Zoya Remove+ Big Flipper

Hands down, THE BEST REMOVER OUT THERE. With one cotton pad and 3 pumps of remove+, I can remove all the polish off one hand! The no mess pump makes using this a breeze without the worry of knocking it over. I'm clumsy like that. :\ If you're in the Seattle area, you can pick up a bottle at any Julep Nail Parlor for $9.75 or from Zoya.com for $9.99. You can also buy the refill online!

Sally Beauty Supply Haul & a new hair FAVE!

Oh Sally Beauty Supply, you are neglected sometimes. I can't get over how "hood" it is sometimes in there, but I seem to walk out with at least something. The nearest one to me is still on the eastside, but I decided to head back to my old neighborhood in Renton to visit the one right by Wal-Mart. Classy! The store was not neat and organized, but I made my way through the aisles anyway in search for a few things. #1 was some acetone to safely remove my Nailene So Real Nails. #2 I really wanted to try this Hair One Hair Cleanser and Conditioner that I had seen reviews on the website $11. I also picked up Orly Bonder Rubberized Basecoat and Orly Top Coat for $5/each. I decided to join the Sally Beauty Supply Loyal Customer program which offers discounts on all products and special deals. The cost is $5, but you get a $5 coupon to use on your next month's purchase.

Hair One: Jojoba for Color Treated Hair - I really LOVE this product! I was interested in Wen, but wasn't pleased with the price and the fact that it is a monthly membership that you have to keep up with. Not my style, so why not try a similar product. The only drawback to this product is the amount you have to use. They advise to use 8-10 pumps on the crown and the back of your head and then an additional 15-20 pumps on the rest of your hair depending on the length. I use 26 pumps to cleanse/condition - 8 on the crown, 8 on the back and 10 on the rest of my hair. I leave this in my hair while I lather my body. You can even use this product as a leave-in conditioner using 1-3 pumps. I use 3 pumps and that is the only product I used. No serum, no gel, no hairspray or pomade. After I blow dried my hair, how did this leave my hair? Soft, manageable and with volume! Move over Healthy, Sexy Hair Pumpkin and hello to Hair One! Uggghh...I have to go through those big containers still! Another plus to this product is that it is Sulfate Free which will help hair color from fading.

Orly Bonder and Top Coat - I picked up the Bonder because I saw it along with the Orly Matte nailpolishes and the display noted to have lasting results, to use Bonder. This may help with my Sephora for OPI What's A Tire Jack polish to stay chip free for longer than a day! I hope! I decided to get the Top Coat as well to keep in line with the same brand of base coat to see how well the brand works. I'll be using these products in an upcoming NOTW post so stay tuned for that.

The perfect place to store...

The lime green color caught my eye while walking through the hardware section of Wal-Mart one day. For $7, I could find something to put in here so why not?

The lid has compartments and is separate from the actual container itself.
There is an inner tray that is removable and portable
And there is plenty of storage space below the container. So what do I keep in here?
My nail supplies! :) This is only a small portion of my collection that I've put in here. The top compartments have nail glue and some other implements that aren't often used. The tray holds the implements that I use all the time: orange sticks, cuticle nippers, nail files & blocks. Below is where all the polishes and nail treatments as well as other supplies are stored.

What was meant for tools or crafts works well for beauty items! Sometimes it pays to meander over to sections you wouldn't normally head to.

Zoya Nail Products

I have seen Zoya nail polishes on a few blogs out there and was curious to try this brand. I'm very much an OPI kinda gal, but I have heard some good things about Zoya and I was reeled in by the promotion of free gifts with purchase. Haha! So Asian. I haven't seen Zoya in any of the beauty stores I frequent so I ordered online.

Your shipment comes packed carefully. I hate those peanuts! But at least they were the biodegradable kine.



Glimmer - I love this shade! I only swatched one coat, but you can build the color with a few thin coats for a more opaque look. For some reason, this bottle seemed less full than the others. :\ Ultra glitzy nude pink gold with glittering multi-color metallic sparkles. $6.50


Matahari on the left and Blair on the right

Blair - this one is my fave. Kind of washed out from the flash. Deep ruby metallic with subtle sparkle highlights. $6

Matahari - I kept smudging this nail, so hence the messy swatch! I was looking for something more purple but this color is still very pretty. Deep magenta purple frost with subtle metallic shimmer. I wish it was more purple like in the picture online. $6

I also picked up the Zoya Treatment Trio Cube. I wanted to try the Color Lock System of Anchor, Armor and Hurry Up. Some say that this system really holds their color down. After trying it, I wasn't impressed. I was chipping a few days after my mani. What I do like are the Hurry Up drops that accelerate drying time. I like my combo of Sally Hansen Hard As Wraps as a base, 2 coats of color and OPI Top Coat. $15


These were the freebies included! Qtica Intense Total Hydrating Therapy and the Remove+. The lotion I keep by the bed and slather on my hands before sleeping. It isn't greasy and makes your hanads soft! The only drawback is that the smell isn't that great. Tolerable, but not something I would purchase.

On the other hand, the Remove+ is an awesome product and I will definitely be purchasing more of this! It takes only one cotton pad to remove polish from 5 nails! I did a comparison with my store brand non-acetone remover, and it took almost one pad per nail to get the polish off! Waste! I plan on ordering the Big Flipper bottle for $9.99 in the near future. It is a push dispenser with a flip-top cap. Less mess and less waste.

Sally Hansen Hard As Wraps Nail Polish

I have seen this product on Xiaxue’s website and its like her holy grail of nailpolishes because it makes your nails so damn hard! Haha! I gave in to her opinion and picked it up. While I have to say it didn’t make it as hard as when I used to get acrylics, I was impressed with its ability to add some strength to my weak nails and help my manicure last with minimal chips. You apply 2 coats to bare nails and then your colored polish on top of that. I used Sally Hansen’s Hard As Nails in Sand Lots on top of the Hard As Wraps and it has lasted a week with minimal chipping! I’m hard on my nails, so its inevitable that I do end up with a few chips. I would definitely repurchase this again after this bottle is done! I would say that this product would help my nails grow, but I would still use my OPI Nail Strengthener too, but this is a good drugstore find to help my nails.

What a bargain!

$1.50 for 4 emery boards and a case! Snagged one of these during an F21 run today. Much needed for you gals that tend to get snags in your nails. Like me. :(