Honest Babes

Pixel nail polish is a Big 3 free brand that's new to Ulta, and I'm not even sure that it's sold anywhere else.  The bottle is 0.17 fl oz/5 mL, so it's pretty tiny.  I picked up five colors at the low, low price of US$1.99, but they are currently on sale and will apparently be going up to $2.49 a bottle soon.  In comparison, Sinful bottles are 0.5 fl oz/15 mL, retail for $1.99, and are are frequently on sale for buy one, get one half price.  The bottle has no balls and the cap is a little slick so you may have to twist harder than usual to open the bottle.  I did like the Pixel's brush.  It was pretty easy to control and just stiff enough.

More pictures... of course!

The scuttlebutt on the street is that the new OPI Ulta exclusives are Nicole's Gossip Girl collection polishes from last year.  That's entirely possible, since Nicole and OPI have shared shades before as far as I know.  (OPI's I Pink You're Adorable is similar to Nicole's Starbright Sparkles II, and OPI's Unripened from the Halloween collection last year was close to Nicole's Blues in the Night.)  You be the judge below:Pictures ahoy!

Sephora by OPI's Spring 2010 Modern Flowers collection is full of delicate, garden-inspired shades.  I know that sounds a little ad-like, but this collection does strike me as spring-y; this collex has both the green leaves and the pink, purple and orange flowers from a garden.Lots of descriptions, lots of pictures

Ulta's Valentine's Day exclusive OPI, Pink Me I'm Good, did not thrill me.  In fact, I can't see myself using it ever again (unless it's for comparison purposes) and I just might have to give it away.  To see if it would be worth layering, I picked out a black, a red, a pink, plus a purple and blue from OPI's Spring/Summer 2010 Hong Kong collection.To see subpar pics...

OPI tends to give Ulta three exclusive colors for Valentines Day and for the winter holidays.  I heard that the Valentines Day exclusives were out, so of course I had to stop by an Ulta.  I found an exclusive named Pink Me I'm Good (SR B94.)  It's a dark hot pink jelly with golden glitter.  Here are some pictures in fading sunlight:Click me!

Today only, Ulta Professional nail polish is buy one, get two free with a coupon on the 12 Days site.  At least I think it's BOGTF- the coupon will only come up once.  I can't get it to come up for me again, so if you think you might be interested in the deal, print out the coupon once it pops up.

OPI has manufactured a plethora of holiday exclusives for different stores. That's pretty normal. But their Ulta offerings are a little unusual this year, in that the minis and full-sized bottles are not the same. Though I suspect one mini might be a dupe of the full-size bottle, I'm getting ahead of myself here.Now! With added pictures! :-P

I purchased a few things at Ulta today.  I had hoped that two of the items were going to be great, but only one delivered.  Images of the two after the jump.

Don't look if you have a weakness for OPI minis...