Essie Nail Polish + E.L.F. Brushes Haul

Hey guys! long time no post ^_^

So obviously i have my new camera (yay!!) and i love it! I bought the canon SD1200 IS and i love that it has an auto focus feature which saves me lots of time and headache. And it is soo small! its literally the size of a deck of cards as promised. My new love :)

Anyway, enough of the camera rave and on to my Essie Haul. I purchased a few polishes from the 2009 fall & winter collections, and a few i have had my eye on for awhile. I must say Essie is my all time favortie nail polish brand. They truly have some of the best colors, and 1 coat is usually enough to get the job done and display the colors in their true glory.

I wanted to show you how they package the polishes, this is the actual box they ship it in:

See, isnt that a great way to display the product? and no unwrapping or unboxing for me to do (yes i'm that lazy lol) and you can also keep it as a storage box for the polishes.

Here's the unboxed polishes:

L to R: Angora Cardi (fall 09), mesmerize, Mint Candy Apple (winter 09), Midnight Cami (fall 09), Status Symbol, Mink Muffs (Fall 09)

And swatches:

 

Also just a close up on midnight cami cause it almost appears black in above swatch but it is really a deep blue color:

See? very pretty color indeed.

Now on to the E.L.F brushes. I bought the E.L.F studio brush set and you get 11 brushes for $30. They come in a very nice & sleek black brush case:

In the set you get: eyeshadow C brush, complexion brush, small smudge brush, small precision brush, fan brush, concealer brush, powder brush, Angled foundation brush, Small angled brush, Blush brush, contour brush.

Ladies these brushes are phenomenal! They feel soo soft and there isn't any shedding so far ( i used the foundation brush, powder brush and the 'buki -see below- so far). And you get such a variety for $30 it's crazy. If your like me and cant' see yourself spending $10-$20 on a brush that your not sure how much you'd use or not sure if you really need (personally speaking i'm talking about the fan brush) then this set is a great way to get all the various brushes you may have wanted to try but weren't willing to spend the money on.

And of course i had to get the kabuki brush cause i love and collect buki's (its not part of the set, it costs $5):

So very soft, i couldnt stop touching it. There was alittle shedding but far less then the dreaded essence of beauty brush -_-

So thats it for this lil haul, i have my avon haul coming up and i also have a review on maybelline 24hr stay foundation, a clothing haul and a drugstore haul.

have a great weekend!

*edited to correct the fact that the E.L.F. Brushes are fromt he Studio line not the professional line*

Also i guess with the FTC guidelines i am supposed to say "i did not receive these items as a gift, i purchased them all on my own". I guess i did that right :/