This is my first Sally Hansen nail polish and normally I wouldn't have gotten it either except for the fact that the color of this particular shade is something quite unique and it's under $3.
The formula however is not like I expected it to be. Sally Hansen nail polishes are really famous so I kind of had high expectations. First off, it has a weird smell, nothing like the regular usual nail polish smell. I did not get a bad one coz I went back and checked the other bottles/colors and they all smelt like this. The polish is so thick and creamy that it almost goops up while applying and if you keep the bottle open all the while until you finish painting all your nails, it keeps getting goopier. After applying, the polish takes forever to dry. I thought the first coat dried because when I touched it, it didn't transfer to my fingers but when I went on to apply the second coat I found some bubbling going on. And after applying two coats it kind of has a bouncy thing going on, kind of like the Maybelline dream bouncy blush :D and if you press hard you can get your fingerprints stamped on it.
You just need one coat for opaque color but honestly, I don't think one coat will last long so I went with two. You need to wait several hours in between coats. I gave it a good 3 hours for each coat. Seriously, who has that much time to sit with their hands on laps and not do anything? But after you apply 2 coats, and once the nail polish dries completely which is like forever, I think it is "hard as nails", it does stay on for 3-5 (depending on how much you use your hands to work) days with very minimal chipping. Also, the polish doesn't chip but peels off like thick paint would and it peels off in chunks. A single coat however chips off fast even if you give it a day to dry. Even with a topcoat, I cannot assure you that it wouldn't peel off just as quickly.
Overall if you can forgive all of these flaws you can get to sport the most gorgeous color ever. It's just $2.99 at Walgreens/CVS so it will not set you back by much. I recommend this to anyone who likes the most gorgeous blue color and doesn't really mind the somewhat difficult-to-use formula. I however will not be repurchasing it, coz I just do not have the patience.
Hope this review helped you.
The color is such a beautiful bright blue and just perfect for summer. I love the bottle shape, looks cute, except that the metal cap gets all smudgy with fingerprints. The back clearly shows the ingredients and it is always good to know that what you're buying is toxin-free. The brush is nothing great, just your average regular nail polish brush.
The swatches, just look at that amazing color, OMG! The first one is in natural light and the second in flashlight.
Can I say again that the color is OOMPH! OK I'll stop now. The color looks like a cornflower blue. In certain lights, it looks bluer and in certain lights, it looks like a purple-blue.
The formula however is not like I expected it to be. Sally Hansen nail polishes are really famous so I kind of had high expectations. First off, it has a weird smell, nothing like the regular usual nail polish smell. I did not get a bad one coz I went back and checked the other bottles/colors and they all smelt like this. The polish is so thick and creamy that it almost goops up while applying and if you keep the bottle open all the while until you finish painting all your nails, it keeps getting goopier. After applying, the polish takes forever to dry. I thought the first coat dried because when I touched it, it didn't transfer to my fingers but when I went on to apply the second coat I found some bubbling going on. And after applying two coats it kind of has a bouncy thing going on, kind of like the Maybelline dream bouncy blush :D and if you press hard you can get your fingerprints stamped on it.
You just need one coat for opaque color but honestly, I don't think one coat will last long so I went with two. You need to wait several hours in between coats. I gave it a good 3 hours for each coat. Seriously, who has that much time to sit with their hands on laps and not do anything? But after you apply 2 coats, and once the nail polish dries completely which is like forever, I think it is "hard as nails", it does stay on for 3-5 (depending on how much you use your hands to work) days with very minimal chipping. Also, the polish doesn't chip but peels off like thick paint would and it peels off in chunks. A single coat however chips off fast even if you give it a day to dry. Even with a topcoat, I cannot assure you that it wouldn't peel off just as quickly.
Overall if you can forgive all of these flaws you can get to sport the most gorgeous color ever. It's just $2.99 at Walgreens/CVS so it will not set you back by much. I recommend this to anyone who likes the most gorgeous blue color and doesn't really mind the somewhat difficult-to-use formula. I however will not be repurchasing it, coz I just do not have the patience.
Hope this review helped you.
Overall Rating: B
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