China Glaze Oxidized Aqua

So I'm sitting there, looking at the awesomeness that is Senorita Bonita, and I think the only thing that could make it better would be a blue (my two favorite colors) so I decided to test out the new Metallic Crackle from China Glaze Oxidized Aqua.  I put down one coat of Oxidized Aqua and topped it with a coat of Seche Vite.

Look how pretty this cracked!  And then all the purple peeking through?  Love!

A bit better view of it all in the shade - the foil metallic in this crackle really reflects a lot of light.

Indirect sun here - and very pretty.  I'm a big fan of blue and purple.

Finally indoors with the flash - very rich and very me.  :]

China Glaze can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty, Sally's Beauty Supply, and TransDesign.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

LCN Sale

I have the 8 LCN magnetic polishes to show (as soon as I get some sun up in here!) but if you can't wait to try it out yourself, check out this sale!


STARTING JUNE 22ND, LCN IS OFFERING FREE SHIPPING ON ANY ORDER PLACED FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH!

The first day of Summer is dark and gloomy here in New England but it's bright and cheerful for your wallet!

Call or email your orders so you can try some of our BRAND NEW products like;

X-Tame, light-cured polish starter set: $195.95
One-Component Resin Crystal Clear: $88.95
Magnetic Polish Set: $57.95
Bonder NEW: $47.95
Base Bond: $39.95
Crackle Polish Set: $32
Polish Seal (Light-curing top coat): $8.95


LCN USA can be purchased through their website.  You can also subscribe to their YouTube, like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.

Milani High Speed Dry One Coat Formula

Please enjoy the following press release from Milani:

MILANI NAILS IT

Milani presents its hottest and brightest shades that complement every summer glow

July Limited Edition Summer Products

STOP! Wardrobe change? No problem, create a gallery of nail looks with Milani’s New Limited Edition High Speed Fast Dry One Coat Formula Nail Lacquer – fast and luxurious, to get you on the GO – their new flat brush for fast and flawless application that dries in 60 seconds. For an additional pop of color use Milani’s High Speed Fast Dry One Coat Formula Nail Lacquers for extreme shine and electrifying nails.  These high voltage bright pigments are available in eight high fashion shades and great for the summer season!

 Available Shades: Purple Rush, Instantaneous Blue, Racy Green, Fast Fuchsia, Jiffy Orange, Violet Dash, Yellow Whiz, & Hot Pink Frenzy.

  

Limited Edition Items available ONLY the month of July at select CVS drug stores.

High Speed Fast Dry One Coat Formula Nail Lacquer, Retail, $3.99

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China Glaze Senorita Bonita

The finale in the Island Escape Summer 2011 Collection from China Glaze is Senorita Bonita - a "passionate purple shimmer with pink micro glitter."  Except, this isn't really microglitter like China Glaze Mummy May I but rather it's flakies!


I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Senorita Bonita and a top coat of Seche Vite.  Formula was super smooth.

In the sun, the flakes are hiding - trust me.

In the shade - FLAKIES!  Such a lovely color - I want China Glaze to make a lot more of these, and even make big flakes so you can see them in the sun too.  Love love love.

Indoors with the flash - you can see a bit of VNL near the cuticles, but probably 3 thin coats of polish would take that part away.


This is definitely stick around this summer for my nails - I absolutely love this shade of purple, and the fact that it's not a neon.

China Glaze can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty, Sally's Beauty Supply, and TransDesign.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Nail Files "Sundance is a Big Deal" Breakdown

Image from TV Guide Network's Facebook Page

Continuing with the crazy driver from the last episode, Katie demands to have the car pulled over and when the replacement driver shows up, turns out their original driver isn't crazy... he's in a diabetic coma.  LOVELY.  One granola bar and several apologies later, and the incident has been cast aside.  At this point, they have missed their flight to Sundance, and Katie is frantically calling the airlines.  Surprise!  She gets on the last plane (of course!). 


Back in the shop, Nichole is living it up with the other nail techs - wine, music, dancing, party!  She also tries to get the answering machine to work...  Oh those tricky answering machines!


Back to Katie and Amy, in the snow, in Utah, and here's some good news - the room they booked (I think it's the one they booked?) is awesome.  It even has a hot tub!  Katie starts getting her displays ready for the plethora of celebrities she's been expecting but instead it's more like the random locals.  Ralina, Katie's publicist swears that Toby Maguire is around but Katie's not seeing anyone that would have a page on IMDB.  Clearly upset (and probably several thousands of dollars in the hole at this point), Amy and Katie jump in the hot tub.


Later, Haley Duff tweeted about naming a polish with her sister for Katie and it's been RTed over 3000 times already.  Ralina who?  The power of Twitter strikes again.


One commercial break later, and Katie is back in the arms of her beloved and ready to get back to work.  She arrives and Too $hort walks in (rapper) and Katie ends up rapping it up about boobs while making her booty clap there on the floor.


For half a second, I thought Tabatha Coffey was going to walk in and bust Katie's butt.


Back to Katie's home life and Walter has been nominated for a Grammy for his work on Kenny G's album. On top of her husband's success, it also means that Katie is going to the Grammys!  On her way to see Ralina, Katie calls the salon to hear that the number is disconnected.  A call to Becky shows that Becky was "waiting on authorization from Katie to pay the bill."  Really Becky?  I mean, don't you think you need to get authorization before the deadline so you don't get disconnected?


Ralina and Katie are not seeing eye to eye about Sundance.  Ralina thinks that everything went great, and Katie felt like it was a waste of time and money.  While they are sitting there talking, Katie gets two great text messages... "The power is out."  "The water is off."  Guess what?  Bills weren't paid.  Again.


Katie lets Becky off the hook for this $5,000 "mistake" of not paying bills only to get a nasty surprise when Becky texts Katie to see if they can talk.  When Katie decides to just call real quick, Becky quits.  (By the way, Katie has a lovely accent nail of silver with her other nails being blue.)  Outside, Katie breaks down again to Walter and like her Superman, he reassures her once again that things will be okay.


Up next week: It's Walter's big night at the Grammys and Katie isn't ready.  Girl needs a mani!  (Oh, and a new custom created dress.  Holla.)


Nail Files airs on the TV Guide Network Tuesdays at 10/9c.