Some more Sally Hansen!

I swear, I buy a new nail polish every time I go to either the drugstore or Target. I just picked up some new Sally Hansen's and I have to say that for a lower-end brand, they have some of the best colors in the game. Sally just don't quit!

Ok, so I just Googled "Is Sally Hansen a real person?" - apparently, I'm not the first to wonder about this! Oddly, there's no definite answer. Yet another unsolved beauty mystery. At least I can feel secure in knowing Mary Kay was REAL.

Anyway, moving on to the first color. This beautiful grass green with a hint of yellow from the Insta-Dri collection is called Just in Lime! - why the exclamation point, I'm not certain.

Just in Lime!

This color is really rich and I could have probably gotten away with one coat but that just feels weird to me. Like the feeling I get when I think about leaving the house without wearing underwear or something...

The formula on this is fabulous; it dries quickly but I still use a fast-dry topcoat, just for the extra shine. It lasted at least 5 days before any chipping started. Do yourself a favor and wear a base coat because this one stains like cray, as greens often do.

The only thing I don't like is the packaging. The stem the brush bristles are attached to is a friggin' nightmare. I nearly always get too much color on it and then need to scraaaaaape it against the bottle opening to get off the excess. Then, I carefully dip the brushtip back into the bottle to get color on it; otherwise it floods my cuticles like a mug.

See Violet Voltage after the cut!

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Pacific Blue

I've been on a nail polish binge lately - there are so many amazing colors out there right now and I've been pitifully futile in my attempts at resistance.

Today, I have a review of one of my latest buys, Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Pacific Blue.This isn't a new color and I honestly don't know why I'd never noticed it before - it's stunning!

The bright, radiant blue shade practically jumped out at me from the Rite Aid shelf and I just knew I had to buy it. When I made this swatch, I hadn't yet done a full mani using this color but finally got around to it this past weekend.

Pacific Blue
I think it leans more towards Royal blue than Cobalt. It's very vivid and almost bordering on neon in certain lighting. It's definitely an attention-grabber - I received no less than three compliments on my nails the first time I wore it out.

The formula is near-perfect; I was able to obtain full coverage in two coats and my mani lasted about three days (with mah yooj topcoat, Seche Vite) before I noticed any tip wear. Even then, the wear I noticed was very slight - like, the teensiest, tiniest chip ever and only on one nail. For real.

This is an awesome color for summer with an unbeatable formula and at less than five bucks, you can't beat the price! I'm so glad I picked this one up!

Until next time,
xoxo
J