Blog Sale, updated

Hi there! I've recently purged my polish collection and I have lots of stuff to offer you if you're interested!

Lots of updates! Please note the crossed out items are sold.

If you see something you want, please send me an email (midwestgrrl AT gmail DOT com) with your wishlist. First come, first served. I'll email you back with the availability of the items along with a price, including shipping. Once we agree on that, I'll send you a PayPal invoice.

Shipping in the US:

1-3 items: $3
4-6 items: $5
7 or more items: $7

Shipping outside the US:

Please let me know what country you are in when you send your wish list email, I will calculate shipping and let you know.

ITEMS FOR SALE
"BN" denotes brand new. Might have been swatched on a nail wheel but never used. Everything else has been used for a single mani, or the amount remaining is noted. If you have specific concerns about the condition/amount remaining, please ask me in your email.

$.50
City Color jelly pink - BN

Color Club Yell-Oh! (old style bottle/logo) - 90%

Diamond Cosmetics Sitka Sable - 95%

Essence Color 'n' Go What Do U Think? - 95%

NYC Mulberry Street - 95%

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Marine Scene - 90%

Sation Sweet Taro

$1

Blue Cross snowman polish, silver holo glitter - BN

Blue Cross snowman polish, blue/silver foil - BN

Blue Cross snowman polish, green/silver foil - BN

Blue Cross pumpkin polish, orange & black bar glitter in clear base - BN

Blue Cross pumpkin polish, orange glitter in clear base - BN

Blue Cross pumpkin polish, silver holo glitter and crescent moons in clear base - BN

Cutex Ultra Soiree - BN

Cutex Ultra Seagrass - BN

Diamond Cosmetics Oh, Tiff! - BN

Diamond Cosmetics Venom - BN

Diamond Cosmetics Don't Teal My Heart Away

Diamond Cosmetics Giddy - BN

Diamond Cosmetics Matte Mulberry

Golden Rose Paris Holographic Color - strawberry red subtle scattered holo, 90%

Jesse's Girl Glee - BN

Petites Color Fever Figi - BN

Pure Ice Rio - BN

Quirius Red Square - BN

Ruby Kisses American Clear Pink - BN

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Gunmetal

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pacific Blue - BN

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Going Green - BN

Ulta Salon Formula Wicked - BN

Wet 'n' Wild Craze Barbados - BN

Wet 'n' Wild Coloricon - Believe Me, It's Real - BN

Wet 'n' Wild Coloricon - Rockin' Rubies

Wet 'n' Wild Wild Shine Celebration - BN

Wet 'n' Wild Wild Shine Tipsy - BN

Wet 'n' Wild Wild Shine Hallucinate - BN

Wet 'n' Wild Megalast Blitzen - BN

Wet 'n' Wild Megalast Prancer

Wet 'n' Wild Megalast Blackmail - BN

Wet 'n' Wild Wild Shine Mint Fusion - BN

$2

American Apparel Mount Royal

Cover Girl Pink Twinkle - BN

Funky Fingers Snakeskin - BN

Mary Kay Dashing Diva - BN in box

Milani My Darling - BN

Milani Sweetheart

Milani Playful in Pink - BN

Milani In A Flash

Milani Lively in Orange - 90%

Milani 2.0 - BN

Milani Magical - BN

Misa Genie in this Bottle - BN

OPI Call My Cell-ery (black label) - 95%

OPI Fair Dinkum Pinkum - 90%

Orly red creme (no label, old .75-ounce size) - 85%

Orly Plum Pudding (old .75-ounce size) - 90%

Revlon Top Speed Polished

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Mint Sprint - 95%

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Instant Iris - 90%

Zoya Noel mini - BN

Zoya Satchi - 95%

$3

China Glaze VII

China Glaze Zombie Zest - BN

China Glaze Fast Track

China Glaze Medallion - BN

Finger Paints Mulberry Madness - BN

Finger Paints Winter Wishes -BN

Missha large purple glitter (rose scented) (I reviewed this insane polish)

