Nail Polish Review - Nars Night Rider & OPI's DS Magic

I am a self-professed nail polish junkie. My history with it has been somewhat conflicted -- as a child and a preteen, I loved the stuff. My first ever nail polish was a Tinkerbell peel-off kind, which I lovingly painted on to my nails with utmost care, only to peel it off a couple of hours later. Then I went through a no-nail polish stage, where I think I owned maybe one bottle that I shared with my mom. Over the years, that one bottle slowly became four or five, until a little over a year ago. Soon I found myself slinking over to the nail polish display in drugstores. Stopping dead in my tracks and turning around whenever I passed a salon. Finished my midterms? Reward myself with a new bottle. Having a crappy day? Make myself feel better with a pretty new shade. Got an A+ on an important paper? Yay, new nail polish!

Now that I am taking a break from school and working full time, I don't feel that I need an excuse (haha), and I am also more willing to splurge! Hence the reason why I am reviewing these two polishes. Both have price tags that are a far cry from your average Sally Hansen or Revlon polish, but does the quality make them worth it? 

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Luxe Box - August 2011

It is one of my favourite times of the month - my August Luxe Box is here! I was pleasantly surprised when I checked the tracking number today and found out that it was already out for delivery. Totally was not expecting it until Monday. Also kind of ironic that I received it today, considering that I had a dream last night that I received it, and woke up thinking "MAN, I wish I was getting it today!"

For those of you who have not heard about the service, for $12 a month (just over $13 including HST), Luxe Box by Loose Button delivers 3-5 deluxe beauty samples to you every month, all wrapped up in super pretty packaging. Unfortunately this service is only available in Canada at the moment, though they are looking to expand internationally.

This is my third Luxe Box, and I gotta say, I have not been disappointed with a single one so far! I have definitely gotten my money's worth, especially because I have gotten at least one full-sized product in every box. Gotta love that. I also like that it gives me a chance to try a bunch of new products for relatively little cost, especially when they are things that I normally do not sample at the store (ie: perfumes, makeup in "adventurous" shades, new face products, etc.).

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