I have a really special mail-time to share today!

I know what you're thinking: "...But aren't you on a no-buy?"  YES! _{(And, so far I've been really good, aside from picking up a $2 OPI (Yodel Me On My Cell) at TJ Maxx- that doesn't count right?))}

Anyway, this mail-time is actually a nail polish [Summer] Secret Santa that I participated in through an online forum! I had so much fun shopping for my "Santee"- it was really nice to shop for someone else for a change, very exciting! And, my Santa turned out to be oh-so-awesome, as you will see!

Let's see what happened! 


First of all, and quite unexpectedly, I received a mysterious parcel from Picture Polish! I knew I hadn't ordered any, so it must have been from my Santa! She picked out some fabulous colors, as well as a few straight off of my wishlist!

I can't describe how excited I was, so I had to express my joy in dog-torture:



Look at these!



I've already shown Bomb Shell here, with some nail art on top. I've used Totes for stamping here (it stamps really nicely!); and, Chillax is in my pastel blue-green comparison here.

I also included Chillax and Lagoon in my 'polishes to wear for Summer' post here (Lagoon was a long-time lemming!).  I do have a swatch of Lagoon coming, as well as some nail art with the three Urban Shades (Totes, Bonkers, and Chillax), so stay tuned!




I love them all so much! I was a really lucky Santee, I think!

Here are quick swatch stick swatches of the Picture Polish shades:


Now at this point, I had no clue who my Santa was- it was very, very mysterious!

But then, this Friday, I actually received another parcel, all the way from Australia (again!):


Ham quickly figured out that there was something edible inside:


Opening:


It's really exciting already!

There was a nice hand-written note, and the outside was pretty funny:


My "helper" looking pretty chunky (I swear it's just loose skin):


Contents!



Look that gorgeous Kester Black! It's my first one- called "Parrot."  It has an amazingly creamy, wonderful formula!

I also go two China Glazes: Coconut Kiss and Bermuda Breakaway (one of my faves!) And, some OPI Spiderman minis!  These are my first OPI minis, and they are insanely tiny and cute.  People on instagram , sitting next to the OPIs- haha! (A good thing is that the OPI mini brushes are actually the normal width, so you don't get shafted with a tiny tiny brush.)

Also: VEGEMITE! Hello! I've always been curious about Vegemite, and my Santa was thoughtful enough to find something wonderful and iconic that I could eat on my ridiculous low-carb regimen!_{(Okay, not ridiculous- awesome!)}  Vegemite is way saltier than I imagined, and I LOVE that! I've had it on eggs and on celery so far! Ham also wants it, but I'm not sure if yeast by-products are OK for dogs or not.

Most importantly:



NAIL POLISH BLOOMERS! I'm not sure what else to say about that! They're adorable and awesome!