it was due. I didn't do that in four years of undergrad, so I celebrated with a few hours of swatching!
And today, one of those swatches is the subject of my post: Ulta Jaded!
Back when this blog was first starting out, I found my very first Ulta, 45 minutes from my house. At the time, there was a clearance sale going on and I snagged Jaded for only $2.
I honestly do not know why I waited so long to wear this.
A deep, forest green, Ulta Jaded looks nearly black indoors. But hit a flash of light and BOOM! A pop of green microshimmer comes your way!
The application of the two coats was like butter with a fairly reasonable dry time. I loved it and used it as a base for a manicure later in the week!
Are you ladies feeling this fall color?
Princess Polish
On the other had, for my second project, I finished it on Saturday at 11:30pm... 48 hours before it was due. I didn't do that in four years of undergrad, so I celebrated with a few hours of swatching!
And today, one of those swatches is the subject of my post: Ulta Jaded!
Back when this blog was first starting out, I found my very first Ulta, 45 minutes from my house. At the time, there was a clearance sale going on and I snagged Jaded for only $2.
I honestly do not know why I waited so long to wear this.
A deep, forest green, Ulta Jaded looks nearly black indoors. But hit a flash of light and BOOM! A pop of green microshimmer comes your way!
The application of the two coats was like butter with a fairly reasonable dry time. I loved it and used it as a base for a manicure later in the week!
Are you ladies feeling this fall color?
Princess Polish
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Day 11: Dupe or No Dupe (Zoya Noel)
The closest Ulta to my house has always been forty-five minutes away and not even remotely on the way to anywhere else I might need to travel, preventing me from making an excuse to drive there.
But, as of yesterday, a new location opened up ten minutes from Rutgers and fifteen minutes from my house, giving me little to no excuses any longer. Combine that with the fact that Torrid and Five Below are in the same shopping center and, well, you can deduce where my entire paycheck is going to be going in the near future.
One of the great things at Ulta is the fact that they constantly have sales going on. So yesterday, I took advantage of two of them. The first, was the Buy 2, Get 1 (B2G1) on Orly, China Glaze, and Nicole by OPI. I really wanted Fowl Play (FLAKIES!!!!), so wound up going with Orly.
But the other sale, which happens to be partially the subject of today's post, was the Mix n Match 5 for $5 sale. This included some shades of Ulta polish, so how could I resist? I picked up five shades, along with some other goodies, and came home to enjoy my haul.
After rifling through my bag, I picked up Ulta Alter Ego:
Does this look familiar to you? Because it should...
This is my brand new bottle of Zoya Noel. So new, in fact, that I had yet to even open the bottle... until now.
Let's play...
Dupe... or No Dupe!
Noel is an icy blue with silver glitter, a cousin to last winter's Crystal. The main difference is that Crystal has gold glitter. But the base color blue is virtually identical.
Alter Ego is also an icy blue with silver glitter.
From index to pinky: Alter Ego, Noel, Alter Ego, Noel
They look pretty similar after one coat, though Noel (middle and pinky) looks slightly darker.
After two coats, Noel might be a tinge darker. But look at the index and pinky fingers. Did you have to scroll back and see which were which? I know I had to double check my notes.
Just for fun, and to confuse you a little more, I added a coat of the new Essie Shine of the Times from the Luxeffects Collection. Ignore the pinky, I'm a KLUTZ. (Note: SotT is a dupe in and of itself of Nubar 2010 and Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure)
So are they a dupe? Let's find out!
Leila, open the case...
...
...
IT'S A DUPE!
I love Zoya more than I can possibly say, but to get the same shade for $1 at Ulta would be much easier than ordering online and save me some money I could spend on another shade via a promo.
I received Zoya Noel via the Halloween Promo, so all I paid was shipping. I just would have picked Kissy over Noel, had I known.
