Trip to Sally's!!

I got some new goodies! 

Sally Girl mini nail polish (silver glitter)
I haven't tried it out yet but it's got really big pieces of glitter which is what I was looking for. All the glitter polishes I have only have the tiny pieces of glitter.




Beauty Secrets top coat 

I love this brand. I have a huge bottle of top coat by this brand and it's my favorite top coat because it lasts for weeks without chipping! So I decided to buy the base coat because I knew it would be a great product.




California Magic cuticle oil
I have been wanting to gt some cuticle oil for some time now. I have been using Bath and Body Works True Blue Spa Cuticle Treatment and it's really great. But I can't find it in the stores anymore and it's a cream, so I wanted to try an actual oil.




cuticle pusher
I love these things. I use them for more than just pushing cuticles back though. I use them to remove nail polish around the edges of my nails. They are also great for cleaning up polish around the cuticles and nail edges while the polish is still wet.




Seche Vite top coat
I have heard many good things about this product. I have noticed several other fellow bloggers use it and completely sing its praises by saying it gives a really glossy shine, it dries fast, and how it's their favorite top coat now and will use nothing else. I was skeptical thinking that a top coat from a brand I had never heard of would actually be that great, so I decided I would try it. If I didn't like it, it would be just another top coat option, since I have at least 4 different top coats. After I bought it, I was very eager to try it, so I painted my toes (pictures to come) so I could test it out. Oh my goodness, I really like this top coat! It IS great! It dries fast and give a really nice shine, even with just one coat!! But my absolute favorite part about Seche Vite top coat, is you can apply it over wet polish AND IT WONT SMEAR!!!! I am very pleased with this product and plan on using it from now on. I also noticed how think this top coat is and I think that is why it can be applied to wet polish and not smear. Bottom line... I love it!!!! 

(Update: after using this top coat for a week or so, I have decided I don't like it as much. Its SO thick and globby.)




Beauty Secrets nail polish thinner
I have a few bottles of nail polish that have become goopy and think over time. Del Sol brand polishes are the worst! I like these polishes (they change colors in the sun!! who wouldn't like them???) but usually avoid using them because they are thick, sticky, and goopy, that has gotten worse over time. I have heard that adding a few drops of nail polish thinner will solve this problem restore the nail polish to the original consistency and I wanted to try it. And I have to say it works! I added three drops to each bottle of Del Sol nail polish I have (don't forget to shake!) and almost immediately after a few minutes of shaking, I noticed a big change in the consistency of the polish. I was very pleased. It's also a very big bottle and if you only need 2-3 drops each time you use it, that bottle will last several months!! 

 (Correction: It will last YEARS! Four years later and my bottle still looks like I've barely used it!)


So I wanted to try out some of the new stuff I bought and my toes needed to be redone, so I painted this design. It's the colorful leopard print design I did several days ago on my fingernails.

Products used:
Beauty Secrets base coat
OPI in What's with the Cattitude
OPI in Rumple's Wiggin'
OPI in I'm Indi-a Mood for Love
N.Y.C. in Taxi Yellow
Pure Ice in Free Spirit
Konad special polish in black
stamper
scraper
image plate m57
dotting tool
Seche Vite top coat 

Although, the products I bought are great, the trip to Sally's was unsuccessful in the end. I actually went to buy China Glaze Matte Magic but THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT!! And when I asked about it, they acted like they weren't even going to get any in at all! Bummer... I guess I will have to find it elsewhere or online.