Happy Thursday!! The weekend is almost here =) We have a busy yet fun weekend ahead of us, now we just need to get through today and tomorrow and it will be here! Today I am linking up with Annie & Natalie =)
Today I am going to chat all about my most favorite thing ever. Nail polish! ha! I know I know. If you aren't a fan of nail polish than you can just skip over this post completely ;)
Yesterday I went and had a pedicure and manicure, it had been probably 3-4 years since my last one and it was amazing!
Yesterday I went and had a pedicure and manicure, it had been probably 3-4 years since my last one and it was amazing!
It was so nice to sit and relax for a couple of hours with some Starbucks and not hear "mommy, mumma, mooommm!" LOL I love my girls more than anything, but some me time was needed. I would love to be able to have manicures and pedicures on a regular basis, but it's just not something that is going to happen. So instead I do them at home. I have found if you buy good polish's and a good top coat your polish can last more than week without chipping. I have always sworn by the Sally Hansen gel top coat. I like it a lot. The only downside is it is very thick, and it takes a bit for it to dry.
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Justine who blogs at Full Hands Full Heart recommended this Seche top coat. I finally broke down and bought it and guess what, I LOVE it more than the Sally Hansen!
{you can find it HERE}
I definitely recommend both, but I have to say Seche has pretty much won me over.
Now for nail polish, I always used to be a huge fan of the Sally Hansen Insta-Dry. I love how fast it dried, but it never stayed on longer than a day or two. And then I met OPI and Essie. Paired with a good top coat it lasts longer than a week. As I have mentioned before, I refuse to pay full price for OPI and Essie. They used to be $9.00 a bottle and I've noticed it's gone up to over $10.00 a bottle now. Crazy! Well, Ulta has an *amazing* clearance section and you can always find high end nail polishes there!
You may have to pick through everything, but it's worth it!! I have also found that sometimes they are marked for maybe $4.99, but when you get to the register they ring up for $1.99. Score!
The other day I went into Ulta and got these 7 bottles of OPI and China Glaze.
All 7 of these bottles came to $10.27!
There is nothing wrong with any of these polishes, maybe they are just colors that weren't selling that great? I'm not sure, but I always find some that I like. So be sure to check our your local Ulta if you are in the need or want new nail polishes!
I promise after this post I'll lay off the nail polish stuff for a while (maybe) ha!!
Have a great Thursday!
Also linking up today with Michelle =)
Love this post Johannah! And I am so excited you love the Seche Vite top coat!! It is seriously the best!
ReplyDeleteI want to see how you keep and organize all of your polishes??? Tell me it is fun?
ReplyDeleteI thought about you yesterday, I went to Nordstrom Rack for the first time & they had Essie polishes for $4 & $5.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a regular in the nail polish department. I work with kids all day so my hands take a beating. My daughter on the other hand, every week she comes home with a new Essie color.
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