SALLY HANSEN Salon Effects Real Nail Strips

SALLY HANSEN Salon Effects

Real Nail Strips

I have the pleasure to try one of these Nail Strips from Sally Hansen. There are some many diferent and unique looks on that collection. From brights to bold. They are just like polish but you just need to peel the sticker, apply and file the excess. Super easy! You can apply and go. No need to wait to dry.

You can find them at Walmart, Target, Walgreens, CVS. Retail price $8.99 (depending on the store).

If you wanna see the different designs click HERE .

Sally Hansen sent me more designs but I have given away in my past giveaway to 3 lucky winners. I still have some left though but I didn't want to just swatch it for this review. I actually wanted to wear those stripes as long as I could to review about durability. And guess what? I was able to wear them for a full week with no chipping. Really good product.

This plaid design I am wearing is the Check it Out.

If you wanna know more about those nail stickers, please watch this informative video. You will also be able to see how to apply if you wonder how.

                               

The box comes with:
- Instructions
- 16 nail strips of different sizes to choose from
- Nail file/buffer
- Orange stick

My experience on how to apply:

1) Have your nail clean and oil free. Do not apply a base coat.
2) Choose a strip that better fits your nail bed properly.
3) There are two stickers covering the strip. One on the top (that one will make the strip soft and ready to bond on your nail, you can remover this one completely). And the other stickers is on the botton ( this is the one that actually will be removed so the strip can be in contact with your nail. Don't remove that bottom sticker completely. See the picture below. I just removed half way. Then I cut it and put the left over aside for future use. Preferable on the oposite hand for the same finger.)
4) Doing step 4 as I tell you, you will be able to use a box of Sally Hansen Nail Strips twice once for every strip you'll use that same one in two nails.
5) After you apply the strip, go around your nail with the stick to make the strip smooth on your nail. File the excess with the buffer and file. Repeat that process in every nail. Leave the thumbs to do at the end.
6) Apply a dry fast coat (if you want to, not necessary though) so the strip can last a little longer and Tandaaaa. You are ready to go!!
7) When it gets down to time to remove the strips, don't freak out. You won't need to peel them out. You will just need cotton balls and acetone. Just remove as if it was regular nail polish. The strips will be dissolved by the acetone. Easy like that!

Cut the strip in half so you can use the other half on the opposite hand/ fingernail. That way you don't need to use the whole box just once. You migh even be able to do hands and feet with just one box that way.

Have you tried those Sally hansen Strips before? What do you think about them? My overall experience is

 5 STARS. At first I hesitated a little. But you know what, that stuff really works and it lasts. I totally recommend.

Visit Sally Hansen : http://www.sallyhansen.com/

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MILANI 3D Holographic Collection

 Today I have for you guy swatches of the sparkly collection from MILANI called 3D Holographic.

There are 6 astonishing shades of nail polish in that collection that I have swatched just for you to see. I also have to say they are 3 FREE - DBP, Toluene & Formaldehyde Free.

You can find them at MILANI's website HERE and also Target, CVS, Walgreens to buy. They retail $4.99 each bottle (13.2ml).

I have to warn you about the picture overload on this post. Once this beautiful collection has 6 holo nail polish I thought it would be great to post pictures of each shade indoors and outdoors, so you can get a better idea why I am so thrilled about them :) Hope you guys enjoy this post! 

On the above picture you can see all of the 6 shades displayed in a mosaic. They are all really pretty.

For the record, my overall opnion about this collection:

-  Formula is really good

- Good brush and easy application

- Color true to the bottle

- Color can be achieve in 2 coats. All the pictures you see had 2 coats of nail polish.

- For the ame color of nail polish you are gonna see 2 images = indoors and outdoors.

- Would you recommend? Totally. If you like holos, that's the collection to have.

HI- TECH - It's a beautiful if not my favorite lime green holo. I only applied 2 coats but I believe it would be even prettier if you apply 3 coats instead.

Indoors

Outdoors

DIGITAL - super girly. Here we have a pink holo. If you are a " all pink" kinda of girl you should get this one.

Indoors

Outdoors

CYBERSAPACE - a beautiful aqua holo blue . I absolutely love this one.