This will be the first time I'll ever advocate another polish over Zoya, solely because it's less expensive and of virtually the same quality. Just make sure you check the brush to avoid having a stray bristle like I did. None of the other Ultas I bought had that, so just be aware.
Your regularly-scheduled programming will continue tomorrow with Day 12, which will now be the designated day of glass-flecked polishes! Be sure to vote for Reva, Yara, or Neeka in the comment section here and on Facebook for a bonus entry!
See you all tomorrow! Happy shopping!
Princess P
But, as of yesterday, a new location opened up ten minutes from Rutgers and fifteen minutes from my house, giving me little to no excuses any longer. Combine that with the fact that Torrid and Five Below are in the same shopping center and, well, you can deduce where my entire paycheck is going to be going in the near future.
One of the great things at Ulta is the fact that they constantly have sales going on. So yesterday, I took advantage of two of them. The first, was the Buy 2, Get 1 (B2G1) on Orly, China Glaze, and Nicole by OPI. I really wanted Fowl Play (FLAKIES!!!!), so wound up going with Orly.
But the other sale, which happens to be partially the subject of today's post, was the Mix n Match 5 for $5 sale. This included some shades of Ulta polish, so how could I resist? I picked up five shades, along with some other goodies, and came home to enjoy my haul.
After rifling through my bag, I picked up Ulta Alter Ego:
Does this look familiar to you? Because it should...
This is my brand new bottle of Zoya Noel. So new, in fact, that I had yet to even open the bottle... until now.
Let's play...
Dupe... or No Dupe!
Noel is an icy blue with silver glitter, a cousin to last winter's Crystal. The main difference is that Crystal has gold glitter. But the base color blue is virtually identical.
Alter Ego is also an icy blue with silver glitter.
From index to pinky: Alter Ego, Noel, Alter Ego, Noel
They look pretty similar after one coat, though Noel (middle and pinky) looks slightly darker.
After two coats, Noel might be a tinge darker. But look at the index and pinky fingers. Did you have to scroll back and see which were which? I know I had to double check my notes.
Just for fun, and to confuse you a little more, I added a coat of the new Essie Shine of the Times from the Luxeffects Collection. Ignore the pinky, I'm a KLUTZ. (Note: SotT is a dupe in and of itself of Nubar 2010 and Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure)
So are they a dupe? Let's find out!
Leila, open the case...
...
...
IT'S A DUPE!
I love Zoya more than I can possibly say, but to get the same shade for $1 at Ulta would be much easier than ordering online and save me some money I could spend on another shade via a promo.
I received Zoya Noel via the Halloween Promo, so all I paid was shipping. I just would have picked Kissy over Noel, had I known.
This will be the first time I'll ever advocate another polish over Zoya, solely because it's less expensive and of virtually the same quality. Just make sure you check the brush to avoid having a stray bristle like I did. None of the other Ultas I bought had that, so just be aware.
Your regularly-scheduled programming will continue tomorrow with Day 12, which will now be the designated day of glass-flecked polishes! Be sure to vote for Reva, Yara, or Neeka in the comment section here and on Facebook for a bonus entry!
See you all tomorrow! Happy shopping!
Princess P
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Ulta's Black Friday Ad
Click here to view the newly-released Black Friday ad from Ulta.
There's a cute Deck the Halls mini set from OPI for $7.99 and a mini set from Ulta for %2.99.
There's also a Chi Hair Straightener for $79.99 with a coupon and a 200-piece makeup palette for $16.99.
But other than that, considering it opens at midnight by me and will literally be the East Brunswick location's first day of operation (I know. I KNOW.), color me unimpressed. What do you guys think?
There's a cute Deck the Halls mini set from OPI for $7.99 and a mini set from Ulta for %2.99.
There's also a Chi Hair Straightener for $79.99 with a coupon and a 200-piece makeup palette for $16.99.
But other than that, considering it opens at midnight by me and will literally be the East Brunswick location's first day of operation (I know. I KNOW.), color me unimpressed. What do you guys think?
