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Showing posts with label Sally Hansen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sally Hansen. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Hidden Treasure


Today's manicure is yesterday's manicure (Maybelline Banana Puddin') with two coats of Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Hidden Treasure slapped on top. I wanted to add a little visual interest to this puppy.
Hidden Treasure is a limited edition polish that may be located in a recent drugstore display of Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure. Some others included in this display were Lagoon, Sea and Be Seen, and Silver Lining. Hidden Treasure has two slots on the far right end of the display. I found this bottle at a Rite Aid; the two bottles were already gone by the time I made it in to my local Walgreens.
Hidden Treasure doesn't really look like much, but can pack quite a punch layered over a dark base color - which I didn't do :-P
If you're unable to find it, I will suggest some alternates that were bandied about on makeupalley: Nubar 2010 and Nfu Oh 38. It's really not THAT special, but it is a big deal in that it's the first drugstore flakie I can remember since Maybelline Coloramas. Let's hope we see more in the future.
Man my fingers look red...I don't know how much of it is that my fingers ARE red and how much is this yellow polish.
This mani is one coat Nubar Nu Nails, four coats Maybelline Wet Shine Banana Puddin', one coat Nubar Diamont, and two coats Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure.
Isn't that crazy?
Sorry about my cuticles. They're a bit neglected.
Artificial light/light box:

Natural sunlight:


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Sally Hansen Salon Burnt Sienna


This marks the end of the Runway collection that I have to swatch. There are two more colors in the collection that I don't have -
Valentino (a bronzey brown) and
Fashion Forward (a cool blue-leaning purple)


Today's manicure is Sally Hansen Salon Burnt Sienna.
Burnt Sienna is from the Sally Hansen Salon (believed to be) Canadian-exclusive release known as the Runway or Mode collection.
Burnt Sienna is a burnished gold with orange and green microshimmer.
It looks glowy and beautiful indoors as well. It's a bit frosty and brush-strokey, but nothing terrible.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual resurface base coat, three coats of polish, and one coat of SpaRitual tout de suite top coat.



Monday, November 23, 2009

Sally Hansen Salon American Beauty



Today's manicure is Sally Hansen Salon American Beauty.
American Beauty is from the Sally Hansen Salon (believed to be) Canadian-exclusive release known as the Runway or Mode collection.
American Beauty is a mulberry (sort of a purple/burgundy/deep pink) shade with purple and red microshimmer. It looks like a creme indoors.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual resurface base coat, three coats of polish, and one coat of SpaRitual tout de suite top coat.



Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Sally Hansen Salon Purple Heart



Today's manicure is Sally Hansen Salon Purple Heart.
Purple Heart is from the Sally Hansen Salon (believed to be) Canadian-exclusive release known as the Runway or Mode collection.
Purple Heart is a deep royal purple with pink and green microshimmer. It looks a bit like a plain purple creme indoors. I much prefer the Holiday Fingerpaints Icy Iris - but this is a bit more subdued version.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual resurface base coat, three coats of polish, and one coat of SpaRitual tout de suite top coat.


Monday, November 16, 2009

Sally Hansen Salon Project Runway




Today's manicure is Sally Hansen Salon Project Runway.
Project Runway is from the Sally Hansen Salon (believed to be) Canadian-exclusive release known as the Runway or Mode collection.
That sounds really vague, huh? At least one Sally Hansen rep has claimed that this collection is NOT a Canadian exclusive, but I've yet to hear of anyone finding it in the US. I've never seen a full picture of the display, and have heard Canadians call it the Mode Collection, Project Runway collection, and Runway Collection.
A kind MUA member named night_owl has allowed me the use of her photo of the bottom collection display (seen above) and I was quite fortunate to find a Canadian to purchase most of the shades for me.
Project Runway is an AMAZING polish. It's hard to describe. It's somewhere between green and teal. I can't call it a straight green, but it is a very green-leaning teal in any case. It's almost a jelly, which means it has a really cool effect, but is also a bit streaky - requiring three coats for good coverage. There's chunky gold and green shimmer/glitter sunk into the jelly. It looks good indoors and amazing in sunlight.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual resurface base coat, three coats of polish, and one coat of SpaRitual tout de suite top coat.