Layla Ceramic Effects 39 Southern Light

I got this polish Friday and was interested to try it because I have never really seen it. I have the Layla Holographic polish but isn't one of my favorites. Figured I would give this brand another shot.

I started with my usual base coat Butter London Nail Foundation. Then I followed by googling this polish because it didn't have a name on the bottle just a number. It is Layla Ceramic Effect CE 39 when googled I came up with the name as Southern Light, not sure where this name can be found but it looked the same and photos of bottle has same number on top.

I applied one coat and it is thick. A little messy and you have to be careful not to overlap with brush to much because the color will drag and I has some blotches in areas. Second coat fixed that but still looked a little uneven or darker in spots. I did not apply a top coat because I'm not sure if this will stay or not. It is a dark color with a purple shade. In the light it has a burgundy shimmer and then when turned can look like a lighter purple shimmer. Other then looking uneven in areas it is a nice color. Not a favorite Layla brand hasn't proven to be a big hit with me. The color also looks dull but again I did not apply a top coat. Enjoy photos and let me know what you think.

Meli~

Orly neon, OPI DS and China Glaze turquoise swatches

Here are a few photos of the nail polishes I posted earlier I got today;). Have more swatches coming. Playing catch up finally. Hubby is working late so decided to swatch some colors.

I have Orly Beach Cruiser, this is a great bright neon pink. Orly polish goes on great took two coats, very shiny and brush is amazing no complaints:).

I applied a base coat of Butter Lodon on all nails. No top coat since just swatching tonight.

Next up is Orly Melt Your Popsicle, this is a bright neon orange. Reminds me of a orange Popsicle and I can't wait to wear this on my toes this summer. Love a great bright orange on tan toes:). Orange really brings out a Florida tan. This polish I did two coats but 3 would be perfect cause nail line was still slightly visible. On shorter nails you may not notice as much. Make sure when using bright neon colors you always start with a base coat cause these stain bad.

I also got China Glaze Turned up Turquoise. This polish is like some of the many other china glaze polishes I have had, watery and applies weird. Also it dries flat which surprised me cause in the bottle it looks shimmery. I think if I applied a good top coat it would look shiny. I used three coats cause it was streaky it almost seems like it is watery. I also used China Glaze For Audrey. I love the Tiffany blue shade but have found a couple I like better. This one is also watery needs two thick coats or even three. Was bored so did some of the turned up turquoise on it to see the two Coles together. I actually have a cute summer/spring dress I wanted to use these two colors to do nails and toes when I wear it:).

Last up is OPI DS Extravagance. I love this color and it was bothering me cause it looks like another color I have. I was trying to figure out which one then it hit me, looks similar to Zoya Aurora. I will dig out my Zoya and compare shortly I think the opi color may be darker but I am curious. I will update tonight have to go thru my tons of polish and find it:). This color is good with one coat but applied two. Very pretty color. I didn't feature alone cause I did a separate post earlier that you can see;).

Enjoy swatches and love to hear feed back. Going to hunt for the Zoya to see if we have a dupe.

Meli

Nail haul, more nail mail and freebies

Yay! I have been receiving a lot of the orders I placed for polish of eBay, copious, amazon and some other sites. Then I have started nail buddies, similar to pen pals but nail pals. Find someone else who lives in another state, make wish list and either trade or have a deal of either a price or polish amount to send each month. If anyone is interested in being nail pals comment or message me we can set up something. If you are like me I love mail I will even do samples of hair and makeup products, items I make we can make it fun. Im open. As of now I have one nail buddy.

I also have a friend I grew up with who owns a salon/spa in New York and her sister works for sephora. They told me they were going to a trade show and some fashion events that I could make a wish list or just let then know what I wanted then they would send me some products. I had no idea what I was going to get. Thought maybe a couple things I came home to two boxes. I got a bunch of Zoya, OPI, Orly, Posche top coats, removers, files, perfume samples, bb blow dry cream samples, new shadow brushes, (I love cosmetic brushes), lip glossess, blotting pads, tweezers, nailart brushes omg. I can't even tell you.

Some of my favorite products are Murad facial cleanser and toner the full line of facial care products. I got cleanser, toner, acne spot treatment. Moisturizer and SPF moisturizer. I have some recent purchased ones but my preteen daughter has started breaking out she asked for pro active but it dries out skin, she is just hormonal doesn't need something so harsh so my lucky little girl got cleanser, moisturizer and spot treatment. Also I gave her a double ended black and brown eye liner pen cause she loves eyeliner. I don't use eye pencils I use a brush and shadow for my eyeliner. My little one for a cool sephora stackable lip gloss this is actually super cool and would make great gifts for young girls my 12 year old was mad. She got way more but I give the baby lipgloss and a couple perfume samples and she was mad lol. I have to make sure they both get something and my little one loves fragrances and lipgloss.

Below posting some photos of what I have gotten since my last post then a few swatches of polishes and my recent manicure I did tonight, which is now on my top ten of favorite polishes. It's Dior Purple Revolution, it is so dark looks black in pictures but it's a deep gorgeous purple.

Hoping to build my polish rack this week. I need to get my polishes organized where I can color organize them so I can see what I need and don't need. I am planning a blog sale or posting some on my online store soon.

Enjoy my photos. I have to try to finish my wreaths and fall/Halloween crafts tomorrow, then have some jewelry orders to fill. Working two events one is a birthday party and the other is a promotional event for halloween. I have a lot on my plate and I am dying to write a guest blog entry for a instagram pal so I can get more exposure.

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Here are my photos and next up blogging about hair care products then a self home tanner review and the best or favorite picks of mine.

I am blogging from my phone so I can't post comments under photos so I will try to get on laptop that way Incan post names of nail polish and other products. That way you know what is what if you see something you like.