Favorite Summer Nail Polishes

Summer is one of the best times for nail polishes as you're wearing sandals most of the time and can show off your brightly colored toes! My favorite tones during this season are bright pinks and blues. There's still a few weeks of summer left (especially here in the South), so take advantage while you can. 

essie "mint candy apple" // opi "pink-ing of you"

opi "i eat mainely lobster" // opi "you're such a buda-pest"

essie "bikini so teeny" // deborah lippmann "mermaid's dream"

My favorite nail polish brand is definitely OPI, but Essie also makes some of the best colors. Deborah Lippmann is also great quality, but I usually just buy really unique colors like this one, because of its high price tag. 

What are your favorite nail colors during the summer?

Ulta Sale: What I Bought

I'm an Ulta member, and every year they send out a big 20% coupon around this time. Only, this time, it works on everything (with very few exclusions). I usually stock up and get quite a few things. It also usually comes right before school for me, so its a great time to shop. Here is what I got this year.

Peter Thomas Roth Therapeutic Sulfur Acne Masque-So I've been having quite a few breakouts lately, and the nasty, cystic kind. I had never tried any of the PTR products before, so I got this kit, and this was my favorite product out of the bunch. I use it as a spot treatment every night, and it really dries up your blemishes fast, while not drying out the rest of your skin. Plus it has a minty, clean scent, not the sulfur smell you would expect.

Lipstick Queen Hello Sailor-I'm starting to use lipstick more (#adulting), and I have a few inexpensive ones from Revlon, which are really great and what I'll stick to more often, but I love the color changing ones from Lipstick Queen. They feel more like a balm and give you great color. I was going to get the Frog Prince one, but then tried them both on in the store and liked Hello Sailor more.

Maybelline Full & Soft Thick & Healthy Waterproof Mascara-I wanted a cheap waterproof mascara to wear to the pool and beach, and this fit the bill! I wore it to the beach last weekend and it held up the whole time. It gives your lashes some natural oomph.

BareMinerals Precision Face Brush-I got one of the starter sets for the BareMinerals foundation, and it came with a decent brush, but this one had stellar reviews, and I had to try it. I've only used it twice, but I already love it, because it gives you natural, yet full coverage, without looking cakey.

Maybelline The Blushed Nudes Palette-This is one of Maybelline's new eye palettes. Despite its low price tag, the colors have a pretty rich pigment. You can easily create everyday and smokey looks. I would recommend using it with a primer though (this one is my favorite).

Did you get anything from the Ulta sale? What are some of your favorite makeup products?