Indoors

Outdoors

3D - a yellow gold super super holo.

Indoors

Outdoors

HI-RES - purple holo powered with lots of sparkles.

Indoors

Outdoors

HD - silver holo. Very pretty! Another one I love it!!

Indoors

Outdoors

Have you tried any polish of this collection? What's your favorite one?

If you wanna visit MILANI website please go to: http://www.milanicosmetics.com

And you can also LIKE them on their FB page: http://www.facebook.com/Milani

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Sally Hansen HD High Definition Nail Color

Sally Hansen HD Nail Color

Here I have some swatches from Sally Hansen HD Collection. I've got only 5 of their 8 nail polishes in this collection. They retail for $6.49, depending the store. Each bottle contains 0.45fl oz/ 13.3ml. Very fun bottles and theis brushes are just really good.

For the record on this swatch of Sally Hansen HD Nail Color:

- Great formula. Exceptions below.

- Very good brush.

-  2 coats for these pictures

- Would you recommend them? Some colors.

And now, to the pictures:

 LASER - it's a pretty holo blue with lots of micro glitter in it. Depending on the light you can see purple shimmer and lots os sparkles.

 BYTE - pink holo with lots of micro purple glitter. It looks pink/purple depending on the light.

 Three D - a bright shimmer orange. Very pretty!

 DVD -  it's a blueish purple with lots of purrple and blue micro glitter to it. I wish I had applied 3 coats instead of just 2.

HUE - I was very disappointed with this one.  It's a shimmer yellow with sparkles. It looks so pretty through the bottle but it's just too streaky on the nails. I even applied a coat of Seche Vite top coat to see if it would even out but no success. May be it was just me. I'm sorry!

What do you think abut them? Have you tried any of these before? what's your opnion?

If you wanna buy them you can find that collection at Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and Target.

You can always visit sally hansen's page : http://sallyhansen.com/

And LIKE Sally Hansen on  their FB page : http://www.facebook.com/SallyHansen?v=info

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Jordana Nail Polish

Have you seen Jordana nail polish before?

I have tried them HERE and HERE on this blog before. I really like them and think the colors are beautifully opaque. I received some other colors from Jordana Cosmetics and would love to talk more about some awesome shades of nail polish they have.

First of all, I want to say Happy 25th Anniversary to Jordana Cosmetics. They have been out in the marketing for a quarter of century. They also have their products proudly made here in the USA. That is so great!

They said their commitment is to offer everyone fashionable cosmetics of superior quality at affordable prices. And it really is.

You can find these nail polish on their website Jordana Cosmetics or Kmart for only $1.99. It's a great buy for such great quality of a product.

Their nail polish are 3 free - DBP, Toluene and Formaldehyde. Each bottle contains a good amount of 0.5 fl/oz or 15ml.

Just for the record on swatching these polish I want you to know, if not stated below that:

- I used 2 coats to achieve the color you see. Exceptions below.

- No top coat added

- Brush has good quality and offers good application

- Color on nail is true to the bottle

- Finish very good

- No streaky. Exception below. The shimmer ones are a bit streaky though. I guarantee about the cream colors. Jordana cream nail polish are great! Truste me.

- Only downside but yet not too bad -> goes towards shimmer colors. They don't offer great application. Too streaky. I did not post one colors here cause it was awfully streaky ( Jordana Foiled in Pink). You are gonna find an exception in everything right? Although that didn't work for me, it might work for you. But don't miss the chance to try other shades. I really really think Jordana nail polish are super good, specially the price.

- Would I buy or recommend them? Totally. Specially the opaque cream colors. They are gorgeous.

Now to the pictures.

 ORANGE JOLT - it's a shimmery orangesicle color. A little streaky but still ok after applying Jordana's base coat.

YELLOW DAZZLE - I really love this one better on the nail than in the bottle. It's a cream banana yellow with glitter and sparkles in it. There are a lot in the bottle but when applying it looks just subtle on the nails. I love it. The application was great!

 BERRY PARFAIT - the name for this one is suitable for the color. It's a cream super opaque parfait pink. I only used one single coat. Can you believe that? Yeah, I told you, I lovecream opaque colors from Jordana. This one is a must have it.

