Pure Ice Crackle!

Being not very impressed by regular Pure Ice nail polish I have to say when I saw the new Pure Ice Crackle polish I was quite skeptical, but for $3.99 at Walgreens I thought I will give it I try. I like OPI Shatter with some exceptions and I was intrigued when I saw the array of colors that Pure Ice offers so I decided to give it a try. I decided to purchase two to start; I went with the flash which is white and hot couture which is a bright pink. I decided to paint my nails yellow and use the hot couture over the yellow and Wow I love them. I really like that the consistency of the Pure Ice, it is thinner than OPI Shatter so you don’t have to work as quickly as you do with Shatter , the directions for Pure Ice does say to apply 2 coats but I used only one and really liked the outcome. For only $3.99 I have to say I am impressed with the crackle that pure ice offers, love the variety of colors it comes in and will be purchasing many more. I definitely give it 5 stars and would recommend it to all. See for yourselves

Always be yourself

Peek~

Sally Hanson Challenge Day 3

   During mid afternoon on the third day of wearing the Sally Hanson Salon Effects, I have lost a whole nail and even more chipping. It saddens me to say that I have had to remove them, which was virtually painless just cotton balls and acetone nail polish remover and they came right off. I really was impressed by the removal of salon effects it was quick, easy and no nail polish color bleeding on the skin that you sometimes get. So my overall review is if you are someone who wants some fun nails for a weekend or you’re going out somewhere special and you do not like to bother with nail polish then these are for you! From a cost effective standpoint $8 for 3 days is not worth the money, I rather pick up a cool color I can use multiple time. All in all it’s up to you this is just my opinion, I do have another box of Salon Effect in “Bring It On” which are the pink glitter ones so I will at least be using these once more, if you do want to try them Target has a $1 off coupon for them making them only $7.24 (that’s why I have another box). Coupon link if you want to try them out http://coupons.target.com/mcp/pd.cfm?encp=bw3Edh8NsU3vzmfu%2BCqxk1gE5kAdfbx6dC45DH8m6FuvNQDwYVl3xOH31DkRj79yzb%2BSNmiA401f%0D%0AkzhJWO6IczlWMfJbmhNKcN8k%2F7UDnrp0C6JFjeSnAKOUxKntgc7rbXniyHXdQqXF0Pyy5J4MM3LC%0D%0AE0VxgPQn&ref=nav%5Ft%5F15%5F1#

Sally Hanson Challenge Day 2

After one day of normal wear and tear with my salon effect nails I am already experiencing some minor chipping on my thumb and index fingers. I do have to correct myself and say that the packaging states “lasts up to 10 days” up to being the key words. I am just doing normal day to day activities nothing extreme, I am not even swimming this week because it’s too cold and I usually do that almost every day so the nails are not being subjected to harsh chemicals like chlorine. With chipping after one day I am not sure how these will hold up but I will say that the next time I use these (if I ever do depending on results) I may apply a top coat to them, if you are going to go ahead now and try a top coat make sure you do it with a color/pattern that does not have white in it, as it may cause yellowing of the white. Below you will find pic’s of one day of wear. Has anyone else tried these? What are your thoughts?

My Sally Hanson 10 Day Challenge

Sally Hanson’s Salon effects nail polish strips have been reviewed by others beauty bloggers and they seemed to have some good results so I decided to try them for myself. So I went to my local Wal-Mart (for about $8) and purchased them in wild child (zebra print). They are pretty easy to apply first you match up the nail polish strips to best fit your finger nail*make sure they fit inside your nail beds as they stretch to size but don’t stretch them too much of they will rip*. Now make sure your nails are clean dry, buffed and cuticles are pushed back using the white sides of the emery board and cuticle tool that is provided, your nails are prepped so let’s put on the polish. Peel off the clear plastic covering and separate the polish from backing place the polish on nail choose the side of strips that best fits your nail *cut off excess polish strip with scissors if you have shorter nails and leave enough to fold under your nail* press down on polish strip to ensure it adheres to your nail, use the pink side of emery board to file off excess polish and to shape your nail and your ready to hit the town no drying or waiting your ready to go. That seemed pretty painless now here is the challenge Sally Hanson says they last for 10 days so I will keep you updated each day and show you the progress.

Always be yourself

Peek~