Nicole "Baby" Blue - BN
Nicole City Pretty Pink - 90%

Nicole Star of the Party - 95%

Orly Bubbly Bombshell

Orly Moonlit Madness - BN

Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat Cherry Smash - BN

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Fairy Teal - BN

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Lickety Split Lime

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Grape Going

Sally Hansen HD Disc -BN

Sally Hansen HD Gigabyte- BN

Sally Hansen HD Three D

Zoya Kotori - BN

Zoya Zara - BN

Zoya Irene - BN

Zoya Yasmeen - BN

$4
Essie Demure Vixen - BN
OPI Maine-iac Mauve (black label)
OPI Cara Mia Crimson (black label) - BN
OPI Don't Socra-tease Me! (black label) - BN
OPI I Vant to be A-lone Star (cap is gouged where serial number was scraped off by Transdesign)
OPI Teal the Cows Come Home - BN
OPI Go on Green!
OPI Bronzed to Perfection - BN
OPI Guy Meets Gal-veston
OPI You Don't Know Jacques!
Sephora by OPI Metro Chic - BN

Sephora by OPI Already Famous - BN

$6
OPI DS Extravagance - BN

Loving lately

In an attempt to make this blog somewhat useful or at least entertaining again, I thought I'd write a roundup of products I've tried lately and what I thought of them.

Revlon Lip Butter
I've mentioned this before as one of my favorite products and I haven't changed my mind. I am OVERJOYED that these are permanent (for now, anyway). Pink Truffle is still my favorite shade, but I've also bought Tutti Frutti, Red Velvet and Candy Apple. I love them all.

L'Oreal Colour Riche Lip Balm
Let's call this a grown-up version of plain lip balm. It's in the same vein as Revlon Lip Butter, both products are excellent though I personally feel the Revlon is longer lasting. I have Caramel Comfort and Plush Plum - the caramel is much more sheer than the plum but both provide just a little bit of tint with good hydration and shine.

Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Shampoo
Without going into a 10-paragraph dissertation about my hair and all my issues with it and all the things I've tried to overcome/subdue those issues, suffice to say it's fine and naturally curly. I wear it straight now and have for several years, but it's a fight and any BARE HINT of humidity means my hair turns into a wad of cotton candy.

There are several products I've used and loved over the years, among the best being the Kerastase Oleo-Relax serum and Aveda's Dry Remedy conditioner. Because I am at heart a cheapskate, I'm always looking for the lower-priced dupe for either of these and unfortunately I've come up empty (though I am a fan of Sally Beauty's Coloresse Smooth shampoo and conditioner). Enter this shampoo (and the conditioner, though I'm finishing up my Coloresse right now - like I said, I'm a cheapskate). Not only is my hair smooth as glass but it's incredibly shiny. WIN.

Ultra CHI Ceramic Flat Iron
I finally finally FINALLY replaced my old flat iron, which I didn't even buy but was handed down to me. I used coupons and sales to get the price down to about $70 and I'm very happy with it, it's so much better than the other flat irons I've used. It's an Ulta exclusive, whatever that means, but it works very well. (Can you tell I'm on a bit of a hair high?)

Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo
I heard some good buzz about this and bought Tough As Taupe because I am nothing if not a huge sucker for taupe eyeshadow. It's...all right. I found it very difficult to apply to my eyelid - with a brush, with my finger tip - without the results being patchy and draggy and just generally...not good. I do, however, really like it as a liner. I apply it with a little liner brush and it's great (with excellent staying power).

More nails...

Sorry for the continued hiatus! My nails are in much MUCH better shape now, but the light here is still totally crummy and I've been too busy to get my OttLite out very much. Here are a couple of quick iPhone shots...some are a little blurry but you'll get the general idea, I hope.

First here's a picture of one of my Helmer drawers. I had to reorganize recently as I um...outgrew a couple of my brand-specific drawers. This is Essie, Zoya and Misa.

Here's the Jessica Disco Diva set - the special base coat and the silver holographic polish, which is stunning.

Jessica Disco Diva

Sometimes I get overwhelmed by the choices I have in my nail polish collection (boo hoo hoo, right) that I go to an old favorite. OPI Big Apple Red is one of those favorites and it's a great polish, too.

OPI Big Apple Red

Recently I wore Zoya Sarah which I ordered because...my name is Sarah.

Zoya Sarah

Not long ago I saw a picture of OPI You're A Doll (from the 2008 Holiday in Toyland collection) and I was seized with the desire to have it. It's discontinued, but readily available on eBay for about retail (I got mine for $7.50 with free shipping).

OPI You're A Doll

It's a really strange polish - kind of a sheerish mauve-y gray shimmer with flecks of reddish microglitter. This is three coats and in certain lights I can still see my nail line, but in most lights it's opaque. It's an interesting twist on a neutral and certainly very work-friendly with just a little bit of interest to keep you from being bored.

I have a lot of new stuff to share - Layla holos, new a-Englands, the Chanel Gold Fingers Las Vegas exclusive...so let's hope the days start getting longer and the light gets better!