FASCINATED WITH RED - how wouldn't I be fascinated with such a beautiful deep red like that one? This is gorgeous!!!! Are you kidding me? I love this polish. No wonder, I left this one to be the last one. I only used one single coat and no top coat at all. Look how opaque it's it. Look how shinny it is. Just perfection!! Yes, I am fascinated.

Tell me, which one is your favorite?

Would you like to see more Jordana her eon this blog?

To have better results with Jordana's Nail Polish, they also offer nail care from start to end. You should try their: Garlic Growth Base Coat, Yellow Out Top Coat and Cuticle Oil Nail Conditioner among other products they offer on their website.


Jordana has other great cosmetics besides nail polish. You really need to check it out!
To buy Jordana's Nail Polish and products please go to: http://www.jordanacosmetics.com/
Also visit their Facebook page and LIKE them here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/jordanacosmetics leave them a message saying Lacquered Me Sent Me Here :)

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Sally Hansen Metalics Fall 2011 Collection

Time is really going by fast. Summer seems almost over when we see everything is all about fall/winter colors popping up here and there.

Sally Hansen has released an awesome Fall 2011 collection with beautiful metalic colors. I am stocked with all the shades. And even more impressed that they have recently released this collection to the stores and at some of them you can't even find that collection. They are gone already at some stores. You will probably be able to find at Walgreens and Target.

They retail for $5.49 and trust me those colors look more expensive than what they really cost.

This collection consists of 7 metalic beautiful colors.

Here are a couple of pictures of all the nail polishes together.

All right, now to the swatches. Here are the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polishes for Fall 2011. Hope you guys all enjoy these swatches. And trust me, they are way beautiful in person.

PRESTO PEWTER - such a beautiful silver/gray metalic. Just like foil. It's a dark gray with beautiful shimmer in it. This one makes think of nail stamping with it. Can't wait to try that on. It looked opaque with just one coat and dried super fast. Awesomeness!!

BRONZE ABLAZE - first of all : that pictures does not do justice to the color. That is a gorgeous olive  shimmery metalic. Probably we can consider it being a duochrome once it always looks olive and bronze depending on the lighting. I had to use 2 coats to have a good coverage. Except one finger nail. Look at my pinky finger and you will see how it looks with just one coat. So, I am just not sure if this polish with be good for stamping though.

RUBY RUSH - I don't know why but that color reminds me when I was a kid when I used to drink Fanta Grape. That's what comes to my mind when I see that color. A grape bubbly color with lots of raspberry shimmer to it. Such a neat dark fushcia metalic color. And this is soooo fall/winter. For that look

COCOA A-GO-GO - it's like a metalic coffee color. It looks more metalic on the bottle than when applying on your nails though. The pigment of it is not as strong as the other ones in this collection. You definetely need to apply good 2 coats to achieve a good result color wise. Not sure of this will work for nail stamping. Ring and pinky fingers have just one coat of Cocoa a-go-go.

TEAL-Y FAST - Metalic shimmery beautiful gorgeous teal. Yeah, I love this one!! Much much more beautiful in person. You guys got to see them all in person to have a feel of what I am talking about it. Just one coat of this beauty and you are good to go.

GRAPESCAPE - It's a deep deep purple. Very hard to photograph it's true color. It looks a metalic navy blue but it actually is a dark violet metalic color. To best describe the color of that polish I should step up and say its color compares to the violet antiseptic solution + sparkle to it :) it's NOT blue like in the picture above at all. I tried different lights to see if I could catch the right color but nothing. Sorry for that. Anyways, that polish is full of pigment and I used just one coat. I had a little issue with its application though as you can see on the middle finger there.

QUICK BRICK - such a classic color. It's a shimmery burgundy. This formula is full of pigment. I just needed to apply one single coat for that look. Probably stamping will be a success with it.

What I Have to say about them?

- Used NO top coat

- Great application

- Affordable

- Very good flat brush

- No streaks

- Dry super fast

- Opaque in one coat (some of them)

- Once they are metalics I am assuming they must GREAT for stamping. See photo below. I did some swatches of stamping with them on a blank piece of paper.

Can't wait to use those on nail art stamping! I am pretty sure they are gonna be great for that!!

What are your favorites?

