Last Sunday, when I was out getting all of my hair cut off I had the pleasure of shopping alone…without children. If you have kids, you know what I mean. Even if you don’t have you kids, you might still know what I mean. Generally, I take my kids everywhere with me because I’m the Mom and that’s what moms do. Places that I do not take my kids include: my hair salon, Ulta, and Sally Beauty Supply. Incidentally, these are three of my favorite places and that’s where I went on Sunday.
At Ulta, I was excited to find Zoya Yara and Essie Shine of the Times from the Luxeffects Collection. I heard about the new Luxeffects Collection and new immediately that I would love to have Shine of the Times. It is a clear base with holographic flakes that I truly believe has the power to improve any polish. Yes, I think it has super powers.
Zoya Yara is a beautiful army green with gold shimmer and Essie Shine of the Times is just gorgeousness.
In the photos below I have 2 coats of Zoya Yara and 1 coat of Essie Shine of the Times just on the ring finger so you can see the fantastic result. I loved that I only needed 2 coats of Yara for perfect coverage and that it dries quickly. I used Seche Vite top coat but not on ring fingers since I didn’t want to mess with the effect.
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OH MAN, I love Shine of the Times! Do you see the multi-colored gleam coming from that ring finger? That’s right, super powers. All the different angles in sunlight can really amp up the awesomeness. Looks like I have another case of “I can’t stop staring”.
You can bet that this week I’ll be putting a layer of Essie Shine of the Times on a few different polishes! I found both Zoya Yara and Essie Shine of the Times for $8.00 each at Ulta.
What do you think of these nail lacquers? Do you own any colors that have super powers? Leave a comment and let me know what you’ll be buying this weekend, I’d love to hear from you!
Aargh why did you have to re-post this, Tina? Now I’m itching to buy this again! I have Zoya Yara and I really like it, though the formula feels a tad too thick.
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Hi Sunny! I know it’s a tragedy that you need this now, right? I still love it to death and it is still displayed with just a couple other beautiful favorites because it look so pretty :).
k. and G.: I can testify that I knew right away that I wanted this one! I’m going to say buy it now before it’s gone 🙂
sheerglitz: That’s the worst! You should ask them when/if they will be getting more so you can put one on hold. Target also carries Essie, did you try there? Not sure how soon they get their stock.
ChristieCream: I have not taken it off yet, ha ha! What I usually do is soak a cotton ball in pure acetone and just hold it on my entire nail for a bit, then just start removing. Then I put some more acetone on the cotton and use the cotton to really rub off the glitter. It is a bit more work than regular polish but it only took me just a minute more than normal. I did use at least 10 cottonballs though!! It will not deter me from glitter, I love it too much 🙂
I love the gold and army green combo. Is the glitter top coat as hard to get off as some of the OPI glitters? I had to soak my fingers in pure acetone and the then scrape with an orange stick to get Rainbow Connection off of my nails. It’s left me a little glitter shy.
I hate that! It’s made me kind of deter from the glitter phase, my nails feel AWFUL when they’re bare now
Im so jealous i could cry! I went to Ulta Monday specifically to get this shade, and it was the only one they didnt have! I ended up taking home the disco ball, silver glittery one but havent tried it yet. love your nails girl!
Oh wow that shine times looks great – might have to go get it before the holidays!
That is awesome! I may need to get Shine of the Times. Super cool effect.