A couple recent hauls!

From Thursday evening! The lady at Sallys Beauty was AWESOME and not only did I get the China Glaze's $1 off from my Beauty Club card, but they had a coupon for $1 off a bottle of Chine Glaze and she let me use it for all 4 of bottles I got from there! It is almost cruel to have a Sallys Beauty Supply in the same shopping center as an Ulta. Eeeeeeevilll!

From Ulta (on each end): Butter London - Knackered and First Mate (drk blue)

From Sallys (they had the Electropop line FINALLY!) center 4 from L to R:

Gothic Lolita, Aquadelic, Electric Beat, and Flying Dragon 

 And THEN, RJ and I swung through the Ulta in another part of the valley to see what they had. This location tends to have additional lines out. The one by me seems to be 2 weeks behind with things sometimes. 

They had the OPI Holland Collection so I picked up I Dont Give A Rotterdam. Also Layla 07 Metallic Sky, and Butter London Disco Biscuit. RJ grabbed 2 from the OPI Designer Series Mystery and Reserve for me!

I cannot wait to try these out. I also have some nail mail on the way - so I should be set for something new to try out for a while!

Magnificent!

Woke up pretty early this morning, and I couldnt manage to fall back asleep. So what better way to occupy the morning than with a fresh mani!

Today I'm trying out Layla Magneffect 11 Silver Galaxy. I have all four of Icing MagnetiX lacquers, and I truly enjoy them. When trying out the Layla, I was very happy to have the Icing line for the sake of the magnet and the guide (I will post swatches of these soon!). I had read in prior reviews of Layla's that the magnet was a bit weak, and it was difficult to keep from hitting our nail. It seemed to be true. I wasn't too happy with the result with the Layla cap magnet - and I hit my nail (I cant hold my hands very still). The stripes appeared weak. I removed the polish (I only got 2 nails in and got frustrated from hitting the nail) and started over. I will post a comparison of the two magnets later this week.

I used one coat of the Layla 11 Galaxy Silver and used the straight line magnet on the cap from the Icing bottle, topped with Seche Vita topcoat.

Overall I was very pleased with the results (after using a different magnet!) As only using one coat, there are some places where, after using the magnet it got thin, but not enough to bother me. I think next time i will try a base color or a second coat (not using the magnet on the first) I do really like the additional glitter in this one.While the polish already has a slight shimmer to it, Galaxy Silver adds some extra sparkle. RJ picked this color out and it was a great choice! I am happy that I picked this one up and definitely plan on picking up another color next time I'm at Ulta. 

Camaro Run Mani for Mom!

So this weekend we were in Laughlin, NV for the Arizona All Gens Camaro Club's annual Run to the Fun. While we are there we take over the London Bridge in Lake Havasu, AZ. 78 Camaros to be exact! My parents are members, and we go to help and play. Well this year we rented a Camaro to join in!! Here's a picture of us all lined up after the bridge just for an idea of what we do.

So now I get to my point :) I painted my moms nails to match their Camaro (first on the left). I used Zoya's Trixie and Ulta Professional's The Skinny for the stripes. I painted them with the Blue and then taped the two stripes with scotch tape, and added the silver. I topped it all off with Seche Vite.  She took this picture for me after the run - sorry about the quality, unfortunately it was the best one we got of it. 

This mani was a lot of fun as we were outside in the sun a lot. Her nails glowed in the sunlight with the silver. I just love how shiny and sparkly Trixie is. I think its a must have, especially if you don't have a silver lacquer. As for the Ulta Professional polish - I just wasn't too fond of it. While the formula was opaque enough for one coat - it seemed runny and I had some flooding. My mom also said it was interesting to remove and she had blue everywhere for a while. It just didn't want to remove at all. I think I will get another bottle and give them another try, and hope it was just that color. 

We had such an amazing and unforgettable weekend!