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MILANI - Vintage Nail Collection

Today I come here to share with you guys MILANI Vintage Nail Collection. Hope you guys enjoy all the colors and comments here posted!

About: MILANI is a family owned and operated that was launched in 2002. it has grown to become one of the leading brands of color cosmetics in the mass marketplace.

           MILANI products are full of color and life, color with impact, combining quality formulas, upscale packaging at affordable prices, and designed with all women in mind, especially for women who love to wear color.       



CLICK HERE or on the image above to buy this collection

The MILANI Limited Edition Vintage Nails consists of 8 shades of  nail polish DBP, Toluene & Formaldehyde Free. Contents: 0.45 FL OZ/13.2ml on each bottle. These retail for $4.49 each and can be bought in store or online at Milani Cosmetics.

They do remind me of vintage and bring me so many memories from the time I was a little girl. I like every and single color in this collection. They are even prettier in person than on pictures. I know people have been talking about trends for the fall/winter already but the summer is not over yet. Take advantage of this and sport these beautiful spring/summer shades.

Keep scrolling down cause I have swatches of each one of them for you to check it out.

Just for the record on swatching these polish I want you to know, if not stated below that:

- I used 3 coats to achieve the color you see. Exceptions below.

- No top coat added

- Brush has good quality and offers good application

- Color on nail is true to the bottle

- Finish very good

- No streaky

- All the colors are cream but there is a slighty very subtle shimmer to it (in some of them). You can barely notice. But it's sure pretty.

- Only downside but yet not too bad -> formula a little runny.

- Would I buy or recommend them? Totally

 Now to these beautiful pastel colors:

UNIQUE -  is a yellow pastel. I usually don't like yellow tones on my skin. Maybe I just hadn't find yet a good yellow... until now cause I really liked this one. The formula is great and the finish really surprised me. I am in love with this yellow.

 ORIGINAL - is a pale mint color. It kinda looks a little to bright on the picture than what actually is. It's lighter than that. Lately I have seen a bunch of girls wearing that kind of green. Finger nails and toes. If you are a mint color lover you should add this one to your collection.

 RETRO - is a pastel orange coral. Also a little lighter than shown on this picture. I have been loving corals lately. From nail polish to my wardrobe. I don't know what about it but I just love it. And that MILANI shade is asking me for "bis" (again). I'll sure to wear these again pretty soon.

 VINTAGE - is a beautiful nude you should add to your stash of polish. I only needed 2 coats on this one to achieve an opaque look. The formula is really good, thick and opaque. Love it!

 TIMELESS - is a gray with a very tiny little shimmer to it. You can't barely notice but I really like that. This is another color I have been all over in the past few months. Love grays. They are the new black for me. It goes with anything and yet so classy and modest.

 ANTIQUE - is a baby blue even though looks to bright on the picture above. It's very pretty in person. It kinda have a grayish tone to it and sometimes looks a blue lavender. It's a gorgeous color. I have other blues in my collection but nothing like this one. Love blue? Got have this one.

 FASHIONABLE - is a beautiful purple lavender. You can achieve the color with just 2 coats but for that picture I decided to add one more coat cause ... maybe I liked the color too much. Seriously! That is one of my favorites.

 ATTIC - and the last but not the least. An opaque black that I only needed 2 coats for that look. Of course MILANI had to make room for a black shade in this collection. Why not? Black is vintage and is classic. Great black by the way. I am always affraid of applying black on my nails cause first I think that's gonna stain my nails and second I am gonna be doing a mess when I apply and the cleaning is gonna be a pain in the neck. But you know what? I didn't need to deal with any of those issues. This is definetely a have to have it.

And now so you can see this collection photographed by me. Here are some pictures so you can see those beautiful shades together. This was my first time wearing MILANI nail polish besides the only gittler I had. overall experience : I think I found a new great brand of nail polish!!

If you wanna visit MILANI website please go to: http://www.milanicosmetics.com

And you can also LIKE them on their FB page: http://www.facebook.com/Milani

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How Milani describes these:

"Professional, long-wearing, chip-resistant, super glossy formula with a spectacular color range of intensely vibrant shades, from trendsetting, fashionable runway to traditional best sellers. "